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Compassion Korea
Compassion Korea is the Korean branch of Compassion International, an international child development organization. Compassion first came to Korea to help orphans of the Korean War, and its assistance there ended in 1993. Compassion Korea was established in 2003, when Korea became a sponsor country. It connects children in poor countries one-to-one with Korean sponsors.
Mercy
Mercy (Korean geungyul, 矜恤) means to pity and care for someone. In the Bible it refers to God's compassionate heart and action toward those who suffer, and to the mercy people show one another in imitation of him.
Lamentations 3:22–23
This passage is a confession that the LORD's mercies and compassions never fail, that they are new every morning, and that His faithfulness is great. A song of hope that arises from the ruins of Jerusalem's destruction, it is also well known as the basis of the hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness."
Jonah 4:11
God's question to Jonah, who was angry that Nineveh had been spared; the Book of Jonah ends with this question. The verse is frequently cited as an expression of God's compassion, which extends even to Gentile nations.
Admah and Zeboim
Admah and Zeboim were cities in the plain of the Jordan (near the Dead Sea), alongside Sodom and Gomorrah. Scripture records that they were destroyed together by God's judgment, and the Book of Hosea mentions them in a passage about God's compassion.
Psalm 86
Psalm 86 is the only "Prayer of David" in Book III of the Psalms. It is an individual lament in which the psalmist, in distress, pleads for deliverance while confessing God's mercy and compassion.
Hosea 11
Hosea 11 portrays God's love through the image of a father who raised Israel as a young son. Though Israel turns away, God confesses a compassion that cannot finally abandon them: "How shall I give thee up?"
Zechariah 7
Zechariah 7 records how, in the fourth year of King Darius, the people of Bethel ask whether they should continue the fast of the fifth month. God answers by questioning the motive behind their fasting and calling for justice and compassion.
Matthew 10
Matthew 10 contains the missionary discourse Jesus delivered when He called the twelve disciples, gave them power, and sent them to the cities of Israel. It goes on to foretell persecution, encourage the disciples not to fear, set out the cost of discipleship, and promise a reward to those who receive them.
Jerahmeel
Jerahmeel was the firstborn son of Hezron of the tribe of Judah, whose descendants are recorded at length in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2. The Jerahmeelites, regarded as his descendants, also appear in 1 Samuel.
Feeding of the Four Thousand
The Feeding of the Four Thousand (Korean *chilbyeong-ieo*, "seven loaves and two fish") is the miracle in which Jesus fed a crowd of more than four thousand people with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark.
Commissioner (Church Delegate)
A commissioner (Korean chongdae, 總代) is a delegate sent by a lower church court or assembly, such as a session, presbytery, or district conference, to represent it at a higher assembly, such as a presbytery or general assembly. The term is used mainly in Presbyterian churches; other denominations use terms such as "delegate" or "representative."
Great Commission
The Great Commission is the command in which the risen Jesus instructed his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them. Its principal text is Matthew 28:18-20.
Matthew 28:19–20
In this passage the risen Jesus commands his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that he has commanded. Known as the "Great Commission," it serves as a foundational text for missions, baptism, and discipleship.
Silvanus
Silvanus was a first-century coworker who preached the gospel alongside the apostle Paul. He is named in the Pauline Epistles and in 1 Peter and is generally identified with the Silas of the Book of Acts.
Sending of the Seventy
An event in which Jesus appointed seventy others, apart from the Twelve, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every town he intended to visit. It is recorded only in Luke 10.
Officer (Salvation Army)
An officer (Korean: sagwan, 士官) is a member of the clergy of The Salvation Army, equivalent to a pastor in other denominations. Within the Salvation Army's military-style organization, officers complete training and are commissioned, after which they lead corps (local congregations) or carry out social service and administrative work.
Sending
Sending (Korean pasong, 派送), meaning "to send out," refers to the part of worship in which the congregation is sent out into the world at the close of the service. The term is also used for sending missionaries or pastors to their fields of ministry.
Titus
Titus was a Gentile coworker of Paul mentioned in the New Testament. He traveled between Paul and the church at Corinth, set the churches in Crete in order, and is the recipient of the Epistle to Titus.
Silas
Silas appears in the New Testament book of Acts as a leader of the Jerusalem church who accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey. In the Pauline epistles and 1 Peter he appears under the name Silvanus.