As i was debating and explaining with Muslims in this Islam vs Christianity debate i began to realize we are of 2 different worlds in ways of thinking and mentality which do not sync together.
Perhaps it is how each others religion has brought us up. It is hard to say they are closed minded
but yet what is that they are stubborn in understanding why we interpret as such the bible.
They do not except any explanations we give since they expect we interpret the bible like how
they interpret the Quran. The mentality. I gave them the link of Newadvent.org but i guess the English used is to high and long winded for them to read and understand. (its difficult for me too). Anyway the Christians always loose. Never saw a battle we won haha.
I am sure u know how they attack the Bible by basically saying its the most corrupted book ever
written and they are really good at using it against us exploiting its discrepancies. This such attack
on the Christian should be taken seriously as there are many who lack of faith and i feel many will fall
once they have been brainwashed. (not just becoming Muslim but the mere action of being a laps)
Why such an action from them? We too i feel are at fault. Unfortunately we have many versions of the bible and 2 major factions the protestants and Catholics and also through their sharing the way evangelism and conversion takes place which i think is more to the protestants (more vigorous). We have place the threat and the stepping stone for them to step on us. Secondly is our lack in understading the bible and its contents. I do not know if Catholics know that there are many differences and contradcitions in the bible as well as many other 'holes' in it (as said by the Muslims) (I knew all this so
i claim safety). When they know they feel that they have been fooled all this while and laps. Besides
building the faith i think we need to be made aware of this 'holes' in the bible so next time when some one points it out we would be like so what??. We need awareness, knowledge and faith in our cathechism to keep us in Christianity.
I also think that the Church should get some feedback from students about cathechism.
I do not know but for me by reading those verses in Job and John as pretty straight forward. They explanation suffice but they are stubborn. They really know how to twist and split ends of hairs and shut us up. Anyway the devil is smart. I shall post this up but they wont keep quite which i wont bother already.
I also wonder why the like to use Christianity is against Islam when US and other white man country attacks a Muslim country. Well for me its all in the devils game and as long as humans fuel the ideas of the devil it will exploit them and as usual finds the best enemy to go against us. Sounds poietic haha.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Followers @@@@@?
There are those who lay the foundation....leaders....trend setters.....and of cos they would have their followers. But followers there are those who share the idea of the leader...their objectives, aims, vision and mission. And there are those who follow because of wanting a hitch hike on the fame that come with it. Some follow the crowd (majority) but have some sort of idea and there are those who are blind followers (majoirty). oh yah some are just those who try to fit into some group.
Now these followers also have followers. So if the 1st degree follower is a blind follower how would be the 2nd degree follower?? As time and generations of blind followers increase the reason and rationality, mission, vision etc etc are lost. What is left is just the superficial identity of that path they follow.
Example - those some people who are depressed go into that Gothic black way and they feel happy doing it (they think so ... this is the source) Those who follow blindly follow their doings like dressing like them, acting like them but then they are not depressed people. They would say that they are just expressing their freedom of wearing cloths. Then they defend not to judge the book by the cover. True but what impression are you giving to society of yourself. We are not living and cannot live an individualistic life - human are defined as communal beings and there are reasons to come up with such a definition so no matter what you do will give a reflection of yourself. Do you want people to think you are bad or good? 1st impression counts although u can say not to judge. There is no judging here. An impression is not a judgment but a mere inference or hypothesis on which further experiments are done only then one will judge but we should notlah judge. We should instead learn to except them for who they are and try to work with them and with God's grace they might follow ur good works if you r good. They might get influenced by your goodness.
Anyway when we want to follow somebody or something try to learn its foundation and not follow blindly. This is just one example there are many complex example that can be due to this blind following with the greatest being extremism and terrorism.
Now these followers also have followers. So if the 1st degree follower is a blind follower how would be the 2nd degree follower?? As time and generations of blind followers increase the reason and rationality, mission, vision etc etc are lost. What is left is just the superficial identity of that path they follow.
