Essence of the Church

what make(s) a church? Is it by the hands and charisma of men? Why do we go to church, and take a step further to find the true church?

(1) Eph 3: 7-10
"to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God"
Where is the mystery of God been made plain?
"Through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known" (vs10)


(2) Mat26: 28
"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Jesus' blood was poured out 2000 years ago, and thus gave significance to water baptism, which is despised by many who claimed that baptism is nothing more than an unnecessary ceremony.
Well, let's reason this out, shall we? How does Jesus' blood bleed till today, after 2000 years, in order to cleanse our sins here in Kuala Lumpur, in True Jesus Church?
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1Jn 5:6-8
"Jesus did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth."
"the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement."


the (Holy) Spirit is none other than God Himself. God transcends time, so does the Holy Spirit, as they are the same. With the Spirit as witness, our baptism takes the efficacy of remission of sins.
thus, we come to the Church for a reason, for the true and living remission of our transgressions that have haunted us long enough.

(3) Mat16: 17-18
"on this rock I will build my church" The Church is built upon Jesus.
Acts 2:
"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues"
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."


the Holy Spirit descended and established the True Jesus Church, by enabling ALL the believers who received the Spirit to speak in tongues(a spiritual language that no one can comprehend) as stated in vs4.
All TJC around the world share different native languages, yet as we pray, we share the same Holy Spirit and the same spiritual tongues, to prove our oneness.

(4) Eph 1: 4
"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world"
we are the Church, and the Church is chosen before heavens and earth were created.
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Heb12: 22 "Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem,"
it is the heavenly Church and kingdom, which belongs not to the world, but to Jesus our God.


Thus, the Church is heavenly. She is delivered directly from Heaven as proclaimed in the Lord's prayer "May Thy Kingdom come(from Heaven)". As such, the Church is filled with the Word of God.

So why go to church? sermon by Pr Ezekiel at Olive Garden, Port Dickson

真耶穌教會喜信網路家庭 - 網路雜誌 - 所羅門王的寶藏──神、機會與智慧

真耶穌教會喜信網路家庭 - 網路雜誌 - 所羅門王的寶藏──神、機會與智慧

My secret Identity

ref from http://www.tjc.org/devotional/showDev.aspx?aid=9582

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)

I used to have this childish imagination that if the Almighty God is my Father, I am just like a superhero born under extraordinary circumstances, and ultimately I have to hide my true identity and capabilities - a superhero, a Son of God.

I, with this secret identity, dwell among mortals who live in vanities and misery;
Among friends and relatives who try to seek something that I already have,
and hardly finding it;
Among the sick and the dying who know not what lies beyond death;
Among the wise and the powerful who created beliefs and formed tales of the spiritual realm, while I am the son of the One who created all things.

It sounds just too cool to be true.
I am my Father's son, who is soon to be sealed with the Promised Holy Spirit.

It's just like in the movie Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, except that the story is fictitious and the gods in the movie are weak and limited.
For my status as the Son of God is true, even in the modern, 21st century.
And my God Jesus, is the strongest and most powerful.



Thank You, my God, for adopting me as Your child.

Life is liken to walking up the stairs to the 80th floor

A couple discovered that the lift was out of service.
They winced at the fact that they lived in the 80th floor.
They didn't want to wait till the lift was fixed.
They decided to walk upstairs, carrying their heavy backpacks.
They were soon exhausted upon reaching 20th floor.
Husband suggested "why not leave our bags here? Makes the climb much easier. After the lift is fixed, we get down to pick up our bags."
Wife agreed.

Their climb became much easier then.
They got exhausted again when they arrived only in the 40th storey.
They began blaming each other for this lousy idea of using the stairs.

Soon, they were too tired to murmur.

Upon reaching the 80th floor, they were delighted.
But they soon realised that they left their door key in Husband's backpack.

This story is an analogy of life, don't you think?
Before we reach the 20th floor(20 years of age), we have a backpack, a burden of living up to the expectations of people.
In 20th floor, we cheerfully leave our backpack, just as we break free of parental and school expectations.

At the age of 40, we bear a grudge against many things, of work, of family.
At the age of 60, we are tired complaining, and resolve to cherish the rest of our days.
At the age of 80, we realize that the "key" is left in the backpack, just as we have left our childhood dreams back in the 20th floor, only to find our previous aspirations buried in regrets.

Will we live a life like this? Let's cherish our present, so we leave no regrets when we reach the 80th floor.

