조용기 목사의 사회구원: 행복 나눔, 사랑 실천의 성서신학적 고찰 = Yonggi Cho’s Social Salvation: A Theological Study on Sharing Happiness and Love

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This writing attempts to find Yonggi Cho’s understanding of “true christian love and sharing happiness” reflected in his messages and writings. In the Christian tradition there has been dividing into two arguments between the claim of personal salvation and the claim of social salvation. Recently, there is an effort to integrate two poles in theology and ministry field. In this context, it is significant to see the process of the gradual change of his interest from the personal salvation to the social salvation. In his message of “sharing happiness and the practice of love” we may try to find theological elements of social salvation that ultimately embrace the world as the object of God’s love.
This writing will explore to understand his concept of salvation in relation to his theology of “threefold salvation” ―the holistic salvation. When he claims “threefold salvation” that affects to the whole area of the human life, he embraces the concerns of social salvation. His view of salvation comes from his pastoral experience and the wholistic understanding of the Gospel that considers the salvation of human being as a whole.
Yonggi Cho preaches that a meaning of being christian is to be a responsible being in society. Christians must become main figures who ultimately leads a social change because they have been transformed as the new creature, the holy people, the royal priesthood(1Pet. 2:9) by the power of the Holy Spirit. As an empowered Christian has to live the life of neighbour to share God’s love with all who are in need. Becoming neighbour is to practice love that God has given to us. This writing examines how Yonggi Cho’s understanding of sharing and the practice of Love can be a message to bring social salvation.