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Responses from readers of Kingdom of God Magazine
Very powerful pastoral resource
Through the forty issues of Millennials, I seem to have an extra window to see the world. Regarding the pulse of generational changes, in the past, due to my training, I mostly viewed and understood theology or the ideological trends of the times; KRC has provided profound vision and insights in many professional fields through more leadership experts. Our church encourages brothers and sisters to engage in workplace missions, care about the country, step outside the church walls, and step into this land loved by God. I believe that "Kingdom of God" magazine stands as a bridge between the church and the world. The insights, vision and thinking in it can enrich brothers and sisters and become a very powerful pastoral resource for us. Thank God for what you have done!
Hsinchu, Taiwan·Wang Huanling
Where there is true love, home is heaven
Pastor Su Wen'an shared the methods and effects of building a family altar for three consecutive issues, which was inspiring and touching. Pastor Su and seven other brothers and sisters, led by their parents, have been worshiping and praying every morning since they were young. This allows us to see the effectiveness of the family altar—their family is enthusiastic about serving the Lord, most of them devote themselves full-time, and they are greatly blessed by God. , if they are successful in the workplace. After Pastor Su and his wife got married and had children, they continued the tradition of family altars and continued to receive blessings from God. This series of articles is especially suitable for young parents to read. Through the family altar, children can grow up under the leadership of the Holy Spirit from an early age and become elite soldiers of the Kingdom of God.
Maryland, USA · Wen Yuanzhi
Enjoy life's supplies
"The Kingdom of God" magazine gathers the elites of the Kingdom of God from all over the world, covering topics ranging from family, workplace, culture, community and many other fields. The moving testimonies, beautiful words, and the cover drawn by teacher Zhou Lanhui of each issue make reading a life. Enjoy the supplies!
Taipei, Taiwan‧Xu Yihui
There is temperature and brightness
When I flip through the magazine "Kingdom of God", I can't help but read it again and again. This is a warm book that brings warmth and love to readers. I like to watch the Kingdom Talent section. Here are the voices of Christians in the workplace. Understanding how they shine for the Lord and live out God’s love in the workplace also changes my definition and values of work.
Taiwan Hsinchu‧Carina Yang
The Lord accompanies me with "Kingdom of God"
I read the article on the twelfth issue many years ago on the Internet, and I still feel sad about it. The article "Where the Postmodern Grapevine Grows" explains modern interpersonal relationships. After I moved into the state house, I thought that returning to a community in a military village environment would give me the same sense of belonging as when I was a child in the village. However, everyone just nodded or smiled, and things have changed. Thank you Lord for being my only reliance and for accompanying me through the Internet "Kingdom of God".
Taiwan Hsinchu‧Chen Huiyu
Reply to the 43rd issue "You and I are dancing together - a marriage pas de deux in one song"
Reading Sister Li Wenping's article, I enjoyed her poetic writing style while feeling her understanding and profound insight into the true meaning of marriage. Sitting down and reading it in one breath, it felt like I had just listened to a love song from heaven. After reading it, I kept savoring it and meditating on it, and I felt lingering in my mind for several days. I would like to take the touch and excitement of this wonderful article and list the six lessons I have learned from the perspective of a husband, so as to share and encourage all husbands:
Lesson 1: It is not marriage that can solve the loneliness problem of people (men), but the ability of marriage to "become one flesh". Let us husbands always remember that "two people become one flesh" is the purpose of marriage. Propagation of the family line, sexual needs and sexual enjoyment are all secondary.
Lesson 2: "Two people become one" is the highest state of marriage in which both husband and wife understand, intersect, and are in harmony with each other in all aspects of body and soul. Let us spend more time and money on marriage and put marriage as more important than career. I will never sacrifice my marriage and family for a job or career.
Lesson 3: "Two become one" seems to be a "myth" because we do not listen to "the word of God." Only by listening to God’s words will you understand that marriage requires commitment, because marriage is a Christian’s covenant before God. With this kind of understanding and determination from the bottom of the heart, we can stop being self-centered, leave our parents and stay with our wives after marriage, and focus on our spouses.
Lesson 4: "Two become one flesh" is a mystery, but for those who look to the Lord Jesus, this mystery has been solved. First, God gives us a spouse to be our “helper” (Genesis 2:20). At the same time, the Bible also says that God is also our “helper” (Psalm 33:20). The author, Sister Wen Ping, explains very clearly that in Hebrew, the word for "help" in the two verses is the same: 'ezer'. So let us husbands not underestimate our "helper". She is an equal marriage partner given to us by God as a gift. She is not an "assistant" in the hierarchy, not a personal "secretary". At our disposal. On the contrary, "the relationship between husband and wife is a relationship of equality, mutual love, coordination and mutual help." Therefore, let us cherish our "helpers" with a grateful heart to prevent us from being "self-righteous" and losing our direction.
Second, when we fix our eyes on the Lord Jesus, our “self” disappears, and the oneness of the relationship between the Lord Jesus and the Heavenly Father serves as our “model.” With the Lord in our marriage, our love has a source. When we love our spouse with the love that comes from God, this is the most powerful life testimony of loving God.
Lesson 5: Can the biblical principle of female submission and male love really be applied to my marriage? Sister Wenping’s most wonderful paragraph tells the secret of a woman’s submissive love to a man, which is applicable to every couple who have Jesus’ “self-emptying love”: “Jesus obeyed the Father out of his own free will and out of love, and The relationship between husband and wife should also reflect such a relationship of love and mutual respect: on the one hand, the husband loves his wife full of self-sacrifice, and on the other hand, the wife loves her full of self-sacrifice. Respect and submit to your husband...The man in marriage should be the head of the family in a humble way and love his wife in a way of serving; the woman should be humble in submission and love her husband in a way of honor..." I really like the big truths in the few quotes in this article: "Small love gives up, but big love lasts forever; in marriage, when encountering problems, the easy way is to give up, leave, or part ways; but greater love is It means loving to the end and not counting the other person’s faults.”
Lesson 6: "Two people become one" is a dynamic process. Be committed and don't give up. I don’t think anyone can say that their marriage has reached a state of complete unity. Every couple is at a different stage in their marital relationship journey, and they know what’s going on and what’s going on. Just like Sister Wenping said in her conclusion, "If you are not 'one body' yet, it doesn't matter. A flowering tree does not grow in a day; if you already have the sweetness of 'one body', bless you/you...".
Finally, I hereby appeal to husbands, since we are the "heads" of marriage, let us follow the example of the Lord Jesus in self-emptiness and sacrifice, first serve our spouses with the love from God, and let God's grace be in us. In marriage, so that our marriage can truly become "you and me, dancing together as one marriage pas de deux"!
United States‧Guo Yuanping