The Tragedy of “Almost”
“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts 26:26-30 WEB)
The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.
His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”
Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:
“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts 26:28 AMP)
The word “almost” is the great tragedy.
It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.
Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.
“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”
“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews 3:7-11 WEB)
It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.
A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.
Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.
The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.
Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!
If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.
You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:8-10 NKJV)
Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.
Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!
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同時也有13部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過14萬的網紅モクシロク,也在其Youtube影片中提到,Short Film 「CHOICE」 Are we blessed to be born? What is blessing? realistic element? Or the sense of blessing a blessing itself? 我々は祝福され生まれてきたのであろうか...
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born to race 1 在 Milton Goh Blog and Sermon Notes Facebook 的最讚貼文
“Perfect Prayer”
Written on: 9 August 2021
When I am lost for words
And don’t know how to pray
I can speak in tongues all day
This is the rest and refreshing.
“Holy Spirit, help me,” I say
“What now, I can’t see a way
Out of this mess
A terrible state”
“Hold on”, He says
“Don’t panic, just wait.”
“I will give you My words
A perfect prayer
Here it is
Born of love and care
Speak them forth
Let My power flow
Surely it knows where to go.”
“The night has ended
The victory won
That pain you felt
Is now long gone
I turned it around
Look and see
Restoration has come nigh to thee!”
—————————
Blessed National Day to my homeland, Singapore! This poem is dedicated to you on your 56th birthday.
In a tough time, we must stay united like our pledge says, “one united people. Regardless of race, language, or religion…”
Pray for our nation, that all who are going through difficult times will experience God’s great restoration. Even if you made foolish mistakes, God is still willing and able to restore you.
Pray in tongues if you can. The Holy Spirit will give you utterances which are perfect prayers offered at the right time. Let Him use your tongue to bring forth healing, strengthening, and comfort to all who need it.
I have an eBook about restoration if you are interested to read it. In the book, I share about God’s plan to prosper you in all things through His restoration. You can check out “All Things Made New” at this link: https://bit.ly/prosper-through-restoration
born to race 1 在 Facebook 的精選貼文
I hope this post gets as many eyes on this as possible - please take a few minutes to read if you can.
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Zolgensma, is a ONE-TIME-ONLY gene therapy treatment for children aged under 2 years with SMA which costs $2.8 MILLION.
Devdan turns 2 in Oct so this is a race against time to raise this money before FDA will send this drug out. I myself have donated, and so far we have clocked over $1 million which is fantastic but we still have yet to reach our goal. Appreciate it if you can spare a donation - no amount is too small. 🙏🏼
Stay strong Devdan, always remember God is fighting with and for you. ❤️
DONATE HERE: https://rayofhope.sg/campaign/please-give-devdan-a-second-chance-of-life/
born to race 1 在 モクシロク Youtube 的精選貼文
Short Film 「CHOICE」
Are we blessed to be born?
What is blessing?
realistic element?
Or the sense of blessing a blessing itself?
我々は祝福され生まれてきたのであろうか
現実的な要素が祝福か?
祝福と思える考えがそれそのものか?
There’s no fairness in this world.
Time, Race, Age, Circumstances...
Every factor can change the way it works.
平等というものはこの世にはない
等しく皆に訪れる事柄でも、時代、人種、年齢、環境…
様々な要因が、作用を変化させる
Relativistic words swirl around, and distort our concepts.
The words that seem to provide hope have prerequisites that are taken for granted.
They don't even care about those who fell off from the frame.
相対評価的な言葉が渦巻き、概念を歪めていく
一見前向きな希望を謳った言葉も当たり前かのような前提条件があり
その枠に漏れたものの存在など考えてもいない
Hope turned into justice,
and the meaning of empathy changed to consumers.
いつしか希望が正論に変わり
共感の意味は消費者に変わった
So, are we all alone
No one is the same, we never understand each other.
but no one can live alone.
では我々は孤独なのであろうか
同じ人間は1人としておらず、理解し合うことはできない
だが、人は1人では生きていけない
Definitions are made from standards, and standards are different for each one of us.
Therefore, it may seem relative, but it is absolute.
定義は基準によって為され、基準は人それぞれだ
よってそれは相対的に見えて絶対的なのだ
“Love” is always tough. Painful. Frightful.
It's up to us to choose whether we want to be loved.
辛く、苦しく、恐ろしい愛の方が多く
それを愛されるとするかは選択次第なのだ
Life is painful.
Life is beautiful.
