6/9/2025 A JavaScript Developer's Guide to Go: here. Helps me learn Go I suppose.
天使所說的基督論七大稱號 (seven great titles by angels in Christology): 耶稣，基督，救主，主，圣者，上帝的儿子，以马内利
Jesus: Angel to Joseph Matthew 1:21
Savior, Christ, Lord: Angel to shepherds Luke 2:11
Son of the Most High/God: Gabriel to Mary Luke 1:32/35
Immanuel: God to Isaiah Isaiah 7:14
The Holy One of God: Demon to Jesus Mark 1:24, Luke 4:34
6/12/2025 Thursday Bible Study on 1 Peter 1:13-16.
@3:00 It's as if they were saying humans were not perfect. I think they wouldn't want to mean that, but there's a view that they hold to about holiness from a against "holier than thou" perspective.
@7:00 They focus again on holier than thou idea being a pride thing. As if don't judge. Tim Keller has tons of quotes against the "holier than thou" idea, ChatGPT knows.
@13:30 P: "Grace is not a license to sin". I would add to this shallowness: it is also not a means to excuse sin. A paradox that the pastor was not able to handle well.
@14:30 P: "Christians do things out of love for God = holiness" => over generalization, could become subjective, especially when not defined properly what love is.
@22:30 Rene's wondering of Fear vs. Awe. Why there is only one word "fear". I've already touched on this in other entries, it's a limitation of the English language.
@29:00 P: "Not burning down my father's house" as fear. Shallow.
@42:40 Phil mentioned "fear and trembling" from Phil 2:12. E. continued verse 13, focusing on crediting God. But I think the rest of them the pastor, Frank, went completely the opposite route, off topic, as if talking about "don't worry about your salvation" - it's right from the assurance of salvation sense, but Phil's talking about fear and trembling, which was on topic with the discussion of fear. Not dispelling every single essence of fear and mutating it to fear = love.
@45:00 P: "Confess your sins to one another just means confessing that you are a sinner (another shallow take), instead of sharing your deepest darkest sin". This verse has to do with fellowshipping in truth and humility with one another.
@46:00 Elizabeth mentioned about VBS's faults in talking against sin too much, "look at how good David was". I think though there can be VBS that headed to the Pharisaic's fundamentalist way, but it's important to understand the order of things: Justice/righteousness of God first (OT), then Grace of God (NT).
@49:20 P: "Just talking about Jesus" is not wrong, but shallow. David's greatness is importance.
Maybe they were all poisoned by the American Catholicism before, hence the shallowness.
A fail in the order of Grace/Love of God and Justice of God (of righteousness Hebrews 5:13) is clarified by Stephen Tong:
Repent first. Not you're saved because God loves you first. 先把律法賜下來，后把救恩賜下來：公義先於慈愛
To properly understand God's love, is to know there's no cheap grace, to know the true cost of God's grace. Otherwise, the resulting love for God is useless.
"一個人懂得公義的道理，就不會浪費恩典。" If you truly know the cost that the Son of God has paid for us, only then you can truly treasure the love Jesus has given you.
“如果你只愛聼恩典的道理，你永遠都是吸奶的嬰孩”
＃為何上帝慈愛之先是公義❓為何我們沒有付代價就能得到上帝的救恩❓（希伯來書要理問答 第754問）
＃靈恩運動成功神學是如何違背聖經，叫人只能吃奶而不熟練仁義的道理❓（希伯來書要理問答 第755問）Luke 14:27, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, and Luke 9:23, Matthew 10:38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.