Is Observing Holy Communion Equal to Being Free from Sin? | The Church of Almighty God

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                                                        By Xiaosong

    The Bible records, “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink you all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Matthew 26:26-28).

Is Bustling Christmas Equal to Praising the Lord? | The Church of Almighty God

On Christmas Day, many brothers and sisters who usually don’t attend meetings come to the church. The church is extraordinarily bustling and there is no empty seat available. However, Christian Liu Qiming has different sense of this: Is this praising and worshiping the Lord? Is this following the Lord’s way? What on earth is the will of the Lord? He feels very confused about this …

Shall We Celebrate Christmas Every Year? | The Church of Almighty God

  

    Christians celebrate Christmas every year, and that year was no exception. But after that year’s Christmas, something unusual happened and every Christian had different opinions. Do you want to know what happened?

4 Keys of Jesus’ Teachings in Interacting With Others | The Church of Almighty God

              

                       4 Keys of Jesus’ Teachings in Interacting With Others 

                                                     By Hanxiao

    After believing in the Lord, along with listening to more and more sermons, we have some understanding of the Lord’s words and also always put forbearance and patience into action according to the Lord’s teachings in interacting with others. For this reason, we often feel peace and joy in our heart.

#2 The CCP Is the Plotter of Fake News of McDonald's Murder in Zhaoyuan - Massimo Introvigne | The Church of Almighty God

On November 20–21, 2017, in just two days, seventeen reports attacking The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were published intensively on Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, the mouthpiece media of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong (HK), citing the rumors and fallacies consistently fabricated by the CCP to discredit and condemn the CAG. Again, the May 28 McDonald’s Murder in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, in 2014 was used as a tool to attack and slander the CAG. Prof. Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist, the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), who has carried out an in-depth study on the murder, makes clarification as follows.

Lecture by Massimo Introvigne

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63 We Celebrate Together to Praise God | The Church of Almighty God

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Praise God, rejoice! His disposition is lovely (lovely)! Praise God, rejoice! It's our duty to witness (witness), our duty to praise our God. Praise God, rejoice!
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Brothers and sisters, so happy together. Let us beat drums, sing and dance. Praise God in flesh as He starts a new age. He works and speaks among us, judging man's sin and revealing corruption. We see the appearance of God.

The Church of Almighty God Draws Attention on the 1st Mondoreligioni Religious and Cultural Exchange

    The Church of Almighty God Draws Attention on the 1st Mondoreligioni Religious and Cultural Exchange

    From December 7 to 9, 2017, the first Mondoreligioni - Incontriamo le Religioni del Mondo (Meet the World Religions), an activity of religious and cultural exchange, was held in Rome's Città dell'Altra Economia, jointly organized by the Associazione Italiana di Sociologia (Italian Sociology Association), the magazine Confronti, and EPOS. The event was focused on furthering cultural exchanges between various religions in Italy, increasing mutual understanding and respect, and promoting social stability and progress. Catholic, Christian, Muslim, and other religious groups attended this event along with representatives from Italian academia, news outlets, and local students. Notably, The Church of Almighty God was also invited to participate in the event. Lively discussions were held regarding issues faced by immigrants to Europe. In these discussions, it was held that with increasing immigration to Europe and the diversification of belief systems, issues of faith should be stressed in order to promote stability and progress in Europe. Christians from The Church of Almighty God issued statements describing the persecution inflicted on them by the Chinese Communist government, as well as the tortuous course of applying for religious asylum after fleeing to Italy. Through mutual communication, the other participants gained a greater understanding of The Church of Almighty God and the truth of the Chinese government's disregard for international human rights conventions and brutal persecution of religious belief. They also expressed their concern for the asylum applications of members of The Church of Almighty God in Italy.

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The Vice Never Triumph Over Virtue | The Church of Almighty God

                                                      Xiang Yi

    The incomplete statistics show that in the Land Reform Movement after the foundation of the state, nearly 700 thousand landlords were persecuted to death by the CCP government; during the notorious ten-year Cultural Revolution, at least 40 million Chinese people lost their lives; in 1989, during the June 4 Student Strike, thousands of young students were brutally killed by the CCP’s guns and tanks; there were more Chinese people killed in the rectification movements like opposing “Left” and Right ideologies.

