회개 - 한국교회 갱신을 위한 단초; 사도행전과 평양대부흥운동에 근거하여 = Repentance - A Clue to the Renewal of Korean Church with Special Reference to the Acts of the Apostles and the Pyongyang Great Revival Movement

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It is no doubt that the blessings and grace of God have made the Korean Church richly flourished since 1885. In spite of this, the schism of the Korean Presbyterian Church which strongly claims to have ``reformed theology`` is not a trivial but a critical matter nowadays. There might be several ways of solution to it, but I have presented a biblical and historical clue to the renewal of the Korean Church in crisis, that is, an urgent call to repentance with special reference to the Acts of the Apostles and the Pyongyang Great Revival Movement. This means that the Korean Church needs to reappraise the essential concept of repentance based on the Holy Bible and to faithfully put this understanding into practice in life. According to the Acts of the Apostles, I have suggested the following five implications related to the meaning of repentance. (1) Repentance is the major part of salvation process along with forgiveness of sins and the work of the Holy Spirit. (2) Repentance is made as a spiritual fruit in a way which Jesus` witnesses proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus and/or preach the word of God. (3) Repentance demands people to lead the God-Christ-Spirit oriented life and commitment to the Gospel. (4) Repentance is found as a spiritual common ground between the Jews and the Gentiles who accept Jesus as Christ. It is also a basic motivation that drives an active evangelism/mission beyond the barriers of race, culture, and geography. (5) Repentance is after all God`s divine business which occurs in the plan/will of God. In summary, repentance is, on the one hand, set by the triune God`s sovereign work and is, on the other hand, a first meaningful step of human beings as to the Christ event, that is, the death and resurrection of Christ. This biblical concept of repentance has been more supported and elaborated by the historical and religious testimonies of the 1907 Pyongyang Great Revival Movement called as the Korean Pentecost. In so doing, I have called the Korean Church (and any reader) into attention to the well-balanced understanding of repentance as major part of salvation in order to be restored and rekindled as a dynamic Spirit-led Church today.