Why Should I Love My Enemies?: Good News for Enemies of God
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, preached on Matthew 5:38-48 before he was imprisoned in 2018. Wang Yi argues in this excerpt that, because all people have been wronged, everyone longs for justice and even vengeance. He then explains that we ourselves […]
The Bridges of My City: A Suicide Epidemic
Editor’s note: In recent conversations with Chinese Christians, many have mentioned an underlying thread of hopelessness that pervades society. Online trends of “lying flat” and cries that “we are the last generation” all reflect this general attitude. Although it is difficult to find official reports on the phenomenon, many have mentioned how many suicides they […]
Why Should I Love My Enemies?: Give Up Revenge, Love Enemies
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, preached on Matthew 5:38-48 before he was imprisoned in 2018. Wang Yi argues in this excerpt that, because all people have been wronged, everyone longs for justice and even vengeance. He then explains that we ourselves […]
Why Should I Love My Enemies: Love Becomes the Object of Hate
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, preached on Matthew 5:38-48 before he was imprisoned in 2018. Here, Wang Yi says that loving those who hate you is the highest and only real form of love. He shows us that God’s love toward […]
Shanghai: Gospel Power
Editor’s note: In May, China Partnership is praying for the city of Shanghai. As we focus on the particular issues Shanghai people face, we wanted to re-run the first part of an older interview we previously published with a Shanghai pastor’s wife. In this interview, she discusses how the gospel changed her relationship with her […]
Shanghai: Life as a Pastor’s Wife
Editor’s note: In May, China Partnership is praying for the city of Shanghai. As we focus on the particular issues Shanghai people face, we wanted to re-run the first part of an older interview we previously published with a Shanghai pastor’s wife. In this interview, she discusses the pressure she faces in the church, some […]
Modern Love Versus Biblical Love
Contrast contemporary views of love with biblical teachings, highlighting challenges in modern Christian practice.
Shanghai: Traditional Culture, Human Sin
Editor’s note: In May, China Partnership is praying for the city of Shanghai. As we focus on the particular issues Shanghai people face, we wanted to re-run an older interview we previously published with a Shanghai pastor. In this interview, he considers how he himself has changed after becoming a Christian. He received a traditional […]
The Internal Cross: A Pastoral Letter
Editor’s note: This pastoral letter, from February of this year, encourages and commends believers for the way they have borne up under the outward persecution of recent year. Yet, in the second half, he urges them to take up and bear their “inner” cross: to die to themselves and lay down their lives in their […]
The External Cross: A Pastoral Letter
Editor’s note: This pastoral letter, from February of this year, encourages and commends believers for the way they have borne up under the outward persecution of recent year. In this first half of the letter, Elder Li Yingqiang praises his congregation for their fortitude under pressure, for the love they have shown others in their […]
