THE ORIGINS OF 'CURRY' (Is it really English ?)

The term curry (கறி - in Tamil means meat, Chinese, curries (咖哩, gā lǐ)

Curry powder, also known as masala powder, is a spice mixture of widely varying composition developed by the British during the Raj as a means of approximating the taste of Indian cuisine at home. Masala refers to spices, and this is the name given to the thick and pasty sauce based on a combination of spices with ghee (clarified butter), butter, palm oil or coconut milk.

Chili in 15th Century (King James time ?)
chilli plants had only been introduced into India around the late 15th century and at that time were only popular in southern India.

Now, most commercial curry powders available in Britain, the U.S. and Canada, rely heavily on ground turmeric, in turn producing a very yellow sauce. Lesser ingredients in these Western yellow curry powders are often coriander, cumin, fenugreek, mustard, chili, black pepper and salt. It should be reiterated that curry powders and pastes produced and consumed in India are extremely diverse; some red, some yellow, some brown; some with five spices and some with as many as 20 or more.

Besides the previously mentioned spices, other commonly found spices in different curry powders in India are allspice, white pepper, ground mustard, ground ginger, cinnamon, roasted cumin, cloves, nutmeg, mace, green cardamom seeds or black cardamom pods, bay leaves and coriander seeds.

Tamil cuisine's distinctive flavor and aroma is achieved by a blend and combination of spices, including curry leaves, tamarind, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, cumin, fennel or anise seeds, fenugreek seeds, nutmeg, coconut, turmeric root or powder, and rosewater. Lentils, vegetables and dairy products are essential accompaniments, and are often served with rice.

Malayali curries of Kerala typically contain shredded coconut paste or coconut milk, curry leaves, and various spices. Mustard seeds are used in almost every dish, along with onions, curry leaves, sliced red chillies fried in hot oil. Most of the non-vegetarian dishes are heavily spiced.

Conclusion:
My friends,
One word, "curry", it has many meanings, many
kind of cuisines, many types of herbs and spices,
Hope we can cook well,
how about a "curry fish head", try it, see how good you are a cook,
when we are cooking,
hoping,
at the same time,
we can find some clues to solve the problem of VPP.

Why we must give thanks for CUV ?

Thank God,
God is good,
He gave us many kind of fruits to eat,
Thank God for the apples,
Thank God for the oranges,
Thank God for the bananas,

Thank God,
God is good,
He gave us the Bibles.

Thank God for Hebrew Bibles
Thank God for Greek Bibles
Thank God for English Bibles,
Thank God for Chinese Bibles,
Thank God for Tamil Bibles,
Thank God for Malay Bibles,
Thank God for every Bibles...

Thank God,
becuase God is good,
He gave us the Gospel.

Thank God for the Gospel of Matthew,
Thank God for the Gospel of Mark,
Thank God for the Gospel of Luke,
Thank God for the Gospel of John,

Thank God,
because God is good,
He gave us many translations,

Thank God for CUV,
(We are chinese, and I am not a racist),
Thank God for KJV, College day's Bible,
Thank God for NIV, my first English Bible,
Thank God for Amplified Bible,
Thank God for many more Bible versions.

Why ? Must we give thanks ?

Even Jesus Christ gave thanks,
He gave thanks for the 7 loaves, (Mark 8:6)
Even 7 different loaves.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7, thank God.

He gave thanks for the cup and the bread, (Luke 22:17-19)
Cup and bread are different, but He give thanks also.
Good tree bear good fruits.
The fruit of our mouth is to give thank to God. (Heb 13:15)

Must we give thanks for all the Bibles,
yes,
the Bible says so,
"Giving thanks always for all things." (Eph 5:20)

Why must we give thanks for CUV, KJV.... ?
Because the Bible says so, "In every thing give thanks" (1 Th 5:18) No, excuse.

Why must we give thanks for so many Bibles ?
Because, "The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousand of pieces of silver and gold." (Psalm 119:72)

Let us, Thank the Lord in every thing, for every Bible,
and praise the Lord.

Thank God for good doctors,
because God gave them brains to study books,
and thank God for gaving them the wisdom to understand the books,
Thank God for thier imperfection,

And thank God for every little things,little things?
thank God for giving us the eyes brow to protect our eyes,
Thank God for everything,

Thank God for every Bible,
because in every thing
we must give thanks.

The Ten Commandments

The Decalogue resonates so deeply with God's revelation that the great Reformer Martin Luther could declare that "Anyone who knows the Ten Commandments perfectly knows the entire Scriptures."