Example - those some people who are depressed go into that Gothic black way and they feel happy doing it (they think so ... this is the source) Those who follow blindly follow their doings like dressing like them, acting like them but then they are not depressed people. They would say that they are just expressing their freedom of wearing cloths. Then they defend not to judge the book by the cover. True but what impression are you giving to society of yourself. We are not living and cannot live an individualistic life - human are defined as communal beings and there are reasons to come up with such a definition so no matter what you do will give a reflection of yourself. Do you want people to think you are bad or good? 1st impression counts although u can say not to judge. There is no judging here. An impression is not a judgment but a mere inference or hypothesis on which further experiments are done only then one will judge but we should notlah judge. We should instead learn to except them for who they are and try to work with them and with God's grace they might follow ur good works if you r good. They might get influenced by your goodness.
Anyway when we want to follow somebody or something try to learn its foundation and not follow blindly. This is just one example there are many complex example that can be due to this blind following with the greatest being extremism and terrorism.
Friday, October 16, 2009
We R Famili!!
The catholic church is one big entity/organisation etc etc watever u wanna call it but the general idea is that is simply massive. Of cos not all of its followers will agree 100% to ALL the teachings about Christ which is passed onto us through them. Therefor definitely there wud arise disagreements and fights. But what do we do when we are faced in such a situation? Do we run and hide? play dumb? fight and destroy? fight and win? compromise? come to an understanding? What do we do? Break away and set up our own church?
Now since is may be quite hard to comprehend the whole church into our minds lets look deep into one of the church concept of family. In a family got father mother sister brother and so on... . Do we fight? yes we do. What happens after the fight? Do we run away from home? (some do but what happens to them later........?) Do we say sorry, follow, come into terms?
Ideally there is compromise - we come into terms, we look for ways to be able to understand each other and thus be able to work together in the end despite the dispute.
Same thing goes for the church. If the church does something we feel its wrong there is no harm to point in out, fight for what is right and go on but how long do we continue to fight? Instead of pushing and campaigning of ones thought of what and how sumthing should be done we need to instead come into an understanding. The intention should be there to safe the church from further divide and shame. We need to look into how we can work together. We cant continue fighting or break away for just a misunderstanding or disagreement. Perhaps when something does not go the right way in the beginging with u on it there is always the possibility for it to become better. But what happens when u who are a beacon of change break away. Would it not come worse? and if it does then u have a hand in making it become worse.
This is on our part - for the other party's part they should also listen, understand and make way for the new ideas and suggestions especially of those who are at the front lines.
So guys fight for away where we can work together. Give and take. Diplomacy, compromise, understand then we grow even if it is slow. Better than fighting and not growing at all.
Now since is may be quite hard to comprehend the whole church into our minds lets look deep into one of the church concept of family. In a family got father mother sister brother and so on... . Do we fight? yes we do. What happens after the fight? Do we run away from home? (some do but what happens to them later........?) Do we say sorry, follow, come into terms?
Ideally there is compromise - we come into terms, we look for ways to be able to understand each other and thus be able to work together in the end despite the dispute.
Same thing goes for the church. If the church does something we feel its wrong there is no harm to point in out, fight for what is right and go on but how long do we continue to fight? Instead of pushing and campaigning of ones thought of what and how sumthing should be done we need to instead come into an understanding. The intention should be there to safe the church from further divide and shame. We need to look into how we can work together. We cant continue fighting or break away for just a misunderstanding or disagreement. Perhaps when something does not go the right way in the beginging with u on it there is always the possibility for it to become better. But what happens when u who are a beacon of change break away. Would it not come worse? and if it does then u have a hand in making it become worse.
This is on our part - for the other party's part they should also listen, understand and make way for the new ideas and suggestions especially of those who are at the front lines.
So guys fight for away where we can work together. Give and take. Diplomacy, compromise, understand then we grow even if it is slow. Better than fighting and not growing at all.
FAITH EMPOWERMENT
Theme Proposal for Inter Campus Gathering 2011
“Faith Empowerment”
Introduction
I joined 2 ICGs before and the themes that were chosen were consistent with the times and I manage to decipher a flow in the ideas from the both, from Our faith our freedom to Our religion the in thing. We have first learnt of choice and freewill to worship any faith and God (Christianity for us) and to defend that choice we have made. Then we have been enlightened to know that following religion and putting it as part of our lives as ok and a priority, nothing to be ashamed and feared off. Now having known of the freedom of choice and our choice of Jesus is the In thing what now? We now need the drive to put the faith into action and thus need the drive to do so in the right way according to what Jesus as though us. We also need to be strong on our fundamental basic foundation of our faith of Christianity being strong, ‘patriotic’, loyal and proud of it. Having strong basics will ensure our faith will stand strong.
