If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
“What does this mean?” [Acts 2:1-13] Are people in the world truly astonished by us Christians? If so, why are they astonished? On a typical day, Japanese scientists dug 50 meters underground and discovered a small piece of copper. After studying this piece for a long time, Japan announced that ancient Japanese people had a nationwide telecommunication network over 2,500 years ago. Naturally, the Chinese government was agitated. They urged their scientists to dig even deeper. At 100 meters, Chinese scientists found a tiny piece of glass, and soon after, ancient Chinese were declared to have a nationwide optical communication network 3,500 years ago. Korean scientists were furious at this report. They dug down to 200 meters but found nothing. Then, Korean scientists concluded that ancient Koreans had mobile phones 5,500 years ago (Internet). The reason people in th...