After one hundred years of Christianity, it’s hard to imagine how we came to this crossroad. We have had our cup of joy by shaking off our old beliefs, embracing and marrying with Christianity. We have the so called Revival Speakers, moving around the villages and cities, trying to revive and kindle the candle which once was lighted by Welsh Missionaries.
We have been sending out missionaries to spread the good news; we’ve even had people who gave up their lives for the glory of Christ. Churches are there to be found even in remote places where modern developments seem to ignore; every hamlet is graced by a church or two. This here is a nation, where almost every ten-year old child can tell the story of Jesus. This here is a nation, claiming to be a Christian nation.
As we move along with the ever changing world, we became one of the many nations who got swept off their feet by western culture. We copied almost everything that a white man does and in the process got our identity mixed up. We are falling and the worst part is not the fact that we are losing our Mizo identity but ‘we are not aware of what is happening and how we are going to end up.
Professing to believe in something is easy if you don’t really meant it. It’s like making promises without committing yourself into it. We know just too well how a true Christian should live his life. The right path has been laid before us by true Christians whose names would be forever remembered wherever the church bell rings on Sundays, but, we find it so hard to walk on this path. Why so? Because, instead of focusing on the way shown by those who have gone before us, we chose to look around us.
Yes, we looked around us and found Christians engaging in corruption, forgeries, abortions, adultery etc and thus tempted to do the same. An unprincipled life then strays away from good to bad – the worst part is, we excuse ourselves for doing the same things which are being done by people around us, ‘If he can do it and get away with it, why can’t I?’ How many Christians will there be in Mizoram, who have the guts to say ‘no’ to sins and walk away from bad things?
The prevalence of corruption, drug abuse, under aged sexual activities do not seem fit for a Christian nation. We are being blinded by our thirsts for money and power. Altars in the churches are infested with big mouthed politicians; pastors and church elders gossip and pull one another down. Churches remain places of worship only for few, but for many, they have become places for fashion shows and meeting friends. Many of us go to church on Sundays as a tradition, but not to worship God. Many of us don’t really believe in what we claimed to believe, yet we call ourselves Christians! This here is a nation, claiming to be a Christian nation!
Two roads are laid before us. We can not take both the roads. We have to choose either one.
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June 14th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Zephenath phot teh ang :mrgreen:
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June 14th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Ekhai…..a va han tha em ve le e….a ni chiah alom….
Cholhni a nia inkhom tur a nih avang chauh ten kan inkhom ta,Pathian be tur ni lovin……
Thil tha kan tih te hi kan tana hlok let leh tur thil a nih vang te a ni chawk mai
Sual thuk ber poh a chhandam tih kan hriat avangin kan sual ta phoh2 mai le
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Good post…
“Two roads are laid before us. We can not take both the roads. We have to choose either one.”
I think we used to take both the roads and that is why we cannot bear any fruit (fruit that will last – John 15:16) in our life!
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Mi tu pawh Tui ah leh Thlarau ah an pianthar loh chuan pathian ah an lut thei lo vang. lo fel veu mah la a theih loh.
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Tongthuchhelovah, thhih hma chiaha inlam letna/piantharna nei te hi an vannei kati.
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Eng chen nge an thlen hriat theih hleinem.
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Most of the Christians in our State (what you call “nation” :p) are nominal Christians… very few are Christians by Faith
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Mizote zia tha lo ber, kristian taka ngaihtuah chuan hnawl har tak si….. chu
Chhungkaw kal pêla rawngbawlna mawlh mai hi…
I chhungkuaa i mawhphurhna hlen si lo hian midang tan rawng i lo bawl ve ange…!!! Rawngbawlna Mawng Pawp a ni mai ang.
Dik taka sawi chuan Kohhrana rawngbawl pawh hi “Social Activities” pakhat ve mai a ni, i ngaihtuah chian chuan a dik i ti ve thovang. Chuvangin, i chhungkua, i fanu, i fapa, i nupui/pasal, i chenpui te laka i mawhphurhna kha i hlen chhuah hnuah chauh midang ngaihtuah la, khawtlang nun siamthat kawngah pawh nasa takin i thawk a ni mai.
