Buddhists and Taoists have religious practices wherein they separate themselves from worldly affairs and practice asceticism, can that achieve salvation?

　

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　　“Why should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the heavens: he has done whatever he has pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like to them; so is every one that trusts in them. O Israel, trust you in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. You that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield. Jehovah has been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear Jehovah, both small and great. Jehovah shall increase you more and more, you and your children. You are blessed of Jehovah which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens, are Jehovah’s: but the earth has he given to the children of men. The dead praise not Jehovah, neither any that go down into silence. But we will bless Jehovah from this time forth and for ever more Praise Jehovah” (Psm 115:2-18).

The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything Screenings Inspire Audience to Ponder Life’s Mysteries

In May 2018, The Church of Almighty God released a large-scale choral documentary, The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything, a classic work of testimony to the Creator’s almightiness and sovereignty. It incorporates grand and powerful special effects and lovely, moving choral music,laying out before viewers’ eyes the facts of God’s grasp over the entire universe and world, His rule over mankind’s fates, and how He has propelled human history. This heart-shaking film inspires reflection on life’s mysteries. As of December 9, the film has received awards in over 20 international film festivals in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Recently, at the KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival in Hollywood, California, the Veritas Film Festival in Pennsylvania, the Culdee Arts Reel Entertainment Awards in West Virginia, and the James Bond III Film Festival Christian Edition in Kentucky, The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything received the five major awards of, respectively, Best Feature Musical, Audience Award, Best Redemptive Feature, Best CG Effects, Innovation Award.

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Best Bible Movie Clip: A Record of God's Work of Creating the World and Leading and Redeeming Mankind 

What Is the Meaning of Rapture? Why Is Rapture in the Air Wrong?

By Chen Li

　　The meeting began. Pastor Yu was leading brothers and sisters in reading the Bible, “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Then, Pastor Yu fellowshiped, “Now is the late period of the last days. It is the critical moment of the Lord returning. The Lord could come at any time to receive us. Then we will be raptured into the clouds to meet the Lord. We will be able to avoid the disasters on earth and enter the kingdom of heaven without experiencing the taste of death. Brothers and sisters, we are truly so blessed to be born in the last days!” Hearing the Pastor’s words, everybody was excited and eagerly yearned for the Lord coming soon so that they could escape the worries in the world and would be with the Lord forever.

Gospel Song "Are You Aware of Your Mission?" | Do God's Will and Preach the Gospel of the Last Days

Contemporary Worship Song "Are You Aware of Your Mission?" | Do God's Will and Preach the Gospel of the Last Days

Are you aware of the burden, the duty, and the commission on your shoulder?

Where is your historic sense of mission?

How will you be a good master in the next age?

Is your sense of masterhood strong?

How will you explain the master of all things?

Is it really the master of all living things,

or master of all the material world?

What’s your plan on the next step of work?

How many are waiting for you to shepherd?

Don’t you feel your task very heavy?

Questions and Answers on God’s Work of Judgment in the Last Days (3)

Question 3: I’ve believed in the Lord for many years and I’ve read the Bible quite a bit, so why haven’t I seen the Lord prophesying that in the last days He will become flesh again and become the Son of man to perform the work of judgment? You bear witness that the Lord Jesus has already been incarnated again, that He is Almighty God, and that He’s doing the work of judgment in the last days. Is there any biblical basis for this? Is this affirmed by the religious world?

      Answer: Whether or not there is a biblical basis for God incarnating in the last days and doing the work of judgment is actually quite clear to anyone with their eyes open. The Bible prophesies in at least 200 places that God will do the work of judgment in the last days, and there is clear scripture proof of God becoming flesh to do the work of judgment in the last days. The Lord Jesus said, “For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son.…” (Jhn 5:22). “And has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man” (Jhn 5:27). The Lord Jesus directly prophesied that God of the last days will become flesh as the Son of man to carry out His judgment. All references to “Son” or “Son of man” are certainly references to Christ in the flesh. If He were a Spirit, He cannot be called the “Son of man.” When God becomes flesh, He becomes a regular, normal person, and only then is He called the Son of man, that is, Christ. That is utterly certain. So, when the Lord Jesus returns in the last days, of course He is the Son of man in the flesh who walks among mankind to utter words and do the work of judgment in the last days. We bear witness that Almighty God is the return of the Lord Jesus who is doing the work of judgment in the last days, and this completely fulfills the biblical prophecies. The Lord Jesus also said: “And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects me, and receives not my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (Jhn 12:47-48). The Lord Jesus’ words were very clear: He came to do the work of redemption, not the work of judgment, and He would judge people in the last days using the words He speaks. Almighty God has accomplished what the Lord Jesus prophesied, and He has done the work of judgment that begins with the house of God. This book, “The Word Appears in the Flesh,” is made up of personal utterances from Almighty God, and it is a record of God’s work of judgment in the last days. Let’s read some of Almighty God’s words.

Movie Clip "Deadly Ignorance" (1) - Whose Words Should Be Heeded When Investigating the True Way

Christian Film "Deadly Ignorance" (1) - Whose Words Should Be Heeded When Investigating the True Way

Many genuine believers in the Lord who long for the appearance of God have read Almighty God's words, all acknowledge that they are the truth, that they are God's voice, and are willing to seek and investigate the true way. However, some of them have doubts about God's work and want to give up their investigation of the true way because of the May 28 Zhaoyuan, Shandong case, and because they have believed the lies spread by the Chinese Communist Party atheist government and the pastors and elders of the religious world. What is the real issue here? Is the Shandong Zhaoyuan case linked to Almighty God's appearance and work? Whose words should Christians really heed when seeking and investigating the true way?

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A Meeting Tells You What the Judgment of the Lord Is

By Xiaomai

　　At a predetermined time, the brothers and sisters meet at go to Sister Wang’s for Bible study. Today it was at 7 p.m.

　　At 7 p.m., as the brothers and sisters arrived one after another, the room became noisy. When Sister Dong was talking with others, there was a knock at the door. Sister Wang rose to open the door, and it turned out to be Sister Lin, who walked in while singing a song, “In the last days there will be a great white throne; the Lord Jesus sits on it, from whose face everyone will pass through a sea of glass where their entire life’s transgressions will be showed….”

　　Attracted by Sister Lin’s singing, the others all clapped their hands and sang along. After Sister Lin came, smiling, to the chair and sat down, the singing gradually faded.

　　Sister Wang walked up to Sister Lin, sat down and asked curiously, “Hey, why did you sing this song today?”

Praise and Worship Song "God's People of All Nations Express Their Feelings as One" Thank God's Love

Gospel Worship Song | "God's People of All Nations Express Their Feelings as One" | Thank God's Love

All God’s People Give Vent to Their Feelings

Look upon God’s kingdom, where God reigns over all. 

From when creation started until the present day,

sons of God guided undergoing hardships.

Through ups and downs they went. But now in His light they dwell. 

Who doesn’t weep at yesterday’s injustice? 

Who doesn’t shed tears for the hard-won life today?

Who doesn’t take this chance to dedicate their hearts to God?

Who doesn’t want to give voice to their passion and experience?

Who doesn’t weep at yesterday’s injustice? 

Who doesn’t shed tears for the hard-won life today?

Who doesn’t take this chance to dedicate their hearts to God?

Who doesn’t want to give voice to their passion and experience?