My faith isn't what it used to be
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Book Introduction
“My faith starts now.”
Beyond stagnant faith
A story of those who find a reason to believe again!
Recommended by Oh Soo-kyung (CEO of Cheongoram AMRC) and Jeon Seong-min (Dean of Vancouver Christian Worldview Graduate School)
A new work by artist Minseok Kim, who creatively and wittily depicts the Christian worldview through comics.
The topic he focuses on in this book is ‘faith.’
Everyone experiences difficulties while living a life of faith.
We fall into a period of stagnation in our faith, we face moments when we want to question God, and we are hurt by fellow Christians.
The author put this story into a comic.
Readers will empathize with the struggles and pain of the various characters they encounter as they follow the story, and will clearly discover the true value and nature of Christianity throughout the book.
(『Faith is not what it used to be』 was reconstructed into 21 episodes from the 50 episodes serialized on the Christian webtoon site “Ektoon.”)
Beyond stagnant faith
A story of those who find a reason to believe again!
Recommended by Oh Soo-kyung (CEO of Cheongoram AMRC) and Jeon Seong-min (Dean of Vancouver Christian Worldview Graduate School)
A new work by artist Minseok Kim, who creatively and wittily depicts the Christian worldview through comics.
The topic he focuses on in this book is ‘faith.’
Everyone experiences difficulties while living a life of faith.
We fall into a period of stagnation in our faith, we face moments when we want to question God, and we are hurt by fellow Christians.
The author put this story into a comic.
Readers will empathize with the struggles and pain of the various characters they encounter as they follow the story, and will clearly discover the true value and nature of Christianity throughout the book.
(『Faith is not what it used to be』 was reconstructed into 21 episodes from the 50 episodes serialized on the Christian webtoon site “Ektoon.”)
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index
Author's Note
Main characters
Episode 1: The Help of My Faith
Episode 2 Faith Restoration Program?
Episode 3: Why Christianity Wants to Be Erased
Episode 4: The Failed Believer
Episode 5: Jonah's Choice
Episode 6 It seems like nothing has changed
Episode 7: Departing to the Past
Episode 8: The Meeting of Seonggyeong and Seonggyeong
Episode 9: A Life That Cannot Digest the Gospel
Episode 10: Don't hate your body
Episode 11: Giving Up on Sapere
Episode 12: The Noise of Loving More
Episode 13: Silent Prayer
Episode 14: A Place Where the Smell of Misfortune Is Not Allowed
Episode 15: The Strange Wall
Episode 16: Why the World Needs Christianity
Episode 17: Satan's Approach
Episode 18: Aporia's Last Memory
Episode 19: The Gunshots of Golgotha
Episode 20: Jonah's Last Question
Episode 21: By Jesus' Side
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Main characters
Episode 1: The Help of My Faith
Episode 2 Faith Restoration Program?
Episode 3: Why Christianity Wants to Be Erased
Episode 4: The Failed Believer
Episode 5: Jonah's Choice
Episode 6 It seems like nothing has changed
Episode 7: Departing to the Past
Episode 8: The Meeting of Seonggyeong and Seonggyeong
Episode 9: A Life That Cannot Digest the Gospel
Episode 10: Don't hate your body
Episode 11: Giving Up on Sapere
Episode 12: The Noise of Loving More
Episode 13: Silent Prayer
Episode 14: A Place Where the Smell of Misfortune Is Not Allowed
Episode 15: The Strange Wall
Episode 16: Why the World Needs Christianity
Episode 17: Satan's Approach
Episode 18: Aporia's Last Memory
Episode 19: The Gunshots of Golgotha
Episode 20: Jonah's Last Question
Episode 21: By Jesus' Side
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Publisher's Review
Faith, the theme of a Christian's life
It is solved in the unique way of author Kim Min-seok!
“I, who have lived with the faith from birth, now
Not a single verse of praise, not a single prayer,
“The state of being dazed during worship, etc. has continued for two years.”
Seong-gyeong, whose faith is no longer what it used to be, goes to see a church sister for religious counseling.
However, at the meeting place where they arrived, Seong-gyeong's ex-boyfriend, 'Yona', was also there.
Jonah tells the flustered Seong-gyeong that he will help him restore his faith, and Seong-gyeong ends up following Jonah…
It is not easy to recover faith that has been lost.
Quite a few people are unable to overcome this crisis and end up leaving the church.
However, author Kim Min-seok does not avoid the painful reality.
We face head-on the problems we have been ignoring and failing to address.
Therefore, it is important to examine what problems the characters in the work went through and how they restored their faith.
Through this, we will look back on our own faith and that of those around us, and receive help in overcoming our crisis of faith.
From 'Strange Wall' to 'Faith Lived Through the Body'
Seeking direction for the church.
