Korean Job Discussion Forums

jackooboy · Joined: 02 Jun 2007

Calvinists, who are Presbyterians, who are most Korean Evangelicals; are a little off...

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OneWayTraffic · Joined: 14 Mar 2005

People saying that you need to give 10% or it's stealing from God are as bad as televangelists. What the hell is God going to do with the money. It's not like he can't just create it himself.

teachergirltoo · Joined: 28 Oct 2006

Contrary to what one post says, praying should not complicated. Jesus gave us a very simple model to follow. First pray for God's name to be made Holy and be made known to others, then for his Kingdom to come. The outworking of His will for all people is the most important item a person could care about, so it seems reasonable that that is what we should spend most of our time praying about. Jesus did mention personal needs in the prayer but they are not the priority - the doing of God's will and helping others are. And that is the way he lived his life. Secondly, one thing I often think about is that of the nine points listed in Matthew five for attaining true happiness, none are connected to material gain.

There some very good posts above. I have been attending the English congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Suwon. It is great. There is no collection, no talk of money, nor praying for material gain, nor selfish interests - just people that truly love studying the Bible and helping others. I would recommend it to anyone.

Little Laura · Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Location: On the trails with my dog

I go to - and work for - a small international church that's basically all Korean except for the American pastor and me and one other American girl. Originally there was a basket passed for offerings like we do in America, but then the Koreans suggested just putting an offering basket by the door rather than passing it. It's great. Nobody knows who's giving or how much - I can testify to that because I work for the church and do the bookkeeping. A few people tithe by transferring money into the church's bank account, so I see their names on the bank book when it's put in. But I could care less. It's between them and God.

I tithe, but no one knows because I just put in cash. God knows. I'm thankful for a really wonderful pastor who feeds us spiritually and never mentions money. The Koreans here love his teaching and are glad to do their part to keep the church going, as I am. His teaching has helped me to know and enjoy God, and grow in my relationship with Him and others.

BTW, there's a Korean guy on the board who's good at accounting, so he goes over my simple bookkeeping work (I use Quicken) and makes a quarterly financial report for the church members so they can see where their money is going. One large chunk of it goes to missions. Again, I'm the one who goes to the bank and actually transfers this money to missionaries we support in Madagascar, Thailand, Philippines, and India. Just to give you an inside look at one church's financial workings.