tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post2391562902733432586..comments2023-12-26T21:35:08.828+08:00Comments on spittle splat : the fuss of us: The Unimpeachable Kong Hee - a reply to Calvin Ho.michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525516891724794215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-79968499591341173062016-09-29T18:37:37.848+08:002016-09-29T18:37:37.848+08:00Thanks Andy.Thanks Andy.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525516891724794215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-62308324763252243262016-09-29T18:37:10.071+08:002016-09-29T18:37:10.071+08:00Thanks Andy.Thanks Andy.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525516891724794215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-29532743619435042272016-09-26T00:16:41.514+08:002016-09-26T00:16:41.514+08:00I fully agree with Mike's reply. The transform...I fully agree with Mike's reply. The transformation process is called sanctification. <br /><br />Read http://www.acts17-11.com/rebuke.html where the author writes that "God uses discipline as a last resort. If all God needed to justify mankind to himself was a bigger cattle-prod, then Christ died for nothing! No, God's plan for the earth is love first, discipline last. To get us to listen and repent, he will use deep conviction, the rebuke of friends, coincident sermons, the quickening of Scripture, and every other means before disciplining us. But if we resist God's Spirit of light and mercy, we are promised the rod of correction. When God disciplines, the punishment fits the crime. Time and again, we realize that we cannot get away with unrepentant sin. God is sculpting us into holy vessels, and the process can be painful."<br /><br />Continued unrepentance may lead to a reprobate mind and there is always a fearful possibility that his/her name will be blotted from the Lamb's Book of Life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544240377505664419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-11505310854487708782016-09-25T22:47:58.632+08:002016-09-25T22:47:58.632+08:00It's never fair to judge the 6 by that yardsti...It's never fair to judge the 6 by that yardstick. But that cannot be the end of it. The Christian faith is about transformation, about growth, about repentance, about hope, about humility. Perfection is not achievable this side of heaven, but that is no excuse to live by whims and fancy, being rudderless, doing as thy pleases. The Christian faith calls for overcoming, following in Jesus' footsteps, submitting our heart, surrendering our will, controlling our carnal desires all under His might. It is a process, a discipline, a journey. There is still a yardstick that the 6 and all those who profess the faith ought to follow. This yardstick draws us to the perfect and this consistent drawing near brings out the fruits in our discipline in faith, love and hope. Growth in the Christian faith is about self-denial and humble submission, subjecting our will to the greater Will of our Creator. It is always a struggle because overcoming takes character, perseverance, resilience and hope. And I believe the 6 failed to live up to that yardstick, not perfection mind you, but the process of perfecting. That is, the process of taking personal responsibility, leading by example, and moving forward by reforming. These are not beyond the will of men, what's more leaders. What complicates matter is the resistance to confront oneself, to shut out the white noises of personal greed and ambition so that one can see more clearly the flaws in oneself. We all have demons to face and living and growing and maturing is about taking each demons by horn by the power of our Christian faith and driving them to a place of disempowerment. That's the yardstick upon which we as believers are called to follow and we own it to ourselves to rise up stronger for every time we fall. That's what we call transformation. That's what we call growth. That's what we call living up to the example of Jesus. Cheerz. michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525516891724794215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-66219754424958163052016-09-25T21:10:53.366+08:002016-09-25T21:10:53.366+08:00http://www.jdgreear.com/my_weblog/2013/11/5-things...http://www.jdgreear.com/my_weblog/2013/11/5-things-god-teaches-us-in-the-tragic-deaths-of-ananias-sapphira.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544240377505664419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925460883082240660.post-20289744294552796062016-09-25T16:12:54.570+08:002016-09-25T16:12:54.570+08:00I do not mean to offend; I seek only to understand...I do not mean to offend; I seek only to understand. I have read Calvin's post, and I have now read your response. Before I ask my question, let me disclose that I do not belong to the Christian faith. Thus I am really not biased for or against the 6. My question: "When the standard is one that only Jesus, the Son of God, could meet, surely the majority of men would not be able to meet. That being the case, is it fair to judge the 6 by that yardstick?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592006193571211508noreply@blogger.com