19 feb

Acts 13 :35. Paul's sermon in a synagogue.

Full and unqualified to receive the forgiveness of sins.

It's the foundation of all blessings.

Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.
It's the forgiveness that produces obedience. Without the forgiveness of sin, there is no empowerment.

Y we have all these resentment and bitterness because we do not know how forgiven we are.

You are forgiven, but you do not believe fully that you are forgiven. So the guy still goes around acting unforgiving.

Through the forgiveness of sins, comes good works. First remove sins from the conscience and it will also be dethroned in the heart, Produces repentance.

Eg. u Owe Sam 1 mil, and someone who love you so much helped you to pay the debt. Nobody tell you the message so each time u meet Sam, u feel like u r in debt, u feel like u r in a big depth. But now that I tell you, your debt was paid for, you are free. how will u feel?

While city appeared the next sabbath to hear the word of god! Acts 13:45.

15 jan

Psalm22, prophesy on the coming of Jesus and his sacrifice. Written 1000 years before Jesus come.

Psalms, 23, the lord is my Shepard.
Surely goodness and mercy will hunt you down.

Psalms is the 19th book. Luke 21:24.

No judgement today, it was all in body of Christ.

Comparing religions

6. The way of attaining salvation

O: Humans have all resources in themselves for attaining liberation. One can choose the way of devotion (bhakti marga), the way of selfless living (karma marga), or the way of introspection (jnana marga).
In most cases of theistic Hinduism and devotional Buddhism, the gods (or bodhisattvas) can help humans only if they deserve it, as a result of their own efforts. Grace plays a minor role, except in a few particular cases (prapatti in Hinduism and Pure Land Buddhism).

C: Humans cannot attain salvation by their own efforts. God took the initiative and gave the only solution for salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. We have to accept this grace.


16. Social involvement

O: Only detached social involvement is possible, devoid of any personal motivation (as the Bhagavad Gita requires).

C:
The root of social involvement is the command to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12,31).

See point 5,6,7,15,16.

http://www.comparativereligion.com/conclusion.html