Reviewing 2012

Over the course of the last two weeks, I spent my time up at the beautiful mountains created by my God of the Bible, snowboarding and relaxing my mind. Took two weeks of vacation from work and at the same time, it was vacation time from school after a grueling fall semester. It’s the time of the year again where I normally sit down to review this past year and what I have done in my life.

First and foremost, I would like to say that I am thankful to God for watching over me and keeping me safe both spiritually and physically. Life in the US can be very different from where I am raised in Singapore. At times, it can be hazardous too with many incidents of random shooting massacre occurring this year; I am only so thankful to Jesus for keeping me safe and sound. In addition, I also thank God for ensuring that I stayed on track this year to finish reading the entire Bible through. This is a great news for me personally because I finally done the New Year resolution which I have resolved to do back in 2010. Two years late in completing it but it is fulfilling to know that at least I managed to read through the Bible once this year.

2012 had been a year where I continued to be busy with both work and school. I am still in the process of finishing up my MBA degree with University of Utah. Hopefully by the Grace of God, I would be able to complete it by the end of summer of 2013. Throughout this journey, it has been God’s Amazing Grace which has saw me through the program so far. I deeply know that He will continue to see me through the program and I just need to continue to trust in Him for every moment of my life. As for work, it has been pretty monotonous although there have been moments of testing in terms of my submission to authority at the workplace. Through it all, I know that Jesus is teaching me great lessons on how to submit to workplace authority and believing that He is the one who instituted them in the first place.

With my second attempt at reading through the entire Bible completed, I realized that mere reading of the Bible counts very little in growing me as a Christian if I do not practice what is said in it (James 1:22). I cannot just be a hearer of God’s Word but I need to be a doer as well. This is much more important if I truly want to grow in maturity in Christ. As my faith comes from hearing of God’s Word (Romans 10:17), I need to develop my faith more by practicing righteousness (1 John 3:10) in loving first my own brethren in Christ and then second by loving the people around me so as to share the Gospel with them. This is crucial if we as Christians want to fulfill Christ’s commission to us (Matthew 28:19-20) and be involved with God in His Ministry of Reconciliation with His Lost Sheeps (2 Corinthians 5:18-21).

This year at Salt Lake City, UT was also exciting because of the setting up of a new church body (Gospel Grace Church) to reach out to the Latter Day Saints in Utah. I am glad that I can connect with the three pastors of this new church and get to know them in person. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, let’s be praying for them and their ministry that God would continue to watch over them and their work in His Ministry of Reconciliation. Ultimately, what really counts is lost souls getting to know their One and Only Savior, Jesus Christ. All other things can be considered as rubbish just as what Paul had said (Philippians 3:8). There is only one common enemy who is the accuser of the Brethren – Satan. Our enemies are not Islam, Mormonism or Joseph Smith, Buddhism, Taoism or all other new age spirituality or religions out there in the world which we do not love (1 John 2:16). As Christians, there is a strong need to know this fact. Therefore, when we reach out to others and share the Gospel with them, we need to learn how to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).

2012 was a year where many lost souls in the world wearied themselves with silly announcements of the end of the world either on Oct 31 or Dec 21. The Truth can only be found in the Bible where Jesus Christ had said Himself that only the Father knows the time or the hour (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32). I feel sad every time when lost souls in the world rather believe in heresies than the Only Truth found in the Bible where Jesus came to testify to It Himself (John 18:37). Let’s not be exchanging the Truth for lies (Romans 1:25).

A New Year dawns as 2012 came and gone. It’s time for me to continue to be serious with God’s Word and to live my life according to His Word (Psalms 119:9). 2013 will be a year where I will attempt to memorize one key verse from each book of the Bible. If you want to know or test me, stay tuned for my 2013 review blog post at the end of this upcoming New Year!

Have a blessed New Year, folks and I truly hope that you can join me in following Jesus Christ this year.

Blessed Christmas!

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6

Hope you will choose to receive Jesus Christ Who is God's Perfect Gift to us this Christmas. Have a blessed Christmas, folks. 

The Bible's Main Central Figure

The Bible has one main central figure who is Jesus Christ.

Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. - 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Eternal Life through Jesus Christ!

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. 

But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

~Romans 5:12-21

Folks, this Christmas, please spend some time to get to know Jesus Christ. Find out who He really is and how He can be the one who will save your souls from eternal death.

