Sufferings and Trials Are Necessary for Our Life’s Growth

By Jiaxin I heard a story: A group of colorful and beautiful pencils are about to leave the factory. Then they will go to different places to work and welcome their new life. First, they will suffer being sharpened by knives, because only through that can they begin to work; then they will be routinely […]

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What Should We Do When God’s Trials Befall?

By Huixin Every brother and sister will encounter trials, like illness, persecution and suffering, natural and manmade disasters. When these situations befall us, they are tests of our faith and obedience toward God. The Bible says, “For You, O God, have proved us: You have tried us, as silver is tried” (Psalm 66:10). “My brothers, […]

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The Grass’s Tenacious Vitality Makes Me Sign: God’s Authority Is Too Great

By Haoyue, Italy From ancient times to the present day, innumerable writers and poets have praised the good qualities of the grass. For instance, poet Bai Juyi said in his poem Grasses, “Wild fire can’t burn them up; again they rise when vernal breezes blow.” And poet Yang Ji in Ming Dynasty also said in […]

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What Is the Lord Jesus’ Intention to Explain the Scriptures and Eat Bread After His Resurrection?

It is recorded in the Bible, “And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our […]

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Why Does Jesus Christ Say the Bible Doesn’t Contain Eternal Life?

By Tongtong When we speak of the Bible, everyone knows it as the canon of Christianity. All Christians have a Bible, during our devotionals and at meetings we read the Bible, and we rely on it even more in missionary work and preaching. The Bible could be said to be an inseparable part of every […]

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After Her Son’s Sudden Heart Attack, She Witnesses a Miracle by Relying on God

By Zhongshi, China Hovering Between Life and Death After a Medical Emergency The evening of October 5, 2017, my youngest son Xunxun and his family came to my place for dinner, just like always, and afterward Xunxun went to the school to teach a class. A little after 8:00 p.m. my daughter-in-law called and said […]

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The Mystery of the Eternal Life—How Can Christians Gain Eternal Life?

By Zhong Cheng Have We Received the Way of Everlasting Life by Believing in the Lord? It is recorded in the Bible that once, when passing through Samaria, the Lord Jesus rested by a well there, and a woman of Samaria came to draw water. When talking to the woman, the Lord Jesus told her, […]

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