코로나19 시대와 개혁주의생명신학의 설교

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reaffirm the mission of the church and to redefine its nature in the crisis of covid-19 pandemic. With covid-19, we are experiencing the new culture of ‘social distance.’ In the absence of vaccines and treatments for the disease, the best way to prevent infection is to control people’s encounters. This is necessary to prevent infection, but it results in weakening human social relationships. The space where people gather is closed, and the opportunity for the public meeting is almost lost. Even meeting family, relatives, and friends has come a difficult time. The so-called “un-tact” era has begun. In the midst of this, many sectors of society are suffering greatly. The Church is not free from this influence either. The need to stop gatherings, communes, and worship services threatened the essence of the church and paralyzed its functions. This reduced the influence of the church and greatly diminished the faith of the saints. At this time, it is very important to reconsider the mission of the Church and the nature of the ministry. This is because the church must continue its role as a spiritual community that saves lives under any circumstances. In particular, even in the inevitable situation of un-tact, the church should proclaim a life-saving gospel. Rather, it is time to stress the fact that the surest answer to our life is in the gospel in these times of crisis. For the church is a community that delivers life to the whole world from Christ the Head(Eph. 1:23). In this thesis, I tried to present what the church should focus on in the covid-19 era from the perspective of Reformed Life Theology. For that, I reorganized the mission of the church and the nature of the ministry, and emphasized that the life-saving sermons in the ministry is part of the “Spiritual Life Movement,” and that what the life-saving sermons are.