People often indicates spiritual growth by how often he/she serves in church, how frequent he is in church, how long he became christian, how diligent he goes to fellowship, and how he experience life.
Often we think if someone is older the more mature he is spiritually. It is partly true, when someone grows older, it is very natural to grow spiritually if he is a believer. However, that is not absolute.
Growth is not how much experience a person went through, but how he responds to experience. "Man is what he reacts before God" (Stephen Tong)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Kel 22:1
Interesting, while reading bible from Exodus 22, wondering whether it's parallel with the event that Zakheus, seorang pemungut cukai bertobat dan mengganti uang nya 4x lipat. Paralel kah?
bingung juga, kalau dibalas 4x lipat, secara matematika agak sulit. kok bisa dia mengganti jumlah 4x lipat pemasukannya? assume pemasukannya = gaji + hasil peras. Assume hasil peras > gaji nya, 4x lipat dari mana ya? >.<..
anw, not so important point. so happy coz of happy soda!! yay..
bingung juga, kalau dibalas 4x lipat, secara matematika agak sulit. kok bisa dia mengganti jumlah 4x lipat pemasukannya? assume pemasukannya = gaji + hasil peras. Assume hasil peras > gaji nya, 4x lipat dari mana ya? >.<..
anw, not so important point. so happy coz of happy soda!! yay..
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Finally...
Fiuh, ternyata sudah 7 bulan ngga nge-post. Fiuh, udah ketinggalan banyak banget dengan teman2 lain. Kalau berkat tidak dicatat dan dibagikan, ternyata memang sangat mudah terlupa. Try to write a diary or journal more often. For a simple start, just share what I get yesterday. More on reflective than doctrinal karena semakin nyadar makin lama, kalau doktrin masih belum begitu kuat.
8 Feb 2009
Kemaren remaja bahas tentang Yakub dan Yusuf, bagaimana Yusuf dalam kesulitan tidak menyalahkan Tuhan, tetap persistent di dalam kesulitan, setia dan takut akan Tuhan. Bagaimana Yakub tidak mau ketinggalan berkat Tuhan, selalu mengejar.
Ajarkan aku untuk belajar seperti Yakub, tidak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan mendapat berkat Tuhan, dan bagaimana Yusuf selalu takut akan Tuhan, menjaga kesucian hidup, tetap setia dalam perkara kecil, tetap setia di dalam kesulitan.
Ajarkan aku untuk mengingat Firman Tuhan senantiasa seperti Mazmur 1. Ko Audy shared this: Bagaimana mengasihi Tuhan?(Ulangan 13:4-6) Walk after Lord (Follow), Fear of the Lord, Hold on to His commandments, Obey His Word, Serve Him and Cling onto Him.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
total depravity of man
Last week I had 3-day training and met new guys from other companies as well. On second day of training, I went home with a guy from Malaysia. He likes sports as I do, and ask me "Do you bet?" I said No. He then said, "Oh, you're a good guy!"
It seems clear that he knows the standard of good in this case. But, why he doesn't practise it? There's always gap between what man knows and what man does. God created us in His image, and He gave us conscience as our own judge against our wrong deeds. We know up to certain level the standard of good and evil. However, since the fall of man, conscience is the one who is most affected. Conscience would affect thought, and thought affects action. When conscience has fallen into sin, man can not do good things, that is total depravity of man.
However, the total depravity of man does not mean there's nothing good left inside man. Man as an essence is still God's creature. Man still has God's representative inside every people, which is conscience. Conscience avoids people become worsen, conscience makes people thinks twice before they commit an offence. Conscience as general revelation is also reflected to human law. However, conscience is not the standard since everyone would have different standard.
Why man can not do what he knows good? That is Paul's struggle in Romans chapter 7 (esp Rm 7:19). Every man has his sinful nature. An unbeliever, who does not have Holy Spirit cannot control his sinful nature. Although he is an educated person, but his flesh is weak, his sinful desires would control his thought and action. Often we heard that parliament members have an affair with his secretary or prostitutes. Don't they know that the action is against of moral value of society? It seems that common grace still exists clearly in society system in Indonesia, not like Western who even agreed homosexuality by law in some states. Common grace seems being neglected even more in Western country nowadays.
I think I don't have time to elaborate further now. I'm sleepy.
Anyway a little update, I have been offered for Master coursework part time. Deadline is this Friday, I am thinking to accept due to my calling. I want to have more "flexible" calling, so whenever God gives clear calls, my qualification would not be a problem.
