사도 바울은 디모데후서 2장 9절에서 “하나님의 말씀은 매이지 아니하니라”라고 선언한다. 많은 사람이 하나님의 말씀을 매어두려고 애쓰지만 하나님의 말씀은 언제나 그것을 떨쳐낸다! 오늘날, 전 세계 70여 개 국가에 있는 정부는 말씀을 ‘매어두려고’ 시도하고 있다. 기독교를 노골적으로 금지하는 정부는 별로 없다. 대신 정부는 자신들의 정책과 이념을 지지하는 훌륭한 시민정신을 가진 종교로 기독교를 개조하려고 애쓴다. 정부가 하나님의 말씀을 ...
DEACON SPENDS 2,000TH DAY IN NK PRISON AS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR HIS RELEASE
Deacon Jang Moon Seok 장문석, who ministered to North Koreans in Changbai, China alongside martyred Pastor Han Chung-Ryeol, spent his 2,000th day in a prison inside of North Korea while coworkers mobilized a global letter writing campaign urging his release. “Deacon Jang, who is also known by his Chinese name Zhang Wen Shi, is an ethnically Korean Chinese ...
DEMAND FOR BIBLES SOARS IN NORTH KOREA AMIDST CORONAVIRUS
Statistics on the spread of the Coronavirus inside North Korea are the subject of considerable speculation among governments, media, and aid agencies, but according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, one fact is well established: Demand for Bibles in North Koreans has increased sharply during the pandemic. “It’s not only ...
“Big Data” church surveillance: the COVID legacy we need to prepare for now
Churches are surviving the Coronavirus, but the next test—increased government monitoring and oversight of church activities and leaders—may prove to be more difficult and longer lasting. The South Korean government is receiving high praise from other governments around the world for its use of so-called “big data” and artificial intelligence to profile and track members ...
FIRST PHOTO OF IMPRISONED PASTOR WANG YI SURFACES
Pastor Wang Yi of Sichuan Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on a charge of “inciting subversion of state power” last year. At an unspecified time earlier this year, authorities allowed Pastor Wang’s family to visit him. Then on Wednesday March 25 a photo from an unspecified source showing Pastor ...
“TORTURED FOR CHRIST” MOVIE AVAILABLE NOW FOR FREE ONLINE VIEWING FOR PASSION WEEK
Voice of the Martyrs Korea has made its award-winning feature film “Tortured for Christ” available for free online viewing for Passion Week, from now through midnight on Saturday, at www.vomkorea.com/tfc/. “Tortured for Christ” tells the true story of Voice of the Martyrs founder Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, as written in his international bestselling book, ‘Tortured for ...
Online/Offline Worship and the Future of Christian Persecution in the Free World
2 Timothy 2:9 proclaims, “The word of God is not bound.” Many try to bind it, but the word of God always breaks free! Today, in more than 70 countries around the world, governments are attempting to “bind” the word. Few governments are seeking an outright ban on Christianity. Instead, they are seeking to reshape ...
PERSECUTION NGO ADVISES KOREAN CHURCHES TO PREPARE FOR INCREASED GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
Churches are surviving the Coronavirus, but the next test—increased government monitoring and oversight of church activities and leaders—may prove to be more difficult and longer lasting. That is according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea CEO Reverend Eric Foley. Foley has drawn on his experience with churches in Christian-hostile countries to advise Korean churches of ...
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CHURCH BUILDING DEMOLISHED, PASTOR AND MEMBERS ARRESTED IN SOUTHERN INDIA
In the early morning of March 9th, authorities ordered the destruction of a Christian church building in the town of Chelur in Karnataka State. The pastor and ten other Christians were arrested. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the authorities were spurred on in the action by Hindu militants, and the church ...