No, humans are to say. The same humans that invented the word "cult" and its corresponding definition.
Now, if you want to say that God wants such a religion, and those tactics to be used to control his "followers", then fine. That's a different argument. And more evidence that the God of the bible is one nasty mofo.
GOD knows everything even before we can think it or make it up. I am not saying that GOD has authorized all religions upon this planet earth and HE has NOT. HE will only authorize complete TRUTH. GOD of the bible did what HE did out of necessitie and in response to what HIS creations did. HE has never acted with anger or unlawfully on HIS own. HE in fact is very loving and kind beyond anyones comprehension. I am by no means saying that what I have experienced is easy. In fact it is extremely difficult. I have to know what all those in the heavens are learning and witnessing. The apostles have never seen a nuclear detonation, nor even the war planes and crafts or anything in the different time period. They have now and know what I know about the wickedness in our day.....
t.f.d.s.