what made you buy a bible?

Salvation, just go to SS2 branch.

Inside Lutheran Church near the Tun Hussein Onn Eye specialist centre got Glads Sound, quite big, I think 3rd floor.
It's along the road heading to Hilton Hotel in PJ.

There should have.

Very much.

Nothing just happens.

you know, one the reason why a lot of teenagers, kids, people get cranky and stressed out is because they hardly have encounter with Love.

A lot of people think they can find love with GF, BF, husband or wife. The truth is, it's not.

Until they found out it can get really disappointed and painful when dumped or have differences.

So unloved people exhibit unloved to others. Loved people, exhibit love to others.

There is one in Heaven who loves us passionately.

John 3:16 says For God so love the world, that He gave his one and only son.....

The little word there so, shows intensity.

God so love you.

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Feeling Condemn?



God free us from condemnation. The Devil wants to bind us under condemnation. The role and heart of God has been switch to a covenant of unconditional grace ever since the cross.

From time to time, we may have carelessly do something that deserve condemnation. But God's word assures us.

In

Romans 8:1 (NLT)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

Romans 8:34 (NLT)
Who then will condemn us? No one--for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us.

God literally means it.

So I encourage you dear friends, since God has liberated us from the Old Law of the Testament (Romans 8:2 ), be bold to move forward to live for God.
Do not worry about trying to change yourself to be a better person. Because when you try to carry the burden of Salvation upon yourself, you will inevitably feel self condemn when you fail at a point in time. There's a sister in my Church who always feel self condemn whenever she fail because she assumes the responsibility of repentance and change depends entirely on her effort.

The assurance of our Salvation is a rest. If by what you do causes constant worry, fear, insecurity, it's not the gospel.

God told me to Look away from self and Look to God.

What does the Bible say about this responsibility? Who Carries it?

Philippians 1:6 says
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:8 says
He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If the Bible says It is Jesus who will keep us and carry us until the day of his coming, why do we still feel condemn when we fail?

I'll tell you why. It's because the devil wants you to feel condemn. He always want you to look at yourself. Why? So that you will fail and he can kill, steal and destroy you.

So instead of looking to yourself as an assurance, look to the truth of God's word and the ONE who carry us. The truth will set you free.

Amen?


Be blessed and God blessed.

Count down to Christmas 3 more days.

I check all the big happening Church like DUMC, FGA and Glads Tiding PJ,

all don't have Christmas Eve event.

Everything under control in God's hand.

We pray and worry not.

Dunno yet, maybe might hang out with Wesley Methodist Church friends.

Merry Christmas,

lets uphold the spirit of spreading the good news of Christmas whenever we can.

The Birth of Jesus Christ.

I'll inform you, if there's any Xmas Eve event.

Will the real Christmas please stand up?



I've always contemplated that Christmas is the very last type of celebration of all the celebrations on Earth.
It's as if God is positioning that of all the type of celebration, Christmas is the end message of all.

Although it's not the exact date of the Birth of Jesus Christ but Christians around the world have taken this day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.

For us, the exact date is not important but What's important is the message.

The reason why Christmas is celebrated is Jesus Christ. He is the sole reason of Christmas.
It's not about the presents. It's not about Jingle Bells. It's not about the Christmas turkey.

It's about Jesus Christ.

The person of Jesus Christ has come to Earth and He is not a fiction nor a myth nor a legend for there are many types of historians who recorded in their writing about Jesus Christ. One of the compelling evidence for Jesus Christ are the none Christian source historians.

If indeed the Pagan, Greek, Jewish, Romans historians have all recorded the person of Jesus Christ, there is absolutely no reason to doubt that He did exist and did walk on Earth.

Perhaps that is the least of concern that He exist but the real question to ask is why did He come? What's the reason?

Jesus spoke one compelling message for the reason of his birth. I believe its the Christmas message.

He said.

"I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." We would never understand this message until we see Jesus dying on the cross to represent us for all our sins committed.

And He did. He imparted life unto all who are willing to receive. Many lives have been transform. Those who never have hope in their life now, have every reason for hope. Those who's life was a messed, has been restored. Those who are afflicted with terminal illness, have been healed. Those who are stricken with misfortune at every turn, now protected by his divine grace.

Many Testimonies and undeniable encounter with the grace God are the living proof that Jesus is real. Because a dead people cannot give hope.
Anyone who succumb to death is inferior to death.

The Bible recorded Jesus rose from the dead. And that is the reason why we have hope.

I pray this Christmas, that some of you who are reading this message may find the courage to discover who this Jesus is.

Because He promise Eternal Life as well as an abundant Life here on Earth as it will be in Heaven to all who are willing to believe.

If there's anything that compels you to ask, you can PM me, or asked right away in this thread.

I pray that your heart is open to the real Christmas that came to give you Life in this life and forever more.

God Bless.

This song is Awesome!

Very Hip Hop and in touch with today's genre.

ha, that's because no one can unless you pray for them to be open.

It's not only that, but also by the testimony of your life.

So not only you should pray for them but also be careful in how you live.

God call us to be the light and salt of this world so that we shine in representative of Him.


the scripture says in

2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV)
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God

The god of this age here refers to satan.

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I heard that so many times from my circle of Buddhist acquaintances but it's not true.

If Jesus is merely a prophet, he would have said so.

But He have not reveal Himself as just a prophet.

In Fact He have said very clearly in


John 10:30 (NIV)
I and the Father are one.


Meaning He is God.

No he's not an Indian god.

He was a prince but none the less very much a Man.

He renounces Hinduism, his birthright religion because he cannot accept the suffering and injustice of the Hindu caste system.

He went out of his palace life and saw suffering.

From there He search for a way out and discover the 4 noble truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.

And ultimately Nirvana, a state that's free from suffering and free from all forms of desires.

I've read somewhere that desires is a source that can lead to attachment and attachment to suffering.

The Bible is translated into many languages to reach out to all Nations.

As such they claimed there's no certainty as there could be editing of text to suit whatever agenda.

And a lot of critics like to quote Barth ehrman.

I always answer this.

Look at the text that you think it's mistranslated or edited on purpose, what does it say?

I can tell you many do not know what is really edited anyway.

They'll feign ignorance with the hope that you know and is able to provide some answers when the fact of the matter is, they also do not know.

But when you played into their game of arguments that you don't know, they'll say, there goes your religion. It's not true.

But seriously, to summ this up.

Really, look at the passage that is edited, does it make any difference?

Answer is, it does not. Because no matter what different words you put there, the main message remains the same.

Because of human tradition and culture.

It's not part of the Bible anyway.

As long as we don't replace the real meaning of Christmas with Santa Clause, then it's ok.

I mean we can have fun and joke about Santa with our friends or kids.

But when people think Christmas is about Santa Clause then we need to step in and correct.

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I've not seen any historical references to Gautama.

I mean like the writings of scholars or historians.

That's the classic and famous Bible passage about Jesus being tempted by the devil for 40 days.

Yes the devil was trying to deceive Jesus by the very same method he deceive Adam and Eve, ie lies and deception.

In one of the temptation he said, if you bow before me, I will give you the world.

If you notice, although Jesus is God, He didn't summon lightning bolt or fire ball to attack the devil.

He spoke the words of God, that defeated the devil.

That same word of God is now in the Bible.

And All Christians can use it to defeat the devil's evil works.