Wisdom only comes from Christ

Jesus Christ claimed that He and the Father are one (John 10:30) and proved it to be by resurrecting Himself from the dead (John 2:19).

God created the world we see today by His very Word (Gen 1:1). He Alone founded the world by His Wisdom (Jer 10:12 & Jer 51:15) and Wisdom can only come from Him. Jesus Christ is One with God, the Father. Jesus Christ is God.

Solomon in all his wisdom (which he asked and God gave him his great wisdom - 1 Kings 3:9) concluded that the whole duty of man is to fear God and keep His commandments (Eccl 12:13). "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom...", he said (Prov 9:10).

Therefore, it is astonishing to hear people claiming that God Himself doesn't exist because God in all His Great Wisdom has also said in His Word quite clearly, "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" (Psalm 14:1).

Truth IS exclusive, folks

"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." ~ John 14:6

Where there is light, there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). 

Jesus Christ is the Way, there is no other Way to the Father. Because He is the Way, we can only go to the Father through Him.

Jesus Christ is the Truth because there is only One Truth.

Jesus Christ is the Life because He comes from the Father and the Father gives us the breath of life (Gen 2:7).

Therefore folks, the Only Truth is exclusive because there is always only one Truth, the rest are lies. Are you believing in this Only Truth or are you believing in lies where the lies tell you a different Jesus Christ than the True Jesus Christ as protrayed in the Holy Bible?

Give Thanks...

It's Thanksgiving Day in America today.

Let's all give thanks to God, our Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit Whom He has graciously given to us to grow in maturity in Christ. 

Dear Friends, no matter where you are at today and what circumstances you are going through, there is always this verse which sticks to me, day in and day out...

"in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18

YHWH's Dispensation of GRACE

As I read Ezekiel 16, I am once again amazed by YHWH's Grace towards us. He indeed desires none to perish but all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Just as how Jesus told the adulterous woman, "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more." (John 8:11), I have always experience His Grace and Mercy towards me over and over again whenever I confess my sins before Him daily...

Spiritual Blessings from the Trinity!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

- Ephesians 1:3-14

It is amazing that we can see how the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit all come together as the Trinity of God to ensure that we can have spiritual blessings from them!

Asking Jesus for help...

Many times, I am faced with a variety of issues in life that I really do not know how to go about handling them or saying the right words... I guess all I should do is just to ask Jesus for help... - Hebrews 4:15-16

Father, I really pray for You to come in. As of right now, I am really lost and need Your Grace in this time of need... in Jesus' Name, Amen.

Never Good Enough

For all of us have become like one who is unclean,
And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us wither like a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
~Isaiah 64:6

Remember

Psalm 78

A maskil^[a] of Asaph.

¹ O my people, hear my teaching;
    listen to the words of my mouth.
² I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
³ what we have heard and known,
    what our fathers have told us.
⁴ We will not hide them from their children;
    we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders he has done.
⁵ He decreed statutes for Jacob
    and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
    to teach their children,
⁶ so the next generation would know them,
    even the children yet to be born,
    and they in turn would tell their children.
⁷ Then they would put their trust in God
    and would not forget his deeds
    but would keep his commands.
⁸ They would not be like their forefathers—
    a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
    whose spirits were not faithful to him.

⁹ The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,
    turned back on the day of battle;
¹⁰ they did not keep God’s covenant
    and refused to live by his law.
¹¹ They forgot what he had done,
    the wonders he had shown them.
¹² He did miracles in the sight of their fathers
    in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
¹³ He divided the sea and led them through;
    he made the water stand firm like a wall.
¹⁴ He guided them with the cloud by day
    and with light from the fire all night.
¹⁵ He split the rocks in the desert
    and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
¹⁶ he brought streams out of a rocky crag
    and made water flow down like rivers.

¹⁷ But they continued to sin against him,
    rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
¹⁸ They willfully put God to the test
    by demanding the food they craved.
¹⁹ They spoke against God, saying,
    “Can God spread a table in the desert?
²⁰ When he struck the rock, water gushed out,
    and streams flowed abundantly.
But can he also give us food?
    Can he supply meat for his people?”
²¹ When the Lord heard them, he was very angry;
    his fire broke out against Jacob,
    and his wrath rose against Israel,
²² for they did not believe in God
    or trust in his deliverance.
²³ Yet he gave a command to the skies above
    and opened the doors of the heavens;
²⁴ he rained down manna for the people to eat,
    he gave them the grain of heaven.
²⁵ Men ate the bread of angels;
    he sent them all the food they could eat.
²⁶ He let loose the east wind from the heavens
    and led forth the south wind by his power.
²⁷ He rained meat down on them like dust,
    flying birds like sand on the seashore.
²⁸ He made them come down inside their camp,
    all around their tents.
²⁹ They ate till they had more than enough,
    for he had given them what they craved.
³⁰ But before they turned from the food they craved,
    even while it was still in their mouths,
³¹ God’s anger rose against them;
    he put to death the sturdiest among them,
    cutting down the young men of Israel.

