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A story that no one has ever told honestly!
Would you like to hear a bitter story that shows the inner workings of the church?

This book is for those who feel uneasy even when attending a church known for its health, and who suffer from an inexplicable sense of frustration even when listening to a sermon from a great pastor.
Why do young people keep disappearing from churches? Why is the number of people who claim to believe in God but don't attend church constantly increasing? Perhaps these people were "obedient" churchgoers who, during their time at church, attended dozens of revival meetings, retreats, and Bible studies without fail.
Because of the countless church services he had to do because he couldn't refuse, he must have been a 'tired' church member who couldn't fully enjoy the joy during worship.
Yet, deep in their hearts, there is love and faith in God.
It's just that the church and the pastor are uncomfortable.

Just looking at the table of contents of this book, any believer will find at least one question they can relate to.
Even though they go to church faithfully on the outside, they still harbor some unresolved religious issues in their hearts.
"What if I'm not happy even though I go to church? How much more do I have to love God before it's enough? When will I ever be saved? Should I blindly obey authority? Star pastors, are they always right? Doesn't devotion to the church lead to better employment?..." This book candidly addresses questions we'd be reluctant to ask in church, questions we'd be hesitant to ask our own pastors.
Above all, the bitter story is approached in a humorous way through the setting of questions and answers between a 'younger brother' who is burdened by church and a close 'older brother' who is a pastor.
But it's not all bitter.
My brother's warm and heartfelt advice still reminds us that the church is our hope.

Those who were pointed at as sinners, those who were thought to be cursed by God, and those who had to live as outcasts from the village, instead became Jesus' friends.
Jesus came to those who thought they were abandoned and restored them, calling them “my people.”

--- p.24

Being saved means that I have accepted that Jesus came as the conqueror (ruler) of the land I was standing on.
I am raising a flag that says that the ruler of this city where I am the lord is Jesus.

--- p.33

God has never given you or me an imperfect salvation.
Because He gave us perfection, we are becoming perfect as we remain on that path, in that life, and by that truth.
When we acknowledge both the nobility of the Holy Spirit and our own lowliness that is not, we become complete.

--- p.45

I think faith is asking questions that this world doesn't ask.
It questions the steadfast beliefs of this world.
That is why every moment of our religious life can ultimately be said to be a ‘question.’
Let's change the question.
Not “Am I a saved person?” but “Am I living as a saved person?”

--- p.71

If the language you use becomes your own specialness, superiority, or boasting based on something you own or possess, then you are not yet a born-again Christian.
If the language you use contains sorrow and earnestness from God and based on God's will, then you are a born-again Christian.

--- p.113

We are all sinners who want to be kings.
We must be a community where those in authority, those who follow authority, and those who resist authority all ask themselves what their heart's motivations are before the Word.
If it is something good and not against your conscience, you must practice obedience, and if it is something good and not against your conscience, you must have the courage to resist.

--- p.126

The church should be a place that goes beyond acknowledging and praising a person for what he or she has accomplished, and acknowledges and praises that person for who he or she is.
Ultimately, we must understand people as those who thirst for 'recognition and respect'.
--- p.135

Holiness is not something that a 'converted me' creates, but rather a moment of God that comes to me when I am not converted.

--- p.163

It's a joy to have success that others can't have, even without faith.
But when you step down from that place of success, when you become an unknown and useless being again, the only thing that can make you happy is the 'ability' that can only be found in faith.

--- p.174

Pastors need compensation, recognition, and people to treat them kindly.
He is a foolish sheep before Jesus, the Shepherd, who prays that his own desire to do well will benefit someone.

--- p.185

Christians must live as 'good citizens' and 'good citizens'.
As I live as a citizen of this land, I must ask myself how I can live as a citizen of the kingdom of God.
Faith and reality are not opposing concepts, but rather ‘different beliefs’ that we use to live in reality.

--- p.224

The reason why small things, small people, and small tasks do not end up as 'small' to us is because we believe in God.
Because before the God we believe in, big and small are completely different from our perception, and we cannot know what kind of butterfly effect the thing we thought was small will have in history.
Because we believe in God!

--- p.249