Japanese Hiding Their Christianity
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Japanese Hiding Their Christianity
One of the high lighted news item on Yahoo.com thru Reuters News was about those on the Japanese island of Ikitsuki, had for years hid their connection with Christianity and now today faces its loss because the younger people are moving away to the cities and forgetting their faith.
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ashfire - Posts: 1132
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wow, that is really interesting. I heard only like one percent of japanese are christains
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Yes, it's saddening, and almost disturbing. We mustn't forget that Japanese are Yihoshua's children too. I pray that the country will recognize Him and renew their faith.
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CephasWhite - Posts: 1090
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The latest story on Yahoo.com is about a Japanese man who's family lived in Hawaii had a artificial Christmas tree and moved back to Japan when their father was lost at sea just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
He was drafted by the Imperial Army of Japan and became a radio monitor listening to American military radio transmissions. Lost a brother when the atomic bombs were dropped in Japan.
The family had to hid the tree from view when they put it up around Christmas for many years up today where he shows it proudly. The family had attend church in Hawaii before they left. He feels that he is Buddhist but has the feel of being Chirstian.
He was drafted by the Imperial Army of Japan and became a radio monitor listening to American military radio transmissions. Lost a brother when the atomic bombs were dropped in Japan.
The family had to hid the tree from view when they put it up around Christmas for many years up today where he shows it proudly. The family had attend church in Hawaii before they left. He feels that he is Buddhist but has the feel of being Chirstian.
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ashfire - Posts: 1132
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It's not really all that different from what happens to a lot of Christian youth. They grow up in the church, face a lot of questions/temptations as teens, and sometimes they never look back. Especially at risk are those whose parents are really protective and don't teach their children WHY things are right or wrong, just make arbitrary decisions.
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Ashley - Posts: 7364
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This is unfortunate, hopefully some will come back to Jesus.
Some of my favorite scriptures.
Psalm91
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Hebrews 4-4
1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
James 4
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Psalm91
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Hebrews 4-4
1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
James 4
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
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Gabriel 9.0 - Posts: 736
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Wow, that's so sad...I mean, it's actually very cool to hear an island apparently is pretty Christian, but to hear the new generation is being stubborn? Hopefully those kids don't forget what they were taught...maybe things can still turn out for the better though? On one side of things they may get totally perverted and turn from God, but some of them may in turn make other Japanese interested in Christianity.
Just pray for the best...
Just pray for the best...
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