The original monotheism of the Hawaiians and their receptivity to the gospel through special revelation with relevant applications to Puna Baptist Church in Pahoa, Hawaii

Alan T Tamashiro

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The original monotheism of the Hawaiians and their receptivity to the gospel through special revelation with relevant applications to Puna Baptist Church in Pahoa, Hawaii

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Alan T Tamashiro. The Original Monotheism of the Hawaiians and Their Receptivity to the Gospel Through Special Revelation with Relevant Applications to Puna Baptist Church In Pahoa, Hawaii. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eccac08a-ca6d-49a9-a569-a71566228a66.

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A. T. Tamashiro. The original monotheism of the Hawaiians and their receptivity to the gospel through special revelation with relevant applications to Puna Baptist Church in Pahoa, Hawaii. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eccac08a-ca6d-49a9-a569-a71566228a66

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Alan T Tamashiro. The Original Monotheism of the Hawaiians and Their Receptivity to the Gospel Through Special Revelation with Relevant Applications to Puna Baptist Church In Pahoa, Hawaii. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/eccac08a-ca6d-49a9-a569-a71566228a66.

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Alan T Tamashiro

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Christian gospel

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Abstract

The thesis of this dissertation presents a correct understanding of original monotheism and special revelation working toward the receptivity of the gospel by Hawaiians with relevant applications to Puna Bapist Church in evangelism, discipleship, and church assimilation. First, this dissertation demonstrates God's preparatory activity in general revelation. The first voyagers to Hawaii had a general knowledge of a supreme being. Second, this dissertation demonstrates God's use of historical events to present special revelation to the Hawaiians through the missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Finally, this dissertation demonstrates the application of research findings toward the writer's present ministry at Puna Baptist Church. These research findings will revitalize Puna Baptist Church's evangelistic strategy. The new evangelistic strategy will utilize the historical fact that the first Hawaiian voyagers had a general knowledge of a later monotheistic supreme being, and this evangelistic strategy will reveal that the religious system was imposed upon the Hawaiians by a foreign entity. The research findings in this dissertation will revitalize the church's focus on discipleship and its assimilation process.

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