Was born in a family seeking freedom of his land from the Romans | Was born in a family seeking freedom of his land from the Japanese |
Became involved in the local independence movement | Became involved in the local independence movement |
Never met Jesus personally | Never met Kang Jeungsan personally |
Received a revelation from Jesus that changed his life | Received a revelation from Kang Jeungsan that changed his life |
Encountered the Jesus movement when it was divided and loosely organized | Encountered the Kang Jeungsan movement when it was divided and loosely organized |
His role was accepted by those who had been closest to Jesus | His role was accepted by those who had been closest to Kang Jeungsan |
Was more interested in the divine role of Jesus than in mundane details about his life | Was more interested in the divine role of Kang Jeungsan than in mundane details about his life |
Gave to the Jesus movement solid and long-lasting structures | Gave to Kang Jeungsan’s movement solid and long-lasting structures |
Defined Jesus message as universal, not limited to Jews | Defined Kang Jeungsan’s message as universal, not limited to Koreans |
Was opposed and persecuted by the Roman colonial power | Was opposed and persecuted by the Japanese colonial power |
Not all Christians accepted him | Not all Jeungsanists accepted him |
After he died, further schisms occurred | After he died, further schisms occurred |