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China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by Kingdomxclusive: 1:22am On Oct 18, 2018


China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism




The Chinese government make plans to incorporate Buddhist scripture and Confucian teachings into the Holy Bible and edit the worship music to include Chinese characteristics. This is  in order to constantly control the growth and influence of Christianity in China.  The of persecution watchdog has revealed this.







The founder of the persecution watchdog organization China Aid, The Rev. Bob Fu, reportedly told Congress that the Three Self Patriotic Movement and the Chinese Christian Council (China's state-sanctioned Protestant bodies) have brought about  a five-year plan on "promoting the Sinicization of Christianity," The Christian Post reports.




Being finalized at a meeting this March, the plan proposes "cultivating and implementing the socialist core values" and will be executed  by the national religious affairs bureau. According to Fu every province, autonomous region and municipality's TSPM and CCC seminaries and churches must cooperate with it. 




In order to Sinicize/bring Christianity under Chinese control, the government plans to "retranslate" the Old Testament and provide new commentary to the New Testament. Fu revealed this. 




Red.  Fu made it clear that 'Sinicization of Christianity ' plainly mean to transform 'Christianity in China' into 'Chinese Christianity'.




The plan focuses  that 'the heart and soul of Christianity's Sinicization is to Sincize the Christian theology,' and even to 're-translate the Bible or re-write biblical commentaries.




A retranslation would be a combination and summary  of the Old Testament with some Buddhist scripture and Confucian teachings and new commentary for the New Testament.




Fu told CP that there are outlines made so that the new Bible should not look westernized but Chinese and should reflect Chinese culture of Confucianism and socialism. The old testament will be messed up while the new testament will have new commentaries to interpret it. 




Fu said  that the five-year plan proposes  to  incorporate the Chinese culture into church worship services, hymns and songs, clergy attire, and the architectural style of church buildings. It includes editing and publishing worship songs with the ethics of the Chinese and the promoting of such songs using Chinese art of forms, such as  Chinese painting,  calligraphy and inscription to express Christian Faith. 




Fu disclosed that already, state officials have made  20,000 underground house churches to close up  and join the state-sanctioned church. Leaders of these churches must give  their loyalty to the Communist party.




"The first test they have to pass is to  publicly pledge they will [uphold] the party's words and the party's path. These slogans are being hanged around in various church, including Catholic churches, on the walls and on the doors on the entrance door, it states, 'Listen to the words of the party, follow the path of the party.'  As Christian believers, we are taught to obey the command of the Lord and listen to the command of the Lord.




Basically , the communist party wants to impose themselves as the Lord over the church.




Fu believes  the "doctrine of justification of faith by Jesus Christ is too narrow."

see post at https://kingdomxclusive.com/2018/10/16/china-plans-to-rewrite-bible-to-reflect-buddhism-and-confucianism/

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by oblaak(m): 1:36am On Oct 18, 2018
China why? Is there nothing meaningful to do with your time?

Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by WetinConsignMe: 1:41am On Oct 18, 2018
Pamela why?!
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by Nobody: 1:48am On Oct 18, 2018
Those are people who are proud of their heritage and will not succumb to Western slavery. If an African leader had done this, a war would break loose. Africans will continue to worship their Christ as they wallow in poverty.

How sad.

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by JeromeBlack: 6:35am On Oct 18, 2018
Bolowolowo:
Those are people who are proud of their heritage and will not succumb to Western slavery. If an African leader had done this, a war would break loose. Africans will continue to worship their Christ as they wallow in poverty.

How sad.

True talk

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by budaatum: 7:07am On Oct 18, 2018
Bolowolowo:
Those are people who are proud of their heritage and will not succumb to Western slavery. If an African leader had done this, a war would break loose. Africans will continue to worship their Christ as they wallow in poverty.

How sad.
Besides, they wouldn't be the first as every translation promotes the ideology of the translator as a study of the KJV shows. Even Paul put his own spin on Christ.
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by felixomor: 8:09am On Oct 18, 2018
Bolowolowo:
Those are people who are proud of their heritage and will not succumb to Western slavery. If an African leader had done this, a war would break loose. Africans will continue to worship their Christ as they wallow in poverty.

