The One Who Receives the Greatest Grace May Be the Most in Danger “Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades . The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:13–16). (1) Today, I would like to meditate on the lesson given through Luke 10:13–16 , together with its parallel passage, Matthew 11:20–24: (a) First, Jesus rebuked the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent (Mt. 11:20)...
The wrath of God [Romans 1:18-32] A long time ago, there was a Korean drama called ‘Mom is Angry’ among the popular Korean dramas. Watching this drama featuring famous celebrities such as Lee Soon-jae, Kang Bu-ja, Kim Hye-ja, and Baek Il-seop, I thought that writer Kim Soo-hyun wrote really well. The reason I thought that way was because even though there are some ideal parts in the drama (for example, the daughter-in-law Kim Hye-ja of a large family gets permission from her father-in-law Lee Soon-jae and her husband Baek Il-seop to leave the house and live alone in an apartment), I think it’s showing a realistic appearance well. There were times when I could sympathize with the way people live and listen to their words in that drama. Then, last week, when I saw “Christian Hellard,” one of the Christian newspapers coming to our church, there was an article by a pastor, so I read it. The reason why I read that ar...