LIVING LIFE SERIES 1

A BO TIEN (武天) MISSION INITIATIVE LAUNCHED ON 28TH SEPT 2010 BY INNER TRUTH NETIZEN 2. THE MISSION IS TO SHOW THE WAY TO HOPE, INNER PEACE AND ULTIMATELY SALVATION FOR ALL BEINGS. THE PURPOSE IS TO SAVE SOULS. IT IS WAY BEYOND NORMAL GOOD WORK LIKE CHARITY AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES. NO ONE SHALL BE SAVED BY GOOD WORKS ALONE BUT BY MORE THAN GOOD WORK. THERE IS NEED TO BE IMBUED WITH THE BASIC DOCTRINE COMMON TO AND BEHIND ALL RELIGIONS AND SECTS. LIVE IN DOCTRINE. DOCTRINE IN LIFE IS PARAMOUNT.

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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨). The doctrine is in His image. The image is the doctrine. He who sees, understands and effects the doctrine sees and knows Him. He who does not see, know and effect the doctrine sees not and knows not the saint even if the saint or His image is beside him. The far may be near and the near may be far. Let the doctrine and the saint be part of our life. The lord saint in your life can be any heavenly saint of any religion, sect or school. The doctrine of truth is behind all and this is the Inner Truth that leads all (regardless of their religious affiliation or even if none) to inner peace and heaven on earth here and now and not just in the after life. The ideal worship and devotion is to know and effect the doctrine of God and the saints. The best gospel is the gospel of life. We learn from our life and the lives of others. The true temple is the world we live in. The sky is the roof of the temple and religions and sects are the pillars of the temple. All under Heaven are in the temple. Needless to say that all the saints we know are in this temple. Ji Gong Posat too is no exception. The whole wide world and web is the temple and must be regarded as a sacred place --- a temple for living and learning. It is more important that everyone that counts plays a role in this universal temple if due focus is to be given to the Mission of Heaven. Men must not be distracted by the agenda of men and end up serving the mission of man. That would be a far cry from the Mission of Heaven. We worship God and saints, not man however good that man may be. There should be no hero worshiping or idolizing of man whether he is a charismatic pastor, priest, monk, medium or lay leader. We don't even idol worship the image of any saint but reflect on what the image stands for. - the doctrine in the image. Omitofo 阿弥陀佛!.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

The same old story of Man and Lord

No 600 of Living Life Series 1

Man is born to make amends for his shortcomings in life before becoming man. He may have been with God but fell short of the glory of God. This scenario applies more to men who now in current life end up leading a house of God.

Such a man could well be a fallen angel who went wayward but by the grace of God given a second chance. He had to be sent down for a shot at rehabilitation.

Blessed by the grace of God, he would have all the settings for a good job possibly a lead role at the house of God. God would not make a puppet out of him and would give him a free hand and a mind to decide and to learn from life.

But if his innate shortcomings would somehow still come to the fore and had the better or rather worse of him, he would succumb and end up leading two lives, one a good one upfront and the other a shady one in the background.

By the grace of God, God had opened doors for him. Sad to say, his weakness might have the better of him. Embolden by complacency and by other men who cheered him on as leader and see the God in him, he would be more daring thinking that he was after all in the house of God.

He would believe that as long as he took the lead, God is with him and would accommodate him somehow because he had manifest good works in leading the flock and had grown the flock. The age old saying 'Familiarity breeds contempt' is often forgotten.

He would keep going wayward and would ever think he could have his way so long as he is carrying out his divine role magnificently. But little did he know that he is stretching the goodwill and and overstepping the leeway accorded to him by the old Heavenly Father.

Thus the settings would be ripe for him to reap what he had sown. He had turned a blind eye to what was right and ever thought that God owed to him as he had done marvelously in leadership of the house of God. After all, everyone had told him and he also knew too well that 'God is forgiving and tolerant.' He had faith in this.

Thus he would end up doing the unthinkable in the house of God. Alas, poor soul, he would have to reap what he sow. Heaven did not even need to lift a finger and even those who egged him on and chose to hero worship him as though he spoke and acted for God would be taken for a ride and hopefully would learn 'who is man and who is lord.'

But men might not learn and even blame God. This is the folly of men and not the making of God. So, who is to take the blame?

Many a fallen angel are here for another chance and men who were misguided by him too given a second chance. What if they fail to make amends? God knows even if men don't seem to know.

Such a scenario will be replayed ever so often in some of the houses of God and not just at an occasional temple of any heavenly saint such as the good lord Lord Bo Tien.

The good lord had even added that 'insects will be attracted to the flower for nectar.' 'Blame not the flower for this.' Do give this some thought and be mindful to know who is man and who is saint or God in the house of God.

Lest you forget

Do not make the mistake of idolizing any man who tells you about the Word. He is in the same boat as you even if religion refers to him as a religious leader. Mere mention of a religious leader is as good as encouraging idolising of that man. Why must there be hierarchy in religion? Hierarchy is conventional but may end up as liability rather than a necessity or asset. There should be no caste or hierarchy system in religion. No one is to be considered above another in religion. A religious leader or follower is a servant to serve you and not a leader to be idolised. Do not put him on the pedestal and make a monster out of him.

MAY ALL BE WELL AND HAPPY

May all be well and happy. May they have peace. May our departed friends and kins be well, happy and have divine peace. The main writer wishes the best for all for those near and far. Our kins may be far when they had passed on to better lives but they are near though far. He remembers and wishes his parents Mr Siow Soo Koh and Mdm Tay Hung Siang, his uncles and aunties like Mr Tay Koon Huay, his cousins like Mr Tay Chong Sim and his friends like Mr Philip Png well and have abundance of life. May they be rich in spirit for without such ancestors, there will be no posterity - no us and no you and me. They have blessed us and we must blessed them in return forever and ever.