When I was young, I went to a regular church and practised a Christian life of faith. At that time, my mother first started attending Shincheonji Church of Jesus. As it is now, even then the world was cursing Shincheonji, so I only viewed them through  a negative lens, as others did.

Then my mother told me to listen to the words of Shincheonji, which I did at first. Yet it was difficult to understand what she was saying. Naturally, I became distant from the Word of Shincheonji, and I stopped going to church regularly.

When I became an adult and matured to some extent, I started to think a lot about 'Why do people die?' After hearing that life and death and sickness is written about in the Bible, I listened to the words of Shincheonji again.

Shincheonji Church of Jesus is different from any established church in that it teaches entirely based on the Bible. At first, I was sceptical too, but whenever I felt that way, it was resolved with clear answers and evidence given through the Bible. My curiosities were satisfied, and I started to listen more attentively.

On one occasion, I was curious to understand why the words of Shincheonji were true. Then I was told, 'There are prophecies in the Bible, and you can believe through the reality that is fulfilled according to the prophecy'. And the realities were revealed to me one by one.

Hearing this, I came to realise that people have failed to fully keep the promise God makes with them, yet God has chosen one shepherd in every era of His long 6,000-year work to fulfil His promise, which God fulfils through His shepherd.

I pondered over the question, 'Is there any other fulfilment of the Bible that I do not know?' I was curious, and as I listened to the word and checked the word, I came to realise that more than 90% of the words of the Bible had already been fulfilled. And seeing what has been fulfilled, I was convinced, 'This Word is worth believing and following; no, you have to follow it.'

I want to thank my mother deeply for helping me hear this Word for the first time. At first, I misunderstood Shincheonji, but whenever I had such thoughts, I was able to resolve any misunderstandings by honestly sharing them with my mother.

I am grateful to the many people who helped me besides my mother, and although I am currently in the military, I continue to carry out a life of faith with an unchanging heart.