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Francis Collins

April 30, 2009

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Chinese New Year and Passover - a message from the Lord?

For many years, I have been thinking about this matter because as a Chinese brought up in a potpourri Taoist, Confucius and Buddhist traditions, I see a number of interesting similarities between Chinese New Year and Passover, as recorded in the Bible. The next two or three postings will contain some of these similarities and my own personal opinion or conclusion. First, if you are interested to know a bit more about Chinese New Year, this link has a general summary although no one can actually document this tradition precisely as it has evolved over time and changed according to cultural and geographical influences as the Chinese people dispersed all over the world. Here is a quote from the article. The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years through a continually evolving series of colorful legends and traditions. One of the most famous legends is that of Nien 年, an extremely cruel and ferocious beast, which the Chinese believe, eats people on ...

Lee Strobel - The Case for Christ DVD-ROM

I just bought and finished watching the DVD which last for about 80 minutes. Initially, I was really afraid that this was an old video since the book was published more than 1o years ago. A preview and a check on the back cover assuaged my fears. It was produced 2 years ago and the quality of the wide-screen production was good. It was costly (RM79.90), but I thought it would be a good investment for bible study and an unobtrusive way in introducing Christ Jesus to friends in the comfort of our living room. As a matter of fact, the DVD contains a lot of scholars whom I really like e.g. Craig Evans, N.T. Wright, Ben Witherington III,Craig Bloomberg, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, etc. Of course, due to its purpose, proponents of an alternative view or views such as Marcus Borg, Dominic Crossan, Jonathan Reed, Elain Pagels and others do not appear in this DVD. This can be contrasted with the Jesus Revealed documentary produced by National Geographic that was aired on Astro during...

Meanings of 'saved'

Reading Ephesians 2, I am beginning to see that when Paul uses the word 'saved', he is using it for two separate way or event. In Ephesians 2, it is used to signify the event when one is 'saved' from a life of sins. It is the turning point, when one becomes 'alive' to God, realises what he has done is wrong and is given the Spirit to lead a new life. The second meaning of 'saved', especially in the book of Romans, refers to the event in the future when we are finally delivered from our sinful bodies and given a new 'resurrected heavenly body' in which we will sin no more (Romans 8). This understanding helps me to solve an issue that I have been deliberating on in my previous postings. In my previous postings, I mentioned that salvation is an ongoing process and journey which would only be completed when Christ returns. This goes again the common practice that sees salvation is completed the moment you 'received' Christ and 'said...

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