Overcoming Barriers to Evangelization in Japan

ISBN: 1532692749

Author: Lu, David J.

Condition: New

With the advent of the Reiwa era and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the worlds attention is riveted on Japans grand tradition. Yet these same traditions are the ones that are hindering our efforts for evangelization. A college student knows he will be disowned by his family if baptized, and a Christian wife cannot receive baptism because of her Buddhist husbands strong opposition. How can we combat against these? There are two approaches:1. We can condemn Japanese practices as total darkness and preach against them, or;2. We can follow Pauls teaching and deem the Japanese people as worshiping an unknown god (Acts 17:22-31), and try to emphasize common grace at each turn.This book follows the second approach, but provides judiciously placed caution signs. It will tell you how to engage in conversation with non-Christians while providing an insiders view of Japans rich cultural heritage. Its main purpose is to obtain conversion among the die-hard Buddhists, Shintoists, and traditionalists. When that is done, Gods kingdom will be enriched in a manner similar to the time when Saul of Tarsus became Paul the apostle.