At the root of the crisis of faith experienced by the characters is a 'strange wall'.
The strange wall depicted in this work is shaped like Jesus, and many people are stuck to it.
This wall gives you only the advice, comfort, and motivation you need.
In front of the comfortable walls, the words of Jesus in the Gospel are ignored.
Ultimately, those who rely on strange walls are trapped in a self-satisfied religious life.
Therefore, the real name of this wall is myself, that is, 'narcissism'.
Individuals and churches that are immersed in 'narcissism' lose the essence of the gospel and hurt others.
“It’s a really strange wall.
People are hugging this wall, saying, 'Yes, I haven't looked at Jesus in a while!'
Yet, they do not want to listen to the words of Jesus in the Gospel.
As this empty cycle repeats, the wall grows larger and larger…
Only then did I realize.
That this religion cannot be changed.
“No one can break this disguised and deified narcissism.”
“That’s not faith.
I wanted to say that, but…
I kept my mouth shut.
Because Jonah wasn't asking for the definition of correct faith.
If there is such a thing as true faith, it is time for me to demonstrate it.
“Actions speak louder than words.”
The author's insights now move toward a solution. Through faithful research and study, he explores the message of Christianity and the faith of the early church, presenting the results convincingly.
This book tells us that what we need to recover is a faith that is concretely demonstrated in our daily lives, without “hating the body.”
And through the work, we can see that this is not a burden that one alone bears, but that the community carries it together.
Living the gospel together.
This is a topic that the church has wrestled with since its birth, and it is the church's original calling.
■ Main Readers
● Christians whose religious life is not what it used to be
● Readers who are wondering whether Christianity can truly change people
● Readers who want to give hope to friends who are struggling with their religious life
● A church community that seeks to live out the teachings of Christianity
It is solved in the unique way of author Kim Min-seok!
“I, who have lived with the faith from birth, now
Not a single verse of praise, not a single prayer,
“The state of being dazed during worship, etc. has continued for two years.”
Seong-gyeong, whose faith is no longer what it used to be, goes to see a church sister for religious counseling.
However, at the meeting place where they arrived, Seong-gyeong's ex-boyfriend, 'Yona', was also there.
Jonah tells the flustered Seong-gyeong that he will help him restore his faith, and Seong-gyeong ends up following Jonah…
It is not easy to recover faith that has been lost.
Quite a few people are unable to overcome this crisis and end up leaving the church.
However, author Kim Min-seok does not avoid the painful reality.
We face head-on the problems we have been ignoring and failing to address.
Therefore, it is important to examine what problems the characters in the work went through and how they restored their faith.
Through this, we will look back on our own faith and that of those around us, and receive help in overcoming our crisis of faith.
From 'Strange Wall' to 'Faith Lived Through the Body'
Seeking direction for the church.
At the root of the crisis of faith experienced by the characters is a 'strange wall'.
The strange wall depicted in this work is shaped like Jesus, and many people are stuck to it.
This wall gives you only the advice, comfort, and motivation you need.
In front of the comfortable walls, the words of Jesus in the Gospel are ignored.
Ultimately, those who rely on strange walls are trapped in a self-satisfied religious life.
Therefore, the real name of this wall is myself, that is, 'narcissism'.
Individuals and churches that are immersed in 'narcissism' lose the essence of the gospel and hurt others.
“It’s a really strange wall.
People are hugging this wall, saying, 'Yes, I haven't looked at Jesus in a while!'
Yet, they do not want to listen to the words of Jesus in the Gospel.
As this empty cycle repeats, the wall grows larger and larger…
Only then did I realize.
That this religion cannot be changed.
“No one can break this disguised and deified narcissism.”
“That’s not faith.
I wanted to say that, but…
I kept my mouth shut.
Because Jonah wasn't asking for the definition of correct faith.
If there is such a thing as true faith, it is time for me to demonstrate it.
“Actions speak louder than words.”
The author's insights now move toward a solution. Through faithful research and study, he explores the message of Christianity and the faith of the early church, presenting the results convincingly.
This book tells us that what we need to recover is a faith that is concretely demonstrated in our daily lives, without “hating the body.”
And through the work, we can see that this is not a burden that one alone bears, but that the community carries it together.
Living the gospel together.
This is a topic that the church has wrestled with since its birth, and it is the church's original calling.
■ Main Readers
● Christians whose religious life is not what it used to be
● Readers who are wondering whether Christianity can truly change people
● Readers who want to give hope to friends who are struggling with their religious life
● A church community that seeks to live out the teachings of Christianity
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: January 20, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 490 pages | 758g | 153*207*23mm
- ISBN13: 9788932819860
- ISBN10: 8932819866
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