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!.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Religions may be committed to saving by grace

No 1312 of Living Life Series 1

Many cannot save themselves if they are left on their own. They are mired down by their habitual erring ways.

Even retribution and punishment and hell in whatever forms will not work. They simply sink deeper into the woes created by their erring ways.

The more they err, the more they sink and get tangled up by the ropes of their follies. They are victims of their own creation.

How can God and saints have the heart to punish them and add on to their misery? The only way is for God and saints to bless them even if others think they are not worthy at all for blessings.

When the love of God is extended to them, they feel the love through the blessings. Of course many may end up in the short term to be worse at what they are. But in the long run, divine love may work on them and they will be more loving persons and want to love others - not only themselves.

Then they are truly saved by love - by the grace of God and saints. But once they are awaken to divine love, they have to progress from saving by grace to saving by the word or doctrine.

The doctrine is God and God is the doctrine. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 stresses that in his image or in his lordship is the Word and the Word is indeed his lordship and his image.

The Word is how to be pure and not wanting and not denying life. It is about balancing the ups and downs - the yang and the yin.

Saved by grace precedes saving by the Word for many. How else could those in hell be it on Earth or in Hell below get out from the pits of hell? Some religious sects are wholly directed to those in hell on Earth - to saving by grace.

But men who are saved by grace and not by the good they have in fact have little good of their own. They have more of the not good than good.

Strangely though, they act as though they are all good and have no qualms in pronouncing eternal hell and damnation on others who do not see eye to eye with them.

They are saved by grace but act high and mighty. They have no grace for others and will even damn them.

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.