They were two Christian workers from the same country—China. Both were brilliant students with promising futures. Both were dynamically saved as teenagers and became diligent students of God’s word and zealous gospel preachers. Both also became prolific speakers and writers. Both were persecuted for their ministry. Both changed many lives. The ministry of Watchman Nee
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To lay a good foundation for a normal Christian life, I’d highly recommend a deliberate and focused reading of the book, The Economy of God, by Witness Lee. I know that “the economy of God” is not a very familiar term to most Christians. So to be brief, we can say that God’s economy refers
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The Bible clearly reveals that man has three parts—a body, a soul, and a spirit—yet many people, including many Christians, are unaware of this third part—the human spirit. In this first ever podcast on Holding to Truth, we discuss verses from the Bible that reveal man has three parts and why it’s important to know
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Not long ago, I had the occasion to attend a funeral service for a deceased Christian friend. The funeral message was given with the good intention of helping any unsaved family or friends to hear the gospel. I can summarize the essence of the message in a few sentences: Your deceased loved one believed in
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I can still remember sitting behind the backstop on the athletic field at Luther Burbank Junior High School. It was an ordinary lunch time and I was there talking with my friend Scott. I had just gotten up the courage to share the gospel with him for the first time using a gospel booklet. I
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What do you look for when you come to a new book? If the title interests you, you probably want to find out who the author is and where he’s coming from. I guess that’s why those new book jackets get my attention. Then if you appreciate the author, you’ll also want to know what
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The Bible means “The Book.” It means that the Bible is the unique book with divine inspiration and authority. However, in today’s society, this understanding is not commonly accepted. Dictionary.com simply refers to the “Bible” as “the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.” Then it goes on
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Have you ever felt that your service to God was ineffective? Fruitless? Without direction? I know I have. What’s worse, we may sadly find out one day that all our work for God was presumptuous and displeasing to Him because He was not its Source or Initiator (Matt. 7:21-23). In order to avoid this, we’ll consider in
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Why do so many people who own a Bible read it so infrequently? The answer is often, “I don’t understand it” or possibly, “I don’t get much out of my reading.” In this post, I’ll share twelve practical points that have been the most helpful to me in reading the Bible over a number of
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Do you ever feel that there is some unexplainable lack in your Christian living and service? Possibly a lack of intimacy with the Lord or maybe a lack of purpose and direction in your service to Him. If so, I can share your feeling. I’m not pointing fingers but identifying a common problem. As it’s
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