生きることは、苦しく
生きることは、美しい
Director : Koshun Mamiya
Director of Photography : Kotaro Yamada
Assistant Camera : Masato Tanaka
Lighting Director : Sora Okubo
Original/Styling/Edit : Koshun Mamiya
Translation : Nao Asada
Narrator : Anocam
Music : 329
Acoustic guitar : Tomoki Iwasaki
Cast : emma
Koshun Mamiya
https://www.instagram.com/koshunn/
emma
https://www.instagram.com/emma_chijoke/
Kotaro Yamada
https://www.instagram.com/kotaroyamada_jp/
Masato Tanaka
https://www.instagram.com/holyhuman__1231/
Sora Okubo
https://www.instagram.com/sora075_/
329
https://www.instagram.com/bpm329/
Anocam
https://www.instagram.com/anocam_/
Nao Asada
https://twitter.com/yokutabenemuru
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born to race 1 在 ezManager Youtube 的最佳解答
本集不藏私,告訴你行銷歐美市場視覺形象的撇步
你知道在北美做branding有很多毛嗎?隨便一張圖片,好比一個"拍手的emoji" 要做四種顏色,都是種族議題造成我們外國業者的不便(苦笑)。 經查 台灣podcast中,本集是第一個獨家 請到外國朋友 以第一手觀點、分享CRT深度議題。本來不太確定,但成果十分意外的好! 特別感謝本集國際來賓,美國資深白人工程師--Graham 以高超的中文能力,人在美國連線、用輕鬆詼諧的方式,分享在當地的個人觀點。
#CRT是學術界自省推動社會公義的理論 或是 #人人得而誅之的白人窘境 ?
★ 本集重點摘錄:
1. CRT, Critical Race Theory (批判種族理論) 為什麼在美國受熱烈爭議,造成在企業與職場中人與人之間意識形態的問題?(Ep06) 有些人因此離職 或被解雇...(本集)
2. 什麼是CRT? 是社會促進? 是仇富? 是邪教? (Ep06)
3. 川普停掉的"種族敏感計畫"(racial sensitivity trainings) , 名稱看起來很好, 為何被停?(Ep06)
3. 美國人認為亞裔被認為是接近白人特權?! 亞裔比白人有錢?!(本集)
4. 亞裔高階主管比例 (本集),從事產業
5. 收入與教育對應的關係 (本集)
6. 印裔為何獨佔CEO職務鰲頭(本集)
★ podcast簡介#國外商管類 讀書會,Great Managers are made, not born. 管理職人、熱愛學習的夥伴們,用一杯茶的時間,減少眼力腦力轉換成本,內化成你的獨門攻略。
★ 本集私語:此專訪分為兩集剪接,這集是part 2
★ 本集呼籲:請來此留email加入線上讀書會 https://lihi1.cc/tZCUD 之後會開群組.
本集言論為來賓觀點,不代表節目立場
★ 本集節目章節
開始時間 標題
北美行銷經驗, 圖文信息高度敏感,使人無所適從
不藏私花了千萬廣告預算才學到knowhow,告訴你
印度裔&亞裔美人 是間接得到白種特權,是接近白種優勢的一部分?!
美國人對亞裔的刻板印象
英國數據美國亞裔家庭的收入數據 (與教育程度對應的關係...)
華裔難擠美上流 印裔為何能霸佔CEO
@補充資料
1. CRT 批判性種族理論的重要主張之一,是美國由白種人霸權主宰,所有白種人都是種族主義者,並且受益於種族主義。(from自由時報 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3302256)
2. 川普停掉的"種族敏感計畫(racial sensitivity trainings)"??
因它被是認為是有毒的CRT包裝訓練,傳遞了不好的訊息 ex:大家均可以此攻擊白人, 但白人不能辯解,但實際上可能會造成更大的爭端,因白人仍占多數且會憤怒。企業與政府的這類訓練(racial sensitivity trainings),多以兩本書(如下) 來做主要的教材延伸。
好比類似 假設台灣 到現在還在校園跟企業用一種不友善的方式,強調省籍情結,而且政府還用稅金在內部做這個議題。
但也有學者非常不以為然,覺得不應該停。
2.1 Amazon書單: https://ppt.cc/f2kPBx
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement 作者 Kimberle Crenshaw
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 作者 Robin DiAngelo
3. Coleman Hughes 有關種族和種族主義問題的輿論專欄作家, 有youtube & podcast
https://colemanhughes.org/
The music "A Silly Vocal Tune", is a derivative and licensed under CC BY by blimp66, freesound.org
4. 什麼是 "white fragility白人脆弱"
https://stoplcpscrt.com/what-is-crt/what-is-white-fragility/
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born to race 1 在 ezManager Youtube 的精選貼文
你知道在北美做branding有很多毛嗎?隨便一張圖片,好比一個"拍手的emoji" 要做四種顏色,都是種族議題造成我們外國業者的不便(苦笑)。
經查 台灣podcast中,本集是第一個獨家 請到外國朋友 以第一手觀點、分享CRT深度議題。本來不太確定是否能駕馭,但成果十分意外的好!
