They want a memorial forever?

“On November 25, the opening ceremony of UBF history museum was held at Kwangju UBF center. All Korean staff shepherds attended. The opening ceremony began with the prayers of Dr. James Suh, Dr. Paul Hong and S. Joshua Lee (Daejun UBF). Dr. John Jun delivered a main message with the title, “A memorial forever” on Joshua 3:14-4:24.”

They are acting out the Old Testament

“It was a miracle that Israel people crossed the Jordan River as on dry land. God wanted his people to remember God’s history.”

Who is compromising with Gentile culture?

“However, when Israel people entered the promised land flowing with milk and honey, they forgot God and compromised with the Gentile culture. Therefore, God built up 12 stones as a memorial forever so that they may remember God’s history and teach it to his descendants.”

They are no longer able to distinguish between God and ubf

It was followed by a special song by S. Kim Woojin, “The Lord’s prayer.” Then Mother Barry delivered a blessed message with the title, “Bible Korea, World Mission, Enlarge the Place of your Tent!” on Isaiah 54:2. In summary, Mother Barry explained that we can carry out Bible Korea and World mission through deep Bible study and prayer. It was followed by P. Abraham Kim’s welcoming address.”

They only have one mission: pass on their legacy to their Korean children

“Announcements and prayer topics were given by S. David Kim, Korean UBF director. First of all, we praised God who opened the UBF History Museum by remodeling the original building located at 176-1 Daein-dong, Kwangju, Korea. S. David emphasized the importance of history education. He asked us to pray that God may use this history museum to teach God’s history in UBF and pass on UBF ministry to our descendants. After our ceremony, we visited the UBF History Museum to pray together.”

What did Jesus say?

John 8:54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing.”

Why do ubf shepherds continually rejoice at the fellowship table while “sheep” feel the pain of excessive manipulation and control of their lives?

Mark 7:28 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

Why do ubf shepherds continue to encourage people to leave the ministry when they have problems or voice concerns?

Jeremiah 23:1-2 1 “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. 2 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 34:1-10 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them. 7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock, 9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 10 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.

In Genesis 18:20-21 we read that not only was the sin of Sodom great, it was grievous and had caused an outcry to reach Heaven: “20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

What could be so grievous to the Lord? Anyone who has had any Bible study knows the common answer: homosexuality. Tonight I write to demonstrate clearly that this is utterly false. As you might expect, the Bible declares many sins of Sodom.

Sodom’s Sin: Homosexual Gang Rape

The rumor that Sodom’s sin was homosexuality probably came from the description of the actions of some of the men toward Lot and his angel guests: Genesis 19:4-5 “4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom–both young and old–surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.” Clearly this was not just a same-sex encounter; but far beyond that and into the realm of abusive harm. That is detestable.

Sodom’s Sin: Adultery and Lying

Through the prophet Jeremiah we see Israel’s sins compared to Sodom and Gomorrah; the sins of adultery and lying. “And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” Jeremiah 23:14 (NIV84)

Sodom’s Sin: Arrogance and Selfishness

The primary sin that seemed to anger God the most was arrogance and selfishness. The Sodomites didn’t care abut the poor and the needy. They only concerned themselves with their own wealth and food: Ezekiel 16:49-50 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.”

Sodom’s Sin: Immorality and Perversion

Jude makes a brief statement about Sodom and Gomorrah: Jude 1:7 “In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.” The gang rape request in Genesis 19 is certainly a perversion, and adultery is sexual immorality. I suspect many of the actions considered sinful by the letter of the law in Leviticus 18 were in Sodom. By the letter of the law, homosexuality was considered a sin and was part of the problem because there was no restraint for homosexuality nor any of the other sins.

Sodom’s Sin: Not as bad as Israel’s Sin

People seem so bitterly disgusted by Sodom. Yet what did God think? Ezekiel 16:48 says: “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.” Ezekiel 16:51-52 says: “Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done. 52 Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.

A Sobering Thought from Jesus

Luke 10:12 “I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.”