The True Church

Do we need to go to church to obtain Salvation?

yes, we sure do. Because:

The church is the Bride of Jesus

The relationship between God and us is described as a couple, a bride and her bridegroom. Jesus is, of course, the Bridegroom, and we, (both guys and girls, Haha) are the Bride.and this "we" refers to the Church. The Church is the Bride of Jesus.

Eph5:24-25,32; Rev 19:7,9

The church is the House of Jesus

Those who don't belong to this House of Jesus, how are they to belong to the Home above?

1Tim3:15, Eph2:17-19

The church is the Kingdom of God

the Kingdom of God is only for her residents, the people that belong there.

In other words, those who don't belong there, don't have a residence in there.

Eph2:19-20

The church is the Stairway to Kingdom of Heaven

Gen28:12-17, Jn 1:51, Eph 1: 22-23

Going to church on Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments

Since Sabbath Day is to be kept holy, and stated in the Ten Commandments,

who are we to dare go against it?

Let's be meek and always attend Sabbath Services,

For the Father is surely awaiting there in church to bless us.

Requirements that a True Church should satisfy:
a) possession of the Truth (1Tim3:15)
b) possession of miracles (Mk16:20)
c) possession of the Holy Spirit (Rom8:9, Eph1:13)

One God, one Truth, One Church, One Baptism, One Vine, One Body, One Bride...

All these contribute to the One church that Jesus acknowledges,
the church that obeys completely the Words of God.

Her doctrines are in full accordance with the Bible.
The True Jesus Church, therefore, is not a false church,

she offers 100% assurance of one's path to take to enter Salvation,

for the church has fulfilled all the 3 requirements stated above.

21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Mat7:21

Let's begin to make a change in our life,
to allow Jesus to come into our hearts,
and bless us
and protect us
and make us His children,
to receive the Greatest gift in all the worlds,

...

Our inheritance in Heaven

God bless.

Mark 9:24

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The father instantly cried out,"I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!"

This is one of the verses in Mark that I find very interesting. It's something that I can't fully understand but I can somehow relate to. The father referred to here is the father of a demon possessed child that though after many exorcisms couldn't be cured. Jesus' followers tried and failed even. Soon, they asked for Jesus himself to expel the demon but before doing so, he chided them. The father's reply to the chide was such.

Many a time in our life we may find that, oh right, I do believe in Jesus. We say we have faith but, do we really? Deep down we all have doubts, and technically speaking, how can you have faith if you have doubts? Yet somehow it still happens. This man however [completely my point of view, hoping anyone would correct if possible] was aware of this, and at that moment, he seized the opportunity to ask Jesus to help him overcome his doubts.

But, I'm also wondering... the father said he believed right? So how can there be unbelief in his heart? (comments would be appreciated)

Our Greatest Enemy: Not the Devil, but the Amalekites 我们最大的敌人：不是魔鬼，而是亚玛力人

"There they come, the Amalekites,
with a call for a battle against us, here in the land of Reph'idim. What are we to do, Moses?!"

Fear swirled up in the hearts of the Israelites as the enemies approached closer and closer.

"Joshua, choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand."

in a voice that sparked no fear but only authority and confidence, Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did as he said.

Sounds of ferocious battle cries and swords-clashing dominated the land of Reph'idim,

bathing the land in blood and scent of many deaths.

Moses, Aaron and Hur scrambled up the hill,

gaining a perfect view of the battlefield from that high plane.

The Power of the Almighty Commander, the Lord was now manifested,

whenever Moses held up his hand,

the victory fell to the Israelites.

Soon, Moses' hands grew tired, and were let down,

the Israelites were slain and slaughtered, revealing a sign of obvious defeat.

Swiftly, Aaron and Hur placed a stone for Moses to sit, and lifted up his hands, till Sundown.

Joshua mowed down the Amalekites with the edge of the sword.

Victory belonged to the Israelites, and the Lord uttered these words to Moses,

"... that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven!"

Story Elaborated from Exodus 17:8 - 15

God wanted to annihilate all Amalekites, but why did God seem so ruthless to this particular race? Gen36:12 states that this race of Amalek was no ordinary people, they were descendants of Esau, who sold his birthright to satisfy his fleshly desires.

Esau - the Bible describes him as a man submitted to his fleshly desires and lust.
the Amalekites - illustrated as a people of craftiness and deceitfulness who always warred against the Israelites; related to Esau, related to fleshly desires.

PREFIGURATION
The Amalekites prefigure a perpetual enemy of a greater threat

to us than the devil, ---- fleshly desires and lust inside ourselves!

An enemy greater than the Devil,

oh dear,

how are we to destroy it then?

In fact, the answer lies in the story above, too!

