No 1357 of Living Life Series 1
Do you know that there are demons in heaven in the same way as there are saints or angels in Hell.
That is why there is Lucifer. He is said to be a fallen angel - fallen not in literal sense as he is still in Heaven. He has his faults but as we know not everyone is all bad. Even a criminal has the good points about him.
Thus even good angels or saints are never the same as one another. Each has a character of his own. Each has his strong points and not so strong ones as well. Human beings too are like that.
As on Earth, so also in Heaven. We may put this in another way. As in Heaven so also on Earth and even in Hell.
Going to Heaven is never a bad deal but this can at times be not so good in some ways. It depends where you end up in Heaven.
The same applies to Earth or Hell. We have well off people who are both good and bad - some more good and some more bad. In Heaven, those there are mainly good but remember there are those not so good in some ways.
Hell too is generally bad but there are those in Hell with a good heart. They are there for some misdeeds but they can still be good hearted and godly.
Take the duo of Hell guards Dua Di Ya Pek 大二爷伯 as examples. They are more popular than many saints in Heaven. They took their own lives as humans and that can never be right but they have heart of gold. They end up as gods or saints of sorts in Hell and their images adorn many home altars of Chinese.
The learning point is that we must be careful when people tell you or promise you of paradise in Heaven. You may end up in hell in Heaven. Heaven is not all that rosy after all, at least for some.
For others, some joke that Hell is not a bad deal. There is some truth in this. Not all in Hell are bad and even of the bad, they too have good points and are capable of being more good.
For the many in Heaven, they are not all good and even if good, they may still have very bad points. That is why there can be demons in Heaven.
Even on Earth, there are the rich and powerful - the gods or demigods so to speak. It is not necessary they are good and even if good, they are flawed and not perfect.
Well, the same applies to the saints or gods in Heaven. They yield power and control over our lives. But they are not necessarily good. They can be like demons sometimes, and that is the problem.
Do we end up worshipping demons instead when we worship saints, more so if they promise you paradise? This is what some claim is promised but do we frankly think God or saints are like that and want us to glorify them at all cost and not be doctrine orientated. Demons obviously cherish that but not God and saints. Well, we need to be mindful and more discerning. Luckily most of us are capable of this.
Thus the saint Bo Tien 武天 advises us not to go crazy over him or God and other saints. We may end up portraying them as demonic - power obsessed and unrelenting - painting them as jealous and intolerant.
We must instead go above this and go for the Word or doctrine they champion. This is a principle Bo Tien 武天 wants us to have and this is in the teachings of all faiths and sects.
The saint said that he is the Word and the Word is him. Go for the Word and not the Saint. Ultimately, we are saved by the Word and not by God or saint. Well, as said, this is true in all religions.
Children growing up go for the father and depends on the father. But eventually they must grow up and know how to be on their own. They must learn from the father.
All saints will tell you that we must eventually go for the Word but only some men tell you otherwise. For a start, it may be alright to go for the saint but we must eventually rise above this and go for the Word. The Word is God.
Why go for the Word and not God or saint? Well, the Word is God. Good and truth will prevail. Isn't this true for all regardless of faiths? Indeed, the Word is God.
That is why there is Lucifer. He is said to be a fallen angel - fallen not in literal sense as he is still in Heaven. He has his faults but as we know not everyone is all bad. Even a criminal has the good points about him.
Thus even good angels or saints are never the same as one another. Each has a character of his own. Each has his strong points and not so strong ones as well. Human beings too are like that.
As on Earth, so also in Heaven. We may put this in another way. As in Heaven so also on Earth and even in Hell.
Going to Heaven is never a bad deal but this can at times be not so good in some ways. It depends where you end up in Heaven.
The same applies to Earth or Hell. We have well off people who are both good and bad - some more good and some more bad. In Heaven, those there are mainly good but remember there are those not so good in some ways.
Hell too is generally bad but there are those in Hell with a good heart. They are there for some misdeeds but they can still be good hearted and godly.
Take the duo of Hell guards Dua Di Ya Pek 大二爷伯 as examples. They are more popular than many saints in Heaven. They took their own lives as humans and that can never be right but they have heart of gold. They end up as gods or saints of sorts in Hell and their images adorn many home altars of Chinese.
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| Dua Di Ya Pek 大二爷伯 |
For others, some joke that Hell is not a bad deal. There is some truth in this. Not all in Hell are bad and even of the bad, they too have good points and are capable of being more good.
For the many in Heaven, they are not all good and even if good, they may still have very bad points. That is why there can be demons in Heaven.
Even on Earth, there are the rich and powerful - the gods or demigods so to speak. It is not necessary they are good and even if good, they are flawed and not perfect.
Well, the same applies to the saints or gods in Heaven. They yield power and control over our lives. But they are not necessarily good. They can be like demons sometimes, and that is the problem.
Do we end up worshipping demons instead when we worship saints, more so if they promise you paradise? This is what some claim is promised but do we frankly think God or saints are like that and want us to glorify them at all cost and not be doctrine orientated. Demons obviously cherish that but not God and saints. Well, we need to be mindful and more discerning. Luckily most of us are capable of this.
Thus the saint Bo Tien 武天 advises us not to go crazy over him or God and other saints. We may end up portraying them as demonic - power obsessed and unrelenting - painting them as jealous and intolerant.
We must instead go above this and go for the Word or doctrine they champion. This is a principle Bo Tien 武天 wants us to have and this is in the teachings of all faiths and sects.
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| Bo Tien 武天 |
Children growing up go for the father and depends on the father. But eventually they must grow up and know how to be on their own. They must learn from the father.
All saints will tell you that we must eventually go for the Word but only some men tell you otherwise. For a start, it may be alright to go for the saint but we must eventually rise above this and go for the Word. The Word is God.
Why go for the Word and not God or saint? Well, the Word is God. Good and truth will prevail. Isn't this true for all regardless of faiths? Indeed, the Word is God.
