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Pastor Jo Jeong-min's clear response to the honest religious concerns of The Message Lab's 100,000 subscribers. - 80 Most Curious Questions About Faith - 80 Answers from Pastor Jo Jeong-min, a Faith Mentor of This Era Faith, prayer, suffering, discernment, family, love, daily life, etc. To you who feel frustrated between faith and reality During the "Beautiful Companionship" service at Basic Church, which aims to spread the word to non-believers, a live Q&A session is held after the sermon to discuss concerns about religious life. This book is a compilation of carefully selected 80 questions and answers. The book divides the realistic concerns that Christians walking the path of faith in a noisy world face between faith and reality into seven topics: faith/prayer, religious life, weakness, suffering, discernment, family/relationships, and daily life. It provides clear answers in language that Christians can empathize with, based on the Word. The reality is that we believe in Jesus, but we are still afraid, and we love God, but we are always anxious. And when we struggle with relationship issues, it can be difficult to discern what it means to live according to God's will. The author says that my faith is as much as I have given up. He also says that suffering is one of the ways God awakens us when we live our lives thinking that what is not ours is ours. This book helps us let go of the things we hold onto in a world that constantly disrupts our peace and focus on God. It tells us the secret to how Christians can overcome the world and guides us to a life filled with joy by walking with God like the Apostle Paul. |
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prolog
1 Faith / Prayer
No matter how hard I try, I can't find faith.
Is there a time when each person meets God?
I prayed in faith, but my illness did not get better.
Is it right to believe unconditionally?
What does it mean to have faith as small as a mustard seed?
What does it mean to 'leave it to God'?
Could it be that the accident happened because of a lack of prayer?
Anger blocks my prayers
It's hard to pray deeply
Jesus knows everything, so why should we pray?
2 Religious Life
The Bible is too difficult
How should I study the Bible?
Is online worship also worship?
Is it right to donate even if it means going into debt?
Is it true that you will be blessed if you do well to the pastor?
How is authority and order established in the church?
How can we identify unethical pastors?
I'm looking for a Korean church and I'm curious about the selection criteria.
What is the difference between a beginner and a seasoned believer?
What do you think about the pastor's dual occupation?
I have a friend who was hurt in church.
Why did God only accept Abel's offering?
There are people who try to live a life of faith by the law.
3 Weakness
I don't want to sin, but I keep doing it.
What is true repentance?
There are people who have difficulty forgiving.
It's hard to control lust
Even though I believe in Jesus, I am still afraid of death.
I fell into spiritual lethargy
I have a lot of complexes
I want to be moderate, but I always fail.
I have trouble controlling my anger.
It's hard to overcome innate laziness.
I often feel irritated, angry, and anxious.
I hate and am jealous of my Christian colleagues.
We keep judging and condemning the people around us.
I love God, but I'm always afraid and anxious.
4 Hardships
How should we interpret suffering?
The misfortunes of good people are inexplicable.
How should we react when we experience misfortune and suffering?
Is there a way to avoid getting hurt?
How should we interpret a person who lives well without suffering?
There is a Christian who is harassing me.
I want to live without conflict with people around me.
I got hit in the back of the head by someone who treated me well.
I'm having a hard time because of people who are full of complaints and grievances.
I don't understand a God who punishes.
The hardships that have come upon me are too much to bear.
What does it mean to let go?
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What does it mean to live according to God's will?
Is it true that you heard the voice of God?
How do I distinguish between God's thoughts and my thoughts?
Please tell me the standard for discerning my will and God's will.
How are my dreams different from God's dreams?
I believe, but others are trying to dissuade me. What should I do?
How do I know if it's God's work or mine?
How do I know what calling God has given me?
Do ghosts exist?
6 Home / Romance / Love
I'm having a hard time because of my mother-in-law who is a counselor.
My child doesn't do what I want him to do.
I want to restore my relationship with my family.
How do I communicate well with my spouse?
What should we do about Christian love?
Is it right to make a list in a spouse prayer?
How should I pray to find a good spouse?
How do you distinguish between sexual desire and love?
What is true love?
Should I love someone I don't get along with?
How is Christian love different?
7 Daily Life
I want to experience true joy
How should we work as Christians?
Social life and religious life collide.
I'm always busy with work.
What does it mean to be 'gentle'?
What does it mean to become discouraged in doing good?
Can't I work on Sunday?
Should Christians not be rich?
I want to become closer to God
I always want to stay close to Jesus.
What does it mean to live a life with God?
1 Faith / Prayer
No matter how hard I try, I can't find faith.
