{"id":11029,"date":"2021-06-06T16:37:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T20:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=11029"},"modified":"2021-06-09T21:18:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:18:12","slug":"sermon-stephen-tong-sunday-service-06-06-2021-rev-314-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=11029","title":{"rendered":"Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 06\/06\/2021 Rev. 3:14-22 &#038; Important lesson on Baptism\/mode at the end in the Chinese session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indonesian Version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pesan Kristus kepada Tujuh Gereja dalam Kitab Wahyu (13) - Pdt. Stephen Tong | KU Ind 6 Juni 2021\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6l0U7du0ug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even churches need to repent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep yourself always in Jesus Christ, not to be spit out. Live healthily, nutritiously, spiritually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese Version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300a\u555f\u793a\u9304\u300b\u57fa\u7763\u7d66\u4e03\u9593\u6559\u6703\u7684\u4fe1\u606f (13) - \u5510\u5d07\u69ae\u7267\u5e2b | \u5370\u5c3c\u6b78\u6b63\u798f\u97f3\u6559\u6703\u4e3b\u65e5\u5d07\u62dc\u6703  - 2021\u5e746\u67086\u65e5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HnljejMcZUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>v.14 Amen, true honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My note: It's likely that Pilate's wife was the only one converted, rather than Pilate. Thus, we have this testimony of his wife's dream of Jesus. Or at least his wife first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John 18:38 What is truth? Pilate focused on this rather than the answer to his question \"yes I am a king...\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Socrates, philosophy broke into 4 categories = <a href=\"https:\/\/penelope.uchicago.edu\/Thayer\/E\/Gazetteer\/Topics\/philosophy\/_Texts\/COPHP\/15*.html\">Minor Socratic Schools<\/a> (Megara, Elean-Eretrian, Early Cynic, Cyrenaic), more and more confusing as many debate what truth is since Socrates. Not into astronomy, cosmos, but more into the meaning of life. Results in 3 schools: Stoic (kindness), Epicureans (happiness), Skepticism (\"agnosticism\" called by the Spencer &amp; another of Darwin's friend).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skepticism, like today's Q&amp;A people, when they ask, they don't really seek the answer, like Pilate asked \"what is truth\". They wish to prove they are better than the lecturer, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v. 15 \"Would that you were either hot or cold!\" Look and Laodicea and reflect if we are like so? Harmatia, sin by overdoing or underdoing the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tong criticized those who don't use brain and work zealously, need to repent. <strong>Those who are quick to satisfy, very hard to repent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baptism ceremony by Stephen Tong in both Mandarin and Indonesian sessions. Explained the 2 sacraments. 1 baptism only, not more than 1 for Jesus was baptized once, he didn't die more than once. @1:26:45 Tong explained how those sinned when they baptized again because they weren't submerged the first time, <strong>because by doing so you denounced Christ's name (God's name) the first time. God's name is more important than ritual!<\/strong> Nothing wrong with sprinkling, it's not unbiblical, and as we understand it as <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baptism ceremony by Stephen Tong in both Mandarin and Indonesian sessions. Explained the 2 sacraments. 1 baptism only, not more than 1 for Jesus was baptized once, he didn't die more than once. @1:26:45 Tong explained how those sinned when they baptized again because they weren't submerged the first time, <strong>because by doing so you denounced Christ's name (God's name) the first time. God's name is more important than ritual!<\/strong> Nothing wrong with sprinkling, it's not unbiblical, and as we understand it <strong>as the predicament the descend of the Holy Spirit upon your body<\/strong>, and <strong>it is more meaningful than submersion because the Holy Spirit is not at the bottom for you to enter into \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rebaptism refute the already established Holy Name of God, this is very dangerous!<\/strong> This is why we only do 1 time baptism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then <strong>what about Holy Communion? Why not just one time?<\/strong> Jesus said you must do this in remembrance of me. <strong>Acts 2 proved it when every Lord's day they did so<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indonesian Version: Even churches need to repent. Keep yourself always in Jesus Christ, not to be spit out. Live healthily, nutritiously, spiritually. Chinese Version: v.14 Amen, true honestly. 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