John Chapter 14 has always been my favourite chapter. It captures the most comforting words, direct from Christ to me and to all believers. This chapter is loaded with promises to us, and Christ's self assertions that he is God - the crux of Christianity.
Verse 1: Let not your heart be troubled... He comforts us!
Verse 6: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life... He claims!
Verse 11: Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me...He claims again!
Verse 16: I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper that He may be with you forever..He promises!
Verse 27: Peace I leave you; My peace I give to you...He gives!
Christ was talking to His disciples who were just like me! They were all confused and could not understand, like me. They kept asking Jesus: What do you mean? what do you mean ?? explain to us again ??? v5, v8, v22.
Even though I accept that the Bible is written in the inspiration of God, I do not automatically accept everything it says because there are always translation errors and many cultural contextual norms of bygone era and societies are not applicable to us today.
However, the words of Christ, the Son of God, I will always hold fast and believe 100%. The words that came forth from Jesus' lips - they are the primary basis of my belief.
You can read Jesus' words too - probably just a few thousand words in the Gospel only.
Monday 30 May 2011
Saturday 28 May 2011
Mathew Henry's
Just bought "MATHEW HENRY'S COMMENTARY - whole bible in one volume".
Almost 2000 pages of small print.
Interesting, but the small print is a bit hard to read for long.
Anybody like to borrow it from me, just let me know.
Almost 2000 pages of small print.
Interesting, but the small print is a bit hard to read for long.
Anybody like to borrow it from me, just let me know.
Sunday 22 May 2011
Some people are guessing when the Rapture will take place (They all failed)
Straits Times - Saturday 21 May 2011
Apocalypse not: Doomsday prediction falls flat
The sun sets over the horizon near Changchun in north-eastern China's Jilin province. The world went on as usual as the prophecy of the world coming to an end ended with a whimper, not a bang. -- PHOTO: AP
WASHINGTON - THE prophecy of the end of the world ended with a whimper, not a bang, on Saturday as life went on as usual despite warnings of Judgment Day by a US preacher which provoked panic in some quarters and parties in others.
Televangelist Harold Camping had insisted the so-called 'Rapture' would begin with powerful earthquakes at 6pm local time in each of the world's regions, with worthy souls transported to heaven.
According to the 89-year-old and his religious broadcasting network Family Radio, the not-so-good were to suffer hell on earth until October 21, when God pulls the plug on the planet once and for all.
One of the first places to be hit, according to Mr Camping, who first wrongly predicted the end of the world in 1994, would be New Zealand - but 6pm came and went with no earthquakes and little local media attention. Similarly in Europe and the United States, the deadline arrived with little fanfare, and even fewer people ascending dramatically to heaven.
Internet users, meanwhile, joked about creating a fake Rapture if Mr Camping's prediction did not pan out. On Twitter, non-believers suggested laying out old clothing and shoes on pavements and lawns to give the impression that someone had indeed been beamed up, or releasing inflatable dolls into the sky.
In the US capital, at least 400 people were expected to the celebrate the rapture not occurring, at an 'End of the World Party.' Suicide prevention hotlines meanwhile had been set up, according to the Washington Post, amid fears despondent Family Radio followers would be depressed if the apocalypse fails to materialise. -- AFP
Apocalypse not: Doomsday prediction falls flat
The sun sets over the horizon near Changchun in north-eastern China's Jilin province. The world went on as usual as the prophecy of the world coming to an end ended with a whimper, not a bang. -- PHOTO: AP
WASHINGTON - THE prophecy of the end of the world ended with a whimper, not a bang, on Saturday as life went on as usual despite warnings of Judgment Day by a US preacher which provoked panic in some quarters and parties in others.
Televangelist Harold Camping had insisted the so-called 'Rapture' would begin with powerful earthquakes at 6pm local time in each of the world's regions, with worthy souls transported to heaven.
According to the 89-year-old and his religious broadcasting network Family Radio, the not-so-good were to suffer hell on earth until October 21, when God pulls the plug on the planet once and for all.
One of the first places to be hit, according to Mr Camping, who first wrongly predicted the end of the world in 1994, would be New Zealand - but 6pm came and went with no earthquakes and little local media attention. Similarly in Europe and the United States, the deadline arrived with little fanfare, and even fewer people ascending dramatically to heaven.
Internet users, meanwhile, joked about creating a fake Rapture if Mr Camping's prediction did not pan out. On Twitter, non-believers suggested laying out old clothing and shoes on pavements and lawns to give the impression that someone had indeed been beamed up, or releasing inflatable dolls into the sky.
In the US capital, at least 400 people were expected to the celebrate the rapture not occurring, at an 'End of the World Party.' Suicide prevention hotlines meanwhile had been set up, according to the Washington Post, amid fears despondent Family Radio followers would be depressed if the apocalypse fails to materialise. -- AFP
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