Category Archives: Theologization

The Phony Church

Yes, it's easy to admit no one is perfect. No church is perfect. All churches have their own problem. But when someone especially from outside criticizes the problem, no church would admit it. Worse, they will try to find faults … Continue reading

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The Seal in John 3:33 vs. Ephesians 1:13

It is different kind of seal. Not the same. John spoke of the seal from the believer to testify God is true while Paul was referring to the Holy Spirit's seal. It is a no-brainer, but the last Bible Study … Continue reading

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Book warning: Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Counter-attack against Young's heresies is done by Warren B. Smith who used to belong to the New Age group, in his book "Another Jesus" Calling. Short interview by Janet to Smith on 1/7/2014. It is scary how Young has so … Continue reading

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Dr. Tim Keller's "Religion" Terminology

In his sermon, "Loosing My Religion - Why Christians Should Drop Their Religion", Dr. Timothy Keller uses definition of religion similar to that of Jefferson Bethke...or vice versa. It is no wonder Bethke looks up to Keller. Keller attempts to … Continue reading

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The Consumer Christian Excuse

Any church pastors/preachers that love to blame church works on the so called "consumer" Christians, are obviously evangelically handicapped. There is no such thing as a "consumer" Christian. If there be consumer Christians, there are no Christians at all. And … Continue reading

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Prove of Christian-hood

It seems that many would like to prove whether or not the others are Christians. Some test it on frequency of Bible readings. To these, I would ask: When is the last time you preached to a complete stranger...on the … Continue reading

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The So called Campus Ministries

Every so often, churches, particularly Chinese churches, love to brag about how they labor for the hardest ministries of all: The campus ministries. I would like to respond to them by asking: This tough ministry of students, are they college … Continue reading

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What about those who have not heard of the Gospel?

A common question, but the answers I've heard are mostly not to the point, useless. Such as at the last Friday's CCCNY Bible study. The pastor's reply was: We are not qualified to judge, it is God's decision, leave it … Continue reading

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Phil Robertson of the Duck Dynasty

When I first heard the news about how A&E put Duck Dynasty's reality show on hiatus due to his anti-gay remark on GQ magazine, I thought it is just like many other news that discriminate Christians for calling homosexuality a … Continue reading

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Ethnic Diversity in New York City

This calls for an interesting strategy for mission work in this city. This far, Redeemer's City to City is the only one that's close to such work. With Chinese immigrants (350k) so close to the majority Dominicans (380k), Mission target … Continue reading

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