A pie in the sky

That pretty much sum up what my dad thinks about Christianity:(

When the opportunity came up for my parents and I to travel together to Japan, I know it would be a golden opportunity to talk to them about the gospel, but I also know that I may end-up leaving them feeling brokenhearted because of their rejection of the gospel. And yes, both things did happen. I really thank God, though, for the opportunity for me to share what I believe with them.

With mum, it started off as she said that she isn't a religious person. It made me really wonder though, because she prays with the incense twice a day, she's got a special prayer book that she uses in the morning - it seems pretty religious to me. But anyway, I told her that with Jesus there isn't any half way: you're either believe in Him with all your lives or you don't, because He is worthy of your everything and that He wants our everything. What kind of god would let the people give only what's left of themselves to him?

Then on another discussion (this time it was because of the thing that my dad brought up), my mum noticed how my auntie (Glo's mum) has changed to the better because of her relationship with Christ. It's awesome!!! (So Christians, make sure we live a holy life that we may glorify our Father in heaven:))

It was mostly my dad who asks questions about Christianity. He's got so much accusations and presuppositions about Christianity. The good thing is at least he thinks about it, but the bad thing is he thinks negatively about all aspects of Christianity *sigh* Some of the things that he has troubled of:

1. Why does the whole humanity has to be punished and suffer because of Adam & Eve's sin? Even human's law works better: children/generations after would not be punished because of the parent's/generation before's mistakes!

2. If Jesus is God (thus He has the same level as God), why did He say that He is submitting his life into God's hands (One of Jesus' saying on the cross)?

3. He's read somewhere in the Bible that God strucked people dead. What sort of a cruel God is that?

4. If God is loving and merciful, why can't he forgive people of their sins? (I was trying to explain that God is also a just God - he cannot let sins go unpunished, and He is also a holy God - he can't be with sinful human beings)

5. The reality of suffering speaks louder than the character of God, what sort of God would allow and do nothing about the suffering in this world? (Again, tried to explain that it is the consequences of sin).

In my opinion, my dad hasn't understood the severity of sin and its consequences. He also has his own opinions of what God is supposed to be like and how God could run this world better:(

* Please pray that God may be merciful towards my parents, that God would open their eyes and their hearts to see the severity of sin and it's consequesnces, thus they could see the grace of God that comes through Jesus Christ. Please also pray that God may continue to use the children and the Christians around them to keep sharing the gospel and sharing our lives in Christ with them*