Christian Testimony "Salvation" | What Is Being Saved? What Is True Salvation? (Christian English Movie)

Introduction

Christian Testimony "Salvation" | What Is Being Saved? What Is True Salvation? (Christian English Movie)

What is salvation? Those who believe in the Lord Jesus think that if they sincerely pray to the Lord, confess their sins, and repent, their sins will be forgiven, and they will be granted salvation, and when the Lord comes, they will be directly raised into the kingdom of heaven. But is salvation really that simple?

The hero of the film, Xu Zhiqian, has believed in God for many years, passionately expends for God, and forsook everything to perform his duties. For this, he was arrested and tortured by the Chinese Communist Party. After he was released from prison, he continued to perform his duties, gained some practical experience, and his sermons and work resolved some practical problems for his brothers and sisters. Later, his wife was also arrested, but he didn’t complain, become negative, or fall apart…. All of this earned him compliments and praise from his brothers and sisters. Xu Zhiqian believes that he has the reality of the truth and that there is no problem entering the kingdom of heaven. But soon, an unexpected trial came to him—his wife dies under torture by the CCP police. Xu Zhiqian, distraught, has notions, misunderstandings, and complaints about God, as well as thoughts of rebellion against and betrayal of God…. Later, when he realizes he is betraying God, he begins to reflect, and wonders if people who, like himself, undergo trials and then complain, misunderstand God, and betray God are truly saved. Are they truly qualified to enter the kingdom of God?

2019 Christian Dance "Praise for New Life in the Kingdom" God's People Worship and Praise God

Introduction

2019 Christian Dance "Praise for New Life in the Kingdom" God's People Worship and Praise God

We’ve heard God’s voice and returned to His house.

In gatherings we eat and drink God’s words, we’re attending the banquet.

We bid farewell to our sorrows and entanglements, we’re leading a new life.

God’s words are with us every day, we so bask in them.

Opening our hearts in fellowship on the truth, our hearts are so brightened.

We contemplate, ponder God’s words, the Holy Spirit enlightens us.

We are rid of our barriers and prejudices, we live within God’s love.

We understand the truth and are freed, our hearts are sweet as honey.

We love each other, there’s no distance between us.

We understand God’s heart, we’re no longer negative.

Living within God’s words, we see His loveliness.

We’ve taken the path of light in life, this is all God’s guidance.

We sing aloud our praises for God, we dance and we dance.

We praise our new life in the kingdom, our hearts are truly happy.

It’s God who’s saved us, we’ve become God’s people.

Being raised before God’s throne is enjoyment without compare.

God’s words are so precious, they’re entirely the truth.

Accepting the judgment of God’s words, our corruption is fully exposed.

With an arrogant disposition, we really lack reason.

God’s words prune and deal with us, we’ve come to know ourselves.

We reflect on, understand ourselves, have true repentance.

Through judgment and chastisement, our corruption is cleansed.

We cast off our corrupt dispositions, we become new men.

We’re able to perform our duties acceptably to repay God’s love.

We each do our part, we’re devoted to God.

We stand firm in testimony to fulfill God’s will.

We each emit our own light, our own spark, proclaiming and witnessing God.

Pure and honest love for God is happy and sweet.

We sing aloud our praises for God, we dance and we dance.

We praise our new life in the kingdom, our hearts are truly happy.

It’s God who’s saved us, we’ve become God’s people.

Being raised before God’s throne is enjoyment without compare.

We join hearts and hands to testify to God.

We spread the gospel of the kingdom, never fearing hardship or weariness.

Through tribulations and trials, we pray to and rely on God.

The way is rough and rugged, but God opens up a path.

Understanding the truth of God’s words, our hearts gain strength.

God’s words encourage us, we push ever forward.

Side by side, hand in hand we bear witness for God, we give ourselves to Him body and mind.

No matter how great our suffering, we are more than willing.

With God’s words’ guidance, we triumph over Satan.

We truly love God, we’ll never regret it.

We’ve fully forsaken the great red dragon, we’re victorious soldiers.

We bear witness on our path of love for God, we shall never retreat.

We sing aloud our praises for God, we dance and we dance.

We praise our new life in the kingdom, our hearts are truly happy.

It’s God who’s saved us, we’ve become God’s people.

Being raised before God’s throne is enjoyment without compare.

