Questions people ask
Honest answers about Scientology and Jesus
The questions Scientologists, former members and their families ask most, answered straight, with the Bible word for word.
Can I be a Scientologist and a Christian?
The Church says yes. But the two give opposite answers to the biggest questions: who God is, who you are, what is wrong with us, and who saves.
Isn't Scientology just self-help?
It began as a self-help science in 1950, but it teaches a full account of what a person is, where the universe came from and how to be spiritually free. That is a religion, and it can be compared with the Bible.
Auditing helped me. Doesn't that prove it works?
Feeling better is real and matters. But relief is not the same as truth, and it is not the same as being forgiven by God.
What does the Bible say about past lives?
The Bible teaches one life, then the judgment, then resurrection. When asked whether a man was born blind because of sin, Jesus said no.
Isn't man basically good?
We are made in God's image and deeply loved, and also sinners who need forgiveness. The Bible holds both together.
What does Scientology say about Jesus?
Scientology does not teach that Jesus is God the Son, that he died for our sins, or that he rose bodily. Its path to freedom runs through auditing and training, not the cross.
Why trust the Bible over L. Ron Hubbard?
Because the Bible's central claim can be tested in public history: Jesus' death and resurrection, proclaimed while eyewitnesses lived. Hubbard's central claims were private and did not hold up when tested.
Is Scientology a cult?
The word means different things to different people, and arguing over it rarely helps. We would rather compare its teaching with the Bible, and show who Jesus is.
My family member disconnected from me. What does the Bible say?
Your grief is real. The Bible honours family, calls us to love and keep the door open, and God sees you.
How do I follow Jesus?
Come to him as you are. Turn from your sin, trust that he died for you and rose, and tell God so in your own words. Then read the Gospel of John.
I'm leaving Scientology. Where do I start?
Slowly, safely and with support. Plan the practical things, find people you trust, and know that God is not angry with you for asking.