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어느 6학년 학생의 일기 중에서... 지난 시간을 돌아보는 일이 현재 헤브론 교회의 안정과 발전을 위해 무슨 소용이 있을까 깊이 생각했습니다. 지난 시간을 돌아보니 현재의

헤브론 교회의 모습에 그저 감사할 뿐입니다. 2010년 1월 헤브론교회의 모습을 보며 교회에 왜 경찰들이 들어 왔는지 의아해 하는 한 6학년

학생이 일기장에 담은 글을 옮겨 봅니다. 교회 안의 어른들의 모습을 돌아보며 부끄러움과 더불어 아이들에 대한 소망도 함께 가지게 됩니다.

자녀들은 저희들의 소망이며, 교회의 소망이고 주님께서 저희에게 사명으로 맡기신 기업임을 다시 한 번 깨달으며 이 글을 전합니다.

To restrain 6 people from worshipping and loving god at his house is a disgrace.

Although 6 people may not seem like a lot, they have chosen Hebron church SPECIFICALLY to be the place

where they put their feelings and problems aside so that they can be with god.

Taking away that privilege... the privilege to be able to praise the lord, is like giving a child EVERYTHING

he needs to go to an elite school...but forcing him to stay home, and never learn a thing.

Taking away this privilege that we have earned as Christians is a TERRIBLE thing.

Isn't one of god's commandments to 'love your enemies?'.....

Then why won’t we do so at church, which, I think, is the least place where this feud should be.

We all chose to use our Sunday mornings to be at church and worship god,

shouldn't we all grasp this similarity amongst us, and cherish it??

Wouldn't this be a much better thing to do than disappointing god,

and the message he's been trying to establish for the past THREE THOUSAND YEARS??!!

The message is to love. The whole ENTIRE bible, more than 1700 pgs, was written so that we could learn to

love So shouldn't we?

I feel for those 6 people, some may never go to church again because of this experience,

and I think that we should ENCOURAGE people to come to church, not discourage them.

But also, the two people, (elder and senior pastor) have much to deal with too.

Their own audience will not listen, and only fight, so they follow their instincts and fight back.

The audience is nothing without its preacher, and the preacher is nothing without the audience.

They need to listen and respect each other, so that this church feud will be over,

and God shall not look upon us sadly as we fight, lie, and threaten in his precious house,

어느 6학년 학생