The Pai Kia theologians

This strange thought came to me tonight, before I call this a day, I have to write it down. Honestly, I like to eat banana, it smell and taste good. The banana skin mostly is yellowish, and the inner fruit is white. This makes me to think about the VPP theologians, they are mostly Chinese English Speaking. They are like the banana. Why, let me tell you.

Speaking English in Singapore is not a big deal, you see local Singaporean called English sometimes as Singlish. Although not officially classified as a 'Chinese group' in Singapore, there is a sizeable group of Chinese Singaporean who speak English or Singlish as a first language. They speak Singlish or English at home, and make it a point to immerse and educate their children in the English language. They are commonly known as "English-speaking Chinese Singaporean". Some of them even referred to themselves as "Ang Moh Pai 红毛派" (hokkien term that literally means "red-hair faction" or "Caucasian faction") or "English-Educated". The term "Ang Moh Pai" can however be interpreted differently when the term is used in derogatory way to refer to 'westernized banana' (a westernized chinese who is yellow on the outside and white on the inside).
Chinese became “Ang Moh Pai” ! Also never mind, please, these Chinese Theologians who are teaching VPP, English Speaking, banana, do not become the “Pai Kia” or “Pai Kia Tao,” bad boy or the head of the bad boys ! Why, let me tell you some more.

To every Chinese Christian, listen, The Bible is not always easy reading. It requires attention and effort, and it may even require a little help. When Philip encountered an Ethiopian who was reading the scriptures, he asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" The Ethiopian looked up from the book of Isaiah and answered," How can I, except some man should guide me?" (Acts 8:31).

The English Bible is for the English speaking people. Chinese has Chinese Bible, let the Ang Moh (White Man) settles the English Bible translations. If there is problems like VPP, let the Ong Moh (White Man) goes and find the solutions, Chinese can help the Ang Moh to find solutions, but let the Chinese study the Bible in peace, united and love one another, do not quarrel among ourselves because of the English Bible or any other bible versions, stay calm, and steady, OK, Chinese, Chinese. Why because of the English Bibles, a Chinese attack another Chinese brothers and sisters, this is not wise. Not wise at all. We should look after Chinese Christians, not to despise them. Did Paul do this kind of things to his own Jewish people, did he quarrel about words?

We are born as a Chinese, let us be humble, in studying the Bible, weather English Bible or Chinese Bible, also never mind. Understand the Bible, this importance come first. Whatever you choose, keep in mind that the truth of God can even survive bad translation. But you still should not carelessly accept one version of a controversial scripture. Basically, don’t go and attack our Chinese people because of Bible versions. Want to Show off to the White Man ? We are better Chinese, we know better than other Chinese theologians ? The VPP Theologians are mostly Chinese, why they are attacking Chinese? You know, because, they have learned a little Greek here, a little English there, and now they despise Chinese language, despise this version, despise this pastor, despise that young preacher, despise even their own Chinese blood, how dare these young man, not good theologian! Paul as a Jew, how much he love his own Jewish people, tell me, how much he love his own people. Paul said we Christians are one in a body, we cannot say, I am an eye, I do not need you, the leg. (1 Cor 12:16) Paul said Jew and Greek and Gentiles are one in
Christ, there is no language problem, which can keep us away from the love of God.
The chinese VPP theologians are like bad banana,Pai Kia Banana ! Pai Kia theologians !!


Why we Chineses go and mingle, and mess up with English Bible? Mingle with KJV only ! Promoting English, Plus Greek Texts, Mingle with TR some more, defined English Texts some more, this linguistic issues, that linguistic issue, looking for more Bible Problems? Because we Chinese are very free, very clever? Nothing to do for own Chinese brotherhood? This is a bad argument, these theologian who are uplifting, KJV, running after a perfect Bible, are we Chinese Singaporean, our English level reaching the top of the world, aiming for 100%, our English is so perfect? So we must have a perfect English Bible? We are Perfect than those westerner, better than the Ang Moh? So we wanted to show off our Hebrew language power here, English power there, and a little Greek power to them? At the same time, attacking our own Chinese Christian, shame, shame…what a shame, what a demon.

For these theologians, the above problems are not enough, the Worst thing is that these "Pai Kia Theologians" went to invent another rotten apple (they felt not enough rotten apples), they called it : VPP, "Verbal Plenary Preservation", saying that the underlying Texts of the KJV, is a perfect TR. And promoting VPP some more. Trouble makers, they think people do not know the truth, they are the only banana who know the truth about Bible Preservation. And the read the Dean Burgurn Oath, and they swear for VPP. Since then the dogs cannot live in peace, chicken also cannot lives in peace...the pulpit became the place they practice the "sword" and not "word", bloody, cut, chop..I also being hit...punch by the doctors' servant...

