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example, when Kamkholun Singson (chief of Senvon village) wasconverted in 1915, his cousins who were the chiefs of Khongjang,Lungthulen, Vantungbung, and Toulbung villages f o l l o wedhim one by one. When a Kuki chief in a village comes toChrist, the people of his village often convert to <strong>Christian</strong>itymoreeasily.The propagation of the Gospel a mongbeen carried out mostly by Kuki <strong>Christian</strong>s.the Kukis hasThe missionaries,when they were there, acted primarily as a dvLs o r's ,Th eeulture of the Bible, especially the 0 ld Testament,has many close similarities to the K u k i, cultur.e. Forexam ple, Jacob served Laban <strong>for</strong> seven years to pa y the brideprice <strong>for</strong> his wife.Such a custom was practiced a mong manyof the Kukis in their pre-<strong>Christian</strong> society.Although there was only a vague idea of a belief ina supreme God, it w e s enough to identify this supreme beingwith the God of the Old Testament who is the Father of ourLord Jesus Christ.The activities of demons and evil s p.ir>its described in the Gospels closely resembled those w h i.c hthe Ku ki.s had seen and experienced in the pre-<strong>Christian</strong> Kukisociety.The message of love and <strong>for</strong>giveness from God throughfaith in Jesus Christ has aspecial social relevance <strong>for</strong> theKukis who needed such amessage in a society w here there hasbeen so much hatred and vengeance between tribes and villages.Similarities between the NewTestament world view

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