Admission essay for Christian school

I was born and raised in a Christian family.  I used to go to the Presbyterian Church but early in my life I was really not that interested in knowing God.  I was a so-called Sunday Christian, who merely went through the routines and never really believed.  My belief was different because I believed that I can do everything through my own efforts without God’s help because I was not a real Christian.

I had too much confidence and pride.  Pride motivated me to do things that I know are not very Christ-like: the same way that it influenced Adam and Eve to try to become like God (Gen. 3:5).  This made it very difficult for me and presented itself to be my undoing at certain times.  When I prayed to God, crying, I was able to feel God’s love and I believed that tears are symbol of His love at that time.  After that, I heard that God’s voice.

He asked me “why are you weeping” just like John 20:13.  Finally, I realized that I need to reconcile my broken relationship with God, and now I am proud to say that God loves me still.  I began to understand from this experience that God dwells in the heart of me and I am a very humble man in the world.  Only humility can please God and place my life in a position where God will listen to me.

My basis for my assurance of salvation and eternal life is John 17:25-26.  It appeals to me because it is about our motivation of love.  The heavenly Father loved His son with an eternal love.  Everything in the heart and life of the Father was released to His son.  No human love could keep Him perfectly obedient to His Father throughout His life.  Only His Father’s love was powerful enough to compel Him to commit His life to the saving purpose of His Father.

 It is true that it is impossible for a Christian to be filled with this measure of love and not to be on mission with God.  I will be incapable of ministering unless I have His love.  I have been changed completely through this verse.  I am pretty much sure that Jesus was crucified on a cross because He loves us.

People who received Christ will get eternal life through him who sent by God to save us as Savior.  Like Jesus Christ loved each of us, I should love others.  This is only way that I could appreciate Jesus and my ultimate reason that I become a Christian to reward God’s infinite love.

I have been in the United States for around three years.  When I was in Korea, God gave me an assurance of His leading so that I came to the United States without any doubt.  I feel that this is similar to the way that the people God used mightily in scripture were all ordinary people to whom He gave divine assignments that they never could have initiated (Genesis 12:1).

 As God sent Abraham to out of his country to fulfill His purpose, I came to the United States to accomplish His purpose.

I had been taught discipleship and spiritual growth as well as English in Intercultural & Missions Institute for two years.  When I was in ESL course in Concordia University, I had a Bible study course with a teacher who belonged to IMI (Intercultural &Missions Institute).  I read the Bible at least two page everyday and shared the verse with my teachers.  Additionally, we chose Christian books to learn about who God is exactly and I had a Bible lecture.

I am confident to state that God has been building my character to match His assignment for me.  It was difficult at the start because I was impatient to begin my work and I still was not sensitive to sin.  Sometimes, it was really hard to keep my relationship with God strong.  Whenever I felt those emotions, I would pray to God, and He would tell me, “Deny yourself.”

 I seriously thought that if I can’t overcome sin, I may choose a standard other than God’s law on which to base my life and it devastates everything nearby me.  I am sure, however, that God will refine my character if I keep trying not to commit sin.

The other thing that I realized is that God’s Word is plumb line and it is a dangerous thing to live my life without spiritual “plumb line”, or standard, by which I determine right from wrong.  After I had become a real Christian, I always called sin a “mistake,” a “bad habit,” or a “weakness.”  So I couldn’t escape its grasp so far.  That is why I always felt sin has robbed my joy and guilty.

Sometimes, the image of God was not love but fear.  However, I realized that I should not allow pride to convince me that it is too humiliating to admit the sin in my lives.  That can blind me to its presence.  As a Christian, I know that it is hard to live just like Jesus.  I will never give my Christian life up. W hen He tells me what His plans are, I will trust Him and walk closely with Him just like I did so far.

My ultimate goal is to be able to lead a life in the manner that Jesus taught us.  I am still looking for God’s purpose to begin His assignment.  The reason that I chose Biola University is that it is only this school that can help me to grow spiritually and decide my major.  Moreover, I heard that I have to take biblical classes to graduate from Biola University.  I really like that curriculum of Biola University.

 I am not majoring in Theology, but I officially would like to learn Theology if I will be able to study in Biola University.  Whatever God wants me to be, I am always ready follow him.  I am sure that my spiritual growth will be better as long as I am attending Biola University.  So I can contribute to let people know God as I studied in this school.  I want to lead a life worth living to help other people as a Christian.

My main philosophy in life is to lead by setting an example. I cannot expect others to do what I myself would be willing to do but that does not mean that I cannot hope that others will see the example that I have shown them.

This philosophy is one of the many forces that drive me to pursue my dream of pursuing my career and of becoming so much more in life.  The chance to help those who are less fortunate in life, the chance to help those in need, the opportunity to be of service to humanity; these are the reasons why I have selected this as the profession that I will pursue; for, as Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams…”