³² In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;
    in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
³³ So he ended their days in futility
    and their years in terror.
³⁴ Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;
    they eagerly turned to him again.
³⁵ They remembered that God was their Rock,
    that God Most High was their Redeemer.
³⁶ But then they would flatter him with their mouths,
    lying to him with their tongues;
³⁷ their hearts were not loyal to him,
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
³⁸ Yet he was merciful;
    he forgave their iniquities
    and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger
    and did not stir up his full wrath.
³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh,
    a passing breeze that does not return.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the desert
    and grieved him in the wasteland!
⁴¹ Again and again they put God to the test;
    they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
⁴² They did not remember his power—
    the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
⁴³ the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt,
    his wonders in the region of Zoan.
⁴⁴ He turned their rivers to blood;
    they could not drink from their streams.
⁴⁵ He sent swarms of flies that devoured them,
    and frogs that devastated them.
⁴⁶ He gave their crops to the grasshopper,
    their produce to the locust.
⁴⁷ He destroyed their vines with hail
    and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
⁴⁸ He gave over their cattle to the hail,
    their livestock to bolts of lightning.
⁴⁹ He unleashed against them his hot anger,
    his wrath, indignation and hostility—
    a band of destroying angels.
⁵⁰ He prepared a path for his anger;
    he did not spare them from death
    but gave them over to the plague.
⁵¹ He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt,
    the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
⁵² But he brought his people out like a flock;
    he led them like sheep through the desert.
⁵³ He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
    but the sea engulfed their enemies.
⁵⁴ Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land,
    to the hill country his right hand had taken.
⁵⁵ He drove out nations before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

⁵⁶ But they put God to the test
    and rebelled against the Most High;
    they did not keep his statutes.
⁵⁷ Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.
⁵⁸ They angered him with their high places;
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
⁵⁹ When God heard them, he was very angry;
    he rejected Israel completely.
⁶⁰ He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,
    the tent he had set up among men.
⁶¹ He sent the ark of his might into captivity,
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
⁶² He gave his people over to the sword;
    he was very angry with his inheritance.
⁶³ Fire consumed their young men,
    and their maidens had no wedding songs;
⁶⁴ their priests were put to the sword,
    and their widows could not weep.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
    as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.
⁶⁶ He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.
⁶⁷ Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
⁶⁸ but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he loved.
⁶⁹ He built his sanctuary like the heights,
    like the earth that he established forever.
⁷⁰ He chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
⁷¹ from tending the sheep he brought him
    to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.
⁷² And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;
    with skillful hands he led them.

Harvest America

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

- 2 Chronicles 7:14

My Friends, please click on this link to hear the Good News message (4pm PT; 5pm MT; 6pm CT; 7pm ET) by Pastor Greg Laurie.

Courtesy of Harvest America

What's Wrong with Jesus Christ?

Apparently, Jesus Christ is my Savior and HE IS THE PERFECT, UNCREATED BEING AND THE SON OF GOD. I knew I would have caught your attention when I titled this post, “What’s Wrong with Jesus Christ?”

BUT

Have you ever wonder why when Jesus Christ is being shared with others, nobody cares to listen? Everyone rather listens to Buddha, Allah or other Gods but not Jesus Christ.

^“The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.” 

– 1 John 5:10-12

Don't Waste Life

There is a great book by John Piper called “Don’t Waste Your Life” and one of my favorite quotes in this book is - “Desire that your life count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this! Don’t coast through life without a passion.”

I know my life has eternal significance when I know the Only True God and Jesus Christ whom my Father has sent (John 17:3). All my life’s eternal significance is found in Jesus Christ, my Savior alone. I long for my life to have significance so that when I see Jesus face to face, I can hear Him say, “Well done! My good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:23)

But, passion?

