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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Nothing is impossible with God. In Straits Times today, I was extremely bewildered and amused to read a front page article about Olympic athletes and spectators in the bird nest stadium that will get a free Bible each during the Olympic season. On the first thought, i could not link Bible + Olympics together. Maybe if Australia or US does it, I can still understand. Even then i already think that it's weird. Now we are talking about China? We all know that China is a strong advocator of 无神论 (no religion aka atheism). Then why this? Somemore during the OLYMPICS which is a huge international event? I have a few reasons to offer. First explanation: China wants the world to know that they are no longer as closed up as before, although they may be a communist country in name. Now, they want to be portrayed as more welcoming to foreign influences, from as extreme as West and in this case, Christianity. Second explanation: Previously China declared itself as an atheist country because of their comparatively narrow-minded perspective towards all religions. Perhaps now they have seen that religions and, in specific for this case, Christianity teaches good and long standing values, they have come to accept that Christian values are in line with the kind of values the Chinese government would like to disseminate and inculcate into their countrymen. Yet i offer no explanation for why the Bible during the Olympics. Too imperceptible. In my humble opinion, both reasons above play a part. But above all human reasoning, I truly think that it can only be GOD. And those who God has moved through since hundreds of years ago, just to make it possible for China to be open to the gospel like this today. The article also mentioned that there are an estimate of 90million (6.8% of entire population) Christians in China today, inclusive of the 'house' churches (means use house as church meeting place, not necessarily legal) and the government approved churches. I believe that as China becomes more and more open to Christianity, more will be saved and one day China will belong to the Kingdom of God 100%. Indeed, with God nothing is impossible! Holy Spirit works in ways that we cannot think or imagine. Really. As i read the newspaper today, i believed. Labels: contemplative, revelation 11:24 PM
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