A simple testimony of a simple life in a c.o.m.p.l.i.c.a.t.e.d world.
Saturday, June 28, 2003
When we look at our lives, there ought to be certain people that we admire or idolized.
be it qualities or their looks.
Now look at Jesus
"He was depised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows & familiar with sufferings'
y is He portrayed in that way?
IMO, this is to tell people that He , too suffer frm temptations and things in life,
so there is no reason for us to say that " He is God. He wun understand".
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
1. In the beginning, God created man to be in fellowship with Him forever. (Gen 6 :26)
2. Man chose to sin and as a result was separated from God.
From that day till today,all mankind headed towards eternal death. (Prov 14:12 rom 6:23, 3:23)
3.But man still needs God and he seek otherways to find God eg thru other religion, good works
but none of these man-made ways would help (John 14:6)
4.Jesus CHrist is the only saviour of mankind.
His death on the cross cancelled our sin (of separation)
so that we can return to fellowship with God. (John 3:16)
5.By choosing to receive Jesus Christ into your life ,
we are saved from Eternal death and
is spiritually joined back to God to be with Him forever. (Rom 10:9-10,13)
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Key verses:
52: 3-4
For this is what the Lord says:
"You were sold for nothing & without money
you will be redeemed".
52: 13
"See, my servant will act wisely he will be raised and lifted up & hughly exalted".
Question to ponder:
Y did Jesus choose to come as a suffering servant rather than as, perhaps a trimphant army in general?
IMO, I feel tat it mite be:
setting an example as a role model for His followers.
If a mighty God like Jesus is able to come to serve
what are we? (who come as nothing and go as nothing..)
Yet some of us are too proud..too (xxx)
Dear Lord , pls help us in this weakness.
Pride falls, only the humble gains.
I never dare to be proud ever
because what I have now
are given by God
and I wish for Him to use me where He feels appropiate.
we are like sand on the sea unless we live our lives like sparkles on water.
(that is to live our life as a good testimony)
What is a good testimony?
I hope to know that too..
that only can be done with more reading and more praying..
No one can tell u what is a good testimony
not even best friends
cos many a times, best friends are people that give bad influences.
we could not differentiate what is right and wrong
becos' we thought that it is the norm already.
Very often, we asked ourselves
where to draw the line between the black and white?
Are there any grey area?
Are these grey areas our excuses to sin?
Hope not.
Certain things are very straight forward.
The 10 Commandants.. for an example..
Obey ur parents.. (people may ask what if ur parents abuse u? Should u still obey?)
Do not kill..(what if u kill in the sake of defence?)
Obviously we do not face such extreme in our lives..
so stop finding excuses for ourselves..
stop finding the grey area to defend ur sin.
Monday, June 23, 2003
Said that there are many spelling mistakes..
ok noted.
Day 1 : Genesis 3 : The First sin create a need
Background:
Gen 3 talks about the fall of man.
Adam and Eve were the first human that God has created.
They lived in harmony with God in the Garden of Eden.
They could anything they wanted except one .
They were instructed by God not to take any fruit from the centre of the tree.
However, they did not listen to God.
Adam ate the food Eve took while the serpent coaxed her.
When God realised that they have taken the forbidden fruit,
Adam pointed his finger to Eve and Eve blames the serpent.
Adam and Eve no longer enjoy the privilege in the graden of Eden
and was banished out of Eden as a punishment because they have sinned.
Keywords: Sin, temptation, Hide, shame, confession
Practical life Reflection:
We are faced with temptation all the time
tho instructions are given to us ( in the Bible)
we seldom abide in them. We know yet we commit.
We may lament y is Eve so stupid to listen to the serpent
but when we think of ourselves
didn't we hear so much of the serpent's voice in our heart?
We sinned when we don't listen to the right one.
What is a sin?
According to a Pastor S.Leong, Sin is something that--
we are "unable to accomplish"
ie unable to listen
unable to do
unable to kick bad habits
unable to cast away evil thots..
When we sin, how many times we are like Adam and Eve?
Sad to say, when we rationalise, we did not rational what s wrg with us
more often than not, we think about who was in the wrong?
Aren't we like Eve?
May God help us in this weakness.
We are ashamed so we hide.
How many people are ready for God's coming?
Are we living like there is no tomorrow?
Many people are able to read a story book
finshed a crash course in 2 years or 4 years..
we always complain that the Bible is a big book to digest
but look here, we have a whole life time to finsh this impt Book,
Y are we hesistating when there is so much truth in it?
I m not surprised that many of us turned to the Bible for help
only when we need It..
but by the time do we know which page to read from and how much we understand?
Are we going to wait til our death bed then we start reading the books of Genesis?
We do not just read for the sake of reading
but with applications.
I must say that I am guilty of knowing too little about the Bible.
I hope to step out this comfort zone.
It is a shame to tell people how little we know
even though many has been in the church for almost a decade.
We cannot depend on others to tell us what we do all the time.
Start early, u will be a blessing to urself and to others.
God Bless.
But somehow I feel that I could type better.
My 1st entry.
I hope this continues...
