He Who Does Good is of God?
“I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say. Therefore if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly. Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God. Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.” (3 John 1:9-12 WEB)
In the apostle John’s letter to Gaius and the church, he told them that a person who does good is of God, while one who does evil has not seen God.
Is this teaching good works as a proof of salvation?
Well, if we read in the context of the passage, John was referring to Diotrephes who was hindering Christians in particular. Diotrephes rejected the apostles’ authority, slandered them, and he cast out from the church whoever showed support or hospitality to the missionaries that were sent by the apostles. Diotrephes enjoyed the glory of being “first among them” as a leader but he was not interested in the truth of the Gospel.
John was calling the authenticity of Diotrephes’ faith into question, doubting that the man was saved.
It is apparent that Diotrephes “has not seen God”—he did not have a personal revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ, and did not love Christians because he was likely not a true one. He just wanted to be a leader over a group of people, to enjoy the thrill of calling the shots and feeling a vain sense of importance.
When John talked about “he who does good is of God”, we see the context clearly that John meant doing good to Christians, acting according to God’s will and ways.
When an unbeliever does something good like giving to charity through his pagan temple or speaking encouraging words to cheer up a depressed friend, that is not the kind of “good” that John is referring to. If that were so, then every unbeliever who regularly does something good could be called “of God”.
No, the one who does good by believing and proclaiming the Spirit-inspired words of the apostles (the New Testament is mostly written by the apostles), who welcomes and loves fellow Christian brethren, demonstrates that he is a true believer. Not just any general acts of good, but love towards God (Yahweh) and fellow Christians who the apostle Paul calls “the household of the faith”.
“So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.” (Galatians 6:10 WEB)
In a subsequent chapter in the same letter, John wrote something that clearly shows that he meant doing good in the sense of doing good (showing love) to fellow Christians:
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love...If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.” (1 John 4:7-8, 20-21 WEB)
Firstly, John addressed the audience as “beloved”, showing us that he was speaking to Christians, not just all people in general. God’s will is for Christians to have brotherly love for one another, to treat each other as family, even though we may not be biologically related by blood, but we are of the same family in the Holy Spirit.
John then proceeded to explain how to recognize a false believer: a person who uses the mouth to claim that he loves God, but with his actions shows that he hates Christians and even persecutes them. Such a person is obviously just lying and is not really born-again.
In contrast to Diotrephes, John commends Demetrius for being a true Christian who walks in the truth of the Gospel. He has this testimony from the apostles and from the church. May we be like Demetrius, whose faith can be clearly seen, such that the way we live brings glory to God!
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#Day32【Global Petition: Immediate Return of the 12 HK Detainees from Mainland China!】
12 Hongkongers was arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry on August 23rd. The arrest had caught global attention. One month had lapsed and still the families of the detainees had no word of their status and well-being. The Hong Kong government watched while the Chinese government lock up Hong Kong people in secrecy.
Ever since their arrest, the families had contacted the Hong Kong Police and the Immigration Department, all efforts in vain. They were unable to contact the detainees directly. The three Chinese lawyers had been barred from contact with the 12 detainees. Not to mention the families who had appointed these lawyers.
The appointed lawyers were told by officers at the detention center, that the detainees had “appointed” two other lawyers. This reveals the intention of the Government to assign Governmental Lawyers so as to deprive the legal right for the detainees and their families to seek their own lawyer.
There have been countless incidents of the CCP’s infringement on demising human rights. In this occurrence, contact with family members lawyers of the 12 detainees have been rejected. The situation is dire and desperate.
As a result, we urge for global awareness, support and solidarity, giving strength to the arrested Hong Kong people. We demand the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to be answered for and follow up on the four demands of these Hong Kong people’s families:
1. Refuse the use “lawyers appointed by the government" and urge the Chinese authorities to immediately allow the lawyers entrusted by families to interview the 12 detained Hong Kong people.
2. Request for Chinese authorities to provide appropriate and adequate medication for detainees in need.
3. Request for the Chinese authorities in allowing detainees to call and contact their families.
4. We demand the Hong Kong government to protect the rights of Hong Kong people and immediately bring the 12 detainees back to Hong Kong from China.
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#Day28【全球聯署要求中共放人 —— Immediate Return of the 12 HK Detainees from Mainland China!】
Global Petition: https://bit.ly/save12youthspetitions
要求中共釋放十二手足的全球聯署,已被翻譯成十種語言,包括英文、德文、法文、西班牙文、日文、韓文、越南文、泰文,連波斯文都有!
在此,呼籲各位廣傳並參與其中,#目標是收集到超過五十萬人聯署,要求中國政府送返12名被捕港人,並讓政權知道,我們絕不會忘記這十二位身陷囹圄的手足。
We urge people to sign on the petition that translated into Deutsche, Français, Español, Italiano, にほんご, 한국어, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, فارسی.
