JOSE What are the major differences in freedom between the American church and the Chinese church?

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JOSE What are the major differences in freedom between the American church and the Chinese church?

JOSE Why does China have these restrictions; what are their reasons; what are they trying to accomplish?

JOSE What happens if the Chinese government discovers that a citizen is worshipping Jesus and gathering with others as the church?

JOSE What would happen if you were discovered to be a missionary, what would the Chinese government do to you?

JOSE What is the spiritual condition of the underground church? What effect do you think persecution has on the church?

JOSE Knowing the great risk, why do you still try to reach people for Christ?

The World Loves Me Not JOHN 15:17- 16:4

The World… defined: (kosmos) the orderly arrangement all that is human as opposed to all that is divine the changing, passing, transient life that we live the wealth and enjoyments of man (including sin)

The World… defined: (kosmos) 1 John 2:15-17 (MSG) Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—

The World… defined: (kosmos) 1 John 2:15-17 (MSG) has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. human society organizing itself without God

Why persecution? The world takes issue with people who: are different are exclusive hold to absolutes bring conviction to them look, act, and talk like Jesus

Like Jesus… John 15:22-24 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin… 24 If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

We partner with the Holy Spirit in… loving people being different testifying John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

We partner with the Holy Spirit in… loving people being different testifying Matthew 10:19-20 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Two extremes Separate and isolate yourself from the world Integrate fully and adopt the world’s patterns