We sing aloud our praises for God, we dance and we dance.

We praise our new life in the kingdom, our hearts are truly happy.

It’s God who’s saved us, we’ve become God’s people.

Being raised before God’s throne is enjoyment without compare.

from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs

The Fruits of Obeying God

A few days ago, my leader Sister Cheng told me that the church had a new work that required some manpower, and asked me whether I’d be willing to do it. Hearing my leader say this, I was beside myself with joy, and I thought: “For three months now, I’ve been reflecting on how I was replaced because my striving for fame and gain in my duties interrupted and disturbed the church’s work. Now, at last, I can perform my duty again! If my brothers and sisters knew this, they’d definitely pay special regard to me, and would think that I’ve made progress by experiencing this failure.” I agreed to do it there and then. After my leader had gone, every day I looked forward to receiving notice of my new duty, but the days went by and no notice arrived. What did arrive was a stack of paper documents, and my leader asked me to type them up. Holding this stack of paper documents, my heart was full of questions: “What’s the meaning of this? Wasn’t it agreed that I’d be doing a new duty? How then can I be asked to type up all these paper documents? What am I, a typist? What on earth’s going on? If I’m not going to be doing the new duty, then surely my leader has to tell me why!” My mind was in a whirl, and I was unwilling to accept the reality of the situation. Faced with this pile of documents, I thought: “Typing isn’t a real duty. Anyone can do this work. Aren’t I a little overqualified to stay at home just typing up all these documents? If I’m not able to do any important duty, my brothers and sisters will surely say that, after being replaced, I still don’t have any true knowledge of myself and have not truly reflected on myself. What’s more, if I’m staying at home typing all day, then no matter how much I do or how well I do it, no one will know about it and I won’t have a chance to shine. I’ll forever be just a nobody, without any possibility of being promoted or put to some important use.” I was filled with misgivings, but I couldn’t refuse; all I could do was accept the duty.

In Your Experience, How Much Practical Understanding Do You Have of God’s Salvation?

Since I was small, I had always had a strong desire to be better than others. No matter what group of people I was in, I always sought to be the best. While I was still at school, though I had an average mind and my grades weren’t outstanding, I studied very hard so that I wouldn’t fall behind the other students. Teachers praised me for my desire to make progress, and relatives also praised me for being such a diligent student and taking my studies so seriously. I would often feel proud of myself for receiving their praise and getting favorable comments from them, and I considered myself top of my age group. After I’d accepted God’s work in the last days, I came to understand some truths by reading God’s words and living the church life, and I saw that, no matter what disposition God expresses, whether it be mercy, lovingkindness or righteous judgment and chastisement, they are all God’s true love for man. My heart was moved and inspired by God’s love, and I felt that the only right path in life was to believe in God and seek to be perfected by God. I therefore made a resolution to pursue the truth in earnest, to give up everything and expend myself for God to repay His love. But because my deeply-rooted corrupt disposition and satanic nature had not yet been resolved, I still sought to distinguish myself and to make others look highly upon me when performing my duties. I remember one time when I was given the choice of two duties, and without any hesitation whatsoever I chose the duty that I thought would cause others to look highly upon me. Once I’d started this duty, a sense of superiority arose in my heart, so much so that I looked down on other brothers and sisters, thinking that they were only doing common duties, whereas I was performing an important duty, and that I was a person of talent in God’s family.

I Found a Life More Meaningful Than Making Money (Audio Essay)

Lately a saying on the internet has been popular, “Without money, how will you support your family ties, solidify your love, and connect with your friends? With your words? Forget it! People are too busy for that!” In a society turned entirely to money, everything is dominated by such pragmatic considerations, everything material and immaterial are tokens that can be exchanged for money, and the number of bills in your pocket decide your value and status. If you have much money, others will scramble to serve and flatter you, but having no money makes others look down on you and make friends and relatives avoid you. As the saying goes “In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; in time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.” More and more people use money to evaluate everything, believing that only being wealthy can express their individual value and allow them to live a superior life, so many people become slaves to money, willing to sacrifice everything to get more money, even their lives, health, and personal dignity. Once, I didn’t know what was the most meaningful life, so working to make money became my goal, until the day a serious illness brought sudden understanding, made me realize the dark actor behind money, and helped me find a more meaningful life than making money.