Confirmation on Greek vocabulary: γυνή

γυνή Means woman. Pronounced, Goo-Nay.

On Friday's Bible study, someone mentioned it was a highly respectful address. Wrong. It's just referring to any woman, of any age, virgin, married, or widowed. IT DOES NOT MEAN MADAM.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus used the word γυνή to show that no human not even his mother Mary could interfere the hand of God.

It is unfortunate that there are seminary teacher teaching students that this word means "Madam". I have also heard a pastor said "κεφαλή" as in husband is the HEAD of the wife means "source", in avoiding having to deal with the inability to explain that verse. κεφαλή does not mean source at all, just like γυνη does not mean the honorable madam. When our Lord used that sentence He was clear what He was saying, it was disrespectable in any cultures to address one's own mother in such common tone, but He is pointing that this is the business of God and that it cannot be equal to any man. God also never needs to consult with men.

Acts 17:12 clearly stated that honorable women are εὐσχήμων (Pronounced Yoo-skhay-mon) γυνή. Not just γυνή.

Honoring parents is a moral that cannot be lacking in any society. And Christians are not to be without any human moral. Honoring parents is even instructed by God. But if one don't see the difference between Christians honoring parents and non-christians honoring parents, then one needs to come to God for repentance. For one needs to know how to honor, give thanks, give glory to God first. Even if there are conflicts.

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Pride

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Movies Reviewers

Many Christian reviewers, especially in the United States, are of professional backrounds, especially in the field of psychology.

Nonetheless, this is not more different than playing God. Telling people what not to view.

It's much better to tell people what to view.

View movies which have historical background, cultural quality, God glorifying, etc. Not just filtering out movies with pornography. There are movies without pornography but are useless, time wasting, emotion spoiling and promote fantasies.

This is why America is under the spell of Hollywood. It will never recover from this unless she realizes that human beings are sinful by nature in the clear sense. In fact, I believe many of these so called american christian psychologists are hypocrites, yet they counsel others based on a piece of diploma and the accumulated time spent in offices, meetings, books written, etc.

Why would I say that? Paraphrasing from a pastor "Flirt with your spouse all you want, watch porno when you two are alone, etc". Another, a christian psychologist (Dr. William Viser): he and others reviewed some videos as they made an effort to prevent stores from renting pornographic movies. Although he tries never to dwell on the images, he said they are still with him. Just imagine how that would affect a child. Those are strong, graphic images. It's hard to keep them out of your mind. They stay with you for a long, long time." Again from the same psychologist: "Such early exposure to pornography can be very traumatizing" (Exposed to pornography too early? You've gotta be kidding me!) Eventhough I believe he would agree adult shouldn't go after pornography too, but that statement has exposed his skeletons. Unless they repent themselves, they could never do so well, not even well, in counselling others. Repent of manipulating wisdom into cunning, self-centeredness, self-righteousness, leveling God's standard to humanism. They need to realize that their job is not like the job of any other professions, responding only to people who pay $$$, avoiding issues they could not benefit from in forms of publicity, finance, personal security.

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Reformed Charismatics

It is remarkable how some many signs seeking charismatic members would love to listen to reformed theological teachings.

Exhibiting signs, speaking in tongues wouldn't please the academically challenged scholars, therefore they also wish to show off with the most well founded theological teachings.

It appears that the same thing can be used to honor God or bury oneself in pride.

If one is to honor God, one wouldn't be forcing God to show signs and wonders.

But no fear, with such well founded theological background, such people would see their own faults, some would turn back to God, some would be lost. May God keep those He has predestined.

Why would I write this? How would I know?

Many of such people who copied reformed teachings would not tell you or would try to avoid telling you that their knowledge and "ideas" come from the reformed school.

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Holy Anger

Holy anger is not easy, not indeed.

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Cheap Guitar

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Persecution

Being laughed at because you are a christian has basically two reasons:

1. Because you will not seek revenge, uprise against them.

2. Because you couldn't reply against their ridicule, their questions.

The first one is an honor. The second one is a shame.

