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“You are the man!”             “Nathan then said to David, ‘You are the man! …’” (2 Samuel 12:7a).                         I often find myself realizing things belatedly when reflecting on my own actions.   Of course, one of those realizations is the grace of God.   Only after some time has passed do I come to realize God's guidance, assistance, and provision.   Another thing I tend to realize belatedly is that I have spoken beyond what was appropriate.   Especially after engaging in various conversations with someone, upon later reflection, I recognize that the content of the conversation applies to me as well, and I realize that I spoke as if I were discussing someone else.   For instance, not too long ago, after a church meeting, during dinner, I had a conversation with a few pastors.   Even in reviewing the...

Husband’s sin         "to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful" ( Esther 1:11).                    We have entered an era where we cannot deny the falling authority of husbands.   When considering the underlying causes, I think there are two main factors.   Firstly, it is feminism.   While it may seem and indeed be true that women's rights have been restored on the surface, I believe that fundamentally, the restoration of women's rights, due to its deviation from biblical principles, has become the "medicine" for the husband's declining authority, which is the "disease".   Secondly, I think the husband's irresponsibility is the cause of the declining authority of husbands.   I believe this is because our husbands, as fathers and heads of househo...

Day 1: John 17:15-17   The problem of sin     I throw a question: Can we truly call someone a saint who does not wrestle with the issue of sin?   The reason is that the term 'saint' signifies one who is set apart from the sinful world.   The responsibility of a saint is to separate themselves from the sinful world.   In other words, a saint is meant to live a life separated from sin.   Just as water and oil cannot mix, so too, as children of light, saints should not be yoked with the darkness of the world.   In order to live in this way, we saints must have a clear sense of belonging.   We do not belong to this world (Jn. 17:16), but we belong to the Lord who is the Light.   We must never forget this.   Furthermore, in order to avoid falling into evil, we must pray like Jesus (v. 15) and strive to be sanctified by the truth (v. 17).   If we neglect this, we should fear God's discipline, for because God loves us, He wi...

The problem of sin       [Nehemiah 9:1-5]     Pastor Dong-won Lee said in his book ‘Acts of Repentance’: ‘As a layman, C.S. Professor Lewis diagnosed the era we live in as an era in which the spirit of seeking has been lost’ (Lee).  One of the proofs is that modern people no longer have a serious approach to sin.  It means that there are not that many people who are troubled and in pain because of their sins, and who shed tears to try to overcome their sins.  That is why there are so many believers who do not experience the thrill of being saved from sin or the joy of overcoming sin.   What do you think of this word?  Are we worried about our sins?  Are we struggling to overcome our sins?  Now fewer and fewer believers are humbly listening to sermons pointing out sin.  Now the word “sin” may be in danger of disappearing.  As 2 Timothy 4:3 says, “the time will come.”  That time is none other than the time when peo...

Slaves to obedience           [Romans 6:15-23]     Last week, during a wedding service for a couple in our church's English ministry, I gave three recommendations under the title of the sermon titled “By Faith,” centered on Hebrews 11:23-26.   One of those three exhortations was to have higher values by faith, refuse to enjoy the sinful pleasures of the world, but choose to be mistreated and to suffer for Jesus Christ.   I took Moses as an example.   What did Moses do with faith?   He made the right choice “by faith”.   Moses made the right choice with faith in the choice between to be called the son of Pharaoh's princess (v. 24) or to be called the son of God, to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a short time (v. 25) or to suffer with the people of God (v. 25), to choose all the treasures of Egypt or suffering disgrace for the sake of Christ (v. 26).   In this way, faith makes the right choice on the path o...

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/sin-and-salvation   "Sin and Salvation" “Why do we need to talk about sin? We ought to just talk about the love of God.” This comment was not made by a dedicated liberal. Rather, it was made by a woman who is a member of an evangelical church and has enrolled her children in a Reformed Christian School. She does not seem to have grasped much of the character of Calvinism. Regrettably this comment is not just a strange aberration. In a recently published book, sociologist Alan Wolfe argues that this attitude is wide-spread throughout American religious groups and denominations, including evangelicals. In  The Transformation of American Religion  Wolfe states, “Talk of hell, damnation and even sin has been replaced by a nonjudgmental language of understanding and empathy.” Most American churches and synagogues today are characterized by attitudes and practices which are “joyful, emotional, personal and empathetic on the one hand, impa...