Sorry to hear Sophia. The only person I know who might be able to help is Steven Hassan at freedomofmind.com. Get in touch with him if you need cult-related counseling.
Sophia Lopez Same here Sophia. Mine was for 2 yrs , 8 months. It’s been 20 yrs and I still have holes in my soul. Some days are better than others, but the pain has never gone away. I pray your doing better. - mark.
@Alex Carlson He didn't say he was atheist. You do not need to join a cult to believe the universe has a creator. And i highly doubt you were ever an atheist. You probably were raised Christian but then rejected it, not out of any logic or reasoning but because you didn't like the strict rules(which is understandable). Then you fall into some tough times in life and jumped right back to what you were originally indoctrinated into. You say Jesus helped you, how do you know that? Did he show himself and tell you?
Don´t forget they will always be ready to accuse and pick holes in your personality, intentions, logic and general existence, but as soon as you respond critically to them, you´ll be told to ´look inward´and ´´ask yourself why you´re blocking your own fulfillment" ....one classic hallmark.
I say to people, please dont think a cult is small and only has one leader. A cult can have 10 million members with a handful of leaders at the top who claim they get spiritual food from god which they feed to their followers !
I'm currently one. Been googling signs of religious trauma and the BITE model and how cults function. Not religious specific searches. And, boy. I'm pretty scared, right now.
oh my gosh...they all operate the same way.Multi level marketing uses the identical techniques to the cults. progression, shaming, celebrating the few , using a few people as 'poster children', suggesting that your lack of success is due to your own sloth and that if you work harder, give more, spend more money...you'll be just like the 'A Team'etc! THe thing is we are all God's A team when we accept Christ as Lord!
I hate tgoughts suppressed. This is why i will never ever join a religious group. It is fun to talk to different kinds of religious people. See their view .But i do no not ever want my thoughts or opinions limited by others. Rather alone than being dictated.
The number one rule which is not mentioned on this list is that the founders have lots of wives and concubines. If they approach you with this nonsense RUUUUUUN Forest RUUUUUUUN!
How about"you must be a member of and be baptised in this church to go to heaven".or saying the higher ups in that organization have power from God to ban you from Heaven if they decide you're not good enough to live in the Kingdom after death
You should never believe anything a human tells you like that, only God can do that Himself and He welcomes and loves all people, if you ask Him to save you He will never reject you if you keep trusting Him to be your God your whole life, He loves you, Jesus
I realized this kind of information I could watch at TH-cam. It is very important for specific individual to get this kind of info to avoid danger situation, and I could even watch how we rescue people in cult. You’re so awesome men. Greatly Thank you. This is from Japan. I have big issue about my familiy
For people out there: "Twin Flames Universe" or with Jeff & Sheila is also like this, be careful and spread the word to other people who are getting into "twin flame" stuff. There's a lot of videos about it and comments in reddit.
I've been quite fortunate that, even though I was sometimes willing to join a cult, something always seemed off... maybe the instant friends... So I never wound up joining.
*Personality Cult Leaders* - Thank you very much for this concise list. We must continue both to warn The Body of Christ - and those who have been ensnared and spiritually abused by such people - and where we can, to offer support to those who have had their eyes opened due to this information and the work of The Holy Spirit, and feel foolish for being deceived. A part of our ministry at Global Vision TV (and at Bethel Communications) is warning the Church about false teachers, shepherds and prophets - per The Lord Jesus Christ's warnings in the Olivet Discourse and elsewhere in The Bible. We teach about the cults; - how to identify them and how to spot a 'personality' cult - ie one that follows its leader blindly and never checks that what they are saying is true. These Personality Cult Leaders will try and separate their followers from their Church and certainly do all they can to discredit other good and legitimate ministries, most often naming these ministries in the same breath as ones which are indeed truly awful and have been discredited by many other legitimate ministers. This is so that they will trust and follow ‘The Leader’ alone. And woe betide any person or ministry which dares to expose the wicked workings of such a man - he will hunt them down until they are totally discredited in the eyes of his followers. And of course, there’s the money… these Leaders rely on you sending them your gifts and offerings and to buy their materials - sometimes offering free stuff to reel them in first of course. Another trick to try and gain credibility, is to claim that other loved and respected Bible teachers were his friends - however no legitimate and Godly ministry will hold hands with such a man - and if you check, you will usually find that the named ministers are no longer with us. In certain circles, well oved and respected names commonly bandied around would be Dave Hunt, David Pawson, Chuck Missler, David Wilkerson, Tim LaHaye, Derek Prince and so on. Having known 3 of these men personally, I have heard their names mentioned by one particularly vile Personality Cult Leader - knowing all the while that none of them could or would tolerate him - when they were alive! It is mainly Christians who are young in the faith or don't KNOW The Word of God who are taken in by such a person - principally because they don't know how to discern by using Galatians chapter 5 for example - the fruit of the flesh and the sinful nature - versus the Fruit of The Holy Spirit. These dear souls will instead make excuses for the carnal nature of such a man, seeing his reviling and ranting as 'zeal for The Lord', and not realising that he teaches heresy, makes huge errors with his Greek and Hebrew (if he is narcissistic, he will make a thing about his ‘knowledge’ of languages), they always rake in the money by plugging their books etc - all the while saying they don’t take a penny and that it goes into the ministry (which usually IS him!) but far, far worse, such a person will do Satan’s work by trying to destroy the Godly ministries which expose him. Personality Cult Leaders are always bullies and often misogynistic with an unhealthy interest in sexual matters, totally inappropriate for men of God to speak about. Such a person will usually tell elaborate and uncouth lies… the list goes on and on - and his followers will virtually worship him and think he is a gift from God. In one way he is, as The Lord continues the testing and sifting as each one of us makes the choice as to whom we will serve. The Lord Jesus Christ - or the personality cult leader. We can’t do both. Thank you for this list which we will add to our own collection.
