The Pursuit and Renewal of Faith Led by Lay Believers: The Late Middle Ages Devotio Moderna Movement IP Pui Shum This essay examines the Devotio Moderna movement, which emerged in late medieval Europe, focusing on how this lay-led initiative sought...

The Equipment of Disciples according to the Gospel of Matthew Simon CHOW In response to the popular phrase “equipping the saints” in today's context, this paper aims to explore how disciples are equipped in the Gospel of Matthew in order to...

Editor’s Notes by Wu Guojie Lord Jesus issued the Great Commission. In addition to instructing followers to bear witness to the Lord among the crowd and strive to lead people to the Lord, it also includes teaching believers to abide by everything the Lord has commanded. That is to say, we must equip believers so that they can become disciples who can understand the Bible and practice the true way. In recent years, there has been a wave of immigration in Hong Kong, and many church members have emigrated to other places. Some of them are even the next generation of leadership successors that the church has been cultivating. The number of spiritually mature believers in Hong Kong has dropped sharply, and those who can assume important ministry positions in the church have The leadership team gradually became inactive. Training more believers to take on the mission has become an emergency strategy for many churches to solve the current predicament. This issue of "Sandow Journal" is themed "Equipment of Believers" and hopes to bring enlightenment to the Chinese church through scholars' research on the Bible, history and practical theology. ...

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Be on the Side of Jesus Christ Freedom, Conflict, and Choice For the past six months, I've been discussing the topic of “freedom” with brothers and sisters in the church. It's a subject I love, and it was also the theme of my doctoral dissertation....

Cheng Xingrong Assistant Professor of Old Testament Among the Old Testament prophets, the prophet Elijah was a unique figure. The scriptures describe that he did not experience physical death, and the way he died was unprecedented and unique. The uniqueness of this prophet is not only seen in his ascension into heaven in a whirlwind, accompanied by chariots of fire and horses, but also in his early days as a prophet, as recorded in 1 Kings chapter 17. This article first briefly describes the origin of the book of 1 Kings, the context and structure of Chapter 17, and then explores the interpretation of this chapter from a narrative perspective. ...

Yue Guangpu, a doctor of divinity from joking to holy words, is approaching his graduation, and he feels nothing but gratitude in his heart. My name is Yue Guangpu, from Zhengzhou, Henan. When I was born, my father hoped that I would grow up to be a servant of God. He was inspired by 1 John 1:5, "God is light," and named me Servant of Light. Therefore, "Servant of Light" actually means "Servant of Light." "Servant of God" means. When I was about seven or eight years old, in order to please my parents, I once told them: "When I graduate from middle school, instead of going to college, I will read all my father's theological books at home, and then go to the seminary." ” Unexpectedly, the prophecy came true and the joke came true. Later, I really went to study theology. Not only that, I also had the opportunity to further my studies. ...

Liang Weixin, Master of Divinity, spent six years in "Baptism" in the blink of an eye. In the first three years, I served as a co-worker in the college library and started my first service. In the next three years, I studied for the Master of Divinity course at the college and embarked on this never-ending theological journey. ...

The friendly and unfamiliar environment of Zhang Qiuming, Master of Divinity. I still remember today three years ago. I participated in the college’s spiritual training camp with teachers and classmates from “Baptism”. At that time, I was very nervous, worried about whether I could integrate into the group of young and energetic classmates, and whether I could cope with the next three years of study, internship, and subsequent pastoral duties. ...

In the past, Jiayi Yang, Master of Divinity, felt that studying theology full-time was far away from me. She thought that enrolling in the evening theology course for believers was serious enough. I never expected that I would be called to enter a seminary, nor did I expect that these three years of full-time theological training would turn out to be such wonderful years given to me by God. God allowed me to truly experience that He is a faithful Lord, a Lord who sympathizes with my weaknesses, understands my needs, gently shapes my life, and walks with me. ...