Comments on: Child First, Fellow Believer Second, Husband Third, Father Fourth, Pastor Fifth…Asian, somewhere lower… http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-638 admin Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-638 Jessica, thanks for your comment! Jessica, thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-624 Jessica Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:40:29 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-624 As a Christian who happens to be an Asian myself and lives in America, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts on your blog! Will visit again. God bless! :) As a Christian who happens to be an Asian myself and lives in America, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts on your blog! Will visit again. God bless! :)

]]> By: admin http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-182 admin Wed, 31 May 2006 15:36:01 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-182 Yes!!! Oh to change the culture in light of the Gospel. If we could see this happen in all cultures, the world would be quite a different place. Yes!!! Oh to change the culture in light of the Gospel. If we could see this happen in all cultures, the world would be quite a different place.

]]> By: djchuang http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-178 djchuang Wed, 31 May 2006 11:30:31 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-178 Thanks for taking the time to reply! You've said it far more articulately than I could have, and that the Gospel must be at the forefront, and that it affects every part of our thoughts, behavior, being, and identity. Paul's example in <a href="http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=Galatians+2%3A11-16&section=0&version=niv&new=1&oq=&NavBook=ga&NavGo=2&NavCurrentChapter=2" rel="nofollow">Galatians 2:11-16</a> is a great example of pushing the Gospel to the forefront, and I find it amazing that he would confront Peter to his face for not eating with Gentiles, i.e. cultural habits and practices are changed in light of the Gospel. Thanks for taking the time to reply! You’ve said it far more articulately than I could have, and that the Gospel must be at the forefront, and that it affects every part of our thoughts, behavior, being, and identity. Paul’s example in
Galatians 2:11-16 is a great example of pushing the Gospel to the forefront, and I find it amazing that he would confront Peter to his face for not eating with Gentiles, i.e. cultural habits and practices are changed in light of the Gospel.

]]> By: admin http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-169 admin Mon, 29 May 2006 17:46:49 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-169 DJ, I cannot imagine that. When I hear of Asian-American issues, sometimes it is extremely difficult as to whether I am listening to a Christian speak about Christ's influence over our lives (even though we are Asian), or a secular, religious sociologist whose only agenda is to push the "ism" of Asian-Americanism. I am thankful that the apostle Paul used his Jewish background and Roman citizenship only as a vehicle to push the Gospel into the forefront. His ethnicity was a tool to advance the Gospel. It was never his ultimate identifier. DJ, I cannot imagine that. When I hear of Asian-American issues, sometimes it is extremely difficult as to whether I am listening to a Christian speak about Christ’s influence over our lives (even though we are Asian), or a secular, religious sociologist whose only agenda is to push the “ism” of Asian-Americanism. I am thankful that the apostle Paul used his Jewish background and Roman citizenship only as a vehicle to push the Gospel into the forefront. His ethnicity was a tool to advance the Gospel. It was never his ultimate identifier.

]]> By: djchuang http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-167 djchuang Mon, 29 May 2006 00:31:35 +0000 http://www.samshua.com/blog/2006/05/27/child-first-fellow-believer-second-husband-third-father-fourth-pastor-fifthasian-somewhere-lower/#comment-167 Great thoughts -- we primarily and most deeply have our identity in Christ, "hid in Christ" to borrow a biblical term. What we have yet to see, hear, and experience is more thoughtfully theological reflection about how the Gospel transforms those of us who are Asian Americans into Kingdom-minded people who can critique and renew our Asian cultures. Could you imagine the powerful testimonies of Christian Asians who would be freed of racial prejudice, patriarchial hierarchy, shows grace to those who err, and affirm the calling of those who differ, especially among their descendants? That is not an easy thing to do, but it needs to be done, and it must be done. Great thoughts — we primarily and most deeply have our identity in Christ, “hid in Christ” to borrow a biblical term.

What we have yet to see, hear, and experience is more thoughtfully theological reflection about how the Gospel transforms those of us who are Asian Americans into Kingdom-minded people who can critique and renew our Asian cultures. Could you imagine the powerful testimonies of Christian Asians who would be freed of racial prejudice, patriarchial hierarchy, shows grace to those who err, and affirm the calling of those who differ, especially among their descendants?

That is not an easy thing to do, but it needs to be done, and it must be done.

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