Even during lunch, any conversation...
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
所以，你們或吃或喝，無論做什麼，都要為榮耀神而行。
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Oh how can I cry for the hardness of others?
How can I cry for those who claim to be christians, ever learning, and yet never come to the truth?
Is my heart so hard? Should not I cry for myself and others?
What hardness has lurked throughout the era of this age. Sodom and Gomorrah, you have heard of the word of God, you have memorized it, you have used, spoken things concerning the words of God, but you never heed.
The day will come, when you will say: Lord! Lord! have we not called your name, have we not preached your words.
But the only response you will get is: I do not know you, begone!
Now to all who claim christians, how are you going to explain Rom 10:13.
What do you think evil doers mean?
The obvious evil? or the evil that's not so obvious? or the evil that actually seems legal, good, nice, cute? Don't you believe in cute evil? Don't you know that being a christian does not mean that all things you do, think, love, like, feel are always in accordance with God? I'm not talking about the obvious, I am referring to the ones you think they are in God's favor. I am asking you to think again. Do you think the gate is wide or narrow?
How alive do you think the Bible, the words of God is?
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What if christians were interpreting the Bible incorrectly...
What steps are taken...
1. Be wise, critical so that the error is made clear...out of the confusion.
What if there's more to say and so little time?
1. Be precise, simplicity, quality.
So one needs to be well prepared in the art of the Bible?
Don't forget, many misinterpreting the Bible would think they are interpreting it correctly and without full understanding of the Bible, it is hard to face the challenge. Hermeneutics is based on historical orthodoxy, not on modern separation.
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It is crucial to not compromise the right way and path to God.
However, it is important to encourage others in testifying Christ. Be it that they are just freshmen or seniors in spiritual growth.
Today I have failed to do such. A sister in a play rehearsal has ad-libbed a line in the end "Come, Jesus has prepared a great blessing for you", in addition to "come, delicious food, fun, etc". I mention this because she also had other suggestions that weren't theatrically proper, as in too much ad-libbing and stage-audience relationship.
I do not like the "fun" or "club" words as those give the impression of entertainment. The church is a place of worship. Not entertainment. Joy is not entertainment. Entertainment is the human satisfaction of oneself regardless of God, christians and non-christians alike. But Joy is the marvel of God's greatness.
Christians should not use songs from the pop culture as if to attract gentiles of that culture, or whatever style according to those of that fashion. Nor the idea of entertainment. Should there be a quality in those things, if it is of the eternal value, then it wasn't originated from those things, but copied. Copied from the Bible, copied from christians.
I find myself lacking in this area, and afraid of over reacting when speaking up.
It is crucial for me to find such balance.
May God have mercy upon me. Amen.
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To speak of Predestination, we believe what is said by the Bible. Which is regarding the predestined salvation of the children of God.
What is predestination, to understand it, I would say there are three possible outcomes pertaining to the issue of predestination:
One is to ask himself...
1. Does God mold people?
2. Do people mold God?
3. Do God and people mold each other?
If one examines these 3 questions carefully, and found the right one, then it is obvious that the other two are rather childish. Because men are not greater than God, also, men are not God's equal.
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Next time if you see something offered for free, but you need to pay for it's membership, initiation fee, etc. just reply:
My money is "free" for you, if you can break the same change in return.
If the proposal is refused,
refuse back.
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This excerpt from Danica McKellar's site:
Danica Answers: Hi Tom! Glad to help- you're not the only one who's asked me to repeat this. 🙂
First, we start by labeling:
x= .999999999999..... (repeating infinitely)
Then if you multiply both sides by 10, you get:
10x = 9.99999999999..... (repeating infinitely)
Well,
what if we subtracted the top equation from the bottom one? We'll get
another true statement. Before I do that, let me review why this will
work. Say that a = b , and c = d. Then do you agree that "a-c = b-d" is
also a true statement? After all, a = b , and c = d. So once you agree
with that, let's continue and go ahead and subtract the top statement
from the bottom one. We get, for the left hand side of the equations:
10x -x = 9x
And for the right hand side:
9.99999..... - .99999999...... = 9
And
we conclude that "9x = 9" is also a "true statement." Divide both sides
by 9, and you get x = 1. Since we started with x = .9999999 (repeating
infinitely), we've now shown that the "infinite decimal of .9999
repeating" equals the whole number 1. Yes, I did it much faster on the
TV show. 🙂
What
I didn't talk about on the show is the somewhat philosophical issue
this proof brings to light. Our mathematical system was invented by the
human mind, which assumes that space (and the number line) is
infinitely divisible and that there *is* such thing as a theoretical
"point" that takes up no space, and has no volume or mass. So, this
little proof shows that - according to a math system that assumes such
things - indeed, .999999.... (repeating infinitely) equals 1. There are
those who would say this isn't true, but then they are forgetting that
we are dealing with a "language" that was invented by the human mind,
and also that infinity is a slippery concept. 🙂
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The dilemma to this problem is indeed infinity itself.
Don't forget, 10x is actually 10 * 0.99999999.... hence, if we treat infinity as we treat regular numbers which are calculated from one end to another end of the decimal, we have to treat the calculation as such:
10 * 0.9999... would have to have resulted a "0" at the right end of the infinite 9.99999999...."0".
Thus, 10x - x = 9x would not have made 9x = 9. But actually 8.999999999...."1".
I agree with Danica that this is the flaw of human terminology, but I wouldn't give up on the terminology of infinity just so easily.
I have come to realized that I am occupying my time with so many things that I have forgotten to schedule a time for sleep.
Sleep cannot simply be dismissed, or I wouldn't have the right brain cells to work out the next wake's journey.
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It was remarkable how we humans thought when something beyond our comprehension is happening to us. We would try to have our own creative ideas, and assumption...especially when we thought no one else could have experienced such things. And when that assumption becomes absolute, we come to a point where fools are.
Such is superstition.
Nevertheless, there are times when it is revealed to us the things beyond our comprehension. The source of such revelation is often questioned. And when it comes to God, this has to do with faith.
Last Thursday I witnessed a brother giving a testimony on what he claimed to be demonic possession in which every symptoms described are that of sleep paralysis, or hypnopompic/hypnagogic.
From the Bible, demonic possession is very real, despite of what many in today's era believing it to be a form of mental illness.
I believe that due to superstitions, we gave the real demons the ability to take control, and eventually, possessing a person. Of couse, this is just one of many ways for such demonic entrance.
However, we cannot ignore the truth. At the dawn of science, evolution and psychology, we christians were suffering multiple attacks and couldn't react, making ourselves scorned by many of the "educated".
I have come to hear more than one testimony nowadays which aren't witnessing Christ, glorifying our Lord. These testimonies bore title of Christ but contents of self-honor, self-dignity, self-glorification and of the things that are false, of the things that satisfy the itching ears.
Those who heed reasons, may not come to the Lord.
Those who ignore reasons, wouldn't come to the real Truth.
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I wonder of the true mystery of yawning...
It seems many understood it as only a sign of emotional stress.
I wonder, has it ever been widely considered as relief? It has often been the case in my life. So why would one truely yawn...How is voluntary yawn conducted?
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