Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Shinchonji-Distinguishing orthodoxy from heresy

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Distinguishing orthodoxy from heresy 



 Although words like cult, sect, faction, and division appear in both the Old and New Testaments (e.g. Ac 24:5, 14; Gal 5:20; Tit 3:10; 2Pe 2:1), the word “orthodoxy” cannot be found in the Bible. Few people would disagree, however, with the idea that there must be a standard that judges orthodoxy from heresy; a way to determine whether a particular group is orthodox or a cult.
 
 Orthodoxy and heresy originated with God and Satan, respectively. God is self-existent (Ex 3:14) and the creator of heaven and earth (Ge 1:1). Satan, on the other hand, is a created being (Rev 12:9, 20:2), who appears as the serpent in Ge 3:1. It is more appropriate for modern denominations to be referred to as “traditional” rather than “orthodox.” Present-day churches are holding tightly onto their traditions, some of which stretch back to Jesus' time, but if they did not receive a revelation directly from God directing them to begin a new denomination, they cannot be orthodox. It is much more accurate to say they merely hold on to their own specific traditions. Lies never become the truth just because we want them to. John testifies that Jesus, who came in the name of God (Jn 5:43), was the one who spoke on behalf of God (i.e. the Advocate). Let us examine Jesus’ words. 
 
 Jesus said in Jn 16:13-15 that the word passes from God to Jesus, from Jesus to the spirit of the truth (the Counselor), and from the spirit of the truth to you. Please consider how the word is conveyed to people in Rev 5 and 10. Jesus takes the scroll which God sealed, and he opens it. Jesus gives the open scroll to an angel, who passes it on to Apostle John. Then John is told to preach the word to the people. Thus, only Jesus and the one with Jesus can be orthodox. Everything else is just worn-out tradition.
 
 Satan, is the source of all heresy; the originator of all cults. Those who tell lies because they have received evil spirits, instead of the holy spirit of God, are the true heretics. According to Gal 1:6-9, anyone who preaches a gospel contrary to the gospel that Jesus' disciples preached through Christ himself (i.e. the words of the New Testament), that person is a cult member. Anyone whose deeds deviate from the commandments given by the Lord is also a cult member. What is hypocrisy? What are the actions of heresy? People who lack love, refuse to forgive, tell lies that harm others, persecute, and criticize others are the true hypocrites and cult members.
 
 Interestingly, the pastors of every generation have denounced God’s messengers who were delivering the word. They called them heretics and even killed them (Mt 23:34). Why did they do this? Wasn’t it because their congregation members had left them to follow the word (i.e. the holy spirit)? Neither the prophets of the Old Testament, nor even Jesus and his disciples at the first coming were excluded. Those pastors who were persecuting the truth were the real cult members because they had received the spirit of the devil. Most of the people who followed those pastors must have believed and agreed with their words and deeds. We know that the devil always disguises himself as God. He claims that lies are orthodox and that truth is heresy. The lies have had supreme control over the world, and the truth has been despised (2Th 2:1-2). The scriptures ask, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk 18:8). The scriptures also record that all nations have been led astray and that they marry the devil at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment (Rev 17-18). Even the two witnesses who serve the Lord in Rev 11 are killed because of their work. I pray that all of us may know the truth according to the Bible so that we can truly distinguish orthodoxy from heresy. We need to call the cults, “cults,” and the orthodox, “orthodox.” We cannot make snap judgments just because we do not know or understand the word. 
 
 No one is qualified to judge the difference between orthodoxy and heresy unless he or she knows the true meaning of the Bible, because it is our standard. Those who do not know the meaning of Revelation, should close their mouths and quietly learn the word. Blessed are those who learn the word, understand it, and believe it instead of cursing others.
 
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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Living a life of faith – faith and obedience (Shinchonji)

The correct understanding of the Bible and of Shinchonji 

– The New Heaven and New Earth


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Living a life of faith – faith and obedience

Today, we believers carry out our lives of faith based on the Bible, which is the book of God. Adam and Eve disobeyed God and obeyed the serpent (Satan) instead. This betrayal allowed sin and Satan to enter people; it became the seed of disobedience. Just like Adam himself, the rest of Adam's family also became children of disobedience (Ge 5, 6:1-7). 

Later, although God found and was living with a righteous person in Noah (Ge 6:8-12),  he was grieved that he had created man on the earth. The sons of God had returned to mere being flesh and all the thoughts and inclinations of their hearts were evil. God told Noah that he would wipe everything from the face of the earth and that Noah should build an ark to escape the coming flood. In spite of Noah’s attempts to preach to the world regarding the coming flood, people refused to listen because of their corrupt hearts (Ge 6-7). 