Chinese has Chinese Bible, let us contribute to the Chinese Bible. If we Chinese can contribute to the English Bible, that is very good. With one condition. Do not split our own Chinese people for that, this is not worth to sacrifice the unity all these 50 years, with sweat and blood of Rev Tow himself, hoping the Chinese theologians be very sure in what they are doing? Here, I stand, let us contribute to our Chinese Brother in Christ. Open our eyes, for this 2008 Olimpic, for the Chinese, Chinese in China, they do not want the KJV, the Greek, THEY DO NOT WANT THE PERFECT TR, or the Latin Vulgate, what they want? They want the GOSPEL. Tell me, if you are Chinese, tell me, why you are a Chinese, and not Ang Moh, the answer is?

A final word: We hope you will continue to study and that you will come to love the Holy Scriptures as we do. May God bless you in your meditation, your study and your prayer.

"Do not become a Pai Kia theologian in the Bible College !"

Do not go and show off our theologians to other churches, and say like this, "Come, Come, welcome to our church, because we have many Professors, theologians, doctors, we have solid teaching than your church." This is pride from the world.
I hope you get my banana story well.

Beijing 2008, welcome you ! WELCOME YOU ! Last call before the Lord return....

by

Lewis

The wrath of man.

“For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20), in another verse“in anger do not sin.” (Eph 4:26) and “put off all these, anger, wrath.”(Col 3:8) The Bible advice Christian not to be quick temper. Hot tamper cannot achieve anything.

The theologians had preached many sermons and wrote many articles about “Holy Anger” or “Righteous Anger.” They said there is ground for anger and wrath. They do not encourage the doctrine of “Holy Laughter” but they encourage the doctrine of “Holy Anger.’ Funny, funny…but, they still can show their smiling face when they are angry, you can see their funny smiling face in the RPG. “In anger do not smile !” That is hypocrite.

There is no ground for any lawsuit, if the lawsuit is because of the wrath and anger. In the lawsuit against the church this July 2008, we can see, the theologians must have misquoted the Bible to support their case, they had misquoted many Bible verses right from the beginning, even 10 years ago, from VPP until today, they said there is a kind of anger because of righteous, they said right is might, so they had ground to show their anger, they gave mandate to the Christian to show righteous anger. This lawsuit is one of their anger, wrath toward another Christians. The Lord wanted us to be gentle. Like a dove, not a vulture.

The theologians wanted to taken over the land title, Beulah House, if they can they also wanted to take over the church building, firstly they wanted to take over the Beulah House. They can start the bible camp there, and they going to build high places there, and day and night they will shoot their arrows toward the brothers and sisters who are staying, walking, and worshipping across the road in the church compound. They are preparing for the last war in BP. This is the concept from out of space, the “Mars invasion.” Did you watch that movie? Go and watch that movie, or you can watch, “Chicken Little.”

I hope the Bible college students do not learn any bad example and teaching from the theologians, in the lawsuit, the theologians are misquoting Bibles verse, for more than 10 years, continue receiving wrong directions from these false theologians. It is time to say, enough is enough. The good tree bears good fruits. I hope we will not go and pluck bad fruits from the bad tree, and we say this is good, and we eat, and then we vomit, and fall into sickness. Bad fruit must be thrown into the rubbish bin, rejected. You see, the apple tree cannot bear pineapple fruit, and the mouth of the pig cannot comes with the golden tooth. I hope the Bible college students and the church members, will know who is right and who is wrong. Lastly I hope the turtles do not laughed at the tortoise. Let all the sinners united in prayer not splitting in quarrel.

And do not give the pearl to the swine, they will destroy the pearl. And do not free the dog, and the dog will return and bit you. You see, why I wrote so many articles in this blog to refute them, I had my reasons. The theologians and doctors are bad people. The theologians covered themselves with sheep clothings. Their sheep clothing is the “doctrine and theology.” In them, the raven wolf, they cut asunder the fellowship of the saints. They are like the well without water. Cloud without rain. I hope they can stop before too late.


In a prayer, someone see this vision, maybe it is a true vision, in the vision there was a man fallen into a deep and narrow hole, very deep from the surface, there is no light at all in the hole, suddenly there is small bright light shine from the opening, shine to him, and there is hope for the man in that light, he climbed up, following the light. Brother and sisters, when we are very angry, we better said, “relax”, “do not worry,” “cool down.” This is the light, do not lose our temper, theologians, all VPP theologians, pray with your open mouth, expect great things from God. Look, at the picture above.

