Dancing with Death

Today was... interesting to say the least. Only one teacher entered today, and there wasn't any homework given. Much later, my friend, who is a Hindu came walking with a book titled, "What The Bible Really Teaches". He was asking theological questions, and by chance (read: God's will), I brought my Bible along to school, for no apparent reason. Me and Joses checked through the book, and found multiple flaws, for example, quoting Genesis, then quoting Isaiah, while having half the statement in 1 chapter and another chapter. It's like chopping up your sentences in half, and joining them together to get what you want to say, instead of what the person really said.

Among the falsehoods contained within the book was the Satan was the king of the earth. This is bad, as God is still the upper authority about what happens on the earth. As said in Job, Satan asked God for "permission" to take away Job's possessions to test his faith. Beyond that, they say that only 144,000 Christians will go to heaven and live in eternal paradise. Isn't this a bit unfair? And this is obviously drawn from the marking of the 144,000 in Revelation (Rev 7:4), which only marks 12,000 people from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. The only correct "interpretation" of this is that only if you have blood from one of the tribes of Israel, then only will you stand a chance to enter Heaven.

One of the main problems, though, is that they use their own Bible translation, that is the "New World Translation". This translation has many "oddities" and weird translations, so it is certainly not reliable. As quoted from Wikipedia:

"The New World Translation has been criticized as either adding or selectively translating certain portions of the Bible to conform to Jehovah's Witness doctrine."

Therefore, please DO NOT follow Jehovah Witnesses' teachings. By the way, they also use selective quoting of the Bible to make statements. Please, please, please, always go back to the Scriptures.

In conclusion, Jehovah's Witnesses is a lost cult, that bases its beliefs on its own translation, misquotes the Bible, even. Please, people, keep alert and pray. The end times are coming, and I need to bathe. And do stuff. Good night.

Dancing with Death

Today was... interesting to say the least. Only one teacher entered today, and there wasn't any homework given. Much later, my friend, who is a Hindu came walking with a book titled, "What The Bible Really Teaches". He was asking theological questions, and by chance (read: God's will), I brought my Bible along to school, for no apparent reason. Me and Joses checked through the book, and found multiple flaws, for example, quoting Genesis, then quoting Isaiah, while having half the statement in 1 chapter and another chapter. It's like chopping up your sentences in half, and joining them together to get what you want to say, instead of what the person really said.

Among the falsehoods contained within the book was the Satan was the king of the earth. This is bad, as God is still the upper authority about what happens on the earth. As said in Job, Satan asked God for "permission" to take away Job's possessions to test his faith. Beyond that, they say that only 144,000 Christians will go to heaven and live in eternal paradise. Isn't this a bit unfair? And this is obviously drawn from the marking of the 144,000 in Revelation (Rev 7:4), which only marks 12,000 people from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. The only correct "interpretation" of this is that only if you have blood from one of the tribes of Israel, then only will you stand a chance to enter Heaven.

One of the main problems, though, is that they use their own Bible translation, that is the "New World Translation". This translation has many "oddities" and weird translations, so it is certainly not reliable. As quoted from Wikipedia:

"The New World Translation has been criticized as either adding or selectively translating certain portions of the Bible to conform to Jehovah's Witness doctrine."

Therefore, please DO NOT follow Jehovah Witnesses' teachings. By the way, they also use selective quoting of the Bible to make statements. Please, please, please, always go back to the Scriptures.

In conclusion, Jehovah's Witnesses is a lost cult, that bases its beliefs on its own translation, misquotes the Bible, even. Please, people, keep alert and pray. The end times are coming, and I need to bathe. And do stuff. Good night.

Tagged

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.

My annoying bro, Constance Chi

2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.

- 1. I play the piano and guitar. Stepping up to serve in both next year X_X.

- 2. Don't play computer games at home anymore.

- 3. Want a ph0ne that would be able to stop my annoying sister from checking my messages.

- 4. Would like to sleep more, but night's when people chat, and morning's when Andersonians pray for revival EVERY DAY X_X.

- 5. Enjoy doing the "boring" jobs, just because nobody else wants to do them.

- 6. Likes Strawberry Ice Cream. =D

- 7. Is a sadist at heart, but don't enjoy seeing people get hurt T_T. That's where VIDEO GAMES come into play. Fantasy mutilation... AGH GONNA GET HIGH!!!

- 8. Stays level-headed, even when playing extremely violent video games, or get annoyed by people asking "who you like?".

8 random facts will NEVER describe ME.

3. Tag eight people at the end of this post and list their names.

No, I shall not tag.

4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.

I have not tagged anyone, I shall not leave a comment on nobody's blogs. Feel free to get tag yourself.

Tagged

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.

My annoying bro, Constance Chi

2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.

- 1. I play the piano and guitar. Stepping up to serve in both next year X_X.

- 2. Don't play computer games at home anymore.

- 3. Want a ph0ne that would be able to stop my annoying sister from checking my messages.

- 4. Would like to sleep more, but night's when people chat, and morning's when Andersonians pray for revival EVERY DAY X_X.

- 5. Enjoy doing the "boring" jobs, just because nobody else wants to do them.

- 6. Likes Strawberry Ice Cream. =D

- 7. Is a sadist at heart, but don't enjoy seeing people get hurt T_T. That's where VIDEO GAMES come into play. Fantasy mutilation... AGH GONNA GET HIGH!!!

- 8. Stays level-headed, even when playing extremely violent video games, or get annoyed by people asking "who you like?".

8 random facts will NEVER describe ME.

3. Tag eight people at the end of this post and list their names.

No, I shall not tag.

4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.

