Frases de Hudson Taylor
Hudson Taylor
Fecha de nacimiento: 21. Mayo 1832
Fecha de muerte: 3. Junio 1905
James Hudson Taylor fue un misionero protestante inglés en China y fundador de la Misión al Interior de China, MIC conocido ahora como OMF Internacional.[1]
Taylor trabajo 51 años en China. La entidad que fundó ha llevado a más de 800 misioneros a trabajar en China, que a su vez fundaron más de 125 escuelas,[2] dando como resultado la conversión de 18.000 personas al cristianismo. También, han establecido 300 bases en las dieciocho provincias chinas con más de 500 trabajadores locales.[3]
Taylor era conocido por su respeto de la cultura china y su celo para la evangelización. Tomó la costumbre de usar la forma de vestir de los chinos aunque esto no era normal entre los misioneros de la época. Bajo su dirección, la Misión al Interior de China no era denominacional, es decir que aceptaba miembros de todos los diferentes grupos protestantes. Mujeres solteras, gente de clase obrera y creyentes de diferentes nacionalidades eran también candidatos a ser miembros de la Misión. Principalmente a causa de las campañas de la MIC contra el comercio del opio, Taylor fue reputado como uno de los Europeos más importante del siglo XIX en haber visitado la China.[4] La historiadora Ruth Tucker escribió sobre él que «ningún otro misionero desde el apóstol Pablo ha tenido tan gran visión y un plan tan bien estructurado para evangelizar una amplia región geográfica que Hudson Taylor.»
Taylor fue capaz de predicar en muchas de las variedades del idioma chino incluyendo el mandarino, el chaoshanhua y el wu, estos dos últimos siendo dialectos hablados a Shangái y Ningbó. Como buen conocedor del dialecto de Ningbó, tradujo el Nuevo Testamento a ese lenguaje.[5]
Frases Hudson Taylor
„If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.“
— James Hudson Taylor, A Retrospect
(J. Hudson Taylor. A Retrospect. Philadelphia: China Inland Mission, n.d., 20).
„With GOD all things are possible, and no conviction ever takes place save by the almighty power of the HOLY GHOST. The great need, therefore, of every Christian worker is to know GOD.“
— James Hudson Taylor, A Retrospect
(J. Hudson Taylor. A Retrospect. Philadelphia: China Inland Mission, n.d., 35).
„Some are jealous of being successors of the Apostles. I would rather be a successor of the Samaritan woman, who, while the Apostles went for meat and forgot souls, forgot her water pot in her zeal to spread the good tidings.“
(Hudson Taylor’s Choice Sayings: A Compilation from His Writings and Addresses. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 69).
„Work is the outcome of effort; fruit, of life.“
(J. Hudson Taylor. A Ribband of Blue and Other Bible Studies. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 45).
„Real trust in God cannot be confounded.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Four: Survivors’ Pact. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1984, 346).
„It needs the presence of special difficulties to manifest to all the workings of God’s mighty power, and for such difficulties we may and should be grateful, and not cast down.“
(Hudson Taylor’s Choice Sayings: A Compilation from His Writings and Addresses. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 49).
„I believe we are all in danger of accumulating – it may be from thoughtlessness, or from pressure of occupation – things which would be useful to others, while not needed by ourselves, and the retention of which entails loss of blessing.“
— James Hudson Taylor, A Retrospect
(J. Hudson Taylor. A Retrospect. Philadelphia: China Inland Mission, n.d., 14).
„While unbelief sees the difficulties, faith sees God between itself and them.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Two: Over the Treaty Wall. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1982, 62).
„True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give, and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the Lord’s sake.“
(J. Hudson Taylor. Union and Communion: Or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 68).
„Where the need is greatest let us be found gladly obeying the MASTER’S command. For it is in the harvest-field, it is among the reapers, that we shall find Him.“
(J. Hudson Taylor. A Ribband of Blue and Other Bible Studies. London: China Inland Mission, n.d., 94).
„I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done.“
(Leslie T. Lyall. A Passion for the Impossible: The Continuing Story of the Mission Hudson Taylor Began. London: OMF Books, 1965, 5).
„After proving God’s faithfulness for many years, I can testify that times of want have ever been times of spiritual blessing, or have led to them.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 406).
„China is not to be won for Christ by quiet ease-loving men and women.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 57).
„I wish sometimes that I had twenty bodies, that at twenty places at once I might publish the saving name of Jesus.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Two: Over the Treaty Wall. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1982, 362).
„The work of a true missionary is work indeed, often very monotonous, apparently not very successful, and carried on through great and varied but unceasing difficulties.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Five: Refiner’s Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1985, 350).
„“Pray for those you send, shield them by prayer.“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book Six: Assault on the Nine. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1988, 294).
„I besought Him to give me some work for Him, as an outlet for love and gratitude; some self-denying service, no matter what it might be, however trying or however trivial“
(A.J. Broomhall. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century, Book One: Barbarians at the Gates. London: Hodder and Stoughton and Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1981, 354).
