https://ojs.co.id/1/index.php/jet id-ID Jurnal Eksplorasi Teologi https://ojs.co.id/1/index.php/jet/article/view/3665 <p><em>The aim of this research is to see the extent of the relationship between the use of TikTok social media on the character formation of students at the Stambuk Christian Religious Education Study Program in 2023, HKBP Nommensen University, Medan with a sample size of 19 people. people. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method, while the data analysis carried out using hypothesis research is product moment person correlation and the data collection tool is a questionnaire for variable X (Influence of Using TikTok Social Media) and variable Y (Students' Character Formation). To find out the extent of the influence of the use of social media TikTok on the character formation of students of the 2023 Stambuk Christian Religious Education Study Program, HKBP Nommensen University, Medan, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistical Test was used. From the test results, a correlation test (r) of 0.45 was obtained with a determination test of 20.25% and to determine whether the correlation coefficient was significant at the real level (α) = 0.05, a "t" test was carried out. carried out with the testing criteria if t_count is obtained. If the calculation is greater (&gt;) than t_table at a significance level of 1-0.05 with dk= n – 2 then the hypothesis is accepted and in other cases it is rejected. From the test results it was obtained that t_count &gt; t_table (2.084 &gt; 1.74), so the hypothesis was accepted. Thus, a significant relationship can be found between the influence of the use of social media TikTok on the character formation of students in the Stambuk Christian Religious Education Study Program in 2023, HKBP Nommensen University, Medan</em></p> Januario Armando Bin Adolfus Dua Krispianus A. R. El Bara Barnabas Ronaldino Sao Puka Hak Cipta (c) 2025 Jurnal Eksplorasi Teologi 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 9 9 https://ojs.co.id/1/index.php/jet/article/view/3675 <p><em>This article explores 1 Kings 21 through a critical hermeneutical lens to uncover the corporate injustice embedded in contemporary socio-economic systems. By analyzing the narrative of Naboth’s vineyard being seized by Ahab and Jezebel, the study highlights the collusion of legal legitimacy, religious symbols, and political power to oppress the marginalized. A contextual hermeneutic approach is employed to draw parallels between the biblical narrative and modern-day land grabbing, legal manipulation, and corporate extractivism under neoliberal frameworks. The study reveals that the story of Naboth contains strong prophetic and ethical dimensions relevant to today’s faith communities. It emphasizes that legality does not equate to justice, and prophetic voices are still necessary to challenge oppressive systems. This article calls the Church to engage in prophetic action against economic dominance that dehumanizes both people and creation. Elevating the voice of the biblical text as a counter-narrative to dominant ideologies, the article contributes to a transformative and contextual public theology.</em></p> Beatus Celvinsantius Riwu Rau Mario Laurensius C. B. Teluma Aloysius Mischelle Seling Hak Cipta (c) 2025 Jurnal Eksplorasi Teologi 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 9 9