My Journal

List of Erroneous Reasons in Not Believing in God

Posted on May 20, 2016 by timlyg

I am of course, referring to a Christian God.

For every item in the list, I will give a short response. This will be the project. The list:

There is no God.
Do babies cry? Yes, therefore God exists. Proven. Q.E.D. By instinct we cry to God.
Everyone believes God exist (Romans 1). Some have just learned to be very good at not "crying".
God does not care.
God is too full of himself.
God should not allow suffering.
God is not all powerful.
God is not fair.
God is cruel.
God is not logical.
God is only for the West or Israel. Favoritism.
God is made up by men.

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Sixpence None the Richer

Posted on May 9, 2016 by timlyg

A band whose name is taken from C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity story about a boy who bought a gift for his father with his father's sixpence. An honored feeling yet not being any richer. It was said that Letterman was stunned by this discovery when he had the band on his show but I cannot verify this.

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The Jewish Sabbath Today (journal transfer)

Posted on May 9, 2016 by timlyg

Because of the legalistic nature of it, it reminds me what Jesus said against it:

About men not made for the Sabbath...

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Proposed Strange Methods for Study

Posted on May 9, 2016 by timlyg

#1. Break down study portions and study each of them at different locations for one short time (After all I have unlimited MTA rides), this change of study backgrounds may make things less boring) - avoid sleepiness.

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From the past 2015 Indonesian trip

Posted on May 9, 2016 by timlyg

Just found this in my Note 3, before deleting it. Mostly at Tawangmangu.

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The Effect of Gospel Centeredness, Truly Loving God

Posted on May 6, 2016 by timlyg

If someone loves God truly, then he/she will at the very least concern with exhibiting good management skill. Be it in organization, speech, presentation, ..., Sunday School leading, Bible study teaching, hosting events and even doing scriptural reading in the pulpit before a sermon.

True, good management skills never implies one truly loves God.

Nonetheless, poor management skill implies questions in one ministry. A nonchalant attitude towards the failure of management skill (a comme ci comme ça, whatever happens happens, "may God's will be done" ignorance) PROVES one's relationship with God.

I say this in a flashback memory of certain pastor's management skill in the past. Or certain elder's Bible Leading preparation. As well as my own of course.

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Redeemer Presbyterian Church Losing Focus

Posted on May 3, 2016 by timlyg

Now this RISE program says: Each new Rise pledge made by May 7 will receive a $2,700 match—up to $2.7M!

First, it was Tim Keller announcing his future role, which I don't see how it fits biblically.

Now, this Rise thing. With all the hype about gift matching, frankly now I am not clear what is the goal of Rise. Is it a donation competition? see if we can raise the highest funds? or something else?

Thus far there are still a good number of reformed theologically trained speakers on staff. That is the hope and prayer.

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Reactive Attitudes of the Bullied

Posted on May 3, 2016 by timlyg

To investigate the cause of desire in bullies, we'll do it in the context without God's intervention.

Therefore, it is not possible for one to just simply love to bully or enjoy the sufferings/shame of others. One only does so if and only if one has been treated likewise. I'm saying this with the presupposition that there is always authority of some sort in place to keep everyone in check.

The reactive attitudes towards being bullied can be seen in two categories, provided that God does not intervene:
1. challenge authority (like many liberals today, and I believe many eastern faiths are applied here as well.)
2. bully others (twisted sense of justice)

I use "God's intervention" instead of "God's existence" as the absence of controlling factor because we are all built in God's image, hence the question to God's existence is already settled.

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