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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I am writing to you today to ask for your prayers for South Korea. Our nation is currently navigating a difficult season, and we believe in the power of prayer to unite the global body of Christ.

Specifically, I ask that you pray for the following concerns:

Religious Freedom and Church Autonomy: There is growing concern regarding proposed legislation that could impact church administration and property management. Many in the Korean Christian community fear these measures may infringe upon religious freedom and the autonomy of the church under the guise of state oversight.

Challenges to Christian Values: We are deeply concerned about the promotion of various bills, including anti-discrimination laws, which many believe contradict core biblical values.

Political Integrity and Discernment: Please pray for our nation’s leadership. We are witnessing significant concerns regarding corruption and moral integrity, and we pray for wisdom, truth, and righteousness to prevail in our government.

The Church’s Role: Amidst legal and social tensions—including ongoing disputes regarding the separation of church and state and the legal treatment of clergy—we pray that the Church in Korea may remain steadfast in its faith, act with wisdom, and continue to be a light in the nation.

"South Korea is being dominated by the political left, which is preparing to unleash a series of anti-Christian policies. As a result, the freedom of evangelism and missionary work is inevitably under threat, and the church and its believers are on the verge of facing persecution."

Our prayer for South Korea:

We pray that Korea may experience a genuine spiritual revival and that our nation may turn back to God. Our hope is that the Korean Church will overcome these trials and be empowered once again to serve as a beacon for global mission and the spread of the Gospel.

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Thank you for standing with us in prayer-

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I am writing to you today to ask for your prayers for South Korea. Our nation is currently navigating a difficult season, and we believe in the power of prayer to unite the global body of Christ.

Specifically, I ask that you pray for the following concerns:

Religious Freedom and Church Autonomy: There is growing concern regarding proposed legislation that could impact church administration and property management. Many in the Korean Christian community fear these measures may infringe upon religious freedom and the autonomy of the church under the guise of state oversight.

Challenges to Christian Values: We are deeply concerned about the promotion of various bills, including anti-discrimination laws, which many believe contradict core biblical values.

Political Integrity and Discernment: Please pray for our nation’s leadership. We are witnessing significant concerns regarding corruption and moral integrity, and we pray for wisdom, truth, and righteousness to prevail in our government.

The Church’s Role: Amidst legal and social tensions—including ongoing disputes regarding the separation of church and state and the legal treatment of clergy—we pray that the Church in Korea may remain steadfast in its faith, act with wisdom, and continue to be a light in the nation.

"South Korea is being dominated by the political left, which is preparing to unleash a series of anti-Christian policies. As a result, the freedom of evangelism and missionary work is inevitably under threat, and the church and its believers are on the verge of facing persecution."

Our prayer for South Korea:

We pray that Korea may experience a genuine spiritual revival and that our nation may turn back to God. Our hope is that the Korean Church will overcome these trials and be empowered once again to serve as a beacon for global mission and the spread of the Gospel.

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Thank you for standing with us in prayer.

Focusing on the serpent that caused the consumption of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, one could view the serpent as a kind of con artist targeting life as its prize. The typical characteristic of a con artist is not to appear out of nowhere with an outrageous proposal, but rather to build "trust assets" over time by providing various pieces of information or assistance. It can be inferred that the serpent, too, stayed around Adam and Eve for a significant period, building intellectual intimacy and trust by providing information about the behaviors of other animals and the properties of plants (2 Corinthians 11:14).

Therefore, it can be speculated that humanity did not offer much counter-argument or suspicion to the serpent's proposal. Furthermore, the fact that the fruit was placed in the center of the garden suggests it was not something meant to be eaten by mistake, as it was clearly distinguished and required the effort of walking up a slope, indicating that a deliberate human will was required. Ultimately, the fruit was a kind of "final authentication device." The core issue was a matter of autonomous choice at a crucial juncture of life: would the criterion for decision be the command of the Absolute, or humanism (self-idolatry)?

This also appears exactly in the characteristics of the Antichrist in the end times, where one can infer a strategy of building trust assets with all of humanity under the pretext of peace and prosperity, only to later lead them to receive the mark of the beast—either voluntarily or without suspicion—thereby permanently sealing their destruction.

Extending this to the theory of salvation, consider a user using a smartphone. While it is the user's free will to install and use any app, if the user voluntarily "jailbreaks" the phone based on a con artist's advice and installs malware, the user should blame the con artist or regret their own actions, not blame the manufacturer who warned them against jailbreaking. In reality, jailbreaking exponentially increases security risks and requires an immense amount of security rules (the Law).

Even so, the CEO of the manufacturer, feeling pity, offered free after-sales service through a repair technician (Jesus). If the user responds and entrusts the device (faith), the phone is restored; if the user refuses, insisting on not trusting the service (unbelief), the resulting disadvantage is the user's responsibility.

