[Shincheonji Truth] Our way or the Highway

I find it so incredibly sad that our own thoughts, expectations, and beliefs usually get in the way of the truth.
Take Jesus’ first coming for example.
For 4000 years God gave his people prophecy after prophecy concerning the coming Messiah. But when the time came, God’s chosen people rejected the one God himself had sent.
Jesus was not what the people were expecting. He was not the high ranking official or king that they were hoping for. He was not the authority figure they had imagined, or they ruler they wanted. And the captivity Jesus came to set the people free from was not the rule of the Roman Empire, but rather from being help captive by Satan’s lies and the rule of the Pharisees.
Jesus was not the Messiah the Jews were expecting, however, that doesn’t change the fact that he was the Messiah.
Even though every event, action, and figure was recorded in the prophecies; even though God had given these prophecies to his people so they would be able to recognize the way in which he works, God’s people still rejected the way, truth and life. They chose to hold onto their misguided thoughts, expectations, and beliefs, instead of seeking understanding and accepting the truth.
God has given us his word so that we can know him, his plans and purposes, and the way he works. After seeing what happened at the time of the first coming, why do so many Christians still insist that God works according to their thoughts, expectations, and beliefs?
When are we going to realize that our way of doing things is not the way God does things, and our way of thinking is not the way God’s thinks (Isaiah 55:8-9). When are we, as Christians, going to humble ourselves and realize that God is fulfilling his word today, even though it might not be the way we expected, thought, or hoped it would be. When are we going to stop saying to God, “Our way of the highway!”

Acts 5:34-39
“But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. Then he addressed them: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men . . . I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

source: http://healingleaf.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/our-way-or-the-highway/

A day in the life of a Shinchonji Christian in Korea

If you are living in Korea the chances are that you have recently been faced with a ton of  ”information” – if one could call it that – online after the huge joint  Shinchonji and Mannam Volunteer Association event called “The World Peace Festival”. There is plenty that could be said about those who are so eagerly smearing the names of both groups with false accusations and insults but let me just say this, regarding the facts – Shinchonji is the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the truth of the Bible, and no other teaching.

We do not think that Man Hee Lee is Jesus

We do not think he is the Messiah

We are Christians – we study ONLY the Bible.

Will he live forever? We believe that God’s word promises us this, but his humble response to the question is: “God willing” …

If you are one of the above mentioned people who have been unfortunate enough to be bombarded by the hatred others aim towards Shinchonji, you might have also come across this very moving testimony of a person who happens to be both a member of Shinchonji Church and Mannam Volunteer Association. This is a section of what he had to say to those who accused SCJ Christians of being cowards for not openly proclaiming the name of their faith to everyone they meet.

Ask yourself what century we are living in where people can still hurl such narrow-minded statements around (“cult” or “sect”) and discriminate to this degree.

Walk a day in these shoes… I dare you. Truth is truth, nothing can destroy it… and God will see to it that truth will be made known across the earth. Shinchonji’s doors will remain open to all who ever care to hear answers from those who are part of the church. Thank you for reading this blog.

“Please….

Go around Korea and talk to Koreans about Shinchonji, not for a day, not for a week, but for a month or more. Tell them you want to know about Shinchonji, that you have friends in this church and are really interested in learning, see their reactions.

Say the word out loud in restaurants and on the subway, say it to your kids teachers and see the reaction you get. Let people yell at you and call you a cult member, let them spit on you and hurl insults at you, your family and friends, let them spread lies about you and your lived ones, and don’t do anything to defend yourself, because if you do, it will be taken as a sign of aggression and thrust in the news.

Live as a Shinchonji member here in Korea for a time, and then you can have the right to ask me why I’m not open about my faith.

Watch your friends get fired from their jobs, and threatened to be kicked out of the country. Go to service and watch as they scream cult in your face and just smile and walk by, because if you don’t, then you are just proving that you are as violent as they say you are.

Try visiting a friends church and be asked what church you belong to, only to be asked to leave (not in a nice way) because you belong to Shinconji, when all you wanted to do was be with a friend in their service, not evangelize anyone.

Try having your family read the evil lies on the Internet and call you a murderer, and a cult member and cut all ties from you, while warning the rest of your family to stay away from you.

Live like this in this Country for the past 8 years, and then you can ask me why I’m not open about my faith the moment I meet someone new…”