Prologue
We are Christians. We are Catholics. We have faith in Jesus Christ. How do we put it into action? What does Jesus wants us to do? What are the teachings of Christ and of his mission of us in this world? Catholics nowadays do not know how to be Catholics. The mindset and mentality that catechism has thought us drifts away after confirmation and faith becomes something personal so much so it becomes a selfish tool. God is only to oneself and in the end we began to follow the God we made but not the God who made us. God is only there to answer our prayers and to do so we must continue to worship Him??? Is God a Master and are we his slaves? How do we bring back the sheep back to right camp? How do we become correct Catholics, but first we need to know what does it mean to become a catholic. Being a catholic and the essence of its fundamental believe is the triad of God Self and Community. Now the focus of community is eroding as people become more selfish and individualistic succumbing to the earthly wimps of materialism and so on. No though many claim to have Jesus in them but are they really following what Jesus wants us to do following His will? Jesus came down to serve and not to be served. He died for us, he lived for us. He came for all of us as he lived at his time with the community. So we too need to follow his reason for his coming, to serve. Many Catholics questions sometimes why is the church busy fighting for justice and peace, playing with politics, ‘busy bodying’ into every issue and they also question if all this part of the bible and the teachings of Jesus. Furthermore they say that the church is old fashion and outdated and is becoming redundant. Is it so? The church does not bow down to the pressures of society following its wimps and fancies but upholds Christ ways. Catholics say yes to uphold morality, justice and peace, equality, basically maintaining a civilization and we need to prove it to them and to ourselves too.
Objectives
To instill the concept of God Self and Community as being a Catholic
To empower students to put their faith into action
To call students to follow Jesus purpose of his coming
To prove Jesus ‘approval’ of our actions as being part of a community.
To make aware of the challenges the church has faced in the past 2009 years
To instill respect and trust to the church Jesus built on Peter.
Vision
Students empowered by Christ putting His works into action through us.
Mission
To reach out to the poor and needy
To be the voice for the oppressed and marginalized
To uphold justice and peace
To follow morals and values in daily lives
To remove the sense of individualism, egoism and materialism as a way of life
To be aware and proud of our Catholic heritage and history and to learn form it
To be able to reclaim our identity as a Catholic
Sessions and workshop
What does it mean to be a Catholic (The introductory)
- Triad of God – Father, son, holy spirit, bible
Self – personality, attitude, mentality, way of life
Community – Church – its teachings and its laws
Neighbours, friends, family, country, planet
(suggested speaker – Mr Martin Jallel)
Challenges the church faced for the past 2000 years (Community – church)
- the early church
- Christianizing of culture
- the various councils
- the bible
- the 1st schism
- the popes
- the holy war
- reformation
- Vatican 1
- Vatican 11
- The modern church
(suggested speaker – Mr Bruno Pereira)
How to understand and interpret the bible (God – scripture)
- the concept of sola sciptura
- literal meanings
- historical backgrounds
(Suggested speaker – Mr Bruno Pereira)
What Jesus talks about justice and peace (God – community)
- Where is the bible God ones us to be part in upholding justice and peace
- Be sound in politics and current affairs
- Voting, democracy
- How do we play a role
(suggested speaker – Fr O.C Lim)
What Jesus talks about the poor and marginalized (God – community)
- Where is the bible God wants us to uphold the poor and marginalized
- How do we reach out to them
(suggested speaker – Fr Anthony Naden)
How Jesus would want us live our life (God – self)
- what is a Christian life
- ho do we live it in this difficult world today
- putting use of talents to benefit others
- respect of self – mental and physical
(suggested speaker – Fr Christopher Wee)
Jesus being part of the community (God – community)
- let us not be materialistic
- let us not be selfish
- let us contribute to the community by vocation and not just profession
(suggested speaker - Fr Danny)
Tolerance, Respect, no discrimination, equality in this diverse community (Self – community)
- learn to respect other religion and culture
- learn to understand other religions and culture
- culture and religion – follow or not to follow
- Jesus and his culture and religion
(Fr Christopher WIlwaraj)
Spreading Christ way (God – self – community)
- how do become trend setters for others to follow a good way of life
- media
- usage of tools existent around us to be the light and salt of society
Conclusion
It is hope that with this theme the catholic students would recognize their identity as Catholics having in mind its fundamental soul of God, Self and Community and thus putting it into action being part of their way of life.
