Many pastors, scholars, and government persons have expressed that it is usually very difficult for people who are deeply involved in heresies to come out of them. Some long-time believers have even become so entrenched that it is difficult to get them out, no matter how much reasoning or care is given.
Heresies are frightening, but fortunately, some church members are able to break free from them and return to orthodox Christianity.
Zhang is a Christian who graduated from a famous British university. One day while he was in the UK, someone knocked on his door. Seeing that the visitors were well-mannered, he received them. It turned out that they were Jehovah's Witness missionaries who were targeting the Chinese. At that time, Zhang did not know much about Christianity, so he joined the heresy and stayed for several years.
After Zhang returned to China, he was cut off from the organization and had to attend Sunday services at another church. After further interaction with other church members and the fact that he was a top student in school, Zhang was soon able to understand the true Christian faith. As a result, he left his erroneous path and returned to the orthodox faith.
From the time Zeng was young, her mother and sister were devoted followers of a popular cult, so devoted that they even decided to break away from their father, who was not a Christian at the time.
While at university, Zeng fell in love with a young man who happened to be a Christian. Seeing that Zeng's view of faith was full of errors, her boyfriend recommended some books on theology to her. After reading Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, Zeng finally understood the errors of her family's faith and returned to orthodox Christianity.
After Zeng married, she even began to visit her separated elderly father on a weekly basis to help him correct his misconceptions about the Christian faith, and he eventually came to Christ and was baptized. Unfortunately, Zeng's mother was so deeply obsessed with the heretic group that when she fell ill, she did not receive timely treatment and lost her life.
Hong attended Bible study classes at least four nights a week. Once, he met a friend he had not seen in a long time. His friend told Hong that he was also a Christian and took Hong to a secret meeting point with him. At first, Hong felt that it was a place full of fervor and love.
However, having a very clear understanding of the truth, Hong soon became aware of the false gaps in the teaching of the meeting point. So, Hong immediately left the group and blacklisted his friend and other members of that heretical group. Because Hong was cautious and did not reveal too much personal information, the heretics could not reach him after he left.
A Catholic Christian also said that a lady in his neighborhood, Mrs. Li, once became obsessed with the Eastern Lightning cult and would not listen to any advice.
Then one day a Christian brother said to her, "This organization was founded by people from Henan. It will only lead you to tragedy if you continue to participate." Since Mrs. Li has always discriminated against certain regions, when she heard this, she "came to her senses" and stopped contacting the heretics. Although such regional discrimination is undesirable, it actually has some unexpectedly good effects.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
不少牧者、学者或有关部门的工作人员都说过，转化深陷异端邪教的人非常难出来。有的人相信了邪教很多年，变得非常顽固，讲再多道理、进行再多关怀，都很难将他们挽回。
但是虽然异端邪教很恐怖，可有些主内肢体却幸运地从错谬中脱离，回归了正统教会。
一男基督徒姓张在英国某知名学府留学。一天有人敲响了他家的门，他看来人文质彬彬就接待了他们。原来他们是耶和华见证人的传教者，专门挑中国人下手。张当时不了解基督信仰，随后加入了该异端组织，一待就是好几年。
而他回到国内后，与该组织失去了联系，只好到教堂礼拜了。通过与信徒的接触，加上他是位学霸，很快就明白了真正的基督信仰。从而放弃了错谬，回归了正统信仰。
曾姓女信徒从小生活的家庭，是一个知名的异端组织，妈妈和姐姐都是其中的忠实信徒。而且她们信仰极端，甚至要与还没信主的老父亲脱离关系。
大学时她与一位男生恋爱，而对方正好是基督徒。她的男友发现曾在信仰上存在很多问题，于是就给她推荐了不少神学书籍。她看了托马斯·阿奎那的《神学大全》后，明白了家庭信仰的错谬，从而回归了正统。
曾在结婚后更是每周都去看望分居的老父亲，让他消除了对信仰的误解，最后也受洗归主了。不过可悲的是，母亲由于痴迷邪教太深，有次生病没有及时治疗，而丧失了生命。
一男信徒姓洪，他一周时间，至少有四个晚上参加查经班。有次他遇到一位久未谋面的好友，对方说自己也是基督徒，就带着他到一个秘密的聚会点。洪弟兄一开始觉得这里的氛围，充满热心与爱心。
可是他的真理根基坚固，很快就发现了聚会点在教导上存在的诸多错谬。于是他马上选择了离开，拉黑了好友以及此处其他的信徒。因他为人谨慎，并没有泄露太多自己的隐私。退出异端后，对方也找不到他了。
一位天主教信徒说自己的邻居，一直沉迷于东方闪电这个邪教组织，大家怎么劝都不听。
于是有位弟兄忽然跟她说：“这个组织是河南人建立的，你如果继续相信，是非常可悲的。”由于李老太一直存在地域歧视，被人这么一说居然“幡然醒悟”，不再跟邪教联系了。尽管地域歧视是不好的，可居然起到了意想不到的好作用。
他们是如何摆脱异端组织的？
Many pastors, scholars, and government persons have expressed that it is usually very difficult for people who are deeply involved in heresies to come out of them. Some long-time believers have even become so entrenched that it is difficult to get them out, no matter how much reasoning or care is given.
Heresies are frightening, but fortunately, some church members are able to break free from them and return to orthodox Christianity.
Zhang is a Christian who graduated from a famous British university. One day while he was in the UK, someone knocked on his door. Seeing that the visitors were well-mannered, he received them. It turned out that they were Jehovah's Witness missionaries who were targeting the Chinese. At that time, Zhang did not know much about Christianity, so he joined the heresy and stayed for several years.
After Zhang returned to China, he was cut off from the organization and had to attend Sunday services at another church. After further interaction with other church members and the fact that he was a top student in school, Zhang was soon able to understand the true Christian faith. As a result, he left his erroneous path and returned to the orthodox faith.
From the time Zeng was young, her mother and sister were devoted followers of a popular cult, so devoted that they even decided to break away from their father, who was not a Christian at the time.
While at university, Zeng fell in love with a young man who happened to be a Christian. Seeing that Zeng's view of faith was full of errors, her boyfriend recommended some books on theology to her. After reading Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, Zeng finally understood the errors of her family's faith and returned to orthodox Christianity.
After Zeng married, she even began to visit her separated elderly father on a weekly basis to help him correct his misconceptions about the Christian faith, and he eventually came to Christ and was baptized. Unfortunately, Zeng's mother was so deeply obsessed with the heretic group that when she fell ill, she did not receive timely treatment and lost her life.
Hong attended Bible study classes at least four nights a week. Once, he met a friend he had not seen in a long time. His friend told Hong that he was also a Christian and took Hong to a secret meeting point with him. At first, Hong felt that it was a place full of fervor and love.
However, having a very clear understanding of the truth, Hong soon became aware of the false gaps in the teaching of the meeting point. So, Hong immediately left the group and blacklisted his friend and other members of that heretical group. Because Hong was cautious and did not reveal too much personal information, the heretics could not reach him after he left.
A Catholic Christian also said that a lady in his neighborhood, Mrs. Li, once became obsessed with the Eastern Lightning cult and would not listen to any advice.
Then one day a Christian brother said to her, "This organization was founded by people from Henan. It will only lead you to tragedy if you continue to participate." Since Mrs. Li has always discriminated against certain regions, when she heard this, she "came to her senses" and stopped contacting the heretics. Although such regional discrimination is undesirable, it actually has some unexpectedly good effects.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
How Did They Get Out of Heresies?
