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1973 Billy Graham Crusade in Korea
A large-scale united evangelistic campaign held at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul from May 30 to June 3, 1973, at which the American evangelist Billy Graham preached. More than 1.1 million people are reported to have gathered on the final day.
1977 National Evangelization Crusade
The 1977 National Evangelization Crusade was an interdenominational Protestant mass evangelistic rally held in the summer of 1977 at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul. It is known as a large united gathering that the Korean church prepared and led on its own, without foreign speakers.
COVID-19 and the Church
COVID-19 and the Church covers the experience of Korean churches during the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. Its principal topics are cluster outbreaks, government restrictions on in-person worship, the shift to online worship, and legal disputes over religious freedom.
Matthew 19:9
A saying of Jesus that whoever puts away his wife, except for fornication, and marries another commits adultery. Denominations differ in their positions on divorce and remarriage depending on how they understand this so-called "exception clause."
Matthew 19:24
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" is a saying of Jesus. It is a principal verse on the relationship between wealth and salvation and is also known for the various popular explanations of the "eye of a needle."
Leviticus 19:18
A precept of the Law: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Jesus named it, together with the command to love God, as the greatest commandments, and both Paul and James cited it as a summary of the Law.
Job 19:25
Job 19:25 is Job's confession in the midst of his suffering: "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." The church has long read this verse as pointing to Christ and the hope of the resurrection, while scholars differ over the identity of the redeemer and what Job expected.
Psalm 19:7–11
A passage in Psalm 19 that calls the law of the LORD by six names and celebrates its perfection and benefits. Paired with the psalm's opening hymn to creation, it is frequently cited in discussions of the value of God's word.
Matthew 19:3–9
A passage in which Jesus, questioned by the Pharisees about divorce, answers by appealing to the order of marriage established at creation and names "fornication" as an exception. It is frequently discussed because denominations differ on how far it permits divorce and remarriage.
Exodus 19:5–6
A passage in which God promises Israel, newly arrived at Mount Sinai, that if they obey his voice and keep his covenant, they will be his "peculiar treasure," "a kingdom of priests," and "an holy nation." As the background to 1 Peter 2:9, it is frequently cited in discussions of the priesthood of all believers and of ecclesiology.
John 19:34–35
After Jesus died on the cross, a soldier pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out. The passage then states that the one who saw this bears true witness. It is read as confirmation of Jesus' actual death and is often interpreted symbolically in connection with baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Proverbs 19:21
A proverb stating that although a person may make many plans in the heart, it is the counsel of the LORD that will ultimately stand. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between divine providence and human planning, and is often quoted at the start of a new year or before decisions about one's future.
Proverbs 19:17
A proverb that likens showing kindness to the poor to lending to the LORD. It is frequently cited as a key verse encouraging almsgiving, and discussion centers on how to understand its promise that the LORD will repay.
Matthew 19:16–26
In this passage a rich young man asks how to obtain eternal life, and Jesus answers that he should sell his possessions, give to the poor, and follow him. It is frequently cited in discussions of wealth and salvation and of the relationship between law and grace.
Luke 19:8–9
In this passage, Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector of Jericho, declares that he will give half of his goods to the poor and restore fourfold anything he has taken by false accusation, and Jesus responds that salvation has come to his house. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of the fruit of repentance, salvation, and wealth.
Deuteronomy 19:15
An Old Testament legal provision directing that guilt not be established on the testimony of a single person but confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. It is cited several times in the New Testament and is frequently invoked in discussions of church discipline and of procedures for handling accusations.
Deuteronomy 19:18-21
A provision in Deuteronomy on perjury requiring that a person who bears false witness in court receive the very penalty he intended to bring upon another. Because it contains the principle of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently discussed in connection with the Sermon on the Mount.
Leviticus 19:33–34
A command in Leviticus not to mistreat the stranger (resident alien) dwelling in the land of Israel, but to regard him as one born in the land and to love him as oneself. Because it extends the commandment of neighbor-love to the stranger, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of immigration and refugees.
Genesis 19
Genesis 19 recounts the arrival of two angels in Sodom, the escape of Lot's household from the city, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the birth to Lot's two daughters of the ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
Exodus 19
In the third month after the Exodus, Israel arrives in the Wilderness of Sinai and camps before Mount Sinai. God proposes a covenant, and the people accept it. The people consecrate themselves for two days, and on the third day God descends upon the mountain.