I recall that at one point the older boy admitted to me that he did not believe in the Trinity, but rather Jesus was a demigod, and we are all literal sons of god with the potential to be demigods. Cults often operate in this fashion. The people are kind and patient, the environment is welcoming and family-oriented, the doctrine appears to be straightforward. They draw people in who are searching for love, acceptance, and meaning in their life. If cults succeed, it may mean the church has failed to fulfill the Great Comission.
Cults represent a force of religious innovation within a culture.
Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. Research shows that cults have experienced a resurgence in the United States since the social unrest of the 1960s. Many cults combine elements of eastern spirituality and the Judeo-Christian heritage. Some cults with a large following in the US today include the Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Nation of Islam, the Church of Scientology, Christian Scientists, Hare Krishna, and the Unification Church. Cults draw followers for several basic reasons, explains the Watchman Fellowship.