The christian & chinese new year traditions 22 jan17
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The Christian &Chinese New Year
TraditionsMessage by Pastor Dr Ng Kok Moi,
22 Jan 2017 @ Methodist Church, Puchong
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
CreationGen 1 Fall of Man
Gen 3
Biblical Record:
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
Great Flood & Noah’s Ark (Gen 6)
• 2348 B.C.
• Men’s wickedness
• Rain: 40 days
• Flood: 150 days
• 370 days in ark
• Mt Ararat (Gen 8:4)
• Rainbow
• Only 8 were saved
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Origin of Chinese CivilizationGen 8:20… “Then Noah built an altar to the Lord… he sacrificed…”
Noah’s Sacrifice / Religion
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
The Tower Of Babel (Gen 11)
• 101 yrs later (2247 B.C.)
• One common language
• Moved east and settled in Shinar (Babylon)
• “Let us build….”
• “… make a name for ourselves…”
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
• Dispersion of people
• Beginning of nations
• “Let us go down…”
• Confusion of language
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
Chinese records:
• China’s first dynasty, the Xia dynasty,
started in c 2205 B.C. (2100 & 2000BC)
• Tower of Babel incident: 2247BC.
• Time for the proto-Chinese to migrate to China from present-day Iraq (the site of the Tower of Babel): 42-205 years
Tower of Babel Xia DynastyStart of Chinese Civilization
2247BC 2025BC (2100BC / 2000BC)
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Origin of Chinese Civilization
1. Record of Flood in Chinese history
2 historical facts:
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Origin of Chinese Civilization2. Chinese Border Sacrifice
• Shu Jing, ( ) oldest Chinese History book
• In 2230BC, Emperor Shun “sacrificed to Shang-Di”
• “Supreme Ruler” or “Emperor Above”
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The “Assimilation” of Chinese Traditional Religions
• Taoism• Confucianism• Buddhism• Shen-ism / folk religion
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Origin of Chinese New Year
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Practices of Chinese New Year
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Reunion Dinner (tuan nián fan)
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(nián nián yoŏ yú)
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Hao Shi Fa Cai Lo Hon Zhai
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Mandarin Oranges
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Nian Gao
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Yee Sang
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Chinese New Year Visit(bàinián)
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Ang Pow
“Ya Sui Qian”
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Red Lanterns
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Fire crackers
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Spring Cleaning
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Couplets – Dui Lian
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Dragon Dance
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Lion Dance
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Our Christian Response
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Bros, we are living in the twentieth
century, man, not in the stone age,
wake up, be strong.
I would not do it. If you are a true Christian you will not participate in a
worldly celebration… it is devoted to worship of
OTHER gods
Why not? Christians join in other pagan ones like
Halloween, & some people say Easter &
Christmas has pagan origins…
depends on how extreme you are. I am Christian and I
still participate in such events as Halloween and
mardi gras. It’s really up to you.
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Bros, we are living in the twentieth
century, man, not in the stone age,
wake up, be strong.
I would not do it. If you are a true Christian you will not participate in a
worldly celebration… it is devoted to worship of
OTHER gods
Why not? Christians join in other pagan ones like
Halloween, & some people say Easter &
Christmas has pagan origins…
depends on how extreme you are. I am Christian and I
still participate in such events as Halloween and
mardi gras. It’s really up to you.
Yes, but be very careful… lots of
spirits and firework…
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etain
eject
edeem
- Religious & Demonic
- Cultural & beneficial
- Neutral
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• Reunion Dinner
•New Year visitation
•Ang Pow
Promote & strengthen family relationship
Respect & honour elders
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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•All forms of idol-worship• Praying to Chinese deities• Ancestral worship
• Practices with religious undertone / significance• Dragon / Lion Dance
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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• Superstitious beliefs & practices• Sweeping floor• Inverted 福• Pineapple “lantern”• Opening business
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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• Superstitious beliefs & practices• Lucky dragon bamboo• Greetings
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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• Couplets (Dui Lian)
Rev Wong Fong Yang
3. Redeem - Neutral
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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• Couplets (Dui Lian)
• Yee Sang
3. Redeem - Neutral
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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• Couplets (Dui Lian)
• Yee Sang• Lion Dance
Rev Wong Fong Yang
3. Redeem - Neutral
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
Rev Wong Fong Yang
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• Couplets (Dui Lian)• Yee Sang• Lion Dance• “Shou Shui”• Family tradition
3. Redeem - Neutral
2. Reject – Religious & demonic
1. Retain – cultural & beneficial
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less the Lord
less the family
less the next generation
- faithfulness
- salvation
- steadfastness
Application
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less the Lord
Conclusion
etain
less the family
less the next generation
eject
edeem
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1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
do it all for the glory of God.