The Chinese Communist Party Uses “Cult” as a Pretext to Persecute Religious Beliefs | What’s a Cult? | The Church of Almighty God

    Since the Chinese Communist Party took power, it has been frantically suppressing religious beliefs. The Chinese Communist Party's religious policy and China's human rights conditions have been roundly denounced by democratic countries and international human rights organizations. China's definition of "cult" and its use of cult as a pretext to attack religious beliefs have particularly drawn serious doubts and criticisms of the international community. The guests in this episode are Professor Massimo Introvigne, founder and director of the Center for Studies on New Religions in Italy and Professor Holly Folk from the University of Western Washington of the United States. They have an in-depth discussion and exchange of views on the CCP's definition of "cult" and on the issue of the CCP's condemnation of The Church of Almighty God under the pretext of cult. So, how do the professors look at the CCP's use of cult as a pretext to suppress and persecute religious beliefs? Please have a look!

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Spiritual Awakening of “White Angels” (Part 2) | The Church of Almighty God

                           Spiritual Awakening of “White Angels” (Part 2)

                                             December 28, 2017
                                                    Miaoxiao

                 Recognizing Mankind That Has Been Corrupted by Satan

    From then on, every day before the dawn, I got up to read God’s words, pray and sing hymns and enjoyed the kind of peace and joy that I had never experienced before.

Spiritual Awakening of “White Angels” (Part 1) | The Church of Almighty God

       

                 Spiritual Awakening of “White Angels” (Part 1)

                                      December 27, 2017
                                            Miaoxiao

                                               Introduction

    I am a retired obstetrics and gynecology attending physician. Most of my life was spent in an overworked void. I racked my brains to pursue status, fame and fortune and was unscrupulous in my efforts to make money, busy rushing around for several decades.

Willy Fautré: South Korea Should Give Refugee Status to Asylum Seekers of The Church of Almighty God

    Willy Fautré: South Korea is a democratic country, like all the members of the European Union, like the United States and many others. So, they should abide by international law. They have signed and ratified a number of international standards. And, they should not send back those 150 people of The Church of Almighty God to China. I think they want to be blind and to be deaf, not to see and not to hear anything that is written and spread around about the situation of The Church of Almighty God. We’ve already sent a message to the South Korean authorities, saying, “Please don’t send them back to China, or you’ll send them to jail, or maybe death.”

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Willy Fautré: EU Members Should Stop Repatriating Asylum Seekers From The Church of Almighty God

    Mr. Willy Fautré: And it was time to deconstruct the negative impact and effect of the fake news of China, to reveal the reality in order to be able to convince the authorities of the countries where they’re looking for a safe haven that they should be accepted as politically persecuted Christians and that they should be granted a safe haven in all the countries where they apply for asylum. And, that’s what we are now in the process of. So, convincing not only public opinions, but also decision-makers, political decision makers, and others that those people are peaceful, they don’t present any threat to the State security or to human security in any country where they are. They’ve not committed any act of violence. But, if they are sent back to China, they will be victims of such violence. So, that’s the process that we’re engaging in.

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Christian Family Film Festival: Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China – Silver Medal Winner | The Church of Almighty God

On October 1, 2017, the three-day Christian Family Film Festival in Ellington, New York came to a close. The full human rights documentary produced by The Church of Almighty God, Chronicles of Religious Persecution in China, stood out from the crowd among a number of the films shown, winning the silver medal.

Virginia Christian Film Festival: The Musical, Xiaozhen's Story, Raked in Nine Awards | The Church of Almighty God

    The musical, Xiaozhen's Story, raked in nine awards, including those for best director, best feature film, best musical score, and so on, at the Christian Film Festival in Virginia, United States. Since its release in 2015, this musical, with the unfolding of life's transformation as its theme, has received multiple awards one after another in countries such as Russia, India, America, and so on. This is the 7th time since its first screening that this movie has won film festival awards.

What Is True Belief in God? | The Church of Almighty God

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    Brothers and sisters: If we believe in God based on the viewpoint “seeing is believing”, is it in accordance with the truth? Can such faith be approved by God? Can people with such faith welcome the Lord’s return and enter the kingdom of heaven? How should we practice so as to have a true belief in God?

