God Blesses Job (Job 42:10-17) And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat […]
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The True Spiritual Devotion
By Li Cheng I recollected that when I first started believing in the Lord, my pastor told me, “Spiritual devotion means to read scriptures, to pray, and to sing hymns to praise the Lord every day. The Lord Jesus said: ‘God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth’ […]
Every denomination says that the one they believe in is the true God. How can we ascertain which one is the only true God?
The answer from God’s word: “God created all things, so he will make all created things come under his dominion and submit under his dominion. He will govern all things and have all things in his hand. All creation, including animals, plants, mankind, mountains, rivers, and lakes, has to come under his dominion. All things in […]
Same Job, Different Outcomes
Not long ago, I heard a piece of surprising news from one of my colleagues that Xiaozhang, who worked with us in our unit before, had been put into prison for falsification of accounts and embezzlement. After I got home, I pondered about this over and again. In the opinions of my colleagues, Xiaozhang, who […]
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
Jesus Appears to the Disciples (John 20:19-23) Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the middle, and said to them, Peace be to you. And when he had so […]
Why is the world dark and evil? Is it that mankind should be destroyed when they have been corrupted to the utmost?
The answer from God’s word: “Man lost his God-fearing heart after being corrupted by Satan and lost the function that one of God’s creatures should have, becoming an enemy disobedient to God. Man lived under Satan’s domain and followed Satan’s orders; thus, God had no way to work among His creatures, and was all the more […]
Jesus Reinstates Peter
Jesus Reinstates Peter – John 21 So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, love you me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs. He said to him again the second time, Simon, son […]
Is Everything in the Bible God’s Word?
By Xi En, United States The Bible is Christianity’s canon, the foundation for our faith. Since we’ve believed in the Lord, each of us has had a Bible. We read the Bible frequently and cherish it as a treasure. In addition, we follow the words of the Bible as if they are the most important standard in […]
How should one practice so as to understand the truth and gain the truth?
The answer from God’s word: “To understand God’s word is not so simple. It is not that if you can give a literal superlative interpretation of God’s word, it means that you have understood God’s word. Literal interpretation is no more than man’s imagination and man’s thinking, and it is of no use! What is […]
The Same Youth and the Different Ways of Life
In early summer, the Chinese roses were at their brightest in the yard. They had attractive bright red petals, and dotted with a few crystal dewdrops, they were even more loveable. When I stooped to smell them, a rich perfume greeted me so that I couldn’t help having tender affection for them. Looking up I […]