In KPop Demon Hunters, Jinu’s “Deal with the Devil” is a tragic example of seeking peace and absolution from the wrong places. Unable to silence the voices in his head reminding him of his past failures, Jinu returned to the darkness hoping that it would provide a little relief or at least a brief respite for his guilty conscience… but this devil’s deal only offered to solve Jinu’s current problem by giving him an entirely new list of regrets to contend with. The price of peace was to add yet another betrayal to Jinu’s list of misdeeds and sacrifice countless additional innocent souls in the process… all for a hollow, temporary reprieve that only offered a heavier burden than the one Jinu’s overwhelmed soul was already trying desperately to get rid of.

We all make mistakes in life that fill our hearts with regret, but it is the enemy of our souls that convinces us to seek relief through actions that only add to the weight of our guilty conscience. This world is full of coping mechanisms that promise us temporary peace for a price, but they always cost more than we owed and never keep their word. There is only one way to truly silence the voices and reconcile our past failures… by accepting the permanent release of repentance and forgiveness in Christ. He paid our cost in full, and when the Son sets us free we are truly free.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Psalm 51:1-3

He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. Proverbs 28:13

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12

Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36

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