A dik em?
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
@mi_sual, dik ang
Nation leh State tih vela kan inhnial buai loh na atan insawifiah law law ang :He thu ziakah hi chuan ‘nation’ ka tih hian mizo tawnga ‘hnam’ kan tih hi a kawk as in Mizo Nation..
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June 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
“Many of us go to church on Sundays, (add: fellowships, KTP/TKP) as a tradition (and to limit the wagging tongues of our So Christian neighbors), but not to worship God. Many of us don’t really believe in what we claimed to believe, yet we call ourselves Christians!”…
fashion show lai pawh khi a dik
Dik lutuk….
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
OT zuai plz- @zualbonez.. copy paste hi hrat viau teh su.. Diktea_Pa khan ka style i la a rawn ti palh ang che u lolzzz.. ka fb wall lo en teh lolz
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
gothica….nizan kha chu tihpalh auh…he he
ok
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
aa keimah pawh kha i tih ang tih ka ngai hrim hrim a, ka sawi kha lol… stocking! hi a material a tha lolz
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
He post hi kei pawn ka thlawp e; a thawnthu kan hrechiang a amah kan hre tak tak lo a ang emaw kan duh tak tak lo a ang
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
i FB wall ah thil thar ka hmu miah lo….stocking chu neih tam tak2 a awm thei lo…lolzzzz….
ka boss in min nko tlats, in bauh bauh leh dawn
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Nia preaching Christian hi kan ‘nation’ hian kan ngah lutuka. Showing by action Christian hi kan tlem si @bonez ka status kha.. lu hmul kha
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Khawvel pum hi, Christian Nation pawh lo ni mahse, Citizen of Heaven kan nih si loh chuan’ an tuar na leh an rawngbawlna chu a thlawn a ni ang.
Eph 2:19- te kha chhiar i la.
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June 14th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Paulan Eph khua lehkha a zuk thawn hma khan an hnenah thu chu a sawi ngei maia, zawh na tha tak nen. tin an thu an zawma an piangthara, ti chuan van mi te nen chhungkhat in ni ve ta e tiin he Eph 2:19– thu hi a zuk thawn a.
kei mahni tanah kan bel ve dawn a nih chuan TT 19:1-5 thu hi kan zawm ve a lo ngai dawn a ni.
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June 14th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Judas Iscariot was one of the disciples of Jesus….he kept a “money bag”!… Eventhough, Jesus might have foreseen Judas’ evil intention, He was never outwardly critical towards Judas. However, Jesus promises eternal life only to those who are faithful to him till the end. The other apostles were faithful to him. Likewise, imposters may infest the churches. However, there are many more who are not enticed by wealth or materialism and who are true to their faith. Why do we always have eyes for small fractions of defect? we need to look at the positive / good side as well….te ka tia ni!…huhuhu
I would agree on the fact that Western culture has flawed our society. Traditionally, ours is based on the collectivism culture. But with the coming of Christianity, naturally, we began to look to the west (which is a predominantly Christian society…so, it’s unsurprising that we find it easier to embrace Western lifestyle) rather than mainland Indian culture….te ka tia…huhuhu. Obviously, the elements of the so called Western culture (rather Korean?) such as individualism, materialism, sexual norms -free thinking of sex have all diffuse into our society accelerated by the force of advancement in communication technologies…te ka tia hohoho…..
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June 14th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Professing to believe in something is easy if you don’t really meant it. Kan ram political party zawng zawng hian hei hi an tuipui ber hial lo maw. Mahni paw’n tum tak tak lem lova mi tih atan leh awih a tana thiltha zam nuaih hi politician te hian an ching zek nia.
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June 14th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Question for sunshinethruthday…
Concerning sexuality, would you say we were traditionally more strict?? I always thought we were fairly liberal with XTY introducing constraints.