The Banana skin's story

An old teacher told his students this story, "A banana skin's story"

The story is like this, once upon a time, a man invited his friend to his house for a feast, but unfortunately, his friend stepped on a banana skin in the house, and he fell down, and broke his leg, so the teacher said, in this case, the friend cannot blame the man who had invited him.

I disagreed with the old teacher, the man is to be blamed for the broken leg, because the banana skin is found in his house, the man should keep the banana skin away, he should throw the banana skin into the rubbish bin, he should keep his house clean and tidy. Because of his carelessness, his friend fell down and broke his leg. The man should be blamed in this incident.

The doctrine of VPP is like the banana skin in BP churches, many had step on it, and fall down, many legs had been broken, the owner should keep the banana skin away from the visitors. Do not let people step on it again. Please, do not tell me the same old story again.

Honestly, I do not like "the banana skin story" at all.I hope you tell me the story of "the old rugged cross", that is better. I will be cool down. I will be thankful. I hope the teachers can understand his students better.

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

Refrain

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

Refrain

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

Refrain

"The fact that there are so many Bible versions is both a blessing and a problem. It is a blessing in that the Word of God is available to anyone who needs it in an easy-to-understand, accurate translation. It is a problem in that the different versions can create controversy and problems in Bible studies, teaching situations, etc. The differences between the translations can also be a subject of great division within the church body."

Refrain..

Atonement

Man in India marries dog as atonement



11-11-2007 NEW DELHI - A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony as an attempt to atone for stoning two other dogs to death — an act he believes cursed him — a newspaper reported Tuesday.
ADVERTISEMENT

P. Selvakumar married the sari-draped former stray named Selvi, chosen by family members and then bathed and clothed for the ceremony Sunday at a Hindu temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the Hindustan Times newspaper said.

Selvakumar, 33, told the paper he had been suffering since he stoned two dogs to death and hung their bodies from a tree 15 years ago.

"After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear," he said in the report.

The paper said an astrologer had told Selvakumar the wedding was the only way he could cure the maladies. It did not say whether his situation had improved.

Deeply superstitious people in rural India sometimes organize weddings to dogs and other animals, believing it can ward off certain curses.

The paper showed a picture of Selvakumar sitting next to the dog, which was wearing an orange sari and a flower garland.

The paper said the groom and his family then had a feast, while the dog got a bun.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7093422.stm



Friends,

The Indian man still sees his doctrine is right, he is proud of his doctrine...
This is an exmple of a false doctrine, a false atonement, of course, it is from the teaching of a false teacher, who had taught him to merry the dog. False doctrine will produces false practise. Beware of false doctrine. Also beware of the false teachers. Do you want to marry a dog? No ! Do you teach other to do so? No !

I think I better remind myself, to ask myself this question, about my relationship with God, closer or not closer, this is a very important question. If my doctrine is right, I will be very close with the Lord, this is the yard stick and measurement of every doctrine.

For those teachers who had taught wrong doctrine, they are punishable, for a beginning, I am asking them to write on the white board with a red marker pen , 5,000 times, (the number of MSS), repeating this sentence ---"I will not teach wrong doctrine like VPP again !"

Pan by glory

A Matter for Urgent Prayer: On Thursday afternoon, 11th July 2008, FEBC’s lawyers, Allen & Gledhill, served the Board of Elders a letter informing us that FEBC has instructed the law firm to commence legal proceedings in the High Court of Singapore against us with regard to the use of 9, 9A and 10 Gilstead Road. We have also received FEBC’s letter dated 2 July 2008 that they had approached the Commissioner of Charities and will also be applying to the Attorney-General to intervene in their dispute with Life B-P Church over the use of our premises.



In view of the notice of legal proceedings against the Church, the Session has decided to appoint a legal counsel to act on behalf of Life B-P Church and to take appropriate steps to defend and protect the interests of the Church.


On the question of whether this decision by the Session violates 1 Corinthians 6 which teaches us not to take fellow Christians to court, our conscience is clear because we did not initiate the legal suit. Please pray for the Lord’s will to be done, and kindly refrain from discussing the matter with anyone outside the church.


Above announcement is taken from the church website, this is the down fall of bible college and BP movement, and this is the darkest day in the history of BP in Singapore, theologians sue the BP pastors, because of VPP and the church premises, this is all about power, authority, money, and personal glory. Nothing is done for the glory for God.

