Thursday, November 16, 2006

Cult vs Community

There are many ideas if the Twelve Tribes is really a "cult" or "non-cult". I have believed before that it was not a cult but there are many definition of what "cult" really mean... I have looked at dictionary.. And here are
1.a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
2.an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.
3.the object of such devotion.
4.a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.
5.Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.
6.a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
7.the members of such a religion or sect.
8.any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific. –adjective
9.of or pertaining to a cult.
10.of, for, or attracting a small group of devotees: a cult movie. Those definition of "cult" is very clear evidence of the Twelve Tribes Community. The members of TT do not believe they are "cult" because they are set apart from the religious and apart from all the ideology and religions in the world. It is not TRUE!! because they have a Leader, who said, he is appointed by God to lead and establish the group that are Jesus Christ's People, not Christianity, not Catholic, etc.. I have looked at this dictionary "cult".. It is very true that the Twelve Tribes is a cult.. because LOOK at this!! The TT is small number, about 3 thousands or less members in whole world that is one religion calls TT. The TT have ONE LEADER, whose name is Elbert "Gene" Spriggs who controls all the bodies of the TT community, and all places, houses, his own money from everyone, The community members are being taught to have ONE MIND, ONE HEART, and Same FAITH, same believe, all kind of expectations of everyone.... EVERYONE are being taught to live in FEARS of GOD to be sinless.. is that possible? IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!! Everyone are expected to be PURE, PERFECT people! Is that possible? IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! Look at Jesus Christ, he died for your sins, my sins and everyone's sins so that we do not have to face theconclusionss of suffering in the death with guilty of our sins.. We still have SINS and we have to live with it for rest of our lives even we ask God for forgiveness.. He will always and have always forgive us even we have FAITH in GOD...Wee will live to be the happy people on the earth.. I have to say that the Twelve Tribes is a "cult" because they damaged everyone's lives to be the follower of Leader in the community...

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