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June 14th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
thirkut Vs sunshine
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June 14th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
bonez… tinge nimin in khua ava ro ve… ruah a sur khat cu ka ring thoa lolzzz…
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June 14th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
@Dear thirkut…..I’m not implying that Sex was a taboo. But, I wouldn’t agree that it was as ‘open’ as today. I don’t think that our great grandmas were aware of clinical abortion which has become so prevalent nowadays….huhuhu…te ka tia… Who give a damn about infidelity or adultery these days? It makes me wonder…..huhuhu
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June 15th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Lol zualbonez… a hriat hmel em a ka zawt mai mai alawm.
sunny… yeah that would be pretty strange if sex would be a tabboo…. I guess where sex is a taboo reproduction would stop? JK i know what you mean.
No they weren’t aware of clinical abortions but they didn’t practice Christian fidelity either. But yeah I’m sure promiscuity now and promiscuity then are quite different but I understand we were quite free sexually pre xtian period also.
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June 15th, 2010 at 10:28 am
saptawngin in ti zela.. ka thiam ve vaklo e saptawng hi.
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Dear thirkut….Who’s clarifying who? Not me….Engmah ka hre lo….I’m just stating my views….te ka tia….Nevertheless, when it comes to the issue of sex, I would consider myself a conservative – who doesn’t believe in sex before marriage, who hold it as a ‘sacred affair’ to be shared by ‘HUSBAND’ and ‘WIFE’ only….te ka tia….conservative as we understand, of course, suggests traditionalist or purist or whatever…..Whether you like to accept it or not, this surely implies something. Nia…there’s no question of comparing the yester-years and today in any area. And I quote….“But yeah I’m sure promiscuity now and promiscuity then are quite different but I understand we were quite free sexually pre xtian period also”….I wouldn’t argue on the issue of promiscuity. However, specifically, I would be flattered if you could kindly point out exemplar on how liberal we were actually. In short, show me a ‘fact’ to prove that we were as free as today (P.S: I’m not convince by Pawla pialral thawnthu…it’s just a saga!)….hohoho…te ka tia ni!
By the way, I’m under the impression that you miss my point. The fault is mine for being unable to express myself clear cut. What I intentionally tried to point out was the emerging paradigm shift of our society from the basis of ‘collectivism’ to that of ‘Individualism’ culture due to the Western cultural influence….te ka tia….huhuhuhu
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
@sunshinethroughtheday dinner ah titi zawk ila? hihihi
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
@Fonz……nia…i show dawn mi?….te ka tia…huhuhu
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
ka sawm che chuan show awm tak chu ania… thats the general idea eh!!! te ka tia tih ve teh ang te ka tia
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Sunshine i fan number one chu Fonz…he he
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war.
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
Christ, the royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banner go!
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
@Fonz….nia…cool…te ka tia…. @zualbonez… Fonz a fan zawk alawm ka nih….hla ngei mai che…. is it for me?….te ka tia…huhuhu
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
sunshine….eh…Fonz a boss ka nia, dinner a show dawn chuan ka chaperone ngei chu angai ang..
Sunhine,,,though i would like to say the song’s for you, its for the entire world!
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June 15th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
@zualbonez…. mahni ‘idol’ te Boss-te chu kan zahtur lawm…te ka tia….huhuhu. Its a cool song…..
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June 16th, 2010 at 2:54 am
Sunny, I actually am not disputing your points, don’t be sensitive mah mah te ka ti mai mai a. I actually agree with you on your general point. The only thing I wanted to clarify on was regarding sexual ethics of way back. Your right I cant provide you with a fact that says that we were quite liberal but you can deduce that we were. Similarly it would be difficult for you to verify that we were very strict. I just wanted to know the grounds on why you came to the conclusion and perhaps re-examine it.
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June 16th, 2010 at 2:57 am
min rel chiang, actually te inti bik
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June 16th, 2010 at 3:22 am
LOL Mr Pu Vangchhia, the whole world doesn’t revolve around you.
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June 16th, 2010 at 3:39 am
Thirkut, nuam lo e, min rel zel a mahse, revolve te in tih takah chuan Navy colt .44 hi tarmawiah nalh ka ti ve tho
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