Two thousand years ago, the Lord Jesus said, “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). The Lord told us that if we want to enter into God’s kingdom, we must have true repentance. But as to what is true repentance, everyone has his own viewpoint. Some people think, after they believe […]
Many brothers and sisters have this experience. When our relationship with God is not proper, we can’t feel the presence of the Holy Spirit and don’t know what to say to God when we pray; we can’t gain enlightenment when reading the Bible; when we encounter something, we don’t know how to experience God’s work […]
Praying to God is the most basic practice for us Christians. However, when we pray to God in the face of illness, problems in the home or setbacks in our careers, most of the time God doesn’t listen to and grant our prayers. So how can we pray in accordance with God’s will? Please read […]
Most people feel confused by Job’s action of cursing the day of his birth, because they think that our lives come from God and we should give thanks to God for giving us life, including the day of our birth, rather than curse it. Could it be that Job was unable to endure the pain […]
First of all we must know that God is righteous and certainly wouldn’t do anything wrong. The Lord Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter because the Lord chose him. Thinking back, when the Lord Jesus asked the disciples who He was, only Peter received the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit […]
In this busy age, the fast-paced life causes our hearts to be occupied by all kinds of people, things, and matters, so that we have very little time for quietening ourselves before God, drawing close to Him or contemplating Him. Because our hearts frequently grow apart from God and we don’t give them to God, […]
Every time I used to read the story of Abraham, I always had heartfelt admiration for his great faith in God. When God demanded that Abraham give his only beloved son to God as a burnt sacrifice, he was able to unconditionally submit to God’s plan and do as God commanded. However, what I didn’t […]
With regard to this question, let us see what the Lord Jesus said. The Lord said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin. And the servant stays not in the house for ever: but the son stays ever” (John 8:34–35). “For if we sin willfully after that we […]
All of us are familiar with the parable of the lost sheep. The Lord Jesus used this parable to very vividly tell us about how real God’s love is and to allow us to feel how sincere God’s desire to save mankind is. This parable always has been a source of encouragement for all of […]
With regard to these questions, let’s first read what the Bible says. It is recorded in Matthew chapter 3 verse 13–17: “Then comes Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade Him, saying, I have need to be baptized of You, and come You to me? And Jesus […]