[The Correct Understanding of Bible and Shincheonji] God and Shincheonji Church

God is the Word that has existed since the beginning (Jn 1:1). Jesus, the Son born of the seed of God’s Word, is also the Word (1Jn 1:1), and God is together with him as one. Jesus, whom God is one with, has the same power as God (refer to Jn 5, Acts 10:38). This will be the same for us when we are reborn by God’s seed, and become a new creation reborn by God’s spirit, just as it is promised in the Bible (Jn 3:5, 1Pe 1:23), then even creation will respond to our commands. 1

When we put off our corrupted sinful clothes- to become a new creation through God’s seed, and when God is one with us, we will then become the family of God, entering back into our original state of creation. Then we will experience the value of true life.

For this reason, religion or churches came into existence. A church is where the will of God, the true God, is taught. It is not a place to learn worldly knowledge. In order for a church to fully carry out its duty, it must first be a place where God and Jesus dwell. Just as Jesus’ Word proclaims, “Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me,” (Jn 6:45). The church must be a place where God’s will is taught.

God must dwell in the churches in order for God’s Word to exist there. Jesus must dwell in the churches in order for Jesus’ Word to exist there. The person who learns at the church where God and Jesus dwell, becomes one who learns from God and Jesus. Churches where God and Jesus do not dwell, or do not have God’s Word, but only worldly teachings; man’s traditions. These churches are not God’s churches, but are the worldly churches. These places are not even considered a part of religion; they are merely man’s churches. God's churches (true religion) must have God, the owner, dwelling there; and as a result of God being there, His Word is able to come out from there. Congregation members attend churches to hear the Word of God, not to hear man’s words.