Proposed by, 11th October 2009
GREGORY
ps : this is just a draft.....posting it very much early just to immortalize my idea. u know hak cipta terpelihara...... :-P
“Faith Empowerment”
Introduction
I joined 2 ICGs before and the themes that were chosen were consistent with the times and I manage to decipher a flow in the ideas from the both, from Our faith our freedom to Our religion the in thing. We have first learnt of choice and freewill to worship any faith and God (Christianity for us) and to defend that choice we have made. Then we have been enlightened to know that following religion and putting it as part of our lives as ok and a priority, nothing to be ashamed and feared off. Now having known of the freedom of choice and our choice of Jesus is the In thing what now? We now need the drive to put the faith into action and thus need the drive to do so in the right way according to what Jesus as though us. We also need to be strong on our fundamental basic foundation of our faith of Christianity being strong, ‘patriotic’, loyal and proud of it. Having strong basics will ensure our faith will stand strong.
Prologue
We are Christians. We are Catholics. We have faith in Jesus Christ. How do we put it into action? What does Jesus wants us to do? What are the teachings of Christ and of his mission of us in this world? Catholics nowadays do not know how to be Catholics. The mindset and mentality that catechism has thought us drifts away after confirmation and faith becomes something personal so much so it becomes a selfish tool. God is only to oneself and in the end we began to follow the God we made but not the God who made us. God is only there to answer our prayers and to do so we must continue to worship Him??? Is God a Master and are we his slaves? How do we bring back the sheep back to right camp? How do we become correct Catholics, but first we need to know what does it mean to become a catholic. Being a catholic and the essence of its fundamental believe is the triad of God Self and Community. Now the focus of community is eroding as people become more selfish and individualistic succumbing to the earthly wimps of materialism and so on. No though many claim to have Jesus in them but are they really following what Jesus wants us to do following His will? Jesus came down to serve and not to be served. He died for us, he lived for us. He came for all of us as he lived at his time with the community. So we too need to follow his reason for his coming, to serve. Many Catholics questions sometimes why is the church busy fighting for justice and peace, playing with politics, ‘busy bodying’ into every issue and they also question if all this part of the bible and the teachings of Jesus. Furthermore they say that the church is old fashion and outdated and is becoming redundant. Is it so? The church does not bow down to the pressures of society following its wimps and fancies but upholds Christ ways. Catholics say yes to uphold morality, justice and peace, equality, basically maintaining a civilization and we need to prove it to them and to ourselves too.
Objectives
To instill the concept of God Self and Community as being a Catholic
To empower students to put their faith into action
To call students to follow Jesus purpose of his coming
To prove Jesus ‘approval’ of our actions as being part of a community.
To make aware of the challenges the church has faced in the past 2009 years
To instill respect and trust to the church Jesus built on Peter.
Vision
Students empowered by Christ putting His works into action through us.
Mission
To reach out to the poor and needy
To be the voice for the oppressed and marginalized
To uphold justice and peace
To follow morals and values in daily lives
To remove the sense of individualism, egoism and materialism as a way of life
To be aware and proud of our Catholic heritage and history and to learn form it
To be able to reclaim our identity as a Catholic
Sessions and workshop
What does it mean to be a Catholic (The introductory)
- Triad of God – Father, son, holy spirit, bible
Self – personality, attitude, mentality, way of life
Community – Church – its teachings and its laws
Neighbours, friends, family, country, planet
(suggested speaker – Mr Martin Jallel)
Challenges the church faced for the past 2000 years (Community – church)
- the early church
- Christianizing of culture
- the various councils
- the bible
- the 1st schism
- the popes
- the holy war
- reformation
- Vatican 1
- Vatican 11
- The modern church
(suggested speaker – Mr Bruno Pereira)
How to understand and interpret the bible (God – scripture)
- the concept of sola sciptura
- literal meanings
- historical backgrounds
(Suggested speaker – Mr Bruno Pereira)
What Jesus talks about justice and peace (God – community)
- Where is the bible God ones us to be part in upholding justice and peace
- Be sound in politics and current affairs
- Voting, democracy
- How do we play a role
(suggested speaker – Fr O.C Lim)
What Jesus talks about the poor and marginalized (God – community)
- Where is the bible God wants us to uphold the poor and marginalized
- How do we reach out to them
(suggested speaker – Fr Anthony Naden)
How Jesus would want us live our life (God – self)
- what is a Christian life
- ho do we live it in this difficult world today
- putting use of talents to benefit others
- respect of self – mental and physical
(suggested speaker – Fr Christopher Wee)
Jesus being part of the community (God – community)
- let us not be materialistic
- let us not be selfish
- let us contribute to the community by vocation and not just profession
(suggested speaker - Fr Danny)
Tolerance, Respect, no discrimination, equality in this diverse community (Self – community)
- learn to respect other religion and culture
- learn to understand other religions and culture
- culture and religion – follow or not to follow
- Jesus and his culture and religion
(Fr Christopher WIlwaraj)
Spreading Christ way (God – self – community)
- how do become trend setters for others to follow a good way of life
- media
- usage of tools existent around us to be the light and salt of society
Conclusion
It is hope that with this theme the catholic students would recognize their identity as Catholics having in mind its fundamental soul of God, Self and Community and thus putting it into action being part of their way of life.
