Our principles of reaching out people
We are seeking the truth from the Bible
Trinity Grace believes that the Bible is the Word of God and its inerrancy.
We believe God provides us enogh revelation through the Bible, so that we can live according to His will.
We are seeking and will seek His truth by studying and meditating His words.
We are sure that God will answer our prayers.
Spiritual Conditions in Japan
Japanese people worship gods but don’t believe one true God.
Japanese people worship any gods.
But they don’t believe any of them seriously.
Japanese people choose gods according to their needs.
For example, when a family member passed away, they go to temples .
When they want to make wishes, they go to Shrines.
They want to have chirstian pastors for wedding.
They have Christmas parties in December.
Buddism and Shintoism events are taken place all the year round.
January : New Year’s Wish
People go to shrines to make wishes.
February : Beans Throw
People thow beans to drive out demons.
March: Dolls Festival
People display dolls at home.
(Originally, the dolls are offered to substitute for their sisns.)
July : Star Festival Making wishes to stars.
August : Obon Festival
Time to remember ancestors. They invite monks to pray for the dead.
They go to the graves, decorete buddist alter to invite dead people’s souls.
Family members get together and have a big meal at this time.
October : Danjiri Festival
This is Shinto festival. People pull movile shrine and walk arround their town, shouting and dancing. Young and old enjoy drinking and chatting. This is a very popular event in Japan.
Decemner : New Year’s Eve Event
People go to temples. They ring the temple bell to be fogiven their sins.
Japanese people regard these events are valuable.
Local communities and family members keep these events.
Because they think they are very important and valuable.
Japanese people believe dead souls are living and protecting them.
Japanese people believe deceased families are living and protecting them.
They love their deceased family and want to console them.
Ancestor worship is regarded as high respect act in Japan.
So they pray for the dead and give them foods every day.
They invite monks to pray for their ancestors.
These acts are considered to be the way to console souls.
They have mixed feelings.
Japanese people have fear of the dead.
Because if they don’t take care of their ancestors, angry dead souls may send them bad lucks, for example sickness, poverty, shame etc.
Monks and fortune tellers often advice them to take care of their family grave and alter.
People are wanting to be consoled after death.
People are wanting to be consoled after death.
Because without prayer suport form living family, they may go down to worse place.
They believe that prayer is only way to lead them to good place after dath.
Japanese Christians
Japanese christians have many difficulties.
We have lots of difficuities to live as a Christian in Japan
Japanese Churches
There are less than 1% christians in Japan.
Average number of members in one church is about 20-30. Main members are 70’s-80’s. Therer are very few young people and children in most of the churches.
Our principle of how to spread the gospel
We follow the example of Paul who worked as a tent maker.
We follow the example of Paul who works and spreads the gospel.
We can earn our living by ourselves and introduce Jesus through our job.
Paul agrees that the workers have rights to receive gifts from their members.
Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. 1Corinthians 9:13,14
But he didn’t use this right so as not to hinder the gospel to “gentiles”.
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ. 1Crinthians 9:11,12
Japanese people are “gentiles”.
We don’t have any christian background like America or European countries.
People don’t know why Jesus was crucified. Japanese people are gentiles.
Paul tried not to hinder the gospel to gentiles as possible as he could.
We can apply his way to evangelize Japanese people.
We think “tent maker style” fits to Japan.
Many Japanese people keep some distance from any religion.
They hear a lot of bad news about cult religions through media.
They have fear to enter church.
We think that tent maker style fits to Japan.
Our Mission field is Grace English School
We have been running an English school in Osakasayama city Japan since 2001.
Our way of mission is to meet people through teaching English and introduce Jesus.
We introduce Jesus to students in our special events in July and December.
We talk about the meaning of the cross, original sin etc
Our part is to share them the gospel.
We know that God is the ultimate althority of salvation, so we trust God and continue to pray for people aound us.
