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Monk stopped us Sunday service
- Thread starter mei
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I feel in my heart the need to ask God for help in this matter. Especially that he would arm you and your fellow believers with weapons of warfare that are mighty through God.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; - 2 Corinthians 10
Father praying for this group of believers help from on high. In Jesus name, Amen!
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; - 2 Corinthians 10
Father praying for this group of believers help from on high. In Jesus name, Amen!
Mike B
Active Member
Mei, you are making a difference, and that is a good thing.
They fear God, which is why they gave you warning, and a monk stopped your service. If they
did not fear God, they would not bother you. They are afraid, as they are supported by the
people of that village.
They are lacking in wisdom, and understanding.
Proverbs 9:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
I agree with my brother from Virginia...we need to continue holding you and your mission in prayer.
Yes, this is the main concerns for him that his believers would accept our faith. That's why he warned me initially. He said, he knew me as a Christian minister since I moved this village.
I need more prayers that I am talking with other Christian leaders to convince this monk. That would result a good thing. My prayer target is before this 2026, we could fix this issue.
For now, we are silently praying at home not with many church believers.
We have more or less persecution for Christians in our country.I feel in my heart the need to ask God for help in this matter. Especially that he would arm you and your fellow believers with weapons of warfare that are mighty through God.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; - 2 Corinthians 10
Father praying for this group of believers help from on high. In Jesus name, Amen!
Yes, they used to put them on their monastery.
Mike B
Active Member
Do you think they would allow you to put up a banner or plaque if it did not speak
directly to Christianity?
What I am thinking is that it might cause the people to be curious, and ask you questions
about the source of your wise proverbs. If the monks see wisdom in God's words, they
might not be so anti-Christianity. Maybe?
Something like:
Proverbs 1:5 "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"
Proverbs 3:13 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
Here is a bit of wisdom I learned many years ago as a young sales representative, and it served me well
during my career.
"The best salesman does not sell; he creates within his customer the desire to buy."
You are not allowed to outwardly promote Christianity, so what is needed is to create a way to bring
the people to you without alarming the monks. Please forgive my ignorance, but aren't Buddhist monks
big fans of wisdom, understanding and love?
directly to Christianity?
What I am thinking is that it might cause the people to be curious, and ask you questions
about the source of your wise proverbs. If the monks see wisdom in God's words, they
might not be so anti-Christianity. Maybe?
Something like:
Proverbs 1:5 "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:"
Proverbs 3:13 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
Here is a bit of wisdom I learned many years ago as a young sales representative, and it served me well
during my career.
"The best salesman does not sell; he creates within his customer the desire to buy."
You are not allowed to outwardly promote Christianity, so what is needed is to create a way to bring
the people to you without alarming the monks. Please forgive my ignorance, but aren't Buddhist monks
big fans of wisdom, understanding and love?
Thank you for this good advice. In my context this might not work, I guess. They might think in different way.
Also, one certain things happening in May was that, I put the cross on our gate fence, and they do not like it and ask me to remove. So for the sake of peace, I remove it.
They do not like any sign.
This is very great thought. This is good for indirect evangelism.