Title: Repent! (2009-8-23 Sunday noon worship service)
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Bible: 2 Corinthians 12:19-21. Sunday, August 23, 2009 Worship sermon.
Title: Repent!
I believe that God will give you great grace today.
Today, at this time in our homeland, the capital of Seoul,
The funeral of former President Kim Dae-jung is being held.
An unprecedented, ordinary funeral of a former president as the national director
In the midst of sharp reactions from all walks of life, some politicians and
Conservative media, numerous netizens heating up the Internet,
And blaming the opposition without distinction
The level of criticism from the elder conservative commentators pouring out is very high.
It's from the previous pitch. (The old helmet = a dog fighting in the mud.
So the appearance of arguing and swearing at each other
by analogy).
And again, why should this funeral be held on a Sunday?
There are criticisms of it. to the one who implemented it
Here's what it says from If there is a chief,
The day on which the coat of arms is opened in the Constitution is necessarily a public holiday.
You have to make a proclamation, and then you have a day to play, and the following
It is said that this was done because the economic loss of the country was so great.
In any case, politicians, public officials, leaders
and any person directly or indirectly involved in this funeral
Inevitably, it is impossible to fall into this national ambassador, so
Today, through worship in the church
Holy Week was not allowed.
Now, if we look at the past years of the late former President Kim Dae-jung,
I have lived through years of lust. What is this lust?
It is a time of glory and disgrace.
And what else is a disgrace? It is a number and
It means insult. In view of that, former President Kim Dae-jung
Young is very short, and I think he lived a long time.
That is, what is glory for him? Presidential term (5 years)
It was all. But except for this, all of his life is very
It was a shameful life. It is a life full of suffering.
His ordeal is the story of the Korean government’s control of Japan in 1962.
In the negotiation of the right to claim against Japan, the Park Chung-hee administration paid 130 billion dollars
At the time, by speaking out in the form of taking money privately
President Park Chung-hee approves the arrest of member
It starts with filing in Parliament.
This man has been in exile twice in his life.
Among them, the Tokyo kidnapping incident occurred, and Kim Dae-jung, former President of the Republic of Korea,
At that time, I almost got buried alive in the Pacific Ocean.
This person spent 16 years under house arrest and in exile abroad.
And I spent 6 years in prison. To be exact, 71 months in prison.
And it was 1087 days in exile. And finally, the Gwangju Democratization Movement.
He was sentenced to death by a military court as the man behind the incident.
In addition to that, prior to this, he reported on 4.19, 5.16. 12.12. with,
He had to go through countless hardships and trials due to all kinds of strife.
Of course, under the Japanese rule, and also suffered the pain of 6.25.
Moreover, as he entered politics in earnest, he
caught in a vortex. And made a lot of static.
So, I got caught up in countless accusations, resentments, grudges, and quarrels.
Many misunderstandings and prejudices followed this man. Of course, in my opinion
Therefore, it is very natural for various evaluations to occur.
It may be a phenomenon, but in our national sentiment,
I have been running from extremes to poles.
And in this process, the Yonggong, the left-wing government, the pro-North Korean forces,
Even in public, I've always been told that I'm a redneck.
Everyone! A man's life is so short compared to his glory
He had to lead a long, long, disgraceful life.
Why am I telling a long story about the ex-president who did this?
Everyone! All the hardships and hardships inflicted on one human
All of them are ugliness of a human being.
And all of these may be due to your own mistakes,
Or maliciously trying to frame the opponent or drive them into the abyss of death
It may have been originated from the surrounding mori boats.
What does this moribe mean? Regardless of public interest or business
A person who seeks only his own interests in any way, or
It refers to such groups.
This is how we humans play politics today.
Knock down your opponent while staying up all night in a closed room
make a plan for
And strategically spread rumors that don't exist.
This is the case in many martial arts novels such as Three Kingdoms and Suhoji.
So that the other side can't fight back, we have no choice but to sink ourselves
I'm going to make a huge accusation to avoid it.
or by material or power
Or mobilizing thugs with physical force,
Even a platoon unit is mobilized to subdue the opponent.
Such was the history of modern Korean politics. Liberal Government,
That was the case with the Republican Party and the New Democratic Party. So, now that I
To straighten history, to clear the past
The same thing arose.
Everyone! Once upon a time, there was something called the Inhyukdang Incident.
