Today many maa maa is being shipped to little red dot for slaughtering. Hari Raya Haji . May we continue to thankful that Jesus Christ Himself is that Lamb of God who died in our place for the sins of the world that we may enter into His throne of grace 24/7, anywhere. Without that shedding of blood, there can be no remission for sins - even the M believe that as they practice the slaughtering of the maa maa on this day. The M and the C - just a fine bloodline difference thru Abraham. Yet today so many conflicts came out because of just one incident in history. Yesterday, the Malaysian court ruled that the use of 'Allah' Is now exclusive to Muslims.
So what is in that name? Is the Christian God the same God whom the Muslims worship? What is generic and what is not? Like generic drugs that usually cost less than the original, what is in that name of Allah vs "GOD" God? Who is the God whom the Chinese refer to in days of old as "Tian Di/ Shang Di" - God of the Heavens or the Emperor God. Scriptures coming from the Buddhists, Confucianism or Taoism are the "Dao" that they tried to 'educate' the people to the way of life -having to do with the "De" - the deeds that one do. But in whatever cultures in every civilisation - there is the worship of God in their time! Overtime, the adulteration of worship entered and perhaps many worshipped but worshipped ignorantly to the UNKNOWN GOD. Remember Paul passing Athens and found the altar with such an inscription in Acts 17?
So does it matter if Allah is now a restricted name in use solely by the Muslims?
Arh...just a name Aiyo...Arh lah!
Guess what Paul wrote after he found the inscription of the Unknown God is a good summary:' Acts 17:24-31
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
Reflection on this PH:
Whom are we worshipping? God is not found in the chinese or hindu temples, nor the muslim mosques nor the christian churches - as He dwells not in temples made with hands that cost hundreds thousands to hundred millions of dollars.
Jesus Christ - Son of God, who died and rose again. The blood that He shed on that cross for all nations of men. 1 John 5:11-13" And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life and this life in in his Son. He that has the Son has life and he that has not the Son of God has not life...these things have i written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God" For in him we live and move and have our being.
Jesus is not merely a prophet as claimed by the M. He is THE Son of God!!! His name is Jesus Christ. Jesus said - He is the Way , the Truth and the Life - no one comes to the Father but by him. He is indeed the Dao. He is the Living Word. Hence, Allah or not, it is whom we believe that is all matters.
Even the latest most NASA- watched comet passing thru next month has his name - it is called "I- SON" Ison is coming. Yes, He is definitely coming again - no doubt about it as we watch what is happening around us today! It is all about Him - the Person, not the Place of worship. It is not about how to worship but to be that worshipper who worships in spirit and in truth from the deepest recesses of the heart - not by outward appearance but from the inward parts.
I Son! - Is coming
O Sin! - I repent
So In! - Jesus Name I Believe
Is On! - Jesus For eternity!
Amen!
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