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I just thought, Hebrews 7:9 can be a good reference for it.

One might even say that the infant was baptized through the father. For the infant was still in the father's "loin" when the father was baptized.

Message: J.I. Packet's testimony about falling off his boat back when he was at Oxford. He thanked God that a Calvinist was on his boat, who jumped down to rescued him. A true rescue.

Pelagianism: kick harder, you can do it!

Arminianism: I can give you pointers on how to swim, but it's your own free will to try.

Assurance of resurrection:

John 6:40 - I will raise him up.

I'm impressed. Briefly listened through. Other than implying God designed you to be imperfect, Chris definitely done much better than most preachers in U.S.

He dared to touch on subjects (God & Prayer) in public media when most fame lover preachers would why away from it by talking just about love and happiness.

I believe by wits, he placed prayer in #8 and God in #9. Against this order, it will offend this media culture to shut their ears completely so quickly they will hear nothing.

Approaching God - referenced from Esther's approaching the king. EST 5.

Michael Young told me when we first met at a retreat, "I'm the founder of this church".

I didn't know him well then. But if I do, I would have asked: "How come you're still not a pastor? or teaching something at church?"

I told Rev. Lin about it, her response was only: Only Jesus is the founder.

I'm sure how Michael Young would respond: "Who cares, everyone goes to heaven anyway."

From this, it is clear, that nobody cares not even about milk, not to mention solid food, as I ponder upon Hebrews 5:11-6:10.

Now if I read 6:10, yes, God will not overlook good works. But true good works is associated with the love of his saints in his name. Not the love of reputation with his name.

Thus the founding of such church can only be a blessing of a location. Not of a fellowship. 可去可不去。 Like the cathedrals in Rome.

So here it is, starting from one of the major dissents among those who were close to Pak Tong, when he introduced his new protege Michael Liu. Many troubled Tong, some tried to bring up certain other protege of their own (Rev. Lin with Alex) in hope that Dr. Tong would not consider Michael. All these, of course, were done inconspicuously.

Now it is clear, that Alex's not into any ministries as they would think. He's moving back and forth between theology and philosophy, between teaching and writing books, between colleges that he praised that would accept him; While Michael Liu has started a church. I'm not looking at how successful Michael Liu will be, but at least he has attempted it, that's what counts.

Enough said, time has proven the matter.

Come to think of David Tong, I would say, to lead a ministry, one must take the initiative, if he doesn't, for survival, he could only rely on degrees and inherited reputation which he certainly has that one more than Alex. Unlike Alex, David has the right direction, but initiative awaits.

Alex's failure at this became obvious when he saw reformed theology and running Gospel rally as a contradiction. He was invited to do a few before, but his attitude problem in apologetics with love thwarted him from that path. He may deny this, only because there are support (material) he cherishes still, from this early cause of his, from those who are not up to date with current news.