With the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic overseas, the media has focused on what is happening in other countries. As a result, the cult organization Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which within a few days caused the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in South Korea, has seemed to gradually fade out of the vision of the masses. However, some churches around the country continue to publish articles to remind believers to beware of the heresy.
On Palm Sunday the Shincheonji cult again appeared on a large scale. It was reported that the cult is operating under the slogan -"The epidemic cannot isolate us from God." Since March, people have been pulled into the cult’s online lessons, a situation which still continues.
A recent audio file distributed by the cult with its online lessons reported the following: "The Bible tells us about those who backslide, those who perish and those who find salvation. Jesus came along the route of backsliding perish. Do you know who receives salvation, who is apostate and who will perish? Those who don’t know about this don’t understand what the prophet has predicted. How can the one who doesn’t know the prophesy go to heaven? According to prophecy Jesus came into the world, but the Pharisees did not accept him, so where did these people finally go?”
The above paragraph is an example of the wrong teaching of Shincheonji, which repeatedly emphasizes that as long as you speak the word “heresy,” you are not a child of God and will go to hell.
According to the WeChat account Zhendao, Shincheonji recently established a group called "Course in Theological Metaphors" from the end of March to the beginning of April. In just a few days, it had attracted nine people and was broadcast live online at various times of the day. Courses were taught face-to-face through video chat. The lecturer's WeChat address was given as: Changchun, Jilin.
Previously, Zhendao has reported on Shincheonji's actions in China. The reports have included a collection of investigative reports on Xintiandi's activity in Siping; how the cult has used the "life code" to pull in people in Shenyang, used the "life code" for fortune-telling and deception, and revealed the deception behind "Chinese Characters Explained.”
- Translated by Abigail Wu
警惕：邪教新天地近期利用网络教课大肆拉人 随着海外疫情的爆发，社会各界媒体也将中心都放在海外疫情的动态上。从而曾引起韩国短短几日内疫情爆发的邪教组织“新天地”好像逐渐淡出了群众的视野，但各地教会还是在持续地通过发布文章来提醒信徒，堤防异端邪教。 近期，也就是棕枝主日——2020年4月5日这一天，邪教新天地再次出现大幅度拉人现象。据悉，邪教新天地此期间打着有关疫情的口号“疫情不能隔绝我们亲近神。”从3月份就开始拉人上网课，现下仍在继续，而近期报出一段新天地网课的音频： “圣经中有背道灭亡救恩，耶稣是按着背道灭亡路线来的，哪个人是救恩者，哪个人是背道者，灭亡者，你们知道吗？不知道就是不明白先知所预言的，不明白预言那怎么能去天国呢？耶稣是按着预言来的，但法利赛人没有接待，那这些人最终去哪里了呢？ 以上这段是邪教新天地的错误教里课程，里面反复强调只要说异端这两个字的人他就不是神的儿女，就要下地狱。 据微信公众号“真道”报道，新天地3月底至4月初，期间新建立的一个以“神学比喻课”命名的群，短短几天就拉进去9个人，每天的各个时间段都有线上直播课程，通过视频群聊面对面授课。此次授课人微信地址写的是吉林长春。 此前“真道”也曾报出过新天地在国内的行动轨迹：汇集了新天地在四平的活跃状况调查报告；新天地在沈阳使用“生命密码”拉人，借助“生命密码”算命骗人及“汉字解经”的骗术揭秘……等等一些有关新天地动态及骗术。
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic overseas, the media has focused on what is happening in other countries. As a result, the cult organization Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which within a few days caused the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in South Korea, has seemed to gradually fade out of the vision of the masses. However, some churches around the country continue to publish articles to remind believers to beware of the heresy.
On Palm Sunday the Shincheonji cult again appeared on a large scale. It was reported that the cult is operating under the slogan -"The epidemic cannot isolate us from God." Since March, people have been pulled into the cult’s online lessons, a situation which still continues.
A recent audio file distributed by the cult with its online lessons reported the following: "The Bible tells us about those who backslide, those who perish and those who find salvation. Jesus came along the route of backsliding perish. Do you know who receives salvation, who is apostate and who will perish? Those who don’t know about this don’t understand what the prophet has predicted. How can the one who doesn’t know the prophesy go to heaven? According to prophecy Jesus came into the world, but the Pharisees did not accept him, so where did these people finally go?”
The above paragraph is an example of the wrong teaching of Shincheonji, which repeatedly emphasizes that as long as you speak the word “heresy,” you are not a child of God and will go to hell.
According to the WeChat account Zhendao, Shincheonji recently established a group called "Course in Theological Metaphors" from the end of March to the beginning of April. In just a few days, it had attracted nine people and was broadcast live online at various times of the day. Courses were taught face-to-face through video chat. The lecturer's WeChat address was given as: Changchun, Jilin.
Previously, Zhendao has reported on Shincheonji's actions in China. The reports have included a collection of investigative reports on Xintiandi's activity in Siping; how the cult has used the "life code" to pull in people in Shenyang, used the "life code" for fortune-telling and deception, and revealed the deception behind "Chinese Characters Explained.”
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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