Sinners Reject God's Word and Create their own Theology

[Dylan569]

Your "Chick and Riplinger" rant is a non sequitur in this thread (typical).


lol @ your damage control piece from the private company, one-man-band, Christian Publishing House:

"The final conclusion here is simple, Westcott and Hort had some missteps spiritually as young men, they were not perfect as to their beliefs as young men, and they are under attack because they were the producers of the text that undermined the Textus Receptus that had been worshipped for centuries..." - EDWARD D. ANDREWS, CEO and President of Christian Publishing House.

Or, if you want more of this guy Andrews, check out one of dozens of his other diatribes such as this head bender:

"FOR AS I THINK IN MY HEART SO AM I: Combining Biblical Counseling with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy"

New version 'editors' Westcott and Hort called themselves heretics, as documented in their biographies - which is easy to document, but would detract (as per your petty intent) from the OP's gist. Rather, as a followup to Dylan569's comments on the "Orthodox Church," I merely documented W&H's own words that confirm their attack on orthodoxy.

The articles in Wikipedia do give the sources, as intelligent people recognize. The following as they are given on the Bob Larson article, and you brought forth the name "Bob Larson":

References

Melton, J. Gordon (1999). Religious leaders of America: a biographical guide to founders and leaders of religious bodies, churches, and spiritual groups in North America. Gale Research. p. 321. ISBN 0-8103-8878-2.
"Personals". McCook Daily Gazette. 1998-01-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
Jon Trott (1993). "Bob Larson's Ministry Under Scrutiny". Cornerstone. 21 (100): 18, 37, 41–42. ISSN 0275-2743. Archived from the original on 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
Bialik, Kristen (26 May 2012). "The Church of Satan Interviewed by Televangelist Bob Larson: Not the Conversation You Think It Is". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
Kelefa, Sanneh (18 Jan 2019). "Record Deal with the Devil". This American Life podcast. Retrieved 29 Jan 2019.
"Glen Benton answers crowd questions at Deicide show 11 February 2009 at Jaxx in Springfield, VA". YouTube. 12 February 2009.
Stollznow, Karen (2013). God Bless America. Pitchstone Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-939578-00-6.
Charlet Duboc. "Teenage Exorcists". Vice. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
"Teenage Exorcists Respond to Vice Media Report". Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Gupta, Prachi (14 October 2014). ""The Daily Show's" Jessica Williams gets an exorcism via Skype". Salon. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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For those interested in a recognized authority on the cults, read "The Kingdom of the Cults" by Walter Martin, as seen in Amazon -

The Kingdom of the Cults: The Definitive Work on the Subject

https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Cults-Definitive-Work-Subject/dp/0764232657/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LRMK4CGKHU8N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.scoygKbO-kvn_kmDB2Ss8ET1PAFJ_L0in0eS59_x57oGK-e7G6YE1TB1BUteRoGiQrbV5NPSXjuXLRDFUFxYBR3qOqdLseVe8msTjMfUUqXUr8aRXb40su8mEKPpCUA_X32dzi1rMSwflZKF8OBwj2VtaLJGPA4DQs64F3ARYJMOxaJN7gX57wzcXhu7u1jXOnarHJF1pGAP6UOr_mYNDQjtJUByc-uYWWlbSHBhH-M.JfiD6YdPNzJanfKMOPuyyS5pbVnom0_rZbFqLfc9UfU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Walter+Martin+cults&qid=1736435493&s=books&sprefix=walter+martin+cults%2Cstripbooks%2C118&sr=1-1

Dr. Walter Martin (PhD, California Coast University) held four earned degrees and was the author of a dozen books. He was internationally known as the host of The Bible Answer Man, a popular syndicated radio call-in program in the U.S. and Canada. He was also the founder and director of Christian Research Institute. Dr. Martin died in 1989.

The Web Site for the Christian Research Institute:

Christian Research Institute - Christian Articles, Books, The Bible Answer Man, Equip

www.equip.org

 

[backNforth]

...Walter Martin...

Sure, Martin works just as well as most re: the definition of a cult. But hey, why don't you continue your misdirect by arguing with the chaplain here, as you might have better luck with a female.

RECOGNIZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTS

1. Isolating members and penalizing them for leaving
2. Seeking inappropriate loyalty to their leaders
3. Dishonoring the family unit
4. Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.
5. No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.
6. No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget, expenses such as an independently audited financial statement.
7. Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies, and persecutions.
8. There is no legitimate reason to leave, former followers are always wrong in leaving, negative or even evil.
9. Followers feel they can never be "good enough".
10. The group/leader is always right.
11. The group/leader is the exclusive means of knowing "truth" or receiving validation, no other process of discovery is really acceptable or credible.