My Journal

Acts 14:22 ...We must through much tribulation enter into the Kingdom of God.

Judge not...ten how can we value what is good or bad? This is not what it means.

Menghakimi- Here it means evaluate incorrectly/ignorantly, without proper facts, wrong motive.
Menilai- evaluate
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Jesus was judged by Pilate, Herod, Caiaphas, people. By all sinners. "He is the illegitimate child." "his mother slept with other men", etc. They don't believe otherwise than a pregnant woman must be by sleeping with other men, because they do not believe in the power of God.

Certain judgements by Jesus because he is God, he knows men's hearts.

John 7:52 No prophet from Galilee, so Jesus is false prophet...another false judgment. They didn't understand Micah 5:2.

During the Pilgrim's Mayflower, until 1776, the Americans were prepared spiritual to deal with the religiously corrupted British and French. The French went as far as to massacre all protestant.

Freedom of Religion back then means you can freely worship your God. Unlike today's choosing any religions in the world. "Let my people go"

Tong critics false politics, communism, fake democracy, etc. If Biden wins then while world would walk into the lies of communism.

v.2 if you are good to others, God will also be good to you; if you are stingy to others, God will also do likewise to you.

The French Revolution against the Kings were based on hatred, not the God given human rights. The communists way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor is wicked.

Eunice Tong worked at KFC as cashier.

Tong borrowed David his car while in college, cannot boros bensin.

GRII Museum's capital is from STEMI, not the church.

Tong got STEMI USA (not the church) to aid his children's struggles.

My note: Most sinners complain how God is unfair of His reward; My sinful struggle, for better or worse, is that which despise reward of any form.

Tong said he gave the one who went to Iraq $4k from his pocket for the mission. I thought it was $400. Perhaps a different person, or inflation.

Chinese Sermon:

If the ruler is selected by the people, it's like the famous book "The Social Contract" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The book talked about how when everyone is born the same, but grew up so differently.

Louis XIV (The Sun King in France) similar time as Kang Xi in China. Kang Xi is second good emperor. 56 true emperors in China. Best emperor was Tang TaiZong, whose best advisor is Wei Zeng. TaiZong has a smart wife who advised him to give Wei Zeng promotion instead of getting angry and going to kill Wei Zeng of his criticisms. First 15 years of Tang TaiZong was called 貞觀之治, because it's the golden age of his rule.

The GRII museum has some of TaiZong's stuff and his writings, said to be authentic by some visiting Chinese experts. How to tell? It's written on thick sack rather than thin ones as done in latter times.

Second best, Kang Xi, invited international tutors in math, etc.

The West has very few good kings. A very great king but very selfish, Louis XIV, built the greatest palace (Chateau de Versailles) in Europe. (World greatest is in Beijing). Completed based on 45% tax from the people. Tong respected Indonesian presidents' (since Sukarno, etc.) who don't build their palace in this way.

1793, Louis XVI & his queen Marie Antoinette were executed in Place de la Concorde.

Under Communism rule, Russia fell because went against God's will, oppressed the people worse than Tzars. Now the Chinese are doing the same. Now America wants to distinguish Chinese Culture, Government & people. Chinese culture, to be respected, Chinese people are good. So don't like the government, doesn't mean don't love China; Love China doesn't mean to love the Communist Party. Judge rightly.

While studying the book of Jonah for tomorrow's Men's Fellowship, I came across this 唐崇荣牧师 圣经难解经文 第七十七讲 约瑟最后的话:

在圣经里面有两个先知，是上帝吩咐专向一个民族说预言的。第一个是约拿，另外一个是那鸿。上帝说约拿你到尼尼微去传福音，免得我把灾难灭亡临到他们。所以约拿就到尼尼微去。他一传道从皇帝到平民全国上下都悔改。他也没有想到他有布道家的恩赐，他也没有想到他一讲道全国会悔改。他根本有布道家的恩赐，没有布道家的心肠。布道家如果看见有人举手信主，感谢主还有没有？感谢主还有没有？这个约拿完全反过来。当全国悔改他说怎么会信主？那这个国家就死不成了，这个国家就灭不掉了。他有这么大的恩赐的传道人，原来是爱人家灭亡的。

这个人可爱到一个地步。为什么呢？因为到几千年以后你知道他这么坏，因为他自己写下来，不然你永远不知道他这么坏。所以我念神学的时候，老师说你最佩服的先知是哪个？我说约拿。别人说什么，以赛亚、耶利米、但以理啦，我说不，约拿。因为他是最诚实，他写下他这些日记，使我们可以讨厌他一直下去。

所以因为约拿书，你知道尼尼微城曾经全国上下同一天悔改。从坚忍的意志来说，世界最大的布道家是挪亚。120年，终身不悔从头到尾，始终贯彻，统一的精神，做到最后一天。数目来说，最多听众的是葛培理。但是我告诉你，从讲道一次的果效来说，世界最大的布道家是约拿。讲一次全国悔改。彼得讲的半死才3000个人。他全国上下悔改。以后到天堂我要问他你的口才那么好，录影带给我听。

但是虽然他有过这样轰轰烈烈、惊天动地的成就，150年以后，上帝叫另外一个先知，对尼尼微讲一个预言。你们要永远灭亡，人要永远忘记你，好像你从来不存在一样的，你的名字要被涂抹直到永永远远。到现在，有没有尼尼微族啊？有没有尼尼微城啊？有没有尼尼微文化留下来？当人去找到可能是尼尼微旧址的时候，在一个都被沙土遮盖了，那一个发现可能是尼尼微遗址的考古学家，他看见有两只鸟在沙漠呼叫。他就想起那鸿所讲的话，将来你要变成沙地，鸟在你那边啼叫，世界要把你们遗忘掉，你们要永远灭亡。

我问你啊，从约拿到那鸿所预言的这一段时间有多久啊？150年。完了。为什么呢？因为没有儿童布道会。因为上一代不把福音传给下一代。所以这一次新加坡的布道会我有儿童布道会啊，我不要作约拿，我也不要做那鸿，我要新加坡人在150年，1500年，继续有福音传下去。这种为下一代焦急的传道人太少，所以从约拿传福音大果效，到那鸿说预言永远灭亡，这不过是一个世纪半的时间。

今天我们读这段圣经的时候，看见有一个人年老的时候记得上帝的应许，就是约瑟。你们不要忘记，把我的骸骨带回迦南地。我虽然要死在这里，我没有办法像我处理父亲的后事来处理我自己的死了以后的情形。你们活着的时候，你可以帮助别人帮助别人怎样埋葬他们，送他们最后一程。但是你自己死了，谁送你最后一程完全不是你有把握的。

我最近一两年，有一个想法。就是我死的时候，丧事礼拜讲道我自己讲。你笑什么？这么严肃的事情你笑什么？我不开玩笑的。我要录下一篇文章，在我的棺材放在坟墓的时候播出来。今天你们看见这个人死了，这个人就是讲的这个人。这个是破世界纪录的事情吗。除非你今天听到我的秘密，你先去死先去讲。但是我很严肃的，为什么呢？因为我们死了以后，我们没有人可以知道我们怎样被处理丧事的问题。

Rather interesting.