p17-18, 提到有些像 Tennent's Unconverted Ministry 的传道人。令我对宋博士再加另眼相看。 他说：“。。。朋友，不要以服务社会而自欺。。。【上帝是轻慢不得的，人种的是什么，收的也是什么！】“
今天很多基督徒爱讲周济穷人，行义工，但不懂得追求圣洁生活。正像我在美国看见很多义工其实并不是出于怜悯，而是贪到也要在义务上有份，以关心做借口。
基督徒在社会为人服务乃是为了神，不是为了人，是要人归荣耀於上帝。 要达到这个而得上帝喜悦，自己必须先对圣洁公义有所不断追求。
The only popular use that I know of this date, 08-08-08, is the 29th Olympics in China. Having its open ceremony starting at 8:08pm on this day as a sign of good fortune as the chinese character for 8 represents.
I wonder what other implications are there?
The frequency of similar occurence seems to be a little less than a yearly thing, so it's not too rare: We have 01-01-01 to 12-12-12 and 2-22-22, 2-2-22 to 9-9-99 every ten years or so.
What is the significance of each of these? Or are they merely dependent on the interpretations of the beholders?
Anyway, I can already see how one can use this to motivate himself or others in various fields, such as mathematics, etc.
If doctors are just ones who have good grades from schools and make $$$, then they should be as common as any hard working citizen.
As I read a news today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7542404.stm, now there's a TRUE doctor: Who actually use what he has learned to make breakthrough (homemade Dialysis Machine for babies) that actually helps people, instead of useless dissertations merely for the purpose of graduation.
I have a theory, for those Christian women who marry non-Christian men, it would appear that their children, if be males, are more prone to sexual immorality than others. Such as the prominent case of Saint Augustine.
I cannot say the same for Christian males who marry non-Christian women, as I do not have sufficient data. But I'm sure there's some sort of common degeneration there.
As for marriages between different ethnic groups, I do believe that both parents would have to seriously hold tight to God. Otherwise, it may be likely that their children are prone to facing the judgment similar to that of Sodom and Gomorrah, even Noah's time.
Of course, all these, if God permits, could be offset by God's mercy before even one prays in sorrow and regret and repentance. As for each family, we are all under God's mercy, none of the above theories should encourage divorce or anything other than holy union in Christ, our Savior.
There is no room for mercy before the end of punishment. Punishment is not to be treated lightly.
There is also no room for violence during punishment.
True punishment is not self-satisfactory.
There are many illustrations of Trinity. However, since God is God and beyond our comprehension, our illustrations are not absolute and therefore prone to error. Some imagine the One God to be within their comprehension; My God, is the God of the Scripture, who is beyond my comprehension, but provides understanding to those who fear Him everyday.
1x1x1 = 1 is usually used to debunk the opposition of trinity: 1+1+1 = 3. However, what about 1x1x1x1x1x1 = 1? Neither is 1/3 appropriate, for when Jesus prayed "My God, My God" in Matthew 27:46, He was referring to the 1 God, not 1/3.
It cannot be allowed that because someone tries to "support" Doctrines of Christianity, we should keep quiet even if his "support" is erroneous by itself. However, we must know that the goal is to glorify God, not to win a debate.
Nevertheless, from the scripture we know, there is only one God, and we know, there IS God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There are no three Gods, but One. And that the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not the Father. This is the Scripture, God's word. The rest, through faith, we leave it to God.
As I read the news: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-06-Holocaust_N.htm?csp=34, I believe any compensation is right. However when we demand compensation, the suffering value is made null. Could we fool God by obtaining treasures both from men and from God?
When we suffer for doing what pleases God, we should know that that which is in Heaven is most priceless. It is futile to replace that which is eternal with that which is perishable.
Je l'achèterais plutôt pour soixante
After reading the news at http://www.christiantoday.com/article/top.hamas.leaders.son.converts.to.christianity/21157.htm where Masab Yousef, son of a Hamas leader Sheik Hassan Yousef, left Islam and became Christian, we are always reminded that God works in mysterious ways, making what seems impossible possible.
And there is no greater joy, to see one returns to the Lord of righteousness, as we did. It is the greatest of all miracles.
Nevertheless, the core of true extremists is usually seeded by jealousy. Which through biblical accounts, we know can neither be tolerated nor be emotionally trapped with.
When we start to blame others, we have sinned against God even before we blame others.
It is better to seek out our iniquities and let not the faults of others blind us.