I have not tagged anyone, I shall not leave a comment on nobody's blogs. Feel free to get tag yourself.

Broken

Having been quite emotional lately, I turn to God for inspiration and solace. Disappointment after disappointment, my anger actually let itself out once. Luckily, it did not result in violence or harsh words. When, why, who, I won't say. I feel bad for that action, but when I look to God, he tells me, "stop feeling bad, learn your lesson from it and move on." I really feel that songs can speak to you, and so happened that I was listening to Lifehouse (a secular-Christian band), looking for a song that kinda attached to me. The lyrics really meant a lot to me, even when I first listened to it. The song talks about a brokenness, probably from a relationship. But to me, it talks about spilling out to the one you love, who, to me, is God. Here are the lyrics:

The Broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
From stealing all my time
And I am here still waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out

Chorus:
I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on (I'm holdin on)(I'm holdin on)
I'm barely holding on to you

The broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded
I'm an open book instead
And I still see your reflection
Inside of my eyes
That are looking for purpose
They're still looking for life

I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what, you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on, to the words you say
You said that I will, will be okay
The broken light on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
But I haven't forgotten my way home

Don't really feel like looking up a Bible reference, even though my bible is right in front of me. Ah, never mind. Just remember, when you're down, look up to God. When you're broken, look up to God also. When you got no where else to go, look up to God lah.

Broken

Having been quite emotional lately, I turn to God for inspiration and solace. Disappointment after disappointment, my anger actually let itself out once. Luckily, it did not result in violence or harsh words. When, why, who, I won't say. I feel bad for that action, but when I look to God, he tells me, "stop feeling bad, learn your lesson from it and move on." I really feel that songs can speak to you, and so happened that I was listening to Lifehouse (a secular-Christian band), looking for a song that kinda attached to me. The lyrics really meant a lot to me, even when I first listened to it. The song talks about a brokenness, probably from a relationship. But to me, it talks about spilling out to the one you love, who, to me, is God. Here are the lyrics:

The Broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
From stealing all my time
And I am here still waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out

Chorus:
I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on (I'm holdin on)(I'm holdin on)
I'm barely holding on to you

The broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded
I'm an open book instead
And I still see your reflection
Inside of my eyes
That are looking for purpose
They're still looking for life

I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what, you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on, to the words you say
You said that I will, will be okay
The broken light on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
But I haven't forgotten my way home

Don't really feel like looking up a Bible reference, even though my bible is right in front of me. Ah, never mind. Just remember, when you're down, look up to God. When you're broken, look up to God also. When you got no where else to go, look up to God lah.

Friday the 13th

As a believe in Christ, therefore a non-believer in superstition, I consider "Black Friday" superstitions to be pure nonsense. BUT, on this very day, I have suffered many failures, coming straight at me, one by one. First off was my piano exams. I wasn't focused on it, since holidays are, well, holidays. I absolutely blanked out on my aural tests and halfway through my scales. Right after that, I went to school to pass my KH stuff. It didn't make it through, after all I went through to get it done. My teachers also used sharp words to describe my errors... They can't seem to stop being annoying... For example, they usually talk to the wall during lessons, if you get my drift. And they're real touchy about this attendance book thing, which is a farce to get the students to THINK that skipping classes will get them blacklisted or something.

Anyway, let's get off the low parts. C. S. Lewis, one of the most renowned apologists in the Modern Era wrote in his book, "The Screwtape Letters" this interesting piece (it comes from the POV of a senior demon):

"Now it may surprise you to learn that in His (God's) efforts to get permanent possession of a soul, He (God) relies on the troughs even more than the peaks; some of His special favourites have gone through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else"

Well, I believe that this is true, as the people I know who are strong in faith have certain issues that make/made their life difficult. And as the renowned Joses Khoo once said, "You can't always have the good life, like Kanye West and T-Pain." These all lead to the "philosophy" that the inner man matures through suffering and difficulties.

All in all, I know that God is with me, and as per Jeremiah 29:11,

• "For I know the plans I have for You," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope."

Which means, when you experience hardship and difficulties, take it as a process; a process that eventually makes you a better person.

Friday the 13th

As a believe in Christ, therefore a non-believer in superstition, I consider "Black Friday" superstitions to be pure nonsense. BUT, on this very day, I have suffered many failures, coming straight at me, one by one. First off was my piano exams. I wasn't focused on it, since holidays are, well, holidays. I absolutely blanked out on my aural tests and halfway through my scales. Right after that, I went to school to pass my KH stuff. It didn't make it through, after all I went through to get it done. My teachers also used sharp words to describe my errors... They can't seem to stop being annoying... For example, they usually talk to the wall during lessons, if you get my drift. And they're real touchy about this attendance book thing, which is a farce to get the students to THINK that skipping classes will get them blacklisted or something.

Anyway, let's get off the low parts. C. S. Lewis, one of the most renowned apologists in the Modern Era wrote in his book, "The Screwtape Letters" this interesting piece (it comes from the POV of a senior demon):

"Now it may surprise you to learn that in His (God's) efforts to get permanent possession of a soul, He (God) relies on the troughs even more than the peaks; some of His special favourites have gone through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else"

Well, I believe that this is true, as the people I know who are strong in faith have certain issues that make/made their life difficult. And as the renowned Joses Khoo once said, "You can't always have the good life, like Kanye West and T-Pain." These all lead to the "philosophy" that the inner man matures through suffering and difficulties.

All in all, I know that God is with me, and as per Jeremiah 29:11,

• "For I know the plans I have for You," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope."

Which means, when you experience hardship and difficulties, take it as a process; a process that eventually makes you a better person.