របៀបសិក្សាព្រះគម្ពីរបរិសុទ្ធ ភាគទី២ ព្រះបន្ទូលមានប្ញទ្ធិអំណាច ខ្លាំងក្លាឥតឧបមា ព្រោះព្រះបន្ទូលនោះជាព្រះ។ ព្រះបន្ទូល ក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរមានអំណាចដូចតទៅ 1.   អាចធ្វើឱយមនុស្សមិនជឿទៅជាជឿ គ្មានមនុស្សណាម្នាក់កើតមកជាគ្រិស្ទានទេ មនុស្សបានជឿ ដោយសារឮព្រះបន្ទូល។ (ពេត្រុសទី១ 1៖22-25, ធីម៉ូថេទី២ 3៖15, រ៉ូម 1៖16) 2.   អាចតយុទ្ធជាមួយអំពើបាប  មនុស្សដែលចេះយល់ និងអនុវត្តព្រះបន្ទូលអាចជៀស វាងអំពើបាបបាន ដោយយល់និងខ្លាច អំពីផលវិបាករបស់វា។ (ទំនុកដម្កើង 119៖9-11)។ 3.   អាចចម្រើនចំណេះដឹង ខាងព្រលឹងវិញ្ញាណ  អានព្រះគម្ពីរកាន់តែច្រើន កាន់ចម្រើន កាន់តែមានកម្លាំង ផ្នែកសេចក្តីជំនឿ និងព្រលឹងវិញ្ញាណ (ពេត្រុសទី១ 2៖2-3, យ៉ូហាន 6៖63 4.   អាចឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងឃើញច្បាស់ ពីចិត្តខាងក្នុង របស់មនុស្ស មនុស្សមិនបានដឹង ថាខ្លួនបានធ្វើបាប រហូតដល់ព្រះបន្ទូលចូលដល់ក្នុងចិត្ត (ហេព្រើ 4៖12) 5.   អាចបំពត់មនុស្សឱយដូចជាអង្គ ព្រះយេស៊ូវ  មនុស្សមិនអាចទៅជាព្រះបានទេ ប៉ុន្តែអាចធ្វើល្អ ដូចជាព្រះបាន ព្រោះព្រះមិនដែលបានដាក់ ក្រិតវិន័យណា ដែល មនុស្សធ្វើមិនបាននោះទេ។ (យ៉ាកុប 1៖22-25, កូរិនថូសទី២ 3៖18,   កូលុស 3៖9-10)។ ប៉ុន្តែទោះជាល្អយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ក៏មិនអាចល្អឥតខ្ចោះចំពោះភ្នែក មនុស្សមានបាបបានឡើយ។ ព្រះយេស៊ូវ ទ្រង់ជាព្រះ ទ្រង់ល្អ បរិសុទ្ធ ឥតខ្ចោះ តែមនុស្សជាច្រើន បានលើកដុំថ្មឡើងចោលទ្រង់។ ដូច្នេះព្រះបន្ទូលក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរមានអំណាច បំផ្លាស់បំប្រែ ជីវិតមនុស្សជាថ្មី។ គ្មានសៀវភៅ ដទៃណា ឱយដូចព្រះគម្ពីរឡើយ។ ដើម្បីរក្សាអំណាចព្រះបន្ទូល ព្រះគម្ពីរត្រូវតែបកស្រាយ ឱយបានត្រឹមត្រូវបំផុតដែលអាចធ្វើបាន។ ការបកស្រាយ ហើយយល់ព្រះបន្ទូលឱយបានត្រឹមត្រូវ ជាការសំខាន់ សម្រាប់អ្នកជា គ្រិស្ទាន ព្រោះថា បើកាលណា បកស្រាយ ឬយល់ព្រះបន្ទូលខុស នោះអាចនាំឱយ បង្រៀនខុស អនុវត្តខុស ហើយអាចបង្កើតឲ្យមានការជជែកគ្នា អាចនាំឱយបែកបាក់ចេញ ជានិកាយ ផ្សេងៗពីគ្នា ដែលអាចបែកចេញ ជានិកាយខុសឆ្គង ហើយដែលអាចនាំឲ្យ មានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ ដល់ជីវិត អស់កល្បរបស់យើងផង ក៏ថាបាន។ ដូច្នេះការកាត់ស្រាយ យល់ព្រះ បន្ទូលត្រូវឲ្យប្រយ័ត្នមែនទែន។ ដូច្នេះហើយបានជាខ្ញុំ ខំរៀបចំមេរៀននេះឡើង ដើម្បីជា ជំនួយតិចតួច ដើម្បីជៀសវាងនូវ កំហុសខ្លះក្នុងការកាត់ស្រាយ យល់ព្រះបន្ទូល។ មេរៀននេះ ខ្ញុំបានដកស្រង់នូវរបៀប និងគោលសំខាន់ៗ ខ្លះៗ  ចេញពីសៀវភៅ ជំនួយមួយ គឺ វិធីសាស្ត្រ សិក្សា ព្រះគម្ពីរ និងវិធាននៃការកាត់ស្រាយ របស់លោក Dennis J. Mock ។ របៀបសិក្សាព្រះគម្ពីរ៖ ដើម្បីសម្រួលក្នុងការសិក្សា គួរតែអានព្រះគម្ពីរឱយបានចប់ជាមុនសិន។ របៀបសិក្សាមាន ៤ដំណាក់ការ៖ 1.   ត្រូវអានបត្ថបទ ព្រះគម្ពីរដែលត្រូវសិក្សា ដោយប្រយ័ត្ន 2.   ត្រួតពិនិត្យអត្ថបទ ឱយបានច្បាស់លាស់  ដោយប្រើសំណួរ តើអត្ថបទនេះ និយាយថាម៉េច? បើនៅមិនទាន់យល់ច្បាស់ទេ ត្រូវអានសារឡើងវិញ ឬបើ ចាំបាច់ត្រូវអានផ្នែកមុន និងក្រោយ អត្ថបទដែលត្រូវសិក្សា ឱយទាល់តែបាន យល់ច្បាស់ តើ ចង់និយាយ ថាម៉េច។ ឧទាហណ៍ ក្នុងគម្ពីរ ម៉ាថាយ 18៖8 និយាយថា៖ ៨ បើ​សិន​ជា​ដៃ ឬ​ជើង​អ្នក នាំ​ឲ្យ​គេ​រវាត​ចិត្ត (ក្នុង NIV និយាយថា បើដៃជើង អ្នក នាំឱយអ្នកធ្វើបាប) នោះ​ចូរ​កាត់​ចោល​ទៅ ស៊ូ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ចូល​ទៅ​ក្នុង​ជីវិត​កំបុត​ដៃ​ជើង​វិញ ជា​ជាង​មាន​ដៃ​ជើង​ទាំង​២ នឹង​ត្រូវ​បោះ​ទៅ​ក្នុង​ភ្លើង ដែល​ឆេះ​នៅ​អស់​កល្ប​ជានិច្ច។ 3.   