Beware of Wrong Doctrines being Spread

Today, I received the following email. I think it is a good warning, and one that we need to heed to, since Jesus has already warned us that towards the end-days, more and more false teachers will come and try to deceive us into following distorted forms of Christianity.

Hi NUS;

It has come to our attention that there have been groups of people conducting innocent Surveys along the walk ways of NUS and in the hostels. These people are well-dressed, operate in pairs, and they are presumed to be Koreans. Their survey opens with very broad Christian ideas such as, "What is your present religious belief?", "Do you know who Jesus is?", "Do you know the significance of the number 666?"

After which, they will dwell into a conversation that states that they belong to the only true church of God in the world, that God is a mother, and that they have the "right" practices. inviting you to join them in their small group gatherings thereafter.

Lets pray against this spread of wrong doctrines and protect the minds of our friends and our sheep. Such "evangelism" have never been so active in NUS before. It only proves that as we Raise the Standard, the enemy is trying to come against us like a Flood.

Knowledge is power [yonghui's note : that's why we need to read and know our bible inside-out], and we must protect the next generation of leaders in Singapore. If these people are targeting NUS, I don't see why they are not doing the same in NTU and SMU. If you have friends in the other universities, drop them a line to inform them, so that we can stand against this in Unity. [yonghui's note : warn your friends too]

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"""World Mission Society: Church of God". Watch this group that is going around handing out their pamphlets in MRT stations and bus stops. This people believe that their church is the only true church on earth. "Our church is the only true church which God has established on this earth (Acts 20:28) [yonghui's note : dunno which version of Bible they are using??!! But my version does not say this]. Through all ages and histories, there has constantly been good and evil and the two have been opposed to each other?truth has always hated falsehood, and falsehood truth" (Rev Joo Cheol Kim).

They also believe that their founder is Jesus Christ: This sect was founded by Ahnsahnghong in 1964, when he left the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The church believes that he (referred to by his followers as Christ Ahnsahnghong) is the second coming of Jesus. Ahnsahnghong died in 1985, three years before his prediction of the second coming of Christ. Today the leader of the church is Zahng Gil Jah, known to followers as the Heavenly Mother, and the General Pastor is Kim Joo-cheol. Zahng Gil Jah usually appears in public wearing a traditional Korean hanbok. Over 70 percent of followers are women and Korean Americans are increasingly found among the new adherents. Its main office is located in Bundang, Sungnam City, Kyunggi Province, roughly an hour away from Seoul.

The church believes that Korean resident Gil-Jah Zahng is "God the Mother" (who they believe is referred to in the Bible as the New Jerusalem Mother) [yonghui's note : Has the Bible ever mentioned "God the Mother"? someone pls tell me where to find in the Bible] as well as that Ahnsahnghong is God the Father. The church regards that the earthly family system is a copy and shadow of the heavenly family system, consisting of a Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, and the spiritual brothers and sisters (humans). Members believe that as physical life is given by a physical mother, spiritual life (eternal life) is given by a Heavenly Mother.

The two fundamental beliefs held by the church are their claim that Ahnsahnghong was the second coming of Jesus, and that only those who keep the Passover will be saved. The church believes that Ahnsahnghong is the one who has restored the new covenant in accordance with the prophecies in the Bible.

Sabbath

The church believes that the Sabbath day was established by God to be Saturday and that it is a day set apart to commemorate God as Creator. They argue that Jesus kept the sabbath and established "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5) as the completion of "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12) and that the Sabbath was changed to Sunday by the emperor Constantine and the influence of Roman sun-god worshipers

Soul

Ahnsahnghong taught that "all men are angels who have come to the earth after sinning in heaven." The Church believes that the Spirit was revealed through the creation of human beings. They draw these beliefs from their interpretation of Genesis 2:7, and Ecclesiastes 12:7. They believe that the body is the temporal home of the Spirit, or the soul.

Baptism

The World Mission Society Church of God holds that baptism is the first step toward salvation. They believe that baptism is a law of the new covenant and that it cleanses the soul and atones for the believer's sin. Followers are baptized in the name of Ahnsanghong, and the church believes that salvation cannot be obtained without baptism [yonghui's note : if this was true, then Jesus must have lied to the thug who confessed Jesus as Lord before he died on Calvary]. According to the church, wisdom to recognize God cannot be given without the forgiveness of sin preceding it. Therefore, they believe that a person should be baptized before beginning religious study.

The World Mission Society Church of God is widely believed to be a cult, by those outside of the organization due its deviation from mainstream Christian beliefs. The Christian Council of Korea, which represents Protestant churches in the country, has declared the Church of God "heresy".""