저는 아미(ARMY)이어요. 방탄소년단의 팬이죠. 교회를 다녔고, 성경에 대해서 많이 알았지만 제 신앙은 허영 뿐이었고 하나님을 만나지 못했었구요. 그런데 이번 여름수련회 때 하나님을 만났어요. 그러고 나니까 너무 고민이 되어요. 방탄소년단은 우상이었단 걸 깨달았는데, 그 전부터 저는 방탄소년단의 음악과 가사가 너무 큰 위로가 되었고, 방탄소년단을 생각할 때마다 이유 없이 기분이 너무너무 좋아지기도 했구요. 그래서 힘들어요. 방탄소년단의 가사는 세상적이고, 성경은 나를 부인하라고 하는데 방탄소년단은 자신을 사랑하라고 해서요. 그리고 우상에 너무 정신이 팔린 것은 아닌가 싶구요. 하나님, 저는 어떻게 해야 할까요?? - - - - - - - - - - - - -
시청자님에게
첫 문장부터 저를 미소 짓게 하시는군요! (가장 짧은 문장으로 저를 그렇게 만드신 분입니다! ) 저도 방탄을 나름 조금 좋아하거든요 : ) 저는 '마이크 드롭'을 통해 방탄을 알게 됐지요. 다이너마이트와 버터는 언제 들어도 기분이 좋아져요. 2020 멜론뮤직 어워드(MMA)에서 방탄이 보여준 브레이크 댄스 무대는, 아, 정말 저의 최애 댄스 영상입니다. 그렇기에 무언가를 '즐길 때' 맞닥뜨릴 수 있는 신앙적 고민과 질문에, 마음으로 공감하며 답변드릴 수 있을 거 같아요.
뜬금없게 느껴질 수 있지만 먼저 고난에 대한 얘기부터 해볼까 해요.
종종 사람들은 고난을 기독교의 가장 큰 특징이라고 생각해요. 그리고 성경에 많은 고난이 등장하는 건 사실이고요. (특히 십자가 고난이 없었다면 지금의 우리는 있을 수 없겠죠.) 그런데 복음서를 읽어보면 예수님은 한 번도 고통이 좋아서 고통 자체를 추구한 적은 없다는 것을 알게 돼요.무언가를 이루기 위해서 어쩔 수 없이 감당한 것이지, 그걸 좋아하지는 않으셨어요.피하려 했고, 그렇게 피하려는 것을 부끄러워 하지 않으셨지요.그렇기에 이렇게 기도하세요. "내 아버지여 만일 할 만하시거든 이 잔을 내게서 지나가게 하옵소서" (개역개정) 예, 기독교는 고난을 견디라고 가르치지, 고통을 찾으라고 가르치진 않아요.
그럼, 기독교가 어쩔 수 없이 수용하는 게 아니라 적극적으로 미는 가치는 무엇일까요? 그건 기쁨 혹은 즐거움이라고 생각해요. (참고로 제가 '즐거움'이라고 말할 때는 명사의 의미에 그치는 것이 아니라 '(내가)즐기기', '(이웃을) 즐거움으로 초대하기'처럼 동사의 의미까지 포함한다고 생각해주세요)
성경 속에는 기독교의 핵심 사상인 천국에 대한 얘기가 자주 나옵니다. 누군가 제게 천국을 한번 묘사해 보라고 한다면 저는 천국을 조금이라도 더 영적으로 보이게 하려고 애썼을 거 같아요. 그런데 우리 주님은 놀랍게도 천국을 기도와 묵상을 하는 기도원 같은 곳이 아니라 떠들썩한 잔치에 비유하세요. 먹고,마시고,춤이 있고, 노래 소리, 웃음 소리, 농담이 넘치는 시끌벅적한 잔치요. "하늘 나라는 어느 임금이 자기 아들의 혼인 잔치를 베푼 것에 비길 수 있다." (공동번역, 마태복음 22:2) “성대한 잔치가 벌어졌다. (…) 음악 소리와 춤추며 떠드는 소리를 듣고...” (공동번역, 누가복음 15:21~23)
천국의 핵심 이미지로 잔치를 선택하신 우리 주님은 이 땅에서 사실 때도 잔치적인 삶을 사셨지요.누군가를 용서해 주신 다음에 그냥 가셔도 되는데 굳이 그 집에서 회식을 하고 가시지요. "자캐오(삭개오)야, 어서 내려오너라. 오늘은 내가 네 집에 머물러야 하겠다." (공동번역, 누가복음 19:5) 분명 떠들석했을 그날의 즐거운 회식을 통해, 뒤틀렸던 삭개오와 삭개오 자신, 삭개오와 이웃의 관계가 회복되기 시작했을 거예요.
제 얘기가 좀 길었지요. 드리고 싶었던 말씀은 이거 였어요. 즉, 어쩌면 우리는 예수님과 기독교와 경건과 즐거움을 크게 오해하고 있었는지도 모른다,라는 거예요. ...
I'm an ARMY. I'm a fan of BTS.
I went to church and knew a lot about the Bible, but my faith was only allowed and I couldn't meet God.
But I met God at this summer retreat.
After that, I'm so worried.
I realized that BTS was my idol.
Actually, before that, BTS's music and lyrics were a great comfort to me.
Every time I thought about BTS, I felt so good for no reason.