ការបកស្រាយអត្ថន័យនៃអត្ថបទ តើព្រះបន្ទូលនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច? ចង់មានន័យ ថាដូចម្តេច? ចង់និយាយអំពីអ្វី? a.   ន័យត្រង់_ បើអត្ថបទនោះមានន័យគ្រប់គ្រាន់ មិនមានខ្ទាស់និង ការពិតទេ នោះត្រូវបកស្រាយតាមន័យនោះតែម្តង មិនត្រូវបន្ថែម ឬបន្ថយអ្វី ឡើយ។ ឧទាហរណ៍ ក្នុងគម្ពីរ លោកុប្បត្តិ 3៖7 "នោះស្រាប់តែភ្នែករបស់អ្នកទាំង២ បានភ្លឺឡើង..." ភ្នែកនៅទីនេះ គឺសំដៅយក ភ្នែកចិត្ត ឬភ្នែករបស់ឆន្ទ: ដែល យល់ ឬដឺងខុស ឬត្រូវ។ ព្រះទ្រង់មិនបានបង្កើតមនុស្សមក ខ្វាក់នោះទេ។ b.   កុំសន្មត ឬស្មានព្រះបន្ទូលឡើយ ឧទាហរណ៍ ក្នុងគម្ពីរ ម៉ាថាយ ជំពូក2 គ្រិស្ទានមួយចំនួនធំ ដឹងថាមានហោរា ៣នាក់មកពីទិសខាងកើត ប៉ុន្តែ គ្មាន ព្រះគម្ពីរណាមួយបញ្ជាក់ពីចំនួន នោះសោះ។ c.   ជាច្រើនដង ព្រះបន្ទូលមានន័យ ខុសពីពាក្យដែលព្រះគម្ពីរបានសរសេរ ដូចជា ឧទាហណ៍ ក្នុងគម្ពីរ ម៉ាថាយ 18៖8 ខាងលើ បានសរសេរថា ឱយ កាត់ដៃ កាត់ជើងមែន តែព្រះបន្ទូលមិនមានន័យដូច្នោះទេ គឺគ្រាន់ជាពាក្យ ប្រដូច ពន្យល់ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ដៃជើងជាអវយវ ដ៏សំខាន់ណាស់សំរាប់រូបកាយ ជាសាច់ ឈាម ដូច្នេះព្រះបន្ទូលនេះ មានន័យថា ទោះតែអី្វណាដែលសំខាន់ សម្រាប់រូប សាច់ តែបើវានាំឱ្យ ព្រលឹងធ្លាក់ទៅក្នុងនរក មិនបានសង្រ្គោះ នោះត្រូវ ឱ្យកាត់ អ្វីនោះ ចោលចេញ ត្បិតការ ដែលព្រលឹងបានសង្គ្រោះ ពីបឹងភ្លើង នោះ សំខាន់លើសជាង គឺមិនមែន និយាយអំពីកាត់ដៃជើងពិត ដែលជាអវយវ មែនទែននោះទេ។ អត្ថបទព្រះគម្ពីរ ដែលបកស្រាយខុស នោះមិនមែនជាព្រះបន្ទូលទេ ។ 4.   ការអនុវត្តព្រះបន្ទូល. a.   ដំណាក់ការទី៣ ការបកស្រាយព្រះគម្ពីរ ជាការសំខាន់ ព្រោះបើបកស្រាយ ខុស ការអនុវត្តក៏ខុសដែរ។ b.   រៀនព្រះបន្ទូលដើម្បី យកទៅអនុវត្ត ប្រើក្នុងជីវិតរស់នៅ ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ របស់យើង បើចេះព្រះបន្ទូលហើយ មិនយកទៅអនុវត្តទេ នោះជាការឥតប្រយោជន៍ ទទេ។ គ្មានមនុស្សណាម្នាក់ អាចយល់ព្រះគម្ពីរទាំងមូលបានទេ មានកន្លែងច្រើនណាស់ ក្នុង ព្រះគម្ពីរ ដែលមនុស្សមិនយល់។ ប៉ុន្តែផ្នែកគម្ពីរទាំងនោះ មិនជាសំខាន់ សំរាប់ព្រះ បន្ទូលសន្យា ឬព្រះបន្ទូលស្តីអំពីការស្តាប់បង្គាប់ ឬស្តីពីសេចក្តីសង្គ្រោះនោះទេ ខ្ញុំចង់ និយាយថា គ្រប់ទាំងព្រះបន្ទូលសន្យា ឬស្តីអំពីការស្តាប់បង្គាប់ ឬព្រះបន្ទូលស្តីអំពី សេចក្តីសង្គ្រោះ នោះងាយ ស្រួលយល់ទេ។ ព្រះបន្ទូលមួយចំនួនទៀត ព្រះបានដាក់មកដើម្បី ឱ្យយើងគ្រាន់តែបានដឹង មិនមែន សំរាប់ ឱ្យយើងយល់នោះទេ ជាពិសេសទំនាយ ក្នុងគម្ពីរវិវរណ គឺសំរាប់រហូតដល់ពេលនោះ មកដល់ ទើបយើងអាចយល់បាន ដូច្នោះបានជាយើងឃើញថា គ្រូ១០០នាក់ បកស្រាយ ខុសគ្នាទាំង១០០ អំពីំគម្ពីរវិវរណនេះ ព្រោះយើងមិនយល់ យើងប្រើបានតែមតិ យោបល់ របស់មនុស្ស។ ប៉ុន្តែខុស ឬត្រូវក្តី មិនបានធ្វើឱ្យប៉ះពាល់ ដល់សេចក្តីសង្គ្រោះ របស់យើង ទាល់តែសោះ ព្រះទ្រង់បានមានបន្ទូលថា ត្រូវឱ្យយើងចាំយាម ក្នុងសេចក្តីជំនឿតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ទាំងអស់នេះគ្រាន់តែជាសេចក្តីសង្ខេប យ៉ងតិចតួច ក្នុងការសិក្សាព្រះគម្ពីរប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ សូម ព្រះវិញ្ញាណបរិសុទ្ធ បានបំពេញបន្ថែមទៀត នៅពេលបងប្អូនសិក្សាព្រះគម្ពីរ ដោយសេចក្តី អធិស្ឋាន។ បើបងប្អូនចង់មានសំនួរ បន្ថែមសូមទាក់ទងតាមរយ email: mengtop@hotmail.com or Skype name Meng Top. ខ្ញុំសូមបញ្ជាក់ថា ខ្ញុំមិនមែនជាគ្រូទេ គ្រាន់តែជាអ្នកបំរើ តាមអំណោយទានដែលទ្រង់បានប្រទានមកប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ Thank you for your reading these articles សូមព្រះទ្រង់ប្រទានពរ!              