My mum brought me up in cult. When I left a lot of the people my mum included didn’t like it and still don’t. I feel a lot more happier now than I ever was. I was brought up never to think for myself. It was always you can’t do this or that it’s wrong.
Cult,are those who follow the evil, who don't have love for no one, who invented to hurt your self and hurt those who don't agreed with them, who can not support to see people happy. Keep the commandments, pray, be kind, keep your thoughts clean, have love, have forgiveness,love yourself, keep your body clean, help others, all good things come from God
Neither can I. I used to think, are we reading the same bible? Now I don't go to church at all. I still believe, but not through someone else's eyes. I've got eyes,ears and a Holy Spirit if my own. I don't even believe in any pastors, ministers etc. Why do we need an all wise man, telling us about our own God. It makes no sense.
Worship of Jesus is a cult. Obviously. No one rises from the dead. No one walks on water. No one works miracles or cures the sick. Jesus if he existed at all would only have been a Peter Popoff fraudster.
Cults only wish they had that kind of power. Lying against Holy Spirit is NOT tolerated! The problem with all you pseudo-intellectuals is that you think you actually know something.
Hi Kelly. That's genuinely a difficult question as it comes down to the person, but the best way is to ask questions and to refrain from arguments, (not saying you are having arguments, obviously) and just gently question their beliefs. If you were there at the group and something made you feel uncomfortable, gently voice your concerns, question their behaviour if it's out of character or odd, but try to be as gentle as possible. Hope this helps. More info: freedomofmind.com
Kyle van Rensburg that does help a lot. I’m in a difficult situation as this person is not only my boss, but also I consider her a great friend. Increasingly more and more she will say things to me that make me very uncomfortable about the group she’s with and more specifically her group leader, who believes that the world is conspiring against us and that we are surrounded by spirits who dictate our behaviour... she believes that the weather is being controlled by the government to confuse people. As a lifelong skeptic and person of science, when she says these things it literally feels like I’m hearing nails scratch down a chalkboard... I just nod and smile but I feel more and more like she’s trying to challenge me with these beliefs and I feel like one day I may have to confront her if she keeps pushing these beliefs on me. How would you handle the situation if it were you??
The most important thing is to first take care of yourself and then try to help the other person. If she gets overbearing, rather establish boundaries and then try to help. I've tried to help someone out of a cult when they were emotionally abusing me and it only made things worse on both ends. Obviously, this is not what I'm implying is happening there as I don't know all the details but do take note if it sounds similar. :) Nevertheless, it's good that she's talking about her beliefs as it could mean that she's wanting to share them and knowing what a person believes helps a lot to determine how to approach someone. It sounds similar to the kind of things I used to believe in, but my indoctrination was a whole lot more severe. It's not impossible, however, to help a person out of it, so long as you keep your boundaries but maintain support and be open about what you believe in. I was surrounded by people who gently questioned my beliefs while painstakingly tolerating them at the same time and it helped a lot as to help me out of my cult of thought and to become a more reasonable and better person. So just being yourself and being the friend you already are can make a huge difference. Love and empathy do a great deal to unravel undue influence.
Hello bro, can you tell me where did you find "Loaded Language" concept? I don't find it in book "Combating Cult Mind Control". Can you please tell me which page it is on? Or which book? Or how you come to conclude that?
I was a member of a small Calvinist church exactly like this... heavy leadership... they “expected “ everyone to be at the Bible study and after church meals... exclusivity... almost every point in this video describes the church I was attending
Exactly! Calvinism is a cult. If you try to call them out they just say "You don't understand Calvinism!" I hope Calvinism hasn't hurt you too bad. God is not the narcissistic tyrant that Calvinism makes him out to be.
About the progression system, the cult I was in would only let you progress so far if you were a woman they would deny it at first but it becomes obvious pretty fast
It’s weird, I find in AA half the time it’s really caring loving people who run an organization with a lot of the appearances of a minor cult and the other half of the time you get people who really ressemble hypocritical christians. Whatever, if the good groups keep me sober then I can ignore the cult aspects cause they don’t hold any control over my life.
And Woah be to you who have the audacity to challenge a lie. I told the SF Preacher that Herbert Armstrong was not the only person on Earth that God would communicate with. He was a liar. So the Preacher almost fell out of his chair and tossed me out of the Church of God. I would burn in Gehenna Fire.