What’s my passion in life? This is one question which I have been pondering for the last few weeks. If I know my passion, I will go all out with it and make it the ultimate career of my life…

I need to know my passion… may Jesus, my LORD & Savior show it to me…

Dependance on the Holy Spirit

But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. - John 16:7-11

The Reminder of Pain

Pain can be good sometimes. This is because the presence of pain is a reminder to us that something is not right. For example, when one come into contact with hot boiling water, that instant pain of burning sensation to the skin causes one to react by moving away. That is an excellent reminder by our bodies that something is not right and we should escape by addressing the source of that pain.

Back in 2008, I was suffering from periodontal (gum) disease. Periodontitis which simply means inflammation around the tooth was causing my gums to bleed really easily whenever I brush my teeth. One comment I remembered from the dentist who was treating me at that time stays with me. She told me that if there was even a slight pain in my gums, I would be seeking treatment much earlier before I developed full-blown periodontitis in the first place. How true. There wasn’t even any pain when I was developing periodontitis.

Therefore, I think pain can be a great reminder in our lives. Similarly to my gum disease, although all of us are spiritually dead but yet, we do not feel any “pain” at all. This brings to my mind that at the onset, we see the cross of Christ as foolishness and we reject Him all the time (1 Cor 1:18). I remember that before I became a Christian, I shun away every single time when someone tries to tell me about Jesus. It definitely isn’t a coincidence that Jesus had to tell Nicodemus that in order for one to enter the Kingdom of God, one has to be born again (John 3:3).

Only Jesus Christ is able to help any one of us who is spiritually dead to be born again. That is why He said He is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6). He is the Only Way to God. He is the Only True God. In essence, although we as Christians use our lives as witnesses for Him, but He is the Only One who is doing the Saving Work of souls. One needs to have his or her spirit regenerated again by Jesus Christ alone to be able to understand His Cross (1 Cor 1:18).

Maybe we do not feel any pain in our spirits because our spirits are already dead. The mystery of the gospel is Jesus Christ is the Savior and only He alone can save those whose spirits are dead in the first place. Christians are in existence today because their spirits are made alive by Jesus Christ at one point or another. They are being born again and see the power of God in the Cross.

I think in the deepest corner of our human hearts, there is that longing to be reunited with Jesus Christ. It is evident when we can identify with people who lost their loved ones like the recent Aurora, Colorado shooting tragedy even though we may not be related to them at all. Why? Because in our human hearts, all of us can identify that this tragedy is so wrong in our consciences. This human conscience is placed in our hearts by Jesus Christ Himself and through it one day, we would want to know the Only True God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent (John 17:3).

I do not pray for pain in the spiritually dead among the Christians. What I do pray is that the spiritually dead would exercise their human consciences one day to search for the Only True God. I have complete confidence that if they really do that, they would find Jesus Christ (Rev 3:20).

The Everlasting Mercy of GOD

“Let Us Reason”

“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“ Though your sins are as scarlet,

They will be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They will be like wool. - Isaiah 1:18

Praise Only from the Father

Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy. But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord. Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God. - 1 Cor 4:1-5

I will like to use these five verses to encourage all Christians to press on in the faith even though we are living in these dark ages.

pulling the plug

I thank Jesus Christ, the Savior of my soul and LORD of my life, for not pulling the plug on me when I am so hopelessly straying away from Him now and then... Thank You for Your Grace, Mercy and Love towards me as your son....

a hymn that touches me

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,

Weak and wounded, sick and sore;

Jesus ready stands to save you,

Full of pity, love and power.

Refrain

I will arise and go to Jesus,

He will embrace me in His arms;

In the arms of my dear Savior,

O there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,

God’s free bounty glorify;

True belief and true repentance,

Every grace that brings you nigh.

Refrain

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,

Lost and ruined by the fall;

If you tarry till you’re better,

You will never come at all.

Refrain

View Him prostrate in the garden;

On the ground your Maker lies.

On the bloody tree behold Him;

Sinner, will this not suffice?

Refrain

Lo! th’incarnate God ascended,

Pleads the merit of His blood:

Venture on Him, venture wholly,

Let no other trust intrude.

Refrain

Let not conscience make you linger,

Not of fitness fondly dream;

All the fitness He requireth

Is to feel your need of Him.

Refrain

- by Joseph Hart, 1759 - see link to hear this hymn

Bound for the Promise Land!

