Title About the Sacrifice
Content br> There are countless types of sacrifices in the world of unbelievers.
There are various types of idol worship rituals, rain and rain, and mountain gods. The important ancestral rites were ancestral rites for the Korean people, who, under the influence of Confucianism, placed importance on ceremonial ceremonies. There were various types of ancestral rites such as Sadangje, Sasije, Giilje, Jeje, Myoje, Sagapje, Saengshinje, annual festivals, and religious rituals, and these sacrifices are still being practiced among unbelievers. The issue of sacrifice has been a very serious problem since the gospel of Christ was preached in our country as it is now. Will believers continue to offer sacrifices as they did when they did not believe? Or should I not? Those who insist on the need to make a sacrifice say, “Is there anything bad about making a sacrifice? A good thing is good, it should be done for family harmony” “Sacrifice is a traditional national culture, and Koreans and Christians must preserve it with the national culture”, “Sacrifice is performed as a descendant, and this is to honor the deceased ancestors. It is to practice filial piety toward the people.” I would like to ask you a key question.
Then, should God's children who have been saved by believing in Jesus as their Savior do sacrifices? Or should you never do it?
The Bible's answer to this question is, "Never do it." Because through the Bible, God clearly told us not to do it. Obviously, the Bible absolutely forbids sacrifice.
“For the sacrifices made by strangers are to demons. It is not a sacrifice to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons” (1 Corinthians 10:20).
Commandments 1 and 2 of the Ten Commandments also forbid this.
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth below, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them; I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I pay for the sins of those who hate me, from father to son to the third and fourth generations, but I show mercy to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:3-6).
Looking at these words, we can see that the reason why God forbade sacrifices is that first, sacrifices are sacrifices to demons and communion with demons through them, and secondly, sacrifices are idolatry.
We need to look at the common people's misconceptions about sacrifice here. The first question to consider is whether ancestral rites are a traditional culture unique to our people, as they think and claim, and whether Korean national culture should be preserved and preserved because Korean Christians are also Koreans.
If we look at the origins of ancestral rites, it is easy to see that ancestral rites are not our own traditional culture. In fact, according to the Seogyeong and Shiji, the basis for ancestral rites can be found in the ancestral rites of the heavenly gods, earth gods, oaks, and sadok in the Liao and Shun eras of China. It is said to have happened. In Korea, ancestral rites began from the Goryeo period under the influence of China. In Goryeo sagas, according to the rank of government office, godfather and higher to great-grandfather, 6th class and higher to their grandparents, and 7th class and lower and commoners only parents were set up to hold ancestral rites It is said that in the Joseon Dynasty, ancestral rites were made to go down to Gojo, regardless of status, based on the Juja rite.
Judging from these contents, ancestral rites in Korea were not performed before the Goryeo dynasty, and this was a custom handed down from China. In the Goryeo dynasty, then the Ijo dynasty, ancestral rites were raging under the influence of Confucianism, which flourished at that time. The habit has been passed down until now. However, even if ancestral rites are a traditional culture unique to our nation, people of Christ must not perform any kind of ancestral rites as well as ancestral rites. Because Christians must throw away anything that is different from the Word of God.
Second, the question we are going to look at is whether the act of ancestral rites is filial as the general people claim about ancestral sacrifices.
They said, “The Jesuits don’t even know their ancestors. They are also said to be invalid.” Is ancestral rites an act of “filial piety”, and those who believe in Jesus who oppose and do not do this are disobedient?
People who view ancestral rites as the culmination of “filial piety” say that they practice filial piety in their own way, and carefully (?) prepare various kinds of food on the rite. They set a table full of good fruits, rice, and alcohol, and perform various ceremonies and bow out loudly. This is to say that our deceased ancestors (?) come to visit and enjoy the food they have prepared. Is it really an act of filial piety to a deceased ancestor? Could it be that the spirits of our ancestors came (?) and ate (?) the food prepared with their own intellect?
It is said that if you do not set up a ancestral table, your ancestor (?) crying hungry and hungry will appear in your dreams, is that true? So, is it filial piety to prepare a generous ancestral table and bow down to treat them well? Not really. Where are the traces of the ancestors(?) eating the prepared food after the sacrifice? Is the white rice gone? How many fruits had bite marks? Something is seriously misunderstood or deceived.