Awesome vid. I was in a church cult (the ICOC or International Church of Christ) for over a decade. They fit every one of these signs to the T. I talk about my experience in the cult plus the spiritual recovery journey on my channel. I love the "insta-friend" wording as I have always heard it referred to as "love-bombing" but "Insta-friend" sounds more relateable to the everyday person's experience. I speak out because what a CULT is tends to be misunderstood and needs information like the one in this video to bring public awareness. The pushback comes from when people make the connection to these traits being bigger than just JWs or Scientiology or in my case the ICOC. It shakes their sense of security. But thanks for sharing.
i joined joined a cult in october 2018 brother api got me in who i didnt know brother issac is the cult leader brother nep brother bonnie brother andrew and 3 sisters elisa karla and issacs wife so 10 members including me this is what evil strategies they were using on me while i was there from october manipulation shunning backstabbing backbiting arrogance from them against me fear tactics mind control attempts that never worked cuz i control my own mind they were using all those things against me so 9 against 1 bunch of bullies for a number of reasons they only wanted me there for the hell of it and incase i tried to escape which i have for less than 2 weeks as im writing this
i forgot to mention brother jesse now i can take each brother down in a fight 1 on 1 more than likely so they know my weakness is more psychological and thats wat cults do they get inside your weaest psy point and attack it with watever weapons they can use there is no love in an occult i never saw it once there is no acceptance they are all god damn arrogant they all know where i live and wat my number is wat they are doing is illegal but if i attack each member brother member 1 on 1 beat the living daylights out of it they call the cops for assault so its a catch 22
Yes it is !! It is an extension of two already existing cults. Scientism and Statism. When people think it (the fake science beleif in a virus) has become "politicized " (aka used to gain more CONTROL over us) that is exactly what it makes me think of. Politics is just statism . Science is taught to us as discovering and improving our natural world but now it has began a new meaning entirely different ! It is thr discovery and manipulation of our natural world MIXED with LIES and truth all at the same tiem. A mixed bag of deceit and truths interweaved.
I got sucked into a G12 cult when I was a young adult. I still find it difficult to enter a church many many years later. It really messes with a person. Thanks for the video warning people of the signs
MandaB28 thanks for sharing this. I have a friend who was in the G12, vision. He doing okay now but what a struggle for him. I too was in a cult and took me a long time to get free and heal up. Stay safe🖖🕊.
lily of the valley - I went to Bible College and once I realized that G12 was a cult, I stopped attending and started making friends elsewhere. I highly recommend doing some research on cults and how they trap and control people and also getting some counselling. Cults are good at attracting those of us who are vulnerable due to childhood trauma. It’s not easy leaving but it’s so worth it. I wish you well on your journey.
lily of the valley - you can talk to a leader but I’ll warn you that they’ll likely treat your suspicion as a lack of faith and shame you for it. You’re not a bad Christian for thinking of leaving - there’s so much more to Christianity than their narrow and unhealthy version of it (I have a BA in theology). There are many lovely churches out there that don’t try to control their members. It’s important to lean on any social supports you have that are not part of the cult and be compassionate with yourself. Once you are ready to confront any abuse you may have suffered, find someone trustworthy to talk to about it. You’re not alone. There are many G12 survivors out there and some cities even have support groups. It gets better
@@MandaB28 shame you for not having faith? Faith is literally believing something with no proof. Its faith that should be shamed if anything. This is why I could never join any religion because of this stuff. Christians hate getting asked questions and act like you should just take it as fact and shut up or you'll go to hell lol
I had my suspicions about Luz del Mundo but now they have been confirmed. (Not like I’m involved in it, i just know a lot of people who are part of it)
I belong to the church and that is what I am starting to notice. I grew up in the church and a few days ago I found out something that has changed my whole world upside down. I am devastated. I believed in a "man of God". I trusted him but what I found out has completely crushed my spirit. The thing now is that I don't know how I will be able to get out. I am afraid to tell my parents. I am going to keep going to church even though I no longer believe in the church and the man that leads it. I still do believe in God but my whole life has been a lie. I wasted my childhood and my teenage years.
Sushii Usagi I just want to suggest that you will get out, and you will be able to help others in similar situations some day. The right time will come for you to make your move. Nothing is ever a waste. You have wisdom and understanding from having this experience, and it won't happen to you again. Cheers, and all the best! 🙂
The perfect church on Earth does not exist and you cannot make the perfect church. If you can prove me wrong and find this church DO NOT JOIN IT!!! If you do you will spoil it.
I put up a youtube video about Christain Family church Johannesburg. They have many of these signs. I was part of this church. And left because of the secure your salvation with your tithing doctrine. So deceptive.
Thank you. I think this is a very helpful blueprint that might genuinely help some people to get started in understanding the structure of what is so wrong with cults.
This is TRUTH. You are worthy with out the acceptance of these types of groups. Most are all well meaning, yet delusional. You can find GOD on your own
There is also another Cult name Iglesia ni Cristo ( Church of Christ ) 1914 of the Philippines denies the deity of Christ and the Trinity, their founder Felix Manalo claimed he was an angel or messenger sent by God, they claim they are the only true church on earth and the way to salvation. they have many churches in the US and around the world.
