The Gospel for Korea, North and South

[T]he Lord says that those who do not yet have the gospel are in darkness and in the power of Satan and without the forgiveness of sins. Christ commissioned Paul with a word of power that actually opens the eyes of the spiritually blind, not so that they can see they are forgiven but so that they can be forgiven. His message delivers from the power of Satan. The pictures of nations without the gospel is that they are blind and in darkness of sins and unacceptable to God because they are unsanctified.
—Piper, John. Let the Nations Be Glad. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2003. 2nd ed.)

Asia has already been called the New Christendom as thousands flock to congregations. South Korea boasts some of the largest Baptist and Presbyterian congregations in the world. May our Lord Jesus Christ open the closed doors of North Korea, and that all of Korea might hear the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, an iron curtain seals off North Korea, and in the face of nuclear proliferation, North Korea may become an even more closed society, and imposed sanctions may further its isolation from the outside world. Christianity is a message that is not readily tolerated by the communist regime in P'yong'yang.

The Gospel of Matthew, verse 9:37, states, "Then He said to His disciples, 'The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.' (NKJV)." We as Christians are admonished to pray that laborers should enter to the field. "Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest" (Lk. 10:2 NKJV)

We as Christians should pray that the Lord would open the door to the Gospel proclamation in North Korea, and open the hearts of Koreans to the message of redemption in Christ Jesus.

Related Reading:
Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power. (Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2003).

Related Web Sites:
The Gospel for Asia