Christianity Rediscovered

The Secrets of Faithfulness - How can one be faithful as Moses

2012-02-01T13:48:00.002+08:00

The secrets to faithfulness begins with knowing who we are and then holding on to Jesus the author and perfecter of faith. Having a mission and an empowerment enables us to be faithful till the end. I was asked to write a devotion based on Heb 3:1-6. It was in Chinese and had a restriction of 400 words limit. Here is a freer and longer sharing for the passage. Know Who We Are Heb 3:1 begins

Kingdom Discussion 10 Perseverance to Mission & Values

2012-01-31T19:38:00.000+08:00

Perseverance means sticking it out and not quitting. But it does not mean not making changes. We must always stick to the Biblical Values (e.g. the commandments) and our God given calling (e.g. Our Great Commission). But our methods may, and at times should change, so that we can achieve our mission. To persevere, we need to put our faith to work as our servant. Our faith should be on the

Kingdom Principles Discussion 09: Servant Leadership - Law of Greatness

2012-01-08T19:23:00.002+08:00

This lesson tells us about leadership. How to become great leader. Greatness is not measured by our rank or possessions but by influence we have on others to become better through our serving them. We don't lead just by giving commands. We lead by serving them to show them the way, give them the motivation and help them to do and become better in their calling of lives or roles in the

God is Our Peace in Betrayals - Psalms 4

2012-01-04T13:25:00.001+08:00

May God be your peace in your times of restlessness, difficulties and even betrayals. A wrong cannot be corrected by another wrong. Trust and commit to God. Do it His way. God will surely give you the joy, favor and the peace. It is so easy to loose our perspective and peace. I was much encouraged by what I felt was God's message for us from Ps 65 and Kenneth Copeland's prophecy for 2012 that I

Start the New Year 2012 with Confidence in a Good God

2012-01-01T21:08:00.003+08:00

For the past week, reflecting on 2011 and looking forward to 2012, the Lord impressed me with Ps 65. It was an extra confirmation to Kenneth Copeland prophecy on 2012. 2012 will be a year of surprises, joy and miracles if we choose well - to listen to and to follow the Words of God. God has already provided more than what we have dared to ask for. If you look at the forecast for 2012, they will

Reflection on Ps 53 God's Calling His People Back

2011-12-21T12:39:00.001+08:00

Today 21 Dec 2011 is the 353rd day of the year 2011. The Psalm for today is Ps 53. The verses from ASV of the Bible are reproduced here together with my reflections. Some title it "A Portait of Sinners", "The foolishness and iniquity of atheism" and others stressing on the bad people and evil deeds. But for me, it is a calling by God to His people, His beloved creation, to return to Him and

Principles for Successful Living From Proverbs 18

2011-12-20T15:07:00.002+08:00

‎8 simple principles for success in life from Proverbs 18. A reflection for our life even for those that are of age. There is always time to change for the better.On quick reading, each chapter of Proverbs seem to be just a loose collection of words of wisdom and it is difficult to link up the verses for a main theme. It will take a bit longer time and more intensive study to find the linkage.

Kingdom Principles Discussion 08 Law of Reciprocation

2011-12-03T13:24:00.001+08:00

Law of Reciprocation tells us we get treated by others according to how we treat them. This is the secret of building good relationship. We need to practice empathy. It also tells us that the way to change another is by us changing first, the way we treat them. There are nine levels of maturity and we need to, by the love of Christ in us, move towards Christ likeness of being able to good to

Wisdom of Proverbs - Love

2011-12-01T10:35:00.000+08:00

The strongest bond of love comes naturally from relationship - parent and child. There is no performance to earn the love. Love comes with the relationship. It is like Father God and us, His children. Love is unchanging, covers the effects of sins, and many other things. In short, love is powerful. Love is about righteousness, generosity and blessedness.Continuing to work on additional topics for

Wisdom of Proverbs

2011-12-01T10:12:00.001+08:00

This is the index page for Wisdom of Proverbs organized by topics. A Taxonomy for Proverbs The Righteous. Cause and Effect Wisdom of Proverbs - Timing Wisdom of Proverbs - Love more to come ....

Wisdom of Proverbs - Timing

2011-11-21T16:20:00.001+08:00

Timing and action are closely related. What are only temporaries and what last? Why is haste bad and fast good? What are we to say about the future? Don't forget to quit even though we talk about starting. In Christianity Rediscovered: A Taxonomy for Proverbs, I try to categorize the wisdom of Proverbs so that we can retrieve it quickly and to study it with greater scope and depth. Here is the

Kingdom Principles Discussion 07 Law of Seasons - Cycle & Kairos Time

2011-11-05T20:53:00.005+08:00

The most important thing is life is to recognize its seasons so that you can 1. detect and observe its happening - recognize the change and not be stuck in the past 2. prepare for it in advance - there shall be no regrets 3. living the best in it - there shall be greatest satisfaction 4. be ready anytime to meet the maker. Following from Kingdom Principles Discussion 06 Law of Harvest, we

The Best Time of Your Life - Now, Any time, Every time and All the time.