In this scenario, even if the manufacturer CEO, the repair technician, and the customer service representative are distinct existences, the consumer does not view them as separate companies. Whether watching the CEO's advertisement, receiving guidance from the representative, or getting service from the technician, the user perceives themselves as always communicating with one single manufacturer, "A." Legally, all their actions fall within the scope of the corporation, and they operate with the exact same goals and principles. While their official roles differ, regardless of who acts, it is always the single legal entity operating, and all legal authority and budget usage stem from the corporation.

These three existences—the CEO, the working-level manager, and the consultant—are a family and co-owners who perfectly and equally share infinite equity and authority. Therefore, there is no hierarchy of rank among them. They are three founders who voluntarily divided their roles for the singular purpose of "providing perfect service to the consumer." As a family community, they are blood-bound and inseparable. They are emotionally in harmony and love each other infinitely.

In other words, because they are a corporation, they uphold justice, and because they are a family, they love.

In summary, the grand principle of the corporation is "a single legal personality." The three existences—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—have different roles, but they co-own infinite ability and authority (e.g., a single infinite-limit account with individual corporate cards). Officially and externally, the subject of the name is entirely a single legal personality. Therefore, even though the existences are distinct, they all possess infinite authority and omnipotence; because they are the same corporation, they belong to one another.

Moreover, because this is a spiritual family corporation without gender concepts, they are all equal and share infinite love, hearts, will, wisdom, and thoughts in perfect unity, moving toward the same purpose. The official subject that created and manages the universe and makes covenants with humanity is solely the absolute, unique, and single legal personality.

Therefore, the Absolute is infinite.

Even if there are three, it is one infinity; even if there is one, it is the infinity of the three.

Given this, through the metaphor of the spiritual family corporation, one can avoid the four traditional errors regarding the Trinity:

Refutation of Modalism: There is no relevance here, as there are individual subjects within the corporation.

Refutation of Tritheism: If the Bible states that a husband and wife are "one flesh" and the church is one, a family spiritually intertwined is naturally one. Moreover, if everyone has infinite authority and belongs to the same entity, they belong to each other.

Refutation of Subordinationism: The relationship between Father and Son is an economy for the salvation of humanity and a voluntary sacrifice. Since everyone has infinite authority and belongs to the same entity, they belong to each other, making the division of ranks impossible.

Refutation of Partialism: Infinite authority, ability, wisdom, and love remain infinite even when shared or distributed.

Through this, the concept of the Trinity can be understood to a certain extent.

A prime example of a theological conundrum is Paul’s "thorn in the flesh." Viewed through a highly realistic lens, it is likely that he suffered from chronic neuralgia or arthritis in his back and knees due to the physical toll of his daily tent-making labor and constant walking. The term "thorn in the flesh" aptly describes the persistent, stabbing pains throughout his body—and given his age, physical labor, and demanding ministry, it would be more surprising if he were not in pain. The notion that a great apostle must possess an invincible body and mind is a baseless romanticization—perhaps even a delusion—that ignores the basic realities of human existence.

While Paul attributed his affliction to an attack by Satan, it is biologically natural for a person in his condition to be in pain, independent of any supernatural warfare. Even for a typical office worker today, constant overtime, chronic stress, and irregular meals are enough to break anyone’s physical and mental health; this is common sense.

Furthermore, are "satanic attacks" reserved only for great apostles? Temptations and struggles are the default setting for every ordinary believer in life.

Therefore, we can interpret the verse "My grace is sufficient for you" (2 Corinthians 12:9) in a grounded, realistic way: perhaps it is a gentle, divine way of saying, "Before you blame the devil’s schemes, look at reality—how could your body not be breaking down? Do you expect your bones to turn into steel just because you pray? You are merely a fragile human being growing old." This perspective serves as a powerful counter-argument to the baseless claims of prosperity theology and extreme mysticism, which often ignore the natural providence inherent in the human condition as designed by the Creator.

Considering his multiple floggings, the times he was pelted with stones, malnutrition, and immense psychological stress, Paul would arguably be in the intensive care unit by today’s medical standards. A "thorn" was an understatement; he was effectively living with spikes driven into every part of his body. It is no wonder he confessed a desire to depart this life (Philippians 1:23). Yet, the fact that he carried on, driven by a sense of mission, and wrote the letters that would become Scripture despite such physical wreckage, is in itself the true miracle.

In summary, whether it is Paul or anyone else, when a human being endures such extreme hardship, deprivation, and physical violence, it is only natural to reach a breaking point where they wish to give up on life. It is precisely through such human fragility, in the worst possible conditions, that the greatness of the Absolute truly manifests.

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Stop arguing over whether Paul’s 'thorn in the flesh' was an eye disease, epilepsy, or PTSD. It would not be strange if he suffered from all of them. Humans are just humans, and God is God.