Some cults believe in hell, some don't. That's what I was trying to across at that point. Westboro Baptist Church most definitely is a cult and tries to scare people into believing their hyper-judgmental ideals, which I said right after that statement about JW and Seventh Day Adventists not believing in hell.
@@AvoidingCultThought i am not quite sure it's necessarily "hell" exactly but rather more of a belief in consequences for going against the beliefs of the cult and the even illusive objective with the reward that's seemingly always out of reach the cult promises to offer it can refer to either a very exagerated & embelished notion that paints the slightest afront to the cult as a complete disaster or perhaps it refers to an actual lack of belief in hell which is something religious that keeps you on your toes a cult requires that a member only follow their rules, a lack of belief in hell specifically may refer to "don't listen to them, listen to me"
Wouldn't say its a cult but a false teaching and the leaders teaching that have not studied the Bible .again,people need to read and study the Bible,its not hard to see truths in there and then they would know if the doctrine is wrong or the scriptures taken out of context.also,hell is real,eternal punishment for those who reject Christ is proven in many,many scriptures thruout Bible.Christ talked about hell more than anything else in His short ministry
Perfectly put I've seen with my own eyes and this is one of the best explanations I've Heard . Amen hope this helps those lost and finally sees the Truth cause I know some are so weak and believe anything
This is exactly what every job is like. Theres always the boss and hierarchy and i really think working for corporations is extremely similar to being in a cult.
Hi Ryno. Not necessarily, a toxic work environment is a cult, yes, but hierarchy by itself doesn't make a group a cult. That would mean any form of human socialisation is inherently cult-like. Then again, I'm not oblivious to the severe abuse that often happens to people in companies. I've been mistreated at many jobs so I'm always cautious of which company I work with.
I was in a cult for two years and still have pain and hurting from it
Sorry to hear Sophia. The only person I know who might be able to help is Steven Hassan at freedomofmind.com. Get in touch with him if you need cult-related counseling.
Sophia Lopez Same here Sophia. Mine was for 2 yrs , 8 months. It’s been 20 yrs and I still have holes in my soul. Some days are better than others, but the pain has never gone away. I pray your doing better. - mark.
What cults if you don’t mind me asking?
I had thirteen years .... It sucks,
E Gleaton I am from Mormon cult
ibf some
You just described Donald Trump and his followers.
Sounds like every democrat I know. Wtf?
The Jehovahs witnesses and cult go hand in hand 100%!!!!!!
Thank you for this, it helped me be sure that the cult I’m in mormans is an actual cult
I'm so glad! Have you left? Some of my coworkers are mormon
@Alex Carlson He didn't say he was atheist. You do not need to join a cult to believe the universe has a creator. And i highly doubt you were ever an atheist. You probably were raised Christian but then rejected it, not out of any logic or reasoning but because you didn't like the strict rules(which is understandable). Then you fall into some tough times in life and jumped right back to what you were originally indoctrinated into.
You say Jesus helped you, how do you know that? Did he show himself and tell you?
Don´t forget they will always be ready to accuse and pick holes in your personality, intentions, logic and general existence, but as soon as you respond critically to them, you´ll be told to ´look inward´and ´´ask yourself why you´re blocking your own fulfillment" ....one classic hallmark.
I say to people, please dont think a cult is small and only has one leader. A cult can have 10 million members with a handful of leaders at the top who claim they get spiritual food from god which they feed to their followers !
Hmmm sounds familiar
@@__.lucky.__ There are a few big American based religions like that and in other countries too no doubt
@@justmadeit2 absolutely and I can think of one right off the top of my head that fits your description perfectly
You're literally describing the jws lol
@@__.lucky.__ lol y’all are ridiculous. Cults can be very different from religion. And not being religious doesn’t mean anything better
I am so f'ing happy I left the JW
I'm currently one. Been googling signs of religious trauma and the BITE model and how cults function. Not religious specific searches. And, boy. I'm pretty scared, right now.
@@alans.wendelschafer6588 I hope you find the truth. Just don't turn your back on Jesus, he is real look into your every day Christianity/Calvinism
we are all in cults
every "country" is a cult
Here because of Amway
oh my gosh...they all operate the same way.Multi level marketing uses the identical techniques to the cults. progression, shaming, celebrating the few , using a few people as 'poster children', suggesting that your lack of success is due to your own sloth and that if you work harder, give more, spend more money...you'll be just like the 'A Team'etc! THe thing is we are all God's A team when we accept Christ as Lord!
Here because of Morning Star Masonic cult that libeled me and covered up abuse.
I hate tgoughts suppressed. This is why i will never ever join a religious group. It is fun to talk to different kinds of religious people. See their view .But i do no not ever want my thoughts or opinions limited by others. Rather alone than being dictated.
I was in a cult-like church for 13 years before I left. So glad I got out! It was the International Churches of Christ
Where ?? Dayton. O H me
@@shikanyota was in Canada
I go there it a cult
My ex husband has my children in the church of christ. I'm trying to figure out how to have them ro think outside of that box.
Jehovah’s witnesses to a tea. I was one for 36 years. Free now but shunned by former jw friends.
The number one rule which is not mentioned on this list is that the founders have lots of wives and concubines. If they approach you with this nonsense RUUUUUUN Forest RUUUUUUUN!