People who believe in Jesus who oppose the ancestral rites and do not participate in ancestral rites are said to be disobedient even without their ancestors. Is that true? The Bible commanded us to “honor your father and mother” through the words of the Ten Commandments, and gave us a valuable lesson: “Obey your father and mother in the Lord.” Then what is true filial piety? Are you offering ancestral rites to your deceased parents, paying tribute to them, and bowing down? Or is it that when your parents are alive, they obey and respect you so that you do not worry about your heart or feel uncomfortable in your body?
Obviously, not after death, but while you are alive, preparing food for you to eat with all sincerity, greeting and greeting you once more, and obeying your parents so that you do not worry about them.
If it is filial piety after death, it is not a ritual, but a way for living children to engrave the will and feelings of their parents deeply in their hearts, live hard, do not harm others, and do not be insulted by the names of their deceased parents and receive praise.
The third issue to consider is the claim that believers must also make sacrifices for family reconciliation and peace.
Of course, there are quarrels between families because of the ancestral rites. Until now, on the sacrificial day, the whole family gathered to perform a reconciliation (?) sacrifice for the deceased ancestors in their own way, but one day, a family suddenly refused and did not participate in the ancestral rite because of their faith in Jesus. Strangely, serious quarrels between the brothers arose. It is not usually a difficult problem, as he even threatens to cut off visits to the brother and cut off blood relations between the brothers. So, often in order to find a clue to a compromise, if you do not offer sacrifices to your ancestors in your heart, but only bow outward and pretend that you are only doing it outwardly, you may participate in the ritual and bow down to the ceremony, thinking that God will understand your inner heart. will be So, is this thinking correct? It's not like that. Jesus said earlier.
“I came to bring a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law” (Matthew 10:35).
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but fear him who can destroy both body and soul in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
“You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved” (Matthew 10:22).
If we summarize the words of our Jesus and summarize their meaning, it can be summarized as follows.
First, because of faith in Jesus, or because of spiritual problems, there may be disagreements in the family.
Second, because of your faith in the Lord, you may not understand this belief, and you may be hated by all those who hate Jesus.
Third, but never fear them, but fear God and persevere to salvation.
If this is the will of Jesus, what attitude should we believers have toward the clear word?
Should we compromise with our fleshly brothers who insist on sacrifices and participate in the sacrifices that God forbids? Or should we be prepared for quarrels between brothers, endure the hatred and persecution of our brothers, and obey the Lord's word? As believers, we need to think about what is true reconciliation.
Is it reconciliation in God? Or is it reconciliation in Satan? Reconciliation in spirit rather than flesh is true reconciliation. Therefore, believing children of God should not participate in the sacrificial ritual even in situations where family discord is foreseen as a matter of fact.
Here are some reasons why unbelievers usually emphasize and strongly insist on ancestral rites. Of course, there will be times when you pay a tribute to your deceased parents. However, most people are afraid that disasters will come or that their family will be destroyed if they do not perform or neglect the ancestral rites. The idea of receiving good fortune prevails.
Of course, these thoughts are absurd. The spirits of the ancestors have already passed away and are in heaven or hell, and the spirits in heaven or hell leave the place and visit (?) their own homes for ancestral rites or special occasions, such as the house where their children live. It is not about coming to a restaurant or going to eat food for a sacrificial ceremony, and if it is well prepared, eat well and give abundant blessings and return.
You can't do that either. Therefore, the thought that if you do not perform or neglect the ancestral rites will cause great harm to the family, it is truly foolish and foolish.
Sacrifice in general causes great harm to living people.
In fact, if you want to perform the ancestral rites for the many ancestors who have died properly, even if you only have 4 generations, you will have to prepare for the ancestral rites all year round, and you will have to spend a lot of money to purchase sacrificial items for the ancestral rites.
Think about it. If you have ancestral rites such as Sadangje, Sasisaje, Memorial Day, Jeje, Myoje, Fourth Gap, Birthday, Year-round, etc., time is time, money is money, and the whole family can't afford to do other chores because they care about the rituals. I can't.
Currently, fortunately (?), the rituals are only held once or twice a year, so I don't suffer that much (?). Not only this. Sacrifice is deeply rooted in son preference. Having no sons, no grandchildren, and taking a long sigh that I will not be able to eat a bowl of porridge when I die, my niece only smokes cigarettes, harassing my sons wife or daughter-in-law like this and that, letting them have children until they have a son, and not giving them a single glance. It even creates terrible misfortunes such as taking a wife again to have a son or having a child again in order to have a grandchild, isn't it?/td>