Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart: And you shall t...
Abram and Lot Part Ways - Genesis 13 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even...
The Deceit of the Gibeonites - Joshua 9 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the...
Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
A “blind” person, as the name suggests, is someone who has his eyes wide open but cannot see anything. This is a metaphor for those who lack knowledge and are nearly illiterate. When it comes to this phrase, some brothers and sisters may ask: What has this phr...
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark ...
Christmas has come. Santa Clauses, and Christmas trees and presents are everywhere on the streets. The whole city is decorated with illuminations and colorful ribbons, full of joy. Walking in the bustling crowd, I couldn’t help thinking: Do people still rememb...
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