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of all the news  I have read, this one is the best. =================================== Cambodia and Thailand's Standoff Threatens Regional Stability New America Media, Commentary, John Hall and Sophal Ear, Posted: Aug 01, 2008 Editor's Note: A disputed 11th century temple that straddles the Thailand-Cambodia border has caused an armed stand-off between the two nations, with each side claiming the temple as its own. An intervention by international courts could perhaps stave off possible bloodshed.In the dense jungles on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, thousands of troops are involved in a tense armed standoff. A long-simmering dispute over which nation has claim to a 900-year-old temple has in recent days become far more sinister. Thousands of Thai nationalists descended on the temple and a confrontation with Cambodian authorities quickly escalated. Cambodia claims that Thai troops have crossed the border. One Thai soldier has been seriously injured. There is a real danger, and unless cooler heads prevail a disaster could unfold that has serious implications for the stability of the region.The temple in question, the 11th and 12th century Shiva-dedicated Preah Vihear, is widely considered one of the masterpieces of ancient Khmer architecture, sharing the Hindu-influenced style of the more famous Angkor complex. Unfortunately, the temple sits astride the border between Thailand and Cambodia, and both countries have claimed the site. Thai forces occupied the temple in 1954 when the French withdrew from Cambodia. In response, the newly independent Cambodia asked the International Court of Justice to rule that the temple was within Cambodian territory.In a landmark ruling in 1962, the ICJ upheld Cambodia's claim to the temple and the land on which it sits. Former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson represented Cambodia in the Hague, arguing that a 1907 survey map drawn by French officers established the border's precise location. That map, which had been supplied to Siamese authorities, showed the temple as being on the Cambodian side of the border. Thailand's legal team, which included former British attorney general Sir Frank Soskice, argued that the map was invalid, was not an official document of the border commission and did not reflect the understanding of the commission that the border should follow the watershed. Crucial in the ICJ's ruling in favor of Cambodia was the fact that Thailand had failed to object in international forums to the map's depiction of the border, despite ample opportunity to do so, and had benefited from other parts of the border treaty. Despite massive protests in Thailand, Cambodia took possession of the temple in 1963.The 1962 ICJ ruling remains deeply unpopular in Thailand, and has been used as a trigger of crude nationalist and anti-Cambodian sentiment. The issue remains a hot-button political topic, and for many Thais, the temple is an embodiment of stolen Thai history and culture.For Cambodians also, the Preah Vihear temple has a particular cultural resonance that fosters fervent nationalism. The temple symbolizes what is seen by Cambodians as the determination of their more prosperous and powerful Thai neighbors to claim as their own the greatest achievements of ancient Khmer culture. In addition, it was within this vicinity—the Dangrek Mountains— in 1979 that Thai soldiers forced thousands of Cambodian refugees back across the border into an area known to be infested with landmines and Khmer Rouge guerrillas. Hundreds – perhaps thousands – of the refugees died. Hundreds or thousands more were robbed and raped by Thai forces before being returned to Cambodia and their fate. It is a shameful episode largely unknown in Thailand, but vivid in the memory of Cambodians.The spark that ignited the current confrontation was the recent decision by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to formally recognize Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site — only the third such designation for Cambodia, after the Angkor temples and traditional Khmer dance. Cambodia has submitted an application for Preah Vihear, including surrounding land, perennially since at least 2001, but had thus far been thwarted by Thailand. In 2008, this time with the support of the Thai government, Cambodia resubmitted for just the temple and not the surrounding, disputed land.The reaction among Thai nationalists was angry and swift: Protesters swarmed to Preah Vihear, and on June 22, Cambodia closed the border. Thai protests at the border were spearheaded by anti-Thaksin opponents of embattled Prime Minister Samak Sudaravej. Accusations were made that Thai government support for Cambodia's World Heritage application for Preah Vihear was the result of cross-border bribery. The members of Samak's cabinet, his opponents claimed in the press and in court, had effectively sold Thailand's legitimate claim to this symbol of Thai culture for a pocket of Cambodian gold. After a legal challenge, the Thai foreign minister resigned three days after the World Heritage Committee approved Cambodia's application, and following a damning decision against him in the Thai Constitutional Court.Following the committee's decision to support Cambodia's application recognizing Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site, thousands of Cambodians marched through the streets of Phnom Penh and attended an outdoor concert at Wat Phnom in the city center. For them, this was a moment of national pride in the international affirmation of the significance of Cambodia's cultural heritage. For many Cambodians, angered by what they perceive as the racist basis of Thai animosity, the decision also upheld Cambodia's rights while snubbing Thai claims.Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued public statements that have attempted to calm the potential fallout with Thailand, and that have urged "patience to protect the national interests and make peace with the Thais as good friend and neighboring country." Similarly, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has affirmed that Cambodia-Thai relations will not be effected by the listing, and that Cambodia is not attempting to alter the demarcation of the border. Nevertheless, this is a regime that has on prior occasions whipped up anti-Thai sentiment in the streets for its own political purposes, resulting in the burning of the Thai Embassy and Thai businesses in January 2003. It is apparent that Hun Sen's ruling political party has benefited from the standoff: It won last Sunday's national election in a landslide, in part thanks to a wave of nationalism generated by pro-Hun Sen media that portrayed him as a defender of Cambodian rights at Preah Vihear.In Thailand, anti-government nationalists are playing a dangerous and shameful game, and the government has pandered to popular sentiment by issuing inflammatory and bellicose anti-Cambodian statements of its own. What had been a domestic political crisis for Thailand has rapidly escalated into an international crisis. Thailand has thus far spurned Cambodia's request for regional and international mediation, arguing that it is too soon to involve outsiders. Cambodia, which had asked the U.N. Security Council to meet on July 28 in order to discuss the matter, has acquiesced by postponing a formal meeting in order to permit the foreign ministers of both countries to meet instead that same day. That meeting in Siem Reap failed to resolve the standoff or the underlying dispute.The danger is real and blood has been spilled — a Thai soldier lost a leg to a landmine. Thankfully, he is the only casualty to date. But with thousands of Thai and Cambodian troops amassing — each side claiming the other has violated their territory — and facing each other just a few feet apart with their weapons leveled, a tragedy is one breath away. An alcohol ban has been put in place in hopes of avoiding any acts of drunken aggression, but this is a disaster waiting to happen as nationalist passion grips the citizens of both nations. Cooler heads must prevail. If Thailand maintains that it has a legitimate legal claim to the territory in question, there are clear and well-travelled judicial mechanisms for asserting that claim. Indeed, resolving border disputes — amongst the most politically heated disputes between nations — is the bread and butter of international courts and mediation and arbitration panels. By ignoring those legal mechanisms and instead resorting to military confrontation, the Thai government risks being seen as purposefully undermining the rule of international law in order to pander to volatile domestic sentiment. This is an extraordinarily dangerous and self-serving gamble in a region with a history of political instability and military conflict. John Hall is an associate professor at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, and a research fellow at the Center for Global Trade & Development. Sophal Ear is an assistant professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, and a director for the Om Radsady Memorial Fund for Cambodian Democracy.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Naval Postgraduate School, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This article appears courtesy of the Daily Journal Corp.  

