cult Archives - The Bereans Apologetics Research Ministry A Philipine-based counter-cult organization aimed to train and equip Christians from any denomination against false belief systems Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:07:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://thebereans.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-193202845_228518878815235_5953841048748857855_n-32x32.png cult Archives - The Bereans Apologetics Research Ministry 32 32 An Open Letter To Miss Yeng Constantino https://thebereans.net/an-open-letter-to-miss-yeng-constantino/ https://thebereans.net/an-open-letter-to-miss-yeng-constantino/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:44:14 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=2028 The post An Open Letter To Miss Yeng Constantino appeared first on The Bereans Apologetics Research Ministry.

]]> https://thebereans.net/an-open-letter-to-miss-yeng-constantino/feed/ 0 Ed Lapiz and His “Jesusness” Teaching: The Making of a Cult https://thebereans.net/ed-lapiz-and-his-jesusness-teaching-the-making-of-a-cult/ https://thebereans.net/ed-lapiz-and-his-jesusness-teaching-the-making-of-a-cult/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:34:24 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1969 Several cults of Christianity do not believe that Jesus Christ is Yahweh. According to the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Jesus is human alone but not God like His Father. The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus is the archangel Michael, who is like God but inferior to His Father, who is Almighty God. The founder of the […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/ed-lapiz-and-his-jesusness-teaching-the-making-of-a-cult/feed/ 0 Defending the Teaching on “Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ” Against Mr. Eliseo Soriano’s Attack https://thebereans.net/defending-the-teaching-about-personal-relationship-with-jesus-christ-against-mr-eliseo-sorianos-attack/ https://thebereans.net/defending-the-teaching-about-personal-relationship-with-jesus-christ-against-mr-eliseo-sorianos-attack/#respond Sat, 04 Sep 2021 15:28:16 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1716 The goal of this brief post is to debunk Mr. Eliseo Soriano’s arguments in response to a woman’s enquiry about the Christian church’s doctrinal stance. I’m sure you seen the viral video on social media about a woman who claimed to be a “born again” Christian but left her local church for unknown reason.1 She […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/defending-the-teaching-about-personal-relationship-with-jesus-christ-against-mr-eliseo-sorianos-attack/feed/ 0 Refuting the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Misinterpretation of John 17:3 https://thebereans.net/refuting-the-iglesia-ni-cristos-misinterpretation-of-john-173/ Wed, 19 May 2021 10:12:53 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1659 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. – John 17:3 Many Arian cults, such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Christadelphians, and Unitarians, have used this passage from John 17:3 to deny the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. They argue […]

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]]> The Real Meaning of “Firstborn” In Colossians 1:15 https://thebereans.net/the-real-meaning-of-firstborn-in-colossians-115/ https://thebereans.net/the-real-meaning-of-firstborn-in-colossians-115/#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2021 03:07:35 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1643 One time, I was eating at McDonalds when I chance upon two Jehovah’s Witnesses near my table. I heard them talking to each other that I respectfully introduce myself then proceed to ask them some questions. I asked why their Governing body inserted the word “other” five times in their Colossians 1:16-20, New World Translation. […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/the-real-meaning-of-firstborn-in-colossians-115/feed/ 0 The Truth About the 144,000 Teaching of the Jehovah’s Witnesses https://thebereans.net/the-truth-about-the-144000-teaching-of-the-jehovahs-witnesses/ https://thebereans.net/the-truth-about-the-144000-teaching-of-the-jehovahs-witnesses/#respond Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:15:08 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1617 Many of you are probably familiar with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. You have heard of the teaching regarding the 144,000. They maintain the 144,000 are the only ones who are “born again,” destined for heaven while the rest of the other Jehovah’s Witnesses are unregenerated. And they are the only ones alone who are allowed to […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/the-truth-about-the-144000-teaching-of-the-jehovahs-witnesses/feed/ 0 Can A Christian Be A Freemason? Can They Truly Yoke Together? https://thebereans.net/can-a-christian-be-a-freemason-can-they-truly-yoke-together/ https://thebereans.net/can-a-christian-be-a-freemason-can-they-truly-yoke-together/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:58:57 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1606 Freemasonry came to the Philippines during the mid-1900s through a Spanish naval captain named Jose Malcampo Monje. He is responsible for establishing the first Philippine Masonic Lodge in Kawit, Cavite. The spread of Freemasonry continued through the young Filipino students who studied in Spain na katulad nina Marcelo H. del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Jose […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/can-a-christian-be-a-freemason-can-they-truly-yoke-together/feed/ 0 Is It Wrong To Privately Interpret the Bible? Answering the Arguments of the Iglesia Ni Cristo https://thebereans.net/is-it-wrong-to-privately-interpret-the-bible-answering-the-arguments-of-the-iglesia-ni-cristo/ https://thebereans.net/is-it-wrong-to-privately-interpret-the-bible-answering-the-arguments-of-the-iglesia-ni-cristo/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:46:18 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1539 If you are an Iglesia Ni Cristo, I’m sure, you already heard many of your Iglesia Ni Cristo ministers saying that you cannot privately interpret the Scriptures. At ang sasabihin pa nila ay kailangan mo ng isang magpapaliwanag sa iyo, at sila ay wala nang iba kundi ang mga Iglesia Ni Cristo ministers din. Sa […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/is-it-wrong-to-privately-interpret-the-bible-answering-the-arguments-of-the-iglesia-ni-cristo/feed/ 0 Thirteen Things To Watch If A Person Is Thinking Like A Cultist https://thebereans.net/thirteen-things-to-watch-if-a-person-is-thinking-like-a-cultist/ https://thebereans.net/thirteen-things-to-watch-if-a-person-is-thinking-like-a-cultist/#respond Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:30:42 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1484 1. If he/she believed Jesus is not God but man alone. The Lord Jesus Christ is God who became human. His attribute in eternity past is divine then He added humanity’s nature unto Himself thus being the God-Man walking on planet earth worthy of worship. (cf. Jn 1:1, 14; Phil. 2:5-7; Col. 2:9; Matt. 2:2; […]

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]]> https://thebereans.net/thirteen-things-to-watch-if-a-person-is-thinking-like-a-cultist/feed/ 0 The Iglesia Ni Cristo and Isaiah 9:6 https://thebereans.net/the-iglesia-ni-cristo-and-isaiah-96/ https://thebereans.net/the-iglesia-ni-cristo-and-isaiah-96/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:34:34 +0000 https://thebereans.net/?p=1472 The Iglesia Ni Cristo is a religious cult movement in the Philippines that teaches the Arian heresy about Jesus not being the God-Man but man alone. They have tried to pose themselves as knowledgeable in the Scripture even utilizing biblical languages but only a keen believer can surely detect where they err. The Iglesia Ni […]

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