The story itself prefigures a way for us to defeat our own fleshly desires:

1. at first, Moses told Joshua to choose men to fight... This is an action of a systematic strategy-planning. A systematic life cultivates a good character in our life of faith.
2. Moses held the rod of God --- This shows that Moses persisted in his faith towards the rod (power promised by God), that is God's Words. Key to Victory against our fleshly desires is to hold firm to God's Words.
3. Moses was on the hill to gain a clear view and he saw everything ahead of him. Standing on spiritual high grounds, gaining a perfect sight to know our enemies and ourselves well.
4. Hands up = victory; Hands down = Defeat --- why did God want Moses to undergo such big deal of trouble before gaining triumph? In fact, this signifies Prayer. Prayer = victory; NO prayer = defeat
5. Aaron and Hur supported Moses --- Spiritual Partners are important in spiritual battles
   
   

Sabbath sermon in GombakTjc 18/7/09
God bless

[出埃及记 17：8-15]

神要消灭所有亚玛力人。为什么神对这个种族那么残忍呢？创36:12 说到亚玛力不是平凡人，他们是以扫的子孙，就是那为了满足自己肉体的情欲而把长子名份卖掉的人。
以扫- 是一位服从肉体情欲的人。
亚玛力人-狡猾的，不诚实的人，还常常攻打以色列人。他和以扫有关联，和肉体情欲也有关系。

预表
亚玛力人预表我们的敌人

他比魔鬼带来更大的威胁——我们自己肉体的情欲

一个比魔鬼更厉害的敌人，

我们要怎样打败他呢？
答案就在这故事里面。

1) [出17:9] 摩西吩咐约书亚去选人出来和亚玛力人争战。这是一个有规律的策略计划。在信心的生活中，有规律的人生能培养出一个好特性
2）[出17:9] 摩西拿着神的仗——摩西对神的仗坚持着他的信心，神的仗=神的力量，神的话。得胜的钥匙就是神的话，我们当紧紧地握着神的话。
3）[出17:9] 摩西站在山顶上为了能清楚地看到整个战场。——站在属灵高原以得到完美的视野，了解到敌人和自己。
4）[出17:11] 举手=得胜，垂手=失败！——祷告=得胜，没祷告=失败。
5）[出17:12] 亚伦与户珥扶着摩西的手。——属灵同伴在我们属灵争战中非常重要。

鹅麦教会的安息日聚会18/7/09
愿神祝福

Apologetics Episode 3 Holy Spirit

"...the prayer was gonna end. The ministers were all returning to their seats. The preacher, too, would have to return to the pulpit soon; but before that, he came to me and laid hands on me again, asking me to be more fervent.

With all my might i prayed, and... all of a sudden, a strange movement emerged and manipulated my tongue, it drove my tongue rolling with sounds. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks. 'YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT!' exclaimed the preacher, and confirmed it with other ministers. Vision blurred with hot tears, I joyously reminded myself, 'GOD DIDN'T FORSAKE ME! GOD DIDN'T FORSAKE ME!' ...

From then on, I began a new life." testimony from HolySpiritMonthly

Dreams do come true!

For God will never make empty promises. The Holy Spirit is promised to be poured on those who beseech Him. In God's time the Spirit will descend on us and experience what this brother experienced. According to his testimony in Holy Spirit Monthly, he prayed earnestly for the Holy Spirit since young, but most of the time prayers ended with disappointment; it was after his marriage only he received the Holy Spirit.

To all who have not received the Holy Spirit, let's not be discouraged, but strive forward with hope and faith in the promise of the Living God. God will not let us down.

Holy Spirit

To a non-TJC-member/truthseekers/non-believer,

it's only normal for them to have a big question mark in their head

about the whole miraculous incident.

The Holy Spirit is the promised gift from Jesus

on everyone who believes in Jesus.

In book of Acts, many received the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues.

Hence, speaking in tongues is the evidence

to manifest that one has obtained the Holy Spirit.

However, there are christian denominations

which do not agree with us on this. Some of their arguments are as follows:

1. Most christian denominations persist in their belief that when one believes in Jesus, then he "automatically" receives the Holy Spirit right away.

2. Speaking in tongues is not necessary for Salvation. It is just one of the many gifts of God.

Hence, we do not need to speak in tongues.

3. The bible clearly states that tongues would cease in 1Cor 13:10, this proves that tongues are not necessary. (some deny tongues exist)

4. Some argue, tongues are just human languages. On Pentacost Day, they spoke in other tongues which they never learned. It was a miracle to establish the Gospel at that period of time.

Dear followers and Authors, let's make an effort to give these questions their answers from a biblical perspective in Comment. Thanks for the effort.

If any reader does not find the doctrine of the church and her explanations satisfiable, please leave us a comment and allow us to explain more. Your patience appreciated.

God bless.