Suffering in Faith or in Life:   I would encourage everyone who is going through suffering or life challenges, to keep on trusting God. We need to acknowledge that we are living in the world of evil, and suffering is part of the Christian's heritage. (This past August, my 10 year old son got hit by a car, and my family is in a big mess-- recovery, bill, and therapy and so on—the driver has no license and was using a relative car. This is part of life on earth. I was so depressing for weeks, but the Lord indeed, revised my soul).   Keep in mind that the only time a teacher is silent is when students are taking tests. If you passed you will go to the next level. Sometimes, we may feel that God is kind of silent on us.   We are in the battle too, fighting not just against the flesh, but against the power of the evil one.  If we are totally in the comfort zone, then we must be spiritually dead. It’s also means Satan has left us, allowing us to rotten spiritually—there is no need for him to fight. Also, we need to be encouraged that the Lord is with us and the battle belongs to Him.  We just need to stand with him, who is the winner.    1 Peter 4:12 NIV [Suffering for Being a Christian] Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.

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What do you do if the person you're serving christ with is not the person you thought they were? What do you do if the person you're serving christ with is bashing you behind your back? What if they don't practice what they preach? Can you really turn the other cheek? I got a call this morning from an old college buddy. She is such a beautiful person, not just physically but spiritually. I've never seen someone so committed to serving christ. When I stumbled in my walk w/ christ, she was there to help me through everything. She was just betrayed by people that she served with at the church. They've said so much hurtful things about her, not to her face, but behind her back. These people were supposedly her friends..leaders at the church.  How do you serve in a ministry with people like that? It is people like that that makes it harder for us to bring non christians into the church. It makes other christians look bad. It is so discouraging. What amazes me about her is how calm she is about the situation. She's hurt and she doesn't want to serve with them, but she doesn't want to give up on the children and youth. She mentioned that what she's going through is nothing compared to the betrayal Jesus faced.  I guess she's going to be the bigger person and turn the other cheek. I'm not sure if I can do that. Does that make me a bad person or a weak christian? I wonder if these type people have any ounce of guilt when they let all that garbage out of their mouth. Hmmm.... sadness.

