Faith in the Wilderness
Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church
Edited by
HANNAH NATION & SIMON LIU
Foreword by
TIM KELLER
Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church
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For those who are just beginning to understand that following
Jesus means walking the way of the cross. May the words of these
witnesses help you to lay aside every weight and sin and run with
endurance (Hebrews 12:1).
—H. N.
To Wang Yi and all faithful Christians in jail,
We preach these sermons, but you live them out by following the
steps of our Lord Jesus, carrying the cross and shining the light in
the darkest corners of China.
—S. L.
A Church Acquainted with Suffering
落 Let Us Fall Into the Hand of the Lord
Guo Muyun
Simon Liu
Yang Xibo
Brian Li
Victor Guo
Chen Yi
Noah Wang
San Shou
海 On the Other Side of the Sea
Paul Peng
Glossary of Chinese Characters
Confidentiality is important for the ongoing ministries of the
pastors featured in these pages. Their churches are often closely
monitored and threatened with being disbanded.
Some of the biographies are purposefully short and names
changed to protect their identities.
Many Christians in the West are concerned that our secular societies are becoming more inhospitable to Christian faith and practice. We often feel persecuted. In no way do I want to minimize the headwinds we are now facing in the countries that formerly constituted Christendom. But to get desperately needed perspective, we must listen to the voices of believers in parts of the world where the opposition is much more pervasive and often takes the form of violence. This is the situation for Christians in large swaths of Asia—East, South, and West. ...
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About Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church“If we want revival in our communities, then let us learn from those being revived.” For many Western Christians, the experience of suffering and persecution is remote. For Chinese Christians, on the other hand, persecution is a regular aspect of the Christian life. If a Christian from the West was transported to a Chinese house church, the topic of suffering would be ever-present in preaching and conversation. With decades of persecution under government oppression and a rich theology of suffering, the Chinese house church movement has much to contribute theologically to the global church. In Faith in the Wilderness, editors Hannah Nation and Simon Liu pull together the insights of the Chinese Church for the West. These sermonic letters from Chinese Christians pull back the curtain on the pastoral heart and hope behind the house church’s remarkable faithfulness, awakening readers to the reality of the gospel—the ground of our hope—in the midst of darkness. Readers will be convicted, encouraged, and edified by the testimony of these Chinese Christians. |
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