Friday, May 30, 2008

The Reality of Life: Matrix

Are we taking the blue and red pill? Blue to the real world and red into the psedo world. 

What is the real world? Is it the world with Trinity and Angels and a paradise?  A world that full of love, care and just. A real Utopia?

What is the psedo world? A present world that full of flaws and greed where the good are rare?

Have you been to both world. In the REAL WORLD, where you are entering the spiritual world with the power granted by Jesus to us as he stated before he left us. The world where Thord Trinity is there to assist and partner with us to be a victorious being.

Who is your Murphy? Who is your Trinity? 

I suggest you watch the Trilogy of Matrix. Find the answers within the three movies. Refer to Hollywood Jesus for tips and hints. 





Saturday, May 24, 2008

Act 1:8 The Power of Holy Spirit

"you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Act 1:8

Jesus wanted us rely on Holy Spirit in living day to day life as he was doing the same while he was ministering in Isreal. He is well aware that a person is difficult to lead a HAPPINESS BY CHOICE, JOYFUL and POWERFUL life without the assistant of Holy Spirit.

Many of us rely on the Words we read from the Bible. These are words of God that need enzyme to sparkle its full spectrum of power. If we read without an external help (from Holy Spirit), it becomes the games of human will. Many will find this faith is a difficult faith.

When you partner with Holy Spirit as a personal God and friend, the power of Holy Spirit will osmosis to you - understanding, power beyond nature, peace and protection. The end results of the manifestation is your life transform. Those change will impact people around you naturally. From there, this good news (better than promotion, fall in love, windfalls and etc) will bring to the people beyond the soil of Isreal (where you live).

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Lucy and our faith

I read the series of Narnia when I was reading M.A in UM. It was an uplifting experience to me. Aslan the Lion is Jesus in real life. C.S Lewis's labor of love has now become alive and real in silver screen.





Lucy and Aslan

She, the young one, always the first one to see Aslan. Her faith in Aslan brings her to Him. The others are always blind to the presence of Aslan. Faith is our key to this Kingdom of Joy and Mystery. Explore the world of impossible in the Kingdom of Miracle. If we look into the History of Europe, the impact brought about by Jesus is gigantic. This is the Kingdom of Just and Love.

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IS JESUS A MERE MYTH?
So does myth point away from Jesus, or to Jesus?

For C. S. Lewis, ancient myths point to Jesus. Jesus is the “True Myth” as he famously said. With Jesus, myth becomes fact. This is what, in part, led him to write the Narnia books, which speak about Christ in mythological terms. Concerning the story of redemption in the gospels, Lewis wrote:

“If ever a myth had become a fact, had been incarnated, it would be just like this. And nothing else in all literature was just like this. Myths were like it in one way. Histories were like it in another. But nothing was simply like it . . . Here and here only in all time the myth must have become fact; the Word, flesh; God, man. This is not "a religion," nor "a philosophy." It is the summing up and actuality of them all.” (C. S. Lewis, Surprised By Joy, (1955) New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, p. 88.)

However, for Acharya S (author of Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of The Christ), myth points away from Jesus. For her Jesus is the greatest story ever sold! A conspiracy. I met her recently at the screening of the film “Zeitgeist - The Movie” which she helped produce.

I have known of Acharya for over 7 years via cyberspace. As it happened, back in 1998 I authored and posted “THE INCREDIBLE MITHRAS MYTH” on Hollywood Jesus (see below) and it sparked a considerable debate. Several cyber visitors to HJ referred me to her controversial book The Christ Conspiracy. So, when I had the opportunity to meet the author recently I was thrilled.

I thought I would let Acharya present her case uninterrupted and post it on HJ in connection with the release of “Prince Caspian.” Here is her take, what do you think? POST YOUR COMMENTS HERE

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Below is my take as I posted it in 2001:

THE INCREDIBLE MITHRAS MYTH
(FROM 1998)
Christmas, the birth of Christ, is celebrated on December 25. But, Jesus wasn't born on this date. So where did the date December 25 come from?















Here are some comments I received (P. S. I am curious about your thoughts)
My comments are in italic

MITHAS AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY
From: C T Blake

While I find your sight interesting, I think you are missing much more than is getting posted on the cross-over myths between Mithraic and Christian thought.

