Category Archives: For the Soul

How Big is our Universe?

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God declares that He made the Universe by the Word. God created! He did not make something out of something—He CREATED out of nothing. It was formed by His command. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1

“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. Let all the earth fear the LORD: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” Psalm‬ ‭33‬:‭6‬, ‭8‬ ‭

“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭

“for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:” Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭

“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: Isaiah‬ ‭42‬:‭5‬ ‭

“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬ ‭

“In his hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: And his hands formed the dry land.” Psalm‬ ‭95‬:‭4‬-‭5‬

“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.” Psalm‬ ‭104‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭

Time is always Right for Right Thinking and Right Actions…

The prison of our mind is a dungeon with fortified bars, and having the right thinking and actions will brake its bars –  the time is always right for that.

We need the right thinking approach, apply the right guidelines and put them into actions, so as to be productive and to obtain the right results.

We need to be right thinkers to know who we are, recognise and leverage our strengths, along with understanding and managing our weaknesses, strive for and think of the right way to achieve our purposes, aspirations and objectives – this will help us to make the most of, and amplify our gifts and skillsets;  so that we may be the best version of ourselves and make a positive impact on society, by the grace of God.

When we start thinking right, in time our thoughts will straighten out. Right thinking will result in right living as wrong thinking will lead to wrong living. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Proverbs 23:7a  Hence, a man who thinks wickedly will live wickedly and a man that thinks right will live right.

Man is amazing because he takes after the image of God.

“Right Thoughts and Right Actions Make a Potent Positive Combination. ” ~ Dr. Cheong Kok Weng

Today is another day – may God be with us in our having the right thinking and right actions.  May He help us in our endeavour to write a great page for today within the October paragraph of Chapter 2024, in the book of our life.

God tells and reminds us further:

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.” Proverbs 22:17

“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.” Proverbs 12:5

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18

Freewill is granted to us by God. Our choices determine our lives’ direction.

God granted the human race Freewill from Day 1 and He has not rescinded the mandate of Freewill given to mankind.

Let’s make good and right choices daily as our lives are the sum total of our choices.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

God made humans for eternity – the souls of human will not be annihilated. We will exist, either in God’s presence or not in His presence.

A critically serious subject for all of us to
pay great attention to, because Jesus has
talked about hell and the lake of fire, the fate that awaits all people apart from God.

We are all guilty of sinning against God,
who is absolutely Holy, Righteous and
Awesome, and thus, God’s eternal
punishment.
So we’re left with two choices: stay in our
state of depravity in sin and be eternally
punished, or submit to the Saviour, repent
and accept His gift of redemption and
salvation.

We cannot earn our salvation by our
works. It is by the grace of God and
through faith in Jesus that we may be
saved.

Jesus warned against the absolute reality
of the lake of fire, the concept of endless torment
and described it in great detail.
Jesus said
– it is a place of torment (Luke 16:23),
– everlasting punishment (Matt 25:46)
– cast into hell, into the fire that never
shall be quenched:” (Mark 9:43)
– Where their worm dieth not, and the fire
is not quenched.” (Mark 9:44)
– everlasting fire (Matt 25:41),
– And shall cast them into a furnace of
fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth. (Matt 13:42).
– Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (Matt‬ ‭25:41‬ )

There can be no clearer plain language
about the eternal torment in the lake of
fire:
“and the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they
have no rest day nor night, who worship
the beast and his image, and whosoever
receiveth the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:11

Revelation 20:10-15
“And the devil that deceived them was
cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and the false prophet
are, and shall be tormented day and night
for ever and ever. And I saw a great white
throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away;
and there was found no place for them.
And I saw the dead, small and great,
stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened,
which is the book of life: and the dead
were judged out of those things which
were written in the books, according to
their works. And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them:
and they were judged every man
according to their works. And death and
hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is
the second death. And whosoever was
not found written in the book of life was
cast into the lake of fire.”

 

The Desire to Change is a Powerful Force, Empowering the First Step and Beyond. ~ Cheong Kok Weng

Indeed, we are given a Powerful attribute by our CREATOR – the power of choice. With this we may activate the Desire to Change in us, thus empowering us to take the important first step and beyond.

Changing in the right direction is indeed the right direction and the first step to change is awareness. We need to change if we do not like something – to improve is to change. It’s often said that change is the only constant in life.

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking”. -Albert Einstei

We can also make a real to choice to repent of our sins and choose to follow God.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3:9‬ ‭

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:12-14‬

“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”
‭‭John‬ ‭7:37-38‬ ‭

The truth shall make you free.

