Through their blows, the persecutors and the persecuted came to know one another. This is an important gain for both of us, as we continue to walk through persecution. This is what it means when we Chinese say: “Out of blows, knowledge grows!”
There will always be conflicts for people who grow up in a traditional Chinese education, because a Chinese education is an atheistic education. But I never doubted the existence of God. The existence of God was as natural to me as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. It was as natural to me as getting up in the morning.
I am a subversive patriot because, despite the progress we have made as a nation, America is not my best hope for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." My ultimate allegiance is to a King who gave up his own life, liberty, and happiness to redeem us from the tyranny of sin.
Evangelism should include more teaching of the Bible and of truth. This should help those who accept the faith in college not to give up. They were only told part of the truth. They thought the Bible was only saying that Jesus is love. There is a lot of grace and acceptance – but they also need to obey God, deal with their sins, and repent.
Read MoreMy colleagues work like crazy, more than 10 hours a day, and are very busy. Many of my clients are the same way. They feel that only money can satisfy them. There is indeed a lot of pressure. Christians have a responsibility to live among these people. Christians may do the same things, but their purpose is not the same.
Read MoreThere will always be conflicts for people who grow up in a traditional Chinese education, because a Chinese education is an atheistic education. But I never doubted the existence of God. The existence of God was as natural to me as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. It was as natural to me as getting up in the morning.
Read MoreI am a subversive patriot because, despite the progress we have made as a nation, America is not my best hope for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." My ultimate allegiance is to a King who gave up his own life, liberty, and happiness to redeem us from the tyranny of sin.
Read MoreI have been baffled by unconditional love, this idea of loving and accepting someone unconditionally. Even though I have been a believer for many years, I am still sometimes perplexed by this.
Read MoreAfter I came back to China, they started to show strong opposition because I was now in China, not in America anymore. Yes, they were very much against my faith. I was already an adult, but they wouldn’t let me go to church.
Read MoreAs I got clear on the gospel, I became much clearer on my identity. I began to grasp that if I followed Jesus Christ as my Lord, then being a Christian was my primary identity. Being ethnically Chinese or nationally Scottish wasn’t how I should define myself.
Read MoreBecause of the one-child policy, she could only have one daughter. My mother’s coping method was to prove to my grandmother that even though she had only had a girl, this girl would be better than a boy. In that way, I could feel the pressure she put on me.
Read MoreHonorable judge and public prosecutors: the law seeks justice, and you are representatives of that law. I implore you: fear God, look to the starry heavens, fulfill your divine vocation, and render a just judgment.
Read MoreI was not surprised to be arrested. Many of the Lord’s churches had already been targeted; many preachers had already been arrested. But surely everyone can see this criminal case is actually religious oppression. This is clearly religious persecution against Jesus’s church…If this is not persecution, what is it?
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