Is there a time when each person meets God?
I prayed in faith, but my illness did not get better.
Is it right to believe unconditionally?
What does it mean to have faith as small as a mustard seed?
What does it mean to 'leave it to God'?
Could it be that the accident happened because of a lack of prayer?
Anger blocks my prayers
It's hard to pray deeply
Jesus knows everything, so why should we pray?
2 Religious Life
The Bible is too difficult
How should I study the Bible?
Is online worship also worship?
Is it right to donate even if it means going into debt?
Is it true that you will be blessed if you do well to the pastor?
How is authority and order established in the church?
How can we identify unethical pastors?
I'm looking for a Korean church and I'm curious about the selection criteria.
What is the difference between a beginner and a seasoned believer?
What do you think about the pastor's dual occupation?
I have a friend who was hurt in church.
Why did God only accept Abel's offering?
There are people who try to live a life of faith by the law.
3 Weakness
I don't want to sin, but I keep doing it.
What is true repentance?
There are people who have difficulty forgiving.
It's hard to control lust
Even though I believe in Jesus, I am still afraid of death.
I fell into spiritual lethargy
I have a lot of complexes
I want to be moderate, but I always fail.
I have trouble controlling my anger.
It's hard to overcome innate laziness.
I often feel irritated, angry, and anxious.
I hate and am jealous of my Christian colleagues.
We keep judging and condemning the people around us.
I love God, but I'm always afraid and anxious.
4 Hardships
How should we interpret suffering?
The misfortunes of good people are inexplicable.
How should we react when we experience misfortune and suffering?
Is there a way to avoid getting hurt?
How should we interpret a person who lives well without suffering?
There is a Christian who is harassing me.
I want to live without conflict with people around me.
I got hit in the back of the head by someone who treated me well.
I'm having a hard time because of people who are full of complaints and grievances.
I don't understand a God who punishes.
The hardships that have come upon me are too much to bear.
What does it mean to let go?
5 minutes
What does it mean to live according to God's will?
Is it true that you heard the voice of God?
How do I distinguish between God's thoughts and my thoughts?
Please tell me the standard for discerning my will and God's will.
How are my dreams different from God's dreams?
I believe, but others are trying to dissuade me. What should I do?
How do I know if it's God's work or mine?
How do I know what calling God has given me?
Do ghosts exist?
6 Home / Romance / Love
I'm having a hard time because of my mother-in-law who is a counselor.
My child doesn't do what I want him to do.
I want to restore my relationship with my family.
How do I communicate well with my spouse?
What should we do about Christian love?
Is it right to make a list in a spouse prayer?
How should I pray to find a good spouse?
How do you distinguish between sexual desire and love?
What is true love?
Should I love someone I don't get along with?
How is Christian love different?
7 Daily Life
I want to experience true joy
How should we work as Christians?
Social life and religious life collide.
I'm always busy with work.
What does it mean to be 'gentle'?
What does it mean to become discouraged in doing good?
Can't I work on Sunday?
Should Christians not be rich?
I want to become closer to God
I always want to stay close to Jesus.
What does it mean to live a life with God?
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Into the book
Because I acknowledge God as sovereign, I believe that the timetable is up to God.
And if I had met God in my 20s or 30s, I would have made the same mistakes that many pastors make today.
I can't tell you how fortunate I am to have become a pastor after making enough mistakes.
If my wife had insisted on going to church, I would never have gone.
Instead of pressuring me, my wife held my feet and prayed for me as I returned from drinking.
I'm asking you to let me go to church instead of going to the bar with these feet.
I was unconscious while my wife was praying, but God heard her prayer.
So don't be impatient.
Don't worry.
God's timetable is unerring, so be bold in your faith.
---From "Is there a time for each person to meet God?"
If you are using KakaoTalk or thinking about something else while worshipping online, that is not worship.
Likewise, while worshipping on-site, thinking about something else and doing something else is not worship.
Whether in church, online, in prison, or in a dungeon, if you are in the Spirit, if you are in Jesus, if you are in the truth, then worship is possible.
---From "Is online worship also worship?"
We do not live a life of faith by going deep into the mountains and meditating like monks, or by entering a monastery and meditating deeply like monks.
We live our lives of faith while caring for our families and neighbors in this noisy world.
Even when we're humiliated at work, when our teenage children are harassing us, when we're dealing with the aftermath of a family member's accident, when we're hurt by a neighbor who's giving us a hard time, we find peace in it all.
This is the power of Christianity.
For this peace the Lord came.
