Recognising Cults.

Characteristics:
1.  They sound like real Christianity.
2.  They offer great belssings or benefits.
3.  Their devotees are always sincere, sincerely wrong, but sincere nonetheless.

Criticisms:
1.  Examine their origin.
2.  They always recognise, are governed by, and submit to an authority additonal to the Bible.
3.  These cults always go stray in relation to certain essential Christian doctrines.
4.  They do not have or preach a doctrine of sin.
5.  Nor do they have a biblical doctrine of salvation.
6.  Their doctrine and practice of prayer is always defective.