Bible Answer Man Broadcast ExcerptsExcerpts from Bible Answer Man Radio Broadcasts Concerning the Teaching and Practice of Witness Lee and the Local Churches
As part of their research concerning the teachings and practice of Witness Lee and the local churches, Hank Hanegraaff, President of the Christian Research Institute (CRI) and host of the Bible Answer Man radio broadcast; Gretchen Passantino, co-founder and Director of Answers in Action (AIA); and Elliot Miller, Editor-in-Chief of the Christian Research Journal, all traveled to China to observe the local churches there. They met with believers from the local churches, some of whom had suffered persecution as a result of statements made in the U.S. by Christian countercult ministries. In the following excerpts from various Bible Answer Man broadcasts, they discuss their experiences:
- On January 5, 2010, Elliot Miller described his experience of meeting with Christians in the local churches in China. There he saw a revival that was not just emotional but was grounded in orthodox theology, and he recalled the strong moving of the Spirit of God in the gospel that was evident in China. He said, “What I saw was a much more faithful expression of Christianity, and I began to see that this could be the best hope for the church in the future. As the lights are going out in the West, they are starting to brighten up in the East and you have some very dedicated disciples of Christ.” [ audio / transcript ]
- On June 12, 2007, Gretchen Passantino described her personal experience when she met a man who had been imprisoned for fourteen years for his faith in Christ. His daughter was just a few weeks old when he was put in prison, but he expressed no bitterness over what he had suffered. Gretchen had learned that early errant criticisms of the local churches in which she had a part might have been a factor in his incarceration. However, when she tried to apologize to him, he said, “No apology needed. God put me there to preach the gospel. That was my mission field.” [ audio / transcript ]
- On February 2, 2009, Hank Hanegraaff spoke of meeting a man who had spent over twenty years imprisoned for the sake of Christ and how this Christian “with great peace and serenity” told Hank that he had used his time in prison to write hymns. [ audio / transcript ]
- In the same broadcast Hank and Chris Wilde, a representative of Living Stream Ministry, discussed how the believers in the local churches in China have grown through persecution. [ audio / transcript ]
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