Signs of True Christians From the Example of the Underground Church in China — Edgar Reich

Personal Relationship With the True God

Thank you for joining me this afternoon. I wonder what are signs of true Christians and I had a special privilege of watching some DVDs from the underground church in China and here are some of the things that I noticed they had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ the son of the true God the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.

Unity in Worship Among Believers

When I watched their worship It was between them and a living God and then I not noticed the unity with the believers. There seemed to be no dissension there seemed to be no differences and they were all Worshipping God with one heart and with one mind.

A Deep Desire to Worship God

There was a deep desire to worship God and as I watched their tears running down their faces I compared that to my worship of a living God and scripture says where two or three Gathered in his name. Then Jesus is in the midst of us.

Reverence in the Presence of the Creator

He is the maker of this universe. He is the great creator. How would I behave in the presence of the president of the United States? How would I? Be in the presence of the Queen of England. Would I not be?

Attentive would I not be. Acting differently or thinking differently and so we have this great God who's present with us. And I saw that in the underground Chinese Church. And then I saw that they had a great great love for each other and even their persecutors.

Loving Persecutors and Giving Testimony

I saw many clips were even those that were hurt. Deeply that died because of the tortures. I saw torture marks on their bodies and yet they speak as Jesus did from the cross father forgive them for they know not what they do.

They still love them. They still give them their testimony. They have this Incredibly deep faith. Do I have that as a Western Christian? Their persecution never stops including jail many times some of the itinerant Preachers have gone to prison ten or more times.

Faith That Endures Persecution

They need not go back if they stop witnessing. But they witness because they feel they have a great and incredible salvation. Do you have a great and incredible salvation? Would you tell others about it?

Sacrificial Love and Bearing the Cross

They love not their lives unto death. To and and yes, they love their enemies. They accept that love means devotion. It means selflessness. It also means sacrifice and even death because martyr the word martyr means witness.

Witnessing for an incredible God and giving our lives for him. Their path of the cross is suffering and sacrifice. Do you have a cross that you bear. Do you witness. If you do not witness you likely will not have any opposition to your Christian life.

The Holy Spirit’s Power to Witness

So would you try to witness and then they have power from the Holy Spirit to witness. Acts 1 8 says. When he the Holy Spirit has come upon you you shall have power to witness unto me in Jerusalem. Which is your hometown and Judea your home state and To Samaria the neighboring state and to the uttermost parts of the world.

Humble Leaders Who Return to Christ

Yes, we ought to witness as Christians and then there is great humbleness In their leaders. One leader could not overcome torture and he denounced Christ Jesus. He was released. But I saw him in the video walking back into jail with his dear wife.

And he said he could no longer deny his Lord. He would rather die in prison and then there is deep joy that they express in poetry and song and then they love the word and They meet in homes in barns in caves in underground tunnels and fields.

Worshiping Despite Persecution

They want to worship their Lord despite great persecution. Beloved for Christians in America. We are now classified with terrorists. Will you start witnessing? Because persecution is coming. I love you all the Lord bless you.