Exposing a Korean Christian Cult and their devious recruitment tactics in Singapore! How can liddat?
In the early 2019, I used to attend a megachurch. A female Korean “Bora” approached me when I was leaving worship service. She told me that she had just arrived in Singapore and was looking for a church to attend. We exchanged contact numbers, and Bora actually attended a few of my church’s worship services.
After a few weeks, Bora invited me to meet with a mentor “Amy”, who was conducting Bible study sessions. Amy was introduced to Bora by her cousin who was also in Singapore. I agreed to join Bora during these Bible sessions as she claimed she was uncomfortable with attending by herself. After a few Bible study sessions with Amy (mostly at some cafes in shopping centres), Amy suggested that Bora and I attend a free six-month Bible study course. By then, I considered Bora a friend, and agreed to enroll in the course.
The course was held three times a week, and there were about 30 students who were mostly in their 20s and 30s. The Bible teachings would take 2 hours, and thereafter the class would be separated into smaller groups for discussions. If we missed a lesson, we would have to come earlier before the next lesson to watch a video recording of the missed session.
The lessons were interesting, and I did not sense anything amiss. However, after a while, a “teacher” started saying that other churches were not teaching the truth. A few months into the course, the “teacher” asked the students if they were ready to join them for worship at “Mount Zion”. He also spoke about Jesus appointing someone called “Lee Man Hee’ to carry out his works. The “teacher” also mentioned their church was known as “Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ)”, and asked if I wanted to join.
We were also taught that Lee Man Hee was the “promised pastor” sent by God to bring 144,000 SCJ members with him to Heaven on the Day of Judgement. Only Lee Man Hee can intepret the bible accurately, and it is acceptable to use deceit if it serves God’s purpose. But most importantly, all non-SCJ churches were of Satan.
Although, I did not express interest in worshiping at “Mount Zion”, I attended a number of full-dress rehearsals to prepare students on how they were to worship at “Mount Zion”. During these full-dressed rehearsals, students were dressed in white top and black bottoms. They sang worship songs in Korean and worshiped in a kneeling position.
By then, I started to have serious doubts that this group was a legitimate church. I realised that some of their explanations were ludicrous. Firstly, I was not allowed to exchange phone numbers with other attendees, and were told not to ask other students how they came to know about the lessons (because we were there to learn about the Bible and not to make friends).
Secondly, I was not allowed to bring notes home, and told not to verify what I was taught with friends and family, or to google for more information. I should only consult my teachers because the teachings were different and had the potential to cause confusion among Christians who were less mature in their understanding of the Bible.
Thirdly, I had to lie to my family and friends about my whereabouts and was not allowed to tell them that I was attending bible study class (because if we were not ready and tell others, we would cause others to “stumble” if we were unable to answer their doubts).
Lastly, I also found it suspicious that some of the other students in class seemed to be very familiar with the ‘teachers’ even though we had only recently met them. When I confronted one of the teachers on whether Bora was actually one of them (and not a “student”), he said that what they were doing was for my best interest, and hinted that it was best that I did not know the truth.
Quite clearly, the group had experienced members who acted as “students’ to lure others to join them. I read up about the SCJ and it turns out that it is regarded as a cult. I left the group after that, and haven’t been in contact with them. When I think back, I recall how the frequent Bible study sessions became mind numbing and I began to believe them and started thinking badly of my own church. The feeling was so bad that I started having doubts about my faith and even became more fearful of the Bible. I haven’t gone back to my previous church since.
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In the early 2019, I used to attend a megachurch. A female Korean “Bora” approached me when I was leaving worship service. She told me that she had just arrived in Singapore and was looking for a church to attend. We exchanged contact numbers, and Bora actually attended a few of my church’s worship services.
After a few weeks, Bora invited me to meet with a mentor “Amy”, who was conducting Bible study sessions. Amy was introduced to Bora by her cousin who was also in Singapore. I agreed to join Bora during these Bible sessions as she claimed she was uncomfortable with attending by herself. After a few Bible study sessions with Amy (mostly at some cafes in shopping centres), Amy suggested that Bora and I attend a free six-month Bible study course. By then, I considered Bora a friend, and agreed to enroll in the course.
The course was held three times a week, and there were about 30 students who were mostly in their 20s and 30s. The Bible teachings would take 2 hours, and thereafter the class would be separated into smaller groups for discussions. If we missed a lesson, we would have to come earlier before the next lesson to watch a video recording of the missed session.
The lessons were interesting, and I did not sense anything amiss. However, after a while, a “teacher” started saying that other churches were not teaching the truth. A few months into the course, the “teacher” asked the students if they were ready to join them for worship at “Mount Zion”. He also spoke about Jesus appointing someone called “Lee Man Hee’ to carry out his works. The “teacher” also mentioned their church was known as “Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ)”, and asked if I wanted to join.
We were also taught that Lee Man Hee was the “promised pastor” sent by God to bring 144,000 SCJ members with him to Heaven on the Day of Judgement. Only Lee Man Hee can intepret the bible accurately, and it is acceptable to use deceit if it serves God’s purpose. But most importantly, all non-SCJ churches were of Satan.
Although, I did not express interest in worshiping at “Mount Zion”, I attended a number of full-dress rehearsals to prepare students on how they were to worship at “Mount Zion”. During these full-dressed rehearsals, students were dressed in white top and black bottoms. They sang worship songs in Korean and worshiped in a kneeling position.
By then, I started to have serious doubts that this group was a legitimate church. I realised that some of their explanations were ludicrous. Firstly, I was not allowed to exchange phone numbers with other attendees, and were told not to ask other students how they came to know about the lessons (because we were there to learn about the Bible and not to make friends).
Secondly, I was not allowed to bring notes home, and told not to verify what I was taught with friends and family, or to google for more information. I should only consult my teachers because the teachings were different and had the potential to cause confusion among Christians who were less mature in their understanding of the Bible.
Thirdly, I had to lie to my family and friends about my whereabouts and was not allowed to tell them that I was attending bible study class (because if we were not ready and tell others, we would cause others to “stumble” if we were unable to answer their doubts).
Lastly, I also found it suspicious that some of the other students in class seemed to be very familiar with the ‘teachers’ even though we had only recently met them. When I confronted one of the teachers on whether Bora was actually one of them (and not a “student”), he said that what they were doing was for my best interest, and hinted that it was best that I did not know the truth.
Quite clearly, the group had experienced members who acted as “students’ to lure others to join them. I read up about the SCJ and it turns out that it is regarded as a cult. I left the group after that, and haven’t been in contact with them. When I think back, I recall how the frequent Bible study sessions became mind numbing and I began to believe them and started thinking badly of my own church. The feeling was so bad that I started having doubts about my faith and even became more fearful of the Bible. I haven’t gone back to my previous church since.
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