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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas? Danny Bawi Thianhlun The word “Christmas” is not found in the Bible but Christians around the world still celebrate Christmas until today. Many scholars write and define about the history and meaning of Christmas in different perspective views. Some of the so-called Christians also argue not to celebrate Christmas because it is not mentioned in the Bible and no one knows the exact date of the birth of Christ. It is indeed questionable if Christians should continue to celebrate it or not.  Both of Biblical and secular historians have been trying to explore the exact date of Christ’s birth through centuries but they are still unable to figure it out to bring up the exact one. As many Christians who argue against celebrating the Christmas, there is no the exact and historical date of Christ’s birth but it does not also mean not to celebrate the Christmas. For true Christians, Christmas means,  “celebrating the precious d...

Nunnak Biatak: Khrihfami Nih Khrismas Hi Kan Tuah Awk A Si Maw?

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Khrihfami Nih Khrismas Hi Kan Tuah Awk A Si Maw? (Danny Bawi Thianhlun) Khrismas timi biafang hi Baibal chungah a um lomi a si nain nihin kan vawlei ramkip ah Khrih zumtu hna nih sunglawi ngaiin kum fatinte kan tuah zungzal. Khrismas a rak  thawhkehnak tuanbia le sullam hi mi tampi nih phundang cio in an chim an ṭ ial. Khrihfa aa ti ve mi minung tampi zong nih Khrismas timi cu Baibal zongah a um lomi a si lengah Khrih chuahnak ni taktak zong ahohmanh nih theih a si lo caah tuah awk a si lo tiah an au pi i mi cheu nih cun soiselnak le dohnak lei pang zong  in a rak chimmi tampi a um. Cu kong cu kannih Chin khrihfami hna zong nih ruah lo awk a ṭ ha lomi thil ah a hung icang ve. Cu a si caah, Khrismas tuah awk a si le silo nak kong he pehtlai in ahonih zeiti an ti zongah kannih Chinmi khrihfami nih cun a tanglei hmuhnak le lungput he khrismas cu hmu kho in pom kho hna usihlaw a ṭ ha lai tiah ka ruah. Khrih a chuahnak ni taktak cu Baibal thiamsang tampi hna le...

Khrihfa Le Pekchanh Nun

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Khrihfa Le Pekchanh Nun (Christian And Sacrificial Life) Danny Bawi Thianhlun A sual cangmi minung hna cu Pathian nih dawtnak in pehtlaihnak kan ser lai a ti tikah a sangbikmi pekchanhnak (ultimate sacrifice) in pehtlaihnak hram cu a thok. Cucu zeidah a si tiah cun Pa Pathian nih a Fapa ngeihchun Jesuh Khrih cu minung kan caah hi vawlei i a rak thlah cu a si. Kum zabu 19 lio i Africa ram ah thawng ṭ ha chim dingah pumpek in rammui rian ṭ uantu David Livingstone nih a timi cu “Rammui (mission) ah thawg ṭ ha chim dingin a voi 1nk thlahmi (pioneer missionary) cu Jesuh Khrih a si i a thlahtu (sender) cu Pa Pathian a si” tiah a ti. Cucu Pathian nih minung caah a sangbikmi pekchanhnak a tuahmi a si (Johan 3:16) . Cu i Pa Pathian thokmi pekchanhnak sullam tlam a tlin khawhnak ding caah Pathian nih a hman hmasatbikmi minung cu Mary (Jesuh nu) a si. Pathian vancungmi a rat i bia a chimmi cu, “ Nau na pawi lai i fapa na hrin lai i a min ah Jesuh na sak lai” (Luka 1:31)...

Illinois Senthang Christian Fellowship A Voi 1nk Khrismas (USA)

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Illinois Senthang Christian Fellowship Wheaton, USA A Voi 1nk ISCF Khrismas Tuahnak A Ni: December 08, 2012 A Hmun: Pu Fung Ling Inn (Glendale Heights, USA) Saya Saa Hoe nih thawngtha a kan chimh. Saya Saa Hoe nih Zaṭhal khua i Tipi Khrihfabu ah siseh, Malaysia Senthang Christian Fellowship ah siseh, caantling pastor a kan ṭuan piak balmi a si. Atu cu Wheaton  khua ah a innchungkhar he khua an sa. ISCF nih a cungah lawmhnak chim cawk lo kan ngei. Hmailei zongah kan i bochan dingmi kan saya pakhat a si. A rak chuah khomi hi Chicago in siseh, Wheaton le Milwaukee in siseh minung 100 deng kan si lai tiah ruahnak a um. Kum 16 in a chung lei hi minung 60 tluk kan si i ngakchia he cun 100 deng kan si men lai tiah ka ruah.  Illinois peng ummi Senthang ah inn a kan cawk piak khomi hi Pu Fung Ling te chung lawnglawng an si. Pu Fung Ling le Syama Ci Hliang hi Senthang a daw taktakmi an si i inn an cawk kaa in hihin ni tiang chiatni ah siseh,...

Nunnak Biatak: Vawlei Ah A Hmun Ding A Um Maw?

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December 02, 2012 (Sunday) Vawlei Ah A Hmun Ding A Um Maw? (Danny Bawi Thianhlun) Kan vawleipi le a chung i a cangmi thil hna kan zoh tik ah kan hmuhmi cu minit (minute) pakhat ah minung 105 an thi, suimilam pakhat ah 6316 nunnak a liam., ni khat ah cun 51,600 nih thihnak thlanmual a kan liam tak timi hmuh khawh a si. Cu chungah cun nang le kei zong a kal ve ding kan si tikah cu thihnak kong cu kan ruat lai lo ti zongah ruah lo khawh a si lo.  Cucu zeitindah an thih cio hna ti tikah,  "Minung cu a nunnak hi ram bantuk men a si ko; a hung ṭhang i ramlak pangpar bangin a hung par. Cun thli a hung hrang ciammam i a lo ai, a hohmanh nih an hmu ṭhan ti lo (Salm 103:15-16)."  Cun a thawh ṭhan i,  "Minung cu thaw bantuk men a si ko, a nun chung ni hna cu a liam zuami thladem bantuk men an si ko (Salm 144:4)"  tiah a nolh ṭhan. Cucaah, a thimi kan minung hawi hna hi irelh lo lio ah le chikhat mitṭhep kar ah an nunak a rak liam cio tihi Baibal nih fiang...