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...

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden – Bible Stories

The Serpent’s Deception (Genesis 3:1-7) Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, ...

Joshua 2: Rahab Welcomes the Spies

Rahab Welcomes the Spies - Joshua 2 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of...

In Despair, I Relied on God to Witness a Miracle

By Wu Ming, China Hearing God’s Voice in My Pain One day in April 2015, when I was away on business, my wife suddenly called and said that our son was diagnosed with leukemia at several hospitals. Hearing this news, I immediately felt as if the sky were ...

Satan Tempts Job for the First Time: Job 1:6-12

Satan’s First Attack (Job 1:6-12) Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said to Satan, From where come you? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to an...

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...