The Church Before the Seat of Christ
The Church Before the Seat of Christ consists of people who share the same faith, sincerely believe in God and long for His appearance.
By Xinjie We Christians will be baptized when beginning to believe in the Lord. Though baptism is merely a ceremony, it represents that we officially return to the Lord Jesus, becoming a Christian. So baptism is an important matter for us believers. In Matthew 3:13–17 it says: “Then comes Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to […]
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Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. – Hebrews 12:14 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… We should pursue purification in believing in God. Only in this way can we enter God’s kingdom. His kingdom is holy and He absolutely forbids any filthy and corrupt people to enter it. […]
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By Jiali, United States My young heart deeply hurt for my short stature. I was small when I was a child, so the elders around me often said to me, “You should eat more, or you won’t get taller if you lack nutrition.” “You see the daughter of So-and-so is tall and pretty. It’s so […]
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By Xianxin After breakfast, brothers and sisters were having a meeting at Yang Keqin’s home. Then, Wang Hui, Yang Keqin’s wife, said happily, “Keqin, look who’s back!” Yang Keqin glanced up and saw his cousin, whom he believed in the Lord together with. He looked excited, saying, “Ha! Aizhen! You went out to work for […]
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By Su Jie After one meeting, on the way back home I saw the golden ears of corn looked extremely brilliant in the sun and people were busy working in the corn fields. Then I couldn’t help but think of one verse: “Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were […]
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By Xinjie We Christians will be baptized when beginning to believe in the Lord. Though baptism is merely a ceremony, it represents that we officially return to the Lord Jesus, becoming a Christian. So baptism is an important matter for us believers. In Matthew 3:13–17 it says: “Then comes Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to […]
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By Zhizhi Immersed in evil trends, I was unable to extricate myself. When I was 17, I started to believe in God with my mother. But after getting married in 2005, I began to care about pleasures of the flesh more. I seldom prayed, and seldom read God’s words or attended gatherings. My whole heart […]
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By Jingyuan “The Lord Jesus said: ‘But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life’ (John 4:14). He also said: ‘He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: […]
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By Xiaoming,China Confusions Filled My Heart The sky was grey and the rain was falling steadily. I was poring over the scriptures at my desk. The minutes ticked by, but my confusions weren’t resolved. In the Scripture Paul said, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). This quite […]
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By Zhou Min, Germany Whenever, at the break of dawn, I thought of my intention to buy a house, I could no longer sleep. I used to count, “10,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan … I must work even harder to make money. Then I can lead a better life.” This was my greatest hope, […]
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