Willie Wong Thought is the system thinking and worldview of Willie Wong. Willie Wong Thought is deeply rooted solely in the Biblical view, and it is impossible to contradict the Word of God.
Willie Wong Thought
Who is Willie Wong?
I am a Christian by grace, a Chinese by race, and an American by nationality. In Politics I am Nixonian, in Management I am Koontzian, in English I am Ruskinian, in Philosophy I am Willie Wong Thought. I am neither a capitalist nor a communist. I am a Christian who stands for truth and justice and with the poor and oppressed peoples in the world. Above all, I am a disciple and servant of Jesus Christ. Willie Wong Thought is the system of thinking and world-view of Willie Wong.
Mission:
To tell the truth and speak wisdom, disseminate knowledge and promote peace and justice to all the peoples in the world, and preach the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ absolutely free. We are not a business. We are not a company. We do not buy or sell. We do not make money. We do not seek customers or profits. We only want global readers who seek the truth. We want the whole world to know the truth.
1. Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is my God and Savior, Titus 2:13. This knowledge is more certain and important than anything else I know. There is no other. Jesus is the Incomparable, in power and wisdom, in justice and grace, in righteousness and truth; the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. For you and me, the Savior of the world.
2. The purpose of education.
The purpose of education is not only to learn what you do not know, but to be what you can be. For examples, to learn painting is one thing, to be a painter is another. To learn chemistry is one thing, to be a chemist is another. To learn writing is one thing, to be a writer is quite another. From learning writing to being a writer is a long way. There are two types of learning: general and specialized. Learning is an endless process of helping you to become the best you can be. An educated person can never be an uncivilized person.
3. What you are.
What you are is more important than what you have. What you have can be taken away, what you are no one can take away. It is better to be a good person and poor than to be a crooked rich man. For the world, people choose to have than to be.
4. Knowledge.
Knowledge is power, power not to do harm, but to do good. The most important knowledge is the knowledge of God. There are two types of knowledge: divine and human. Divine knowledge is by revelation; it is absolute, complete, perfect, supreme, infallible, ultimate and eternal. Human knowledge must be verified; because it is progressive, tentative and never absolute or ultimate. The best organized of human knowledge is science at a place in time. Human knowledge is fallible.
5. Two types of culture.
There are two types of culture: inferior and superior. Inferior cultures are characterized by violence, greed, deceit, corruption, incivility, laziness, uncleanliness, waste, dissipation, immorality, and short view of life. Superior cultures are characterized by wisdom, compassion, honesty, integrity, industry, civility, cleanliness, discipline, thrift, virtue, and long view of life. Inferior cultures produce inferior peoples; inferior peoples make an inferior society. Superior cultures produce superior peoples and superior peoples build a superior society.
Do you want to know really the culture and values of a nation or people? There is a window you can see through. It is the TV, what you see is what you get.
6. The prophecy of Jesus Christ.
The prophecy of Jesus Christ proclaimed about 2,000 years ago had been and is being fulfilled right before our eyes. “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in many places.” ( Matthew 24:7 ) Ever since from the beginning the history of the world has been the history of wars. Examples of pestilences are mad cow disease, Ebola, AIDS, foot and mouth disease, SARS, etc. And now COVID-19 appears the most devastating and and deadly to the whole world in the spring of 2020 to 2021. No one know when will it end.
The most absurd remedy is to inject detergent into your blood to cleanse and cure COVID-19!!!!!!?????
There are many pundits and politicians who lie and spread falsehoods and fake news unprecedented in the history of mankind. The rumors and lies are of most dangerous and destructive nature. The pandemic may be the greatest calamity since World War II. No one knows exactly how long COVID-19 will last, the total global death toll and the negative impact on the world. A major earthquake can make everyone (even the rich and powerful) feel very small and scared. They are wise who give up things that are being shaken for things that cannot be shaken. Things that are being shaken will pass away, and things that cannot be shaken will last for ever. I believe CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC is a fulfilled prophesy of Jesus Christ, and a warning of the coming judgement of God.
7. Four types of book.
There are four types of book: those that inform you are useful, those that indulge you are bad, those that instruct you are good, and those that inspire you are great. Useful books are as plentiful as bad books. Good books are few. Great books are rare. The Holy Bible is the greatest, the Book of all books. Find it out for yourself.
8. Christian TV Programs.
If Paul, Peter and John were alive in America today, watching the so-called “Christian programs” on TV would shock them; because most of them are not the gospel of Jesus Christ they proclaimed. Many of so-called “Christian websites” are also diabolical and satanic because they deny Jesus Christ the Son of God. They are false gospels: capitalistic gospel, social gospel, political gospel, racial gospel, feminist gospel, possibility gospel, positive thinking gospel, prosperity gospel, modernist gospel, faith healing gospel, psychological gospel, success gospel, etc. How do you know America is practicing a false version of Christianity? Many church members and preachers love money and the world; commit fornication, adultery, and sexual immorality; practice racial discrimination and injustice, etc. Some ministers of Satan merchandise the gospel, use the pulpit as a political platform, blackmail corporations to donate money, spread lies and falsehood, use churches as business centers, use public funds to enrich themselves, their families and friends, support a luxurious life style and mistresses, etc. Jesus Christ says, “You will know them by their fruits. ” ( Matthew 7:16) There are now so many deceivers and impostors who claim and pretend to be Christians and preachers who are destructive in spreading fake news and false doctrines.
9. Unbelieving scientists and journalists.
Unbelieving scientists and journalists insidiously distorted Christianity and dishonored the Lord Jesus Christ and discredited the Word of God. How does Jesus Christ look like? Not what you imagine. The Bible says, “His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. His feet were like fine bronze glowing in a furnace; and His voice was like the sound of many waters. He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in its strength.” ( Revelation 1:14-16 )
10. Rules to live by:
(A). Behave responsibly
(B). Eat moderately
(C). Speak truthfully
(D). Think deeply
(E). Live honorably
(F). Act decisively
(G). Deal squarely
To help remembering, the first letters of seven items form an acronym BESTLAD .
11. Deng Xiaoping.
You can study world history whether East or West, North or South, ancient or modern; never in the history of mankind had anyone accomplished so much for so many people in so short a period of time (40 years) as Deng Xiaoping had done for the Chinese. Western scholars, politicians and journalists have a predilection and tendency for magnifying the shortcomings of China and minimizing its achievements. For hundreds of years, Western powers have been hostile and adversarial to China and Chinese people even to this day. First Western powers oppressed and despised a weak and backward China. Now they are afraid and jealous of China’s spectacular successes in all fields and afraid of a strong China. “Containment of China” has been the persistent policy and practice of Western hegemonic powers since 1949. Without cause they treat China as an enemy and threat to their world domination and dictatorship. The sole super power and its allies are doing everything possible to curb and check the peaceful rise of China. In fact they want to wipe out China and Russia and a nuclear war is looming large on the horizon that may destroy the whole world.
12. Five Best Things.
There are five best things: truth, virtue (or justice), beauty, love and wisdom. Many things can blind and enslave individuals and nations, such as false religion, dangerous ideology, superstition, laziness, violence, immorality, inferior culture, racism, prejudice, love of money and power, greed, irrational patriotism, vested interest, a passion to dominate the world, etc. Jesus Christ says, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. ” The confusion is the fact they claim and pretend to be Christians; children of the devil pretend to be on the side of God. The sad truth is, many believe in a lie. Tragic flaw is the Western leaders and politicians who deliberately and shamelessly manufacture lies and falsehoods about China and Russia because the West wants to continue to dictate and dominate the world.
13. Christianity and capitalism.
Christianity and capitalism do not go together. For Christianity is Christ-centered and heavenly. Jesus Christ declares, “My Kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36 ) Apostle John proclaimed, “Do not love the world or things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father, but of the world.” (1 John 2:15-16 ) Capitalism is driven by greed and worldliness. Capitalism puts a premium on money (the lust of the eyes), sex (the lust of the flesh), and power (the pride of life). The Bible says, “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10 ) Corruption, injustice, violence, immorality, falsehood, oppression, wars and all kinds of evil in the world are brought about by the lust for money, sex, and power. Money, sex, and power are not compatible with faith, hope, and love. On the authority of Jesus Christ, “You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24 ) Capitalism enriches the one percent of the population at the expense of the 99 percent. Western democracy is the practice of one percent who rules over the 99 percent. American preachers did not and do not preach against the evils of capitalism. Capitalism is not compatible with Christianity.
14. Idea.
The important thing about idea is not whether it is old or new, but whether it is good or bad, right or wrong. A bad new idea is no better than a bad old idea, a good old idea is better than a new bad idea, and a right old idea is better than a new wrong idea.
15. Criminal justice system.
Whether a criminal justice system is just and effective or not can be determined by the following questions:
(A). Does it acquit the guilty and convict the innocent?
(B). Does it allow defense based on lies without evidence?
(C). Does the process delay and frustrate the administration of justice?
(D). Does it enrich the defense lawyers, judges, prosecution, the court, law enforcement, legal professionals and bankrupt the innocent?
(E). Does money, race or class affect the outcome of any court case?
Inasmuch as the answers are affirmative, the legal system is flawed. The criminal justice system which is devoid of righteousness and justice is practicing injustice.
