Comments for thailand, family, God http://paulmkim.wordpress.com thailand God korean-american christianity ministry Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:25:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on a jewish, protestant, ex-roman catholic reunion in thailand by Bhojraj http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/a-jewish-protestant-ex-roman-catholic-reunion-in-thailand/#comment-43 Bhojraj Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:25:16 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-43 Thanks! I did not know you also had such a nice site apart from xanga! Thanks! I did not know you also had such a nice site apart from xanga!

]]> Comment on a jewish, protestant, ex-roman catholic reunion in thailand by Steven http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/a-jewish-protestant-ex-roman-catholic-reunion-in-thailand/#comment-42 Steven Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:47:36 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-42 I presume by "b’hai" you mean "Baha'i". Institutional issues are common these days - most religions have institutions and authorities that require a lot of work to define on the basis of the guidance of their Founders - Jesus is no exception. But Christianity was on community for about 1000 years before the Orthodox, and then the Protestant breaks. Now Christians spend no little time proselytizing against eachother. Baha'is have a different approach. First the chain of authority is far more defined, and the rules include anonymous voting for leaders of Assemblies - and we can vote for anyone in the community (there is no "running for office".) Of course there are religious issues any Christian must investigate to grapple with changing religions - one is how Baha'is view Jesus. But the simple way to put it is every Christian I know who converted to the Baha'i Faith felt closer to Jesus afterwards than before. May your endeavors reflect the Light of God - (and from another former physics student!) I presume by “b’hai” you mean “Baha’i”.

Institutional issues are common these days – most religions have institutions and authorities that require a lot of work to define on the basis of the guidance of their Founders – Jesus is no exception. But Christianity was on community for about 1000 years before the Orthodox, and then the Protestant breaks. Now Christians spend no little time proselytizing against eachother.

Baha’is have a different approach. First the chain of authority is far more defined, and the rules include anonymous voting for leaders of Assemblies – and we can vote for anyone in the community (there is no “running for office”.)

Of course there are religious issues any Christian must investigate to grapple with changing religions – one is how Baha’is view Jesus. But the simple way to put it is every Christian I know who converted to the Baha’i Faith felt closer to Jesus afterwards than before.

May your endeavors reflect the Light of God – (and from another former physics student!)

]]> Comment on contextualizing freedom by Reyes-Chow http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/contextualizating-freedom/#comment-27 Reyes-Chow Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:31:06 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/contextualizating-freedom/#comment-27 Great post. Be worried when you stop asking those questions. When we do not give credence to the importance of context, we run the risk of an trying to share a relevant Gospel in irrelevant ways. And who does that help? Be well! Great post. Be worried when you stop asking those questions. When we do not give credence to the importance of context, we run the risk of an trying to share a relevant Gospel in irrelevant ways. And who does that help? Be well!

]]> Comment on love the sinner but hate the sin? by Matt Pierce http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-26 Matt Pierce Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:05:58 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-26 One of my good friends at home gave me the server space for free, but you can pay to have the domain name and server space with a wordpress blog. It's pretty easy: http://wordpress.org/hosting/ Yes, my time is almost up in Thailand. I will be going home July 5th and plan to begin studying at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky this January. One of my good friends at home gave me the server space for free, but you can pay to have the domain name and server space with a wordpress blog. It’s pretty easy:

http://wordpress.org/hosting/

Yes, my time is almost up in Thailand. I will be going home July 5th and plan to begin studying at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky this January.

]]> Comment on love the sinner but hate the sin? by paul http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-25 paul Sun, 20 May 2007 03:01:28 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-25 glad that you like it-- thanks; i thought my pastor friends would like to hear my thoughts than to see my random photos on xanga. glad that you like it– thanks; i thought my pastor friends would like to hear my thoughts than to see my random photos on xanga.

]]> Comment on love the sinner but hate the sin? by BR Bhatta http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-24 BR Bhatta Fri, 18 May 2007 15:12:03 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-24 Yea, its much better than your Xanga. I Sorry that I will not be here when you come to Korea. We will be in Nepal during that time. May the Lord lead you and guide you in making proper decisions. BR Yea, its much better than your Xanga. I Sorry that I will not be here when you come to Korea. We will be in Nepal during that time. May the Lord lead you and guide you in making proper decisions. BR

]]> Comment on where was the church? by Ain't No Hurt Like A Church Hurt « Next Gener.Asian Church http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/where-was-the-church/#comment-23 Ain't No Hurt Like A Church Hurt « Next Gener.Asian Church Fri, 11 May 2007 19:54:34 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/where-was-the-church/#comment-23 [...] Like Paul, it makes me wonder…Seung Hui Cho went to church. That’s like saying the walking wounded made it all the way to the hospital. I don’t know about all the collective shame our Asian culture professes, but I feel the same way I did when my wife told me yesterday of a doctor not calling the right diagnosis which led to an eleven year-old dying before he had to. Seung Hui Cho died before he ever got a glimpse of why he was created. And he was willing to kill others because he didn’t see any value in them or himself. [...] [...] Like Paul, it makes me wonder…Seung Hui Cho went to church. That’s like saying the walking wounded made it all the way to the hospital. I don’t know about all the collective shame our Asian culture professes, but I feel the same way I did when my wife told me yesterday of a doctor not calling the right diagnosis which led to an eleven year-old dying before he had to. Seung Hui Cho died before he ever got a glimpse of why he was created. And he was willing to kill others because he didn’t see any value in them or himself. [...]

]]> Comment on love the sinner but hate the sin? by Matt Pierce http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-22 Matt Pierce Fri, 11 May 2007 13:44:45 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-22 Cool page! Congrats on finishing language school. Here is my blog address: www.kirkseyboy.com Cool page! Congrats on finishing language school. Here is my blog address:

http://www.kirkseyboy.com

]]> Comment on love the sinner but hate the sin? by Matt Pierce http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-21 Matt Pierce Fri, 11 May 2007 13:44:26 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/love-the-sinner-but-hate-the-sin/#comment-21 Cool page! Congrats on finishing language school. Here is a link to my blog: www.kirkseyboy.com Cool page! Congrats on finishing language school. Here is a link to my blog:

http://www.kirkseyboy.com

]]> Comment on Loving your neighbor according to the HUP…? by djchuang http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/loving-your-neighbor-according-to-the-hup/#comment-16 djchuang Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:07:39 +0000 http://paulmkim.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/loving-your-neighbor-according-to-the-hup/#comment-16 The HUP is not the best way to fulfill God's commandment to love thy neighbor; God wants us to love those who are different from ourselves, as well as those who are like ourselves. I think He wants us to love all kinds of others. As for how culture and theology relate-- that's a very big question, and a good one that needs to be wrestled with more thoroughly and thoughtfully. In some ways, theology can transform and redeem culture in areas where it falls short of God's Kingdom ideals, and there are also parts of culture that can be celebrated for being an expression of God's creativity. The HUP is not the best way to fulfill God’s commandment to love thy neighbor; God wants us to love those who are different from ourselves, as well as those who are like ourselves. I think He wants us to love all kinds of others.

As for how culture and theology relate– that’s a very big question, and a good one that needs to be wrestled with more thoroughly and thoughtfully. In some ways, theology can transform and redeem culture in areas where it falls short of God’s Kingdom ideals, and there are also parts of culture that can be celebrated for being an expression of God’s creativity.

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