Proposed by, 11th October 2009
GREGORY
ps : this is just a draft.....posting it very much early just to immortalize my idea. u know hak cipta terpelihara...... :-P
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
add ons oni
The verse from the bible to me :
Ephesians 4:1 NIV
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
- sounds like Jonah haha
(http://www.birthverse.com/mybirthverse.cfm)
Happiness is being happy , joy is having God in you
Ephesians 4:1 NIV
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
- sounds like Jonah haha
(http://www.birthverse.com/mybirthverse.cfm)
Happiness is being happy , joy is having God in you
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Us and Death
How, when, why, who, what is of death? Who of cos we know - all of us duh one day. Why....so that there would be continuation and renewal of life. What? - time when u are not alive haha. How - brain die already. When? Ha! When?
When will death come? Actually no one knows but does the person who is going to die know? How will he know and how does he know that one is going to die. And those signs will it come to the close loved ones too?
I have heard many stories before always after the death as occurred loved ones talk about signs that they missed. Stuff like mirror breaking, candle lights goes of unexpectedly during prayers and butterflies start to fly in the stomach stuff like that. And many of those stories are like got nothing to do with death or perhaps mere co-incidence or just a spark of emotional disturbances - something which cannot realte those events to the death that has occurred. So most of the time all these is put aside and sort of silently taken as rubbish. One story is that all of a sudden a pet come caressing on the owner (the deceased) and that spark sence of weirdness and all. When all these events took place no one thinks of death even to those who are going to die.
But something happened to me which got me bewildered. One day M called me and said K is making unusually loud noise. K always makes noise and D always scolds her and M is not so much of complaining like got immune d. When i got the call M told be that and i got this weird sence. I never expected M to make such a complain to me and moreover she ask me if there is any medication to keep her quiet. Well there is non but i said give her cough mixture which is a mild sedative. She also asked me why is she suddenly making such noise and also said the day before she was looking at the ceiling and pointing towards it as usual making noise. I jokingly actually not really said she perhaps is going to go d. M hushed me and i retract the statement. In my head i was still thinking perhaps she is going to go. During the period of unusual noise making D was not at home sum more. 2 days later K had seizure second to TIA. 6 days later she died. When i heard of the dx (my own one actually) i was prepared for the worst but gave room for better possibilities which was not likely tough based on her condition. Now she is dead i was wondering was i right one the sign? Why din I brushed it away - perhaps it has been conditioned d for me to be anticipating such news and relating it to death.
However i myself feel weird of my being. I feel like i am a camera 24/7 for somebody. somebody is watching this world through my eyes. My name itself means the watchful one. Who am I? Do i hold any powers? hehe perhaps not - highly unlikely. Furthermore i am going to become a doctor. But i dont want to become a doctor who can predict death but i want to predict life for goodness sake. I want to function and be like what should a doctor be like!!!!
Have i broken the clue to the calling of death. The biggest death that broke my heart to pieces till this day was the death of my cousins in a go and that event is something i am reluctant to recall and it was very painful.
