To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. You will surprise them by being kind. Rejection by Christians simply confirms the cultist s belief that his is the only true church, and that he is suffering for righteousness. Seek to gauge the cultist s commitment to his faith. Seek to understand what the person s faith means to him.
Every religious group has within it a range of adherents from the devout to the nominal.
Stress their and your personal experience. Center on their personal experience, not on the doctrinal beliefs of their group. Listen to see of their testimony is canned or memorized, or if it comes from the deepest wells of their beings. Members of cults who believe in salvation by works rarely have a sense of personal assurance, because they never know when they have worked enough to attain salvation. Emphasize your own experience in Christ, and your own assurance of redemption as His free gift.