Why are you classified as a cult?

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At 09:43 PM 5/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>> "David" == David Burgett <DBurgett@worldnet.att.net> writes:
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>    David> I've seen a number of websites that act as if they are
>    David> "Cult watch dogs".  By their any "religion" that holds in
>    David> high regard (worship etc.), a "man" is automatically
>    David> labeled as an Occult.  And since Pentecostals worship Jesus
>    David> (God manifested in the flesh), we are also listed as an
>    David> Occult.

The reason why Oneness groups are labeled as a "cult" by these cult
monitoring organizations, it's not because they "worship Jesus" for many
denominations worship Jesus, i.e., the Baptists, Methodists, Assemblies of
God, etc. UPC, ALJC, and other Oneness groups are not the only ones who
worship Jesus.

I think the reason why Oneness organizations are classified as such is
because *some*, not all, come across very dogmatic in their position when it
comes to salvation. Some groups rule out every one of these denominations as
"unsaved". When a group comes out and expresses a special "revelation" or
some kind of special understanding that others do not possess, especially if
it is out of context, such groups will be labeled a cult. And it's not an
attack on Oneness organizations only. Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons,
Christian Science, and so forth are classified as such. 

I think a group that denies the Deity of Christ has got the wrong Jesus.
Obviously, Oneness groups believe in the Deity of Christ and at the same
time, deny the Trinity. This is their concern.