特別感謝本集國際來賓,美國資深白人工程師--Graham 以高超的中文能力,人在美國連線、用輕鬆詼諧的方式,分享在當地的個人觀點。
#CRT是學術界自省推動社會公義的理論 或是 #人人得而誅之的白人窘境 ?
★ 本集重點摘錄:
1. CRT, Critical Race Theory (批判種族理論) 為什麼在美國受熱烈爭議,造成在企業與職場中人與人之間意識形態的問題?
2. 什麼是CRT? 是社會促進? 是仇富? 是邪教?
3. 川普停掉的"種族敏感計畫"(racial sensitivity trainings) , 名稱看起來很好, 為何被停?
3. 美國人認為亞裔被認為是接近白人特權?! 亞裔比白人有錢?!
4. 亞裔高階主管比例 (下集)
5. 收入與教育對應的關係 (下集)
大家知道在北美做branding有很多毛嗎?隨便一個圖片,好比一個"拍手的emoji" 要做四種顏色,都是種族議題造成我們外國業者的不便(苦笑)。多年前,一個泰國的美白CF廣告在北美也頗富爭議,亞洲人就喜歡白到底有什麼問題嗎?但就被一直影射渲染到黑奴跟階級,搞到泰國當地的CF要下架(又不是在美國播),但這就是北美的市場與文化,激動到這種地步...
★ podcast簡介#國外商管類 讀書會,Great Managers are made, not born. 管理職人、熱愛學習的夥伴們,用一杯茶的時間,減少眼力腦力轉換成本,內化成你的獨門攻略。
★ 本集私語:因為聽到很荒謬的邏輯所以笑場多次。此專訪分為兩集剪接,這集是part 1
★ 本集呼籲:請來此留email加入線上讀書會 https://lihi1.cc/tZCUD 之後會開群組.
★ 本集節目章節
開始時間 標題
(00:02:00) 節目聽友分享與答謝
(00:02:44) 中英介紹美國來賓 (ENG intro)
(00:04:15) CRT為什麼在美國受爭議, 影響了很多員工. 什麼是CRT?
(00:08:04) 北美行銷經驗, 圖文信息高度敏感,使人無所適從
(00:08:55) 白人穿旗袍變裝也不行, 那我們不能扮聖誕老公公?
(00:09:45) 川普停掉的"種族敏感計畫"? (下文有補充)
(00:08:55) 為什麼大家要關心CRT? 美國在地看法? #ColemanHughes 劃分了兩個visions...
(00:11:00) 依CRT看來,每個人都可以歧視白人?
(00:12:36) 印度裔&亞裔美人 是間接得到白種特權,是接近白種優勢的一部分?!
美國人對亞裔的刻板印象
(00:14:25) 英國數據美國亞裔家庭的收入數據 (與教育程度對應的關係...下集)
@補充資料
1. 川普停掉的"種族敏感計畫(racial sensitivity trainings)"??
因它被是認為是有毒的CRT包裝訓練,傳遞了不好的訊息 ex:大家可以此攻擊白人, 但白人不能辯解,但實際上可能會造成更大的爭端,因為白人仍占多數且會憤怒。企業與政府的這類訓練(racial sensitivity trainings),多以兩本書(如下) 來做主要的教材延伸。
好比類似 假設台灣 到現在還在校園跟企業強調228跟省籍情結,用一種不友善的方式,而且政府還用稅金在內部做這個議題。
但也有學者非常不以為然,覺得不應該停。
1.1 Amazon書單: https://ppt.cc/f2kPBx
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement 作者 Kimberle Crenshaw
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 作者 Robin DiAngelo
2. CRT 批判性種族理論的重要主張之一,是美國由白種人霸權主宰,所有白種人都是種族主義者,並且受益於種族主義。(from自由時報 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3302256)
3. Coleman Hughes
有關種族和種族主義問題的輿論專欄作家, 有youtube & podcast
https://colemanhughes.org/
The music "A Silly Vocal Tune", is a derivative and licensed under CC BY by blimp66, freesound.org
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