Tuhan and Allah

Posted on January 26, 2010 by timlyg

Just received an email with a good point over the Malaysian dispute on using the word "Allah" in Christian materials.

" Some self-appointed defenders of Islam including the chief of "1 Malaysia" have insisted that Catholics should use "Tuhan" instead of "Allah" to address the Catholic or Christian God. But in the national anthem, "Tuhan" (not "Allah") bless the country (...Tuhan kurniakan...). How now ?!!!. If Malay-Muslims are that easily confused as portrayed by some politicians, they must be thinking that Malaysia is blessed by the Catholic/Christian God, and the Muslim God "Allah" is perpetually on leave. Perhaps, this confusion may cause the government to change the national anthem by replacing "Tuhan" with "Allah". But then again, non-muslims will not be allowed to sing the national anthem. Then it would be non-muslims' turn to be confused. If this issue goes to the courts, even the judges will get kepala pening. So much for "1 Malaysia"!!!. "

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Trust Issue

Posted on January 26, 2010 by timlyg

Reading Psalm 41 verse 9, which is a prophecy for John 13:18, I carefully examined how this is not a common remark, for our Lord knew the identity of the traitor from the beginning (John 6:64).

If one is to think too common of this, one may easily assumed that Jesus never trusted Judas. Which erroneously, is contradicting to the passage of David: "...familiar friend, in whom I trusted..."

So it is remarkable, a lesson about trusting people. For on one hand we must be wise not to be fooled, on the other hand, we must not be skeptical of people without cause, not even in slight misunderstanding for it would all the same amount to sin.

There's a key here, which recalling a lesson from Dr. Tong: Better to know all outcomes of people's intent, then decide according to the will of God. For in such, will the clarity of the will of God be shown.

The upholders of "non-bias"ism would hinder their own passion to do God's will, for they wish not be hurtful nor be hurt. However, trusting no one as a conclusion is not the only solution. And to work God's will without trust in others is life deprived of beauty. Vanity is in the dictionary of them who seek after a replacement for true beauty.

Neither did Jesus hope, as some believe, that Judas repent. For nothing God desireth ends up unaccomplished.

So, how incredible this trust our Lord had on Judas.

When we trust someone, we put all our emotions and conscience on the table, we forget even our relationship with our Father. As the young prophet did with the old prophet in 1 Kings 13. As I had with Rev. David Chen. And to correct this, we often become too defensive. Our Lord is not so.

Much is to be learned from this.

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Better Late than Never

Posted on January 26, 2010 by timlyg

Famous quote: Better Late than Never

-Titus Livius, Roman Historian 59BC-17AD

I would say he's in Jesus' time.

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Rushing Project

Posted on January 26, 2010 by timlyg

It's been a while since I spend long nights on a project. Didn't sleep over Sunday night, had to rush a TOEFL iBT mimic exam program. Though I did have a good sleep this morning.

Still, I want to redo the part I spent Sunday's long night over. Not satisfied with the codes.

However, time-wise, I should continue with the rest of the program to completion by today.

Personally, in addition to lack of experience in javascripting/css (or getting rusty),  it's like going to graduate school. Lots of research to read and a last minute pursue is always going to be a frustrating headache.

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Paradoxical Lessons/Passages in the Bible

Posted on January 26, 2010 by timlyg

Pro 26:4  Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Pro 26:5  Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Pro 26:4  不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，恐怕你與他一樣。
Pro 26:5  要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，免得他自以為有智慧。

Psa 20:3 May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
Jer 6:20 What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
Isa 1:11 "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats.
Amo 5:22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them.

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The greatest harm can result from the best intentions

Posted on January 24, 2010 by timlyg

The greatest harm can result from the best intentions

Source: Terry Goodkind "The Sword of Truth: Stone of Tears"

This quote does resonate in me when I saw an episode of Legend of the Seeker. As I am often troubled by people who are enthusiatic enough to help but too lazy to labor for its perfection.

The degree of perfection is only limited by a person's will to seek the truth.

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Credulity

Posted on January 23, 2010 by timlyg

Tendency to believe readily

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On Suicide

Posted on January 23, 2010 by timlyg

Those who love to dramatize about how close they were to committing suicide, are generally coward and scared of death and...of course...lying. Having the emotional intuition to make a scene, yes, but never for real.

Those who actually committed suicide, generally have no empathy in this manner.

Nevertheless, one must also question those who put their hands upon God's ark, as Paul Washer puts it when he warned a fellow sister not to comfort a crying soul as it was called for all to repentance during a Gospel rally. How much damage those "counsellors-wanna-be" cause to these fragile souls when they rob them of a Godly life and addict them with emotional vanity? I'm sure, these would even dare to reply: If Uzzah did not hold the Ark, who's going to hold it? Paul Washer did it right and these could only receive the rebuke or begone.

The truly suicidal must be made strong by the word of God alone, not the smart lies from the psychiatrical world.

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Is Mahathir Crazy?

Posted on January 22, 2010 by timlyg

An entry in his log exhibited that Mahathir actually bought into the 9/11 conspiracy theory.

I could come up with two reasons:

1. He's trying to gain popularity on a global scale with his Muslim brethren.

2. He's forgotten how people could twist the truth like the Fake moon landing conspiracy theory or the Cydonia face alien legacy.

Granted, there are some mysteries to be explained. But for those who claim they have solved it, much is needed to be answered.

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Act! Database Messed up After Restore

Posted on January 22, 2010 by timlyg

I was told after I used the backup and restore procedure to copy Act! database to a different windows account, that the notes and history were all messed up in BOTH account's Act! version 2009.

I am not there, so I cannot be certain of the real problem. But, perhaps next time, instead of copying by backing up/Restore procedure (since the db files are locked from normal copying), I would just go to safemode and copy it that way. Safemode seems to work as I could delete the db files that way.

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