trying to make some sense
everytime a course ends, i try to make sense of what has happened for the past few weeks or so.
in this case i was on course for a whole 7 weeks.
the first four weeks i had the privilege to go home early, slightly after 5 and i had the time to visit the gym and do my runs.
the last three weeks were packed back to back with minimal hours of sleep every night but still God made me through.
as i was sitting in the auditorium waiting for the cert presentation, i just felt weird. i just didn't like the feeling. to others it may just be another course but to me i think the 7 weeks didn't just pass with a pinch of salt.
*shrugs*
anyway a course mate asked me which church i attend and i replied him New creation church.
he looked at me for awhile with a look that was neither approving nor disapproving.
he said he was from new creation church but he left for another church.
he talked about his disapproval in our church's investment in marine cove
saying that much more money should be used for missionaries
he said that it shouldn't all be just grace preaching.
he said that some law should be preached as well.
i replied him saying that our church still tithes 10% to missionaries despite the investments coming in.
he kept on saying more money can be pumped into missionaries and so i asked him to quantify how much more should be given to missionaries.
he didn't give a quantity and so he threw the qns back at me.
my reply was "i'm not going to quantify the amount of money that can be flowed out to missionaries. all i know is that 10% is taken out and given for the kingdom of God."
his train of thought is that grace is good for new believers and there was this word "packaging" that came through in one of his sentences.
and so i asked him "what about those people who have been in our church for so many years?"
he gave me a analogy of how we can't always be drinking milk and not still grow.
to sum it all from this conversation, he thinks that a balance of law and grace should be preached.
naturally i was a lil disturbed. our conversation was cut short by the declaration of a canteen break.
as i walked to the canteen, i just spoke to my Father about my disturbance.
and then the Word came to me "if there was glory in the law which God found fault in, how much more glory is there in grace"
and as i am blogging, i am reminded that only Jesus came down as man to fulfill all law.
hence what's the use of preaching law when we all know that we can't upkeep it.
but knowing that we are under grace, just puts us into the right action without even the need to do anything out of our own strength.
Jesus is grace and grace is Jesus.
I am under the new covenant.
and there's no need to stand up and defend anything.
just throw it to God to open our eyes of understanding.
and i realise, i need to learn more not to give a rip.
in this case i was on course for a whole 7 weeks.
the first four weeks i had the privilege to go home early, slightly after 5 and i had the time to visit the gym and do my runs.
the last three weeks were packed back to back with minimal hours of sleep every night but still God made me through.
as i was sitting in the auditorium waiting for the cert presentation, i just felt weird. i just didn't like the feeling. to others it may just be another course but to me i think the 7 weeks didn't just pass with a pinch of salt.
*shrugs*
anyway a course mate asked me which church i attend and i replied him New creation church.
he looked at me for awhile with a look that was neither approving nor disapproving.
he said he was from new creation church but he left for another church.
he talked about his disapproval in our church's investment in marine cove
saying that much more money should be used for missionaries
he said that it shouldn't all be just grace preaching.
he said that some law should be preached as well.
i replied him saying that our church still tithes 10% to missionaries despite the investments coming in.
he kept on saying more money can be pumped into missionaries and so i asked him to quantify how much more should be given to missionaries.
he didn't give a quantity and so he threw the qns back at me.
my reply was "i'm not going to quantify the amount of money that can be flowed out to missionaries. all i know is that 10% is taken out and given for the kingdom of God."
his train of thought is that grace is good for new believers and there was this word "packaging" that came through in one of his sentences.
and so i asked him "what about those people who have been in our church for so many years?"
he gave me a analogy of how we can't always be drinking milk and not still grow.
to sum it all from this conversation, he thinks that a balance of law and grace should be preached.
naturally i was a lil disturbed. our conversation was cut short by the declaration of a canteen break.
as i walked to the canteen, i just spoke to my Father about my disturbance.
and then the Word came to me "if there was glory in the law which God found fault in, how much more glory is there in grace"
and as i am blogging, i am reminded that only Jesus came down as man to fulfill all law.
hence what's the use of preaching law when we all know that we can't upkeep it.
but knowing that we are under grace, just puts us into the right action without even the need to do anything out of our own strength.
Jesus is grace and grace is Jesus.
I am under the new covenant.
and there's no need to stand up and defend anything.
just throw it to God to open our eyes of understanding.
and i realise, i need to learn more not to give a rip.
posted by santa monica at 10:51 PM
1 Comments:
ALVIN PHUA! sheena here :) as in sheena quek, haha from stnicks/vj.
i dont know what prompted me to read blogs while im in class and strangely, while clicking links i ended up here from jy's blog :)
but in any case, i like your blog :) im not sure if you're gonna be seeing this anytime soon but would like to give my two cents worth on this entry.
personally i do believe the God's law should be preach. Jesus didnt come to earth to rid of ALL law, he came to rid of ceremonial laws (the sacrificing of the lamb, etc). isnt that also God's law? in fact, Jesus said in his ministry on earth "if you love Me, keep My commandments".
mmms, actually i feel like i have more to share.. but lesson's over! AHHH. hokays, hope to chat soon :) you'll be in smu acct next year?
haha k, cya.
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