4 Steps to Be the Honest to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven | The Church of Almighty God

    The Lord’s word tells us that only the honest like a child can enter the kingdom of heaven. The Lord Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Then what should we do to be an honest person?

Dreams Have Come True ——Review of The Moment of Change | The Church of Almighty God

                                               By Xiao Ai

    “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1Co 15:51-52). Yes, you didn’t misread it! The plot of the film entitled The Moment of Change is developed from this passage of scripture.

The Significance For God Making Clothes for Adam and Eve | The Church of Almighty God

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                                                 By Xiangyi

    I remembered that in the first biology class in middle school, our teacher once asked us what the mankind’s ancestors’ first piece of clothing was made of. At that time, my classmates offered various answers. Some said that it was made of grass; some said that it was made of linen. …

Is There a Secret To Prayer? – Spiritual Growth | The Church of Almighty God

                   Is There a Secret To Prayer? – Spiritual Growth

                                              By Xiao Zheng

    It is known to each of us who believes in God that prayer is vital for our understanding the truth and practicing God’s requirements of us. Whatever tribulations we face, whatever difficulties we encounter in life, or whenever we desire to gain enlightenment and guidance of the Holy Spirit in reading God’s word, we can never depart from prayer.

How To Come Out of the Suffering of a Broken Marriage? | The Church of Almighty God

    It is found that most people’s ideas of love and marriage are “Love is exalted above everything,” and “Marriage is priceless”; while there are also many people who have been hurt by love, and even are very badly bruised. She, protagonist of the following story, has suffered the same unfortunate fate. But thanks to God’s salvation, her life takes a big turn.

God Rescued Me From Drowning – Christian Testimony | The Church of Almighty God

                                             By Xin Min

    I am a Christian who believed in God in October 2012. Although I attended meetings and read God’s words, I had little true knowledge of the authority and power of God’s words. It was not until in an unexpected experience that I gained some understanding and knowledge of the authority and power of His words.

How to Pray in Accord With the Lord’s Will? | The Church of Almighty God

    
    We pray to the Lord every day, but do you know what types of prayers the Lord doesn’t listen to? How can your prayers be accepted by the Lord? After reading the article “How to Pray in Accord With the Lord’s Will,” you will find some ways.

Why Did Jesus Redeem Mankind by the Crucifixion? | The Church of Almighty God

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    Some people don’t understand this aspect of truth about the almightiness and reality of God. They think that God is almighty and He can redeem mankind with one word, but why did the Lord Jesus have to be nailed to the cross and endure hardship to redeem mankind? If you want to understand this problem, please read the following article.

Where Is Our Real Shelter When Encountering Deadly Calamity? | The Church of Almighty God

    The Las Vegas mass shooting in America caused dozens of people dead. What’s the reason for so many calamities befalling the world one after another? Where is the real shelter for us?

What Is a True Christian That Is Approved by the Lord? | The Church of Almighty God

             What Is a True Christian That Is Approved by the Lord?                                                                         By Li Xin

    In this mundane world, and in the vast sea of humanity, it’s because of the Lord’s selection and blessings that we can be so lucky to become Christians. And to be a Christian makes us feel glorious and proud. This word “Christian”, just as it suggests, refers to all believers who believe in and accept and follow Christ after God comes to the earth and carried out His work.

What to Do When Scolded by Your Boss? | The Church of Almighty God

    The scoldings from bosses and the friction with co-workers are common and intolerable for us working people, but there is no way to avoid them. Then how should we respond to these things?

Is It Worth Struggling for Wealth and Fame? | The Church of Almighty God

                                             

                                               By Feifei, China

    One day, a friend of mine told me a joke: A white cookie asked a black cookie why he was so black. The black cookie replied, “Because I don’t want to live in vain.” (In Chinese, “in vain” and “white” have the same pronunciation but different meanings.) After hearing this bad joke, in addition to feeling ridiculous, I couldn’t help but think: It is true that we are all unwilling to spend our lives in vain and we all want to live a life of value.

Experiences of A 10-year-old Christian | The Church of Almighty God

                     Experiences of A 10-year-old Christian

                                        By Chidao

I am ten years old now. Since I was a child, I believed in Jesus with my grandma. I read God’s words and sang the hymns together with her. I love singing very much, and by 2013 when I was seven, I had been able to sing several hymns of life experience. I feel very happy in my heart. But I had a bad habit: I didn’t like praying.

