Learning From the Underground Chinese Christians and Witnessing — Edgar Reich

The Church’s Mission to Witness and Proclaim the Gospel

The Chinese Underground Church tells us that the true mission of the church is witnessing and giving the gospel of the good news to all of our fellow men. And the early disciples practiced this mission.

Making Disciples and Proclaiming Hope

They made disciples of others. They told them that there is a future and a hope. And so in many countries we have special times to promote the need for missions and the preaching of the gospel such as in our western nations.

We have special times for outreaches. Yet a Chinese underground Christian will practice the gospel daily in his life, every moment, every hour. If you meet an underground church Christian from China, then please note these five points.

Speaking Only About Jesus and the Word of God

Number one, he only wants to talk about Jesus. He does not have time for the box score of the New York Yankees. He does not have time for your favorite football team. He does not have time for your favorite tennis player.

He does not have time for television. He does not have time for all of the things that give us joy in this world. He has joy talking about the Lord Jesus Christ. He only wants to talk about the word of God.

Accepting Hatred for the Sake of Christ

Then secondly, he accepts that not everyone will love him and that in fact he will be hated. Some people will hate us when we share the gospel with them, when we have a commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Witnessing Publicly Without Fear of Embarrassment

And then the third point is they will start witnessing in a crowd. They might embarrass you. An underground Christian from China will have many people around him and he will turn and say, Do you know about this son of God, about Jesus Christ?

Being Prepared to Die as a Living Sacrifice

Is he your savior? And then fourthly, they are prepared to die at any moment for their Lord. They have given their life. They are a living sacrifice to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and they are prepared to die.

Running From Persecution to Continue Witnessing

And then lastly, they are prepared to run when the police comes. You see, there is still great persecution in China. They are incarcerated, tortured, and at times they give their life. And so they run.

Fleeing Persecution According to Jesus’ Command

The reason they run is not because they are afraid but because of Matthew 10 .23. There Jesus said, But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another. So they do this to be able to share the gospel.

Becoming Salt and Light Through Personal Witness

And beloved, I'm going to stop here but I encourage you to reach out to others, to share your faith, to become again the salt and the light of this world. The Lord bless you.