My Journal

Tong gave testimony of church members who give a lot, some anonymously to help others in their hardship.

1 King 18:21 Elijah referenced similar "do not serve both God and Baal".

Definition of Vision: The Sharing of God's secret planning to be shown to the chosen people to share with his people. Mission follows with promise.

Testimony of Sundar Singh: Indian missionary to Tibet who kicked out by Sikhism dad due to Christian conversion with a vision of Jesus telling him to "be My disciple".

Chinese Sermon:

What is Vision. Tong had several come up giving definitions.
Tong: 异象：上帝分享他的计划给他拣选他要使用的人。The plan which God shares to His elected servant.

This time we did right. The sign and the stool were clear and rightly positioned, and the kids are taking them candies and of course, the Gospel tracts I slipped in those candy bags.

Emmanuel Kant's Noumenal summarized into:
1. God
2. Freedom
3. Eternity

My Note:
True Christians can be determined from this, where the treasure is. It is said that it is sometimes too harsh a thing to say, that very few are truly saved. However, from the context of the Parable of the Sower, and many more, it shows that those who are still struggling, stand in danger of perdition. Even if they realized they are struggling, if they do not immediately triumph, they maybe fooling themselves to be among true saints. God is not mocked. Each must bear his own burden. Gal 6:5. I therefore conclude, perhaps 99.99% preachers preach not the urgency of this message and thus the problem of the world.

Tong: We speak because we imitate. Smart people good have sharp ears. Able to recall easily what was heard, understand.

4 things that close our eyes:
1. women/sex
2. power
3. money
4. profit

Chinese Sermon:

CHinese, good listening = 聪
Good seeing = 明

Testimony of a Q&A regarding would it not be boring worshipping in heaven for eternity?
Answer: Just like one who got bored with his/her spouse vs. one who keeps discovering new fantastic things about his/her spouse every day. The latter is like Heaven.

价值观，从下到上：
嗤之以鼻
藐视
轻看
看不起
讨厌
厌恶
不喜欢
喜欢
羡慕再上乃 佩服，低于尊重
尊贵价值的人值得 - 尊重
其上乃 敬重
再上乃 敬爱
再上乃 敬畏
最高乃 敬拜 （唯独给上帝）

Tong: Experts will tell you the Bank is not a good place to store money, due to inflation. Though it's no fault of the banks.

What does lay treasures in Heaven mean? (Matthew 6:20)
Ans: The offerings made to a church's missions, 民以食為天，耶穌是我以天為食。

The important of eyes. Though for the blind to attract others and vice versa.
The god of this age blinded the minds (2 Corinthians 4:4)

信心是靈性的看見。
信心是靈性的方向。
信心是靈性的寶物。
信心是靈性的支配。
信心是靈性的順從。
信心是靈性的行動。
(Supposed to be 6 episodes of these lecture according to Tong, I may already have them but may need to look up these 6 episodes on Faith)

The like and dislike of Trump per demographic in America is brought up. Dislike Trump, because the Coasts and DC love material more than religion.

President of Africa (Engruma?)
4 causes of world wars:
1. 權柄， 2. 厲害（錢財的關係）， 3. 名譽， 4. 女人
America has the best constitution in the world but there are many that wish to break it. It shows that a good constitution does not guarantee good governance, because of bad government. Tong guesses perhaps George Washington's statue will also one day be pulled down, causing doom. Washington was great because he basically set the tradition of two term presidential limit when he stepped down despite being asked to continue pass 2. However, Americans today called him out as racist due to his 50+ black servants. Contrast that with those in Indonesia with native servants (babu), are these racists as well? - said Tong.

Tong: today the have-nots want the haves to be taken over and step down (out of vengeance, jealousy). But this truth is only contingent, not lasting, because after the have-nots gained leading power, they would need to become the haves themselves in about 50 years. Temporal truth taken as eternal truth is not wise. No peace in the nation. The French also suffered the same fate with the vengeance of their former colonies, thus failing in their revolution of justice. Karma. Now there are Muslim politicians even in UK.

Paul's eyes were blinded by God on Damascus but his inner sight was opened.