🇩🇪Deutsche:Menschenrechte der Hongkonger*innen bewahren und die chinesische Regierung zur Freilassung von 12 inhaftierten Hongkongern auffordern!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268769677369344
🇫🇷 Français:Sauvegarder des Droits de l'homme des Hongkongais! Exiger le retour des 12 Hongkongais!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268773951414274
🇪🇸Español:¡Proteja los derechos humanos de Hong Kong! Pide al gobierno chino que devuelva a los 12 hongkoneses arrestados
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268771640299520
🇯🇵にほんご:香港人の人権を守れ!中国で逮捕された香港人12名の返還を求める
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268776132370435
🇰🇷 한국어:홍콩인의 인권을 보장하라! 체포된 12명의 홍콩인을 송환할 것을 요구한다.
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268778221170688
🇹🇭ไทย:ร่วมลงนามพร้อมกันทั่วโลก: เพื่อพิทักษ์สิทธิมนุษยชนของชาวฮ่องกง ขอให้รัฐบาลจีนปล่อยตัวชาวฮ่องกงทั้ง 12 คนโดยทันที
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268780393857032
🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt:Bảo Vệ Nhân Quyền của Người Dân Hồng Kông! Yêu cầu trả lại 12 người dân Hồng Kông!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268782784540678
فارسی:🇮🇷
دادخواست جهانی: بازگشت فوری 12 هنگ کنگی بازداشت شده از چین به هنگ کنگ
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268785141813249
12港人關注組 #save12hkyouths
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12 Hongkongers were arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry on August 23rd. The arrest had caught global attention. One month had lapsed and still the families of the detainees had no word of their status and well-being. The Hong Kong government watched while the Chinese government lock up Hong Kong people in secrecy.
Ever since their arrest, the families had contacted the Hong Kong Police and the Immigration Department, all efforts in vain. They were unable to contact the detainees directly. The three Chinese lawyers had been barred from contact with the 12 detainees. Not to mention the families who had appointed these lawyers.
The appointed lawyers were told by officers at the detention center, that the detainees had “appointed” two other lawyers. This reveals the intention of the Government to assign Governmental Lawyers so as to deprive the legal right for the detainees and their families to seek their own lawyer.
There have been countless incidents of the CCP’s infringement on demising human rights. In this occurrence, contact with family members lawyers of the 12 detainees have been rejected. The situation is dire and desperate. As a result, we urge for global awareness, support and solidarity, giving strength to the arrested Hong Kong people. We demand the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to be answered for and follow up on the four demands of these Hong Kong people’s families:
1. Refuse the use “lawyers appointed by the government" and urge the Chinese authorities to immediately allow the lawyers entrusted by families to interview the 12 detained Hong Kong people.
2. Request for Chinese authorities to provide appropriate and adequate medication for detainees in need.
3. Request for the Chinese authorities in allowing detainees to call and contact their families.
4. We demand the Hong Kong government to protect the rights of Hong Kong people and immediately bring the 12 detainees back to Hong Kong from China.
.................
💪支持我向世界展現香港人頑強抵抗的意志:https://bit.ly/joshuawonghk
╭───────────────────╮
╞#存亡號召 #絕處逢生
╞🌐https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf
╞📷https://www.instagram.com/joshua1013
╞📧joshua@joshuawongcf.com
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in vain call 在 謙預 QianyuSG Youtube 的最佳解答
你也可以擁有不動幸福 YOU TOO CAN ACHIEVE PASSIVE HAPPINESS
我們一出生,就從來沒有停止過去追求幸福。小時後,吃喜歡的食物,玩新的玩具,去新的地方,長大後,追求愛情、事業、金錢.......
但有的人,天生八字真的不怎麼樣,小時讀書馬馬虎虎,長大後,要財沒財,要事業沒事業,要愛情沒愛情,原生家庭又給不到她他溫暖。
於是,有些人把希望寄託在孩子身上,以為自己生孩子,也能夠製造一個快樂溫馨的家庭,是他們的人生終極目標。
但是他們都沒發現,他們的八字根本沒有這樣的命。夢想和現實起了對立,有了自己的家庭後,反而煩惱更多,快樂更少。
錢依然不夠用,伴侶原來不是稱職的家長,大家會為了孩子的事吵架、冷戰。
孩子健康又不好、情緒管理差、很難教,女傭讓他們很傷腦筋,兼顧家庭和事業也讓自己不停和時間賽跑,活得沒有自己,也不知道到底哪一天才會雨過天晴。
八字無法改,但是一命二運三風水,所以八字沒有的,聰明的人會用風水來補助自己的運。
我常跟客人說:不要傻傻地吃苦。很多時候,只要把居家風水搞好,很多的問題都能迎刃而解。這基礎做好了,就算您沒有去追求,幸福也會自動降臨您家。
風水如何能夠讓您心安的六種方式,且聽我在這影片的解說。
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Since our birth, we have never stopped pursuing happiness. As kids, we cheer when we get to eat our favourite food, play new toys and see new places. As adults, we chase love, career achievements and money.
However, there are some people whose Bazi are really nothing to shout about. When they are young, their academics are so so. When they grow up, they want money but they don't get it. They want a good career, but no, it didn't happen. They crave a good relationship but nah, they never have it. And the family they grow in couldn't give them the warmth in their lives either.
