Does the ministry teach orthodox Christian doctrine?
This is the most important question that must be considered when evaluating a Christian ministry or the teachings of a popular, Bible teacher and author. Generally, most pseudo-Christian cults and other unorthodox groups depart from biblical Christianity in four key areas: They will put aside the final authority of scripture for the man-made teachings of the main group, or leaders of the group. Usually, this is seen with how the literature of the ministry will highlight certain biblical passages that supposedly support their doctrines. They will then provide their interpretative spin on the passages, and claim it is what the Bible teaches. The leadership will never allow any challenge to the validity of those interpretations that may point out other biblical passages contradicting them. Moreover, any objections to their core beliefs are explained away in a clever way or perhaps ignored altogether. In some instances, the group may even re-translate the Bible to fit their pet teachings,
