“Over the past four decades, Christianity has grown faster in China than anywhere else in the world.” (Boston University) There are roughly 44 million registered Christians in China, but others estimate the total number could be has high as 130 million. (Pew Research) It is not illegal to have a bible in China, as it… Continue reading Chinese Christians
Tag: Persecution
A Clarion Call
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a… Continue reading A Clarion Call
Grafted In
"I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew....But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in… Continue reading Grafted In
Future of Religious Freedom
The Pilgrims were willing to risk uncertainty and dangers of crossing uncharted seas to find a place where they could worship God free of persecution. The Jews were targeted for extermination by Hitler because they were Jewish, even if they were good German citizens and had been German for generations. Their religious convictions costs them… Continue reading Future of Religious Freedom
Bound By the spirit
"And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I… Continue reading Bound By the spirit
The Ultimate Authority
"He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, 'Where are you from?' But Jesus gave him no answer. So Pilate said to him, 'You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?' Jesus answered him, 'You would have no authority over… Continue reading The Ultimate Authority
Stand Firm Against the Wicked
"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear… Continue reading Stand Firm Against the Wicked
A Prisoner of God
The following passage from the Bonhoeffer biography by Eric Metaxas really spoke to me. Hitler had just came to power (by popular election no less) but had not as yet gained complete power and had to use persuasion to accomplish what he later accomplished by decree. He was attempting to get the Church to come… Continue reading A Prisoner of God
