1. New Revelation- They don’t have traditional doctrine, God only gave it to them and to no one else, it’s a special secret. An angel appeared in a dream or vision to a person and told them to write certain things. Or God will speak through a man and that becomes church doctrine. Colossians 2:2-3 “In whom are hid all the treasure of wisdom and knowledge”. All the hidden treasure of wisdom and knowledge are hid in God and God doesn’t share it with anyone. Hebrews 1:1-2

2. New Interpretation- They have a new look at old scripture. They don’t righty divide the Bible. This is where most religions trip up and come up with their own false doctrine. II Timothy 2:15. II Peter 1:19-21 “no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation”. It’s not private.

3. Non-Biblical Source of Authority- Sacred writing in additional or replacement to the Bible. These are thing they themselves or wrote into their own Bible. (New World Translation/Ancient Writings/ Watch Tower Society, etc.)

4. Salvation by Works- They work to get saved and they work to stay saved. We work because we are saved. They believe in getting saved the way they say to get saved and not the way the Bible says to do.

5. They Have an Earthly Leader- They believe God sent an earthly man or woman to them and they have power of God and represent God on this earth.

6. They Have another GOD- They don’t believe that God is part of the trinity.

· They believe he was a god or a created being but not God manifested in the flesh- John 1:1; 1:14. I Timothy 3:16 “and without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory”.

7. They have a Changing Theology- They change their beliefs along with society. As societies change, religions change.