Mithras DOES have a resurrection story- see the stories of Mithras under the mountain (usually associated with Ararat- yup, the Ark one, which explains how it got it's "holy" status)- it also has the Mithraic angle on the end of the world, the last conflicts with Ahriman, etc).

Don't forget that the Symbol always associated with Mithras (aside from the obvious Phrygian cap, bull, dog and the rest of the usual symbology) is-- you guessed it- the cross. Mithraic (as well as other solar cults) used the symbol of the cross as a symbol of the Sun. This also puts an interesting spin on the story of Constantine's cross story....and how his Danubian troops (who already marched under the "Sol Invictis"- Mithras) were able to later convert that Mithraic symbol to a more respectible memory later.

The Cult of Mithras was largely wiped out-- violently-- by the early Christian Church, in violence usually associated with thier internal squabbles. Perhaps they realized that, because they had copped so much from Mithras that they couldn't allow it to survive? It's interesting how most of the Mithraruem we find are under churches, monestaries and nunneries, while the few that aren't are those that had been buried and lost. Somebody was pretty ruthless in wiping out most of the sites of Mithras.
Interesting.
CT Blake Nacogdoches, Texas

Response: Thanks for the additional insight. I appreciate it. -David
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TRUTH IN MITHRAS
From: Lorena
David, I just visited your site about Mithras for research on the novel I'm writing at first, but a lot of the things I read got me thinking. You see, I've known about Mithras for good few years now, but my parents would never let me research anything about him without a just reason (my father is a Presbyterian minister and my mom is quite set on her Christian beliefs...which is just about anything Dad preaches about). I think I discovered why--your site got me thinking. Not that that is a bad thing, but I think my parents wanted to keep me on the 'straight and narrow' so to speak and not question my faith.

The myth surrounding Mithras, this supposed god of Truth and Light, was it basically a prophesy by the Persians proclaiming the coming of a Savior, or am I looking at this all wrong? (You are right). Also, I had read somewhere that Mithras killed the white bull so that man could live forever, (not true, it is the defeat of darkness) and then he himself was crucified in a similar fashion to Jesus (not true, Mithras is a story created from the night sky constelations) ...though Mithras 'existed' much earlier in history (not true, no such histoical person was ever thought to exist by any group). And the star that led the Magi to Bethlehem...does that have a place in the myth as well? (myth points to central truth -Jesus Christ)
Thank you, Lorena
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MITHRAS AND THE TEACHING OF JESUS
From: Frances
I have been (still am) on a site called Christianity - General. For a very long time (70 years old) I have been reading everything I could on all the religions and have been struck by the similarities by them and the New Testament Gospels. I keep being told that the cult of Mithras was not around at the time of Jesus, yet everything I read tells me the opposite (Your readings are correct). For me, every past religion has lead up to Christianity and possibly to others newly as come. Was not Mithra the Roman soldiers god of worship and still in practice at the time of Jesus. (Yes) The similarities between Christianity and Mithra is just too coincidental. (There are also, major dissimilarities: Mithras is found in the star stories, not in history, Mithras has no death and resurrection. But there is truth contained in the Mithras myth that points to Jesus: light overcoming darkness, etc.) Not that Jesus was wrong to preach a way of life, but the Christian communities maniacal desire to erase anything that is even close to anything that Jesus taught. In a sense He did not teach "something" new, it was always there, (true, not so much in myth, as in Hebrew scriptures) but that He re-iterated all the positive concepts for people to follow. (Yes, but also "I am the way, the truth and the life" statements are unique to Jesus). Would you be kind enough to enlighten me if I am really as wrong as these fundamentalists believe I am. I am always ready to accept and repent of my errors.
Frances Greenfield

Response: Yes you are generally right. Many Christian have a deep fear of myth. I have none. And all myth points to a central truth: Jesus Christ. -David

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Listen to God - Experience

Campus Day

Before going to near by Church at 10.30 am. I usually spent two hours at the quiet corner in my campus. A unusually isolated garden. I would bring a book, a pen and an expectation there. Sometimes, I wen to the roof top of my hostel. Overlooking a sea of trees and blue sky.

I would listen to some music to let go of my worldly self. Occasionally drown myself in reading books like Lawrence's letters and Celebration of Discipline. 

