Posted 17 June 2008 - 08:37 PM
Blessed because we have sooo much ppl who believe in God.
Also despite the fact majority of us koreans are very hot tempered,
we still believe in Jesus.
But I've noticed over the years as I grew up going to korean churches
that once koreans go to church they become so nice and angel like.
Then once you see them out of church they become this whole new scary person.
I've also realized that FOBs seem to have and express a lot more of their faith by
raising their hands and you could see the fire burning within their hearts because that's
how much praise and glory they're giving to Jesus. But honestly I become scared to
talk with them out on the streets because they start being two-faced and they treat u real bad. (Not all though)
Also when i used to go to Korean churches I always felt like a misfit, and even though they came up to me
and greeted me with open arms, I just knew the real sincerity wasn't there, they were just greeting me cause they had to
and just somehow I don't know how to describe it, but I felt very cold and neglected no matter how much I tried getting along with them.
Now, since I'm older I go to a multi-ethnic church where there is koreans, americans, vietnamese, chinese, indians...etc. and we all speak english.
The moment I sat foot on that church I felt right at home.
I don't know I guess the main point of my long discussion is that am i the only one feeling that korean churches are just not for me?
And that you feel like you're being left in the cold a lot?
Also I feel that we koreans don't act like Christians throughout our daily lives, but just when we go to church that's when we become nice?
There also was a experience that one of my moms friend(she's a Christian) had....My mom's friend said that her daughter was shopping at a Korean market
and she came out of the market once she finished shopping and when she went out the doors there were ladies that were standing outside
to pass out pamphlets of their church to tell people to come to their church and the daughter was a korean american, and I guess these
ladies thought she was some other ethnicity and so when they saw her one of the ladies told the other lady "Don't give a pamphlet to her she looks like a DEVIL"
The daughter was so shocked she said "excuse me, first of all I am a Christian and a Korean, You shouldn't be talking like that to People" and the ladies did apologize though.
After I heard that I was shocked because it does feel like Koreans sometimes act like this, and I think it's a terrible thing to do
because us as Christians should be helping the weak, comforting those in need, and doing acts of kindness...
and if we treat non-christians like this too then what would they think of Christians?
I don't know I'm just so glad I've got this off my chest...Yeah so that's just how I feel...
I wanna know if anyone else has felt the way I feel about Korean ppls faith & korean churches.
