Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
Pioneering in - Far Eastern Bible College
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tonic and dr<strong>in</strong>ks champagne, eats ice-cream and cocktails. He sitson a comfortable sofa and sleeps on a spr<strong>in</strong>g-bed. He goes tolustful c<strong>in</strong>ema shows and <strong>in</strong>dulges <strong>in</strong> some time-kill<strong>in</strong>g song hits.In all these th<strong>in</strong>gs it is shown what a slave to materialism he is.And <strong>in</strong> order to satiate his carnal pleasures, he commits adulteryand theft, cheat<strong>in</strong>g and fraud. The small fry br<strong>in</strong>gs disturbance tosociety and the big shot disputes amongst nations. This is a crimeand misery <strong>in</strong>flicted on mank<strong>in</strong>d itself.The Dyaks live a much simplified life, and have they not lived<strong>in</strong> such fashion all along? They live a far happier life than thecultured man. They live simply whether <strong>in</strong> food, cloth<strong>in</strong>g, hous<strong>in</strong>gor travel, as simply as their simple m<strong>in</strong>ds th<strong>in</strong>k. This simplicity isreflected <strong>in</strong> many of the th<strong>in</strong>gs they use. For example, their onepiecewooden bridge, one-piece wooden boat (canoe), one-piecewooden ladder, and even one-piece wooden coff<strong>in</strong>. Yes, they areas simple as <strong>in</strong>fants. For this reason God’s gift of eternal lifeA Dyak bridge98