I feel very sad about this, sad for the sake of those church members and the Bible college students, because they had to go through this kind of torments and hassles, it is not fair for them, because VPP is a theological argument, it is like the storm in the small tea cup, since the church pastors cannot control and stop the theologians from teaching VPP in the church, so the BOE wanted the theologians to leave the church, but anyhow the theologians do not want to leave, they wanted to stay and fight in the church. This is street fight between theologians and pastors.

My friends, I wanted to draw your attentions, regarding the place of the theologians, the theologians are most likely a teacher, they cannot higher than the pastor of a church, they are helping the pastor in the church in doctrine and teaching.

Take note there is no "theologians" mentioned by Paul, Paul did mentioned teachers. See, teachers are last mentiones in the catagory, Ephesian 4:11, "And He himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers." Those theologians are only bible teachers, they are the last.
Paul put the place of the teacher after the place of pastor, so they are not higher than the pastor.

And it is clearer in 1 Cor 12:28, "And God has appointed these in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gift of healing, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

This struggle is between the pastors (prophet) and the theologians (teachers), nothing to do with the church members, but if they bring this to the court, the church members will get involves, the Singaporean churches will come to know about this, churches will be ashamed. How they are going to stand for the VPP and BP? Nothing good will come out of this lawsuit. Better stop it now.

Is this the way, the fundamentalists treat one another in the Christian circle? This is very much like hunting and hurting one another, this is like a hunting game, the hunters hunt the preys, they are hiding and seeking, chasing and running, until the preys tired and then the hunter killed the preys.


Look, what the Bible says about this hunting, “Be self-control and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8the devils are hunting the believers. And in another place Ephesians 6:6”In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” The hunter, the devil uses the flaming arrows to shoot the believers. Paul wanted the believers to pray in Ephesians 6:18, : “Pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and request…”


Where is the “Life of Christ”, the theologians taught us before, where is the Christ like life in us, Paul said his heart is opened wide for other, where is that heart now, the theologians taught the young men to follow him, where is the heart which is opened wide in him? I did not see any. The theologians said truth is everything, greater than love and charity, it this is the truth they are proclaiming? Sue the church pastors because they do not wanted to accept VPP?


How can the VPP theologians fight until to the law court, they had a lot of money to build and buy another Bible college, in fact they can start the Far Eastern Bible College in Calvary Pandan BPC (English session) from July 2008, why quarrel about the building and the premises in Gilstead Road, let the church members use the premises freely. The VPP theologian can go to another place and start their ministry, why tussle like this, the senior pastors all must be awake, how can they let those young theologians run the hunting race, the pastors must unite together to start a new synod to decide this matter, this a spiritual warfare, the lawsuit may takes years and months, let the synod decide the belonging of the premises and make a announcement to the church member. That is a straight forward and I see this is a better solution. Let the lawsuit find its solution, and let the synod declared the truth as soon as possible.

Fast and pray

Many church members will be very much affected in growth, the members should fast and pray for 3 days begin from any moment in this week, urgently. No eating from morning until night for 3 days, they may drink milk and water, and eat at night, please fast and pray. We have to go through this kind of fasting and praying because of the doctors and theologians. What happened to them? You see the fox has shown its tail. The VPP theologians are not simple minded. They had already see this s the opportunity to fight the church. They are prepared for this legal fight from the beginning.


Bravely, those who can overcome this tussle and struggle, you are now to be called, the one who are “pan by glory.” Do not worry at all. Rejoice in trials. The Lord has overcome the world for us.
Psalm 50:15, “And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, And you will honor me.”
God’s is Immanuel, God is with us,
He is our help in time of troubles.
He is the help for the helpless,
So we can:
Relieve,
Resolve,
Rebuild,
Regain,
Trust in Him.
and you are called to be the light of this world….
The light of this world.
The light.
There must be light.
We must lived in light.
The Lord said, let there be light, and there was light.
The face of the Lord shine upon us. And keep us.
Let His contenance shine upon us, and protect us.
Oh Lord, hear our call to You.

Verbal Plenary Preservation is not relevant anymore

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born of adversity (Prov. 17:17)

God had lower down a sheet of cloth, there are all kinds of unclean animals in this cloth, and He called Peter to kill and eat those unclean animals. This is against the teaching in the scripture (OT), but the Lord has power over the scripture. He is coming to fulfill the every jot and title of the scripture. This act I think is to commission the church to reach out to the lost soul and evangelize the pagan or gentile world. And prepare Peter to accept the unclean pagan who will later believe in Jesus Christ.

Be this our vision in our church. The greatest commandment is to love God and secondly to love one another. Put away those differences in teachings, let us see what the Lord want from us, are we accepting one another, forgiving one another, to grow up to be mature and perfect. Be the light of this world by doing good work.

