What Are the Standards for Being Overcomers in Revelation?

By Xuezhi When they hear about “overcomers,” most Christians think those who labor and work for the Lord, who can keep the Lord’s name, who can sit in prison for years without denying the Lord, and who experience all kinds of persecutions and tribulations a...

Bible Verses–Matthew 5:11-12

Bible Verse–Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Bible Verse–Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for...

My Interactions With a Weird Neighbor

By Xiaowu “He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he” (Proverbs 14:21). To get along with others, apart from being tolerant and patient, what’s even more important is to understand: “And be you kind one to another...

Bible Verse–Exodus 20:13

You shall not kill.

King Solomon’s Trouble: Emptiness

I felt very puzzled every time I read the Book of Ecclesiastes; it says: “I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do...

Bible Verse–Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.

How Should We Know Romans 13:1-2, “Submission to Authorities”?

I am a co-worker of a house church. Since our church has refused to join the Three-Self Church, we are restricted and persecuted by the Chinese Communist government frequently. So we go and gather in the mountains in order to avoid being arrested. Today, after...