Not Ashamed of the Gospel - Part 1 — Brother Yun

The Gospel Reveals Righteousness by Faith

I am not ashamed of the gospel because it's the power of God for salvation of everyone who believes. First for the Jews, then for Gentiles. For in the gospel, a righteousness from God is revealed. A righteousness that is by faith from the first to last.

Just as it is written, the righteous will live by faith. Jesus said, the all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me, therefore you shall go and make all the nations to my disciples. I am one of your Christian brothers, Brother Yun.

Suffering and Imprisonment for the Gospel

For the sake of the gospel, I have been unified with Jesus' suffering and been arrested and thrown to prison many times. Since I was 17 years old and the heavenly calling came upon my life, there has been one word coming from the Lord ongoingly alive in my heart.

The Unashamed Gospel and the Mission to Witness

I am not ashamed of the gospel because it's the power of God for salvation of everyone who believes.

And that's what I read from Romans that I'm not ashamed of gospel because it is power of God for salvation of everyone who believes. And when in obedience to this calling to witness about Jesus, I went out.

Those years I became a wanted criminal and after they've been chasing me for about 10 years, they throw me to prison.

The Gospel Cannot Be Imprisoned

Because in prison, I still don't deserve to be tied up by the power of God. I still have a desire in my heart. I can't wait for one night to travel around the world and preach the love of Jesus Christ to you.

Praise God, they cannot lock in the power of the word of God. As I was in prison during the night, I was dreaming that I'm going to run throughout the whole world and finish the work of the gospel. But you have to understand that it was a real security prison where they locked me in.

And I decided that if they don't allow me to preach the gospel in the prison, they cannot hinder me to become a living disciple of Jesus Christ. So when the warden took a break and they were not watching what you were doing, I was very eager to finish all my work I have to do in the prison for God's glory.

And little by little, the mind of the warden was changed towards me because he saw that I'm obedient and I achieved the goal that has been given to me daily. And of course, after you have to be in prison for many years, always during the Christmas time, your family and your home church and the people there became very, very dear to you and they were missing you as well.

Faithful Fellowship Amid Persecution

And they prepared two brothers, Brother Enfeng and another brother who came to visit me in the prison. And they traveled more than 300 miles with buses more than one day and one night in order to make their way to visit me in the prison.

Jesus Has Authority Over Prison Restrictions

And you know that because I was in a prison for the sake of the gospel, they were extremely cautious before and after Christmas so that we would not be able to celebrate anything or have visitors. But I have always believed that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth, so I started to pray with other brothers, Lord, you are able to make it happen that I can meet with brothers around Christmas.

And the second day as we were working hard outside on the field, we were removing big stones and preparing a fish pond, I went to this policeman who had been favorable towards me and I said, Would it be possible for me to meet with these visitors who have arrived from very far away to see me?

And I know that because there is power in the word of God, so I only spoke with him maybe one or two minutes, but I really felt that the power of God went into this and started to move the heart of this man.

And this policeman said, I cannot give you this privilege because the command has come from the higher authorities. And then I said to this policeman, you know they have traveled so far away and here is a very isolated place, there are no toilets here, can't I take these two visitors and bring them to the bathrooms of the prison before they return back home?

Remembering Christ in the Prison Bathroom

And you have to understand that it was a very dirty place, it was the main toilets of this big prison. And as we entered into the bathroom of the prison, I immediately kneeled down and I said to these two brothers, you kneel with me, now we will remember how Jesus was born in the stable among the animals.

And I took hold of the hands of the brothers and I was saying, thank you Jesus that because of our sins you were willing to come to be unified with our suffering, our pain and our sicknesses. And I said to the Lord, Lord you were willing because of your great love towards us to be born in the dirty stable and you don't mind to be with us as we are in this dirty bathroom.

Following Jesus Through Hardship

And I took hold of the brothers and I said you never should forget that we are as we are following Jesus, we are following him on the road of the stables and on the difficulties and a lot of challenges.

And I said to the Lord, Lord you never should forget that we are as we are following Jesus, we are following him on the road of the stables and on the difficulties and a lot of challenges.