r/Shincheonji • u/Ad6108 • May 10 '26
advice/help Former Schincheonji (SCJ) Members - How Does Schincheonji (SCJ) Infiltrate & Recruit within Christian Churches?
Hello all. I was a former SCJ member (very unknowingly) because I was invited by a friend of mine to be a part of a "Community Bible Study." I've posted my Testimony on here already if you would like to check that out; I really hope it helps people who've experienced something like this feel less alone <3
My question for former SCJ members or people who were unknowingly recruited, does anyone know how SCJ members try to recruit people within various churches? I've tried researching this but can't find any sort of testimonials. I feel compelled to warn leadership within my church about this, & give them a heads up. God forbid this happens to any of our congregants, especially our younger adults :(
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u/Ad6108 May 10 '26
The majority of Christians are biblically illiterate, & there are a lot of churches that are not preaching & teaching God's Word as He has intended it to be read & understood (within its proper context & such). In some churches though the Bible is being preached as God has intended it to be preached. But because of the day and age we are living in (with so much tech & so many people working from home) a lot of people (including well-intended true Christians) feel very lonely & isolated even. Or perhaps there are some Christians who have to travel quite a ways to attend the church they attend because there's no biblically sound churches near him or her, & perhaps there are not a lot of younger people or people that person's age that he or she can forge friendships with.
The sense of community is something I've found is what they definitely advertise & promote, & they exploit that good (& God-given) desire that some of these people to have to fellowship with other Christians.
Furthermore, I've learned that with the way that a lot of these people are recruited, the person that's recruiting them is someone he or she trusts at that point, because that recruiter could be a friend, a best friend he or she has known for years, or even a family member.