FOUNDER
Oldest and most deadly cult, hated by God & destroyed by Jews
In America founded by the Fox sisters in New York in 1848
NAME
After the ‘spirits’ which they seek and which empower them
AUTHORITY
Bible same as all other religious books
Revelation today comes directly to mediums – teachings of the spirits supersedes and advances upon the teachings of Christianity
VIEW of GOD
“Great Spirit,” impersonal, Panthiestic – not very concerned with God, focus on contacting the dead
PRINCIPLES:
1. Fatherhood of God
2. Brotherhood of man
3. Continuous existence
4. Communion of spirits and ministry of angels
5. Personal responsibility
6. Compensation & retribution hereafter for good or evil done on earth
7. A path of endless progress
VIEW of CHRIST
Not divine, never claimed to be, no virgin birth, no atoning value in His death
An outstanding Jewish medium, ‘one’ with God by being a medium
“Materialized” after death, no bodily resurrection, not the founder of a religion
Christ-spirit on many teachers & mediums besides Jesus; Any just and perfect being is a ‘Christ’
VIEW of the HOLY SPIRIT
No such thing
VIEW of SIN
No sin, fall, sin nature; sin is relative, evil does not exist (evil is a necessary part of God’s plan & OK)
Deny evil spirits, divine justice, punishment
VIEW of SALVATION
Not necessary or possible, not even by works
Man becomes own Savior, becomes better by communication with spirits, not by submission to God
Man makes his own happiness by how he lives.
‘Salvation’= returning to God-consciousness by reincarnation, occult arts, spirit communication, etc.
VIEW of HEAVEN & HELL
No evil spirits, hell, heaven, resurrection, judgment, etc.