Sinaths,  One of the specifications of the agreement between Israel and the Antichrist will allow the religious Jews to rebuild the Temple and to initiate daily sacrifices.  We know this b/c the Antichrist will stop all sacrifices and offerings at the mid-point of the Tribulation within the 3 1/2 years, and sacrifices have to have been started again in order for the Antichrist to stop them.  Another clue that the Temple will be rebuilt is that the Antichrist will take over the Temple, an event which also occurs at the midpoint of the Tribulation:  "He [the Antichrist] opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called God or is worshipped, and even sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God" (2 Thess. 2:4).  Again, a temple must have been built in order for the Antichrist to seize and defile it as he will.  Now the rebuilding of the Temple constitutes an enormous political and religious problem, for the place the Bible decrees for the location of the Temple is currently occupied by the Dome of Rock which built by Muslims.  The Dome of Rock (Mosque) located on the temple mount, or Mount Moriah, is the third holiest place in the world for Muslims.  Listen to it described by The Islamic Association for Palestine:  "Glory be to Him Who did take His servant for a journey by night from the sacred (Haram) mosque to the father (Aqsa) mosque whose precincts We did bless, in order that We might show him sme of Our signs:  for He is the One Who hears and see (all things)" (Quran 17:1).  Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holiest place in Islam, the second house of worship on Earth, and was the first direction of prayer for Muslims.  One prayer in Al-Aqsa mosque is equivalent to 500 time the prayer in any other mosque except fo the Haram Mosque in Makka and the Prophet's (An-Nabawi) Mosque in Madina.  In the journey to heaven, Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) prayed i Al-Aqsa mosque, leading all the prphets.  In this point and time some Jewish people are ALREADY planning for it, working to make all the necessary preparations for the construction and operation of the THIRD Temple (the first being Solomon's and the second being Herod's).  One of the organizations working toward this end is called the Temple Foundation.  Here is how they describe their work:  Today, at the Temple Institute in Jerusalem, Biblical prophecy is being fulfilled.  Here, you can see something which has not been seen on the face of the earth for 2,000 years:  In preparation for the Third Temple, the Temple Institute has created authentic Temple vessels and priestly garments according to Biblical specifications.  This is an ongoing process, and to date over 60 sacred objects have been recreated from gold, silver and copper.  These vessels are not models or replicas, but they are actually hand-made according to all the complicated nuances and requirements of Biblcial law.  If the Holy Temple were to be rebuilt immediately, the Divine service could be resumed utilizing these vessels... In addition to its work on the recreation of Temple vessels, the Institute is conducting a number of related research projects.  These include the importation of authentic Red Heifers to Israel, in preparation for the ritual purification detailed in the book, Number 19.  Others, include the identification and gathering together of all 11 ingredients of the incense offering, and the long and exhaustive research in identifying the stones of the High Priest's breastplate...the Urim and Thummim.  There is even advanced work being done by techicians and architects, using sophisticated computer technology to design actual blue prints for the Third Temple.  Only the destruction of the great mosques in Mecca and Medina could have a more explosive effect on Muslims.  And perhaps no greater blow (apart from the battles described in this paragraph     and the next) has ever been conflicted with on them than what Israel will accomplish in the removal of the Dome of the Rock to build the Third Temple.  But even as an international force guarantees the security of Israel in their decision to rebuild the temple, the Islamic nations will prepare for war.  The "King of the North" will lead them toward Israel.  And that would be Russia.   WAIT UNTIL THE RESPONSE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, THE ISLAMIC NATIONS OF AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST WILL FORM A PAN-ISLAMIC COALITION TO DESTROY ISRAEL....  STAY TUNE....   

Now that you have a thorough background I laid out for understanding Jesus and Muhammad, simple verse-by-verse comparisons will have clarity for you.  I am going to put a sample of eight practical teachings between Quran vs. our Holy Bible. FORBIDDEN FOOD & DRINK Muhammad:  Both alcohol and eating pork were forbidden to Muslims (among other things).  "O you who believe!  Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination-of Satan's handwork. -Surah 5:90, Ali Translation Say, "I do not find in the Message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured, or the flesh of swine. -Surah 6:145, Ali Translation Muhammad personally punished some of those who drank wine.  Anas reported that Allah's Apostle used to strike forty times with shoes, palm and branches (in case of drinking of) wine. Jesus:  Jesus did not define righteousness by what a person ate or drank.  He said:  "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'?  For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body."  (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.")  He went on:  "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.'  For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.  All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'"  -Mark 7:18-23, Emphasis added Be discern, God bless.

I put this Q in the poll and I feel like post it again to see how much you can come up with your thoughts.  Suppose you have 10 minutes in heaven with God, what are some daunting questions you would want to ask God?  And, how do you want God to answer you.  I know this is critical, but you must think in God's position.  Hope to hear from all of you

Do you still believe God still performs miracles?  If so, Why or why not? 

