Some define it as the science and art of persuasion;
Some says it's to prove;
Some says it is the vindication of the Christian philosophy of life against...(Van Til - Apologetics Chapter 1)
1 John 3:16. Many knows how to say "I love you". But what is love?
Heb 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
A verse commonly neglected. I note that this is not about treating just the poor, but mere strangers. Of course, I'm sure there's wisdom in judging of the character of the stranger. Though per Tong, the stranger being "dirty" isn't quite a criteria to take into account much for rejection.
After watching this episode of The 8 Passenger on Youtube:
I had to check the recommended materials: The Good and The Beautiful Publications. I had to know if this is of a Mormon influence, and indeed it is (did a search on the page with keywords like "Christian" and "latter" meaning LDS, and there have been criticism by Christians as well as Christian defenders of the publications as they probably don't distinguish Mormonism as cult. The critics pointed to the fact that they use words like "Mother" in literatures indirectly referencing to Mother nature or Mormon's Mother God, etc. The mormon art style is secondary concern for me.
I waited to see, to learn, in humility, the news of this country as well as the world. To listen to preachers of different background whose messages are affected by this pandemic.
There are famous preachers like John MacArthur, who take the opportunity to proclaim social disobedience against the government, saying "We should obey God rather than men", photos of his church services where congregants gathered in great numbers without social distancing and about 99% wearing no masks. Despite providing special sanitizers against the virus at the door, I still say that they covered their pride with false piety, anti-intellectual obstinacy with fake care, irresponsibility with fake legalistic actions.
I shall move among them as if some of them are still truly desiring God's kingdom, for there surely are some, despite a feinting a Gospel-centered work, one that even they fooled themselves with. But as for the protocol of things in this pandemic, I am leaning towards to Left on this. Despite the opposing claims, I've witnessed more cares from the Left than the Right in my lifetime. Perhaps the Right only look for the rich for numbers or falsely consider non-rightist donors rightists.
And if they claim that they are not infected in what they do, not wearing masks, not following social distancing rule, then I would ask about the circle of people they hang out with, do they preach to the poor in dirty streets, do they socialize with those of other cultures, of those outside their circles. Otherwise, I have no need to debate with these "inbreds".
Pronunciation:
ahr-joo-uhs
Definition:
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
As used in a sentence:
Running ten miles without stopping is an arduous feat.
1Ki 18:36 - Best witness: Let them know you are God and I am your servant!
Per Luke 18:11 Lots of churches today love to praise and proclaim the blessings of God out of a sinful motive. Which is actually praising themselves.
My note: Had it been just Luke 18:11, then one would assume the hypocrite's prayer was alright, that he gave the credit to God, though still with reservation for the language looks down on his neighbors, but v.12 clarifies the hidden motive.
Why Christians fast? Not to rely on physical forces.
So we finally drove to Greenwood Lake around noon time. Early Fall foliage drive. It's a huge long lake cut half by state line between NJ & NY. Takes about 1.5 hours from home to lake.
Was planning to hike State Line Trailhead near Greenwood Lake Marina, but parking's full and Nadia was afraid of the allegedly 4-mile hike. Despite reading it having great NYC & lake view from top. So we ended up parking at Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park.
I also used my Gladius Mini underwater drone POV for the first time. Although getting underwater plant stuck in the propellers wasn't fun, cut short my cruise time and had to clean up the freshwater weeds at home.
I'm going to try to use more drones like, with the kind of schedules I have, like what I did at Conaskonk Point, Union Beach, NJ.
Two outcomes:
And that would be the only outcomes. So when a church falsely denies she's not gospel-centered, usually with the excuses like that gospel-supporting = gospel-centeredness, or nobody listens, etc. then one can see if the church is not reducing in number, then the church must be mutating in doctrines.
My dad shared this with me. At first glance, it seems informative, so here's my summary:
It's an hour long, had it not been my Chinese de-proving, I would have finished this in 20-30mins. But it was fun looking up and learn modern Chinese terms.
邀请吴晓波、周轶君、吕廷杰、马家辉共话“跨越”主题
3 primary resources on communications:
1. Spectrum 频谱 (frequency 频率 reservations)
2. numbers
3. Satellite orbital reservations
5G = IMT2020 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2020)
Every 10 years, a level of G. 1990 = 2G, 2000 = 3G, etc.
China's radiation approval limit is only U.S.'s 1/50.
Since higher freq. (viz. 5G) means shorter distance, thus needs more towers.
It's possible to build a 5G hybrid on a 4G network, but with some limitations, such as: can't reach time delay of 1 ms (our nerve synapse travels at around 10 ms to the brain), can't do 1,000,000 connections every km square, etc. Thus, true 5G must be built independently, viz. SA.
In Blockchain of Bitcoins, 5G's speed helps avoid long global update of the an account's savings.
Odd level 1G, 3G, 5G are revolutionary upgrades. 2G, 4G are merely forced.
1G problem, crosstalk problem.
2G digitized. Solved crosstalking problem.
3G Web capable.
The rest of the talk is philosophical discussion, ie. possibility of A.I. like terminators, Matrix, man should be master of technology or the other way around, Musk's TESLA, etc.
Interesting intro to Daniel Kahneman's thoughts (possibly from his book "Thinking, Fast and Slow") on two system of thoughts: 1. Fast, emotional, instinctive. 2. Slow, analytical. If strong on #1, then one is easily affected by the fades.
Bahasa Indonesia:
How to grow a church:
1. Willing to receive persecution. Pujian dari Allah, bukan orang.
2. Evangelism