Slowly, I begun to converse with God of my day to day things. Some were joys, some worries, some are even too petty to mention to others. I let myself talk to Him. Many times, I felt peace wash over me. It is hard to explain of such strong sense of security, being loved and joy!

I waited Him to respond to me. I would sit there waiting. Most of the time, He spoke to me like gentle wind. Never one time he condemn of me. He spoke with love, gentle and certainty.

God is not a distant being that we should fear. On the contrary, He is someone we can trust, can get close of and near us.

KL Plaza/ Lounge Gospel Song/ Happy

Listen to God

1. The secret of listening to God is to EXPECT him to respond. 
2. Treat Him like a friend and father. 
3. Consider your prayer as Dialogue, not as monologue.  
4. Imagine He is some where next to you. God exist in our imagination. Think He is there. He is there.
5. Talk to Him as friend, get rid of flowery phrases. Talk to Him as you talk to your best friend. He desires our fellowship because He is like father who would like to share their best to their children.
6. Empty your thought. Listen to the quiet surrounding like the sound of bird, wind, grass, stream, and quietness. 
7. In your solitudes,  you begin to forget the rest of the world. In your deep listening and waiting, He will talk to you softly in your heart. Talk like a person and audible.
8. If you unsure the source of voices and spoken languages, pray in Jesus name, ask He is God. 

Two sources are really helping me to get into this state of mind:

a. The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
     http://www.practicegodspresence.com/brotherlawrence/practicegodspresence08.html

b. Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster


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The voice of God

Is He real? Three religions have names Him as the Creator. Is God who invented the World we are in (Is it like Matrix?) remain relevant today to many of us?

Can He speaks to us like He spoke to Abraham few thousand years ago? Is it our imagination? Or is it only a legend? To many believers and pagan, this remain a Big questions to many of us.

My own experience as a mortal being (while sipping frapucinno Green Tea at Starbuck, Berjaya Time Square Kuala Lumpur), is that He is real and remain active in my inner life.

I heard Him speak, whisper and guide me since I was Form Sixth in Ranau. The way He speak to me is different from Jesus and Holy Spirit. I can fathom the concept the Trinity Gods. As One and in three.

More......

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Prince Caspian

This movie has so much Christ in it! The beauty of Kings and Queens couple with the power of Aslan demonstrate the secret of the Kingdom. Lucy is a perfect example of human faith.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

New Freedom

Sunday, January 13, 2008

New Freedom

Jesus has provided a new way of life. That kind of life is so free and liberated from guilty. It is so difficult to describe the beauty of it. I would say it is beyond words.

- He has promised us an eternal life and save by FAITH alone, not behaviour (Celebration of Discipline)
- He has told us our power can be found in Holy Spirit: our guarding God on earth (Good morning, Holy Spirit)
- He has left us the teaching that can bring about FURTHER social revolution (The secret message of Christ)
- We can experience the reality of Trinity. REAL! (Celebration of Discipline)
- We are not bound by many rules - only two - love God, love ourselves and others

Everything we do for others is the overflowing of God's love that we experience. To love, we must be loved by God. No string attached - no evangelism, no tithe, no service needed. He love us unconditionally. He can easily dispatch Angels to do His work. The Universe belongs to Him.

I have started a group with this idea of letting fellowship of God and friends be the primary objective. No obligation. In fact, I would deny their willingness to evangelism, offering and any services. I want them to feel and experience God FIRST fully and experience the wonderful work of God in their life. The rest is between them and God. New freedom.

In each gathering, there is no fix agenda. I would let Holy Spirit led the group. Surprisingly, many beautiful things happened. Too many to tell. The meeting could extend to 11.00 pm. The group grew from 5 to 15 in a year.

In US, there is such movement to discover Christ in their special way. They call their group as House Church.

New Freedom of Faith

I am writing this blog to unveil of my journey of faith. This faith I have been embracing closely is the good news brought by Jesus 2000 years ago. The deeper I venture into his kingdom, the more freedom I discover His secret. It is a MYTH to me, until this very day. His open secret is so real and dramatic and beautiful.

The kingdom of God is so wonderful to me. In a democratic domination world, His secret is still a myth to me despite thousands of His work have been described by scholars and poems, scientists and businessmen.

I have my story to share with you....

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