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.
I’m very short. From my childhood, I felt inferior because of my physical defect, and I complained against my mother why she did not take plentiful nutrition when she carried me in her womb, and why my family was so poor that I couldn’t eat and drink enough meat, eggs, and milk during the very time of […]
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By Jin Qiu, China Brothers and Sisters of Loving Stage: I’m a Christian. Since I believed in the Lord, I have been enjoying the Lord’s grace and blessings, but recently I couldn’t feel the Lord’s presence. I didn’t feel enlightened when reading the Bible nor moved through prayer. When encountering things, I couldn’t act according […]
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By Xiaoran, China Dear Lele: How are you these days? When I heard from you last night, my heart couldn’t calm down for a long time. Thinking back, as we first believed in the Lord, you told me that no matter how rough the path ahead would be, you would follow the Lord all your […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first started believing in the Lord, I saw Matthew 18:3, where the Lord Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” The Lord’s words tell us that only honest people who are pure and lovable can […]
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By Cindy, United States Grace is from God, and refers to His care and protection, pity and love for mankind. It includes material blessings and even more the sustenance of life. Since God created us humans, His grace has always accompanied us. Counting God’s grace, many brothers and sisters will say: “God has cured my […]
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1. We should put the Lord first in our heart and obey God, not man. Since we believe in and follow the Lord, we should venerate Him as great and supreme, let Him be in the first place in our heart, and follow His words in all things, instead of listening to people or being […]
Continue ReadingBy Xiaoxiao, United States Editor’s note: On the path to faith in God, it is unavoidable that we Christians will encounter all kinds of misfortunate environments. Many of us think that since we believe in God, God should make sure everything goes smoothly for us. So why do we encounter unfortunate situations? What mysteries are […]
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By Fang Shu One day at noon, Fang Shu, dispirited, sat under the big locust tree near his door, thinking: “These years, except for when I had to work, I have spent all of my spare time busying about in the church; I also gained a lot of the Lord’s grace. But recently, the business […]
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By Shen Mingxin What is faith? Many brothers and sisters in the Lord think that as long as they acknowledge God’s name, persist in reading the Bible, meeting and praying, and furthermore are able to sacrifice everything and labor, they are believers who have faith in God. But, this understanding is one-sided. In fact, true […]
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By Xiaocao, China God once said, “You shall have none other gods before me” (Deuteronomy 5:7). This is one of God’s commandments which we mankind must abide by. God is the Creator, the source of life for all things, who constantly supplies all things and rules over and controls all creation, so it is the […]
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