18+ Kangxi Christian Poems

That poem was written by Emperor Kangxi 康熙帝 4 May 1654 20 December 1722 the longest-reigning emperor in the history of China and one of the longest-ruling monarchs worldwide.

Kangxi christian poems. As a result Kangxi was forced by his ministers to ban Catholicism in China and his son Yongzheng and Grandson Qianlong went a step further by putting a ban on all of Christianity. Emperor Kangxi was also very particular about historical records so he ordered his subordinates to compile the Qing Dynasty Chinese Dictionary Kangxi Dictionary Gu Jin Tu Shu Ji Cheng Tang Poems and many others. The Poem of the Cross 功成十架血成溪百丈恩流分自西 身列四衙半夜路徒方三背两番鸣 五千鞭挞寸肤裂六尺悬垂二盗齐 惨动八垓惊九品七言一毕万灵啼 When the work was accomplished blood formed a creek Grace from the west was a thousand feet deep. Unfortunately during the middle of the 17th century the controversy over the Chinese practices of ancestor worship and Confucianism led to.

Under the rule of Emperor Kangxi 1654-1722. 8 Emperor Kangxi was raised by. Though never formally claimed being a Christian Kang Xi wrote two poems that demonstrated his thorough understanding of the Gospel and affinity to Christianity belief. Emperor Kangxi was never a converted Catholic but by evangelical Christian definition his belief and confession made him a saved believer of Christ.

Finally I would like to believe the poem The Death of Christ is a revelation of Emperor Kangxi open profession and processing of his Christian faith. Qing Dynasty China prospered and grew to become a very wealthy and powerful nation. In total there were about 1147 poems compiled during his reign. I have discovered recently read some pieces of Christian poetry ascribed to Kangxi.

The following are a few Christian poems written by Kang Xi. I was truly impressed that our Lord God was able to strike the heart of someone with a stature like the Emperor of China and used him to pen these beautiful poems. While Heaven and the Hell have long been closed for the human beingsA new approach to Heaven is re-opened by virtue of the Holy Son. The Kangxi Emperors reign of 61 years from 1661 until 1722 makes him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history although his grandson the Qianlong Emperor had the longest period of de facto power and one of.

And it proves that our dear Lord Jesus is above all things and HE raised a Christian ruler in China back in 1600. KangXi His Poems This was actually what Matthew presented during a communion way back in Sept 2007. I had a lunch fellowship with my BFF We Tsoo a few months ago. The Kangxi Emperor 5 February 1654 20 December 1722 given name Xuanye was the third Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

But Riccis fellow Jesuits who carried on his work following his death in 1610 came close to converting the Chinese Emperor Kangxi. And he gratefully embraced the eternal salvation of Christ which he categorically declared in his poems that he had come to receive. Apart from catching up with each other she asked if I knew of whether Emperor KangXi 1645-1722 1 was a ChristianImmediately two of emperors poems with English translations which I came across a few years ago came back to my mind. He started to rule the nation himself at the age of 15.

He was made king at a tender age of 8 and ruled under a regent. He also wrote many books himself.