Does God give us signs of death? Perhaps he is trying to say dont take life of loved ones and self for granted. Maybe if the sign comes to the one who is going to die then it is to give them a sign saying your purpose on earth is over and now you can return home to Him. If it comes to the loved ones then it may mean dont take for granted and start mending?
A fren told me of what a pastor told him on why Good people die faster - Perhaps their purpose on earth is over and God has called them back. For K i dunno what is the exact purpose of her life but perhaps in the time to come we would know.
A bad feeling just came in. Will this death be a sort of punishment for M n D for not taking care well of K or for not valuing fully her life and not being able to see her purpose on this earth? I hope God have Mercy of M n D's family. We ask Thee for forgiveness. But is it too late??
I am very sad for not being close to M n D through this troubled periods sum more being far away from them. Would be different if i was in Cheras. I wish i could be in the hospital helping to monitor the situation as i have the knowledge though limited.
Many things about purpose death myself my family etc are running in my head. I let it run till it stops - i feel perhaps some answer to questions i do not know would arise from it.
This moment i would never forget and i will keep in mind as a clue to who i really am.
When will death come? Actually no one knows but does the person who is going to die know? How will he know and how does he know that one is going to die. And those signs will it come to the close loved ones too?
I have heard many stories before always after the death as occurred loved ones talk about signs that they missed. Stuff like mirror breaking, candle lights goes of unexpectedly during prayers and butterflies start to fly in the stomach stuff like that. And many of those stories are like got nothing to do with death or perhaps mere co-incidence or just a spark of emotional disturbances - something which cannot realte those events to the death that has occurred. So most of the time all these is put aside and sort of silently taken as rubbish. One story is that all of a sudden a pet come caressing on the owner (the deceased) and that spark sence of weirdness and all. When all these events took place no one thinks of death even to those who are going to die.
But something happened to me which got me bewildered. One day M called me and said K is making unusually loud noise. K always makes noise and D always scolds her and M is not so much of complaining like got immune d. When i got the call M told be that and i got this weird sence. I never expected M to make such a complain to me and moreover she ask me if there is any medication to keep her quiet. Well there is non but i said give her cough mixture which is a mild sedative. She also asked me why is she suddenly making such noise and also said the day before she was looking at the ceiling and pointing towards it as usual making noise. I jokingly actually not really said she perhaps is going to go d. M hushed me and i retract the statement. In my head i was still thinking perhaps she is going to go. During the period of unusual noise making D was not at home sum more. 2 days later K had seizure second to TIA. 6 days later she died. When i heard of the dx (my own one actually) i was prepared for the worst but gave room for better possibilities which was not likely tough based on her condition. Now she is dead i was wondering was i right one the sign? Why din I brushed it away - perhaps it has been conditioned d for me to be anticipating such news and relating it to death.
However i myself feel weird of my being. I feel like i am a camera 24/7 for somebody. somebody is watching this world through my eyes. My name itself means the watchful one. Who am I? Do i hold any powers? hehe perhaps not - highly unlikely. Furthermore i am going to become a doctor. But i dont want to become a doctor who can predict death but i want to predict life for goodness sake. I want to function and be like what should a doctor be like!!!!
Have i broken the clue to the calling of death. The biggest death that broke my heart to pieces till this day was the death of my cousins in a go and that event is something i am reluctant to recall and it was very painful.
Does God give us signs of death? Perhaps he is trying to say dont take life of loved ones and self for granted. Maybe if the sign comes to the one who is going to die then it is to give them a sign saying your purpose on earth is over and now you can return home to Him. If it comes to the loved ones then it may mean dont take for granted and start mending?
A fren told me of what a pastor told him on why Good people die faster - Perhaps their purpose on earth is over and God has called them back. For K i dunno what is the exact purpose of her life but perhaps in the time to come we would know.
A bad feeling just came in. Will this death be a sort of punishment for M n D for not taking care well of K or for not valuing fully her life and not being able to see her purpose on this earth? I hope God have Mercy of M n D's family. We ask Thee for forgiveness. But is it too late??
I am very sad for not being close to M n D through this troubled periods sum more being far away from them. Would be different if i was in Cheras. I wish i could be in the hospital helping to monitor the situation as i have the knowledge though limited.
Many things about purpose death myself my family etc are running in my head. I let it run till it stops - i feel perhaps some answer to questions i do not know would arise from it.
