[Shinchonji-LeeManHee] The difference between Shinchonji Church of Jesus and Calvin’s Presbyterian Church (Audio file)

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The difference between Shinchonji Church of Jesus and Calvin’s Presbyterian Church

The founder of Shinchonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) is Jesus, but the founder of Calvin’s Presbyterian Church is Calvin. Jesus’ teaching is the word of revelation, but Calvin’s main doctrine of pre-destination is a prime example of the teachings of men and of their biblical commentaries.

Christianity came to the Republic of Korea only 120 years ago—a very short period of time when compared to the 6,000 years of biblical history. In those 120 years of history, it has been only about 55 years since the first protestant theological seminary was established and legally certified by the Ministry of Education. Seminaries ordain their students to serve as pastors according to set rules and doctrines, but where do these rules and doctrines originate? These rules are creations of their own minds, and it is by these rules that they claim to have some sort of spiritual authority.

The priests and elders at the time of the first coming were adversaries of Jesus (Jn 5; Jn 8). The chief priests and elders were wondering, “How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?” (Jn 7:15). They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” (Mt 21:23-24). Jesus, who came in the name of God, told them, “I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name [i.e. the names of the chief priests or elders of the people], you will accept him,” (Jn 5:43).

Many pastors and elders have come to join us as members of SCJ. Some of them have even confessed to receiving a pastoral certificate in exchange for money despite never attending a seminary. Today, Shinchonji Church of Jesus, which was promised in the Bible, is a temple that has been established in the name of God, in the name of Jesus, and in the name of the Counselor—the spirit of truth. For this reason there have been several quarrels with the pastors and elders of today’s churches, just as Jesus fought with the priests and elders at the time of the first coming. Typically, the most intense points of controversy bely the differences between the teachings of men, who are ordained by seminaries, and the revelation of heaven. According to the Bible, there was conflict between God’s messengers and the priests of every generation. In every generation, it was always the haughty, disobedient priests on whom God heaped curses (Mal 2).

In the Old Testament, despite the fact that no prophet sent by God was educated at a seminary, their testimony was always the truth. In the New Testament, Jesus and his disciples never attended seminary, but that did not make their teachings any less true. This was proof that the holy spirit was with them. Today, we do not hold to the commands of the elders or the priests of our time. Instead, as true Christians, we hold only to the revelation of God—the words of the Old and New Testaments that were handed down through the prophets and apostles. 

Today, we must believe in the Bible and in God’s word of revelation as given by the Counselor, the spirit of truth. We must not believe in people ordained by a man-made seminary or even listen to their words. If both groups—believers who have received the word of revelation from the holy spirit of the counselor and pastors who have been ordained in the world’s seminaries—were to take an exam testing their knowledge of the Bible, who would receive a better score? SCJ is where the Counselor, the spirit of truth who has come in the name of Jesus (Jn 14:26), can be found. Those who receive the word of revelation from SCJ will know God, Jesus, and the Counselor so that they can have eternal life (Rv 1:1-3; Rv 10; Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3). People who do not know the Counselor have no truth, no eternal life, and no kingdom of heaven.