2011-10-27T12:37:00.003+08:00

Was reviewing and preparing Kingdom Discussion 07 Law of Seasons - Growth & Timing, and have some fresh insights (from my point of view). Eccl 3:1-11 tells us that everything in life is a cycle. I-Ching, the wisdom of the Chinese, say the same thing too (See I-Ching in One Minute). However, v11 sheds new light: Ecclesiastes 3:11 New International Version (NIV) 11 He has made everything

Kingdom Principles Discussion 06 Law of Harvest - Sow to Reap

2011-10-22T12:18:00.004+08:00

Previous: Kingdom Principles Discussion 05 Execution - Walk the Talk This is the very basic principle of life - we must first sow the seeds and then we can reap a big harvests. In the farming days, this is obvious. But in this present time, the instant mindset and the money centric world have cause some to loose sight of this farming principle. One more thing - we cannot eat our seeds otherwise

Similar Verses in Bible and Chinese Classics 12 Creation & Love from LaoZi

2011-10-21T12:35:00.003+08:00

Knowing the Loving Creator from Lao Zi. The Creator creates with love, feeds and protects with love, and yet letting the creation decides for themselves. Love does not insist on its way but will always take you back when you wander away.I have said elsewhere that the study of Ancient Chinese Classics helps one to understand our, the true and living God Jesus Christ better. The translation of the

The Seven Steps to Joy

2011-10-17T00:51:00.001+08:00

We have a good Mandarin Service today. Pastor John Huang preached a message on "Seven Steps to Happiness" and God's healing power flow freely through him with many people getting healed, comforted and blessed. It is good for me to capture the essence of his message and share it with others letting the joy of the Lord spreads. Below is my summary with my reflections on his message. Bible

Wisdom of Proverbs - Cause and Effect

2011-10-13T11:34:00.003+08:00

Bible and the Chinese culture teach us that the law of cause and effect works. You reap what you sow. Melons for melon and beans for bean. But some ultra-grace believers think that God's grace remove the consequences from your bad actions. God does not violate his own words. Removing the consequences only produce spoiled brats and socially unfit weirdos. Let the consequences be the teachers

Kingdom Principles Discussion 05 Execution - Walk the Talk

2011-10-08T13:03:00.004+08:00

Steve Jobs' success comes not from just dreaming but in passionately executing his dream and even sweating out the details for excellence. In this discussion, we learn from the best, Jesus Christ, what he said about execution. We also cover the reasons for not doing the knowing. We also add in the advices from Chinese Classics, and famous management books on this 'Know Do Gap'. Continued from

Knowing and Doing - Mind and Heart - Gloom to Glory

2011-10-06T13:23:00.001+08:00

We tend to be stuck in this struggle that Paul pointed out in Rom 7:19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Or may be in the lesser degree of just doing nothing - knowing the good and should and do not. But God has kindly provided us, way back in the old times, the Proverbs and the Psalms to help us. Proverbs for Wisdom - for the Mind If we

The Great Role of Women in Sharing the Good News

2011-10-04T19:48:00.000+08:00

In one of my lunch meeting, Marketplace Pastor James Lee shared on Ps 68:11, pointing out the great role the large number of women are playing in His Kingdom business. He said that the word women is missing in the popular English translation but only appear in the Chinese Translation. So we checked it out during the lunch and found it true enough --- it is not in the KJV version but it is there

Similar Verses in Bible and Chinese Classics 11 Contentment in Whatever Situations

2011-10-01T19:25:00.004+08:00

Consider the following taken from Chapter 14 of the Book of the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸: 君子素其位而行，不愿乎其外。素富贵，行乎富贵；素贫贱，行乎贫贱；素夷狄，行乎夷狄；素患难，行乎患难：君子无入而不自得焉。在上位不陵下，在下位不援上，正己而不求于人，则无怨。上不怨天，下不尤人。故君子居易以俟命，小人行险以徼幸。” The wise man acts according to the position and situation he is in; he does not desire to go beyond this (by crossing boundaries into others territories). In wealth and honor, he does what is

Kingdom Principles Discussion 04 The Dual Worlds

2011-09-24T12:37:00.003+08:00

The Spiritual world controls the Natural world. But believers are given the authority to command from earth what happen in the spiritual world. The fig-tree story is an objective lesson given by Jesus to teach us how to apply our faith to influence the spiritual first and then the natural world by saying and believing by faith in God. You can get what you say in faith of God. Previous

Kingdom Principles Discussion 03 The Golden Rule for Business

2011-09-18T15:48:00.011+08:00

Continued from Kingdom Principles Discussion 02. This week discussion is based on The Golden Rule for Business Mat 6:33. In addition, we take from the teaching of Ancient Chinese Classics and in particular: Similar Verses in Bible and Chinese Classics 9 on Money & Righteousness. The Chinese teaches the same thing of "Go after righteousness and not profits". 是故財聚，則民散。財散，則民聚。Keep your wealth and

Bringing the Words from the Mind into the Heart

2011-09-17T12:45:00.002+08:00

In this post, I shall cover a point in Five Habits for Effective Christian Living. It is about bringing the Biblical words that we read from our mind into our heart. It is only when the Word is planted in our heart that we can believe, and then by acting on it and to know fully, without needing to believe anymore, that it works. The process is Read -> Meditate -> Believe -> Act -> Know.

Two Faces of God and Rob Bell's "Love Wins"

2011-08-17T16:09:00.003+08:00

Rob Bell's "Love Wins" was recommended to me. While looking for the Book in Singapore, encountering 'out of stock', was happy to find it in a friend's book store. She gave the book to me and asked me to write a comment on it. So here is my comment on the book. But before that, I would like to put things in context and talk about the character of God. God is Both - Love and Just God is both love