Man, anyone else noticing a connection between this and what's been going on the last year and a half?
How about"you must be a member of and be baptised in this church to go to heaven".or saying the higher ups in that organization have power from God to ban you from Heaven if they decide you're not good enough to live in the Kingdom after death
I don't believe in water baptism.no foul spirit will touch me. I'm fine with the holyspirit baptism. Lol
@@godsownvictoria1380 I def have questions about the water baptism.
You should never believe anything a human tells you like that, only God can do that Himself and He welcomes and loves all people, if you ask Him to save you He will never reject you if you keep trusting Him to be your God your whole life, He loves you, Jesus
Many churches perform fake baptisms
Having left a cult, what now I feel so alone.
Most people fear loneliness. That is why they do anything not to be alone. # corona #lying #bullying
Jesus is the answer
Realizing my stepmother matches alot of these things...1, 3-7...shes abusive under the guise of caring
Sound just like the witnesses glad I’m out
God cast you out from church because your heart full of demon
I'm glad I'm out of the Witnesses too.
Abe Michael wow 😲
I was in it for 28 years until God revealed himself to me!😊
Same here
This sounds exactly like the US military
I realized this kind of information I could watch at TH-cam. It is very important for specific individual to get this kind of info to avoid danger situation, and I could even watch how we rescue people in cult. You’re so awesome men. Greatly Thank you. This is from Japan. I have big issue about my familiy
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Potter's House, The Door and Victory Chapel are all cults lead by Wayman Mitchell
How do you know that's true? I'm curious cause I was drawn back to the door last year. And they seem to be changing.
I was in AA for 6 years. This video hit home with me
Was in AA for s year.it definitely is a cult.
Pray for deliverance?? How about pack your bags and leave.
If it was so easy people wouldn't strategize to get out. Cults can harass and kill you. You definitely need to pray for deliverance.
For people out there: "Twin Flames Universe" or with Jeff & Sheila is also like this, be careful and spread the word to other people who are getting into "twin flame" stuff. There's a lot of videos about it and comments in reddit.
(and) 11. Gaslighting -- Don't be fooled into believing the current @sshole who lives in The White House in 2019. (Trust yourself.)
I was in a cult church for 13 years.... I left over 2 years ago and I'm still trying to undo all the damage that was done....
Same here Erin. Good luck to you darling.
@@marilynkennedy8236 you too!!! ❤️
This criteria for a cult describes almost every church I have attended.
You clearly haven't studied cults in depth.
Man I’m pretty sure I was in a cult for 20 years (I’m only 25) 😰😰😰 my mother is still in it but it has every last one of these signs
Reasonable guiding principles to deal with cult and people who are enslaved by cults.
Iglesia ni Cristo for sure
I've been quite fortunate that, even though I was sometimes willing to join a cult, something always seemed off... maybe the instant friends... So I never wound up joining.
Sounds like the Bethel Cult...
Shincheonji is the cult
Please be aware
I joined the International Church of Christ (ICC) . And many of these signs definitely rung true with it
*Personality Cult Leaders* - Thank you very much for this concise list. We must continue both to warn The Body of Christ - and those who have been ensnared and spiritually abused by such people - and where we can, to offer support to those who have had their eyes opened due to this information and the work of The Holy Spirit, and feel foolish for being deceived.
A part of our ministry at Global Vision TV (and at Bethel Communications) is warning the Church about false teachers, shepherds and prophets - per The Lord Jesus Christ's warnings in the Olivet Discourse and elsewhere in The Bible. We teach about the cults; - how to identify them and how to spot a 'personality' cult - ie one that follows its leader blindly and never checks that what they are saying is true. These Personality Cult Leaders will try and separate their followers from their Church and certainly do all they can to discredit other good and legitimate ministries, most often naming these ministries in the same breath as ones which are indeed truly awful and have been discredited by many other legitimate ministers.
This is so that they will trust and follow ‘The Leader’ alone.
And woe betide any person or ministry which dares to expose the wicked workings of such a man - he will hunt them down until they are totally discredited in the eyes of his followers.
And of course, there’s the money… these Leaders rely on you sending them your gifts and offerings and to buy their materials - sometimes offering free stuff to reel them in first of course. Another trick to try and gain credibility, is to claim that other loved and respected Bible teachers were his friends - however no legitimate and Godly ministry will hold hands with such a man - and if you check, you will usually find that the named ministers are no longer with us.
In certain circles, well oved and respected names commonly bandied around would be Dave Hunt, David Pawson, Chuck Missler, David Wilkerson, Tim LaHaye, Derek Prince and so on. Having known 3 of these men personally, I have heard their names mentioned by one particularly vile Personality Cult Leader - knowing all the while that none of them could or would tolerate him - when they were alive!
It is mainly Christians who are young in the faith or don't KNOW The Word of God who are taken in by such a person - principally because they don't know how to discern by using Galatians chapter 5 for example - the fruit of the flesh and the sinful nature - versus the Fruit of The Holy Spirit. These dear souls will instead make excuses for the carnal nature of such a man, seeing his reviling and ranting as 'zeal for The Lord', and not realising that he teaches heresy, makes huge errors with his Greek and Hebrew (if he is narcissistic, he will make a thing about his ‘knowledge’ of languages), they always rake in the money by plugging their books etc - all the while saying they don’t take a penny and that it goes into the ministry (which usually IS him!) but far, far worse, such a person will do Satan’s work by trying to destroy the Godly ministries which expose him.
