rediscovering eden
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
whom shall i fear
whom shall i fear
i am yours
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
-8:38 PM
Today was the fellowship first Debate Session.
The motion of the day was: Should Christians earn a lot of money?
The teams were split as such:
Proposition- Clement, Timothy, Joel, Jeremy, Yi Li, Lim Min, Annie
Opposition- Daniel, Yihan, Qing Feng, Amanda, Jia Ling, Rachel, Yingxing
To say the least, it was an exciting session that gave our mouths a good workout- especially that of Annie's and mine's. However, what I felt was the greatest part of our debate session was the preparation of our cases, in which we have to search through the Bible to look for answers on our own; something which i believe not many of us would do when faced with such dilemmas.
The Proposition's case revolved around that of Matthew 6:23 and Mark 10:25. The first verse states that one should place the love of God above all things. Furthermore, the proposition's argument was bolstered by verses that Money and the Love of God cannot coexist. Mark 10:25 also told of the parable of a rich man- where Jesus said that "25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
The Opposition's case was well-built (haha of course since we put so much effort into it). The first point was on the fact that God provides all things- and all our earnings are in his plan for us. After all, he who reaps generously will sow generously; and it is thus natural and in God's plan for us to earn as much as we could.
Second point was that God gave us all gifts, so we must use them. This is evident in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14~) where the Master called a servant to be lazy and wicked because he had not capitalized his talents. This was what the Master said 28" 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' So yeps, don't be that lazy and wicked servant!
Third point was that money can also go back to God to further his work. So long that one earns the money with God in mind, nothing good will be withheld from those who deserve it (Proverbs 3:27). In addition, proverbs 10:22 also says that the blessing of the Lord brings wealth and he adds no trouble for it. Thus, it was to counter the proposition's point that rich people cannot enter the heavens- such as in the books of Acts where those who believed in the disciples' teachings decided to sell off their lands, horses, etc. After all Proverbs 22:9 also states that a generous man will himself be blessed for he shares his food with the poor.
Indeed, at the end of the day, our riches on this earth cannot be accumulated. Furthermore, blind pursuit with only the love of money will utterly destroy oneself, for he has lost the love of God. But if one utilizes his talents and follows God's plan, he too will earn all the glorious riches that God has prepared for him so much so that his vats will overflow with wine.
Yeps, as expected [HAHA ANNIE], the Opposition won. So when are we going to eat those biscuits/wafer sticks prizes?
~DENIAL DANIEL~ [double-posted from his blog]