Believers of today must remember the words of Jesus when he prophesied that the world at the time of the second coming would be like the days of Noah's rebellious generation (Mt 24:37-39). Everyone must believe in these words from Jesus and search for the ark (shelter) of salvation. 

Although Noah found favor in the eyes of God, the world that descended from him sinned despite witnessing the flood that swept away the world of Adam after it betrayed. This is why God appointed Abraham, Moses, and Joshua to destroy the tribes of Canaan, which were among the descendants of Noah who betrayed. All the Israelites who came out of Egypt at the time of Moses were afraid of the Canaanite tribes. They all died in the desert because they refused to believe and trust God. Because they disobeyed it was only their descendants who were allowed to enter the land of Canaan. 

Even if God creates a man and appoints him to perform a specific task, if he refuses to believe and decides to disobey God, he will ultimately become a wicked and corrupt gentile just like Adam and Canaan. He becomes an enemy just like the angel who sinned against God. Solomon, who was appointed as king of Israel, broke the very first commandment of God, which says, "You shall have no other gods before me." As a consequence for his worship of gentile gods, the 11 northern tribes of Physical Israel became gentiles. Eventually, even the southern tribe of Judah, centered on Jerusalem, was swallowed up and destroyed by gentiles (Isa 1). Their destruction was a direct result of their sin of betraying God by worshipping gentile gods. God left them just as he had left the world of Adam. In spite of God’s departure, they continued to pretend to be God's chosen people. They persisted in doing evil and even appointed priests on their own (Mic 3; Isa 1). Amid their evil deeds, God sent his messengers (the prophets) to prophesy future events. The people, however, were incredibly evil and corrupt. They killed every single messenger sent by God (Lk 20:9-15; Mt 23:34). Later, Jesus came according to the prophecies God’s previous messengers had made. He fulfilled those Old Testament prophecies, and made new prophecies about future events. As is common knowledge, the pastors of that time were so evil that they killed Jesus and his disciples as well.

What does the New Testament say about this present day, which had to appear faithfully according to Jesus' prophecies? The New Testament says that the entire world will be deceived and become the world of the devil just like at the time of the first coming (Rev 16, 17, 18). It says that the sun, moon, and stars (i.e. God's chosen people) go dark and fall from the sky. It says that the days of the second coming will be like the days of Noah and of Lot (Rev 11:8). If we take all these prophecies together, it is hard to understand why so many people claim, “I have been saved, I belong to an orthodox church, and I have received the holy spirit." How can it be true if all nations have to be deceived prior to the second coming? Aren’t these people simply the false theologians and false pastors of the world? Rev 16 and 17, say that all the kings of the earth have been led astray by the evil spirits and have become intoxicated with the wine of adulteries. If these kings of the earth represent false pastors, then the state of this generation is exactly like that of the generation at the time of the first coming (Mt 23, Mt 4:8-9). 

What is the path that believers should have walked at the time of Adam, the time of Canaan, or the time of the first coming? What path should believers walk at the time of the second coming (the time of Revelation’s fulfillment)? It is only the word that should become our path; it is only the word that should be considered our teacher. Now is the time for us to think of the words of promise as our path, to consider the Lord's words our teacher, and to pray humbly and quietly. If this time is just like the days of Noah, everyone must get on the ark to obtain salvation. If Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, then believing in the spirit of truth (the Counselor) who comes in the name of Jesus is the same as believing in Jesus (Jn 14, 16). 

If the promised spirit of truth (the Counselor) had entered the world before now, then all denominations and all pastors would have fully understood God's word (Jn 17:17) and would be teaching it. The fact that they do not know the word is evidence that the promised spirit of truth, who speaks on behalf of Jesus, has not yet come to them. Is there any other place apart from Shinchonji that is able to interpret the promises and prophecies of Jesus (Jn 14:26)? No! No other place can interpret the meaning of prophecies; it is only Shinchonji that understands them. Shinchonji has heard the revealed words according to Rev 10, seen the physical fulfillment of the prophecies, and has been proclaiming them – this is our evidence for the claims above. 

Everything can be resolved through conversation unless a person was born to persecute us or has a demonic spirit. People who do not know should be honest with themselves. They should strive to learn. People who do know should teach others. This is the duty of all true believers. It should be clear that no one who belongs to the organizations of the pastors who killed the prophets and apostles in the Old and New Testaments (Mt 23), who killed the two witnesses at the end of the age (Rev 11), or who destroyed the tabernacle of God's chosen people (Rev 13) can possibly obtain salvation. 

Everyone must realize through the Bible that anyone conducting seminars that provoke jealousy, cursing, swearing, persecution, and criticism of others is obviously working on behalf of the devil. Our Lord has shed his blood to give us his words of promise. We pray that everyone who believes these words and obeys them will receive salvation.

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