Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thinking Globally: Christianity's Rapid Rise In China

Here's an article from the Chicago Tribune on the growth of Christianity in the officially atheist, Communist nation.

Here's an encouraging excerpt from the testimony of the pastor of one of the churches there:
For them, Christianity offered an alternative to China's political orthodoxy. To those in search of something new in which to believe, the church promised salvation, moral absolutes and a sense of being part of an enterprise larger than China.

"We [had been] taught not to learn from God, that God is a fake," said Wang Qingying, a 37-year-old member of Jin's church who grew up the daughter of a Communist Party member. "After I started to believe, I realized that everything that happens is a part of God's design."

It's amazing to see how God is moving throughout the world, and that though religion has all but disappeared from Western Europe, and is on the decline in the U.S., there will always be the faithful remnant who keep on proclaiming God's truth to the people.

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