For example, if a group denies that people need salvation from sin, it is also likely that it redefines Christ's atoning death on the cross accordingly. Some cults explicitly deny central doctrines of the Christian faith. Victor Paul Wierwille, founder of The Way International , wrote a booklet entitled Jesus Christ is not God. Other cults implicitly deny central doctrines. Some cults give the impression of orthodoxy, but have so redefined terminology that the doctrine is orthodox in name only.
Some cults add to the revelation of Scripture.
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