Christians are turning against the faith and turning to watered down, anything goes churches. Why? Kenneth JenkinsVirginia, IL Because Jesus said, when I’m about to return to earth to set up my kingdom for a thousand years will I find faith on the earth? And the answer of course is no. Now why? Because our churches aren’t preaching doctrine we are to preach doctrine, II Timothy 4:2-4. Otherwise they will be turned to fables and one of the fables is a doctrine of demons of I Timothy 4:2, that Jesus is not the only way, there are many ways to heaven and 57 percent of the evangelicals now believe it and they are going to be lost forever because they don’t have it. It’s going to get so bad that in Revelation 9:20, during the Tribulation, they are worshipping demons.

Discipleship What do you think of when the word discipleship comes to mind? Do you think of discipline, or following Jesus, or helping others, or memorizing Scripture, etc.? When I think of discipleship, of being a follower of Jesus, one common theme always comes to mind. It is found in Jesus' words in Luke 9:23, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." To me, this is the essence of discipleship. The cross was a place of great pain and humiliation, but it is also a place of great love. Jesus' endured the scorn and ridicule of so many in order to buy life for us. He allowed Himself to be led to a place where He would suffer greatly. He humbled Himself so that He could die. He did not boast in Himself. He did not seek His own. He did not remember a wrong suffered. Instead, He loved. He taught. He healed. He forgave. This is what He meant when He said to pick up your cross and follow Him. He wants you to follow Him to the place of where you die to yourself, where you live humility, where you do not boast, where you are forgiving and loving, and kind -- and where you bring glory to God. This is what He is asking of us because this is what He exemplified. We cannot serve two masters. Either Jesus is Lord or our lives, or we are. To be a disciple of Jesus means that we follow Him. It means that we are trying to become like Him in many ways. This is a very difficult thing to do because He is so good and we are sinners. So much of it is left up to ourselves and our responsibility. God lets us choose our way, our needs, our disciplines. Of course, He desires that we seek Him first; He desires that we love Him first. But, He will not force us into this. He lets us grow and learn from our success as well as our mistakes. He allows us the opportunities to die to ourselves and thereby grow in Christ. He provides the means for us to put others first. He arranges things so that we can make godly choices or choices that suit our fleshly desires and needs. In this, He is discipling us by providing choices to make in our lives. Every opportunity of every day can be a place of turning. Whether or not someone else knows you are a Christian, or knows the motives of your heart, you are to "walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph. 4:1-3). It is a high calling, this thing called Christian discipleship. But it is a worthy calling. Nevertheless, when I compare myself to Jesus, I find myself falling short. To be honest, I don't like bearing the cross daily. It is heavy. I am not particularly fond of disciplining myself to read His Word, not to mention actually applying it to my life. Being humble is something I struggle with and considering the welfare of others means that I have to be less selfish. All of these things are difficult -- and all of these things are unChristlike. Therefore, I cling to the cross, confess my sins, and yet again ask for forgiveness and the strength to continue to walk in a manner worthy of my calling. I will choose to follow Him regardless of the difficulties, the humiliation, and the suffering. Why? Because that is what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. That is what it means if I claim the name of Christian for myself. How about you? Do you claim the title of Christian? If so, are you living as though that were true?This is a ariticle from www.carm.org, It's something we should truly reflect on in our life.

(Math 16:24-25) If any man will come after me, let him deny him-self, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.   How many of us are willing to pick up their cross and fallow him? I say. Not many, this is because of the richness of our livings. The greed, the lust, the fame. It's in our human nature to want these thing, thus makes it hard to give up.   (Math 19:24) And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.   I encourage each and every one of us to love our Lord above all. Fear him! So that we may become better people, better servant of our Lord God.   (Math 6:24) No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.   So serve him only and only him above all things. And all the thing that we need will be given to us in due time.     

I can not boast in wisdom nor in knowledge, nether can I boast in wealth and in fame. But I too can boast of my weakness as many great people have so done before, so that our LORD may receive praise from his children. In my lack of understanding, HE puts love in my heart. In my lack of wisdom, HE guides me in life. In my lack of wealth, HE provides comfort. In my lack of fame, HE has revealed HIS presence. For my sins, HE gave grace. For an unworthy person like me, HE became my FATHER and corrected my way. HE took me from the wide rode and set me to walk in the straight and narrow path. HE has revealed to me the unknown and the hidden things. In all my weakness, HE has made me strong. GLORRY and PRAISE to our FATHER and LORD forever. Amen! I think we should praise our LORD always, not just certain times of celebrations or certain times in a week. For HE is always with us and HIS LOVE, MERCY and GRACE is continuously surrounding us. We just only need to take the time to look. I think we move to fast in our lives to notice that GOD is here with us. If we slow down some and maybe we are able to notice that our FATHER is with us. We say we love GOD! but do we? To love HIM is to fear him. To love HIM is to put HIM before all things. If we can not do that, then how can we say we love our LORD. LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL YOUR MIND, WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL. How many of us can do this? For many are too wraped up in money and material thing of this world and forget that they must first seek the KINDOM OF HEAVEN. My brothers and sisters, do not chase after these things and live in fear of sin. Seek not the KINDOM OF HEAVEN with our own wisdom and understanding, but let the HOLLY SPIRIT reveal it unto you. Let not our own knowledge cloud our judgements, but let GOD reveal all things unto us. This we must pray for always. PRAISE BE TO THE LORD OUR GOD ALWAYS! AMEN. GOD BLESS! to all who believes in HIS name. Amen!  

