These are the people who returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had brought them as prisoners to Babylon. Each person returned to his own town. ……All together, 42,360 people returned to Jerusalem. There were also 7,337 male and female servants, as well as 200 male and female singers.Ezra […]
In the first year that Cyrus, king of Persia, was ruling Babylon, the Lord put a thought in his mind. King Cyrus decided to send a message to everybody who lived in his kingdom. Cyrus’ message would cause what God had already spoken to his prophet Jeremiah to become true. The message was written down […]
Jesus, who is also called Justus, says ‘hello’ to you, too. These three men are the only Jewish believers who are serving God with me. We work together to bring people into the kingdom of God. These men have helped me to be strong. Colossians 4:11 耶數又稱為猶士都，也問你們安。奉割禮的人中，只有這三個人是為上帝的國與我一同做工的，也是叫我心裏得安慰的。 歌羅西書 4:11
When you are with people who do not believe in Christ, be careful how you live. Use every chance to do good things. When you speak to people, always speak kind words. Say things that will help them. Then, when someone asks you a question, you will know how to reply. Colossians 4:5-6 你們要愛惜光陰，用智慧與外人交往。 你們的言語要常常帶着和氣，好像用鹽調和，就可知道該怎樣回答各人。 […]
Wives, obey your husbands. That is the right thing to do, because you belong to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives. Do not bring trouble to them. Children, always obey your parents. That pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not cause your children to be upset. If you do, they might think that they never do […]
Do not become angry with each other. If you think that someone has done something wrong against you, forgive them. Remember that the Lord has forgiven you. So you should also forgive other people. And you must also love each other. That is the most important thing that you should do. Love holds all these […]
You have that new life because you belong to Christ. One day, Christ will show himself clearly to everyone. Then everyone will see that you are with him. They will see that you also are great, like he is. Your old nature likes to do bad things that belong to this earth. But your old […]
Remember that your old nature has died with Christ. So the powerful spirits that rule this world no longer have any authority over you. You do not need to serve them, because you do not belong to this world now. You do not need to obey their rules. They teach, ‘Do not touch things like […]
I am telling you these things so that false teachers will not deceive you. They may teach ideas that seem good, but do not listen to them. My body is not there with you, but I think about you a lot. I hear that you are living and working well together. I also hear that […]
That is why we tell everyone the message about Christ. God helps us to be very wise as we warn people and we teach them. We want every person who belongs to Christ to become complete, as God sees them. That is why I work very hard. Christ works powerfully in me to make me […]
