"I believe in Christ as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I have seen it, but also because through it I have seen all things."
— CS·Louis
Source: "miracle"
Faith, Sun, Seeing
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"I am a lonely stranger here, in a completely closed-off country, even hostile to me. But I know that if I don't endure this initial loneliness, my brothers who come after me will never be able to take root here. I must be the one who carves the first crack in the ice."
— Morrison
Source: Morrison's private letters from around 1810
Loneliness, rooted, solitude
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"Currently, China appears like an impregnable granite wall, making it seem difficult for the seeds of the gospel to take root. However, our duty now is not to look at the harvest, but to loosen the soil and sow the seeds. When God's time comes, this hardened ground will surely blossom with abundant flowers."
— Morrison
Source: China from a Linguistic Perspective
china, mission, gospel
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"I was sent to China not to spread Western science or politics, though those could be very beneficial. My sole, primary, and unwavering mission is to proclaim the crucified and resurrected Christ. There is salvation in no one else."
— Morrison
Source: Morrison's Memoirs
Salvation, Mission
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"Instead of discussing when China will open up from the safe rear, let's set off now to that tightly closed door. Even if the rest of my life can only let a few rays of light shine through the cracks in the door, it's better than talking about the darkness there from afar."
— Morrison
Source: Morrison's confession before departing England in 1807
Light, Darkness
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"People always seek God's will in the outcome, but I seek Him in a long, endless process. People accuse me of being too fanatical, of employing impure people, and even of blurring the lines between missionary work and politics. But they have never heard the groans of a closed-off nation in the dead of night. If, in order to open that iron gate that has been tightly shut for a thousand years, I must resort to the ships of trade or the letters of politics, then let history judge my methods. My only fear is not being misunderstood by my contemporaries, but that when I stand before the judgment seat, the Lord will ask me: 'Why do you hesitate outside the door, and dare not enter?'"
— Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff
Source: A Record of Three Voyages Along the Chinese Coast
Missionary work, politics, trade, misunderstanding, hesitation
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