That's why it's hard.
BTS's lyrics are worldly, and the Bible tells me to deny myself, but BTS tells me to love myself.
And I think I'm too absorbed in my idol.
God, what should I do?
To my subscriber
You're making me smile from the first sentence.
That's how you made me in the shortest sentence.
I like BTS a little bit, too.
I got to know BTS through Mic Drop.
Dynamite and Butter make me feel good whenever I hear them.
BTS's breakdance performance at the 2020 Melon Music Awards is my favorite dance video.
So I think I can relate to the religious concerns and questions that I can face when I enjoy something and answer them.
It may seem out of the blue, but let's talk about suffering first.
I think suffering is the biggest feature of Christianity.
And it's true that there's a lot of suffering in the Bible.
Especially if the cross didn't have suffering, we wouldn't be where we are now.
But if you read the gospel, Jesus never had a good time.
I know you've never pursued pain itself.
You had to deal with it to achieve something.
You didn't like it.
You tried to avoid it.
You weren't ashamed of trying to avoid it.
That's why you pray like this.
My father, if you can do it, let this cup pass through me.
Yes, Christianity teaches you to endure suffering.
It doesn't teach you to find pain.
Then what is the value of actively pushing, rather than accepting it inevitably?
I think it's joy.
By the way, when I say joy, I don't mean the noun.
I think it includes the meaning of voluntary service, such as inviting neighbors to enjoy.
The Bible often talks about heaven, the core idea of Christianity.
If someone told me to describe heaven,
I would have tried to make heaven look a little more spiritual.
But surprisingly, our Lord is not a prayerer who prays and meditates on heaven.
Compare it to a noisy feast.
Eat, drink, dance, sing, laugh, a noisy feast full of jokes.
The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king's wedding feast.
A grand feast took place.
Our Lord, who chose a feast as the core image of heaven,
lived a festive life even when he lived on this earth.
After forgiving someone, he could just go,
but he had to have a get-together at his house.
Sakeo, come down.
I have to stay at my house today.
Through the joyous get-together that day,
the relationship between Sakeo and Sakeo himself,
Sakeo and his neighbor, would have begun to recover.
My story was a little long, wasn't it?
This is what I wanted to say.
We may have misunderstood Jesus, Christianity, reverence, and joy.
C.S. Lewis said that we actually met Jesus of Galilee,
and he said that we may be embarrassed or disappointed
because he was chatty, cheerful, and confident,
contrary to our expectations or expectations.
Perhaps we may be surprised that he not only enjoys dancing,
but also dances quite well.
Yes, the reverence and the joyous get-together in Christianity
go very well together.
Now, let's talk about something else.
Let's talk about consolation.
Especially about being comforted by someone other than God
or about seeking consolation.
There is a recent drama called,
Love, Speak.
In the drama, Kim Yeon-kwang says to Lee Sung-kyung,
my favorite actress,
My weakness is my mother.
I was comforted.
What Jesus said to his disciples on the cross,
When I read, It's my mother,
I was moved and comforted by something I couldn't receive.
I was comforted by a K-drama.
When I found out that I was afraid of the same thing as myself
and that I was having a hard time with the same thing,
I was comforted.
That's what consolation is.
The problem is that a small number of Christians
feel guilty about being comforted
by someone other than God.
Do you think it's similar to
being comforted deeply by another person
when you leave your spouse?
There are so many people
and so many things outside
that make us think that way.
Only those are my cushion,
my salvation,
my fortress,
so I don't shake much.
Abandon all the joy of the world
and all the pride of the world.
There is nothing more precious than Jesus.
Outside of Jesus,
through countless sermons,
praises, CCMs,
and Christian content,
if you receive the baptism of the eyes of many and outside,
it may feel like an unreligious act
to send a message to a friend
on a hard night
without being able to solve it with prayer.
If you only trust God,
you should be able to get full comfort
just by praying.
However,
when we see the Lord's behavior
that he trusted God more than anyone else in the world,
we are embarrassed.
Strangely,
in the mountain of Gethsemane,
the Lord prayed to God
to see if the disease
had not disappeared
just by praying to God,
but he kept looking for people
who were not God.
My heart is so painful
that I'm about to die.
Jesus, who prayed,
asked people to stay here
and stay awake with me.
Come to think of it,
this is a very surprising request.
If a person next to you
does not sleep and is awake with you,
such a person's behavior
will be a real power
and comfort to the Lord.
We just have to
accept this mysterious fact
with faith
and follow it in life.
Protecting Israel
and trusting God
who does not sleep
and does not sleep
is not a non-religious
act at all
for the Lord.
The steps to the rock
to pray to God
or the steps to people
to be comforted
were both Christian steps.
I'm talking about
being awake together.
Unfortunately,
the disciples were not awake
with the Lord.
Before we move on to another topic,
I'd like to talk a little more
about singing.
I think the word
we say when we are awake
in front of the times
is lyrics.
The era of the N4 generation
is a difficult era
for love, birth, and employment.
The words hope torture
If someone in this era
sings like this
with a low voice,
it's only winter here.
Even in August, winter comes.
In these lyrics,
we are awake together.
When we look at ourselves
being comforted,
what would the Lord say?
Would he say,
I'm in love?
Wouldn't he say,
shall we listen together?
I'm in love