Do You Know Gamaliel’s Merits and Shortcomings? | The Church of Almighty God

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                                                       By Xiangshang

    According to Acts 5: 34-39 in the Bible, “Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; And said to them, You men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men.

What Is True Faith in God? | Christian Family Movie "Red Re-Education at Home" | God Is My Lord | The Church of Almighty God

    Zheng Yi is a Christian. When he heard about the CCP government's brutal persecution of Eastern Lightning and the arrest of Christians during his work in the United States, he pondered, "The CCP is an atheist party, a satanic regime that resists God most. Under the frenzied persecution and suppression by the CCP, Eastern Lightning has still become increasingly prosperous. It most likely is the true way.

The Best Christian Testimony | Christian Movie | "The Exchange Account of an Interrogation" | The Church of Almighty God

    Jiang Xinyi is a regional leader of the Church of Almighty God in a particular area in China. She loves the truth and has a sense of righteousness. She has received Almighty God's work of the last days for more than ten years. She understands that only Christ is the truth, the way and the life and that only Christ of the last days, Almighty God can save mankind, free them from sin and guide them onto the right path of human life.

Is “Being Filled With the Holy Spirit” Equal to Gaining Life? | The Church of Almighty God

                                                        Xiaoxi

    In gatherings, I often heard the pastor preached, “it’s said in the Bible, ‘But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit with. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these works that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will’ (1 Corinthians 12:7-11).

How to Distinguish the True Christ From the False Ones? | The Church of Almighty God

                                                    By Chen Jin

    After I believed in the Lord, when I was among the brothers and sisters, we loved and helped each other like we were a big family. I felt particularly warm inside, as if a child who had wondered for years finally found his home. My life finally had its direction and motivation. So I attended the church meetings actively.

Christian Testimony - Putting Myself Aside Brings Me an Easy Life | The Church of Almighty God

    When the aunt and her niece lived together, one of them wanted to be the boss and the other used to go her own way. As a result, there was so much conflict between them. This is a case of “a pin against an awn—confront eyeball to eyeball.” What happened between them? How did they reach a harmonious relationship? Please read this essay, Putting Myself Aside Brings Me an Easy Life.

How to Keep Jesus’ Teachings to Love Brothers and Sisters? | The Church of Almighty God

    
    When I was young, I often heard my grandfather say, “The Lord has said, ‘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). The Lord loves the world and hopes that people love one another.

Lead Me Lord | Jesus Christ, You Are My Life | "All the Way in Your Company" | Christian Music Video | The Church of Almighty God

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I was like a boat, adrift on the sea. You chose me, and to a haven You led me. Now in Your family, warmed by Your love, I am all at peace. You bless me, give Your words of judgment. Still how I fail to cherish Your grace. Often rebelling, somehow hurting Your heart. Yet You don't treat me by my sins but work for my salvation. When I'm distant, You call me back from danger.

65 "Forever Praising and Singing to God" | The Church of Almighty God

Hymn       Forever Praising and Singing to God

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God becomes flesh, appears in China, expressing the truth to judge and to cleanse all mankind. He's brought forth His salvation. People from all nations come to celebrate. Forever praising and singing His name. Never before had we ever dreamed to see the face of God.

Seeing Through the Rumors | The Church of Almighty God

                                           By Xiang Yi 

The Ministry of Public Security of the CCP government published the Circular on Certain Issues Concerning Affirming and Abolishing Cults in 2000 and 2005. The clause of “the situation of affirmed cults” shows that so far, there are 14 religious organizations labeled as cults, among which the Church of Almighty God ranks first.

Learning to Pray from the Heart | The Church of Almighty God

                                           

                                               By Liu Shuo

    One day, I came back home from the church meeting, my legs still aching. I sat on the bed, patting my two legs and humming a hymn weakly, “We have to praise Jehovah, because all things are out of Him. He is the Ruler of the heavens and earth and all things. There is no other God like Him …” Just as I was singing, my husband opened the door and came in.