Personality Cult Leaders are always bullies and often misogynistic with an unhealthy interest in sexual matters, totally inappropriate for men of God to speak about. Such a person will usually tell elaborate and uncouth lies… the list goes on and on - and his followers will virtually worship him and think he is a gift from God.
In one way he is, as The Lord continues the testing and sifting as each one of us makes the choice as to whom we will serve. The Lord Jesus Christ - or the personality cult leader.
We can’t do both.
Thank you for this list which we will add to our own collection.
Crc church at boshoff?
And I need some sort of counseling too
MAGA check!!! ✅
Very good information , thank you very much👍
My mum brought me up in cult. When I left a lot of the people my mum included didn’t like it and still don’t. I feel a lot more happier now than I ever was. I was brought up never to think for myself. It was always you can’t do this or that it’s wrong.
Cult,are those who follow the evil, who don't have love for no one, who invented to hurt your self and hurt those who don't agreed with them, who can not support to see people happy.
Keep the commandments, pray, be kind, keep your thoughts clean, have love, have forgiveness,love yourself, keep your body clean, help others, all good things come from God
Amway = cult
Isn't sexual abuse, verbal abuse the devil's work? I can't believe church people who do these things think they are doing the lord's work.
They're not "churches" they are cults. There are really too many. More than the general public is aware of.
Neither can I. I used to think, are we reading the same bible? Now I don't go to church at all. I still believe, but not through someone else's eyes. I've got eyes,ears and a Holy Spirit if my own. I don't even believe in any pastors, ministers etc. Why do we need an all wise man, telling us about our own God. It makes no sense.
Please please make one video like this in SPANISH to share with many othervpeople. Thank you!!
A cult is any organization which denies the Lordship of Jesus the Christ.
Worship of Jesus is a cult. Obviously. No one rises from the dead. No one walks on water. No one works miracles or cures the sick. Jesus if he existed at all would only have been a Peter Popoff fraudster.
Thank you for exposing who and what you are. I couldn't have shown you for a fool better than you did yourself.
Nonetheless the behaviour of Peter in Acts 5:5-10 reads exactly like a cult.
Cults only wish they had that kind of power. Lying against Holy Spirit is NOT tolerated! The problem with all you pseudo-intellectuals is that you think you actually know something.
Stephen Lacher or an organization that worships him a little too hard.
This sounds like Islam
Exactly
Very well made video. Do you have any suggestions to “low key” let someone know that you’re worried about them being in a cult?
Hi Kelly. That's genuinely a difficult question as it comes down to the person, but the best way is to ask questions and to refrain from arguments, (not saying you are having arguments, obviously) and just gently question their beliefs. If you were there at the group and something made you feel uncomfortable, gently voice your concerns, question their behaviour if it's out of character or odd, but try to be as gentle as possible. Hope this helps.
More info: freedomofmind.com
Being a friend and gently but firmly stating concerns is a good way to help them.
Kyle van Rensburg that does help a lot. I’m in a difficult situation as this person is not only my boss, but also I consider her a great friend. Increasingly more and more she will say things to me that make me very uncomfortable about the group she’s with and more specifically her group leader, who believes that the world is conspiring against us and that we are surrounded by spirits who dictate our behaviour... she believes that the weather is being controlled by the government to confuse people. As a lifelong skeptic and person of science, when she says these things it literally feels like I’m hearing nails scratch down a chalkboard... I just nod and smile but I feel more and more like she’s trying to challenge me with these beliefs and I feel like one day I may have to confront her if she keeps pushing these beliefs on me. How would you handle the situation if it were you??
The most important thing is to first take care of yourself and then try to help the other person. If she gets overbearing, rather establish boundaries and then try to help. I've tried to help someone out of a cult when they were emotionally abusing me and it only made things worse on both ends. Obviously, this is not what I'm implying is happening there as I don't know all the details but do take note if it sounds similar. :)
Nevertheless, it's good that she's talking about her beliefs as it could mean that she's wanting to share them and knowing what a person believes helps a lot to determine how to approach someone. It sounds similar to the kind of things I used to believe in, but my indoctrination was a whole lot more severe. It's not impossible, however, to help a person out of it, so long as you keep your boundaries but maintain support and be open about what you believe in. I was surrounded by people who gently questioned my beliefs while painstakingly tolerating them at the same time and it helped a lot as to help me out of my cult of thought and to become a more reasonable and better person. So just being yourself and being the friend you already are can make a huge difference. Love and empathy do a great deal to unravel undue influence.
Kyle van Rensburg wow, yes, you’re so right. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your insight with me!!!
Hello bro, can you tell me where did you find "Loaded Language" concept?
I don't find it in book "Combating Cult Mind Control". Can you please tell me which page it is on? Or which book? Or how you come to conclude that?