19. Monopoly.
Monopoly is inherently corrupt and consequently evil. Government is the largest and most powerful monopoly with the greatest potential for corruption and abuse of power. Corruption involves abuse, misuse, and misappropriation of public funds to enrich oneself, family, friends and social interest groups. Lawmakers may pass a law but no law can legitimize corruption. What is legal may be immoral. Transparency is how government officials spend taxpayers’ money and for what purpose and must be published for public scrutiny. The deterrence for corruption is government is double penalty. A government official who commits a crime must suffer the double penalty a civilian gets. Public funds shall not be used to defend officials who committed crimes. Anyone who defrauds or misappropriates $1 million or more accumulatively shall be executed and all his assets seized. The second biggest monopoly is cartel or giant corporation that engages in predatory business practices that stifle competition. All monopolies must be smashed or justice cannot exist. American healthcare industry is the largest monopoly, full of fraudulent, predatory and excessive charges to bankrupt the helpless patients. When a government is corrupt, it is the worst.
16. Two kinds of problem.
There are two kinds of problem in the world: caused by nature and created by men. Problems caused by nature such as earthquake, hurricane, drought, etc. which men can do little about them. Problems created by men such as crime, corruption, injustice, oppression, aggression, discrimination, violence, greed, etc. can be solved by people. AIDS is unlike malaria and tuberculosis. AIDS is a consequence of a moral and cultural failure that no amount of money or “war chest” can stop. But AIDS can be stopped simply by people not to engage in promiscuous and immoral sex. Contaminated blood can be eliminated by scientific means. Most of the problems in the world are made by humankind.
17. Do good.
If you do something good for yourself, it may last for a lifetime. If you do something good for mankind, it may last for generations. If you do something good for truth, it will last for eternity.
18. Cruelty.
Besides murder, rape, sex trade, kidnapping, and terrorism, the cruelest thing is parents who do not love but abuse their children. Men and women who do not love and care for children have no right to become parents.
19. Discrimination.
Discrimination is wrong in any form whether in employment, education, housing or public facilities by the majority against the minority or by the minority against the majority. Any law is inherently wrong if certain racial or ethnic groups are given special treatment, privileges and favors. Justice means all have equal footing and all are equal under the law. For that reason, Affirmative Action is unconstitutional and unlawful.
20. False doctrines.
It must be made absolutely clear. The Holy Bible does not teach or support the following false doctrines:
(A). papacy
(B). purgatory
(C). transubstantiation
(D). confession of sins to priest
(E). salvation by good deeds
(F). worship of, or prayer to, Mary and saints
(G). all illness can be cured by faith
(H). offerings to church as a path to prosperity
(I). speaking in tongues as proof of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit
(J). paradise as a place with beautiful virgins for men to enjoy
(K). killing of people as a holy war for the cause of religion
Doctrines contrary to the Word of God are false.
21. Being and Becoming.
Being is what you are, becoming is what you should be. Being is the principle of becoming, and becoming is the process of being.
Things to be:
(A). Be clean.
(B). Be diligent.
(C). Be frugal.
(D). Be honest.
(E). Be kind.
(F). Be polite.
(G). Be respectable.
(H). Be self-sufficient.
(I). Be thoughtful.
22. Spiritual riches.
To be rich in faith, hope, love, knowledge, skill, and virtue are more important and valuable than to be rich in money. Those who value the material and sensual above the moral and spiritual are the poorest and most miserable people in the world. To be rich in the faith is to be spiritually rich.
23. Prerequisites for happiness.
There are four prerequisites for happiness:
(A). To love and be loved.
(B). A comfortable living condition.
(C). Freedom from fear or harm.
(D). Opportunity for creativity.
24. A meaningful life.
If you drink, smoke, use illegal drugs and engage in promiscuous sexual immorality simultaneously, that is a quick way of destroying your life. If you want to live a meaningful life, seek the truth, buy wisdom and do what is good and right. This is the meaning that you are the master of your own destiny. Life is meaningful when you do good and do right under any circumstances.
25. Perception and reason.
Perception is the eye of reason, and reason is the brain of perception. Not only they interact with each other, they are also influenced by experience. For this reason, men of certain cultures abuse, mistreat, torture and even kill their wives and do not consider it wrong. To liberate from cultural bondage and blindness, one must think independently guided by conscience and see things as they really are.
26. Things I have learned.
Things I have learned: wisdom is better than ignorance, humility better than arrogance, virtue better than vice, truth better than lie, and light is better than darkness. The saddest thing about humankind is this: most people have chosen darkness and lies.
27. Life is a journey.
Life is a journey; it does not matter where you begin, it all matters where you end. A person who does not know where he is or where he is going must be lost. There are only two destinations: Heaven and Hell. No one is good enough to go to Heaven, but you can receive it as a gift of God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. All unbelievers and the wicked will go to Hell for eternal punishment.
28. Friendship.
Friendship is created by mutual recognition and maintained by mutual commitment. When any of the two elements is missing, friendship is broken. When one side only takes and does not give and takes advantage of you, be smart it is not a true friend. It is easier for a friend to turn into an enemy; it is rarely that an enemy turns into a friend. There is a Friend dearer than any, Jesus Christ can be your Savior and Friend for eternity.
29. Success and failure.
The difference between success and failure is only one step. A wrong step results in failure, and a right step leads to success. America is the nation where the success or failure of a man is measured by his wealth or poverty. As Jesus says, the life of a man does not consist in his property and possessions. What a man is is more important than what he has. It is better to be a righteous poor than the richest crook in the world.
30. Three classes of people.
There are three classes of people: the upper class are those who know and realize first; the middle class are those who know and realize later; the lower class are those who never know or realize. The world has a wrong classification: the rich are the upper class, the middle class are neither rich or poor, and the low class the poor.
31. A good man.
A man is not good because he does good deeds; a man does good deeds because he is good. A good tree bears good fruits.
32. God.
I believe God is Self-Existent, Eternal and Almighty who created the universe and humankind according to the Holy Bible. Jesus Christ was God who came into the world to save sinners and rose from the dead. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. The world will come to an end when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to judge the world and reign with the saints forever and ever…
33. Evolution
Evolution is the biggest scientific myth. You know science is the best organized human knowledge at a place in time. Science is never absolute, progressive and tentative. The hypothesis that a lower species over hundreds of millions or billions of years, evolved into a higher species is a science fiction which has never been and cannot be proven. The intelligent design of the universe and the complexity of the earth’s plants and animals cannot be explained by evolution theory. For thousands of years monkeys have remained as monkeys, and not one ever evolved into a man. However, many men have morally degraded into monkeys. It is easier to believe that I made a small bang, my digital world time and thermometer watch came into being than to believe the universe was originated by a “big bang.” The philosopher proclaimed, “The Lord by wisdom laid the earth’s foundation; by understanding He set the universe in place.” The claim that the earth and all life forms came into existence about 6,000 years ago is not taught in the Bible. The Bible declares, “In the beginning God created the universe and the earth.” More than 2,700 years ago the prophet Isaiah learned by revelation that God “created the universe and stretched it out …” Only recently scientists discovered “the expanding universe.” Unbelieving scientists, suffering from spiritual “swelling of the brain” would rather believe in a chance creation without a creator, and intelligent design without the designer. One thing I do know: Jesus Christ is my God and Savior. This knowledge is more certain than anything else I know.
34. China.
China in Chinese is Zhongguo, which means Central Kingdom; but Western scholars wrongly translated as Middle Kingdom. If you call central bank as middle bank, you will understand why the meaning is wrong. Western scholars tend to have an egocentric worldview and arrogant without end.
35. Legal system.
A legal system that encourages and protects criminals, blackmails and victimizes the innocent, enriches lawyers, judges, court and law enforcement officials at the expense of taxpayers and victims does NOT serve justice. A legal system that does not serve justice causes injustice.
36. The decline of a nation.
The faster a nation declines, the more intense are the following signs:
(A). Corruption in government
(B). Large-scale family disintegration
(C). General moral degradation
(D). Predatory fraudulent practices like medical care
(E). Vulgarity and violence
(F). Glorification of deviancy
(G). Pernicious judiciary travesty
(H). Prevalent urban decay
(I). Extreme wealth and poverty
37. The Fourteen Points.
After I received a Christmas card from the White House, on February 1,1969 I wrote and presented the Fourteen Points to President Richard Nixon as follows:
(1) Unite the nation
(2) Stabilize national economy
(3) Assert human rights
(4) Uplift national morale
(5) Subsidize higher education
(6) Attack air pollution
(7) Bridge racial gap
(8) Reduce crime rate
(9) Industrialize the South
(10) Provide full employment
(11) Reform welfare system
(12) Seek world peace
(13) Negotiate from strength
(14) Assist underdeveloped countries
Nixon had done more for world peace than anyone in his century. During his administration the world was safer than it is today. Nixon did not seek world domination, he sought a just and lasting peace. To make enemies does not require ability, to make friends requires skills. To make wars is easy and destructive, to make peace is difficult.
