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The Tranquility of Victory and the Calm of Defeat —Obeying God Is Best

Ma Na, USA

The Tranquility of Victory and the Calm of Defeat —Obeying God Is Best

During a person’s life, facing success and failure is unavoidable. There are many people who are happy when they have success, and who are frustrated and pained when they face failure. There are even many people who stake all their efforts in wanting to reach a point at which all their hopes are fulfilled, but things are often not how people would like them to be. Because of this, many people think that this life is not as they want it to be. Previously, I also always relied on my own ability in the work I did, and all that I got from that was the pain of failure. But afterward, through experiencing some things, my perspective had a bit of a transformation: Tranquility in success, and calmness in failure—obeying the sovereignty and arrangements of God is the best, and one can also be liberated and free in life that way.

Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity" (3) - The Debate Between the Two Paths of Life and Death

Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity" (3) - The Debate Between the Two Paths of Life and Death

Introduction

The Chinese Communist Party frantically suppresses and attacks religious faith. They imprison and cruelly persecute Christians without restraint. They only allow people to follow the Communist Party. They do not allow people to believe in God and follow God as they walk the proper path of life. What will be the result in the end of the Chinese Communist Party? Under the Chinese Communist Party's frantic suppression, capture and persecution, Christians unswervingly keep on following God, spreading the gospel and bearing witness to God. What is the reason for this? In this video, a magnificent debate between a Christian and Chinese Communist Party officials will reveal these two different paths that lead to two different endings in our lives.

A Hymn of God's Word When You Open Your Heart to God

A Hymn of God's Word When You Open Your Heart to God

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 When you do not understand God and do not know His nature, your hearts can never truly open, open up to God. Once you understand your God, you will understand what's in His heart, and savor what lies in Him with all your faith and heed. When you savor what is in God's heart, bit by bit, day by day, when you savor what is in God's heart, your heart will open up to Him.

After Listening with My Heart, I Have Welcomed the Lord’s Return (Audio Article)

After Listening with My Heart, I Have Welcomed the Lord’s Return (Audio Article)

In 1994, I was born in the United States. My parents are both Chinese. My mother was the classic example of a successful career woman. She is able to think for herself and is very competent. I love my mother very much. When I was in Grade 2, my parents brought me back to China to study so that I would be able to learn Chinese. It was also at that time that I started to get acquainted with theLord Jesus. I remember one day in 2004, after I got home from school, there was a guest at our house.

Blessings Due to Sickness —Essay on God’s Love

Dujuan, Japan

       I was born into a poor family in a rural village. Since I was a child, I lived a tough life and was looked down upon by others. I sometimes did not even know if I would have my next meal, let alone snacks and toys. Since my family was poor, when I was little, I would wear what my older sister used to wear. Her clothes were usually too big for me. As a result, when I went to school, the other kids would laugh at me and they would not play with me. My childhood was very bitter. From that point on, I would secretly tell myself: Once I grow up, I will be somebody and make lots of money. I won’t let others look down on me again. Since my family had no money, I was forced to drop out before junior high school. I went to the county town to work in a medicine factory. In order to earn more money, I would frequently work until 9 or 10 PM. However, the money I earned was not enough to reach my goals. Afterward, when I heard that my sister was able to earn in five days what I earned in a month selling vegetables, I quit my job at the medicine factory and went to sell vegetables. After a period of time, I found that I could make even more money selling fruits, so I decided to start a business selling fruits. After I married my husband, we started a restaurant business. I thought that now that I had a restaurant, I would be able to earn even more money. Once I could earn a considerable amount of income, naturally, I would win other’s admiration and regard. Other people would start looking up to me and at the same time, I would be able to live a better life. However, after operating the business for a period of time, I discovered that I was actually not making a lot of money. I started getting anxious. When would I be able to lead a life that others would admire?

The Loss and Gain of Gatherings

Guozi, USA

       

My name is Guozi, and I’m a high school student studying abroad in the USA. I was born in a Christian family, and my mother accepted the work of Almighty God in the last days when I was one year old. I remember when I was very young that my mother would always say to me: “God created heavens, earth, and everything that exists. We humans were also created by God, and God loves us more than anything. Whenever something happens to you, remember to pray to Almighty God, and He will watch over and protect you.” So when I was very young I learned that God exists, and when anything happened to me and I prayed to God, I experienced God’s protection for me. But truly having knowledge of God and God’s work was something I gradually gained in the course of attending gatherings and fellowshiping about the truth together with brothers and sisters of The Church of Almighty God and practicing entering into the word of God …

The Loss and Gain of Gatherings 

The Necessary Understanding of God’s Work in the Age of Law

The Necessary Understanding of God’s Work in the Age of Law

The Necessary Understanding of God’s Work in the Age of Law

If we can earnestly ponder Almighty God’s words revealing the significance and essence of His work in the Age of Law, we will be fully able to recognize that God’s work in the Age of Law was His initial work of guiding mankind after creating man. Jehovah was the eternal, one-and-only true God in the Age of Law who appeared to the Israelites, who first led them out from under the control and slavery by the king of Egypt, and then He issued the laws and commandments to the Israelites, thus initiating God’s personal guidance of mankind’s lives. In the Age of Law, God issued many laws and commandments that mankind must abide by, and among them, the three most important kinds were: First were the Ten Commandments; second was the Sabbath; third were sacrifices, which were primarily sin offerings, peace offerings, and burnt offerings. These three requirements put forward by God were His primary work in the Age of Law, and the essential significances of His three requirements were the primary indications for guiding the Israelites of the time in how to live on the earth. Next, we’ll speak about some understanding of the essential significance of these three basic requirements of God during the Age of Law.