"Chiang's Christian messages continued to emphasize the suffering Christ... evident in his Christmas message to wounded soldiers in China in 1943. Chiang was more evangelistic than ever, inviting Christian pastors openly to visit the sick and wounded and tell them about the "true way of life." He compared his soldiers to Christ when he talked about their sacrifice, explaining why Christ had poured out his blood to save all mankind. Through his bitter experience during the war, Chiang came to be more appreciative of the eternal truth he understood Christianity to contain. Using Christ as an example of self sacrifice, Chiang urged the wounded soldiers to take comfort in Christ, just as Christ had taken comfort in his Father in heaven. It is significant that this address was presented to a non-Christian audience."
John Powell (1980). Chiang Kai-Shek and Christianity.
"Chiang's Christian messages continued to emphasize the suffering Christ... evident in his Christmas message to wounded soldiers in China in 1943. Chiang was more evangelistic than ever, inviting Christian pastors openly to visit the sick and wounded and tell them about the "true way of life." He compared his soldiers to Christ when he talked about their sacrifice, explaining why Christ had poured out his blood to save all mankind. Through his bitter experience during the war, Chiang came to be more appreciative of the eternal truth he understood Christianity to contain. Using Christ as an example of self sacrifice, Chiang urged the wounded soldiers to take comfort in Christ, just as Christ had taken comfort in his Father in heaven. It is significant that this address was presented to a non-Christian audience."
John Powell (1980). Chiang Kai-Shek and Christianity.
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