38. A list of the most important people.
Granted there is freedom of expression, one may believe whatever one wants to believe. That is also religious freedom. I hold it is blasphemous to put Jesus Christ on the same par with dictators, killers, warmongers, liars, deceivers, false prophets, false preachers, monopolists, capitalists, imperialists, white supremacists, predators, the wicked and evil men. My list of the most important persons ever lived in history does not compare anyone with the persons in the Holy Bible, much less to compare with Jesus Christ. I protest any individual or institution that lifts up evil men and crooks to link with my God and Savior. Anyone who compares Jesus Christ with other men who lived and died apparently does not know who Jesus Christ really is and must be an enemy of the Lord.
This is my list of the most important people:
(1) Martin Luther
(2) John Bunyan
(3) Isaac Newton
(4) Galileo Galilei
(5) William Shakespeare
(6) Leonardo Da Vinci
(7) John Locke
(8) Abraham Lincoln
(9) Thomas Edison
(10) Deng Xiaoping
(11) William Tyndale
(12) Immanuel Kant
(13) Mohandas Gandhi
(14) Ludwig van Beethoven
(15) Woodrow Wilson
(16) Mao Zedong
(17) Richard Nixon
(18) Michelangelo
(19) Louis Pasteur
(20) Helen Keller
Note: Ignorant people confuse M.L. King with Martin Luther.
39. Jesus has a question.
Jesus Christ asks those who pretend to be Christians, “Why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and not do the things I say?” ( Luke 6:46 ) “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” ( John 10:27 ) Christians follow Jesus Christ. You do not follow Jesus because you are not His sheep. Idolaters, liars, killers and robbers should not claim to be Christians. Liars and killers and robbers should not call themselves Christians. According to Jesus, liars and killers are children of the Devil.
40. Good and evil.
The differences between good and evil are inherently greater than the differences between East and West. The good people of the East have more in common with the good people of the West than the bad people of the East. The good people of the West have more in common with the good people of the East than the bad people of the West. All good people of the world must unite to overcome all the bad people of the world. All peace-loving nations of the world must unite to prevent war-loving nations from bullying and conquering another nation. All righteous nations of the world must unite to stop unrighteous nations from destroying the world. World domination is an unholy ambition; it must be banished from the earth.
41. The biggest historical lie.
The biggest historical lie has been “white man’s burden”. Colonialism and imperialism were created and justified by this pernicious and pretentious doctrine. There was no accident, except Japan, all colonial and imperialistic powers have been and still are white nations. Colonial and imperialistic powers used military force to attack, dominate, conquer and control over other nations, territories and peoples. Europe was made rich by robbing and exploiting the natural resources and forced labor of Asian, African, and Latin American colonies. The most barbaric and vicious event of white man’s history was the Opium Wars (1839-42, 1856-60) in which Great Britain forced China to buy opium, and lead other nations including USA, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and Japan to kill Chinese people; attack, occupy and partition China; loot and destroy China’s national treasures worth US$100,000 trillion. If you go to the British Museum, the Louvre, Smithsonian Institution, European and Japanese museums, and private collectors, etc. you will find many priceless treasures of China. Except Japan (that killed 35 million Chinese in World War II), all ten nations claim to be Christian nations. It is high time for these 11 nations to pay compensation and war reparations to China. For Jesus Christ says, “Surely, I say to you, you will not get out of there till you have paid the last penny.” ( Matthew 5:26 ) “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” ( Matthew 5:20 ) You may have your empires for a moment, but never the eternal Kingdom of Heaven.
42. Man.
Man is a tripartite of intelligence, value and personality (IVP). Intelligence is mental ability, value is moral quality, and personality is individual capacity. The most deadly values are money, sex and power. All dictators have been obsessed over money, sex and power. Consequently, most of the world’s problems have been caused by the pursuit of these three fatal spiritual viruses. The lust for power is the mother of all wars and the father of all warmongers bent on world domination. All warmongers believe and practice “might makes right.” The worst kinds of warmongers are those who enlist God to justify their aggression. Western colonialists and imperialists killed millions of native peoples all over the world and they thought they offered God service. Your intelligence, value and personality make you what you are. All crimes and vices can be traced to self-centeredness, self-seeking and egocentrism. Self-centered people disregard the life, property and rights of others. The more self-centered a person is, the more evil he becomes. Self-centered people may have high or low intelligence, but all have faulty values and flawed personalities. For example, Hitler had high intelligence, low value and charismatic personality.
43. Good Society.
A good society is made of Liberty, Prosperity, Equality, Security and Civility. Liberty is freedom from tyranny. Tyranny can only come from abuse of power by the government officials and business monopoly. Prosperity is freedom from poverty. Poverty is caused by lack of education and opportunity, and oppression and exploitation practiced by monopolies and capitalists. Equality is freedom from injustice. Injustice is caused by inequality under the law and special treatment for the rich and powerful and interest groups. Security is freedom from harm. Crime and fraud undermine one’s security. Civility is freedom from violence and vulgarity. Uncivilized peoples are products of inferior cultures. What is the point to be the only superpower while its people live in fear and want? The most advanced weapons do not improve the quality of a society one bit. The grandiose national missile defense does not protect the people from murder, rape, robbery, assault, kidnapping, terrorism, arson, fraud, violence, etc. every day. This Theory of Good Society was conceived when I was visiting Scandinavia in 1975. There is not one country that has a Good Society anywhere in the world today.
44. Three kinds of evil.
There are three kinds of evil: contributory, inherent, and ultimate. Contributory evil is the evil resulted from an act or attitude that by itself may not be apparently evil. For example, using cell phone and drive that causes accident is a contributory evil. Distracted driving is bound to cause accidents. Promiscuous sex actively contributes to the spread of AIDS and STDs, and pregnancies of AIDS women who produce AIDS children are inherently evil. Drunk driving is an inherent evil because it impairs the driving skill of a driver and kills innocent victims. A drunk driver who kills commits murder in the eyes of God, not manslaughter. Drunk drivers and people who habitually run through red lights do not respect the life, property and rights of others. Guns are inherently evil because they are instruments of death. Ultimate evil has spiritual dimensions; it deliberately sins against God, tramples on the truth, and rejects the light. Examples of ultimate evil are wars of aggression, corruption, oppression, deception, distortion, extortion, discrimination, genocide, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, hijacking, bombing, terrorism, injustice, drug trafficking, etc., and ministry of Satan that spreads lies and pretends to be a servant of God.
45. Death penalty.
Death penalty is not murder, but administration of justice to those who shed the blood of man and deserve to die. For death is the only fit penalty for those who kill. According to the law of God, “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed.” (Genesis 9:6) Those who are friends of convicted murderers and foes of capital punishment are invariably the enemies of innocent victims and foes of justice and law. Media that sleekly reports the number of executions without reporting the thousands of innocent people being killed brutally every year is guilty of gross deception and misrepresentation. No one deserves to be killed, but every murderer deserved to be executed. Death penalty definitely deters crime, for an executed murderer can kill no more. To allow convicted murderers to have unlimited appeals and unlimited rights over a number of years after death sentence certainly does not deter criminals. To oppose death penalty on ground that an innocent person may be executed is a lame excuse. Do not confuse a flawed justice system with the legitimacy of capital punishment. Under a just legal system, if you are innocent, ten thousand prosecutors should not be able to convict you. If you are guilty, ten thousand dream teams of high-powered defense lawyers would not be able to acquit you. Any court official who convicts an innocent or acquits a guilty one should be punished severely. There is a correlation between a flawed justice system that encourages criminals and the number of offenses committed.
45. Wisdom.
Wisdom is to know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, important and unimportant and act accordingly. A fool can be defined as a person who does not know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, important and unimportant and thus acts wrongly. Wisdom is the application of true knowledge correctly and effectively.
46. Greatest enemy or friend.
You are your own greatest enemy or greatest friend. If you evil and do wrong, you are your own greatest enemy. If you do good and right, you are your greatest friend. Illustrations illumine truth, but truth may offend people.
Examples of how you become your own greatest enemy:
(A). You are lazy in your job, tardy, unwilling to learn, unmotivated, irresponsible, insubordinate, uncooperative, not doing your duty, etc. – you are your own greatest enemy.
(B). As a student you are not doing your home work, you often skip classes, you do not pay attention to lecture and do not take notes, you rarely spend time studying the assignment, etc. – you are your own greatest enemy.
(C). You adopt unhealthy behavior of smoking, drinking, doping, engaging in unsafe sex and promiscuity, etc. – you are your own greatest enemy.
(D). You drive recklessly, drink and drive, drive through red light, drive on pedestrian sidewalk, drive at unsafe speed, drive with incessant honking, your car is a deadly weapon and you are a potential killer, etc. – you are your own greatest enemy.
(E). You do not take care of yourself, you eat irregularly, you eat junk food, you indulge yourself in eating and eating that you become overweight and obese; – you are your own greatest enemy.
(F). You do not manage your finance responsibly, you buy what you do not need, you spend what you cannot afford, you borrow, you spend more than you earn, you charge credit card senselessly; – you are your own greatest enemy.
(G). You are not faithful to your spouse; you engage in extra-marital affairs, you consider variety of sex partners as spice of life; – you are your own greatest enemy.
(H). You are dirty, noisy, and disorderly (DND); – you are your own greatest enemy.
(I). You are full of wrong ideas, and yet you do not know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, important and unimportant; – you are your own greatest enemy.
