Title: The voice of thorough Sunday holy water rises
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[Mission Life] #1. Hyeyeon Jo, a professional female professional 8th Dan who attends Uman Church in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, never plays Go on Sunday. to keep the week. In fact, the 8th dan group couldn't live as a trainee because of the Sunday holy water. They made it to the finals of the Masters five years ago, but they withdrew because of the Sunday match. Group 8, selected for the national team at the Guangzhou Asian Games to be held in November, declared their absence again due to the fact that a men's and women's match would be held on Sunday. He said, "But it is not that I have mature faith to be proud of. I have been praying for God's help so that I can walk the path of a professional knight while living my life of faith."
#2. A certain art high school in Seoul, established based on the Christian spirit, is causing controversy over the decision to hold a national dance competition on Sundays. The school announced that the finals of the dance competition will be held on the 5th (Sunday) of the following month. Some Christian parents are pointing out, "How can Mission School hold a nationwide event on a Sunday?" and "It seems to be cutting the seeds of faith in the face of not being able to actively educate students on faith." Regarding this, the school said, "We cannot change the date because it has already been announced nationwide."
Voltaire once warned, “If you start thinking that it is enough to keep Sunday or not to keep it, Christianity will die.” Unfortunately, the Sunday holy water ceremony in the Korean church is getting weaker. This is because elementary, middle, and high school students are neglecting the weekly holy hours for exam study reasons, and adults for personal business, company work, acquisition of licenses, and rest. Moreover, there is a widespread sentiment that the Holy Week ended with just one worship service. In this reality, there are growing calls for a thorough Sunday worship movement.
◇Sabbath in the Old Testament = The Bible commemorates God as the Creator (Genesis 2:2) and God as the Redeemer (Deuteronomy 5:12-15), and commands “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). . In particular, the Pentateuch, the history books, and the prophets emphasize the importance of the Sabbath day, to the extent that those who defile the Sabbath should be put to death (Exodus 31:14).
The essence of Sunday is to commemorate the re-creation of God's people from slavery to sin. The Israelites could not enjoy God's rest while living in slavery, and were in a state of slavery to sin. God saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and told them to participate in His true rest. The Israelites who had left Egypt had been thoroughly trained to keep the Sabbath in the wilderness for 40 years. Manna could be harvested on weekdays, but on the 6th day, double the amount of manna fell for the Sabbath (Ex. 16:5, 25).
◇Sabbath in the New Testament = Jesus, the Creator and Redeemer, suggests the concept of the right Sabbath, saying, “The Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath” (Matthew 12:8). To commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, the early church members gathered on the day after the Sabbath to worship and keep this day holy.
The Korean church, which has a tradition of keeping Sundays at the risk of life despite the Japanese imperialism's forced shrine worship and the oppression of communism, has launched a movement to abolish the Sunday national exam centered on the Korea Evangelical Council since 2004. Under the influence of this movement, the civil service examination was changed to Saturday, but the national professional qualification examinations such as tax accountants, customs agents, patent attorneys, and certified brokers, as well as private examinations such as securities investment advisors and derivatives investment advisors, are still being held on Sundays.
Kim Myung-hyeok, president of the Korea Evangelical Council, said, "When the holy water on Sundays becomes lax, families and society become morally chaotic. If we ignore this situation and leave it alone, the Korean church will face a bigger crisis, so it must be corrected."
Karl Barth said: “Christian worship of God is the most important, urgent, and most glorious act that can happen in human life.” Perhaps we should check with a trembling heart whether God is saying to individuals, families, churches, and society today, “I hate and despise your feasts and take no pleasure in your holy assemblies” (Amos 5:21).