Messages on Facebook: Being Saved by Faith Alone Does Not Work

On 18/11/202012/08/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Enter the Kingdom of GodLeave a comment

By Danyi

This morning, after practicing spiritual devotion and saying a prayer to God, I turned on my computer and logged on to Facebook. I then saw a message from Sister Jinshen: Hello, Danyi, the recent fellowshiping about the Bible with you has answered so many of the confusions I had in faith. And today I’d like to delve into another issue with you. Since I started believing in the Lord Jesus and read the following in the Bible: “For with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation” (Romans 10:10), I have always believed that because of our faith in the Lord Jesus, we believers are saved, that once we are saved then we are saved forever, and that when the Lord comes back we will automatically enter the kingdom of heaven. But later on, I read the Bible verses: “Be you holy; for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16), and “Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). Seeing these words reminded me of how we are still living in the state of continually sinning and confessing, and haven’t reached holiness. For example, some brothers and sisters follow the world’s evil trends, pursue eating, drinking and carousing, and covet physical pleasures; some indulge in online games or playing mahjong and gambling; some plot against each other in their interpersonal dealings, bicker over every little bit of their interests, and lie and cheat others. I am therefore really confused and wonder: The Lord is holy, so can we, who often commit sins, be worthy to see the Lord’s face and enter the kingdom of heaven? I’d like to hear your fellowship on this.

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Being Raptured Isn’t Being Caught Up Into the Air

On 17/11/202023/06/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Bible StudyLeave a comment

By Miao Xiao

One day, Bai Hua mounted the pulpit, and said seriously, “Brothers and sisters, I often think that though we have believed in the Lord, we still often lie and deceive others, be jealous and disputatious, and cannot treat others fairly. Then, can we, who still commit sins too often, really be raptured into the kingdom of heaven? Can sinners be permitted to enter the kingdom of heaven?

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The Alarm of the Last Days Has Struck

On 16/11/202023/06/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Second Coming of JesusLeave a comment

Two thousand years ago, when the disciples of the Lord Jesus asked Him what would be the sign of the end of the world, the Lord Jesus answered, “And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:6-8).

Nowadays, both natural and man-made disasters occur frequently all around the world. They spread over more and more regions and grow more and more ferocious. Earthquakes, floods, droughts, famines, and plagues can be seen everywhere; violence, racial conflicts, and terrorist attacks frequently take place; the situation of every country is in turmoil and wars continue…. The Lord Jesus’ prophecies about the end of the world have been fulfilled one after another.

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The Mysteries of Different Names of God Are Revealed

On 15/11/202011/02/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Return to GodLeave a comment

By A’Kuan

Why Was God Called “Jehovah” and Then “Jesus”?

When I was small, I went with my grandmother to gatherings at church. Our neighbors would also come to our home often to tell me stories from the Bible, and they told me that God’s name was Jehovah, and that I could call on the name Jehovah God whenever I had a problem. In my childish ignorance, I therefore became aware that God’s name was Jehovah. My kindergarten was a Christian school, and the teacher there said that God’s name was Jesus, and she told us that we could pray to the name of the Lord Jesus whenever we had any problem. At that point, I thought to myself: Is God’s name not Jehovah? How come He is now called Jesus? What’s the connection between Jehovah and Jesus? As I grew up, I read in the Old Testament: “Jehovah is My name for ever, and this is My memorial to all generations” (Exodus 3:15). However, the New Testament records, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). I therefore felt perplexed and thought: The Old Testament says that we must hold to the name Jehovah God forever, so why then does it say in the New Testament that we can only be saved through the name of the Lord Jesus? I felt very confused and didn’t know whether to pray to the name Jehovah God or to the name of the Lord Jesus when I said my prayers. After this period of confusion, I decided that I would pray to the name Jehovah God first, and then I would thank the Lord Jesus for the grace He bestowed on me, and finally I would ask the Holy Spirit to guide me. I thought: If I use all these names in my prayers, then at least one of them will be right. After a while of doing this, however, I still felt confused. I thought: There is only one God, so why was God’s name Jehovah one minute and Jesus the next? Which one is God’s true name?

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How to Pursue So That Jesus Will not Abandon us When He Comes Back?

On 14/11/202023/06/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn The RaptureLeave a comment

Jesus is love, and we believe that He will not abandon us when He comes back. We will just keep on believing like this, and we will leave it until later.

Bible Reference:

“Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. 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 to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.” (Mat 7:21-23)

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By Achieving One Thing, the Wise Virgins Can Welcome the Lord

On 13/11/202023/06/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Second Coming of JesusLeave a comment

Now the disaster is getting ever-more serious, and the prophecy regarding the Lord’s return has pretty much been fulfilled. Having not seen the Lord’s coming upon clouds, some brothers and sisters think the Lord may come amidst or after the great tribulation. In reality, before the great tribulation, the Lord has secretly come among men by becoming flesh. Let us look at a few verses in the Bible together. For example, “Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not” (Luk 12:40). “For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation” (Luk 17:24-25).

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What Does “Pray Without Ceasing” Mean? What Is the Significance of It?

On 12/11/202012/08/2021 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn PrayerLeave a comment

By Li Chen

1. What does praying without ceasing refer to?

Regarding the apostle Paul’s words “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), many people interpret them as constantly speaking to God and consider it a very difficult thing to accomplish. In fact, praying without ceasing is not some sort of outward ritual. Instead, it refers to us Christians honoring God as great, relying on and looking to God, communicating with God in our spirits and living before God at all times. Praying without ceasing does not hold to a certain format, nor is it limited to a fixed time or place. Regardless of whether we are free or busy, strong or weak, whether our environment is comfortable or harsh, whether we have difficulties or not, or whether we have made transgressions or not, we can pray to God and communicate with Him. Even when our hands are busy doing something, we can still pray to God in our hearts. Whether we are sitting on the bus, working, or preaching, we can always pray to God, draw close to Him with heart, and quiet our hearts before the Lord. In short, we can practice praying at any time and any place.

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Does “It Is Finished” Said by Jesus Mean Man Was Fully Saved?

On 11/11/2020 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Knowing JesusLeave a comment

By Liang Xin

The bitter north winds hit land with fury, causing a precipitate drop in the temperature. Snowflakes started to flutter down.

In the room, Jingxin, Hu Li and Liu Xin were sitting around the table studying the Bible together. Noticing that Jingxin was somewhat distracted, Hu Li asked with concern: “Sister Jingxin, what’s the matter? Aren’t you feeling well?”

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Being Raptured Into Heaven Achievable When the Lord Returns?

On 10/11/2020 By Welcome the Lord Jesus Christ's ReturnIn Bible StudyLeave a comment

The Lord has promised to us, “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:2-3). We know that the Lord has prepared a place for us in heaven. When He’s back directly to the kingdom of heaven, we’ll go. So if the Lord has returned, I truly wonder why we are still here and not in heaven.