(J). You are self-centered, egotistical, loud and arrogant, have no respect for others, a downright supremacist; – you are your own greatest enemy.
(K). If you reject the Word of God, reject the truth and follow evil, refuse to come and believe in Jesus Christ, you are not only your greatest enemy, you will die in your sins.
Examples of how you become your own greatest friend.
(A). You are diligent in your job, arrive at work early, willing to learn, motivated, responsible, following orders, cooperative, doing your duty, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(B). As a student you always do your home work, never miss a class, eagerly listen to lecture and take notes, and spend a lot of time on studying your assignment, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(C). You live decently and honorably, you do not smoke, do not drink, do not use drugs, do not practice sexual immorality, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(D). You drive responsibly and carefully and do not violate traffic rules and regulations, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(E). You take good care of yourself, maintaining good physical and mental health, you are not overweight, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(F). You manage your finance carefully and responsibly, you do not charge what you cannot afford, you do not go into debt but save and be thrifty, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(G). You believe in true love and fidelity, you have been faithful to your spouse, and you reject temptation of extra-marital affairs, etc. – you are your own greatest friend.
(H). You are self-disciplined, not dirty, noisy or disorderly; – you are your own greatest friend.
(I). You seek the truth and verify facts, assess the costs and benefits of each important idea and do not blindly follow people; – you are your own greatest friend.
(J). You have a correct assessment of yourself, strong but not domineering, humble but not timid, balanced and moderate; – you are your own greatest friend.
(K). If you accept the Word of God, follow the truth, and come and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are not only your greatest friend, you will receive eternal life.
47. Choice.
You have no choice to be born, but you have a choice how to live. You have no choice to be born rich, but you can by your own efforts make yourself useful and so enrich the world. You have no choice to be born beautiful, but you can develop your inner beauty by being virtuous. You have no choice to be born tall, but you can become a person of stature. You have no choice where to be born, but you can improve where you live. You have no choice to be born of what race, but you can live in a way to honor your race. You have no choice to be born with what level of IQ, but you can improve the way you use your intelligence. You have no choice of who to be your parents, but you have a choice what kind of parent you want to be. You have no choice who are to be your brothers and sisters, but you have a choice who are to be your friends. You have no choice when people discriminate or oppress you; but you have a choice to treat people with kindness and respect. You have no choice when people around you are corrupt, but you have a choice to be morally clean and upright. You have no choice when you are going to die, but you have a choice to die in Christ or to die in your sins. You cannot change the world, but you can change yourself.
48. The ABCDE of Salvation:
A. God existed by Himself eternally before time and space. God created the universe and the humankind and rules the universe absolutely.
B. Man disobeyed and rebelled against God. The wages of sin is death. That is why all have to die and you and I have to die. Man cannot save himself. Man cannot save himself by his own deeds or merit or power.
C. God did not want the world to perish and sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to save sinners by dying on the cross for them. Jesus Christ rose from death for our justification, ascended into heaven and He is coming again to redeem the bodies of believers and reign with them for eternity in the new heaven and new earth – the New Jerusalem.
D. If you believe and accept the Lord Jesus in your heart, and confess Him before the public as your Savior, and the Lord to give you the Holy Spirit you may be saved and receive the eternal life which is a gift of God. Because no one is good enough to enter Heaven, it is by faith and through grace that you are saved.
E. The time to repent and believe in Jesus Christ is now. Today is the day of salvation. Do not neglect such a great salvation. Tomorrow may be too late for you.
Jesus Christ says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” ( Jhn 5:24 )Will you now accept and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? You can do it now.
49. Justice.
Justice has a utilitarian value, quantitative and qualitative. Good is better than bad. What is good for one person is not as good as what is good for many persons. What is good for many persons is not as good as what is good for most people. What is good for most people is not as good as what is good for all people. What is good for all people at one time is not as good as what is good for all people at all times. The measure of justice is a measure of quantity and quality. The greatest justice is what is good for the greatest number of people. Injustice is the opposite of justice. Thus the greatest injustice is the greatest evil for the greatest number of people at all times. Justice is the noblest virtue because it is good for the greatest number of people at all times. Injustice is the greatest evil because it is bad for the greatest number of people at all times. Above all, justice is righteousness in action.
50. Evil and stupidity.
There are two things that bother me most in the world: evil and stupidity. Evil is much worse than bad. Smoking is bad, but those who willfully smoke in elevator or restroom or forbidden place are evil. Evil has many forms and kinds and shapes and degrees, but the least of evil is still evil. All sins are evil. All crimes are evil, but not every sin is a crime. Evil is defined by the sight of God. What God sees as evil is evil. Crimes are defined by states. Due to the fact the legal system made by men is flawed, even a president who repeatedly committed perjuries could escape punishment. Hatred in your heart is not a crime, but it is a sin. An evil heart produces many evil deeds. All forms of aggression, violence, greed, fraud, falsehood, exploitation, oppression, injustice, immorality, terrorism, etc. are evil. Many nations, organizations, corporations and individuals are evil. Imperialism, colonialism, militarism, hegemonism, capitalism, totalitarianism, Nazism, and terrorism are evil. Dictators, oppressors, violators, warmongers, drug or human traffickers, pimps and prostitutes, predatory doctors and lawyers, corrupt bankers and executives are evil. The greatest economic and financial evil in the history of mankind was created by Wall Street which looted the world more than $50 trillion. Consequently you see some nations and others going bankrupt or on the brink of bankruptcy, many more millions and millions of people lost their homes and jobs. The two greatest evils confronting the world today are hegemonism and terrorism. Stupidity is a combination of folly, senselessness, foolishness, ignorance, and irrationality. Poor people know they are poor, but stupid people do not know they are stupid. There are at least two things that constitute one’s stupidity. One is the inability to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, important and unimportant, etc. This is the deadly flaw of human nature. If you do not know the difference between what is right and wrong, then most likely you will do wrong. A man can do wrong even if he knows what is right. No man can do right if he does not know the difference between what is right or wrong. A person who does not distinguish between what is good and evil will most likely do evil.The second thing about stupidity is unpreparedness. The wise prepares for the inevitable. The foolish does not know what it needs or takes to accomplish something. The stupid student may dream of attending a first class university, but he does not prepare himself for it. The stupid loses opportunity because he is never ready for anything. Stupid people not only harm themselves, they also harm others even unintentionally. The way of the world is the way of evil. Seeing there are more and more evil things in the last days, the more I understand why we have to pray,
Luk 11:4 , “… but deliver us from evil.” With regard to stupidity,
Pro 14:24 , “The crown of the wise is their riches, but the pre-eminence of fools is folly.” Evil and stupid are the thoughts, words and deeds of sinful mankind.
51. Are you weary
The world is full of pain and sorrows, distress and difficulties. My friend, are you weary of life? Do you want rest for your soul? Jesus Christ says,
Mat 11:28-29 , “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”Rest in verse 28 in Greek is anapauō which means cessation from any movement or labor in order to recover and collect one’s strength, taking rest, refreshing; – it occurs about 12 times in the New Testament. Rest in verse 29 in Greek is anapausis which means intermission, cessation of any motion, business or labor, recreation, respite, blessed tranquility of soul; – it occurs only 5 times in the New Testament. Come to Jesus Christ, not only you can find rest, respite, and recreation for your soul; you will find blessed tranquility. All rest in this world is temporary, but there is His rest.
Hbr 4:3,6-7, “For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said: “AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world… Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, “TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.” Rest here in Greek is katapausis which means a resting place, metaphorically, the Heavenly blessedness in which God dwells, and of which He has promised to make persevering believers in Christ partakers after the toils and trials and tribulations of life on earth are ended. The eternal resting place for Christians is Heaven. The only way you may enter that eternal bliss is through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is up to you to make the decision today.
52. Limited human intelligence.
Human beings are defined by infinite varieties of limitations. We shall dwell on limited intelligence only. When you ride on subway, you really do not know where there are empty seats; otherwise you would not enter the wrong subway car door and stand on your feet. You get into a huge parking lot, you do not know exactly where there are parking spaces available; so you drive and drive, turn and turn, and looking at the wrong places. When you make friends, you really have no idea what impact they could make on your life. When you move to a town, you do not know exactly it will be good for your life or not. A Korean couple moved from Seoul to Los Angeles with their son and daughter and started a small business. During the Los Angeles Black Riot, the son who was defending their store was killed by the blacks. Had the South Koreans known what would happen to them, would they be willing to move to America? When you want and need a spouse, you do not know exactly where there is a man (if you are a woman) or a woman (if you are a man) who would be willing to marry you; so you look and look, wait and wait, wasting so much time and efforts often with disappointment. I knew a young beautiful blonde, who came from a well educated family, who was married to a white man. She would not and could not have known after 20 years of marriage later, the man would say to her that he wanted now to marry a younger woman. By the way, I met that white man, I had a very bad impression of him the first time we met; but it would not be right for me to say so then (before the divorce) to his father and mother in-laws whom I knew. When you choose a major at a university, you do not know exactly what your career would be. When you accept a job, you do not know what the future holds for the company or you. If you take a flight, you do not know it will be a crash or not. Years ago I met one American doctor attending a conference in Sweden; he told me his family would come later in another plane because they would not dare to have the whole family in one plane, lest the unthinkable may happen. During the Los Angels earthquake, the camera caught a car live driving on a bridge. The driver did not know when he was driving, the bridge in front of his car collapsed and he and his car plunged into the sea. One thing every intelligent person knows is the fact that life is full of uncertainties. If you do not prepare an umbrella before it is raining, that is not limited intelligence, it is sheer stupidity. The wise prepares for the inevitable. How small, fragile, and helpless are human beings! Among the most arrogant and self-important people are unbelieving scientists who boldly declare things that happened billions of years ago even though they were not there; yet they do not even know when they are going to die. You cannot be sure of anything; but one thing is sure: we will all die.
