Here is an excerpt from the Author of the book The Heavenly Man... "The ironic thing is that Yun's message is really nothing new or revolutionary at all. In fact, it is as old as the Bible. His message is centered on the cross of Jesus Christ, and the victory of faith that comes to those who trust in the Lord, even in the face of great trials and persecution."
http://www.asiaharvest.org/pages/news050...Along with the book "Jesus Freaks" ...in the same style of the Fox's Book of Martyrs... The Heavenly Man exposes a life of persecution and betrayal or those within the household of faith... yet not without hope, the Heavenly Man endured a grave contradiction and torture for Christ, that is common behind the veil of communism and tyranny. Brother Yun shares some of his testimony in the video segment... and the other videos are also a testimony of many that endure what we can't imagine, for their faith in Jesus Christ.
If you get a chance find a copy of the Heavenly Man... or a copy of the book Jesus Freaks, that was sponsored by DC Talk some years ago... it will bless your life. IF we only had a fraction of the faith, to believe the Words of Christ... and a fraction of the love to obey them... our world would be a different place. Fearless to speak the truth, regardless of the personal damage... and selfless enough to endure the rejection one faces when standing for Jesus Christ alone.
My hope is that you are blessed and encouraged, yet challenged that what we hold to as a faith... could be nothing more than easy-believism. Most of us think that if we believe in Jesus that He will protect us from persecution... but the Bible is clear that we too may need to endure what millions have already. Yet as those days in Nero's persecution of Christians... some gladly came out of the stands to be fed to the lions along with the faithful... because they would rather have died than lived with the cowardly. May it never be so for us... yet if it must, may we be found faithful.