How sad.
Wrong.
If you are proud of your heritage, you wont try to force it into another person's heritage or choice.

Thats a sign of insecurity and inferiority complex.
Besides you are using western Healthcare and technology and education, and yet accusing the west of slavery.
Thats hypocrisy.

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by JeromeBlack: 4:22pm On Oct 20, 2018
felixomor:

Wrong.
If you are proud of your heritage, you wont try to force it into another person's heritage or choice.

Thats a sign of insecurity and inferiority complex.
Besides you are using western Healthcare and technology and education, and yet accusing the west of slavery.
Thats hypocrisy.


Felixomor, when will you have sense? When??

The Chinese government sees the problem in allowing christianity to decide their culture. Chinese man knows that his culture is better than christianity.

Nigerians on the other hand, like to put christianity before their culture. Imagine people taking church wedding as more important than traditional wedding. Nonsense

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by wolesmile(m): 4:53pm On Oct 20, 2018
OLAADEGBU will not comment on this one now. But whenever the attack by the Chinese government is on Islam, he's always the first to post it.

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Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by OLAADEGBU(m): 8:55pm On Oct 20, 2018
wolesmile:


OLAADEGBU will not comment on this one now. But whenever the attack by the Chinese government is on Islam, he's always the first to post it.

China has about 100million Christians in the underground churches who are not bowing to the draconian laws enforced by the communist government. The Chinese Bible the OP is talking about is meant for the state-sponsored churches.
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by felixomor: 5:51pm On Oct 21, 2018
JeromeBlack:



Felixomor, when will you have sense? When??

The Chinese government sees the problem in allowing christianity to decide their culture. Chinese man knows that his culture is better than christianity.

Nigerians on the other hand, like to put christianity before their culture. Imagine people taking church wedding as more important than traditional wedding. Nonsense
When will your own foolishness improve
At least by an inch?
How has Christianity tried to decide chinese culture when they are just minority?

Cant u see that your own insecurity of thought?
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by wolesmile(m): 6:29am On Oct 22, 2018
OLAADEGBU:


China has about 100million Christians in the underground churches who are not bowing to the draconian laws enforced by the communist government. The Chinese Bible the OP is talking about is meant for the state-sponsored churches.
And how does that address the poit raised? I thought you claimed to be intelligent...
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by JeromeBlack: 9:50am On Oct 22, 2018
felixomor:

When will your own foolishness improve
At least by an inch?
How has Christianity tried to decide chinese culture when they are just minority?

Cant u see that your own insecurity of thought?

Chinese have their traditional weddings but churches force them to do church weddings. This is an aspect that does not go well with the Chinese government.
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:03pm On Oct 22, 2018
wolesmile:


And how does that address the poit raised? I thought you claimed to be intelligent...

The foolishness of God is wiser than the so-called wisdom of men. cool
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by wolesmile(m): 12:26pm On Oct 22, 2018
OLAADEGBU:


The foolishness of God is wiser than the so-called wisdom of men. cool
Oh! I understand. So you are a God...
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by felixomor: 3:17pm On Oct 22, 2018
JeromeBlack:


Chinese have their traditional weddings but churches force them to do church weddings. This is an aspect that does not go well with the Chinese government.


Hush it and stop posting fake news.
The chinese didnt accuse the church of forcing weddings.
Stop telling hopeless lies
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by JeromeBlack: 3:26pm On Oct 22, 2018
felixomor:

Hush it and stop posting fake news.
The chinese didnt accuse the church of forcing weddings.
Stop telling hopeless lies

Felixomor , get sense. It was one of the things said in a Chinese video report about Christianity
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by felixomor: 3:33pm On Oct 22, 2018
JeromeBlack:


Felixomor , get sense. It was one of the things said in a Chinese video report about Christianity
When will u have sense and desist from dogfoolery?
Who created the video?
Re: China Plans To Rewrite Bible To Reflect Buddhism And Confucianism by JeromeBlack: 4:11pm On Oct 22, 2018
felixomor:

When will u have sense and desist from dogfoolery?
Who created the video?

Aladdin

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