Job 19:25 , “I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand on the earth.” Jesus Christ is coming again soon to reign.
2Ti 1:12 , “For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am confident that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that Day.” That Day is the Day Jesus Christ is coming again. This knowledge is more useful and valuable than all scientific knowledge. If you are willing, Jesus can be your Redeemer by faith. You can know Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior.
53. Evil trinity.
Of all the evils and ills in the world, I do not know and cannot find any which is not related or connected to the love of money, power and sex. Because of the love of money, power and sex, the worst atrocity, brutality, cruelty, immorality, incivility, inhumanity, inequality, iniquity, and injustice have been committed by humankind without number. Washington, Wall Street and Hollywood represent the evil trinity. The evil trinity is the greatest problems of the world today.
54. Deadly ideologies.
The most deadly and destructive ideologies that ruined the world include imperialism, colonialism, totalitarianism, capitalism, militarism, authoritarianism, monopolism, hegemonism and terrorism. Imperialism was the most ancient ideology which began with the Babylonian empire. All emperors were dictators. For example, a Chinese emperor could decree killing a man and members of his nine clans. The folly of imperialism is conquest of other nations by sheer military power devoid of reason or morality. The brutality of empires was inhuman and shocking as well known in the Roman Empire. Colonialism was born with the idea of “white man’s burden” – the most destructive and demeaning of European enterprises in modern history. The disgrace of colonialism was dressed up in religious piety in the name of God and Christianity. White supremacists believed they are superior race and given the divine right to rule and civilize the world. Consequently Europe and America became filthy rich by robbing and exploiting the resources of its colonies or natives. In fact, fascism, Nazism, imperialism, colonialism, hegemonism, terrorism, etc. also belong to totalitarianism. Colonialism begat capitalism. Capitalism is the most sophisticated economic and financial system that infects the whole world. The West is still the de facto ruler of the world. Capitalism produces most greedy and unjust society. Capitalism is driven mad by the love of money, and the love of money is the root of all evils. The evils created by capitalism are inestimable and incalculable. As a case in point, Wall Street in 2008 created the biggest economic and financial crisis in the history of mankind and looted the world more than $50 trillion dollars. Capitalism puts wealth and power in the hands of the few and let the masses suffer poverty and injustice. Because of greed America has the most costly and predatory healthcare system in the world. Because of greed America has the largest debts and deficits in the world. Greed is the terminator of all that is good and moral, such as truth, justice, love, goodness, kindness, decency, compassion. Hegemonism is a crafty new combination of old imperialism, colonialism, capitalism, democracy, and racism. Democracy appears to be more wicked because governments that claim to be democratic do not serve the interests of the people, in fact they exactly serve special interests. Democracy is phony like a $3 bill. Racism originally was practiced by whites against non-whites, now it is also practiced by blacks and other races who are in power. A hegemonic nation under the pretext of religious freedom, democracy, human right, etc. may attack, occupy, and interfere in the internal affairs of other nations to serve its own interest. When 1% of population rules over the 99% of the population, that is not democracy, but dictatorship. The world is facing two greatest threats: imperialism and terrorism. Terrorism has been used by religious extremists to create havoc and hardship all over the world. The terrorism that brought the world into terror and darkness is complicated by irrational religious belief. Convinced by personal experience and observation and belief in the Holy Bible, the world is not getting better. In summary, imperialism, colonialism, totalitarianism, capitalism, militarism, hegemonism and terrorism are not compatible with Christianity. No ideology or system of government and politics can save the world. The only cure and elimination of all the ills and evils of the world is the second coming of Jesus Christ to judge and destroy the world and bring down a new heaven and a new earth and rule as King of kings and Lord of lords – the eternal Kingdom of God. The saints will reign with Jesus Christ for eternity.
55. The works of the flesh
Gal 5:19-23 ,“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”
Eph 2:3,“Among these we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of body and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
Rev 18:2，“And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying：Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! ”
Rev 18:10 , “Standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying: Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.”
Sooner or later the judgment will come to everyone, especially the supremacists, imperialists, colonialists, capitalists, monopolists, warmongers, aggressors, dictators, oppressors.
Rev 18:21 , “Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying: Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. ”
56. Faith and prayer.
An unbeliever wrote, “Faith and prayer just won’t cut it. In fact, they’ll get in the way.” The man who compared faith and prayer with magical thinking, Marxism, Prohibition, Head Start, Toyota, baseball, sabermetrics and one summary prescriptive and thinking himself wise to resist the truth, not knowing he is totally ignorant of the Christian faith and spiritual things. It is not open-mindedness to dismiss what you do not know as wrong and useless. Let the man ask himself: what do you know? Do you know when you are going to die? It is like a blind man who disbelieves in the glorious sunset because he has never seen one; or a deaf man who dismisses the majestic choral work of Messiah by Handel because he simply could not hear it. True, faith and prayer cannot reduce the huge American deficits and debts. It was not by faith and prayer that lawmakers and politicians and officials incurred the largest debts and deficits in the history of mankind. It was greed, fiscal irresponsibility, special interests, money and power politics, etc. that caused the debts and deficits.
Mar 11:22 , “And Jesus answered saying to them: Have faith in God.”
Note: Faith in Greek here is pistis which means conviction of the truth of something, belief; – it occurs 244 times in the New Testament. In the New Testament faith is a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervor born of faith and joined with it; conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ; a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the Kingdom of God; belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same.
Jhn 14:1, “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. ”
Note: To be troubled in Greek is tarassō which means to agitate, disquiet, make restless, strike one’s spirit with fear and dread, render anxious or distressed; – it occurs 17 times in the New Testament. The world is full of troubles. All human beings have troubles, only different kinds and degrees of troubles. Knowing fully well of our limitations, that is the main reason we have faith and pray to God. Believe in Greek is pisteuō which means to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, have confidence, trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something, put in trust with; – it occurs 248 times in the New Testament. To believe is to have faith. To believe in God is to have faith in God. To believe in Christ is to have faith in Christ. I readily and gladly admit that I believe in God and believe also in Christ. I would not believe in unbelieving scientists, scholars, journalists, politicians, etc. of the entire world put together. I know whom I have believed. This one thing I know, Jesus Christ is my God and Savior; this knowledge is more certain than anything else I know. Anyone has religious freedom, even an obscure journalist has the right not to believe in God. I stand with the giants of faith, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Elijah, Daniel, etc. of the Old Testament; and I stand with Paul, John, James, Peter, Andrew, Stephen, Timothy, Titus, etc. of the New Testament in believing in God and Jesus Christ. I stand with Martin Luther, John Locke, Abraham Lincoln, John Bunyan, William Tyndale, G. Campbell Morgan, J. C. Ryle, Helen Keller and many others who believed in God and also believed in Christ. I do not want to sit with any famous or infamous Western journalist or scientist or politician who does not believe in faith and prayer. Please read my article on Faith .
As regards prayer, Psa 65:2 , “O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. ” I pray simply for the reason God hears my prayers. God has answered my prayers countless times. It is real and true. There is no reason for me to lie. God saved my life many times. There are hundreds and hundreds of millions of believers all over the world who have faith in God and pray. Psa 50:15 , “And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” This Scripture cited above is more real to me than promise of any man, past or present. I must testify to the truth of it because I called upon the Lord in the days of trouble many many times, and the Lord delivered me, and I glorified Him. Hundreds of millions of Christians everywhere can testify to the true experiences. The first unforgettable experience was when I was drowning as a lad. Had not God delivered me I would have been dead long ago. Another time my tire blew up on a California freeway, God spoke and saved me. It is no exaggeration that God has answered my prayers a million times, big and small. I have seen miracles and wonders.
1Th 5:17, “Pray constantly.” Just as we breathe, so we pray constantly.
Phl 4:6 , “ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ” I take the Word of God literally and I pray in everything. I pray when I could not find things. I used to pray for a parking space, latter I prayed for a seat on the subway train. I pray when I have pain or get sick. I pray when I shop to find the thing I need at good price. I pray the Lord to keep my mails safe. Once I did not receive the form a government agency sent out, I was penalized for half a year. I pray to meet the people I should meet and avoid the people I should avoid. I pray millions will visit my website and come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Please read my article on Prayer .
In conclusion, some obscure journalists got fame and fortune by attacking Richard Nixon — person better and greater than they were. The ungodly journalist may want to be famous by attacking faith and prayer. “Faith and prayer just won’t cut it. In fact, they’ll get in the way. ” He got pay for what he wrote. I have read many distorted, biased, and false articles written by supremacists who got pay for what they wrote. In defending the Christian faith, I do not and would not get pay for what I write. As a matter of fact, I wrote more than a hundred articles on my website posted free for truth and justice, and I did not and do not get pay for what I have written. I have written because I want the world to know the truth free of charge, more than 7 million words. The world is made of two groups of people: goat, unbelievers are on the left; sheep, believers are on the right. Which side are you? The choice is yours while you are still alive. After death comes judgment.
