With God on Their Side. - This I find to be a very interesting and encouraging development in Vietnam.
The news from Compass, reported on Christian Freedom International, is that on September 27, 2004, over fifty house churches and mission organizations in Vietnam traveled to Hanoi to petition the government over a new law that will take effect on November 15.
Explaining the situation Compass reports:
The evangelical house churches of Vietnam operate independently of the officially recognized Evangelical Church of Vietnam. Under the Communist government, churches must register and comply with strict regulations governing the activity and teachings of the church, training and appointment of ministers, and contact with Christians from other countries. Vietnam’s house churches have opted not to register because of these conditions.
Their petition begins:
“We are people who have put our whole trust in the living God, worshipping him and exalting his ultimate sovereignty, faithfully carrying out his teachings in the Bible as do billions of Christian believers in all other human communities in the world.
“It is because of this true faith in God that millions of Vietnamese lives have been transformed to become better, and have contributed significantly to the social and spiritual life of our homeland and people."
Click over to the report for more information and more from the petition. Of interest is how they are trying to be faithful to Romans 13:1, which reads:
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
The Great Separation continues.
