At one time we could safely say that charges of subversion
were categorically false but sadly due to the activities, efforts and
machinations of the likes of Bob Fu, Wang Yi and Joshua Wong – it's an argument
that becomes harder to make.
These underground congregations which have always been
illegal have since the rise of Xi Jinping in 2012 faced increased pressure and
even overt persecution. This is not to say that all was rosy before 2012,
however the ascension of Xi marked a significant change. Figures like Fu had
already been active but Wang and now Hong Kong based activist Joshua Wong in
particular have generated a special ire on the part of the Chinese state –
toward churches that refuse to register and subject themselves to state
regulation.
Both Wang Yi and Joshua Wong exhibit the influence of
Dominionist thought and sadly this erroneous theology continues to proliferate
and has made serious inroads into the Chinese underground community. So at this
point whether this congregation in Hunan is tied up with the activist wings of
Chinese Protestantism or not – they are suffering as a result. Once again the
Shapur Effect comes into play, Christians suffer because Beijing's main
political rival is a state associated with (or perceived to be an expression
of) Christianity.
But in China it's even worse as Chengdu pastor Wang and the
Hong Kong activist Wong are known collaborators – men who have openly colluded
with the enemies of Beijing.
It's a sad thing and we must pray not only for our suffering
brethren in China but we must also pray that the faithful Church distances
itself from the policies and plots of Washington and from false teachers and
leaders who teach the Church to sin and who confuse Christ's Kingdom with
earthly power, who think godliness is gain and who engage in activities that
cause the name of Christ to be blasphemed and equated with evil.
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