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* Copied with permission from the Watchman Expositor. *
* For a free subscription to this monthly newspaper *
* write the Watchman Fellowship office nearest you: *
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* W A T C H M A N F E L L O W S H I P, I N C. *
* P.O. Box 13251 P.O. Box 19416 P.O. Box 7681 *
* Arlington, TX 76094 Birmingham, AL 35219 Columbus, GA 31908 *
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Who is Watchman Fellowship?
Watchman Fellowship is a Christian ministry which serves the
Christian and secular community as a resource for cult education,
counselling, and intervention.
Watchman Fellowship began in 1979 and now has representatives in 9
cities in 7 states. We have served almost every denomination
including Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Assemblies
of God, Church of God, Lutheran, Nazarene, etc., as well as
schools, law enforcement agencies and civic groups.
Watchman Fellowship, Inc. believes that religious freedom is an
important and precious right in our country. The right to worship
is and should be constitutionally protected. But, freedom of
worship does not mean total freedom of practice. For instance,
Satanists are free to believe whatever they want, but they are not
allowed to practice human or animal sacrifice.
Also, there are many groups operating which engage in the use of
deception, fraud, manipulation, coercion, control, and
exploitation. The constitutionally protected right of free speech
serves as a check and balance against these abuses.
When deception, control, and fraud are present, a person's freedom
of choice is undermined. It is always right to publically and
privately expose these practices. The one exposing has the
responsibility to be accurate.
Watchman Fellowship has a principled commitment to accuracy.
Concerning a person's right to choose, we believe that a real
choice is one based on access to all the information, and
understanding both or all sides. As Christians, we do believe that
"we are our brother's keeper."
The cults typically try to block their members from having access
to this information. We have found that most cults have used
deception, control, cover up, and dishonesty with their own members
and the people they are trying to convert. This deception includes
some or all the following: the group's history, false prophesy,
false scholarship, a distortion of true church history and
doctrine, and destructive practices of the group.
Watchman Fellowship Doctrine
The Watchman Fellowship hold to these foundational truths of
God's Word:
1) The Bible, inerrant as originally given, is God's verbally
inspired, complete relevation to mankind.
2) There is one God, who is infinitely holy and perfect,
existing eternally in the Persons of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
3) We accept the virgin birth, earthly miracles, sinless life,
substitutionary death on the cross, bodily resurrection,
ascension, and literal second coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
4) The Holy Spirit is the Divine Person sent to indwell, guide,
empower and sanctify the believer, and thus to bear witness
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5) The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood and are born
again of the Holy Spirit.
6) There will be a resurrection of both the saved and the lost,
the first to everlasting life and the second to everlasting
punishment.