처음 교회에 나가면서 성경 신약을 읽기 시작했을 때 많은 것을 제대로 이해할 수 없었는데, 그 중에 가장 이해가 되지 않았던 두 단어가 있었다. 하나는 “성령”이었고 다른 하나는 “믿음”이었다. 성령에 대한 이해는 아직도 충분한 지점에 이르렀다고 자신있게 말하기 힘들다. 이와 달리 믿음에 대해서는, 신학을 공부하고 또 신앙 생활을 해 나오면서 어느 시점에 이르러 무엇인지 알게 된... Continue Reading →
Different Planes
Sometimes it is hard to explain something to others but still they understand it. Sometimes, however, it is impossible to offer explanations so that the listeners can understand. However well one may explain the thing, there are cases that the listener does not get it. It may be for various reasons. One may not have... Continue Reading →
We feel the spirit
Man can deceive others. He does it well actually. By lies and pretensions, he can do it. But there is a thing that man cannot deceive. It is the spirit. Whatever man may do to disguise his spirit, his spirit is to be known to others eventually. It is like the tongue cannot hide the... Continue Reading →
Difficult Doing-nothing
In some situations doing nothing is the hardest thing to ‘do' and there are not a few such situations in our lives. Even in them, we usually do our math and devise some solutions. As they came in our head, they get bigger and bigger, and finally push us to do them. However, as they... Continue Reading →
Ms. J, Our Mom and Grandma for Our Children
In Memory of Sister J. Ms. J passed last Saturday. She was in the car brother B drove. Suddenly brother B found she was gone. The departure was that peaceful at least for her. Yesterday was the funeral. My wife and I went there. Wow! There were so many people; we had to stand in... Continue Reading →
Perfect The Good Personality
Personality is not a thing formed over a night. As a person grows and lives, it gets formed. Environment affects it but not absolutely; Even in a same environment various persons of various personality appear. Family education works a lot to it but it either is not absolute; It is not so rare that even... Continue Reading →
The Job’s Question
Why God lets humans suffer for many things such as from financial poverty, sickness, depression, through loss of job, car accidents, diseases, to loss of beloved ones, even a child, starvations of people including helpless children, and wars and disasters that swept so many lives even including innocent children? We may coin it as the ‘Job’s... Continue Reading →
What Must Be In The Golden Rule
易地思之 (Koreans say yuk-ji-sah-ji) is a very popular Korean saying in Chinese characters. Its origin is not clearly known but it is said that it may be a modification of a teaching of Confucius. The saying transliterates, ‘Put yourself in the other’s situation hypothetically and think about the situation from the other’s standpoint.’ As I... Continue Reading →
The Power of Love
However little it may be, in accomplishing a goal the person faces a lot of challenges and even crises. In this regard, accomplishing a goal also means overcoming the challenges and crises. What makes us be able to do that, who have great goals in life? Some people persuasively said and showed in their lives... Continue Reading →
What Makes Us Happy
People say, “We do not laugh because we are happy; we are happy because we laugh.” The point of the saying is the state of the mind of the person is significant for happiness. It is implied that, if the person has something in mind concerning about, it keeps him or her from laughing. In... Continue Reading →
How to Love?
Jesus said to his disciples: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). It is the new commandment that the Son of God gave to Christians. The commandment of love is the fulfillment of the law... Continue Reading →
The Right Order for Love
This morning, God gave me a great enlightenment; I realized that my understanding was preposterous. I was still legalistic to this regard. I was thinking I would not be able to love some people for I have negative evaluation of them. I believed my negative evaluation of them hindered me from loving them. So, I... Continue Reading →
Obey the Gospel of Jesus !!!
These are the sermons, in English, on the gospel of Jesus. The first one is about what Jesus accomplished on the cross in regard to the sin of the sinners, which is the propitiation (redemption, atonement, and ransom), and the second one is about how to receive the propitiation to be saved, which is about... Continue Reading →
The Power and the Holy Spirit in the New Covenant
As we understand the new covenant of God, we may need to think about the relation between the power and the Holy Spirit. This will give us an insight into what happened on the day of Pentecost and also may give us a better interpretation of Luke 24 and Acts 1 and 2 in terms... Continue Reading →
Is Telling A Truth Not Judging?
Is it not judging to tell a sinner a scripture against the person’s sin? So, for example, if someone tells a gay that homosexuality is a sin according to 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, is it not a judgment that Jesus taught not to do in Matthew 7:1? Is the idea coincident with the teaching of Jesus?... Continue Reading →
The New System by Faith: Romans 10:6-8
Apostle Paul makes somewhat weird statements in this verses. “But the righteousness that is based on faith says, ‘Do not say …. ‘The word is near you in your mouth and in your heart’ (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim)” (ESV). Why does he say that? What is the specific point that... Continue Reading →
Human, the Holistic Creature
A Teaching of Matthew 12:33-37 Many say that human being is an organism. However, the statement does not reflect the true human being. Human being is not only physical and biological but also mental and further spiritual. So, it is more suitable and so more precise to say that human being is a holistic being—holistic... Continue Reading →
Not Judge But Love!
We may have various opinions (Romans 14:1, 2 and 5). We may think they are truths. However, only God's will--love--prevails, and no human opinion. This is truth. Then why would we so serious about our opinions and judge others according to them and commit the sin of not-loving? There is no point to do so.... Continue Reading →
Faith Overcomes
Dear friend, I appreciate you told me what your concern is. I know just a little what it is to live in the US as an international student or worker. I have been both for a pretty extended time--9 years. Beside one's character, any international person who survives in the US society, whether it be... Continue Reading →
Does Intention Matter So?
Intention matters so. A work changes in result and value depending on it. A work done in an evil intention is itself evil and so is the result of it. What if the intention of reading and studying the Bible is not what God intended? Such reading and studying of the Bible, even though they... Continue Reading →
The Pure Gospel 