---From "I often feel irritated, angry, and anxious"
The absence of suffering is the deepest suffering and the most pitiful state.
It needs to rain, be windy, and have waves to create a good environment to live in.
So I say never pray for no suffering.
There is amazing adaptability in our lives.
I believe that there is a total amount of suffering that God gives to humans.
I believe that life depends not on circumstances but on perspective.
Depending on how I interpret it, life can be worth living or it can feel like I'm going to die.
---From "How should we interpret a person who lives well without suffering?"
If my dream comes true, someone will be unhappy.
But when a dream given by God comes true, I am happy and others are happy too.
The value of the Bible lies in life.
The Bible does not speak in terms of money.
We don't talk about power.
I'm not talking about popularity.
The only value the Bible speaks of is life.
And life and love are synonymous.
Love is life.
---From "What is the difference between my dream and God's dream?"
The climax of Christian love is ‘loving one’s enemies.’
But can you love your enemies? We can't do it on our own, but if Jesus comes into us, we can.
To love is to be the standard, not me, but you.
The ability to lose is love.
To love to the end, you have to decide what you have to give up, what you have to let go of, and what losses you are willing to accept.
---From “How is Christian love different?”
Don't expect to do anything special when you walk with God.
Don't expect to be treated differently from others.
Remember that it was people who showed extraordinary zeal who crucified Jesus.
Let us remember that there are people who boast of extraordinary faith who have walked a path different from God's will.
I hope that you and I can simply be content with our lives as saved people walking with God.
That is the essence of faith and the beauty of faith.
And if I had met God in my 20s or 30s, I would have made the same mistakes that many pastors make today.
I can't tell you how fortunate I am to have become a pastor after making enough mistakes.
If my wife had insisted on going to church, I would never have gone.
Instead of pressuring me, my wife held my feet and prayed for me as I returned from drinking.
I'm asking you to let me go to church instead of going to the bar with these feet.
I was unconscious while my wife was praying, but God heard her prayer.
So don't be impatient.
Don't worry.
God's timetable is unerring, so be bold in your faith.
---From "Is there a time for each person to meet God?"
If you are using KakaoTalk or thinking about something else while worshipping online, that is not worship.
Likewise, while worshipping on-site, thinking about something else and doing something else is not worship.
Whether in church, online, in prison, or in a dungeon, if you are in the Spirit, if you are in Jesus, if you are in the truth, then worship is possible.
---From "Is online worship also worship?"
We do not live a life of faith by going deep into the mountains and meditating like monks, or by entering a monastery and meditating deeply like monks.
We live our lives of faith while caring for our families and neighbors in this noisy world.
Even when we're humiliated at work, when our teenage children are harassing us, when we're dealing with the aftermath of a family member's accident, when we're hurt by a neighbor who's giving us a hard time, we find peace in it all.
This is the power of Christianity.
For this peace the Lord came.
---From "I often feel irritated, angry, and anxious"
The absence of suffering is the deepest suffering and the most pitiful state.
It needs to rain, be windy, and have waves to create a good environment to live in.
So I say never pray for no suffering.
There is amazing adaptability in our lives.
I believe that there is a total amount of suffering that God gives to humans.
I believe that life depends not on circumstances but on perspective.
Depending on how I interpret it, life can be worth living or it can feel like I'm going to die.
---From "How should we interpret a person who lives well without suffering?"
If my dream comes true, someone will be unhappy.
But when a dream given by God comes true, I am happy and others are happy too.
The value of the Bible lies in life.
The Bible does not speak in terms of money.
We don't talk about power.
I'm not talking about popularity.
The only value the Bible speaks of is life.
And life and love are synonymous.
Love is life.
---From "What is the difference between my dream and God's dream?"
The climax of Christian love is ‘loving one’s enemies.’
But can you love your enemies? We can't do it on our own, but if Jesus comes into us, we can.
To love is to be the standard, not me, but you.
The ability to lose is love.
To love to the end, you have to decide what you have to give up, what you have to let go of, and what losses you are willing to accept.
---From “How is Christian love different?”
Don't expect to do anything special when you walk with God.
Don't expect to be treated differently from others.
Remember that it was people who showed extraordinary zeal who crucified Jesus.
Let us remember that there are people who boast of extraordinary faith who have walked a path different from God's will.
I hope that you and I can simply be content with our lives as saved people walking with God.
That is the essence of faith and the beauty of faith.
---From “What is life like walking with God?”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: September 21, 2022
- Page count, weight, size: 244 pages | 306g | 135*202*15mm
- ISBN13: 9788953143227
- ISBN10: 8953143225
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