DearTyro:
Your message is appreciated. Being an active farmer 14-16 hours every day but Sunday, I choose not to have any on going discussion on this thread but will touch upon your interesting points this once.
"How about Confucius? The system may be emotionally arid but it is making successful businessmen and women out of the 1 500 000 000 entrepreneuring Chinese now spreading out over the globe, devouring anything with a face."
ANS: Thanks for this interesting information. It is interesting how various peoples, races, individuals quickly learn and apply entrepreneuring skills in our "one world" economy.
With the Chinese and other nationalities, it is also interesting that they may be freely allowed to live and do business in countries whose citizens would conversely not be allowed to do business in the origin country and most often would not be allowed to live therein or freely visit without strict restrictions. China, for example has been so restrictive, why not "escape" if one is so inclined and take advantage of the good heart and opportunities of and in other countries. New businesses can hurt the citizens yet the activity may actually aid the local economy and encourage "locals" to wake up to their advantages. Such is life in our present "one world economy".
"Christians had better begin negotiating the rights of their minority now."
ANS: Christians have always and always will be in the minority in this world. Our first priority is to spread the gospel, the good news that Jesus Christ saves, that there is but one true God.
God expects Christians to carry on, with His daily help, normal activities including prudent business or employment and to be a witness in deed and purpose as well as through word at the right time and place. A Christian making an effort to obey God, including daily dependence upon God, will consistently see God control all of life's circumstances in such a manner as to constantly trigger a thankful heart to God his father, his daddy. Yes thanks through the good and the "bad" God allows, for in both God strengthens our faith and knowledge that He cares for us much more than the Sparrow whom He also cares for very well.
The Christians final positive and true hope is eternity with God, a proven assurance because Christianity is a relationship to the true God and not a man made religion such as Confucism (sp?) which may give some satisfaction and focus of activity but which cannot produce the peace of God. Nothing make by man's hands and mind can replace God although such is as old as the creation. God created us to fellowship with Himself, He holds the blueprints of life, He alone can fill your empty heart and forgive the sin imparted to all though Adam.
Again, the proof of the pudding, for those not trusting God for Salvation through Jesus Christ's blood shed to cover our sins, taking our punishment thus, is where you end up after death, which is so final as far as eternity is concerned, for, as God had said, the soul is eternal and it is appointed to man to only once die and then the judgement. Do you really want to be so very right here on earth only to learn your mistake too late after death? Now is the time of Salvation. Who can say that they will live another day? It is
dangerous to mock the true and only God by arguing and refusing His great gift of Salvation. By definition, a gift is free. One does not work for God's Salvation. Thus you cannot boast about receiving it. God, in His perfect love does it all for you. Just say yes with your heart forget, ignore your intellectual approach. You will never understand this with your mind until you are saved. NEVER, IMPOSSIBLE, GOD STATES THIS...AGAIN ALLOW YOUR HEART'S SEARCH TO END BY MOVING TOWARD GOD...HE WILL MORE THAN MEET YOU HALFWAY.
All who come to God may have His peace and eternal life in Heaven.
Your choice, not an intellectual study as so many enjoy. My heart goes out to each of you who enjoy arguing the point here on earth but will learn the truth too late because you have not chosen God's gift of eternal life which requires no works to earn such.
"Sorry to rain on your parade but even in my small town in Europe it is beginning to look like Planet Han."
Very enlightening, news to me, thanks. Are they learning the local language? To what enterprises are they mainly drawn? Populations shifts only present a greater opportunity for Christians to legally share God's word. It still is not true that they have freedom of religion in China. This may be one of God's purposes in this matter.
In fact, as these people learn the truth of God's word and gift of Salvation, they often return to their own counties, at any cost or loss, so that they may share that which has filled and ended their heart's lifetime search. God's Salvation is worth more than the riches of this world, are without price in man's measure.
Love and appreciation from the old farmer, (71+, body almost of a 30 year old thanks only to God and His purpose in my life, although He could take me home today if that is His plan)
Marshall W.
Our olive harvest starts October 6.
Please excuse my lack of logical order and editing in this. I never expected this to be so long, sorry. Off to work for me. I will not even correct spelling errors (did after all too many typos)
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