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About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.

Forgiving and Reconciling, Part VII: Sin Can’t Just Disappear, Which Is Why Human Forgiveness Is So Very Impotent

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Pastor Foley

How does God define forgiveness? The original languages of Scripture are rich with meaning in this regard. The term used most often for forgiveness in the Old Testament is the Hebrew nasa’, which means to bear, to carry, or to … Continue reading →

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Forgiving and Reconciling, Part VI: Why Human Forgiveness Gets In The Way of God’s Forgiveness

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Scripture reminds us on nearly every page that it is simply not possible to work from human ways of thinking about forgiveness to God’s way of thinking about forgiveness. The two differ not in degree but in kind. In order … Continue reading →

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Forgiving and Reconciling, Part V: The World Of Difference Between Mercy and Leniency

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Pastor Foley

What makes Christian forgiveness so hard for we human beings to understand is that in our experience condemnation always follows judgment. The only thing we’ve experienced is people exposing our sins in order to humiliate us, hurt us, and make … Continue reading →

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