Chinese Christians are Memorizing Scripture Because Communist Government "Can't Take What's Hidden in Your Heart"

Lindsay Elizabeth : Jun 10, 2019
Faithwire.com

"We memorize it as fast as we can because even though they can take the paper away, they can't take what's hidden in your heart." -Chinese Christian, identity protected

(China) — [Faithwire.com] Wayne Cordeiro, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, is praying that American Christians become more like Chinese Christians. (Image: via Beliefnet.com)

In a sermon, the pastor of the Hawaiian megachurch shared an experience he had on a trip to China, where the church went to train leaders.

On that particular trip, he brought up twenty-two Christians from the Hunan Province, who rode thirteen hours on a train to attend the leadership training.

They sat in a 700-square-foot hotel room, with no air conditioning, or couches to sit on, with Cordeiro leading the gathering.

"If we get caught what will happen to me?" Cordeiro began by asking.

"Well you will get deported in 24 hours, and we will go to prison for three years," the Chinese Christians responded.

He followed up by asking how many had spent time in prison, and out of the twenty-two, eighteen shared that they had been imprisoned for their faith.

The twenty-two that had gathered came from the mountainous province in southern China, yet amongst themselves oversaw 22 million people in China.

"We forget that there are 1.3 billion people in China," Cordeiro added.

He shared that shortly after they began their lesson, in 2 Peter. He only had fifteen Bibles so seven people went without... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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