新约概论之马可福音 Gospel of Mark

Author: Mark (There is no official record of the Author's name)
Time taken: 48 - 52 years (Mk 13:2)

Significance:
a) intentionally written for the Gentiles (5: 41; 7: 2-4; 11; 34)
b) Description of Jesus ---- as a servant (Description of Jesus as a bull, working non-stopped)
c) No records of Jesus' birth and young life

Structure:
1. Working constantly and tirelessly

2. Towards the Holy City
- Jesus foretold of His death
- Entering into Jerusalem

3. Final Portion
- Into the Holy City (11: 11)
- Process of Prosecution (14: 53 - 15: 26)
- Crucifixion (15: 21 - 15: 47)

4. Resurrection (begins from Chapt 16)

作者： 马可 （原稿没作者名）
时间： 48~52年 [可13：2]

特色：

a) 对象是外帮人 [5：41； 7：2-4； 11； 34]

b) 笔下的耶稣——仆人 （形容耶稣像只牛，每天工作）

c) 没记耶稣童年期

分段：

1. 常常工作 （1：35； 2：1,18； 3：31； 4：35； 6：47； 8：1； 9......etc.）

2. 走向圣城 （8：31~11：11）

• 预言自己死 [8：31； 9：31]
• 前往圣城 [10：1,32,46； 11]

3. 最后的阶段 （11：11~16章）

• 返入圣城 [11：11]
• 受窜过程 [14：53~15：26]
• 钉十字架 [15：21~15：47]

4. 复活 （16章开始）

[摘自周阿摩司传道]

新约概论之马太福音 Gospel of Matthew

Author: Matthew (Mk 2:14-original name of Mathew was "Levi", a tax collector)

Date of publication: AD 60-70 (Mat 24:15 - Prophecy)

Significance: Quatations of Old Testament Scriptures for 93 times

(Mat 1:1) The goals of Matthew's writing is focussed on the Jews, with the aspiration to notify all Jews about the Son of David, Jesus the Messiah. He also esteemed the fulfillment of the prophecies told in the Old Testament.

Structure of the Scroll

1. Birth of Jesus and Life of young Jesus (chapt 1-2)

2. Preparation for propagation of the Gospel (Jesus' baptism, temptation; at the age of 30)

3. Beginning of Gospel preaching and sheperding (chapt 4-25) John the baptist imprisoned, Jesus started His ministry.

a) 5: 1-7: 28 Teachings on the Mount, that is the first sermon of the Lord Jesus in vs 5 - 7.

b) 8: 1-9: 35 Chronicles of miracles

c) chapt 10 teachings for the Disciples in the Gospel

d) chapt 11-12 Continuation of the Ministry Work

e) chapt 13 Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven

f) 14-16: 12 teachings and miracles (the Lord Jesus worked for 3 years in Galilee)

4. Towards Jerusalem

i) Journey into the Holy City (16: 13-16: 28) The Lord Jesus foretold of his Death, explaining that He must die to accomplish the Kingdom of the Messiah.

ii) Before the Entrance (10; 17: 14; 19: 1; 20:17; 21:1; 29 Places that Jesus set foot in)

5. Great tribulation on Jesus (chapt 21 -26) Entering into Jerusalem

Notes from Pr Amos

作者： 马太 （可2：14 — 马太原名是“利未”，在税关上做工）
成书： 主后 60 - 70 年 （太24：15 - 预言）
特色： 引用旧约经文93次

（太1：1） 马太写此书的对象是犹太人。他要告诉犹太人，耶稣是大卫的子孙——弥赛亚。
他强调旧约先知的预言的应验。


经卷结构
1. 耶稣降生与童年 （1 ~ 2章） [太2：23 引用旧约，应验先知所说]
2. 传道的预备 （3 ~ 4章） [主受洗，试探。当时30岁。]
3. 开始传道与牧养 （4 ~ 25章） [约翰被下监，主从开始传道。]
a. （5：1-7：28） 登山宝训 [5：1 主的第一次证道 5~7章都是主的证道]
b. (8：1- 9:35) 神迹篇 [全是耶稣所行的神迹]
c. （10章） 给门徒宣教的嘱咐
d. （11-12章） 继续工作
e. （13章）天国的比喻
f. （14-16：12） 教训与神迹 {主都在加利利里工作3年}
4. 面向耶路撒冷
i. 上圣城 （16：13- 16：28）——主预言自己死。主说他一定要上耶路撒冷送死以成全弥赛亚国度。
ii. 进城前 （10； 17：24； 19：1； 20：17； 21：1； 29 主所经过的地方）
5. 耶稣受苦难 （21 ~ 26章） [进了耶路撒冷]

[摘自周阿摩司传道]

马太福音 The Gospel of Matthew

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As planned, we should be finished with The Gospel of Matthew by now.
Please share your thoughts as well as what you have learned from the book.
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Emmanuel