The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed: An Incredible Story of Faith and Courage During China's Cultural Revolution

by Stanley Maxwell

Book Overview

The Man Who ouldn't Be Killed is an unforgettable story of faith and miraculous deliverance in Communist China at the height of the ultural Revolution. Mr. Wong's unflinching courage for the Savior... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816312354
• ISBN13: 9780816312351
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Pacific Press Publishing Association
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

it's a true story

the reason why i'm sure this is a 100% true is because the man (Mr.Wong) in this book is my grandpa. but unfortunately he has passed away. i hope this book will encourage you all.

Inspirational Story With Relevance For Today

The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed, by Stanley Maxwell, is a well written narrative focusing on the issues of religious persecution and personal perseverance. Maxwell's objective for The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed was to share the story of a man, Glorious Country Wong, caught in the unjust hands of persecution and to share his faith with all who read his book. Maxwell accomplished all of this by various means and methods. He had at least five main sources for this work, personal accounts, and traveled to all the places in Mr. Wong's story to really get the feel of the story. Maxwell's point was to not only tell the amazing story of Mr. Wong, but to show the story with all the emotion and drama as when the events were actually playing out in Mr. Wong's life. Other than Maxwell's main sources, he had translators who were very accurate in their translations. For instance, the "Ten Regulations" are assumed to be the Ten Commandments but the direct translation from Chinese to English came out as the "Ten Regulations", which is why it was used instead of Ten Commandments. I think this book is an extremely worthwhile book to read. Aside from the religious aspect of the book, the historical and political views of this book give us, as Westerners, a more realistic picture of our world today. On the more religious side of the book, The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed is an amazing portrayal of what God can do for those who believe in Him and obey Him. It seems like Westerners these days are looking towards other things to fill their spiritual quota need when really all we need to do is look towards God and He will take care of all our problems. Some might argue that Maxwell limited himself when he focused the book on Mr. Wong believing as a Seventh-day Adventist but I tend to disagree. I feel as though it is good to identify Mr. Wong's faith with the religion that his faith was linked with. Mr. Wong's problems really started when he made a decision to keep the Sabbath instead of working and I feel that it's important to be accurate and show that truth. All in all, it was a good, educational, and a spiritually uplifting book.

GREAT STORY

Stanley Maxwell's book left me to ponder on how many people have gone through the same or worst experiences than this one, and still have the faith to believe in Jesus. This is a great book that every Christian should read. Maxwell uses various sources to write this story and adds flavor to the story by translating Chinesse espression literally into the inglish language. If this incredible story of faith and courage doesn't leave you pondering then I don't know what will. This is a story that both Christians and non-Christians should read. Amaizing, incredible.

Spiritually Uplifting!

The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed is a great book. I enjoyed reading every page. The author does a great job retelling how a man of little faith, became a man, who had so much faith in the Real God. The choices this man made to bring himself closer to God were incredible. He was willing to spread the word of God to those around him. I can't imagine how hard it must have been for this man to be different from the rest of this Communist China. To go to prison for committing a crime, which was that of being a Seventh-day Adventist, and telling others about his friend named Jesus, was unforgettable. The government knew this man was a threat to the people; for it was better to punish one man than to kill one nation. This is one book that I could read over and over again. The history of this mans family, the details throughout his life, and his struggle in hard labor camp for twenty years, makes me think that people in other parts of the world and in other countries, go through life wondering if they will live another day. Mr. Wong's story and life, has made an impact in my Christian life. The power of his God, should be something wonderful to tell. This Real God is my God, too. I've recommended this book to some of my friends. One of my friends loved to hear the story from my point of view. She would ask me, "What happens next?" It was a great feeling to be able to read this book and feel satisfied that it was not another English book for class. The various points of view throughout the book made the story jump out at me. Thanks for writing this book! It was clear and, in my opinion, spiritually uplifting.

The most courageous, least known man in our century...

The Man who couldn't be killed is an unforgettable story of faith and miraculous deliverance in Communist China at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Glorious Country Wong, the heroe in this story, spent twenty years in a hard-labor camp in the high desert of eastern China. His crime? He was a Christian, and a Seventh-day Adventist who loved to tell of his Lord Of the five thousand prisoners sent with Mr Wong to this camp in 1948, only 18 survived the twenty year term, and only one was released to his family agian--The man who couldn't be killed.Mr. Wong's unflinching courage to tell others of his "best friend, Jesus," and of His "Ten Regulations," led his persecutors to repeatedly beat Mr. Wong, once for 17 days!! Once he was tied to a pole, with his arms cinched behind his back in sixty-degree below zero weather for an entire night, and survived!! An angel untied the knot. But even more astonishing, when the guard returned the next moring, Mr. Wong would be accused of having someone in the camp help him escape, so he placed his hands behind the pole, praying for a solution. Instantly he felt the ropes tightening around his hands. When the returning guard was greeted with a cheery, "Good Morning," he gasped and turned white. "This can't be," the guard could only stammer, "You're supposed to be frozen to death!"If you feel like your life is hard, please read this book--you have got to know how good you have it!!