Psa 116:8 , “For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.”
Note: If you have known the God who has delivered your soul from death, your eyes from tears, and your feet from stumbling or falling; no famous or infamous persons can persuade you not to have faith in God and pray to Him constantly.
57. Religion and Politics.
This is a timely and very pertinent and important subject in the face presidential campaigns. There are a few principles need to be enunciated because corrupt politics is clouded and muddled with many wrong ideas.
(A). This is deliberate; the topic is not Christianity and Politics. Why? Jhn 18:36 , “Jesus answered: My Kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My Kingdom is not of this realm.” Christianity is not worldly, it is other worldly. So Christianity does not deal with politics of the world. There is no Christian nationalism. There is no Christian Republicanism. There is no Christian nation on earth. There are plenty warmongers, imperialists, colonialists, supremacists, militarists, capitalists, dictators and oppressors who claim and pretend to be Christians. Christians are not fighting for the kingdom of this world. Christians are citizens of Heaven. No one has the right to promote herself as a Christian candidate.
Eph 2:19 , “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household.” There are so many so-called self-anointed Bible advisors who label themselves evangelical or conservative but propose and propagate un-Biblical ideas for politicians to implement.
(B). There is no such a thing called Christendom. Western nations are not Christian nations. There is no Christian nation on earth. America is not a Christian nation. There is no historical evidence to claim that the United States was founded to be a Christian nation. The records of founding fathers like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, etc. are open for public examination. I am not interested in passing judgment on any of them whether they were Christians or not. If you reject the divinity of Jesus Christ, you cannot be a Christian. The issue is clear, if you think the United States is a Christian nation, national policy must be made in conformity to Christian principles. From its inception American white supremacists had killed the Red Indians and robbed their land. If the United States is not a Christian nation, you cannot force Christian principles on a pagan population. In fact, America is the most secular and worldly nation on earth with the national values of money, power and sex.
(C). No one should claim that God wants him/her to run for presidency when God does not do so and does not say so. It is on the borderline of blasphemy to make such a false claim. It is very bad to advertise yourself as a “born again Christian” and at the same time do un-Christian things and believe in evolution. It is immoral to withhold information so that life insurance companies can make big profits in selling whole life while term life is cheaper and best for most people. It is wicked to sign into law to violate the sovereignty of another nation and sell costly and deadly weapons to promote military conflict and war. It is evil to use democracy, religious freedom, rule of law, etc. as pretexts to attack and occupy other nations.
(D). Imperialism, colonialism, hegemonism, militarism, capitalism, terrorism, etc. are not only un-Christian; they are bad and wicked for any nation to adopt.
(E). Religious freedom applies to all citizens of all cultures. People have the right to believe in whatever god or faith of their choice so long the practice of their religion does not violate the law of the land and world-wide established mores. Religions like that legitimize polygamy have legal problems. Polygamy is illegal under the American law and international law. Forced circumcision of female genitalia is cruel and barbaric. No religion can support terrorism under any pretext. Some states behead their citizens converted to Christianity. Human sacrifice practiced by primitive religions is prohibitive. Oppression of women and girls under religious dogma is not acceptable. Burning incense and burnt-offerings pollute the air and environment. Snakes are deadly dangerous; no religion can protect dangerous animals as gods at the expense of human lives and safety.
(F). The Bible teaches the ideal principle of marriage:
Eph 5:22-30 , “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the Church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the Church, because we are members of His body.”
Note: The Scripture makes it clear: Wives submit to your own husbands; and husbands love your wives. The Scripture provides the model for a happy marriage. Wives submit to your husbands as the church submits to Christ. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loves the church. To love your wife is much more than to serve your wife. To love your wife is not to control your wife. We must be controlled by the Holy Spirit. Some feminists may argue against the inequality. Little do they know to submit is easy, to love is not. How difficult for a man to love his wife as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her. The doctrine is not about sacrificial love, it is about Christ’s authority as the Head of the Church. Submission to your husband does not mean you respect each other. Submit in Greek is hypotassō which means to subordinate, put in subjection, obey, yield; – it occurs 40 times in the New Testament. Do not have private interpretation of the Bible. A wife only submits to her husband in everything private and conjugal matters. If a wife is elected the president of the United States, the woman does not submit to her husband in matters of the state, she submits to the people of America. The woman who claims God wanted her to run for presidency the outcome will soon be known. An unfulfilled prophecy is a false prophecy. No American woman has been elected American president so far. If God wants you to do something, you cannot fail. If you use God because you want to do something to advance yourself, you will face judgment.
(G). The Roman Catholic Church is an apostate church, papacy is anti-Christ. I do not know any pope is the Antichrist, because the Antichrist has not appeared yet. If a Catholic is elected the president, he can serve as long as he is not controlled by the monolithic Catholic church at the expense of American interest. By the same token, the principle applies to all other religions. However, the nation’s Catholic bishops have said repeatedly that a true Catholic cannot support any policy that allows abortion. In this way if a Catholic president wants to use his position to outlaw abortion, that makes him unfit to be the president. The abortion issue is the most facetious and malicious controversy. What should be done is not to outlaw abortion, but to outlaw adultery, fornication and sexual immorality which cause the pregnancy in the first place. Without illegal sex, there will be no need for abortion. Since it is impossible for a state or any state except a religion-dictated state to outlaw illicit sex, it is equally impossible to outlaw abortion. Why should a young woman raped by a criminal be forced to carry his child? My Christian view on sexual immorality and abortion cannot be forced upon the pagan population because America is not a Christian nation. Democracy is not theocracy. It is pointless and phony to argue at what point a baby gains human rights. Sex and abortion in a secular state should be a private matter and strictly regulated. For example, you cannot use fetus for illegal purposes. However, the state should not support women who had sex with men who did not love them and produced children they would not and could not support. For the same reason, although Christians are forbidden to divorce by Jesus Christ; the state cannot outlaw divorce to the pagan population although divorce should be regulated.
(H). It is hypocritical and irresponsible to maintain that the president can no longer consider his belief separate from action and faith unrelated to policymaking. The confusion lies in the unequal mixing of individual responsibility with the responsibility of the head of state. Although I believe peace is better than war, if any nation is attacked by a foreign power, that nation has no choice but to defend itself and destroy its enemy if possible. As an individual Christian, whoever slaps you on your right cheek, you turn the other to him also. As the head of state, you have the responsibility to your people and nation. If you are a black president, you bent on advancing the interests of black people only, you are unfit to be president. For this reason, any unfair, unjust legislation should be abolished. Whenever a racial group is given special right, the other races lose their right. Whenever a racial group is given preferential treatment, the other races are discriminated. As the president, I cannot appoint all cabinet members on the criterion whether they are Christians or not, or appoint my brother to be the Attorney General as Kennedy did. Though the president has many rich friends, the policy of excluding those who have annual income of $500,000 or more from Social Security benefits is a sound policy. Even the president has many friends who are doctors and hospital owners, to let the healthcare providers to continuously gouge and defraud and bankrupt millions of American families is immoral and wicked. To give tax cuts to the rich and powerful is evil and a bad policy. To legalize same-sex marriage is to promote abnormal behavior and deviant sex practices. To simplify the tax system into one-page form without deductions and exemptions would eliminate the need of CPA and lawyers and other interest groups, and to promote progressive taxation is justice although the rich and business interest would oppose them. Although Christians should go to church to hear the Word of God and sing praises to God, it would be unconstitutional to make church attendance mandatory for a pagan population. There is no confusion or conflict what a Christian must do individually and what the president must do as the leader of the nation.
(I). A born-again Christian is a believer who has been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and the Holy Spirit enters and lives in him. It is phony for a politician to claim to be born again and believe in evolution. Jesus Christ validates and confirms the creation of man by direct act of God. Apostle Peter is not in charge of the pearly gate to question why anyone should be allowed into heaven. George H.W. Bush answered, “I would tell him I’m a good person. I tried my best to do the right things.” According to his own words, apparently Bush did not or does not know the way of salvation. No one is good enough to go to heaven. Salvation cannot be earned by good deeds.
See my article on An Open Letter to President Bush.
I may offend some people by telling the truth, I do not believe Reagan was a Christian, nor do I believe Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson (these three presidents threatened to use nuclear weapons in China) were Christians. I do not believe George H.W. Bush is a Christian. I do not believe many past American presidents who are still living are Christians. Some politicians now claim the “spiritual, not religious” mantle. True, Buddhists are religious but not Christian or spiritual. Islamic terrorists are religious but not spiritual. Dalai Lama is religiously claiming to be a living god, but not Christian or spiritual. The litmus test to be spiritual is this: Ask yourself do you know you have the Spirit of Christ in you? If you have the Spirit of Christ in you, then you are spiritual.
Rom 8:9 , “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.”
(J). The question: Do they believe in Jesus? If so, what kind of Jesus do you believe in? – is not raised by a person who knows Jesus. There is no other Jesus except the historical Jesus presented in the New Testament.
