When captain James cook first landed on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in 1778 he found something very strange. Unlike every other place they visited, the native people didn’t start dying of diseases. They excelled where other people groups were struggling and they lived much longer than other people at the time. Finally, Cook finds out why. They worship a God that walks among them. The people talked about their God who was 20 Ft fall and weighed over a ton, who sent favor on the Hawaiians if they followed his commands. Cook attempts to swindle the Hawaiians and their God kills him.
Surprisingly the Hawaiians invite outsiders to move to the island and the population grows. But none of the outsiders are allowed to see or visit the God who lives in a temple and a jungle. The missionaries come and try to convince the Hawaiians of their religion, but they are hard to convince because Jesus is in the sky and their God walks among them. The missionaries say that He is not a God but rather a fallen angel or a Nephilim.
The outsiders learn that the God is very generous but has a vicious temper toward disloyalty. Many of the missionaries are converted to the Hawaiian religion. The mission boards back home have to figure out what to do.
Monday, September 28, 2015
The God who walks among us
When captain James cook first landed on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in 1778 he found something very strange. Unlike every other place they visited, the native people didn’t start dying of diseases. They excelled where other people groups were struggling and they lived much longer than other people at the time. Finally, Cook finds out why. They worship a God that walks among them. The people talked about their God who was 20 Ft fall and weighed over a ton, who sent favor on the Hawaiians if they followed his commands. Cook attempts to swindle the Hawaiians and their God kills him.
Surprisingly the Hawaiians invite outsiders to move to the island and the population grows. But none of the outsiders are allowed to see or visit the God who lives in a temple and a jungle. The missionaries come and try to convince the Hawaiians of their religion, but they are hard to convince because Jesus is in the sky and their God walks among them. The missionaries say that He is not a God but rather a fallen angel or a Nephilim.
The outsiders learn that the God is very generous but has a vicious temper toward disloyalty. Many of the missionaries are converted to the Hawaiian religion. The mission boards back home have to figure out what to do.
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