Diary of Faith
The Spiritual Journey of a Korean Pastor in Japanese Colonial Days
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I had never expected to hear a voice coming from beyond this world. In the spring of 1895, the Christian faith began to germinate in my spirit and my eagerness to learn soared, so when I read the Ten Commandments for the first time, I could see all the sins I had committed in the past, appearing before my eyes. They were so frightening. So I made the decision to meet Jesus Christ and accept him as my Savior. When I determined to break off relations with the stream of the human world, I entered into an inescapable struggle between spiritual and worldly affairs. One night, I saw a resplendent figure of pure gold and dazzling brightness. It was so dreadful that I could not explain it in words, and I was pushed to the brink of death.
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In-Sil Kim is the youngest daughter in her family, and she always considered her father to be peaceful, quiet, sweet and taciturn man and minister of the church. As a little girl, she did not realize that he had experienced various hardships, struggling in spirit and suffering during the Japanese occupation of Korea. One day, his diary happened to come into her hands, and she learned many things about his personal life. Diary of Faith tells the story of Rev. Kim Yoon Jeom’s spiritual life and everyday living experiences. One day he heard a quiet but clear voice coming from somewhere outside of this world. From that time on, he heard God’s voice directly. His life was guided by communication with God, and he received visions from God asking that he write; these revelations persuaded his daughter that his personal narrative should be shared. Though Rev. Kim struggled throughout his life and often confessed himself to be unworthy as a minister of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and as a servant of God, he was a minister with sincerity and consciousness of self, called by God to accomplish the mission of eternal salvation. This personal diary, translated from Korean to English, shares the spiritual journey of a pastor during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
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Rev. Kim Yoon Jeom was born on February 17, 1874, in Whang Hai Province, North Korea. After teaching at several church-affiliated private schools, he attended Pyung Yang Theological Seminary and was ordained as a minister in 1917. From then on, he worked as a messenger of Christ in the churches of Whang Hai Province. He was serving as the pastor of Suh Heomg Presbyterian Church when he was called to heaven on March 30, 1944.