1Ti 1:15 ,“It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.” This same Jesus was God who became Man. Jesus existed before His incarnation. Before Abraham was, He is. Jesus was born of the virgin Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus’words and deeds are written in the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Jesus died on the cross for sinners and rose again from the dead by the power of God. Jesus ascended to heaven and now sitting at the right hand of God. Jesus is preparing a place (Paradise) for believers. I believe the place was prepared long ago. Jesus Christ is coming again to be King of kings and Lord of lords, to reign with the saints forever and ever.
(K). With all the principles and perspectives presented above, can a Christian run for the American presidency and do an effective job? It would not be easy because the government and politics have been corrupted by moneyed and special interests. The candidate must decide for himself so long not to use the name of God in vain. A true Christian will know what God wants him/her to do. Blessed are those who do the will of God. As the president, although being a Christian, he must respect the religious freedom under the law. He is the president of American people, not just the Christians. A Christian president cannot force Christian principles on a pagan population. A Christian president can seek justice, truth and peace. A Christian president must give up the empire, shut down all overseas military bases, shrink the government, reduce deficits and national debt, stamp out corruption, eliminate fraud in general and healthcare system in particular, overhaul the government to serve the interests of the greatest number of Americans, and seek a harmonious and peaceful world as his foreign policy objective.
The worst thing is the imperialism wearing the sheep clothing of Christianity. Those who lie, kill, destroy, and rob are children of the devil; they have nothing to do with Christianity.
58. Evildoers
There are many evildoers in this world. They exist just to do evil deeds; for no other reason. By nature they are children of darkness and children of the devil. In the last days, there are evildoers who love power, money, pleasure and themselves. The day is coming, and God will destroy the wicked soon.
59. Human handicap.
Every human has a handicap; what I am referring to is not a physical handicap such as blindness, cerebral palsy, deafness, limp, paralysis, amputations, etc. What I am talking is a handicap worse than a physical handicap; it is a moral or spiritual handicap. Esau had a handicap, for one morsel of meat he sold his birthright.
Hbr 12:16 ,“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”
Balaam had a handicap because he loved the wages of unrighteousness.
2Pe 2:15 ,“Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.” That is the same sin committed by Wall Street, Washington, and Hollywood.
Samson had a handicap, for the looks of a woman he was betrayed and ruined by Delilah.
Jdg 14:3 ,“Then his father and his mother said to him: Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines? But Samson said to his father: Get her for me, for she looks good to me.”
Good looks may be deadly as Delilah. The handicap of Judas the traitor was being a thief and love of money. For thirty pieces of silver Judas betrayed the Lord.
Mat 27:3-5 ,“Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying: I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? See to that yourself! And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.” For the love of money, power, and sex people will destroy themselves. Blessed is the person who knows what is his/her handicap and guard against it. I want to be an eternal being without human limitation.
60. Life without love.
Have you read that there are 96.6 million unmarried adults in the United States? Just 51 percent of the adult population is married, down from 72 percent in 1960. Of those 51 percent of Americans who is married, what percentage has been divorced, and divorced how many times? It is a complicated and heart-breaking and tragic matter that so many peoples in the world never find the love of their lives. The so-called marriage made in Heaven was an illusion or delusion. Charles and Diana proved the case. Even those who are married do not mean they have found the love of their lives. Overwhelming people of married couples that I have known are unhappy people. It is added insult to injury if I say the American way of life is the wrong way of life. People do not know how to live. Almost all people who do not know how to live are self-centered and selfish. The prevalent American values of money, power and sex are not conducive to a happy marriage; not conducive to a happy life. The carnal life is never a foundation for a happy marriage, or a happy life. Man is born to unhappiness, not happiness. I have never met a couple who
practices 1 Corinthian Chapter 13 has a broken marriage, or a broken life or relationship. Love gives, not get. Those who want to get more than to give can never succeed in love, or in life.
Is there anything more bitter than marrying the wrong person, a marriage without love?
61. Friend or Enemy.
This is a most malicious and vicious lie: “If you are not a friend, you must be an enemy.” It is not so. There are billions of peoples in the world which I never meet and never know and will never meet or will never know; they are neither friends nor enemies. I wish all the peoples in the world seek peace, justice and truth. I wish all the peoples in the world become civilized, clean, and cultured. The world is big enough for everyone except an aggressor or a bully, or a corrupt official or a supremacist or a terrorist. I have no time for billions of peoples, and I do not seek an enemy. Every human being should live and let live. Mind your own business. Millions of people I have met in my life are boring and uninteresting and undesirable peoples, but they are not my enemies. Superficial people are easy to make friends, but they are not sincere people and so do not fall into their trap of sweet and flowery talk. Most people in the world are undependable and ungrateful people. It is not easy to find a true friend. The proverb says: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Only when you are in need you can discover who your friend is. If you find none, that is the sad situation of human affairs. Friends can become enemies; but enemies are unlikely to become friends. The idea of demanding people to be your friend or else you consider him your enemy is the silliest and senseless idea. Friendship cannot be bought or forced. Friendship is not made but recognized and maintained by mutual commitment. When loyalty is broken, friendship is automatically dissolved. White supremacists practice the wicked philosophy of “if not a friend it must be an enemy.” Western powers have executed this hostile attitude and act of aggression and division by demarcating the world in order to gain world domination. Supremacists demand friends and seek enemies to justify their existence – that is why they have committed so much evil in the world. In human terms, you do not need to put people into two camps: friends or enemies. In divine terms, if you are not a believer of Christ, you are an unbeliever. If you are a lover of the world, you are an enemy of God. Only God deals in absolute terms, humans should not play God.
62. The poor and the foolish.
This is a startling fact about human beings: The poor know that they are poor, but the foolish do not know they are foolish. The ignorant do not know they are ignorant. There are countless examples to support the thesis. For one, an ignorant Chinese said the Federal Express belongs to the United States government; he knew that because he had been to America. It is futile and useless to argue with people who pretend to know what they do not know at all. The foolish says, death is the end of everything; not knowing there is judgment after death, and Hell is prepared for the unbelievers and the wicked.
63. Linear Thinking.
Human is a creature of habit. Good habits may help you do well. Bad habits may enslave and ruin you. Most people may not have thought about the blunders of linear thinking because they are not conscious of its consequences. To have the same frame of reference, it is necessary to define what linear thinking is. Linear thinking is a habitual, rigid, simplistic and straight-line thinking. It compels itself to move forward even there is something blocking the way. It travels the same way as a person drives to work following the same route everyday. This is an illustration of the futility and failure of linear thinking. A friend of ours asked to buy a bottle of French Champaign for her. I went to a middle class supermarket to buy a certain item. I left and went to an upper class supermarket to look for various brands of Champaign. Then I suddenly realized to compare prices with a middle class supermarket, and so I went again to the middle class supermarket for Champaign. Finally after gathering price data from both the upper class and middle class supermarkets, it dawned on me that I should check on a French supermarket. In the French supermarket, I found various brands and prices of Champaign. That was a very productive result. Then it dawned on me, no bottle of whatever liquid is allowed to be brought on an airplane. To be shipped there is no guarantee of not broken bottle. The whole endeavor came to nothing, all I had to do is to advice our friend to go to a French supermarket in her city to get a bottle of her choice and we will pay for it. The defect of linear thinking is to do one thing at a time without considering the whole process and constraint and finding out the easiest and simplest way of achieving a goal. Had I known a bottle of Champaign would not be allowed to carry into an airplane, the whole shopping trips would not be necessary. Time and efforts would have been saved and not wasted. What a fuss! Many a time stop and think whether what you do is a profitable thing. You need a road map (real or imaginary) in your mind before you proceed to undertake a project big or small. Many successful people in history do not make blunders of linear thinking. They have flexible thinking, circular thinking, circumventing thinking, humbling down thinking, and zigzag thinking which is adaptive thinking to the circumstances. Let us examine the lives of three great men and one great woman who made great decisions that changed their lives for eternity.
I. Abraham.
Abraham was not a linear thinker. Once God told him to leave town and go to a place that he did not know. Abraham did what God had spoken.
Gen 17:23-24 ,“Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the very same day, as God had said to him. Now Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
Note: Abraham was the man who believed and obeyed whatever God required of him. Abraham was not a linear thinker, he knew he must adapt to the command of God. Even he was 99 years old, he did something new by circumcision. Abraham thought to do what God said to him. Now this is the same path every Christian must take. When you discard your old ways and follow Christ, it is a new beginning. Abraham was unlike many who could not change their way of thinking and lifestyle even when they are young.
Gen 18:19, “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
Note: Abraham did as God had commanded him. Furthermore, Abraham commanded his children and descendants to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice. The way of the Lord is the way of righteousness and justice. Western powers claim to be Christian nations, in the last 300 years or more, they did just the opposite of righteousness and justice. Western powers under imperialism, colonialism, capitalism, militarism and hegemonism have done great evil in the world.
II. Ruth.
Ruth was one of the most remarkable women ever lived in history although she came from a humble origin. There was a famine in the land of Judah, and a certain man called Elimelech, and his wife, Naomi of Bethlehem went to sojourn in the land of Moab with their two sons Mahlon and Chilion. Elimelech died. His two sons took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. And they lived there about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was bereft of her two children and her husband. Naomi was to return to the land of Judah.