Let it be so, consider this. When it is time to come for the Lord to replace Soul, the first Israelite king, he sent Samuel to see Jesse, and Jesse had 3 sons, they are good soldiers, man of war, fighter, but God did not pick them, but God chosen the youngest son, David to takeover the kingdom, the man after God's heart. We had struggled for many years for VPP, did God really want us to do that? Who is among you all, which God will raise up and take over the leadership in the new synod, fighters? Or man of God’s own heart??? Consider this carefully.

About the Words of God, this will take years to study and understand His Word the Bible. Every believer should believe we have the Living WORD of God. And do not forget Christ Jesus is the Living WORD. He is the Son of God, our only Lord and Savior and He is the Incarnated Word. The Word became fresh not to be debated, but to be worshiped and followed. The letter kill, but the Spirit gives life. Emmanuel, the WORD is with us, 100% is with us. Please draw near to the Lord, the Living Word, worship Him, may God forgive us through Him. Ask Jesus for forgiveness, with Jesus, we have perfection, ONLY Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. And thank God for giving us the Bible, the inspired Word God, this is the Spiritual sword, God given us the Sword to fight the spiritual warfare. The Bible is the Word of God; there is no error in the original Bible. But the Bible which is translated into many languages, the translations are not perfect, KJV is not perfect, and the TR is not perfect, only the original texts are perfect, but any how the most important is that the meaning is perfectly intact in these faithful translations. The most important is that the Old Testament and the New testament pointing to the Lord Jesus Christ, He is the Lord and Savor of the World.

In Romans 8:16 in KJV, "The Spirit itself..." Since the Holy Spirit is a person, the word should be translated as “The Spirit Himself..." Please see other translations like NKJV, NIV..... In English, to address a living person, we must use words correctly, to address a person; we must use (him or her). The third Person of Trinity, The Holy Spirit, He is God, He is not a thing, He is a living Person. This is a grave mistake in the KJV Bible, theologically speaking this is like the Jehovah Witness denying the divinity of the Holy Spirit, so you see, KJV is not 100% perfect, is not 100% without errors, very possible that KJV was translated from a imperfect underlying text, honestly speaking the truth TR also is not perfect, for this let those theologian goes and proof the perfection. We should not hurt one another with the doctrine of Verbal Plenary Preservation (VPP), this is wrong. We should see that point. We should not stumble anyone in the bible study, with problems in our own theological stands. Let us see ourselves weather we ourselves are standing by faith or not. Some of us personally may agree that God preserved His Words, preserving them generally in all the MSS and TR, KJV... There is nothing wrong about that, we all must agree that the autograph is perfect....But it is questionable, if anyone suggests the whole bible is preserved in a single TR like the VPP promoted. Do not talk like child, is a man, lets us photocopy all the 5000 MSS, and let every Bible College students study all the MSS in the Bible College again. Proof the VPP to the college students let them agree with the theologians.

Some theologians may suggest VPP in the Bible College's lecture note as personal view only, they may teach VPP in the Bible classes as a theory, but that is only an hearsay or a lecturer's opinion, it personal, let the members choose to accept or not, it not crucial, if one does not accept VPP, it is his personal preference, please see this as a freedom in christianity, it does not effect our belief, since we all are accepting all the important doctrines like the salvation, the doctrine of God and man, doctrine of death and life, the doctrine of Spirit, let us agree and united with the crucial and major doctrine, let God leads us, let God has some times and rooms to work in the church, let the church has time to decide the matters, if the matters are hard to understand, and no one understand what the theologian or teacher means, let the person who is speaking or teaching, keep silent, let him speak to God and himself, and if a prophet is speaking, let other prophet judge his speaking, we should speaking one by one, there is the order, for us who lack of wisdom, let us pray for wisdom. Please do not go to the extent to attack our own brothers and sisters in Christ and spit the churches because of a personal VPP view. I speak like a fool now. VPP teaching may not be heretical. But if VPP theologian is splitting the church, then it will make them to look like heretic and becoming one. Are we standing at God's side or the enemy side? God is not respecter of person, if a Bible teacher's doctrine is wrong, then he is wrong, maybe he is the founder of the church, when he is wrong in doctrine, he must admit that he is wrong, he should have no morale support for him, or playing cards of sentiment in the church. Tell him in anger do not sin. Do you want to cut my head, because I do not want to accept your personal view? I am speaking like a fool.

