An increasing number of South Korean Christians are becoming
disillusioned with organised religion and are leaving their churches, a
recently published report says.
Greed, unthinking obedience, and hypocrisy among church leaders in recent years has led to a new phenomenon of ‘unchurched Christians’, the report says, who believe in the religion but avoid joining a congregation.
In a country famous for its zealous subway preachers and the largest church congregation in the world, the idea that you can be spiritual without being religious is novel.
The above lines written by Dan Olson about the Korean church are disconcerting but not surprising. Many of my blog readers are South Korean. I feel a need to say to you that if you base your faith in God on mankind and not on Jesus Christ, then you have a misdirected faith. Mankind is flawed...every last one of us, except Jesus Christ. As incredible as it may seem, there are many people in this world that have or are using the Christian pulpit and it's money and power to debase our Lord's name and his mission.
Please, do not be naive, concentrate your faith in our Father and his son, our Lord Jesus. He will never disappoint nor fail us. Try to forgive those who do these horrible things in the name of our Father, as he commands. If you have faith and know the word, you are in the holy spirit of God, and will be guided to know the truth of mankind's words and actions. Do not fear them. Our Father knows what they do. He knows, also, all that you do and believe, and rewards your faith in him. Continue believing and loving. Do not let mankind spoil the beauty of our Lord and Father. We know we all have weaknesses. See through those weaknesses in your fellow man and give them love and forgiveness. Let our Father be the judge...not mankind. Steer away from false prophets, but do not fear them. Only fear him who is ruler over all, our Father.
Greed, unthinking obedience, and hypocrisy among church leaders in recent years has led to a new phenomenon of ‘unchurched Christians’, the report says, who believe in the religion but avoid joining a congregation.
In a country famous for its zealous subway preachers and the largest church congregation in the world, the idea that you can be spiritual without being religious is novel.
The above lines written by Dan Olson about the Korean church are disconcerting but not surprising. Many of my blog readers are South Korean. I feel a need to say to you that if you base your faith in God on mankind and not on Jesus Christ, then you have a misdirected faith. Mankind is flawed...every last one of us, except Jesus Christ. As incredible as it may seem, there are many people in this world that have or are using the Christian pulpit and it's money and power to debase our Lord's name and his mission.
Please, do not be naive, concentrate your faith in our Father and his son, our Lord Jesus. He will never disappoint nor fail us. Try to forgive those who do these horrible things in the name of our Father, as he commands. If you have faith and know the word, you are in the holy spirit of God, and will be guided to know the truth of mankind's words and actions. Do not fear them. Our Father knows what they do. He knows, also, all that you do and believe, and rewards your faith in him. Continue believing and loving. Do not let mankind spoil the beauty of our Lord and Father. We know we all have weaknesses. See through those weaknesses in your fellow man and give them love and forgiveness. Let our Father be the judge...not mankind. Steer away from false prophets, but do not fear them. Only fear him who is ruler over all, our Father.
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