On Exodus 20:13 - You Shall Not Murder.
Pastor Chris noted the difference of Murder and Kill. But not extensively.
On Purpose of Life - Basile's mention of theology in everything we do, is rather comforting, very reformed, I recalled asking Phil a few weeks before during our buffet fellowship meal when he confessed his mal-managed eating habit, that if his diet was not reformed. To which he answered: His diet is liberal, but his theology is reformed, as a defense I suppose.
When touching on Murder in the heart - Basile connected foul language to a murderous heart. [Judging from how biblical saints used strong language, I think this would depend: i.e. holy anger vs. sinful anger. Though we strive to not darken our heart with such cuss words, but hate can be used rightly, just not on what God calls good]. But Matthew 12:36 is crucial, for we must give account for every careless word we speak.
Then we had a missionary John and Aruna Desai (local, ISI ministry for international students) the church support visiting and took over the Sunday School sharing their work. I was willing to test him on the knowledge of Stephen Tong, which he knew, though I later realized that the Isabel Tong he thought was Stephen Tong's daughter, was actually one of Tong's brother, Caleb Tong's (whom I believe was recently deceased) daughter, who studied at WTS choir in 1992.
Desai's ministry in Princeton was certainly remarkable, as they shared the Gospel (I assumed) with many through the giveaway (giving free stuff, furniture to international students at Princeton) program. The Desais' home church is MEFC.org under the evangelical free church denomination, which I don't know much about. Though my later chat with John the next Thursday led me to believe that he is more or less Arminian (perhaps due to his Methodist background) and leaning towards Charismatics. His only problem if not only view of Charismatics' characteristics is their speaking in tongue. Yet he would take tongue speaking mysterious enough to be real sometimes, due to the verse in 1 Corinthians 14:39, John confessed that he would not interfere those who speak in tongue, in spite of the fact that he may also have problem with it. He gave us two free books in church, I plan to skim through them quickly and do away with them as first, I don't have enough library room for them.
I believe this rekindled my spirit towards evangelism once again, though as disturbing as like many OPC and fundamentalists' view on evangelism, Pastor Chris' view on this isn't encouraging as well. From this last Thursday's Bible Study on John 15, he challenged that there is no relation between fruit and evangelism. Though he was right that the converts of evangelism are no way the prove of our obedience to God, but he would be wrong that evangelism is not commanded by the Lord to all people around us, not just to people whom we try to make friends or get to know first. This is not to deny God's special calling, but Gospel centeredness is key. I pray that by the example I could be, I am abiding in God's will, in His fear. I believe I can still proceed with this church and pastor because he admitted where he stands, even though I have yet to engage in serious conversation with him on this issue. At the very least, he should agree that he has no problem with me doing evangelism by sending people to this church, people who are no more strangers to me than they are to him.
But on Evangelism, I must beware. For it is not I. Not for number. Yes to the small number of church members, though this is a passive motivation of course, one that is a positive reaction towards a negative condition but not the reason of it, nonetheless. For we must not do evangelism to just increase numbers. The true fruit is in the refined and sanctified WORK of evangelism. The harvest (various passages in the Bible touched on this) of converts are fruits (hence it would have been my answer to Pastor Chris' Thursday question on are there any fruits referring to converts, but I stayed silence, perhaps due to distractions). But the fundamentalists and their fundamentalist rebels (who still remained somewhat fundamentalists) would not be able to consider the fruits of such labor do not always refer to direct converts.
I believe the Desais are truly faithful in evangelism despite our doctrinal differences. And that Pastor Chris' is not anti-Gospel centered at heart despite his fundamentalist influence. I pray God grants me the right heart in my work towards evangelism, that His glory maybe seen and learned by others, including the Desais (towards Reformed doctrine) and Chris (towards a more Gospel Centered - evangelistic heart) in the same manner which I firmly hold under His grace. Amen.