WITNESSING TOSCIENTOLOGY

Ashleigh Farley and Nigel Wigfall

Haskell Heights First Baptist Church

Evangelism Conference 2015

Pastor: Glenn D. Wigfall

Definition

Scientology: Scio (Latin)"knowing, in the fullest sense of the word," logos (Greek) "study of."

So…Scientology means the study of "knowing how to know.”

Founder

• Scientology Founder: L. Ron Hubbard (1911 - 1986) born in Tilden, Nebraska.

• Dropped out of college in 2nd year

• Became a Freelance Science Fiction Author

• “The Source” - 5,000 writings & 3,000 recorded lectures

• Controversial Figure

“Dianetics”

• Published in 1950

• Dianetics : “The study of the relationship between the mind and the body”

• Engrams : The cause of illness

• One’s painful past experiences affects their subconscious mind

• Audit Process

• The State of Clear

“Dianetics”

Popular 80’s commercial:

• How to improve your life

• How to improve your marriage

• How to increase your mind’s potential

Church of Scientology - Today

10 Million FollowersCurrent Leader – David Miscavige

Famous Members

ISAAC HAYES

JOHN TRAVOLTA

TOM CRUISE

DOUG E. FRESH

BELIEFS

ViewsSCIENTOLOGY

• GOD = “8TH DYNAMIC”

• JESUS – Simply “A Good

Teacher”

• HOLY SPIRIT – Not mentioned

CHRISTIANITY

• Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth

• John 14:6 - Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”

• John 16:13 - “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.

State of Mankind

SCIENTOLOGY

• Believe that man was originally good

• EXPERIENCES TAINT US

CHRISTIANITY

ROMANS 3:10 – “ as it is written: "There is none righteous, no not one”

PSALMS 51: 5 – “ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.”

Death & After LifeSCIENTOLOGY

• Man –Immortal

• Xenu / Thetan

• Reincarnation – “Past Lives”

CHRISTIANITY

• Hebrews 9:27 – “And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment.”

• Ecclesiastes 3:2 – “A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted”

• 1 Cor. 15:22 – “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive…”

SalvationSCIENTOLOGY

• Saved From – Engrams

• “Salvation is attained through increasing one’s spiritual awareness.”

• Want Knowledge? - $$$

“Bridge to Total Freedom”

SalvationCHRISTIANITY

• We are SAVED from the penalty for our sin

• Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

• To learn more…

• Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

WITNESS

The Christian Witness

• What is a witness?

• What did we witness?

• What is our goal? (Why?)

• What is our strategy?

A Witness to Scientology

• Believe they must pay $$$ to find Salvation.

• Believe that man is invincible.

• Believe they are reincarnated into multiple lives.

QUESTIONS ?