What is one of the first signs of cults regarding Christ?
One of the first signs of cults is that they never recognize Christ as God. Scripture, however, consistently presents Him as God. In the burning bush account, the voice is called both Jehovah and God, demonstrating that Christ is God. Denying Christ's deity is a primary cult marker.
Les explains that this is one of the first signs of the cults: they do not ever, any of them, recognize Christ as God, but the Scripture does. He emphasizes this more and more because it is a crucial test. In the burning bush passage, God and the voice, which is Jehovah, are used synonymously because Christ is God. Even though He is the angel of the Lord, the Redeemer, God the Son, and Jehovah, He is also called God. Les uses this as another good example that Scripture affirms Christ's deity, unlike cults.