Hence, some of them place their hopes on having children they think belong to them. They envision that they can finally create a loving and warm family. That shall be their ultimate life goal. That is why people work so hard for, isn't it?
But what they didn't realise is that their Bazi were not able to support them in their pursuits. Their dreams and the reality they face every day become a stark disparity. As they have their own families, instead of having more happiness, they get more troubled.
Money still remains scarce, and the spouse turns out be an incompetent parent, causing conflicts and cold wars in the marriage over the children.
The children aren't any better off. Their health fluctuates, they are poor in emotional management, do not listen well to instructions. With both parents working, getting a good maid is necessary. Yet, this maid becomes another headache. Balancing both family and work starts taking a toll on them. Every day is a race against time. There's no living for yourself like what all those new age gurus preached. Worse is when they have no idea EXACTLY WHEN life will be better.
We can't change our Bazi. So as the Chinese saying goes, first is our Destiny, second is our Luck, third will be our Feng Shui. Whatever our Bazi lacks, the smart person will make up for it by using Feng Shui to supplement their own luck.
Don't suffer in vain, when a solution is actually within reach. In many situations, after the home Feng Shui is done right, many problems get resolved. Once this foundation is laid right, even when you are not actively chasing for it like a mad hamster, happiness will descend into your home by default.
So how exactly can Feng Shui give you a peace of mind? I talk about the 6 ways here in this video.
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阿彌陀佛,你好!我是李季謙,來自新加坡的風水命理師。我將我的一生貢獻於弘揚佛法和中華玄學。這過程曲折離奇,卻也充滿了許多人生的領悟。
通過我的影音與寫作,我希望能與你分享,盼你也能夠突破自己命運的束縛,真正活得精彩:我命在我,不在天。
人生長短無所謂,最重要的是活得有價值,有貢獻。
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Hi, I am Lee Ji Qian, a Chinese Metaphysics practitioner from Singapore. This journey in propagating Buddhism and Chinese Metaphysics has been full of hard knocks and exciting discoveries.
Through my videos and online writing, I hope to share my journey with you. So that you too can break free from the limits of your destiny and truly live a life you can call exciting. My destiny is in my own hands, not Heaven. So is yours.
It does not matter whether we can live a long or short life.
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Sophia Fredskild - Waiting For Love
Composer: Sophia Fredskild, Shazee Ishak
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
I waited all my life to meet you one day
I know that love is real, and it’s guiding the way
See you in my dreams, only you and me
Perfectly made just to be
[Pre-Chorus]
All this time that I’ve been on my own
But in my mind, I know I’m not alone
At times I feel you watching over me
You fill my heart with love only I can see
[Chorus]
So I’ll sit here waiting for love
Waiting for love
To enter my life
So I’ll sit here waiting for love
Waiting for you
Still waiting for you
Believing love will be mine
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting for love)
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for love)
[Verse 2]
And when I’m hurting and I can’t take the pain
I know it’s just a test of love that won’t go to vain
See you in my dreams, only you and me
I’m certain that one day we will meet
[Pre-Chorus]
And though it feels like we’re always far apart
I see you in the sky and feel you in my heart
I hope you’ll be with me and never let me go
Together in the end, our love will always grow
[Chorus]
So I’ll sit here waiting for love (waiting for love)
Waiting for love
To enter my life (still waiting for you)
So I’ll sit here waiting for love (waiting for love)
Waiting for you (waiting for you)
Still waiting for you
Believing love will be mine
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting for love)
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for love)
[Bridge]
Cause every single day I wait for you
Is another day I hope to spend with you
And every single heartbreak that I felt
Will disappear cause you’ll make it melt
And every time I think about you
I feel your love, I feel your love
Your love is true, forever, I see
The one just for me, the one just for me
[Chorus]
So I’ll sit here
Waiting for love
Waiting for love
So I’ll sit here waiting for love
Waiting for you
Still waiting for you
Believing love will be mine
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting for love)
(Love will be, love will be, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for love)
So I’ll sit here waiting for love
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♫ Lyrics :
English lyrics: Mew Amazing
This is where it goes
I should have ended
But you called me out
The one you’ve friended
I know I shouldn’t go
I should have said no
But I just can’t say
Half of me in pain trying to help you
The other one in vain trying to quit you
Not to fall no more but I can’t help it
Boy why can’t you see
[CHORUS] Tell me why oh why
Every time you’re back to her
I’m always left behind
Always be the one on call to
Hear you cry
Hear you cry
Be a warming place for you
If I don’t, who will do?
All the tears I’ve shed
Waiting for you to come back
And say that she’s the best
What is left right now is me look like a mess
I’m a mess
It’s too late I Can’t go back
This love is a broken track
Picking up the pieces just to please you
Be the shadow of your girl to entertain you
Who am I in your eyes I just don’t get it
Things can’t go like this
Boy I can feel every time we touch
I just can’t resist the truth that
I love you so much
They say love is colorblind
But I’m in blue, into you
Even though I can’t get through you oh
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