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1 | Why did Paul do it? For conscience sake? | Acts 21:23 | YenIsaRap | 218122 | ||
Dear Asure I am sorry this is a few days form your original post to Doc. But I wanted to ask you a question if I may. In your post to Doc you related a conversation you had. "It brought to mind a little chat with a brother at my church last Sunday while he and I were discussing the problem in practicing Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15 and Eph 4:15 at church." "He mentioned that not many eastern Christians accept the idea and practice it". "For we don't want to hurt the brother/sister or trigger his/her resentment". "However, I always wonder since the Bible has clearly provided us the principle/guidelines, we are just making the issues complicated and more problems arise if we do it our own way. The consequences could be misunderstanding, gossipping, bitterness, untrusting...:-(" My questions then would be. 1) Are there similar teachings that Eastern Christians do not accept or have difficulty putting into practice? 2) Does this reluctance come from the Buddhist teachings in your society and culture? 3) It is interesting to me to understand how different societies would accept and implement these teachings that we in the West receive as normal. Let me ask you another question I just thought of. 4) If in the West (Europe - United States) Our Civil Laws are based or have there roots in the 10 Commandments. Where did the East derive there Civil Laws from? Enough for now God Bless Yen |
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2 | Why did Paul do it? For conscience sake? | Acts 21:23 | azurelaw | 218157 | ||
Dear Yen, A belated welcome to the forum. Sorry for my late response as a new member just added to my family - a little kitten :-)....one more expected to arrive in a few days (They are for my daughter). I have not got a good sleep since his arrival :-( He has been meowing the whole nights (missing his family and siblings, I guess). Thank you for your questions and I am not sure if I could answer you thoroughly and satisfactorily. 1) Not many that I could recall, but Matthew 10:37 is another example. 2) Chinese' belief has been a cocktail of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and it forms part of our culture. 3) The place (i.e. Hong Kong) where I live has been westernized. Yet, the influence of our culture still sustains though not as significant as in the ancient time. To take an example, "tolerance" or "forbearance" is a Chinese virtue. But we emphasize it too much thus resulting in cowardice, unjustice, etc. 4) Hong Kong's civial law have been based on the 10 Commandmants (we were a British colony before 1997). For Mainland China, I am sorry that I am not familiar with their legal/regulation. Since, China is a communist country, the laws would be rooted in this philosophy not the 10 Commandments. Enough for now, too :-) Shalom Azure |
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