Watchman Nee

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One of my friend actually read a book about him, from sources that come to US on his old mission.
Apparently this guy is someone who have big imperfections. In his early carrier God has blessed him plenty, with miracles, great leadership and many followers. He was able to survive multiple wars. However he might have inapproicate relationship with 2 of his female followers, and the communist party used that greatly against him, so hard that most of followers scattered and a lot of them renounced their faith under persecution, even some of the very good ones who seems to have great faith.

Ni himself kept his faith in prison, unlike most of his followers, in his later days he wrote that the biggest wonder (or mystery) is that Jesus died on his cross and raise back again after 3 days. One of his guards was converted to Christianity and became a preacher.

Just shows how we are all sinners, and don't judge by how someone acts.
 
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In June 1972, we got a notice from the labor farm that my granduncle had passed away. My eldest grandaunt and I rushed to the labor farm. But when we got there, we learned that he had already been cremated. We could only see his ashes... Before his departure, he left a piece of paper under his pillow, which had several lines of big words written in a shaking hand. He wanted to testify to the truth which he had even until his death, with his lifelong experience. That truth is—"Christ is the Son of God who died for the redemption of sinners and resurrected after three days. This is the greatest truth in the universe. I die because of my belief in Christ. Watchman Nee." When the officer of the labor farm showed us this paper, I prayed that the Lord would let me quickly remember it by heart... My granduncle had passed away. He was faithful until death. With a crown stained with blood, he went to be with the Lord. Although Nee did not fulfill his last wish, to come out alive to join his wife, the Lord prepared something even better—they were reunited before the Lord.

— Watchman Nee's grandniece, Watchman Nee: A Seer of the Divine Revelation in the Present Age.
 
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I think we forget that Christianity was flourishing in China before Communism. Due to people like Watchman lee. I cant help but be moved by the fact that he really did die for the truth. God Bless him.
The Christians tried to reach China and Japan earlier with little success. The culture is very strong and many were killed and there were huge resistance. So later there was ware between China and Japan, in the process Japan was defeated by US, and China went to the communists, which almost totally destroyed the original culture there, which in turn made it easier for Christianity to spread.
 
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