The Word of God Leads Me to Live Out the Likeness of Man | The Church of Almighty God

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                                           Xiao Ye, Japan

    I was born into a blessed family. From a young age, my parents loved me very much. In addition, my grades were good and adults often praised me in front of my brothers, sisters and me: “Xiao Ye will certainly have good prospects in the future….” I really felt so much pride for myself after hearing this and always indulged in self-admiration and wild arrogance, thinking I was better than my siblings, regarding myself as a rare talent in the family…. I grew up in such a superior environment.

The Best Education (Part 2) | The Church of Almighty God

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                                          Peihe Liu Ying

    Later, I saw it said in the words of God: “You are incapable of controlling yourself: Despite always rushing and busying about for himself, man remains incapable of controlling himself. If you could know your own prospects, if you could control your own fate, would you still be a creature?” (“Restoring the Normal Life of Man and Taking Him to a Wonderful Destination” in The Word Appears in the Flesh).

The Best Education (Part 1) | The Church of Almighty God

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                                             Peihe Liu Ying

    I am 50 years old this year and from a young age I lived in a very remote and backward poor mountain village. There were eight people in my family, my maternal grandparents at the top and four brothers and sisters at the bottom, with only one person, my father, earning a wage in the production team. My family was so poor that we did not even have enough polenta and corn bread to eat.

Christian Video | Chronicles of Religious Persecution | "Who Forced Her to the End of the Road?" | The Church of Almighty God

Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been relentless in its persecution of religious faith. It has frantically arrested and murdered Christians, expelled and abused missionaries operating in China, confiscated and destroyed countless copies of the Bible, sealed up and demolished church buildings, and vainly attempted to eradicate all house churches.

Testimony of Faith – Eight-Year-Long Path … | The Church of Almighty God

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    Eight years are both long and brief. As far as I am concerned, every day and every night is a torment to separated mother and son. What exactly is the reason that a mother would rather stand the pain of separation from her little son for 8 years? What’s on earth the story behind her?

How to Practice the Lord’s Words to Be An Honest Person? | The Church of Almighty God

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                                             By Wang Ting 

 One nightfall in the early summer, vendors in the night market kept hawking an effusion of all manner of goods. Yet the noises of the night market did not disturb Li Zhen, who was immersed in deep thought and seemed preoccupied. At this time, she felt a sudden pain in her shoulder. And then she came to realize that she had hit a passer-by. After apologizing to the passer-by, she quickly walked to a nearby park, and found a calming place to sit down.

Can All the Believers in God Enter the Kingdom of Heaven? | The Church of Almighty God

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                                              By Zhang Min

    I saw the Lord Jesus said in the Bible, “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” (Matthew 7:22-23). Every time I read these verses, I would be puzzled: Since we believed in the Lord, we’ve suffered much and paid the price in preaching the Lord’s gospel.

Can We Enter the Heavenly Kingdom As Paul’s Words? | The Church of Almighty God

The main character of this essay had been emulating Paul after she believed in the Lord. She was certain that she could enter the heavenly kingdom as long as she spent for the Lord like Paul. Is her belief consistent with the Lord’s will? Can she truly enter the heavenly kingdom through this way?

How to Resist Temptation in the Workplace? | The Church of Almighty God

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 God says, “But to people, it seems like a world of gaiety and splendor, one that is becoming more and more so. When people look upon the world, their hearts are drawn to it, and many are unable to extricate themselves from it; great numbers will be beguiled by those who engage in trickery and sorcery. If you do not strive for progress, and are without ideals, you will be swept away by this sinful wave.”

Lord, I Want to Say to You … | The Church of Almighty God

 

    Hard to remember, since when, I was gradually distanced from God. I began to bustle back and forth for the sake of my family and job, so that I didn’t have normal spiritual life and even didn’t attend meetings sometimes. The promises I have ever made to the Lord were cast into the back of my mind. What’s the cause of this? With the help and support of brothers and sisters, I find the answer in the words of the Lord.

Finding the Way to Be Free From Sin – A Christian’s Hope | The Church of Almighty God

  By Bai Xinchun

 I had believed in the Lord Jesus for many years. Before, I often heard the preacher say: “The Lord Jesus has redeemed us from the cross and forgiven all our sins. The Bible says: ‘He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life’ (John 3:36). Therefore, as long as we act according to the Lord’s words and no longer commit sins, we can enter into the kingdom of heaven.