Is it true testimony of faith in God if one only enjoys God’s grace?

Eastern Lightning- Is it true testimony of faith in God if one only enjoys God’s grace?

Relevant Words of God:

　If you only enjoy the grace of God, with a peaceful family life or material blessings, then you have not gained God, and your belief in God has failed. God has already carried out one stage of the work of grace in the flesh, and has already bestowed material blessings upon man—but man cannot be made perfect with grace, love, and mercy alone. In man’s experiences he encounters some of God’s love, and sees the love and mercy of God, yet having experienced for a period of time, he sees that God’s grace and His love and mercy are incapable of making man perfect, and incapable of revealing that which is corrupt within man, nor are they able to rid man of his corrupt disposition, or make perfect his love and faith. God’s work of grace was the work of one period, and man cannot rely on enjoying the grace of God in order to know God.

from “Only by Experiencing Painful Trials Can You Know the Loveliness of God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh

What is following God’s will? Is it following God’s will if one only carries out missionary work for the Lord?

　Bible Verses for 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).

　“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Mat 22:37-39).

　“If a man love me, he will keep my words…. He that loves me not keeps not my sayings” (Jhn 14:23-24).

　“If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed …” (Jhn 8:31).

Why does the Chinese Communist government wildly persecute, suppress and crack down on Almighty God and the Church of Almighty God?

Why does the Chinese Communist government wildly persecute, suppress and crack down on Almighty God and the Church of Almighty God?

Bible Verses for Reference:

“This is an evil generation” (Luk 11:29).

“The whole world lies in wickedness” (1Jn 5:19).

      “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High” (Isa 14:12-14).

　　“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. … And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child” (Rev 12:7-9, 13).

The Church of Almighty God- What exactly is someone who follows God’s will? And what is true testimony of faith in God?

The Church of Almighty God- What exactly is someone who follows God’s will? And what is true testimony of faith in God?

　　Bible Verses for Reference:

　　“Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” (Job 1:20-21).

　　“And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of. … And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son” (Gen 22:2, 10).

　　“These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God” (Rev 14:4-5).

Why has the religious world always denied Christ, rejected Him and condemned Him, thereby suffering the curses of God?

Eastern Lightning-Why has the religious world always denied Christ, rejected Him and condemned Him, thereby suffering the curses of God?

Bible Verses for Reference:

　　“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dig a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went into a far country: And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the farmers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them likewise. But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him” (Mat 21:33-39).

A Hymn of God's Words "Two Thousand Years of Longing" | The Church of Almighty God

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That God has become flesh shakes the religious world, upsets the religious order, and stirs up the souls of all who long for God's appearance. Who does not marvel at this? Who does not long to see God? God has spent years among man, but man is simply unaware of this. Today, God Himself has appeared to renew His old love with man.

One Must Fellowship Clearly What Is Rapture and the True Meaning of Being Raised Up Before the Throne of God

Books of The Church of Almighty God- 1. Rapture must be based on God’s words and not on the conceptions and imagination of man.

　Bible Verses for Reference:

　“Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven”(Mat 6:9-10).

　“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven…. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God” (Rev 21:2-3).

　“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev 11:15).

　“And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven” (Jhn 3:13).

One Must Fellowship Clearly What Is Rapture and the True Meaning of Being Raised Up Before the Throne of God

Eastern Lightning-One Must Fellowship Clearly What Is Rapture and the True Meaning of Being Raised Up Before the Throne of God

2. What is true rapture?

Bible Verses for Reference:

“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him” (Mat 25:6).

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20).

“Write, Blessed are they which are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb” (Rev 19:9).

Relevant Words of God:

“Being caught up” is not being taken from a low place to a high place as people imagine. This is a huge mistake. Being caught up is referring to My predetermining and selecting. It is targeted at all those I have preordained and chosen. … This is most incompatible with people’s notions. Those who have a share in My house in the future are all people who have been caught up before Me. This is absolutely true, never-changing, and cannot be refuted by anybody. This is the counterattack against Satan. Anyone I preordained shall be caught up before Me.

from Utterances and Testimonies of Christ in the Beginning

The Philadelphia church has taken shape, and this has been entirely due to the grace and mercy of God. The saints have brought forth their love for God and never wavered from their spiritual path. Be firm in the belief that the one true God has become flesh, that He is the Head of the universe who commands all things—this is confirmed by the Holy Spirit and is ironclad proof! It can never change!