Comments on: The Amish Are a Cult: True or False?

By: Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:45:00 +0000

Sorry but I must disagree. The Amish are not Christ-centered but man-made rule centered Their rules prevent them from following Jesus basic command to love others and not to judge others by outward appearances. They are much more aligned with the ancient sect of Pharisees from the Bible in their separatistic ideas of withdrawling from general society. They believe modern objects will actually send them to hell (ownership of cars for example)
If you are a Christian you will not be allowed to participate in any communion of theirs, a sure sign they believe in more than one baptism of a spirit other than that of Christ.
This is yet another group attempting to claim Christ but in fact practicing the division of the body of Christ forbidden in 1Cor.12

By: g

Thu, 26 May 2016 03:20:47 +0000

for sin it was practiced, not for NOT following man’s rules-

By: J darnit

J darnit — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:41:16 +0000

Just to be clear the Amish religion is centered around one person it’s just he has been dead for some time and the religion is named after him…….(Jakob aman) a religious separatist much like Jim Jones or any of the other cult leaders that have existed through history

By: jp

jp — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 01:35:34 +0000

Not sure what facts this article was based on…
After 15 years of theological study of Christianity and other world religions and 10 years of having amish in-laws – I would highly (but respectfully) disagree with this authors view.
Countless times I have seen firsthand Grace replaced by works. The workings of this religious SYSTEM are no different than other cults I have studied.
The tenants may be the same(debatable) – but their dealings with their own and outsiders are a far cry of any true protestant belief of the instuctions given in the new testament. By no means does religion replace relationships – that’s not Gods best. If Jakob Ammann could see today – I believe he would weep.

By: jj678

jj678 — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:00:37 +0000

Although I have no reason at all to “bash” the Amish. I do not believe they are anymore saved than the next person.

I prefer to base all things around Jesus Christ and all His teachings. And as ironic as it seems, they do not follow the teachings of Jesus. They follow the dictatorship of the Amish church. Which of course is based on Lutheranism. And that is what the Amish are founded upon.

Remember all the cases of Jesus stepping out of the norms and doing things that were considered wrong or forbidden by tradition? Washing the feet. Eating with the poor. And so on. He taught us that there should be absolutely no segregation between groups. And if there is, that is a sign of straying off the intended path. it’s not truly Christian at all.

The Amish are forbidden to consort with those who aren’t like them. They are severely limited by the church. And the church restricts them to only knowing what the church teaches and not what the scriptures teach at a personal level. Its the number one reason why millions have left the Amish to follow the Jesus Christ. Now that last statement implies that the Amish do not follow Jesus Christ. It is because they DO NOT. They follow father church. They are based on laws. But there are no laws at all that can bring anyone to salvation. The Amish fullfill the checklist of a cult. Even though their cult is based on many moral principles that are accepted as so. But they are still a cult. Because they follow a flawed ideology that separates them from others. And this is exactly the same as all other cults. Jesus Christ liberated all people from those things to bring them out of the world. The Amish are worldly in their own sub-culture.

By: john hus

john hus — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:44:30 +0000

dear sir the amish religion is a cult martin luther in the book of concord outlined many heresies that the anabaptisted hold to

By: Stefan Stackhouse

Stefan Stackhouse — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:53:44 +0000

When a group believes that they alone are the true church, and their members alone are the true Christians, that should raise a red flag. Their desire to separate from “the world” is commendable, but their practice of separating even from the other believers and followers of Jesus Christ who live near them as neighbors is another thing.

The other big problem is the utter lack of concern for evangelism and missions among most Amish groups (there are a couple of non-Old Order exceptions). Jesus made it very clear that this IS God’s priority, the main reason we Christians are still here and why Jesus hasn’t returned yet. It is fine to desire to not be OF the world, but when you go so far as to try to not be IN the world, then you end up being of no earthly good to Jesus, and that’s not right.

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:43:43 +0000

shunning was practiced in the corinthian church

By: tracyd

tracyd — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:21:35 +0000

http://www.csj.org/infoserv_cult101/checklis.htm

According to the definition of a cult, the Amish ARE a cult. Mainly because of the man made rules not biblical, and following of their “one bishop” who calls all the shots according to his pleasing. Each Amish sect is it’s own cult lead by a elected Bishop that is supposedly randomly ( “in faith”) selected by God. Over all Amish widely fits under the definition of a cult.

By: chotes

chotes — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:36:55 +0000

they are a cult under the guidelines prescribed. one day they will understand how far off the mark they were. but until then they do have some good side to them as well ie: family,,work ethic, ect.