[A Sip of Books] "We Must Correct the Era Where Feelings Become Truth"

Some sentences encapsulate the entire content of the book itself, while others instantly reach the reader's heart and create a point of connection with the book. We introduce such meaningful sentences excerpted from the book. - Editor's note

This is a collection of columns by Pastor Jaehun Lee, senior pastor of Onnuri Church. He diagnoses today's era as one where absolute truth has lost its standard, and what I feel becomes the truth. He emphasizes that only by properly establishing and firmly holding the standard of true truth can we move in the right direction. He approaches various social issues such as COVID-19, abortion, postmodernism, and social gender from a Christian perspective.

The Korean church, through the COVID-19 pandemic, was able to abandon the 'functional ecclesiology' and restore the 'ontological view of the church.' It is also learning that believers must live not only as 'worshipers gathered together' but also as 'scattered worshipers' wherever they are. It is not that one is a worshiper because they are in the sanctuary, but the place where the worshiper is becomes the sanctuary, and the building where worship is offered is not the temple, but the believer themselves is the temple. p.15~16

True repentance is acknowledging that no matter how severe the suffering I endure, God is good and righteous. Suffering is not a process that breaks us down but a process that reveals God's work through darkness. It is a process that exposes the pride and sin hidden within us and purifies us further. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, God reveals the terrible self-righteousness hidden within us and leads us to repentance. This is why Job's repentance is necessary for us. p.45~46

The fundamental proposition of postmodernism is that 'there is no truth with authority that everyone must absolutely accept.' Each person judges that how they feel is the absolute authority. The question 'What is objective truth?' disappears, and everything is judged by 'What is the most subjective?' Ultimately, the standard becomes oneself. p.63

What reaction would arise if the media reported daily on the number of fetuses dying from abortion, just as they report daily on the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths? More fetuses have died from abortion than the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths. The number of deaths due to abortion should rightfully be known, but the reality is otherwise. p.73

Wandering Era, Becoming Direction | Written by Jaehun Lee | Duranno | 200 pages | 13,000 KRW

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