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Let us think

A: Jesus loves you. He died for u.
B: Did He die for my dad too?
A: Of course He did!
B: But my dad doesn't believe in Him.
A: Just pray for him.. God will open his heart.
B: But my dad died two days ago.
A: ...
B: Can he go to heaven?
A: ...

What will your reply be if you were A?

Yes? No? Dunno?

There are dozens of other scenario where we come across complex issue of Christianity. Even on salvation alone, there can be so many tough questions even the most brilliant theologists find difficult to answer.

And besides that, there is also issue of Holy Spirit, speaking in tongue, prophecy, trinity, rapture, etc.

But we.. the 'charismatic' Christians, tend to either avoid these issues or we simply subscribe to whatever our Pastor tells us.

One of my Tung Ling friends, in commenting on "Apologetics", said:
"I dunno. Thinking is not for me. I can do the talking. Not the thinking"

in church like ours, such 'complex issues' are deemed unimportant. What's important is to have 'relationship' with God, and to have impacts on our community.
Both of which.. I agree is of utmost importance.

But.. here's my issue.

With the emergence of facebook and twitter nowadays, I get to learn what people believe in, what they find to be inspirational, and to be the 'truth'.. so much so that we would 'retweet' or 'like' these thoughts posted by someone.

And I feel that.. we have been so easy on doing all these that..
we don't really ask ourselves for a moment: "Is this the TRUTH?"

As long as it sounds good, it's right.

being charismatic people, we tend to say God "wants" this, He "says" this..
but.. really? Do we know for sure that He wants or says certain thing?

Or... are we putting the words on God's mouth?

Well.. I am not here to judge this preacher or that doctrine.
I don't think it's Christ-like either to condemn or criticize certain pastors or preachers publicly on youtube, facebook etc.
In truth, I believe it's more Pharisee-like rather than Christ-like.

What I am trying to say is simply this..
If we mean it when we say we want to have relationship with God,
then.. let's get to know Him in SPIRIT and in TRUTH.
and if we love him, we love him not just with our heart, but also our minds.

Don't let the devils deceive us. Let us think.

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crossing the river said…
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8:22 PM
crossing the river said…
John Stott, one of the finest Reformed Theologist of all age, suggested annihilation theology, which means...hell is a state where you dissapeared and not tortured. For that thought he was mocked as liberal theologist by some.

To us, it's just mean that theology is not as simple as we think and we cannot easily judge other, like the way we were taught during our youth days
8:23 PM
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