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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Hing-weng Seng Assistant Professor of Old Testament Among the Old Testament prophets, the prophet Elijah is a unique figure. The scriptures describe him as not experiencing a physical death, and the way he left was unprecedented and unique. The uniqueness of this prophet is seen not only in his ascension to heaven in a whirlwind accompanied by horses and chariots of fire, but also in the early days of his prophecy, as recorded in 1 Kings 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. ...

Guangpu Yue (Th.D.), PhD in Theology, from joking to Divine Word, is only filled with gratitude as graduation approaches. My name is Yue Guangpu and I am from Zhengzhou, Henan. When I was born, my father hoped that I would become a servant of God when I grew up. He got inspiration from 1 John 1:5, “God is light,” and named me “Light Servant.” Therefore, “Light Servant” actually means “Servant of God.” When I was about seven or eight years old, I once said to my parents in order to please them: "When I graduate from high school, I will not go to college. I will finish reading all of my father's theology books at home, and then apply to a seminary." I didn't expect that my words would come true. Later, I really went to study theology; not only that, I also had the opportunity to continue my studies. ...

Wilson Leung (M.Div.), a Master of Taoism, has spent six years at Baptist Theological Seminary in the blink of an eye. In the first three years, I worked as a co-worker in the college library, which was the first stage of my service. In the last three years, I studied for a Master of Divinity degree at the college, embarking on this never-ending theological journey. ...

Jade Cheung (M.Div.) A familiar yet unfamiliar environment I still remember this day three years ago when I participated in the spiritual training camp of the college with teachers and classmates from Baptist Theological Seminary. At that time, I was trembling with fear, worrying whether I could fit in with that group of young and energetic classmates, and whether I could cope with the next three years of study, internship, and subsequent pastoral ministry. ...

Angela Yeung (M.Div.) I used to feel that studying theology full-time was too far away for me, and I thought that I was serious enough by enrolling in the evening believers’ theology course. I never thought that I would be called to attend seminary, and I never expected that these three years of full-time theological training would be such a wonderful time God gave me. 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. ...

Dawn Che (B.Th.) Thank God for allowing me to complete the Bachelor of Theology programme at HKBS! Without God's grace, this would have been an impossible task. Looking back on the past four years of study, I was able to make it through thanks to the grace and guidance of Heavenly Father. ...