“The truth will set you free” is a dictum espoused by ardent folks, in academia and the professional community, as they want to champion academic freedom, professional independence and the dynamic power of learning.  Many universities and colleges do embrace the aforesaid declarative statement as their motto too.

It was Jesus who originally said:

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

In the context of:

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.” John‬ ‭8:32-35‬ ‭

Jesus’ other statement 

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6-7‬

Jesus said He is the Truth .

Jesus came to proclaim liberty to the captives; as whoever committed sin is a slave to sin, as unrepentant sin is the eventual bondage that leads to death. Knowing the Truth will set one at liberty—free from the bondage of sin which leads to eternal damnation, and one instead, will enter into eternal life with God in heaven as the ultimate glorious destination, and it will be forever and ever – with no more death, tears, sorrow nor crying.

Revelation 21:3-8

 “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.  He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Jesus said in John 8:31 “…if you continue (those who believed on Him) in My Word then are my disciples indeed;”

 “Now a slave has no perpetual place (abide not) in the family, but a son belongs to it forever” – Jesus’ audience  understood  that to mean that they were not members of God’s family, despite their biological relationship to Abraham,  as they were still slaves to sin.

Jesus would set them free.  Jesus said those who believed on Him , knowing the Truth would be freed from their bondage and brought into the family of God.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ”

Perish means:

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:41

 “The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. ” Revelation 14:10-11

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:10-15

Amazing Fine Tuning of the Universe – Necessity, Chance or Design?

A morally perfect God would value life, especially embodied human beings with free will, and so ensure the physical laws,  with finely -tuned constants in a  universe and initial conditions allowed for our existence.

Refuting the Anthropic argument

The Teleological Argument  https://youtu.be/3Yt7hvgFuNg

The Case for the Resurrection of Christ . The Apostle Paul tells us that if Jesus is not risen from the dead, our faith is in vain. Yet, many professing Christians deny the physical resurrection of Christ. In this message, Dr. Ravi Zacharias will give a defense of the bodily resurrection of Jesus against modernist skeptics inside and outside the church and against postmoderns who don’t think it matters. He will explain that if Jesus is risen, nothing else matters, and that if Jesus is not risen, nothing else matters. See the two links below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbkKFEpUQTw

https://youtu.be/EfZb3HvV9Ew

 

 

 

Right Thoughts and Right Actions Make a Powerful Combination. ~ Cheong Kok Weng

Man can reach the “moon” and achieve much;  one such example of man’s ability is evident here.

Man is amazing because he takes after the image of God.

Man’s invention against the backdrop of God’s Creation.

We need to remember that it is always the right time for having the right thinking and right actions.

Right Thoughts and Right Actions Make a Powerful Combination. ~ Cheong Kok Weng

Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution. ~ David J. Schwartz

 

Every moment can be a fresh start.~ Cheong Kok Weng

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This very moment is a new opportunity to another fresh beginning, embrace it with thanks to God for giving us another chance this very moment.

A new restart, a new “re-beginning”, take a deep breath and start again.

The beginning is THE very crucial part, let’s get started.

NOW is the best time for a new beginning.

Cheers to the fresh start,  to a new beginning!

“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21:3-7‬ ‭

“But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:6‬ ‭

Blessed Easter.

HE is Risen. Jesus is Risen.  Death could not hold Him.   Rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

There is hope for mankind – renewal and new life in Christ Jesus.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

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The case for the resurrection .

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection

“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:4-9‬ ‭


1st Good Friday – Jesus Died for our sins so that we can be reconciled to God.

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Good Friday is good because Christ showed His great love for man, and paid the penalty of the sin of man, so that man may be reconciled with His Creator God.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15:13‬

“No greater Love,” that is what is manifested to us in the death of Christ, the “no greater Love” that belongs to God, and which is made a gift to us in Jesus Christ who, as God the Son (The Triune God – ONE GOD in “3 Persons”) not only lowers Himself to become a man, but even chooses to lay down His life for us.

This is the greatest gift of God, the gift of His Eternal Love. It is this Life and Love which became incarnate in human flesh, and which reaches it’s most perfect and astounding manifestation in the act in which Christ as both Fully God and Fully man, laid down His human life for us; as for his friends, so we might share His Life and Love for all Eternity.

Good Friday is about a divine exchange: We give Christ our sins, and He gives us His fullness. We become righteous in God’s eyes as we are forgiven for all that we have done wrong.

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭

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