Lanterns, Mooncakes, Pomelos, Solving Riddles, Drinking Tea and Appreciating the moon to the Legends of Chang-Er, Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang the Woodcutter etc. These are some of the things that are associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival. What began as an event to offer sacrifices to the moon during autumn eventually take its final form as what we know today.
Likewise, the world celebrate Christmas and Easter with activities and traditions that are so different from Biblical accounts. Santa Claus and Easter Bunny/Eggs easily top the list of inaccuracies.
It doesn’t really matter if no one is sure about the origin and purpose of the Mid-Autumn Festival and would like use this occasion to spend time with family and friends.
However, it is important that the Bible account of Christmas and Easter must be made known to the world. Therein lies the responsibility of God’s people to be bold to proclaim the truths.
And this is not restricted to just these two events nor to the unbelievers. In fact, I’d believed that we should follow the example of the Apostle Paul to “declare unto you all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:27) . Paul invested his time to teach the believers about God; about God’s redemption plan; God’s commandments and standards expected of believers ; God’s purpose and transforming power in the life of believers.
We should strive to do that faithfully and fearlessly so that everyone will know the certainty of Scriptures.
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