Isaiah 53 serves as a continuation to the verse 52 ( the suffering servant)
When we look at our lives, there ought to be certain people that we admire or idolized.
be it qualities or their looks.
Now look at Jesus
"He was depised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows & familiar with sufferings'
y is He portrayed in that way?
IMO, this is to tell people that He , too suffer frm temptations and things in life,
so there is no reason for us to say that " He is God. He wun understand".
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
The steps of Preaching Gospel
1. In the beginning, God created man to be in fellowship with Him forever. (Gen 6 :26)
2. Man chose to sin and as a result was separated from God.
From that day till today,all mankind headed towards eternal death. (Prov 14:12 rom 6:23, 3:23)
3.But man still needs God and he seek otherways to find God eg thru other religion, good works
but none of these man-made ways would help (John 14:6)
4.Jesus CHrist is the only saviour of mankind.
His death on the cross cancelled our sin (of separation)
so that we can return to fellowship with God. (John 3:16)
5.By choosing to receive Jesus Christ into your life ,
we are saved from Eternal death and
is spiritually joined back to God to be with Him forever. (Rom 10:9-10,13)
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Day 2 Isaiah 52 Salvation prophesied
Key verses:
52: 3-4
For this is what the Lord says:
"You were sold for nothing & without money
you will be redeemed".
52: 13
"See, my servant will act wisely he will be raised and lifted up & hughly exalted".
Question to ponder:
Y did Jesus choose to come as a suffering servant rather than as, perhaps a trimphant army in general?
IMO, I feel tat it mite be:
setting an example as a role model for His followers.
If a mighty God like Jesus is able to come to serve
what are we? (who come as nothing and go as nothing..)
Yet some of us are too proud..too (xxx)
Dear Lord , pls help us in this weakness.
Pride falls, only the humble gains.
I never dare to be proud ever
because what I have now
are given by God
and I wish for Him to use me where He feels appropiate.
we are like sand on the sea unless we live our lives like sparkles on water.
(that is to live our life as a good testimony)
What is a good testimony?
I hope to know that too..
that only can be done with more reading and more praying..
No one can tell u what is a good testimony
not even best friends
cos many a times, best friends are people that give bad influences.
we could not differentiate what is right and wrong
becos' we thought that it is the norm already.
Very often, we asked ourselves
where to draw the line between the black and white?
Are there any grey area?
Are these grey areas our excuses to sin?
Hope not.
Certain things are very straight forward.
The 10 Commandants.. for an example..
Obey ur parents.. (people may ask what if ur parents abuse u? Should u still obey?)
Do not kill..(what if u kill in the sake of defence?)
Obviously we do not face such extreme in our lives..
so stop finding excuses for ourselves..
stop finding the grey area to defend ur sin.
Monday, June 23, 2003
1 visitor today.
Said that there are many spelling mistakes..
ok noted.
Two weeks on becoming a Christian
Day 1 : Genesis 3 : The First sin create a need
Background:
Gen 3 talks about the fall of man.
Adam and Eve were the first human that God has created.
They lived in harmony with God in the Garden of Eden.
They could anything they wanted except one .
They were instructed by God not to take any fruit from the centre of the tree.
However, they did not listen to God.
Adam ate the food Eve took while the serpent coaxed her.
When God realised that they have taken the forbidden fruit,
Adam pointed his finger to Eve and Eve blames the serpent.
Adam and Eve no longer enjoy the privilege in the graden of Eden
and was banished out of Eden as a punishment because they have sinned.
Keywords: Sin, temptation, Hide, shame, confession
Practical life Reflection:
We are faced with temptation all the time
tho instructions are given to us ( in the Bible)
we seldom abide in them. We know yet we commit.
We may lament y is Eve so stupid to listen to the serpent
but when we think of ourselves
didn't we hear so much of the serpent's voice in our heart?
We sinned when we don't listen to the right one.
What is a sin?
According to a Pastor S.Leong, Sin is something that--
we are "unable to accomplish"
ie unable to listen
unable to do
unable to kick bad habits
unable to cast away evil thots..
When we sin, how many times we are like Adam and Eve?
Sad to say, when we rationalise, we did not rational what s wrg with us
more often than not, we think about who was in the wrong?
Aren't we like Eve?
May God help us in this weakness.
We are ashamed so we hide.
How many people are ready for God's coming?
Are we living like there is no tomorrow?
Many people are able to read a story book
finshed a crash course in 2 years or 4 years..
we always complain that the Bible is a big book to digest
but look here, we have a whole life time to finsh this impt Book,
Y are we hesistating when there is so much truth in it?
I m not surprised that many of us turned to the Bible for help
only when we need It..
but by the time do we know which page to read from and how much we understand?
Are we going to wait til our death bed then we start reading the books of Genesis?
We do not just read for the sake of reading
but with applications.
I must say that I am guilty of knowing too little about the Bible.
I hope to step out this comfort zone.
It is a shame to tell people how little we know
even though many has been in the church for almost a decade.
We cannot depend on others to tell us what we do all the time.
Start early, u will be a blessing to urself and to others.
God Bless.
I wish I could write.
But somehow I feel that I could type better.
My 1st entry.
I hope this continues...