Jars of Clay - On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand

And cast a wishful eye

To Canaan's fair and happy land

Where my possessions lie

All o'er those wide extended plains

Shines one eternal day

There God, the Son forever reigns

And scatters night away.

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

No chilling wind nor poisonous breath

Can reach that healthful shore

Where sickness, sorrow, pain and death

Are felt and feared no more

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

When shall I see that happy place

And be forever blessed

When shall I see my Father's face

And in His bosom rest

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promise Land

sacredness

It’s been a long time since I really sat down and did some writing to express some opinions. Tonight as I am trying to cool myself down in my warm bedroom in Singapore, I felt a need to express myself once again in this cyberspace… haha.

Will just like to say a few words about sacredness. What is sacredness? Wikipedia says it well as the state of being holy. I think you and I are sacred. Why? Because we are all made in the image of God (Gen 1:27). We did not choose to be either male or female but the Only True God of the Bible chose for us when He gave us our breath of life (Gen 2:7). That is the primary reason why we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14).

With this, I do believe that there is absolutely no reason for us to be pursuing LGBT relationships because we didn’t even get to choose to be male or female. Therefore, why do we even for the slightest reason think that we can get to marry somebody of the same gender at all?

In the same manner, nobody chooses to be of a particular race. Hence, we do not racial discriminate any race because it is sacred by nature. Human relationships are all ordained by the Only True God of the Bible alone. Please do not even think that you are able to pursue whatever kind of relationships just because you desire it in your own sinful flesh. My own prayer is that the people around me can be born again in their spirits to see God for Who He really is and seek Him as their Saviors. There is indeed no plan B for salvation of human souls for Christ.

People, please wake up today.

from US to Singapore...

yes, ladies & gentlemen, i will be back in town for two weeks... stay watched at this space, ok? :)

A Verse I hold dear...

So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

- Isaiah 41:10 - 

Jesus, the Only Way to God

Psalm 16

    A miktam^[a] of David.

 ¹ Keep me safe, O God,
   for in you I take refuge.

 ² I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
   apart from you I have no good thing.”
³ As for the saints who are in the land,
   they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.^[b]
4 The sorrows of those will increase
   who run after other gods.
I will not pour out their libations of blood
   or take up their names on my lips.

 ⁵ LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
   you have made my lot secure.
⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
   surely I have a delightful inheritance.

 ⁷ I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
   even at night my heart instructs me.
⁸ I have set the LORD always before me.
   Because he is at my right hand,
   I will not be shaken.

 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
   my body also will rest secure,
¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the grave,^[c]
   nor will you let your Holy One^[d] see decay.
¹¹ You have made^[e] known to me the path of life;
   you will fill me with joy in your presence,
   with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Jesus' Words Woke Me...

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." (Matthew 23:1-12)

be UNDONE!

Only the God of the Bible can undo whatever Satan (yes, that ancient serpent, see Genesis 3:1, Revelation 20:2)'s damages to mankind. Please come to Him to have your souls be saved in Jesus Christ's Name.

The Only Truth

Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth.” – John 18:37

We do not know the Truth and therefore Jesus has to come into this world to testify to it. Although we are created by God in His Image (Genesis 1:27) and having a spirit, soul and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23), we are spiritually dead because of our sin and there is a need to be born again (John 3:3).

One friend of mine asked, “Is it that you need to finish reading the entire bible in order to be a Christian?” I replied, “No, all you need to do is to truly understand John 3:16.”

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Haha, this is funny... have a blessed birthday, Sis.

Jesus Christ is the King of Glory

Who is this King of glory?

The LORD strong and mighty,

the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O you gates;

lift them up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

Who is he, this King of glory?

The LORD Almighty—

he is the King of glory.

- Psalm 24:8-10

Paul's Sermon In Pisidian Antioch

From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt, with mighty power he led them out of that country, he endured their conduct for about forty years in the desert, he overthrew seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as their inheritance. All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’

“From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised. Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel. As John was completing his work, he said: ‘Who do you think I am? I am not that one. No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

“Brothers, children of Abraham, and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.

“We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:

   

“‘You are my Son; 

   today I have become your Father.

The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words:

   “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

So it is stated elsewhere:

   “‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’

“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

“Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:

“‘Look, you scoffers, 

   wonder and perish, 

for I am going to do something in your days 

   that you would never believe, 

   even if someone told you.’”

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

   “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, 

   that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

- Acts 13:13-52