Bible Verses–Luke 13:10-17

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to ...

Who Is My Rock in Times of Life and Death?

My name is Liu Mei and I’m 62. Earlier this year, a sudden illness affected me and made me quite helpless. In that life-and-death crisis, I had no family by my side and I could only pray to God and rely on Him to save me. Through the experience, I saw that lif...

What Is the Meaning of the Parable of the New Cloth and Old Garment?

One day, after a meeting, a sister asked me, “Brother, the Lord Jesus said, ‘No man puts a piece of a new garment on an old; if otherwise, then both the new makes a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agrees not with the old’ (Luke 5:36). Do you ...

The Wisdom of the Samaritan Woman in the Bible

By Zhang Yiping Many people are surely familiar with the story about the Samaritan woman. When drawing water, the Samaritan woman ran into the Lord Jesus who asked her for a drink. In conversation with Jesus, she recognized that He was the coming Messiah in...

Bible Verses–John 10:27-28

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

"Seeing Is Believing" Is Not True Faith in God

The Bible recorded such an incident: When the Lord Jesus was resurrected three days after being crucified, He appeared to His disciples. At that time, some of the disciples saw Him, but Thomas didn’t. He said, “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the ...

In a Crisis, Whom Can We Lean On?

By Xinzhi Believing in God, although I often read God’s word, attended meetings and fellowshiped with brothers and sisters, I had little knowledge of God’s almightiness and sovereignty. When my wife encountered a disaster and was on the verge of death, I sa...