故事分享 — 国王的四位王后

有一位国王，拥有四位王后，可是国王偏偏对第四位王后特别的宠爱。他常常给第四位王后买衣服，各种各样的服装，鞋，发夹等等。王在她身上花了好一大笔钱财，这是王向第四位王后表达爱意的方式。
虽然如此，王对第三位王后也很宠爱，王常常给她买各种各样的附属品，还建高大有堂皇的皇宫给她，给她买豪华昂贵的车辆等等。
至于第二位王后，王常把时间花在她身上。每当国王有任何烦恼愁困的时候就会找她，因为她比较成熟，很厉害解决国王的烦恼困难，所以国王常常和她在一起。
可是，对于第一位王后，国王对她却不理不睬的。已经把她丢在一旁，甚至忘了她的存在！

有一天，国王的了重病，无药可救了。所有医生都说国王随时会驾崩。国王听了很伤心，他心里想说：“也许下一分钟我就去世了，难道我要一个人走吗？” “不！我是国王！我不要一个人走！”

国王便下令传第四位王后上来，国王告诉她说：“郑得了重病，已经无药可救了，随时就会驾崩的，我的至爱王后，你能不能陪陪一起走呢？”谁知，第四位王后直接说：“NO! Get Lost!”国王非常心痛。

接着，王传第三位王后上来，问她同样的问题，可是，得到的答案让国王心碎了！第三位王后竟然拒绝了国王！很可恶对吧？

之后，国王想：“第二位王后成熟又有智慧，她很善解我意，一定会答应的”。当国王一五一十的把所有困难告诉第二位王后之后，她回答王说：“我知道你要我陪你一起去，好，我会陪你到坟墓前，然后为你哀悼，为你哭泣……这是我所能做的了，我不能够陪你一起死。对不起。”
国王伤心欲断魂，拿起匕首准备刺入腹中，离开这残酷现实的世界！可是，就在这个时候，一位穿着旧旧礼服，身体瘦弱的女人出现在王面前说：“我愿意”“亲爱的，我愿意陪你一起死”国王感到很安慰，非常地感动，仔细的看看这位女人，原来她就是国王的第一位王后。由于国王没有买新服装给她所以她只穿旧衣裳；因为王忽略了她，所以她吃不好，睡不着，结果体弱多病。

最后，国王和这第一位王后走这接下来的路程。




今天，我们每个人都有四个王后。
第四位王后就是我们自己的身体。我们常常给她买最漂亮最棒的衣服，裤子，鞋子等等。各种各样的装饰品给她打扮得非常非常地漂亮。可是到最后，到你去世的时候，她是不会陪着你的。
第三位王后，给她买各种附属品，最先进的电话，最好玩的游戏机，最豪华的车，最华丽的皇宫。到最后你死的时候，她也不会跟着你的。
第二位王后，就是您的父母家人亲戚朋友，他们对你非常好。当你遇到困难烦恼的时候，你常常找他们诉苦发泄。虽然他们都很爱你，可是到你死的时候，他们只能够来到你的坟墓前，给你哀悼哭泣。他们不可能会陪你去死的。
第一位王后，也就是您的灵魂。我们常常都忽略的她，把她丢在一旁，不理不睬的，甚至把她给忘记了。可是，到你死了以后，只有她会跟着你，陪伴在你身边的。因此，不要像这位后悔的国王一样，把最重要的给忽略了。

记得要多读圣经哦！把第一位王后养得肥肥胖胖的哦！=）

TJC jokes

These are some really common jokes and I am not surprised if you have heard of them before:

a) The True Jeus Church members are taught by 'culture' to often say Hallelujah, often as a greeting to others in the church. "Hallelujah" almost sounds like "hi" as members use it to greet whenever they meet each other.
It's not a bad thing. But it could be dangerous.

Eg: my mom is going to greet a Malay(Muslim) but "Hallelujah" naturally slipped off her lips! And the same thing happens when she greets her acquaintances. Imagine that perplexed look on the "victim's" face, they must be thinking, "What the... did the crazy auntie just sing the Mr Bean Hallelujah theme song?"

b) The Bible tells us to do anything in Jesus' name. Yeah, that is to make sure we remember the Lord our God in everything we do, and give glory to him.
Kids are all taught this way.

Eg: a young brother in his school dozed off during the class. The teacher was furious and she intentionally called his name to read a passage from the text book. "XXX, read the following passage." it was loud enough to awake the boy.
The boy shot up like a rocket, with the book in his hand, and he blurted, "In Jesus' name I read, ...!"

c) Any questions? Ask the Father.
Dialogue(FICTIONAL):

Ren Jie: oi, Esther, Chi Yang got a girlfriend already ar?

Esther: yea lar, with Shuriken girl ma...

Aily: No lar, he told me he doesn't have any lor.

Ren Jie: how would you know he told you the truth?

Aily: I ... I asked him in Jesus' name! haha.

Esther: Hor, you abused the name of God?

Aily: no lar... it is only right to ask Daddy about our siblings' relationship ma.

Ren Jie: LoL! "Daddy"?

Esther: Did you ask like, "Daddy Daddy, who is YangYang dating jiek? Is Yang Yang telling the truth that he is dating Shu Shu? If Yang Yang bad bad and tell lies hor, Daddy you must ground him! No more pocket money for him for a week!"

come on, share with us the TJC jokes you have heard or experienced yourselves

in the comment column or chatbox!

Smile and laugh out loud, because

"A cheerful heart is a good medicine" Pro 17:22

Yi Rong and I, and his cute tiny mouse throbbing under his bicep