This is a reminder for us not to be graevius of temptation, but to be joyful in it. For the more the temptation the farther away we are from sin, and the closer we are to our FATHER. Be encouraged in temptation as it is a sign that we are tried because of our faith, and the love and the light of our FATHER is in us. So be not discouraged, be faithful, be strong, and endure the temptation; walk faithfully in the word and be a light in the word for our FATHER. James (1:12-14)     Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when hi is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. If any think our FATHER tempts us, he is wrong, rest ashore that HE do not tempt, but it is the devil that wishes to deceive us and lure us away from our FATHERS love.  So be faithful, strong, enduring and happy knowing that we are tempted.

After four years of waiting, praying and applying again and again for my US citizenship, God finally grant me my wish. My family is going to Hawaii this week; once the plane touches the ground in Hawaii, I will legally and officially a US citizens! I am so very happy. God just did the impossible! He had done so many miracles in my life so far and I am eager to see more. I know that my real citizenship is in heaven! but I am also very greatful to become an American too. Praise God with me. He deserves all the praise! love you all

Ephesians 6:10 – 18   Only By Standing Clothed In The Full Armor Of God Can We Be Strong And Victorious In Our Daily Battles Against The Powers Of This World’s Darkness And The Spiritual Powers Of Evil. Belt Of Truth Around Your Waist Protection Of Right Living Upon Your Chest Wear On Your Feet The Good News Of Peace Shield of Faith To Stop The Impulse Thoughts Fired By The Evil One God’s Helmet Of Salvation For Assurance Of Victory Sword Of The Spirit Which Is The Word Of God Surround Yourself With Prayer To Protect Your Back. God Bless,

Do you have a good voice?   It needs to be heard. If you have a good Khmer-speaking voice and can read Khmer well, you could be a pioneer in the Cambodian Christian community.   I have yet to find any free Khmer Old Testament audio, but would really love to hear it. We have New Testament audio on this site which was graciously provided from another source, but nothing from the Old Testament.   Would you be willing to narrate any of the books of the Old Testament? Psalms, Proverbs, whatever you prefer. It would be a huge service and ministry to your Khmer Christian brothers and sisters. Especially for those who can’t read English or Khmer but only understand Khmer. I’m thinking of older folks sitting alone in their homes, for example. But, really, anyone who can understand the language would benefit.   If you would be willing to do this, I can maybe help you to set up a way to record, after which I could take your narrated file and mix in some very soft, mellow background music - like the recordings found under our “Bible” tab : http://www.cambodianchristian.com/home/music/stylemusic/genre_39/   Let me know. That would be a tremendous resource that this site could provide to the world.

I consider myself a person that enjoys having fun and being silly. In the silly department, I probably need help; I just don’t know how to quit once I get started. When I’m not having fun, y’know just strolling around a mall or whatever, I don’t tend to smile much. It’s not that I’m not happy; maybe on-command smiling just doesn’t come naturally for me. Is it an American thing, or what? I ask if it’s an American thing that we’re all supposed to smile all the time. Maybe it’s universal. Regardless, I just don’t smile unless I have something to smile about. Please don’t say that because I have Jesus, I always should be smiling. If Christians walked around with permanent smiles on their faces, they would probably be viewed as insane. So I’m not going with that reason. Anyway, it bothers me that some people are very photogenic and can smile a very natural smile at anyone they want at any time. I don’t dislike these smiley people but, I guess I’m envious. I cannot force myself to smile unless there is something that my emotions tell me is deserving of a smile !! How do I learn to smile at people when I don’t feel it? I am willing to smile at anyone even if I don’t feel like it, I just need to know how to do it without it looking fake. Can anyone offer some hints – are there classes I can take? What’s the secret? I’m tired of people telling me I look too serious. CAN ANYONE RELATE TO ME ???????

