Indonesian Version:
Even churches need to repent.
Keep yourself always in Jesus Christ, not to be spit out. Live healthily, nutritiously, spiritually.
Chinese Version:
v.14 Amen, true honestly.
My note: It's likely that Pilate's wife was the only one converted, rather than Pilate. Thus, we have this testimony of his wife's dream of Jesus. Or at least his wife first.
John 18:38 What is truth? Pilate focused on this rather than the answer to his question "yes I am a king..."
After Socrates, philosophy broke into 4 categories = Minor Socratic Schools (Megara, Elean-Eretrian, Early Cynic, Cyrenaic), more and more confusing as many debate what truth is since Socrates. Not into astronomy, cosmos, but more into the meaning of life. Results in 3 schools: Stoic (kindness), Epicureans (happiness), Skepticism ("agnosticism" called by the Spencer & another of Darwin's friend).
Skepticism, like today's Q&A people, when they ask, they don't really seek the answer, like Pilate asked "what is truth". They wish to prove they are better than the lecturer, etc.
v. 15 "Would that you were either hot or cold!" Look and Laodicea and reflect if we are like so? Harmatia, sin by overdoing or underdoing the target.
Tong criticized those who don't use brain and work zealously, need to repent. Those who are quick to satisfy, very hard to repent.
Baptism ceremony by Stephen Tong in both Mandarin and Indonesian sessions. Explained the 2 sacraments. 1 baptism only, not more than 1 for Jesus was baptized once, he didn't die more than once. @1:26:45 Tong explained how those sinned when they baptized again because they weren't submerged the first time, because by doing so you denounced Christ's name (God's name) the first time. God's name is more important than ritual! Nothing wrong with sprinkling, it's not unbiblical, and as we understand it as
Baptism ceremony by Stephen Tong in both Mandarin and Indonesian sessions. Explained the 2 sacraments. 1 baptism only, not more than 1 for Jesus was baptized once, he didn't die more than once. @1:26:45 Tong explained how those sinned when they baptized again because they weren't submerged the first time, because by doing so you denounced Christ's name (God's name) the first time. God's name is more important than ritual! Nothing wrong with sprinkling, it's not unbiblical, and as we understand it as the predicament the descend of the Holy Spirit upon your body, and it is more meaningful than submersion because the Holy Spirit is not at the bottom for you to enter into 😀
Rebaptism refute the already established Holy Name of God, this is very dangerous! This is why we only do 1 time baptism.
Then what about Holy Communion? Why not just one time? Jesus said you must do this in remembrance of me. Acts 2 proved it when every Lord's day they did so.