It seems clear that he knows the standard of good in this case. But, why he doesn't practise it? There's always gap between what man knows and what man does. God created us in His image, and He gave us conscience as our own judge against our wrong deeds. We know up to certain level the standard of good and evil. However, since the fall of man, conscience is the one who is most affected. Conscience would affect thought, and thought affects action. When conscience has fallen into sin, man can not do good things, that is total depravity of man.
However, the total depravity of man does not mean there's nothing good left inside man. Man as an essence is still God's creature. Man still has God's representative inside every people, which is conscience. Conscience avoids people become worsen, conscience makes people thinks twice before they commit an offence. Conscience as general revelation is also reflected to human law. However, conscience is not the standard since everyone would have different standard.
Why man can not do what he knows good? That is Paul's struggle in Romans chapter 7 (esp Rm 7:19). Every man has his sinful nature. An unbeliever, who does not have Holy Spirit cannot control his sinful nature. Although he is an educated person, but his flesh is weak, his sinful desires would control his thought and action. Often we heard that parliament members have an affair with his secretary or prostitutes. Don't they know that the action is against of moral value of society? It seems that common grace still exists clearly in society system in Indonesia, not like Western who even agreed homosexuality by law in some states. Common grace seems being neglected even more in Western country nowadays.
I think I don't have time to elaborate further now. I'm sleepy.
Anyway a little update, I have been offered for Master coursework part time. Deadline is this Friday, I am thinking to accept due to my calling. I want to have more "flexible" calling, so whenever God gives clear calls, my qualification would not be a problem.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
capenya
Whoaaa... capenya... ga kebayang gimana cape-nya Pak Tong yang cuman tidur 4 jam sehari, ini tidur 8 jam ajah masih ngomel2... >.<...I'm trying to read few books. Quite surprised with my sudden mood to read books. I finished reading 2 books within less a week!! NEW RECORD by JETAN.. yayyy!!
I dont know what book should I read, I cant read English fast!!.. my Indonesian books are limited..huaaa... someone who borrows my book, please return dong, esp yang Indonesia.. tapi, gpp deh ada kelas Soter tiap selasa kamis yang bisa fulfil my need within this month =D..
*GEJE MODE*
I dont know what book should I read, I cant read English fast!!.. my Indonesian books are limited..huaaa... someone who borrows my book, please return dong, esp yang Indonesia.. tapi, gpp deh ada kelas Soter tiap selasa kamis yang bisa fulfil my need within this month =D..
*GEJE MODE*
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Baptism Day
Today there was sacrament during service. Few people were baptized, SIDI, and atestasi. Remembering half year a go when I experienced this sacrament, my heart was full of praise and thanks. My spirit zeals and long for Lord. After half year past, I'm not sure how that day affects me.
To my brothers and sisters who received sacrament today. May you all be faithful in journey. We are witnesses today, and would be your witnesses for your journey... till the END...
To my brothers and sisters who received sacrament today. May you all be faithful in journey. We are witnesses today, and would be your witnesses for your journey... till the END...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Theology Test
Fiuh... I took test from this web
http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870
The result is surprising. I took this test few years a go. I think I was a fundamentalist/Neo-Orthodox at that time. Time changes, theological view changes, but scary 100% >.<
What's your theological worldview?
You scored as a Reformed Evangelical
You are a Reformed Evangelical. You take the Bible very seriously because it is God's Word. You most likely hold to TULIP and are sceptical about the possibilities of universal atonement or resistible grace. The most important thing the Church can do is make sure people hear how they can go to heaven when they die.
Reformed Evangelical
100%
Neo orthodox
82%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
71%
Fundamentalist
68%
Roman Catholic
46%
Emergent/Postmodern
43%
Classical Liberal
36%
Charismatic/Pentecostal
32%
Modern Liberal
29%
http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870
The result is surprising. I took this test few years a go. I think I was a fundamentalist/Neo-Orthodox at that time. Time changes, theological view changes, but scary 100% >.<
What's your theological worldview?
You scored as a Reformed Evangelical
You are a Reformed Evangelical. You take the Bible very seriously because it is God's Word. You most likely hold to TULIP and are sceptical about the possibilities of universal atonement or resistible grace. The most important thing the Church can do is make sure people hear how they can go to heaven when they die.
Reformed Evangelical
100%
Neo orthodox
82%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
71%
Fundamentalist
68%
Roman Catholic
46%
Emergent/Postmodern
43%
Classical Liberal
36%
Charismatic/Pentecostal
32%
Modern Liberal
29%
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