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This thesis is written from the perspective that the Shincheonji cult is not well understood in the western countries, and that much of the information available is in the Korean language.

The writer outlines the beliefs of the group and how it appears to be a christian organisation, however it uses practiced methods to infiltrate regular christian communities and induce their efforts to the aims of the cult.

The history of the cult leadership is given, which is difficult to find without understanding of Korean writings. "The influence of Shincheonji is very negative. Many Families have been broken, and her influence has also spread on college campuses to convince students that Shincheonji is [the] only way to get saved." p.112

And: "Shincheonji having failed to register as a non-profit religious organisation, has to disguises [sic] themselves as a normal church and carry out the illigitimate propagation activities which is interrupting a regular church in Korea." p.122

And: "Note the different spellings of the name of the group: Officially it is Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ). Commonly referred to as Shincheonji, but the name is sometimes spelled without the 'e' -- Shinchonji."

This is a tertiary thesis and the reader can find the full text online for their own study and evaluation.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.	INTRODUCTION		3
	A.	STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM	3
	B.	THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY	4
	C.	THE LIMITATION OF THE STUDY	5
	D.	THIS HISTORY OF THIS STUDY	6
	E.	METHOD OF STUDY	7
	F.	SUMMARY OF EACH CHAPTER	7
II.	THE STATUS AND HISTORY OF SHINCHEONJI IN SOUTH KOREA		8
	A.	THE MEANING OF SHINCHEONJI	11
	B.	THE HISTORY BEFORE SHINCHEONJI WAS FOUNDED BY LEE	13
III.	SHINCHEONJI’S MAIN DOCTRINE AND ITS PROBLEMS		23
	A.	THE NATURE OF BIBLICAL DOCTRINE	23
	B.	LEE’S PHILOSOPHY IN TRANSLATING THE BIBLE	28
	C.	SHINCHEONJI’S DOCTRINE OF MATES AND ITS PROBLEMS	30
	D.	SHINCHEONJI’S DOCTRINE OF THE OLD AND THE NEW COVENANT AND ITS PROBLEMS	39
	E.	SHINCHEONJI’S DOCTRINE OF SALAVATION BY GOOD DEEEDS	58
IV.	LEE MAN-HEE’S ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION		72
	A.	SUPPORTING REFERENCES TO REATIONALIZE ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION	75
	B.	THE EXAMPLE OF LEE’S ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION	84
V.	LEE MAN-HEE’S TRINITY		98
	A.	BIBLICAL VIEW OF THE TRINITY	99
	B.	LEE’S INTERPRETATION OF THE TRINITY	109
VI.	THE INFLUENCE OF SHINCHEONJI ON CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES, AND ITS STRATEGY TO INDUCE PEOPLE		112
VII.	CONCLUSTION		122
VIII.	BIBLIOGRAPHY		129