98. Why must believers do so many good deeds in order to have a good destination?

Bible Reference:

“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

How Should Christians Seek God’s Will in Unhappy Things?

By Fang Shu, China

One day at noon, Fang Shu, dispirited, sat under the big locust tree near his door, thinking: “These years, except for when I had to work, I have spent all of my spare time busying about in the church; I also gained a lot of the Lord’s grace. But recently, the business hasn’t been good, and my stomach trouble flared up again. Why didn’t the Lord protect me? Has He abandoned me?”

V. Questions and Answers on the Conditions for Entering the Kingdom of Heaven

Eastern Lightning|gospel of the kingdom| Questions and Answers on the Conditions for Entering the Kingdom of Heaven

Question 7: Today we believe in the Lord Jesus; we suffer and sacrifice to spread the Lord’s name, forsaking everything else. We are doing the heavenly Father’s will. This means we have already been made holy. When the Lord arrives, He will definitely rapture us into the kingdom of heaven.

97. Why does accepting God’s salvation and perfection require enduring so many hardships?

The Answer from God’s Word:

How do you learn how to love God? Without torment and refinement, without painful trials—and if, furthermore, all that God gave man were grace, love, and mercy—would you be able to attain the true love of God? On one hand, during God’s trials man comes to know his deficiencies, and sees that he is insignificant, contemptible, and lowly, that he has nothing, and is nothing; on the other hand, during His trials God creates different environments for man that make man more able to experience the loveliness of God.

Chapter 41. How to Know Man’s Nature

What are the things of man’s nature? You only know of man’s corruption, disobedience, shortcomings, defects, notions, and intents, but you cannot discover the inner parts of man’s nature—you only know the outer layer, but you cannot discover its origin. Some even think of these surface things as man’s nature, saying, “Look, I understand man’s nature; I recognize my arrogance.

96. Why must believers accept God’s trial and refinement in addition to His judgment and chastisement?

Bible Reference:

“And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand” (Dan 12:9-10).

124-A-1 Sermons and Fellowship About God’s Word “Only Christ of the Last Days Can Give Man the Way of Eternal Life”

Let’s first read a passage of God’s words, “Only Christ of the Last Days Can Give Man the Way of Eternal Life.