tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post2451918083960753093..comments2023-02-28T18:55:20.579+08:00Comments on A Voice of Truth & Reason: What It Means To Be A Christian Before God and Not Before ManJonas Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10786108344875757153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-27304830678462211502010-04-08T14:42:34.060+08:002010-04-08T14:42:34.060+08:00El Jefe
Thank you for commenting. Sorry if my exa...El Jefe<br /><br />Thank you for commenting. Sorry if my example caused any offense. My point is that everyone can believe what they wish to believe (including reincarnation and the birth/rebirth cycle of all creatures). This seems to me harmless to other members of society.<br /><br />In fact, the Buddhist teaching that we reap what we sow is also taught in the Bible. This principle is the same as cause and effect. Problem with reincarnation theory is that the cause becomes the effect which becomes the cause.<br /><br />For Christians, there is only one divine cause - the creator and His creativity and majesty is unparalled. No man or living creature can create what God has done even though we can try to control our bodily functions.<br /><br />yes, ignorance may be beautiful but the truth will come sooner than we think.<br /><br />The world as we know will be ending very soon with earthquakes, floods, financial storms and a global government that will arise as the only solution to our problems. Beware of a coming world leader promoting some new religion, or a fusion of all religions.<br /><br />All this was foretold by Jesus and revealed in the last book of the Bible. Many of these predictions have already come true. <br /><br />Take note and ask yourself what is the endgame as prophecied by all other religions. Have they come to pass?Jonas Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786108344875757153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-22269432452991507062010-04-01T22:01:59.747+08:002010-04-01T22:01:59.747+08:00It is really funny when none of you have any clues...It is really funny when none of you have any clues what the philosophy of the vedanta means! No hindu thinks that a cow or stone is god.<br /><br />Anyway, thats the beauty of ignorance. It keeps the mind sheltered between what is real and what is not.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003608084704700083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-42342599826431038772010-02-22T16:04:08.737+08:002010-02-22T16:04:08.737+08:00Anonymous II,
Your examples are not relevant to w...Anonymous II,<br /><br />Your examples are not relevant to what I meant:<br /><br />For all we care as human beings, a hindu can (hypothetically) believe a stone is God and it is none of our business.<br /><br />But the moment he believes he has the right to use the stone to hurt another person (whether Hindu or non-hindu), all conscientious people will rise up against this violence.<br /><br />You need to draw the line between religious intepretation of how to execute a penalty for sin and the most important, overuling law of loving others. To have mercy and forgiveness is a higher practise/good than sacrifice and punishment. Whether from God's or mankind's point of view.Jonas Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786108344875757153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-24406444553791015062010-02-22T16:03:03.449+08:002010-02-22T16:03:03.449+08:00If you talk about universal values like stealing &...If you talk about universal values like stealing & telling lies, ok, we are all against it. But we cannot say to a Hindu that it's silly not to eat beef when millions are starving in India. They believe that the cow is god. Same for Muslims; there is provision for caning, so what right have you to comment? Are you saying that the religion is wrong? We also cannot tell the Christians that it is illogical to believe that God exists as 3 persons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-27105908098160344402010-02-22T16:02:04.232+08:002010-02-22T16:02:04.232+08:00One of he most frequent misonceptions I read from ...One of he most frequent misonceptions I read from the blogs is that non-Muslims cannot comment on matters of Islamic ruling or Islamic issues.<br /><br />I presume this is because:<br /><br />1. They are not muslims<br />2. They have not read the Koran or are taught the right way of being a Muslim<br />3. They are not under Shariah law.<br /><br />All three are invalid because:<br /><br />1. Every person born and created by God (be he a Muslim, Christian or Jewish God) is a human being first. <br />2. Each human being is entitled to the right of freedom to live n peace and according to the civil law.<br />3. Any moral law that is broken will be judged by God and the person's conscience.<br />4. The existence of religious precepts is to ensure that we know what is wrong and right.<br />5. According to our conscience and all decent religions, no woman or child or man for that matter should be caned or stoned for drinking alcohol, stealing or committing adultery or fornication.<br /><br />Who will punish? Definitely, the sinners will face the consequences of their actions which is the fruit of sin: broken famiies, curses, revenge, bittenerness, etc <br /><br />The wages of sin is death, and that death is spiritual death. No amount of physical punishment is going to cure any man of the love for sin.Jonas Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786108344875757153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403271464346533256.post-75051169638120223422010-02-22T01:31:41.565+08:002010-02-22T01:31:41.565+08:00In this polarised world and country such as Malays...In this polarised world and country such as Malaysia, it is difficult for people from different faiths to look at the other's problems and discern any universal theme or common moral issue.<br /><br />Only great novelists such as Dostoeyvski can see through the religious veneer of man and see the human soul's struggles with the forces that rage inside him.<br /><br />Most real conflicts in society are spiritual in nature. It is when we choose to externalise our conflicts into what is good conduct and bad conduct that the inner man seems to have escaped from true repentance from his own sins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com