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Introduction       It seems that anti-Christian sentiments are increasing.   Groups opposing the Church of Christ and persecuting it appear to be growing worldwide.   At the same time, there are reports of declining effectiveness in evangelism within the church.   The number of congregants is decreasing, and it's said that churches are closing their doors more frequently.   Young people are leaving the church, and it's becoming increasingly elderly.   The outlook for the church doesn't seem very bright.   What should we do?   We need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.   We must hold fast to the promise of the Lord and gather together in prayer, crying out to God.   We especially need to repent of our sins in accordance with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.   We must turn around.   And we must obey God's Word.   God's Word says, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and yo...

Introduction       The church is crumbling right now. The church is not only collapsing morally or ethically, but also biblically.  In other words, the church now does not know God (Isa. 45:4, 5).  The reason is because they rejected the knowledge of knowing God (Hos. 4:1).  Not only the saints, but also the pastors rejected the knowledge of God (v. 6).  As a result, the more we increase as we ignore the commandments of God (v. 6), the more we sin against God (v. 7).  Also, the church is not preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the head of the church.  Rather, the church now preaches “a different gospel” (Gal. 1:6-9).  And now the church is accepting that different gospel well (2 Cor. 11:4).  Also, the church is not living a life worthy of the gospel of Christ (Phil. 1:27).  In other words, the church does not stand with one mind and cooperate for the faith of the gospel with one will (v. 27).   Alt...

Introduction     The time has already come.   The time has come when we Christians do not put up with “sound doctrine.”   Now we prefer to listen to the words of pastors who say what our itching ears want to hear (2 Tim. 4:3).   Even in such a situation, we pastors are supposed to teach the saints by saying only what is in line with sound doctrine (Tit. 2:1), but we are not doing so faithfully.   Perhaps the reason is because we are afraid that the saints will be bored and even hate it if we speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.   Perhaps the reason is because we do not know sound doctrine and do not stand firmly on sound doctrine.   But we must keep in mind that the Bible tells us to speak and teach sound doctrine (v. 1).   Also, the Bible tells us to hold fast sound doctrine (1:9).   At the same time, we must teach sound doctrine to our church members (2:1).   Therefore, we must be able both to exhort in sou...

Introduction                               I hope and p ray for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be preached.   All of us, Christians, must preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.   We must voluntarily preach the good news of Jesus Christ.   Even if not voluntarily, we are commissioned to preach the gospel.   Therefore, according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we must immediately obey in faith and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.   If we do not preach the gospel, woe is us (1 Corinthians 9:16).                   I thank God for being able to publish a senior pastor Missionary Chang Seh Kim’s first book “The Gospel of God (Romans 5~8)” last year i n commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of Victory Presbyterian Church, that he proclaimed ...

  Introduction                         What is the Gospel?   What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?   I still remember vividly.   After having a table fellowship with Missionary Chang Seh Kim, my beloved father and pastor emeritus of our Victory Presbyterian Church, said ‘What is the Gospel?’ when I brought him home and before getting out of my car.   At that time, I was a little puzzled.   The reason is because he must have heard the gospel all his life and also preached it.   But I got a glimpse into the heart of my father, who truly wanted to know the gospel more and more.   To give thanks to God, the pastor emeritus is preaching the word of God, especially the Gospel of Jesus Christ at every Wednesday prayer meeting, especially when he is unable to go to the mission field due to the corona virus.   I am thankful that the words of Romans...

Introduction                 “When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word, What a glory He sheds on our way!   While we do His good will He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey.    Trust and obey, for there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey” (Hymn “When We Walk With the Lord, v. 1).                   I want to follow Jesus.   I want to hear the voice of the Shepherd Jesus and follow Him only (Jn. 10:3-5).   Even though the way Jesus went is the way of the cross and the rough road of Golgotha, I want to deny myself and take up my cross and follow Jesus (Mt. 16:24; Mk. 8:34; Lk. 9:23).   I want to walk the narrow path that Jesus walked rather than the wide path of this world.   I want to walk by faith rather than by sight (2 Cor. 5:7).   And I...

  Introduction                     Who is a real Christian?  Who is a true Christian?  How many people are there who are self-proclaimed Christians and seemingly Christians, but their faith is immature and they are so close to unbelievers?  How many self-proclaimed Christians are there who have faith but are easily tempted and whose hearts are easily shaken, who are unfamiliar with the basic doctrines taught in the Bible, and who break the unity of the church by envying and bringing conflicts to the church?  In particular, how many Christians are there in the church who rely on riches rather than God, who cast off restraint but trying to justify themselves?  How many Christians are there who don’t obey God and do things in their own stubbornness, who don’t follow the Holy Spirit but sin after their own flesh, and who don’t keep the Word of God ...

  Introduction                What is a community?  How should the body of the Lord be established as the Lord's community?  How should the Lord's church and the Lord-centered community be?   I personally became interested in community by studying Paul theology at Westminster Theological Seminary.  So, as I was studying theology, I was studying intermittently by buying books and reading books about church and community.  I did so because I wanted to learn.  I really wanted to know what the Bible says about the true church and community.  The reason I wanted to know and learn about the church was because I was kept on hearing the negative news about the church.  As I kept hearing the negative news about the church, I had been in a lot of trouble and asked myself these kinds of questions: ‘Certainly what the Bible says about the church or community is not like this,...

  Introduction     For me, "Philippians" is something special.  The reason is that when I studied Th.M. (Master of Theology) at Fuller Theological Seminary, I wrote my thesis based on Philippians 2:1-4.  Before I started writing the thesis, I went up to Professor Seyoon Kim, who was my supervisor at that time, and told him that I was going to write my thesis on Philippians 2:1-4.  When he heard it, he told me that there was nothing much to write on that passage.  Nevertheless, I wrote my thesis based on that passage because I was interested in the ecclesiology.  So in order to write a thesis based on Philippians 2:1-4, I read many articles and books regarding that passage and the book of Philippians as a whole.  As I was doing it, I got more interested in the book of Philippians.  In the process, I read the whole commentary "Paul's Letter to the Philippians"(New International Greek Testament) written by...