Corruption of Mainstream Christianity in the Republic of Korea Today

Shincheonji Church (full name 'Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony') is a rapidly growing church. Since its establishment in March 1984, it now has over 200,000 congregation members worldwide and is forecast to grow by a whopping 100,000 people in 2019.

Following the success of Shincheonji church's Open Bible Seminar series held throughout South Korea in early 2019, which drew in a staggering 50,000 people of all faiths and none, a two-day public seminar was held at one of its 70 branches in Cheonan. The seminar provided in-depth teaching of the Book of Revelation - so often discounted by Bible teachers - on the true meaning of the sun, moon, and stars (Rv 6), the 'The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony' (Rv 15:5), the sowing of the two seeds and the harvest (Matthew 13 and Rv 14, respectively) and the controversial '666' mark of the beast (Rv 13). One citizen who participated in the seminar said, “I was surprised to find answers to the questions that have arisen every time I read the Bible.”

The purpose of this seminar in Cheonan was to educate people on the correct understanding of the Bible according to the logic of prophecy and fulfilment, and to counter the lies disseminated by many Christian groups in Korea - notably the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) - which freely label Shincheonji Church a 'cult'. The seminar was designed to help the public draw an objective conclusion on Shincheonji church's Bible teachings.

The CCK, which is rapidly falling in membership and is founded on the unBiblical teachings of John Calvin - the founder of predestination who slaughtered men, women and children who opposed his doctrine - uses the Christian media, particularly Christian Broadcasting System (CBS), as its mouthpiece to slander Shincheonji church. The CCK established and implemented a 'coercive conversion' programme that led to the deaths of two believers in 2008 and 2018, which received subsequent widespread criticism from the United Nations in New York last year. In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Shincheonji church after CBS broadcast its documentary, 'People who fell into Shincheonji'. They were penalised with a heavy fine and ordered to retract their broadcast (which they did at 3am). From 2008-2018, pastors affiliated to the CCK have received 12,000 sentences for crimes including drink-driving, burglary, sexual assault and murder. This is the corrupt reality of mainstream Christianity in Korea today.

In an effort to address these issues, Shincheonji church has repeatedly invited the CCK to engage in public discussion on the Bible. In light of its persistent refusal to accept Shincheonji church's invitation, 1000 Shincheonji church congregation members rallied outside CCK branch churches in Cheonan city on 22nd July (Gwangmun Church, Rev. Lim Jong-won and Rev. Chun-gyeong, and Light and Salt church, Pastor Yoo Young-kwon) to pressure them into agreeing to public discussion. Shincheonji church continues to keep channels of communication open with the CCK in the hope that it will do so.

To read the most recent news article covered by mainstream Korean media (which increasingly promotes the truth about Shincheonji church), please click here ⇨https://bit.ly/2Zu4zFL (Geumgang Ilbo)

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