Yes, you read that correctly. China bombed a megachurch. And the bombing was legal. It was part of their ongoing attempt to redefine Christianity and make it into a Communist China church that has nothing to do with Jesus.
The adjacent image is from the Western Recorder.
It’s shocking. That is, shocking to some people in some parts of the world.
In other places, it’s normal. In too many places, it would even be celebrated.
And yet, it could be worse.
After all, it’s only a building.
It’s the end goal that should be truly alarming. Because the end goal is about Christianity in general. Not to wipe it out. Rather, to make it as unlike anything Jesus taught as possible.
The end goal is to essentially remake God in man’s image by remaking religions that believe in, teach, and worship God. It’s a goal for Satan. And sadly, it’s a goal for lots of people. In this case, a goal for the Chinese atheist Communist Party.
Summary
Provides a detailed examination of the challenges faced by Christians in China and the broader implications for religious freedom worldwide.
Persecution in China: Discusses the bombing of a megachurch in China as part of the government’s attempt to redefine Christianity and align it with Communist ideology.
Impact on Believers: Emphasizes the long-term impact on individuals’ beliefs and the potential for these actions to drive people away from true Christian teachings.
Biblical Context: Relates these events to biblical passages, highlighting the resilience of faith in the face of persecution.
Global Perspective: Also compares the situation in China with religious freedom in Western countries, suggesting a trend of altering core Christian beliefs even in nations without direct persecution.
The conclusion emphasizes that despite attempts to intimidate and silence believers, the essence of Christianity and the teachings of Jesus cannot be destroyed by targeting church buildings or altering religious practices. The true target of such actions is the souls of individuals, and the article calls for Christians to stand firm in their faith and continue to spread the Gospel, ensuring that the message of salvation reaches those who are seeking it.
China bombed a megachurch in their drive to silence Christianity
China bombs megachurch in drive to silence Christianity. That was the headline in the Western Recorder article. Sadly, the page is no longer available. I wrote the original version of this piece in Feb 2018. Now, more than 6 years later, I’m doing an update. The news and the quotes from the article are unchanged. Obviously.
However, my focus has very much changed in this rewrite. Originally, it was about the fact that China was demolishing, including literally blowing up, Christian churches when they didn’t follow the rules for approved churches. The fact that it’s legal should be scary to everyone.
But this time, I’m adding the long-term impact as well. Blowing up a church, if it’s empty, doesn’t necessarily affect people’s beliefs about God. However, the full intent of these new religious regulations goes much further than “just buildings”. It goes right for the very souls of those trying to practice Christianity.
Also, years ago, I asked if Western nations would follow suit. So far, no, we aren’t blowing up churches. But we are burning them. And killing people in them. But we are blowing up some of the core beliefs of Christianity, just as the Chinese regulations do, right here in the U.S. Worse though is the reality that these attempts to change the core beliefs of Christianity are being led not by admitted atheists, but by self-proclaimed Christians.
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