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Muslims in America

There are many very nice muslims in the world, especially in America, despite of the extreme ones. Due to freedom of religion, America has many nice religions, being good, doing nice, patience, nice. So, some christians think only christianity has this, well you are wrong brother.

Christianity is the only true religion however due to the fact that it's based on God's complete revelation to mankind in this world. Revealed first to the Jews, and then to the Hellenists(Romans 1:16). With Christ as the center figure, being both man and the Holy Divinity, what was once obscure in the laws of Moses and prophecies of the prophets has been made clear in Christ Jesus our Lord, who is the righteous one, who is the sole answer of God to be sacrifice as the atonement of sins of mankind. Who is also the only one because of being the Divine Himself, resurrected, thus showing that in Him we are reborn, alive, through eternity. Such works cannot be achieved by any man, for no man is righteous in the sight of God. Only God can do this. Hence Trinity. The ONE and ONLY GOD. This has happened 600 years before Quran. Only if the Bible is wrong, then can the Quran be right. So the question is, is the Bible wrong? Seeing the believers or so-called believers of the Bible behaving wrongly does not mean the Bible is wrong.

Any other religions can have as many virtues, the jews, muslims can have as many different kinds of fear and respect towards God, but listening to God, hearing from God through His revelation in His words, the Bible, is the only way we could see God truly and respect and fear God as He really is.

I have started tutoring a muslim in chemistry today, I have no fear but only the fear of proclaiming God's message, the Gospel and the Glory of God. I pray that God will keep me in His almighty works. So that I do not ruin God's name eventhough His name can never be ruined, so that I do not disappoint God, eventhough He can never be disappointed. So that I am in His mercy always. Such is the case also when I tutor Jewish as well.

I shall prepare myself, my materials well enough so that I am not ashamed of calling myself a christian.

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Righteousness

Believers in Christ should have accepted the Gospel, the salvation of God, Christ our Lord Jesus by faith and should know very well not to sin anymore. Hence the true righteousness, the righteousness of God is what we should seek.

Yet, we do fail from time to time, but that is not an excuse. Some said, it is impossible, even after becoming a believer, to NOT sin. Then, this person is still loving his sin. Not willing to let Christ be the center figure of his life. Such is also lack of faith, therefore not able to see the truth, because he wants to see first before he believes. Consciously or not, he memorizes this statement(not verse): It's okay to sin, because God will forgive you.

However, if we sin even after being saved, we must seriously come before God to honestly repent, and not try to reason a way out of it.

It is an understatement that non-believers, not knowing God, hence not knowing the righteousness of God, would be able to not sin.

So to paraphrase Augustine's statements:

The following two statements are wrong...

1. It is impossible for a person to sin in his earthly life after he obtained salvation.

2. It is impossible for a person to be sinless in his earthly life after he obtained salvation.

Usually believers who do not think it is possible to NOT to sin are those who are still living in sin, using the notion that humans are weak to encourage themselves, dazing themselves with little or no guilt at all because God forgives sinners. They knew all the tragedy of sin, but they take the salvation of God so likely. Such, is not the righteousness of God. Asking God for forgiveness and making photocopies of forgiveness coupons are two different things.

This is also why Islam is founded so successfully. Nevertheless, God's plan does not change. One cannot look at bad christians only and ignore what God has revealed in the new testament or think God has changed His mind. Christ our Lord Jesus is the center figure of the whole mystery of God's plan in history. The Oneness of the Holy Trinity is God's special revelation to us all.

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President's Speeches

I have observed how President Bush Jr. gave his speeches for quite some time now. He needs to stop reading his notes so frequently.

Mahatir, a muslim, formal prime minister of Malaysia gave speeches without needing any referral to any notes hence able to get people's attention. People knew how well prepared he was, not just to take things for granted.

If muslims could do it, how is this christian president of this great nation in such trembling fear? Please president Bush, read Lincoln's autobiography, you are setting an example of encouraging everyone to become a speaker phone.

It is remarkable the actors at Hollywood could do a better job at this than the politicians in this country. How unfortunate...

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