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Date Posted: 08:45:12 10/10/04 Sun
Author: Brian Karcher
Subject: Re: UBF Doctrine
In reply to: Bong-jin Kang 's message, "Re: UBF Doctrine" on 04:47:27 10/10/04 Sun

>By the way, I wonder if you give valid answers to the
>above questions of Joe's
>http://voy.com/60734/8380.html post.

Yes, I will respond to this post eventually.

>I'm in a repeated agony in association with the
>problem of sole(?) mission-evangelism- contrasting
>with my job related life style or ???

I do not know you, so I don't know what you are struggling with specifically. But I can share my experience in a similar matter.

I also experienced such agony for the first five years or so in UBF. Bible study was so wonderful, yet the more I studied, the more angst built up. In 1992 I spent much time in prayer, more than any other year perhaps. I spent much time in a holy struggle with God. This was the time I was in Russia. I felt like Jacob wrestling with God.

I had grown up Catholic, but had left the Catholic church after beginning Bible study. Then, after five years of Bible study in UBF, I was considering leaving yet another church. The same thing was happening in UBF to me that had happened in the Catholic church--I was going through the motions of religion. So I turned to Christ and read the Bible, forgetting about Catholicism and UBF.

God showed me my problem: I had not submitted my entire life to Christ. There were major parts of my life that I was holding on to. No matter what church I would be in, I realized I would have the same kind of problems until I started submitting my entire life to Christ. In other words, I knew Jesus as my Savior, as I had accepted Christ's atoning death for my sins. But I did not know Jesus as my Lord, as I had not accepted Jesus' resurrection for my life. Philippians 3:10,11 became my life key verses. I began to find unspeakable joy as I began to surrender my life to Christ, putting myself under his rule. I found a living hope as I realized not only did Christ die so that my sins might be forgiven, Christ rose from the dead so that I might live a new life, and live it for eternity.

Do you know what happened after this? Suddenly UBF was not so "hard". Suddenly the UBF meetins were no longer just meetings of an organization, but times of fellowship with God's people. Suddenly I lost all malice toward my Catholic brothers and sisters. Suddenly I realized Christ gave us a living hope and that every worldly hope is perishable.

I have much more to say about this, but today is Sunday and I must prepare myself to preach the word of God.

Immanuel,
Brian

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Replies:

Re: UBF Doctrine -- Bong-jin Kang, 00:20:14 10/11/04 Mon
- Re: UBF Doctrine -- Brian Karcher, 08:54:11 10/11/04 Mon
  - Re: UBF Doctrine -- Bong-jin Kang, 09:23:57 10/11/04 Mon
    - Re: UBF Doctrine -- Brian Karcher, 09:49:11 10/11/04 Mon
  - Re: UBF Doctrine -- Chris, 11:31:30 10/11/04 Mon