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2007年04月09日
The Church in Japan: The Critical Event
Twenty years ago I attended a leader's meeting at Bethany in Minneapolis. At that time we were challenged about the importance of the Critical Event-that in any work there is a critical event that MUST be happening to make that work worthwhile. This Easter that teaching came to mind. For Christianity the Critical Event is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Either Jesus Christ rose from the dead and is still alive or Christianity is all a lie. Of course that is the point that Paul makes in 1 Corinthians 15:17 "And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!"
But praise be to God, Christ IS risen.And on Easter morning that message was preached across the whole land of Japan. Our church had nearly twice the number of people attending as usual-I trust it was the same for other churches and that a great number of people heard the message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and came in touch with this Critical Event!
投稿者 bethany : 2007年04月09日 18:21
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