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Wild Emails

This is an assortment of emails I have received over the years which have struck up conversation and debate. I do not share all emails I receive, but I share some of them publicly, and I do so for the following reasons:

1. To help other Christians with their understanding - Many Christians have written to me asking how they should talk with someone, or how they should respond to certain subjects. I cannot give them a straight-forward answer most of the time because I do not know the full details of their situations, nor am I familiar with how much Biblical knowledge they have; in short, it is very difficult to tell a lot of times, but the fact that they are asking is expressing the desire to be more Biblically sound in how they respond to people they talk to, whether they need to approach them from a compassion standpoint, or from a "fear of God" standpoint.

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
-Jude 1:21-23

These letters are my personal interactions with a wide variety of people who write to me, but most of them are those who write to me in opposition. Over the years, I have had Christians tell me that these letters have helped learn how to approach people on a variety of subjects, and how to answer them properly with Scripture.

2. To build up discernment - Some Christians do not understand why I respond to certain people the way that I do, and this gives them an opportunity to see the details of my conversations. The way we respond to people changes as our Biblical understanding grows, and so when Christians can see a basic conversation in an organized fashion, documented in writing so they can take their time with it, and see the Scripture laid out for them, it helps train them so they can go forward and exercise their own discernment, and to beware of those who come with a secret hatred to lead them astray.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
-Hebrews 5:14

3. To correct me - If I said something in error, whether it was a misunderstanding of a doctrine of Scripture, or a misunderstanding of the arguments of my opposition, I can be corrected by the church.

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way:
and he that hateth reproof shall die.
-Proverbs 15:10

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
-Proverbs 9:8

Often, these letters come from scorners who hate rebuke and correction because they have so much pride, while hypocritically accusing others of pridefulness, but I do not want to make an error without recognizing it (and fixing it if possible), otherwise, I would fear to be found a hypocrite when standing before the Lord Jesus Christ. I have certainly made errors, and so those sometimes have to be pointed out; however, it is good for the church to see how often people hate correction, so they will be prepared to hear remarks from scoffers and know what to say (or not to say).

4. To redeem my time - Often, scoffers, scorners, and skeptics write to me with the full intention of wasting my time. For example, they might spend two minutes writing a letter I might take two hours to write a response (partially due to color coding, organization, links, and Scripture references, plus proof reading). In other words, it takes me a lot longer to respond than it takes to them to poorly write an accusation, typically because they often type something quickly into their phone while they are on the go, while I put in much more effort in my responses.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
-Colossians 3:22-25

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
-Ephesians 5:15-16

The original idea I had to publish these letters was to help other Christians sharpen their discernment as I sharpened mine through my conversations with scoffers. This allowed me to do what Christ would have me do, which is to do all things as if I did it for Him, but at the same time, I could redeem my time and use those conversations to benefit the church.

I only include the first name and the general location where writer is from because we protect the privacy of those who write to this ministry, even if they hate me and our church.

Chris from Korea

May 11, 2025