This moment i would never forget and i will keep in mind as a clue to who i really am.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Youth and church
Does the church understand the youths of today? As we all know every generation of kids popping out into this world there is a new mentality which is basically more modern in materialism and the way i see more backward in thought. having to have that hypothesis in mind and also the current challenges everyone faces (in terms of youths) it is hard to manage these youths. The church cannot use authoritative power over these people - they would simply run. Rules is also a no no. Guidelines is also a maybe. To address this issue the church would 1st need to understand the psychological nature of youths both the natural and the worldly. Adolescence is a period os soul, identity seeking and also personality developement. And we know there are 3 theories of personality development. Understanding them and using the tricks acquired from them only can the church address the youths. The youths needs guidelines thought its a 'maybe' and should be well received with open arms. The church should allow them to make mistakes and also at the same time allow them to be independent - give them room to explore. Let them question their faith. There is nothing for us to hide in Christianity as the truth is always there. What i mean by allowing to do mistakes is that make sure u told them its wrong, when they make the mistake accept them back and show them God, but dont condemn them.
Adolescence is a dynamic period of life therefore a dynamic approach would be good. they dont like to be controlled....let them be as they are but always be at their side.
Lately the church has centralized the university youths into the larger mother body on youths called ASAYO. this has left us now to follow what the big body does. Unsure on how are the details of the organization but i presume that the CSSes would end up as single independent body already. All university youths are required to join the church youths. It is simply to large to handle for a particular parish to have about 100o youths wanting to do something not to forget other church ministries and their activities. More university youths will stop coming to church. More youths will start to despise the church for not understanding them and these youths will grow up and grow away form the church and then later will bear children further away form he church. SO now - what will be the future of the church. Is it not like the church is setting a time bomb for itself???
However sometimes we cannot put absolute blame on the church policy makers as they are by nature old fashioned, apathetic, and out of touch. For them the concept of rule by law and centralization and typical hierarchy is tattooed into their mind. Therefor we can only wait for hope of a change probably starting with a change of leadership. But at the same time we should not continue to fight the new system but try to work our way around it or withing it. Perhaps some if not more good can still come out of it. I feel that most system implemented fail not due to the system per say but it is due mostly by the members in it.
Although we disagree to certain things the church does we should not run from the reality that it is run by humans who are sinners themselves and for more who are we compared to those religious in such matter for us to judge and brand and we too are not perfect either. Our church has lived for 2009 yrs with God's grace and we should turn to Him and pray for the betterment of our Church and also for those policy makers. If we do not do such that makes us protestants.
We need to be obedient to out Holy Mother Church on which Jesus has built on the rock - Peter, our Faith and Our God Jesus Christ!
Amen - peace.
Adolescence is a dynamic period of life therefore a dynamic approach would be good. they dont like to be controlled....let them be as they are but always be at their side.
Lately the church has centralized the university youths into the larger mother body on youths called ASAYO. this has left us now to follow what the big body does. Unsure on how are the details of the organization but i presume that the CSSes would end up as single independent body already. All university youths are required to join the church youths. It is simply to large to handle for a particular parish to have about 100o youths wanting to do something not to forget other church ministries and their activities. More university youths will stop coming to church. More youths will start to despise the church for not understanding them and these youths will grow up and grow away form the church and then later will bear children further away form he church. SO now - what will be the future of the church. Is it not like the church is setting a time bomb for itself???
However sometimes we cannot put absolute blame on the church policy makers as they are by nature old fashioned, apathetic, and out of touch. For them the concept of rule by law and centralization and typical hierarchy is tattooed into their mind. Therefor we can only wait for hope of a change probably starting with a change of leadership. But at the same time we should not continue to fight the new system but try to work our way around it or withing it. Perhaps some if not more good can still come out of it. I feel that most system implemented fail not due to the system per say but it is due mostly by the members in it.
Although we disagree to certain things the church does we should not run from the reality that it is run by humans who are sinners themselves and for more who are we compared to those religious in such matter for us to judge and brand and we too are not perfect either. Our church has lived for 2009 yrs with God's grace and we should turn to Him and pray for the betterment of our Church and also for those policy makers. If we do not do such that makes us protestants.
We need to be obedient to out Holy Mother Church on which Jesus has built on the rock - Peter, our Faith and Our God Jesus Christ!
Amen - peace.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)