Faith, Hope, & Love

Let me put a question: is it possible that God has rejected his people? Of course not. I, an Israelite, descended from Abraham through the tribe of Benjamin, could never agree that God had rejected his people, the people he chose specially long ago. Let me put another question then: have the Jews fallen for ever, or have they just stumbled? Obviously they have not fallen for ever: their fall, though, has saved the pagans in a way the Jews may now well emulate. Think of the extent to which the world, the pagan world, has benefited from their fall and defection - then think how much more it will benefit from the conversion of them all. There is a hidden reason for all this, brothers, of which I do not want you to be ignorant, in case you think you know more than you do. One section of Israel has become blind, but this will last only until the whole pagan world has entered, and then after this the rest of Israel will be saved as well. As scripture says: The liberator will come f...

In our daily life, have you ever felt that God is not with us, seems like He abandon us because of all what we did, the sins we did to Him, to others, and to ourselves as well.  We feel that, God is really angry to us and somehow has given up on us. We cannot forgive ourselves for all the mistakes we have done all through our life and we had a thought that, if we could hate ourselves for the mistakes we have done, let alone the Good Lord. Well you can now kneel down and crying for mercy from the Good Lord Jesus Christ because of His Good News; "..Nothing therefore can come between us and the love of Christ, even if we are troubled or worried, or being persecuted, or lacking food or clothes, or being threatened or even attacked. As scripture promise: For your sake we are being massacred daily, and reckoned as sheep for the slaughter. These are the trials through which we triumph, by the power of him who loved us. For I am certain if this: neither death nor life, no ang...

"To you my friends I say: Do not be afraid of those who killed the body and after that can do no more. I will tell you whom to fear: fear Him who, after He has killed, has the power to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him. Can you not buy five sparrows for two pennies? And yet not one is forgotten in God's sight. Why, every hair on your head has been counted. There is no need to be afraid: you are worth more than hundreds of sparrows."   we are worth more than hundreds of sparrows in the eyes of the Heavenly Father .. that is why He even sent us His one and only Son, Lord Jesus Christ as an act of so much love He has for us ..  don't you even considered yourself as the luckiest and happiest creature on earth? being the most treasured by God Himself ..  everyone who loves Him will listen to His voice  .. happy the man who listen to the word of God and keep It .. if you love Him then you will listen and obey His commands .. for He has so many plans f...

Pengutusan hari ini rasanya yang pertama dan paling berat untuk dipikul oleh jiwaku... Ketika berlutut di hadapanMu, aku sungguh-sungguh berusaha untuk membuka segenap hatiku untukMu.. atau lebih tepat, aku sungguh-sungguh menyerahkan segalanya kepada kekuasaanMu... Ketika berarak ke hadapan altarMu yang kudus, ada suara hati yang jahat menafikan kelayakanku di hadapanMu.. Sungguh, aku benar-benar tidak layak di hadapanMu Tuhan, namun aku berharap dan mengandalkan kebesaran cinta kasihMu serta kerahimanMu, maka siapakah yang mampu menghalang itu? ... Aku mengakui diri di hadapanMu; "Aku ini hambaMu, Ya Tuhan!"  Sekilas aku melihat diriku berdiri dan bergerak ke hadapan altar dalam keadaan yang sangat miskin dan hina.. sungguh Tuhan, air mata bergenang di kelopak mataku menyedari betapa hina dan kerdilnya diri ini di hadapanMu. Selesai perjamuan, aku melangkah keluar dan membuat tanda salib sambil berdoa serta bersyukur atas kebaikanMu..  Ketika berpaling me...

At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to death . At the time Crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst Criminals were condemned to be crucified. Yet it was Even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike Other criminals condemned to death by Crucifixion Jesus was to be nailed to the Cross by His hands and feet. Each nail Was 6 to 8 inches long. The nails Were driven into His wrist. Not Into His palms as is commonly Portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that Extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew That when the nails were being hammered into the Wrist that tendon would tear and Break, forcing Jesus to use His back Muscles to support himself so that He could Breath. Both of His feet Were nailed together. Thus He was forced to Support Himself on the single nail that Impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could Not support himself with His legs because of the pain So He was forced to alternate between arching His Back then using his legs...