completely understand the origin and development of cultism. My approach is quite honestly theological in its orientation with the aim of contrast and reaffirmation in view. Dr. Jan Van Baalen is correct when he says that “the cults are the unpaid bills of the church.”6 They are this and more, for they are a challenge to the Church to affirm once again the great principles and foundations of the Gospel of Christ and to make them meaningful to the present generation. There can be no doubt that the great trend