Posted on 10/15/2019 6:01:07 PM PDT by marshmallow
Even pigsties, sheep pens, and cemeteries can become meeting venues for believers – as long as it allows them to avoid questioning and inspections by the state.
The Chinese authorities spare no effort in persecuting people for their religious beliefs by vigorously cracking down on “unofficial” and state-approved churches alike. Many meeting venues have been shut down, forcibly demolished, or taken over for government use. To continue their gatherings and avoid being found out, believers have to be creative and think of every possible method to practice their faith. For them, harsh environments and long distances aren’t real issues – as long as they can find a place to gather in peace, that is enough for them.
Praying in pigsties and sheep pens
After a Three-Self meeting venue in Shangqiu city in the central province of Henan was shut down in August, the congregation rented a sheep pen on a farm for 100 RMB (about $ 14) per use. To avoid the working hours of government personnel, believers begin each gathering before dawn and wrap up before 8 a.m.
When a Sola Fide house church meeting venue in the eastern province of Shandong was shut down in May for being “unlicensed,” its members started congregating in a believer’s home. But someone reported on them, and the venue was also shut down. The church director had no choice but to start organizing gatherings in the only available place he could find – an abandoned pigsty.
One of the church’s believers said they are determined not to join the Three-Self Church to avoid being controlled and regulated by the CCP, even if it means holding their gatherings in a pigsty and keeping it a secret.
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We need to follow this. If the Democrats take control in 2020, the first thing they will do will be to go after Christians and churches.
Shhh. Don’t let the Poop know about this.
Read “The Heavenly Man” by Paul Hattaway : A story of miracles in China’s house churches.
And like early church history, persecution causes the faith to grow exponentially. I marvel at the suffering that the Chinese Christians are willing to endure; we have little of their courage.
You can’t stop Jesus !
bmp
I once was at a meeting with a Chinese missionary. He spoke about how much the faith of the Chinese had grown during persecution. He said their prayers were that Christians in the USA would be persecuted as well - in order to grow our faith (it was such a blessing).
Afterwards I went up to him. “Tell your congregation - thanks for the prayers. Can you also tell them to knock it off!?”
O’dork is already advancing this idea.
I see President Trump waltzing back in 2020 because of two words:the economy.
Good news. President Trump set to be reelected in 2020.
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