Jonathan Goforth

God's Warrior · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: Jonathan Goforth

Jonathan Goforth

Jonathan Goforth (1859-1936) was a Canadian missionary to China. It is said of him that "when he found his own soul needed Jesus Christ, it became a passion with him to take Jesus Christ to every soul."

"That Dr. Goforth lived up to these rules there is not the least doubt. He surpassed them. His love for the Bible is well known. His Bible was always open and he took every opportunity to read it. Even after becoming blind, he had a Chinese read to him at least twelve chapters a day. His loyalty to the Bible as the Word of God and his defense of the fundamentals of the Faith have been outstanding in his career.

"He was a man of prayer and through prayer and Bible study has sought to know God's Will. It was this love for Bible reading and communion with God that gave him the power to move audiences to a conviction of sin and repentance. At all times he kept "self" in the background and relied wholly on the power of the Holy Spirit to take of the things of Jesus and reveal them unto his hearers. 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit' -- 'But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you' -- have ever been his battle-cry. Though Dr. Goforth's preaching contained a stern denunciation of sin and would in no case tolerate compromise with sin, he has always been very tender in dealing with sinners." Rev. Allan Reoch.

For more about the life of Jonathan Goforth see the following website.
http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bgoforth.html