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An open letter from 8
Chinese Church Leaders
To
the body of Christ within China and overseas
According to the truth of Bible and for the sake of the
unity of the church, we hereby are willing to bear witness regarding brother Liu
Zhenying (known in the West as Brother Yun, the author of “The Heavenly Man”),
whom we have served together and known deeply over the years. He is faithful
servant of God, and of humble and honest character. Brother Liu has been called
by the Lord since his youth, and has been serving The Only True God and the
gospel with all of his heart and abilities, and he has also given his best for
the beloved believers who are suffering in mainland China. Regarding the
financial offerings from the saints, he has always conducted himself above
board; never has he taken any offering for personal benefit. Regarding his
position in work, he does not indulge in self pride or self promotion,
furthermore, he has never considered himself the only legal representative of
Chinese house church, as some have claimed.
Unfortunately, there is “someone” living in Hamburg,
Germany, who keeps sending out accusations through the internet, email, letters,
cassette tapes and CDs to discredit brother Yun’s reputation. We have checked
the accusations thoroughly and found the accusations to be false, baseless and a
distortion of the true facts. In addition, certain persons being quoted in the
accusations also deny having discredited brother Yun in anyway. They also
expressed their displeasure of being falsely used, out of context, and
without their consent and by distortion of the true facts. This matter is not
merely concerning the reputation of an individual, it is also concerning the
witness and unity of the kingdom of Christ, therefore, we just could not simply
be a bystander, we are determined to object the false accusations with this open
letter and to correct the misperception caused. At the same time, we sincerely
hope churches would verify the accusations thoroughly, and not fall into the
trap of Satan who wants to destroy the progress of the work of gospel in Europe.
Therefore, we have unanimously decided to write this open letter to the churches
in China and overseas, to verify the facts, and support brother Yun’s work in
various locations. We want to call upon the saints from every corner of the
world to heed the call to bring the gospel back to Jerusalem, while waiting upon
our Lord’s glorious return.
Signatories:
Chen Chong
Hui
Wei Gan Gao
Lin Jian Ying
Bao De Ning
Ding Xi Quan
Huang Shu
Shen
Deng Xin Zhe
Huang Ai Min
Europe Gospel
Centre / Various Church Pastors & Co-workers
06-Jan-2005, at
Paris France.
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