Why Most Jewish People Followed the Pharisees in Condemning the Lord Jesus

A couple of days ago, I saw the following scriptures: “But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus” (Matthew 27:20), and “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was ...

How Preachers in the Name of Lord Can Avoid Becoming Evildoers (Mat 7:22-23)

I felt a little confused and worried whenever I read Matthew 7:22–23, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess ...

After Prayer, I Saw the Miracle in Desperation

By Li Qiang About 6 p.m. on December 20, 2011, my husband and I were loading cargo in a goods yard in Guangzhou. Suddenly, my husband’s cellphone rang. Seeing it was my family, I quickly received it and heard my younger brother anxiously cried: “Sister, hur...

Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed by a Big Fish: Jonah 1:11-17, 2:1-10

Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed (Jonah 1:11-17) 11 Then said they to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea worked, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall...

If You Keep Doing These Three Aspects of Prayers, You Will Get Closer and Closer to God

Every one of us who has faith in the Lord has known and experienced that prayer is very important, but we seldom think about whether our prayers are in accord with the Lord’s will. Some time ago, I read some spiritual books on the Internet and came to kn...