In this era of the last days, those brothers and sisters who are true believers in God all await God’s return. Sister Xiangwang was no different, but when she heard that God had returned and issued His words, she had some trouble accepting the news because she had always believed that “All scripture is given by inspiration from God and belief in God is tantamount to belief in the Bible.” Later, however, through seeking she developed new understanding and knowledge of the Bible and welcomed the return of God. How did she forsake her old notions and reunite with God? Read on to find out.

The Way of Eastern Lightning Gave Me a New Understanding of the Bible (Part 1)

Mom Converted to Eastern Lighting?

One summer’s day, a brother suddenly arrived at my school and said to me in a very grave tone, “It appears your mother has had some contact with Eastern Lightning, your sister as well. You should be on your guard. Eastern Lightning preaches on subject matters outside the scope of the Bible, they have gone beyond the Bible!” I found this hard to believe, and thought: “The pastors often say, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration from God and the content of the Bible is all God’s word. Our belief in God is tantamount to belief in the Bible and departing from the Bible is tantamount to unbelief.’ How could Mom become associated with Eastern Lightning? After all, she’s a deacon in the church with a strong foundation in biblical knowledge!” Thinking of this, I became very anxious and decided to go home immediately to see for myself.

Sure enough, as soon as I arrived home, my mom said to me that the Lord Jesus had returned, had issued many truths and was doing the work of judgment beginning with the house of God. She also urged me to investigate Almighty God’s work in the last days, but I believed that the teachings of Eastern Lightning went beyond the Bible, so I barely listened to a word she said.

The next day at dinner, my mom asked me, “Do you believe that scripture is all really given by God’s inspiration? That the Bible is all God’s word?”

“Mom, how could you ask that kind of question? Of course scripture is all given by God’s inspiration and God’s word. Isn’t that what the pastors often say? You’re a church deacon, how could you doubt the Bible?” I stared at my mom in consternation.

My mom replied calmly, “Certain parts of the Bible are indeed given by inspiration of God, but others parts were written by people who had experienced God’s work. Inevitably, some of the thoughts and impressions of these people also found their way into the Bible. Have you really never observed this—”

“Observe? What would I need to observe? Mom, putting aside the fact that Paul stated, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God,’ can you think of any other book in the world that contains as complete a record of God’s work as the Bible? If people’s thoughts and ideas really are interspersed throughout the Bible, wouldn’t that mean that generation upon generation of Christians have been reading an adulterated version of the Bible? How could that be?” I interrupted my mother’s speech and advised her not to meet with people from The Church of Almighty God anymore.

However, my mother continued on in the same gentle tone, saying, “These days, through attending meetings with brothers and sisters from The Church of Almighty God, I’ve come to understand some truths and many of my past confusions have been resolved. I’ve become especially clear with regard to which parts of the Bible are God’s word and which were written by people. The brothers and sisters of The Church of Almighty God fellowship in a very clear and elucidating way and have the enlightenment and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The pastors are incapable of speaking in such ways. I really enjoy meeting with them. Dear child, why are you jumping to conclusions before you’ve even investigated Almighty God’s work in the last days and read Almighty God’s words? God’s return is a big deal, you ought to read Almighty God’s word and listen to the fellowship of the brothers and sisters of The Church of Almighty God!” Seeing that my mom wasn’t going to relent, I didn’t pursue the question any further.

The Sermons of Eastern Lightning Are Clear and Elucidatory, so I Decided to Investigate

After dinner, when I had returned to my room, I settled down a bit and went over what my mother had said. I found that what she had said was true—it was wrong of me to jump to conclusions when I hadn’t even listened to the sermons of Eastern Lightning. However, the idea that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is the pillar of our faith,” which our pastors always emphasized in meetings was also true. Thinking in this way, I became more and more agitated and conflicted and didn’t know whom I should believe, and so I prayed to God, “Dear Lord, I don’t know if Eastern Lightning is Your manifestation and work. I pray that You may guide me and allow me to distinguish right from wrong.”

The day after next, my mother once again urged me to investigate Almighty God’s work in the last days and said that once I missed the chance to welcome God’s return it would be too late for regrets. I thought to myself, “Maybe I should hear what they have to say, then I’ll be able to discern if Almighty God really is the returned Lord Jesus.” Having made up my mind, I agreed to attend a meeting with the brothers and sisters from The Church of Almighty God. At the meeting, Brother Yang described God’s six-thousand-year management plan to save mankind, saying God had done three stages of work to thoroughly save mankind: In the Age of Law, Jehovah God went through Moses to establish laws, issue the commandments and guide the people of Israel in their life on earth; in the Age of Grace, in order to free people from condemnation under the law, God personally incarnated in the flesh as the Lord Jesus and was nailed to the cross to bear the sins of humankind and complete the work of humankind’s redemption; in the Age of Kingdom in the last days, to allow humankind to completely break free of the binds and constraints of sin, God once again incarnated in the flesh to do the work of judgment starting from the house of God—judging and cleansing our corrupt disposition. In Brother Yang’s fellowship, he also gave me a detailed description of how God works and guides humanity stage by stage as well as what God’s intentions are and what results He has achieved with every stage of work. This was the first time I had heard someone fellowship with regard to God’s work in such an elucidative manner. Afterward, I felt as though I had gained in knowledge of God and had a better understanding of God’s management work of humankind. The pastors were incapable of speaking of these things. The more I listened the more interested I became. I thirsted to understand more of the truth of God’s work and, thus, decided to investigate Eastern Lightning.

To be continue…

 From: https://en.easternlightning.org/testimonies/eastern-lightning-gave-new-understanding-of-bible.html

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