In the church, Paul exhort us to speak 5 words, 5 understandable words, edifying words, this is very true and important for a theologian, or a teacher in church or Bible College , (1 Cor 14:19) than thousands which are not, which are not understandable, which are not for edifying. The more we speak, the more we made mistakes. We should bridle our tongue! It is speaking big things! Which is like this VPP, is very hard to understand. But not edifying the church! It brings up fire of hell. (James 3:6)

You better suggested some B-P to change their names into VPP-Presbyterian Church, or Bible-Press, a new denomination and sect. And sad to say, the Chinese name of all B-P s are also not literally translated, B-P should only be translated into the 5 Chinese words, they are "Bible" and "Presbyterian", "sheng Jin zhang lau hui," that is a better translation. How come it is translated as "to xing sheng Jin zhang lau hui." You see why B-P stumble themselves in the Bible issues, the BP theologian who use small Bible issue to split the presbyters, is B-P = B minus P? Bible minus Presbyterian? Subtraction? Why they want only the Bible and minus the presbyters? Why VPP theologian acts so cruel and merciless, without any love to the presbyters? Where is the mutual middle and common ground for all the Ministers and Presbyters? Can we still smiling and happy all the way to see one of our body to be in pain, but they prefer to split the church one by one, are we not called to be one in a body. How come the theologian prefer to cause one of the little one to stumble (St Matthew 18:6-7) shouldn’t we treasure to see brethren to dwell together in peace and unity (Ps 133) Are we BP the only denomination who believe in the Bible, other denominations do not? We put the word "Bible" in the name of the denomination. Are the theologians happy, rejoice in the Lord always? Causing other ministers in pain, the church members hunger of God's Words and ask them to go away in peace? When the churches split because of this small VPP Bible issue? Who is feeding the flocks? Please blow your trumpet, watchman please keeps on watching, and do you pray for one another? Or curse one another? Shouldn't we BP the more humble and to be more learn-able like others. Actually we do not know everything as our BP theologians presume. Are everyone called to be master to many people? We face greater judgment as a teacher. Can we call everyone as theologian? And calling every house as a Bible College? Pride comes before falls and destruction! Forbid that! I may write thesis like a theologian, but I am not a theologian, more than 20 years, I study 1 Corinthians 13 and 14, there are more and more to be learned, everyday, I rather behave like a layman, we are all priest, we have to rebuke those carnal theologian, self seeking, self promoting, so called theologians.

VPP, be careful of the snare of the devil, in Luke 22:31, "And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat...." B-P, B-P, where is the good works we are doing? We better plea all B-P to cool down the heads, sit down with warm hearts, and please shake hands. For the witness of the truth. A kingdom divided among itself, how it can stand any longer? (Matthew 12:25)

We also afraid that some one out there, literally translated 1 Cor 5:5, "....destruction of the fresh." So literally, in true living situation, a son in law hates the father in law, so the son in law giving a lot of sugar to his own father in law to kill him, when the old man is a diabetic patient, in order to kill him slowly. To destroy his father in law's fresh "biblically"! Beware of, this kind of bible application! This is not a biblical application. Like a doctor giving toxic to cause his patient to have cancer, to kill his own patients slowly. This is what kind of doctor? There are such people in B-P churches, like the blind leading the blind. Beware of those blind doctors, shun them! How cruel is the Dr.! This is a murder, this is hate, this is wrong, must repent! When there is lust, there will be quarrels. (James 4:1) May the Lord grant us forgiveness in mistranslating and miss using the Bible. May God give us our daily food? May God give us our spiritual food? Please open our eyes, to see the truth. Amen.

Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. (1 Cor 8:1)

REMEMBER LOVE IS THE GREATEST! IS THEOLOGIAN THE GREATEST?

Without love, truth is useless, and hope is meaningless, love is the most important…..

I hope this will encourage you, pray for FEBC and all BP, I hope you know i love BP, and also I know BP believe the truth, last i hope, you may know how to pray for BP.

From,

Josiah & Philip

Thy love the flame

Psalm 119:165, "Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble."

My teacher said, we must keep the 10 commandments, keep the morale laws, but not the ceremonial laws, I totally agreed with him. The commandments says, you shall not kill. One day I heard, a christian teacher scolded her students, in the early morning, she said gently to the students, "I kill you, I kill you, I kill you.." I cannot imaginate what is in her mind, I am surprise to heard that from a gentle lady like her, from a christian like her, she said that again few days later. I hope the young students will not understand what she said, not at all. I hope they will forget the teacher's spoken words, 3 simple words, but they do kill. Deep into man heart, a christian's word like a double edge sword, it kills. It is very hard to forget those 3 words, sometimes we just say that, sometimes even, when we are preaching and praying, indirectly we are whispering in our heart like this, "I killed you." Wrong doctrine is like that. It kills. The satan is the murderer in the begining. In the New Testament, the Lord said, sin of hatred is like a sin of murder. How severe it is, sometimes, with word we kill.