In 1974, when the Republican Party government announced the Inhyuk Party incident, 23 people involved were
Arrested and soon sentenced to death.
However, only 20 hours after the verdict was issued without an opportunity for a retrial,
It is a case of execution. It's really outrageous.
However, after 30 years have passed, a retrial is requested by the bereaved family.
Last year, a court acquitted all of them and
A judgment was awarded for compensation in a large sum.
Do you know about the massacre of civilians during the Korean War?
I do not know.
At that time, 300,000 soldiers died during the Korean War.
The civilian death toll is nearly double that of 600,000.
However, many of these civilian deaths
They didn't die in war.
At that time, among the countless deaths,
They were caught randomly out of disbelief. and these
The fact that indiscriminate imprisonment, massacre, and burial
I'm only hearing it now.
In a word, humans are like this. So human beings
I don't trust it. If you take over the existence of a human, no matter what
They are all edible creatures. So, in the past, political giants were
Gathered wealth and secretly accumulated this.
What is this human world? In this world because of corruption
The Bible says there is no permanent city. because of that
We believers are not in this world, but in another eternal world.
It is looking forward to hope.
For this, our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified
You ran high. And he shed blood. God said,
He loved us so much.
Everyone! Listen carefully! What is the age of lust for all the politicians who have gone before?
All of these are karma that humans have committed themselves.
It may not be self-sufficient.
Former President Kim Dae-jung was in Japan in 1980 by the new military.
As the chairman of the so-called Han Min-tong anti-state group and
He is sentenced to death on the charge of conspiracy to revolt.
On the other hand, former President Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan sentenced to death and Roh Tae-woo sentenced to 22 years and 6 months in prison
sentenced and convicted of civil rebellion, military rebellion, and corruption
used as a reason for sentencing.
We have something to reflect on and repent of here.
For one's own benefit or for the sake of party tactics,
These are the things that even tried to steal the voice.
But everyone! In these dark times and like this
In a ruthless situation, I just had to be helpless
How would they feel at that time?
And how much harm has it done to our people?
How great was the heartache that our people suffered?
The conflict between East and West that continues to this day, or
The conflict between Yeongho-nam, and the conflict between the south and the south
Who the hell is going to heal the conflicts between different classes of society?
Our kind of thinking that it can be any kind of person we believe in (like).
Regionalism is a very serious sin.
Therefore, the cause is to those who have been in great politics during that time.
If there had been, and if they were political mobsters under the guise of liberal democracy
I dare to confess their sins in this place
I want to cry out to you to repent.
Therefore, former President Chun Doo-hwan, who gave the shadow of the military dictatorship, also
You must repent. And already deceased, and in this minute
Although it is a field where the head of the Daehan Directorate is held, former President Kim Dae-jung also repented
Thinking it should have been done.
Not only that. The so-called three Kim era, one of the leading
Former President Kim Young-sam must also repent. Of course, President Lee Myung-bak
As a church elder, the 12 million Korean church members
I hope you can respond.
And above all, we believers must first repent.
Considering the Korean political history to which we have never been unrelated,
We must all repent together.
Fortunately, because of this Jo Moon Jung-guk, reconciliation between
It's an atmosphere. Six of the highest-ranking officials from North Korea
Sent as condolences.
In addition, prior to this, Hyundai Asan has been conducting Mt. Kumgang tour, Kaesong tour, Pyongyang tour,
And they promised to tour Mt. Baekdu.
We will have to watch and pray.
Everyone! What is the Gospel? After the messenger of the first gospel of John the Baptist
Repent! This was it. And the first news of the gospel that Jesus also preached is
Repent on that topic! This was it.
Today, I would like to introduce you to a place in the Word of God.
I would like to close this statement.
Romans 12:9-19.
9) There is no lie in love. Hate evil and be part of the good.
10) To love one another, to be kind to one another, to respect one another first.
11) Do not be lazy in diligence, be zealous and serve the Lord.
12) Rejoice in hope, persevere in tribulation, persevere in prayer,
13) Provide necessities for the saints and strive to provide hospitality.
14) Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.
15) Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep
16) Be of the same mind, and do not set your heart on high things, but rather be lowly, and do not pretend to be wise in yourselves.
17) Repay no one evil for evil, but do good in the sight of all men.
18) If it is possible for you, be at peace with all men.
19) My beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but in wrath
Leave it, it is written, Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.
saith the Lord. Amen. <End>
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