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Jabez book devastates China house churches
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BEIJING — The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson, one of the best-selling non-fiction books in the past ten years, has gutted China’s house church movement, say observers.
“Chinese Christians used to sacrifice everything for Christ. Now they only want God to bless them,” says one Chinese elder who has served five prison terms for planting churches. He and others say China’s Christians have “grown soft with navel-gazing” and have lost their tolerance for persecution.
Full story at LarkNews.com
September 22nd, 2005 at 4:31 pm
There is a serious point to this story. We think that Jesus Christ died so we could be happy, have lower gas prices, and be safe from hurricanes. But that’s not what scripture teaches at all:
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
(2 Timothy 3:12)
And everyday we don’t should be a day of praise!
September 23rd, 2005 at 9:40 pm
Hi Ron, A genie in a bottle or Santa Clause mentality certainly isn’t reality when thinking of the Christ and God I know, and it’s so sad this book has such a following. I have been opposed to reading it other than from a standpoint of what’s wrong with Christian thinking today. Thanks for pointing it out, even though it’s funny and expected, very serious and sad.
(been lurking through Tony’s blog and thought I would put in my two cents. enjoy your posts!!)
Bless God…
September 24th, 2005 at 9:15 am
Thanks so much for checking in, Megan! Any friend of Tony’s is a friend of.. Well, I guess I should be careful with that statement, huh?
September 24th, 2005 at 1:06 pm
Since we are speaking of Tony, that would be wise… lol! Nice to meet you! Be Blessed