Testimonies from Korea seminar participants

“The seminar has been very helpful. In Korea, we teach a lot about the work of Jesus, but we don’t teach enough about the identity of Jesus. We always give a short Gospel message and we don’t explain the Old Testament stories in enough detail. Many who claim to believe in Jesus fall away and go back into the world.” – a Korean youth pastor

“It was excellent. It gave me a very clear picture about the Bible and what God’s plan and intentions are. This is the kind of approach we need most for evangelism today.” – a Sri Lankan Bible student studying in Korea

“At first I thought this seminar was going to be about things I was already familiar with, and that I wouldn’t learn anything new. But as it went on, I understood more and more about the Bible from God’s point of view. True, I had heard it all before, but my knowledge had only been in parts. Toward the end, everything was linked together. It felt exhilarating, refreshing.” – a Korean Bible student who intends to work with the Mainland Chinese

“For years, I had been looking around for the best way to teach the Bible to unbelievers. I’ve finally found the best way — it is exactly the same way God tells it to us in His Word, the same way Jesus told it to his disciples on the road to Emmaus. This is a unique way to teach, quite different from anything I had learned before in church and in Bible studies. But it’s definitely the best way.” – a youth pastor

“As a Christian for 14 years, the Gospel was not a new topic to me. Yet yesterday, when I saw the visual aid about justification — the colored cloaks — and heard that we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ that Satan could never take away, it filled my heart with the same happiness I felt 14 years ago when I first trusted in Christ. Last night, I could not sleep because of the joy in my heart. It renewed my heart and revived me to do God’s work again.” – a missionary who works with foreign migrant workers in Korea

(Read more about the "colored cloaks" visual aid in the entry "Velcro for the brain.")

“Before the seminar, I was never sure why God only accepted Abel’s offering and not Cain’s. From the book of Hebrews, I knew that Abel offered a “better sacrifice” than Cain did. But I never understood that Abel’s sacrifice was “better” because he presented a blood sacrifice, whereas Cain’s didn’t shed blood. His sacrifice was accepted because the “life is in the blood” — this is exactly on the same line as Christ’s sacrifice in the New Testament! Now, I understand that the whole Bible is written in one continuous line.” – a missionary who works with foreign migrant workers in Korea

(Derek also preached on this topic in Chennai, India. See the bottom of the Chennai recap to read more about this.)