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!.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Salvation God-given? Just believe and it is yours.

No 1296 of Living Life Series 1

Salvation is not on sale. If it is on sale, it is meaningless. We need to work for it. But this will put many off.

So men with their ingenuity may offer it as free and want this to be so. They will say that someone has sacrificed himself and worked for your salvation. You don't have to do anything. Just belief.

Men claim that a heavenly saint has worked for your salvation and therefore it is given - in a way God given. Yes this is the trend in many religions and sects.

Salvation is God-given. Believe and you will be in Heaven and your problems before you go to Heaven is God's problems. So why worry? Salvation is God-given. Just believe. Is this for real?

If this is for sure, then there will be no problems. But there are problems. The problems of men are many and plentiful. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 would say.

Some even say that if problems stay, it is God trying to test us. God creates or allows the problems to test us. But in reality, it is men not God who create problems and dig their own graves.

So, why not face reality? If man is the problem, then man must know why he has problems. Man can get divine blessings. But man must help himself. God will help even more those who help themselves.

Why would God want us to have problems? Even one problem is a problem too many. But if men chose to create problems, what can the good God do?

It is ignorance that fuels the ego of man, makes him think of himself. This is the root of the problems. This fuels the vicious cycle and problems galore.

Thus the simple answer is that man must free himself from ego and be pure and peaceful.

But like it or not, religion is man-made and there are two faces of religion. Popular religion attracts the crowd. Just believe and be devoted. Leave God and saints to do the rest.

This is good but not good enough for the serious. There is need to cultivate godliness - be pure, simple, loving and humble. Clean and purify the spirit.

If we don't do it now, we will need to do this in next life, even in a heaven. We will need to come down from heaven.

We will need to be resurrected in flesh as man to put into practice what we learnt in heaven. Don't wait for resurrection to do be serious about being pure in spirit.

For many however, who cares? All they want is for salvation to be God-given. Just believe and have faith. Salvation will be delivered to them.

Religions do cater for that. It is the way for the many and without it, many will stay clear of religion. But some cannot accept this and they either give up or go the mile.

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.