In my last blog article, I was writing about the most important decision that a person can make in life - whether or not to receive Jesus, followed by my personal salvation story. In this blog, I will be writing about the second most important decision a person can make in life - who to choose as a life partner, and my personal experience in this area. My background caused me to be extremely shy towards girls, with 75% of my family being guys (father, brother & myself, the 25% minority was my mother), and being sent to a boy's school for 10 years of my schooling life.   It was during the 11th & 12th year of my schooling life that I went to a mixed-gender school, and that was when I was exposed to girls to a greater extent than before. In school, I saw some guys who were quite bold and confident in approaching girls, using humor & sweet-talk very skilfully, but that was not my style or personality. I was just not used to doing what they were doing. My dealings with girls remained superficial & I was fine with that. But there were times when at the back of my mind I hoped to have a relationship somehow but I didn't really know how. I was aware that some girls were taking notice of me & there were 2 different girls who expressed interest in me on 2 different occasions. One girl somehow managed to find out my phone number and birthday, and asked me out for a movie on my birthday, but I declined with the excuse that I had to catch up with studies. I felt flattered by the fact that she found me attractive, but the interest wasn't mutual. There was another girl who called me and told me a lot about herself - her studies, classmates, her problems, and her sister. There was once when she even told me that she felt I was good-looking (good looks are subjective but I agree with her on this point - ahem). Again I felt flattered, but again the attraction wasn't mutual. I got her off my back by not actively engaging in conversation whenever she called me and by giving one-word answers. These experiences caused me to isolate myself further from girls. I simply didn't feel comfortable with the attention I was receiving from girls whom I didn't have feelings for.   I joined a Christian fellowship group while I was in this school, and it was inevitable that there was interaction with girls. Although I kept my interaction with these girls to a minimum, I genuinely regarded them as my sisters-in-Christ & felt a sense of responsibility over the younger ones. After graduating from school, I was conscripted to the navy while these younger sisters continued with their studies. One day, when I had some free time, I started taking stock of my life in school & one thing that God revealed to me was that my interaction with girls wasn't healthy. I thought of an action point & the thing that came into mind was to keep in contact with some of the girls in this fellowship group. Three girls came into mind. One was pretty & very intelligent. She was always doing well in her studies. Another had a very bubbly personality & was easy to get along with. The third was very gentle & cute-looking, and she was to become my wife Bopha. When I first met Bopha, it was the first day of school & it also happened to be her birthday. We were both 17 at that time. I called the 3 girls periodically, but felt most comfortable talking to Bopha. So I gradually reduced my calls to the first 2 & called Bopha most often. My intention was normal friendship, but I soon found myself having nice feelings whenever I called her. I also found myself thinking about her. The attraction was mutual & we were soon going out. It felt good to be in a relationship. The first time I put my arm around her & held her hand, the feeling was electrifying.   As we were both not very mature at that time, physically and spiritually, we made the mistake of letting the physical aspect of the relationship dominate the emotional & spiritual aspects. Although we knew better than to engage in sexual activities, our dates degenerated into physical indulgence rather than time to know each other better. Satisfying the flesh became the highlight of our dates. We would find it enjoyable while we were doing it, but after going home, we would feel unclean about it. The break came when I went to Australia for my university education while Bopha pursued hers in Singapore. Being separated physically, she had time to reflect on the relationship & she started having doubts about it. One day, she wrote to tell me that she wanted to end the relationship. It was a very painful letter and I felt a sense of rejection. It was hard to describe my feelings the first few days after receiving the letter. It would be a few days of hurt followed by a few days of feeling normal, then hurt again and the cycle would repeat itself. I would feel very hurt, and when I thought I had gotten over it, the bad feelings would come again. I thought I was suffering from bipolar depression. Although I felt hurt, I didn’t harbor any bitterness against her, but continued to relate to her as a friend. She subsequently wrote again to apologize for hurting me with that letter. After the break-up, I didn’t pursue any relationship in Australia.   During the summer vacation, I returned to Singapore to spend time with my family. At the start of the vacation, I called Bopha and asked if there was a possibility that we can be together again and she was doubtful. It was a difficult holiday for me because I would see my friends happily paired up while I was without a partner. We did go out together once or twice, but we related with each other like normal friends. I wanted to have a girlfriend so badly to fill the emotional void inside and also in order not to feel embarrassed in front of my friends. Upon reflection, that was a very immature attitude because only God can fill the void in our hearts. And to have a girlfriend in order not to look bad in front of others is a very bad reason to have a girlfriend because it is as good as using somebody to meet my needs. A true relationship is more about giving than about taking, and it is more about commitment than about feelings. By the end of the holidays, before I returned to Australia, it was Bopha’s turn to ask me whether we can be together again, and I said I don’t know.   It was back to school again and a few months later, I was back in Singapore for another vacation. This time, we still talked on the phone and went out together as friends, but I could sense that she was having feelings for me. There was once when she asked if I was interested in other girls and I said no. Then she asked if other girls were interested in me and I said I don’t know. Then by the end of the vacation, when I was going to leave for Australia, Bopha called me and as she was talking on the phone, she was crying because she was going to miss me. I felt a sense of sadness too in not being able to see her for a few months. The word “love” was a taboo word for both of us, so the most that we could manage to tell each other was that we were very fond of each other.   After graduating, I returned to Singapore and we attended the same church but served in different cell groups. We still kept our friendship alive by talking on the phone for about an hour a week. And with that, the feelings grew deeper and we were both accountable to our spiritual mentors about our feelings for each other. They asked if we were considering marriage. Bopha was delighted with that idea but I felt a bit uneasy because it was an idea I wasn’t really used to at that point in time. After some hesitation on my part, we went into the level of courtship. Things were not as smooth as I thought they would be mainly because she had expectations of me that I did not think I could meet. Because of the expectation, the worst thing that happened was that there was once when we could not relate well with each other for 3 weeks. But we gradually learned to give and take in the relationship and to show grace to each other. There were many stressful things that we had to do regarding marriage-related matters: making arrangements for the wedding, finding an apartment to move into, and relating to each other’s parents. But God was gracious to us and He brought along many people to help us. The wedding was smooth and it was a proud day for our parents but a tiring day for us. The good thing was that we didn’t feel stressed because our wedding coordinators did a good job and all we had to do was to look good and enjoy the program. After getting married, Bopha and I moved into our small but cosy apartment which was sparsely furnished and until now has no television. It was a place where we would enjoy plenty of time with each other and open up to church friends for cell group and other events.   Our conflict management was much better after marriage, but could still improve. An important contributing factor is that both of us are committed to being at peace with each other rather than insisting on our ways and on our rights. It is “us” rather than “I”. As both of us have a quiet personality, we don’t shout at each other or use confrontation when we are angry. We just keep quiet and it isn’t long before the other partner knows that something is wrong and has to be resolved. We will reconcile by talking things out, forgiving each other, praying and ending with a kiss. I find that things that keep us in a loving relationship are expressing plenty of affection towards each other and constantly affirming each other.   We are approaching the next phase of our relationship – parenthood. We have heard that parenthood changes people more than marriage, and we have also heard plenty of horror stories regarding parenting, but just as God has been faithful to see us through our marriage, He will also help us to be good parents.