I was a member of a small Calvinist church exactly like this... heavy leadership... they “expected “ everyone to be at the Bible study and after church meals... exclusivity... almost every point in this video describes the church I was attending
Exactly! Calvinism is a cult. If you try to call them out they just say "You don't understand Calvinism!" I hope Calvinism hasn't hurt you too bad. God is not the narcissistic tyrant that Calvinism makes him out to be.
@@toplobster1040 And they judge salvation at the drop of a hat.
Look into the Owen Benjamin cult.
Affairs run heavy in church dawg
About the progression system, the cult I was in would only let you progress so far if you were a woman they would deny it at first but it becomes obvious pretty fast
This was a great educational and truthful lists of what cults do. thank you.
It’s weird, I find in AA half the time it’s really caring loving people who run an organization with a lot of the appearances of a minor cult and the other half of the time you get people who really ressemble hypocritical christians. Whatever, if the good groups keep me sober then I can ignore the cult aspects cause they don’t hold any control over my life.
Can AA / NA be considered as a cult ?
I think alot of people are starting to see it's cult like for me I see some aspects of a cult but then others I don't see
According to the BITE model, yes AA is a cult. Was in it for a year.
I was in the icc and just left and boy am I glad cause they checked all the boxes 😂
I'm pretty sure all of these describe the democratic party....
Thank you for sharing!!!
I’m thankful God opened my eyes.
Well put together video!
So glad I left that cult. Stay away from offshoots of FCC.
And Woah be to you who have the audacity to challenge a lie. I told the SF Preacher that Herbert Armstrong was not the only person on Earth that God would communicate with. He was a liar. So the Preacher almost fell out of his chair and tossed me out of the Church of God. I would burn in Gehenna Fire.
It’s fine after you know. It’s the tactics as they all ride on, that blind you.
Awesome vid. I was in a church cult (the ICOC or International Church of Christ) for over a decade. They fit every one of these signs to the T. I talk about my experience in the cult plus the spiritual recovery journey on my channel. I love the "insta-friend" wording as I have always heard it referred to as "love-bombing" but "Insta-friend" sounds more relateable to the everyday person's experience. I speak out because what a CULT is tends to be misunderstood and needs information like the one in this video to bring public awareness. The pushback comes from when people make the connection to these traits being bigger than just JWs or Scientiology or in my case the ICOC. It shakes their sense of security. But thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot :)
Losing my religion kip Mckenzie?
Kip McKeen
i joined joined a cult in october 2018 brother api got me in who i didnt know brother issac is the cult leader brother nep brother bonnie brother andrew and 3 sisters elisa karla and issacs wife so 10 members including me this is what evil strategies they were using on me while i was there from october manipulation shunning backstabbing backbiting arrogance from them against me fear tactics mind control attempts that never worked cuz i control my own mind they were using all those things against me so 9 against 1 bunch of bullies for a number of reasons they only wanted me there for the hell of it and incase i tried to escape which i have for less than 2 weeks as im writing this
i forgot to mention brother jesse now i can take each brother down in a fight 1 on 1 more than likely so they know my weakness is more psychological and thats wat cults do they get inside your weaest psy point and attack it with watever weapons they can use there is no love in an occult i never saw it once there is no acceptance they are all god damn arrogant they all know where i live and wat my number is wat they are doing is illegal but if i attack each member brother member 1 on 1 beat the living daylights out of it they call the cops for assault so its a catch 22
Every aspect applies to dangerous man made climate change belief, particularly the abuse and censorship
Beware Ai regardless, data cults and that using any for data and responses is big rn
I was trapped in the Mormon Amished cults.
This is an excellent concise summary, and is extremely helpful.
we are all in cults
every "country" is a cult
Excellent points made - but incidentally, "Universalism" isn't "Evangelical. "
My question is what is the goal of corporate cult-ure? The only conclusion that makes sense to me is the preservation of slavery.
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Co vid is cult
Yes it is !! It is an extension of two already existing cults. Scientism and Statism. When people think it (the fake science beleif in a virus) has become "politicized " (aka used to gain more CONTROL over us) that is exactly what it makes me think of. Politics is just statism . Science is taught to us as discovering and improving our natural world but now it has began a new meaning entirely different ! It is thr discovery and manipulation of our natural world MIXED with LIES and truth all at the same tiem. A mixed bag of deceit and truths interweaved.
SDA. Cult!
anything G12 vision related checks all these . RUN honey .
I got sucked into a G12 cult when I was a young adult. I still find it difficult to enter a church many many years later. It really messes with a person. Thanks for the video warning people of the signs
MandaB28 thanks for sharing this. I have a friend who was in the G12, vision. He doing okay now but what a struggle for him. I too was in a cult and took me a long time to get free and heal up. Stay safe🖖🕊.
lily of the valley - I went to Bible College and once I realized that G12 was a cult, I stopped attending and started making friends elsewhere. I highly recommend doing some research on cults and how they trap and control people and also getting some counselling. Cults are good at attracting those of us who are vulnerable due to childhood trauma. It’s not easy leaving but it’s so worth it. I wish you well on your journey.
