Lausanne World Pulse – A Focus on South Asia: 340 Least-Reached Buddhist/Other People Groups Remain
Buddhism appeals to the human pride by preaching that a person can reach a higher state, called enlightenment, by doing good works. One of the main stumbling blocks in witnessing to a person from a Buddhist background is the doctrine of sin. Many Buddhists do not consider themselves to be sinners because they evaluate themselves like a student being graded on a curve—not by an absolute standard. A Buddhist person believes him or herself to be on the road to Nirvana (i.e., a state of non-being) if his or her community does not consider him or her to be a criminal.
As we pray this month, remember that few people practice pure Buddhism. Ancestor worship and Animism often get mixed into the Buddhism practiced by most Asian people groups. The fear of shaming your ancestors becomes a form of community control that prevents exploration of other religions.
Pray that Christian scholars will develop new methods of outreach that will open the door to reaching Asian Buddhist people groups for Christ. May such scholars find a way to explain the doctrine of sin in a culturally sensitive way that remains true to the Bible. Pray that spiritual strongholds will be broken. Pray for power encounters that will prove that Jesus is more powerful than the spirits.
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