I led a week-long Bible study workshop at China Place in January. The workshop took students through key bible stories that help unpack the Christocentric purpose of the Bible: the fall into sin and the first promise; the promise to Abraham; Jesus’ birth; Peter’s confession; and Jesus’ death/resurrection. It was conducted in Chinese. An elderly couple who attended responded very well. They confessed faith in Jesus – but stopped short of a full declaration of faith because the are still struggling with idea that Jesus is their only Lord. They were not yet ready to completely let go of their buddhist background. Nevertheless, the Holy Spirit caused great growth in the seeds that were planted just within the course of a week. The following week, I offered the couple a follow up study to discuss Jesus’ lordship. This was a fruitful study too, and they came away with a strong desire to confess Jesus as their only Lord – but they are still struggling. The fact that they are struggling is a good sign, since they seem to be struggling in the right direction. Pray that the Holy Spirit will keep moving them to finally break free from their Buddhist past.