One of my Christian friend told me about his childhood, his father is a pastor, he is a hot tempered pastor, my friend remembered, when he was still as a young boy, his father used to tide up his foot with rode, and hang him up side down in the room, and bitten him with his belt, his mother cannot do anything, he was bitten because he was naughty or done some mistakes. I was very hurt to heard that. How can a pastor do that to his own son. The punishment was to severe to a young boy like him. Where is the love of a father? Where gone the trust of the father? After more than 45 years, my friend still cannot forgive and forget his father, until today he is still angry with his father, I wonder weather father will say, "Son, I am sorry to do that on you." Maybe the father forgot what he done on his son, anyhow, the apology comes a little too late. That is another kind of killing? It seem like the father's punishment on the child is carry on until today. "Pray for them which despitefully use you." Matt 5:44, hopefully the son may one day truely pray for his father. In another place, the Lord said, "man should always pray and not give up." Luke 18:1. in time like this, do not give up forgiving, and giving. These two are the virture of a christian life.

We can see, we try to be Christian teachers and pastors, we may be a capable theologian, a gifted teacher, don't you see, sometimes we are hurting the people nearest to us, we think we are right, because we have the authority and power, watch out, we may abused our given power. Remember, what we done on other, may effect a person whole life.

There is a song, titled, "Spirit of God, Descending Upon My Heart."

...stoop to my weakness...I asked no dream, no prophet ecstasies.....but take the dimness of my soul away.

....teach me the patient of unanswered prayer.....O let me seek Thee, and O let me find.


One holy passion filling my frame,
The kindling of the heaven descended Dove,
my heart an altar,
and thy love the flame...

The Good Music

Music can brings us, some happiness and also some comforts. That is why the church has choir to sing songs. In reality, the choir also united to worship the Lord. Sometimes they will praise the Lord. But presently, many churches are using short choruses, to replaces the hymns. This is quite unhealthy, because the short choruses are too emotional, seldom comes with in depth meanings. Some sing the choruses with much noise and dancing, they disturb the peace in worship. We forgot that we are worshipping the Lord, He is the mighty God. We need good music when we are worshipping the Lord. The Best is the classical music, many seminaries and churches regret that the acceptance of contemporary songs into the churches, it is a wrong decision. Many churches had became musical concert rather than place of worship. Some had become party of rock and roll. The classic and contemporary songs cannot get along together. There are gaps between them. Like the generation gap. But the classic is better to be used in worship. 1 Cor 14:15, we are told by Paul to sing with our mind and understanding also. The classical music suit the mind and understanding better. The contemporary song brings us the sound of man, it is fill the churches with the emotional and feeling factors, but the classical song bring us the sound of God, they are divine, they have power, to elevate the worshippers to the higher ground.

Tonight, I see this news in the internet, a young business man was killed with 4 gun shots, killed by 3 killers, and the family members are very sad about his death, he was shot in the petrol station, and the family members told the reporters after that killing, that they intended to let the deceased find the killers, and also to revenge, they will let him wear red cloth and red pant and lay him in the coffin, and they will put a long knife beside him in the coffin, so that the young business man has weapon to revenge. The world is full of killing and revenging, they needed to find rest, but sad to say, there is no rest even after death. Hopefully the church is not like this, let there be peace and unity, and let us become peace maker. Let us care for one and another, stop pointing fingers, and put away the malice of the wrong doctrine like VPP, without hatred and be kind to one another. Let us sing praises to the Lord in unity, let the people shake hands, let us put down the knives, make them into plow. Let us sing the new song in unity….”Blessed be the Name….”

….and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God
In true righteousness and holiness.

Eph 4:23-24

The Theologian and snake

One day a woman said some nasty words in the public, she said if you meet a snake and a Indian, which one you will hit, she said you must hit the Indian, not the snake. In this she is saying that the Indian is more dangerous than the snake, this word reminded me about the false theologian who taught people false doctrine.

I asked me this question, if one day I meet a snake and a false theologian, which one you will hit first, you get what I meant. The false theologian is more dangerous than the king cobra, the venon of the false doctrine killed more than people than the snake itself.

Since, we are servant of God, I disagree with the woman, we cannot hit or strike, so we say, shu, shu, shu, chase away the snake and the false theologians. Shun the snake and false theologians, see the theologians are stronger than me.

They are happier than me. Oh God, comfort me.