World Religions and Cults Vol. 1 (Download)
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This eye-opening first volume presents a clear and thorough analysis of “counterfeit” religions like Mormonism, Islam, Deism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Zoroastrianism, and many more.
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| SKU | K903-5 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Master Books |
| Weight (in lbs) | 0.00 |
| Title | World Religions and Cults Vol. 1 |
| Subtitle | Counterfeits of Christianity |
| Series | World Religions and Cults |
| Volume in Series | 1 |
| Contributors | Bodie Hodge, Roger Patterson |
| Publisher | New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC |
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Religions in today’s culture seem to be multiplying. Have you ever wondered why certain religions believe and practice what they do? Or how they view the Bible? This volume delves into these and other engaging questions, such as:
- How can a Christian witness to people in these religions?
- Do these other religions believe in creation and a Creator?
- How do we deal with these religions from a biblical authority perspective?
Many religions and cults discussed in this first volume openly affirm that the Bible is true, but then something gets in their way. And there is a common factor every time—man’s fallible opinions. In one way or another the Bible gets demoted, reinterpreted, or completely ignored. Man’s ideas are used to throw the Bible’s clear teaching out the window while false teachings are promoted.
This book is a must for laymen, church leaders, teachers, and students to understand the trends in our culture and around the world where certain religions dominate, helping you discern truth and guard your faith. When you understand a religion’s origins and teachings, you are in a better position to know how to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as you take the good news to those in false religions.
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The rest of the book gets into most of the religions you would think about for a comparative religions course: Islam and Judaism in particular. This volume covers Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism. Those all have fairly lengthy chapters, and these four are roughly 1/4 of the book. The final portion tends to be shorter chapters on other things I'm at least somewhat familiar with, though the kids weren't necessarily: Baha'i, Deism, Satanism, Freemasonry, Zoroastrianism, and Moonies. The only world religion covered that I really didn't know anything about was the Worldwide Church of the Creator.
This is more than a book series that discusses the differences between religions and the whys behind varying practices. Its basis is from a presuppositional apologetics stance; God's Word is the absolute authority. Hodge and Patterson detail the origins of religions and take on secular religions (in another volume). In the most basic of terms, World Religions and Cults is separating God's Word and Man's Word. The reader will discover what defines various world religions, lesser-known religions, cults, and philosophical systems. Understanding worldviews and the fact that everyone holds presuppositions is key to seeing viewpoints of others and testing everything based on God's Word.