lily of the valley - you can talk to a leader but I’ll warn you that they’ll likely treat your suspicion as a lack of faith and shame you for it. You’re not a bad Christian for thinking of leaving - there’s so much more to Christianity than their narrow and unhealthy version of it (I have a BA in theology). There are many lovely churches out there that don’t try to control their members. It’s important to lean on any social supports you have that are not part of the cult and be compassionate with yourself. Once you are ready to confront any abuse you may have suffered, find someone trustworthy to talk to about it. You’re not alone. There are many G12 survivors out there and some cities even have support groups. It gets better
@@MandaB28 shame you for not having faith? Faith is literally believing something with no proof. Its faith that should be shamed if anything. This is why I could never join any religion because of this stuff. Christians hate getting asked questions and act like you should just take it as fact and shut up or you'll go to hell lol
I had my suspicions about Luz del Mundo but now they have been confirmed. (Not like I’m involved in it, i just know a lot of people who are part of it)
I belong to the church and that is what I am starting to notice. I grew up in the church and a few days ago I found out something that has changed my whole world upside down. I am devastated. I believed in a "man of God". I trusted him but what I found out has completely crushed my spirit. The thing now is that I don't know how I will be able to get out. I am afraid to tell my parents. I am going to keep going to church even though I no longer believe in the church and the man that leads it. I still do believe in God but my whole life has been a lie. I wasted my childhood and my teenage years.
Sushii Usagi I just want to suggest that you will get out, and you will be able to help others in similar situations some day. The right time will come for you to make your move. Nothing is ever a waste. You have wisdom and understanding from having this experience, and it won't happen to you again. Cheers, and all the best! 🙂
excellent-i was jw for nearly 40 years--love your SA accent
The perfect church on Earth does not exist and you cannot make the perfect church. If you can prove me wrong and find this church DO NOT JOIN IT!!! If you do you will spoil it.
we are all in cults
every "country" is a cult
Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult. Thank you ACT, you described the JWs perfectly.
JWs are a prominent one.
I put up a youtube video about Christain Family church Johannesburg. They have many of these signs. I was part of this church. And left because of the secure your salvation with your tithing doctrine. So deceptive.
Where did you put up the video. Are you talking about Theo Wolmerans? I was at The Bay CFC in Somerser Set.. I also left
They are a pathological liar.
Both the 'pandemic' mob and the climate change 'crisis' die-hards meet most of the criteria here.
BINGO !! This needs more likes.... BUT you can see the power brainwashing has over people instead...
Anyone else here who needs therapy after ending up with religious trauma
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Thank you. I think this is a very helpful blueprint that might genuinely help some people to get started in understanding the structure of what is so wrong with cults.
*thank you*
Do you make videos on specific cults?
Good.
THANK YOU...
This is TRUTH. You are worthy with out the acceptance of these types of groups. Most are all well meaning, yet delusional. You can find GOD on your own
There is also another Cult name
Iglesia ni Cristo ( Church of Christ ) 1914 of the Philippines denies the deity of Christ and the Trinity, their founder Felix Manalo claimed he was an angel or messenger sent by God, they claim they are the only true church on earth and the way to salvation.
they have many churches in the US and around the world.
At 2:50 A belief in hell is nonsense. Why should a "lack of belief in a hell" be a sign of a cult?
Some cults believe in hell, some don't. That's what I was trying to across at that point. Westboro Baptist Church most definitely is a cult and tries to scare people into believing their hyper-judgmental ideals, which I said right after that statement about JW and Seventh Day Adventists not believing in hell.
@@AvoidingCultThought i am not quite sure it's necessarily "hell" exactly
but rather more of a belief in consequences for going against the beliefs of the cult
and the even illusive objective with the reward that's seemingly always out of reach the cult promises to offer
it can refer to either a very exagerated & embelished notion that paints the slightest afront to the cult as a complete disaster
or perhaps it refers to an actual lack of belief in hell which is something religious that keeps you on your toes
a cult requires that a member only follow their rules, a lack of belief in hell specifically may refer to "don't listen to them, listen to me"
Wouldn't say its a cult but a false teaching and the leaders teaching that have not studied the Bible .again,people need to read and study the Bible,its not hard to see truths in there and then they would know if the doctrine is wrong or the scriptures taken out of context.also,hell is real,eternal punishment for those who reject Christ is proven in many,many scriptures thruout Bible.Christ talked about hell more than anything else in His short ministry
Sevan Bomar.
Sounds a lot like Crimson Circle and the St Germain Foundation. I just had one of thos people try to recruit me a few days ago
Perfectly put I've seen with my own eyes and this is one of the best explanations I've Heard . Amen hope this helps those lost and finally sees the Truth cause I know some are so weak and believe anything
Sounds like some MLMs.
MrJaydubb87 totally!
Soooooo.... SJWs?
Some yes.
Is Falun Dafa a cult
1/10
This is exactly what every job is like. Theres always the boss and hierarchy and i really think working for corporations is extremely similar to being in a cult.
Hi Ryno. Not necessarily, a toxic work environment is a cult, yes, but hierarchy by itself doesn't make a group a cult. That would mean any form of human socialisation is inherently cult-like.
Then again, I'm not oblivious to the severe abuse that often happens to people in companies. I've been mistreated at many jobs so I'm always cautious of which company I work with.
So do you believe in eternal hell?