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Cstock
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| I got a 10pm subway station lesson about the "I love sky mother!" |
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samcheokguy
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| The other day in Gangneung, someone asked me in Korean if I knew Jesus. I said, in Korean, "I'm russian." He left me alone. I guess Korean Jesus hates Russians. |
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Jammer113
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| I got a 10pm subway station lesson about the "I love sky mother!" |
That would be awesome. Was it a full lesson in English? Or did they just repeat that over and over?
One day on the subway, some person was going by with their bible and music, singing their praises to Jesus and I mentioned to my girlfriend that it was a bit weird.. she said that she thought maybe someone in their family was sick, and they were sort of praying for them by teaching the gospel in public. I certainly felt more compassion for them, then, if they were praying for a loved one.
My personal problem with these missionaries is this: they come to my house, and their first question is "Are you a Christian?" To which I always answer 'Yes'. But at that point, there is no celebration, no happiness, no mutual thanksgiving to God, no "Amen"... nothing.... instead, they only say "Let me tell you about our church." They don't really care if I'm Christian or not. They just want me to join their social group. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| I got a 10pm subway station lesson about the "I love sky mother!" |
That would be awesome. Was it a full lesson in English? Or did they just repeat that over and over?
One day on the subway, some person was going by with their bible and music, singing their praises to Jesus and I mentioned to my girlfriend that it was a bit weird.. she said that she thought maybe someone in their family was sick, and they were sort of praying for them by teaching the gospel in public. I certainly felt more compassion for them, then, if they were praying for a loved one.
My personal problem with these missionaries is this: they come to my house, and their first question is "Are you a Christian?" To which I always answer 'Yes'. But at that point, there is no celebration, no happiness, no mutual thanksgiving to God, no "Amen"... nothing.... instead, they only say "Let me tell you about our church." They don't really care if I'm Christian or not. They just want me to join their social group. |
Are you sure? Maybe they just want to worship with you. Or were they not the right sect? |
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Jammer113
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you sure? Maybe they just want to worship with you. Or were they not the right sect? |
Of course they want me to worship with them. They want everyone in their area to worship with them. That's how you join their social group.
But they don't even talk about it that way. They never say "We would love for you to come worship with us." Their routine sounds just the same as it would if they were trying to convert a non Christian. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you sure? Maybe they just want to worship with you. Or were they not the right sect? |
Of course they want me to worship with them. They want everyone in their area to worship with them. That's how you join their social group.
But they don't even talk about it that way. They never say "We would love for you to come worship with us." Their routine sounds just the same as it would if they were trying to convert a non Christian. |
Ok, fair enough.
But you have mentioned "social club" twice now. Isn't fellowship an important part of it all? Personally, as an outsider who is trying to make sense of organized religion, I feel that the sense of being part of a larger community is one of the few good things it has going for it.
Does it have to be all about saving souls and testifying 24/7?
Not trying to be jerky here, just curious. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Jammer113 wrote: |
One day on the subway, some person was going by with their bible and music, singing their praises to Jesus and I mentioned to my girlfriend that it was a bit weird.. she said that she thought maybe someone in their family was sick, and they were sort of praying for them by teaching the gospel in public. I certainly felt more compassion for them, then, if they were praying for a loved one.
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They'd be better off donating that time to spending with their family. I've seen examples of Korean Christians donating money to church which could've gone toward medicine, hoping that the Lord is more likely to deliver a miracle than medical science. And in the main case I'm thinking of, the kid died.
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My personal problem with these missionaries is this: they come to my house, and their first question is "Are you a Christian?" To which I always answer 'Yes'. But at that point, there is no celebration, no happiness, no mutual thanksgiving to God, no "Amen"... nothing.... instead, they only say "Let me tell you about our church." They don't really care if I'm Christian or not. They just want me to join their social group. |
In Korea, religion is a business. They're looking for more customers. You could argue this is true in all countries, but it's an easier argument to make in this country. |
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