Writing "the Book of Job"

They say, "Starting is half the battle." In my nature, starting something has always meant seeing it through to the end. Whatever I begin, I find a visceral need to finish it. Perhaps that is why I feel this Project Job will be completed in a relatively short time—much like how I built this entire website in just two days.

Not long ago, while watching YouTube videos, I happen to find an interview about the Shroud of Jesus. From my perspective, such a relic was always a powerful double-edged sword—something John Calvin strongly warned against as, any use of images leads to idolatry. It is much like how many Christians today revere the physical shape of the cross more than the true meaning of the Crucifixion(σταυρὀς in Koine Greek). However, I began to consider that the Shroud might actually be a tool of God, preserved to powerfully testify to the historicity of Jesus Christ for his lost lambs, much like the Dead Sea Scrolls.

That insight became the spark that ignited the olive oil in the lamp of my heart—one that had been filled through years of prayer (Lev 24:2).

For the past five years, I had been wrestling with God’s work through prayer and supplication as Jacob did (Gen 32:24-25). The reason for my hesitation was that I found Calvin’s reasoning to be undeniably correct, and I lacked the knowledge and wisdom to refute it. His premise was this: 'Adoration promptly follows upon this sort of fancy' (Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 11). I felt this clearly when I saw The Passion of the Christ. Despite being a Catholic film rather than a Protestant one, many Christians focused solely on weeping over Jesus' death, resulting in an experience devoid of the Resurrection and Salvation, moved instead by a Marian Pieta. Calvin, no doubt, would have revolted against it.

Even as a professional videographer, I thoroughly acknowledged Calvin’s teachings and faced a significant dilemma regarding the concept of 'Christian media.

Then one day, an unexpected opportunity led me to lecture as a teaching professor at the Southern Reformed Theological College and Seminary in Houston. As I began teaching Christian media, I realized what this era truly needs.

To this day, most of our Reformed Presbyterian denominations reject biblical media. They reject Contemporary Worship, remain wary of modern CCM, and even refuse electronic instruments. To be honest, I agree with them. I believe they are right. And yet, if we limit our judgment strictly to those outward acts, we risk ignoring the truth of 1 Timothy 4:4. I believe we must instead present a better direction and prepare the next generation for the new era they will face.

Just as I once believed the Shroud was merely a tool for idolatry—only to learn through modern science that it is statistically harder to prove it isn’t the Shroud of Jesus—we cannot tell the new generation to reject science and mathematics simply because a relic could be misused.

The method of biblical interpretation must not be diverse. To allow diversity in interpretation is to ignore the Author’s intent. Likewise, if the intent of the Author is perfectly aligned, then whether it is delivered through Scripture or through film, the significance lies in the accurate delivery of the Word.

I want to complete the project, ‘The Book of Job’ as soon as possible. I want everyone to know—to truly comprehend—why God allowed Satan to afflict Job, and how Job was able to endure that wilderness. Perhaps that is the very reason God gave us His heart—the Holy Spirit—to show us just how much He loves us.(Ezek 36:26)