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Inside China’s House Church Network, by Yalin Xin, describes a remarkable movement of believers who were willing to sell all for the pearl of great price, and to sacrifice everything for the Kingdom of God. Guided by the Word of God and empowered by his Spirit, they built a movement that brought millions to saving faith and new life.
The many apparent similarities between Buddhism and Christianity offer useful points of departure for conversations that reflect genuine respect but also move towards greater clarity. Though they do not have to make unnecessary concessions to Buddhism in the process, Christians may move from these points of contact to a presentation of their faith that answers the longings, and even some of the God-given insights, of their Buddhist friends.
With the influence of Confucius and Confucianism once again rising in China, Christians must find effective avenues of approach to deal with this pervasive cultural force. As with other elements of any culture, Christians can take several possible stances: They can utterly ignore Confucianism; totally reject it; assimilate it into Christianity with little critique; or affirm certain aspects of it while challenging, correcting, and even replacing others with biblical truth.
