Jesus - Predicted And Fulfilled

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. (1 Peter 1:12 NIV)

The plan of salvation had been revealed to the old testament prophets, not for themselves, but for us. They did not understand what they were prophesying. Even angels longed to know these things.

Founders of many religions popped out of nowhere claiming to be somebody, met with angels and delivering messages, became awaken and started to teach. But Jesus is not the same. Long before His arrival, His birth and death was prophesied.

Then I said, "Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures: (Psalm 40:7 NLT)

Quitting Cigarettes

My son just told me since Monday 6 am (09-Oct-2017), he only smoked 2 sticks of cigarettes.

Too Many Words Mars One's Testimony

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is wise. (Proverbs 10:19 HCSB)

Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. (Proverbs 17:28 NET)

But let your word 'yes be 'yes,' and your 'no be 'no.' Anything more than this is from the evil one. (Matthew 5:37 HCSB)

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:19-20 ESV)

Man Creating God Based On Artificial Intelligence

Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, "Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire." But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god." (Isaiah 44:16-17 NASB)

Anthony Levandowski, a former Google engineer, has founded a religious organization, called Way of the Future, that seeks to "develop and promote the realization of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence".

Man making gods is not new. Only the technology changes.

Walk to Know, Know to Trust

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)

Saw this UOB video about building trust.

We need to build our trust (or faith) in God. To trust in God, we must know God. When we know that someone is reliable, we will trust him. Likewise we also have to know God before we can trust Him. To know God, the only way is to walk with Him. To walk with Him means to keep His commandments. When we keep His commandments and apply them to our daily living, we will see that they are true and good. Then our faith in Him will increase.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Psalm 34:8 ESV)

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. (Deuteronomy 8:6 KJV)

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6 ESV)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3 KJV)

Everyone Loves Sin - Updated

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (John 3:19 ESV)

In my previous post, I wrote that they made Superman a bit less perfect to make him more appealing. Now DC went all the way and created Injustice, where Superman actually become a despot intolerant of all injustice.

Fighting Antinomianism

The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5:20-21 HCSB)

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (Romans 6:1 ESV)

True Christianity treads the narrow path between legalism and antinomianism.

We are all against antinomianism. But we cannot fight antinomianism by making grace law++. That is legalism.

We know that thoughts of adultery is sin. But if the thoughts come to us, we know that we have forgiveness in Christ. If we not only think, but actually commit adultery, we know that we have forgiveness in Christ. If we not only commit adultery but also murder the husband, we know that we have forgiveness in Christ, just as King David was forgiven.

This is antinomianism. Antinomianism says, "Go ahead, commit adultery and murder because there is forgiveness in Christ."

This is grace. Grace says, "If you have committed adultery and murder, there is forgiveness in Christ."

Such subtle difference, but one is from the devil, the other is from God.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 ESV)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 ESV)

Purpose and Fate

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. (Philippians 1:12-13 ESV)

Everything happened for the purpose of Christ. And God had declared this from the beginning. He had revealed the end to the world in the Bible.

For those outside the kingdom, they refuse to believe. Because of that, they cannot see the purpose and cannot understand why things happened the way it happened. So they call it fate.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 ESV)

Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT)

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like Me. I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: My plan will take place, and I will do all My will. (Isaiah 46:9-10 HCSB)