No 1275 of Living Life Series 1
Tithing is for God. But really why must God want even tithes in the first place. Tithing is more for men to run a house of God.
But is a temple or place of worship a house of God? The house is for men to gather in worship and contemplation of God. God needs no house of bricks. The world and beyond is where God is.
Man is strange. Man nevers call a spade as a spade. Man nevers say that the truth of life is this and that. Instead man says that God says this and that. But really what man says is his understanding of the Word of God,
Man speaks for himself but to make it more convincing so that others would just accept with hardly any thinking , man says this is what God says. Other men will just believe.
Why? Men are awed by God. But God gives free will and expects men to be able to think and have common sense.
But the man at the pulpit may end up undoing the wish of God. Such a man can be near to God but yet far. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 did say - the near can be far and the far near.
Such a man at the pulpit is both an asset and a liability. Asset indeed he is as he brings men to God. But a liability he will be if he uses God's name in vain when he thinks for men and not let them think. This is ironical. He is undoing God's work while doing it.
He just sheperd men like sheep, shoos men to go this way and that way. Other men become like sheep. No need to think and decide. Perhaps this can be good for those who are new to spiritual and not able to think for themselves like very young children.
But nowadays, we even teach the very young child how to think and ask the child what he thinks is right or what he should do. We guide the child in thinking process.
Will they when they are of age accept what are told? They will only after thinking through. Then they may not if it is not logical.
If men in religion continue the habit of insisting on what they say as gospel truth, then the truth be told is that they for sure will be undoing God's work while doing it. This holds true in all religions.
But is a temple or place of worship a house of God? The house is for men to gather in worship and contemplation of God. God needs no house of bricks. The world and beyond is where God is.
Man is strange. Man nevers call a spade as a spade. Man nevers say that the truth of life is this and that. Instead man says that God says this and that. But really what man says is his understanding of the Word of God,
Man speaks for himself but to make it more convincing so that others would just accept with hardly any thinking , man says this is what God says. Other men will just believe.
Why? Men are awed by God. But God gives free will and expects men to be able to think and have common sense.
But the man at the pulpit may end up undoing the wish of God. Such a man can be near to God but yet far. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 did say - the near can be far and the far near.
Such a man at the pulpit is both an asset and a liability. Asset indeed he is as he brings men to God. But a liability he will be if he uses God's name in vain when he thinks for men and not let them think. This is ironical. He is undoing God's work while doing it.
He just sheperd men like sheep, shoos men to go this way and that way. Other men become like sheep. No need to think and decide. Perhaps this can be good for those who are new to spiritual and not able to think for themselves like very young children.
But nowadays, we even teach the very young child how to think and ask the child what he thinks is right or what he should do. We guide the child in thinking process.
Will they when they are of age accept what are told? They will only after thinking through. Then they may not if it is not logical.
If men in religion continue the habit of insisting on what they say as gospel truth, then the truth be told is that they for sure will be undoing God's work while doing it. This holds true in all religions.