Rth 1:8 ,“And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law: Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you as you have dealt with the dead and with me.” They kissed each other goodbye and lifted up their voices and wept. Here something unusual happened: Orpah had gone back to her people and her gods; but Ruth clung to Naomi. Ruth did not do the linear (usual）thing as most daughters-in-law would do.
Rth 1:16-18 ，“But Ruth said : Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the LORD do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me. When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.”
Note: Ruth said some of the most beautiful and moving things ever said. Only a beautiful and noble soul could have said what Ruth said. It required determination to abandon linear thinking and do the unusual.
Rth 2:11-13 ,“Boaz replied to her: All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me, and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know. May the LORD reward your work, and your wages be full from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge. Then she said:
I have found favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.”
Note: Virtue is like fragrance you cannot miss. The beauty and virtue of Ruth spread like sweet smell. Those who come and seek refuge under the wings of God are blessed. It is very rare to find beauty and humility in one person. Boaz with all his wealth and honor was blessed and enriched even more by finding Ruth, a woman of excellence, as his wife. If there were a marriage made in heaven, this was it. The women were right in saying to Naomi: “…for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons.” According to the genealogy: Boas begot Obed, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
III. David.
1Sa 22:3 , “And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab: Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
Note: When David was chased by King Saul, he made a startling statement that expounds the truth about the blunder of linear thinking. David knew he had to take care of his parents even in most difficult circumstances. David would not run ahead of God, he followed God’s plan. The most important thing to know is what God will do for you, not what you will do for God. What you fancy to do with your life may not be what God wants you to do as a lifework. Blessed is the man who knows what God will do for him and what God wants him to do. David was tending his father’s flock at Bethlehem. David left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies to the camp of his brothers and went as Jesse his father had commanded him. When all the men of Israel saw the Philistine named Goliath, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. Unlike other young shepherds who would deliver the food supplies and went home, David heard the war cry and asked a question.
1Sa 17:26 ,“Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying: What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?” When you are in a crisis, blessed are you if you know how to raise the right question. David’s question angered his oldest brother. The siblings and relatives may often misunderstand or misjudge a man of God. Never would people think a young shepherd boy could kill both the lion and the bear and even the giant Goliath.
1Sa 17:37 ,“And David said: The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go, and may the LORD be with you.” And the rest was history. So David could say,
Psa 23:4 ,“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
IV. Paul.
Act 8:1-2 ,“Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.”
Note: Paul was Saul who persecuted the church and attacked Christians. Later Saul became Paul, the most famous of the apostles and wrote most books of the New Testament, the 14 Pauline epistles – from Romans to Hebrews. On the road to Damascus, and suddenly a light from Heaven flashed around Saul.
Act 9:4-6 ,“And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? And he said: Who are You, Lord? And He said: I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.”
Act 22:6-10, “But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from Heaven all around me, and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? And I answered: Who are You, Lord? And He said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting. And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.”
Note: After meeting the Lord, Saul changed into Paul, not only abandoning the linear thinking; he made a 360° change, and how much he would suffer for Jesus name’s sake. Anyone who had seen the Lord could not be the same. Whoever is called by the Lord will be told what he must do.
Act 18:5 ,“But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.”
Note: The servant of Christ must devote himself completely to the Word of God and solemnly testify that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior.
Act 23:1, “Paul, looking intently at the Council, said: Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”
Note: This is the way every servant of Christ must live: Live with a perfectly good conscience before God. Those who love money, power and sex do not have a good conscience.
2Ti 1:12 ,“For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.”
Note: This is the perfect perspective of a servant of Christ and a believer. Christ is able to save you and me to the end.
2Ti 4:7-8 , “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”
Note: The whole task of a Christian life and ministry is to fight the good fight, finish the course, and keep the faith. This is not the usual life of an unbeliever. How many can say like Paul, “I have … I have … I have… That is the difference between a success and a failure.
64. How to save yourself.
The subject does not relate to how to save yourself from sin and eternal damnation in hell. No one can save himself from sin and penalty of sin. That is only what Jesus Christ can do for you.
Jhn 8:24 ,“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” Note: Unless you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God whom God sent to save the world and repent of your sins, you will die in your sins. No religion and no other man can save you from your sins. How to prove it?
As Jesus says, you will die in your sins. The wages of sin is death. All will die because all have sinned. If you have not sinned, you will not die. But you can save yourself from many terrible things. Above all, you can save yourself from yourself. To save yourself from yourself, you have to know yourself. The first prerequisite to know yourself is to have a full realization of your own ignorance, stupidity, inadequacy, incompetency, defect, fault, flaw, shortcomings and weaknesses. You can be your own greatest friend or greatest enemy. If you do something bad for yourself, you are your own greatest enemy. If you do something good for yourself, you are your own greatest friend.
(A). Ignorance.
Everyone is ignorant in the things they do not know. There are infinite things that you and I do not know. Even an arrogant scientist does not know when he is going to die. A willingness to learn and a pursuit of knowledge will reduce your ignorance. I have known people who thought something must be wrong simply because they did not know it. Just like a high school student thought the Einstein’s formula of E=mc² was wrong because he could not understand it. When I was a kid I was fascinated by the Book of Proverbs; try the Wisdom of Solomon it might enlighten you in human affairs. I told my students, everyone was born stupid (except Jesus who was God and became Man), that is why you need a college education.
(B). Bad Temper.
Try to be reasonable, for a reasonable man does not easily lose his senses or lose his temper. When things go wrong, you could be the blame. If you are right, you have no reason to get angry. If you are wrong, you have no right to get angry. If your subordinate makes a blunder, it could be you failed to give good instruction or properly train your worker. The team fails it may be you are a poor manager. If you cannot control your temper, it is like a car losing the brake. A hot-tempered person destroys himself and others. To save yourself from bad temper is vital in saving yourself from yourself.
(C). Laziness.
I am not sure whether some people were born diligent like an eager beaver or not. I know everyone can get lazy. Laziness is advanced by bad habits. You can develop a bad habit of getting up late, not finishing what you do, not doing your homework or household work, etc. Lazy people lack self-discipline and usually unmotivated. Study the ants; if you are lazy, you are no better than an ant. A responsible person must do what he must do, that is why no responsible people can be lazy. There is no hope for lazybones, not even in this world. The choice is yours.
(D). Dirtiness.
A person is dirty could be influenced by his culture and background or ignorance. There are primitive people who do not brush their teeth. There are poor people who have no facility to take a bath. There is a correlation between the level of a civilization and the condition of a toilet. The higher the civilization, the cleaner the toilet. The lower the civilization, the dirtier the toilet. Those who smoke, spit, and litter have uncivilized customs or habits. A man who has self-respect cannot be dirty.
(E). Arrogance.
People who are arrogant overestimate themselves with a sense of superiority and have a wrong world view like white supremacists who want to dominate the world. Arrogance is also a spiritual sickness that ruined Lucifer the angel who turned into the devil. Learn humility by practice. Inform yourself no one is humble enough. If you think you are humble enough, you are not humble at all. Remember what the Bible says,
Pro 16:18 , “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.” Self-indulgence is the path to self-destruction. Imperialists, hegemonists, militarists, capitalists, terrorists, dictators and oppressors are all arrogant people who have done great evil in the world. All evil empires have fallen and will fall. In 2020 you witnessed the arrogance of a leader on world stage that you had never seen before. All supremacists are arrogant, whether white or black.
(F). Impatience.
People who are impatient have character flaws. Impatient people are either childish or immature. The plant takes time to grow; you cannot make it grow by pulling. Rome is not built in a day. Almost anything worthwhile takes time to develop or achieve. One man told me it took him 10 years to earn his B.A. degree.
(G). Poverty.
The world is not fair; some people were born rich, and most were born poor. By hard work and education, most people can lift themselves out of poverty. When you are educated, you have skills. When you have knowledge and skills, you are employable. When you are employed, you receive wages and at least you are no longer poor. I am aware how capitalists oppress workers by making them slave labors with low wages. I told my students, if you have the ability to think, speak and write – no matter in what life situation and social circumstance, you will do well. America is a racist society with all sorts of discrimination and dominated by white people while blacks enjoy Affirmative Action with special rights and treatments. If you have knowledge and skills, although you cannot reach the top with your potential, at least you would not be poor. However, America has changed structurally and speedily since the golden days of President Richard Nixon that today higher education becomes unaffordable and thus chances of social mobility become less and less. A good government must provide educational opportunities and decent employment for all its citizens. What I am suggesting here is what you can do for yourself, not what you can do to change the government or system of government.
(H). Failure.
Almost any ordinary person can have an ordinary success. An ordinary person must not try to achieve an extraordinary success. If you are not good in mathematics, do not aspire to be a mathematician. If you cannot draw, do not dream of becoming a great master like Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt. If you are not specially gifted, it is no use of trying to be a great writer or thinker. Do not harbor an unholy ambition. It is bad to become the richest man in the world by monopoly and predatory practices; even the monetary success is a dismal moral failure. I know a man who was born poor in a log cabin. He wanted to be a lawyer. By self-study he succeeded to become a lawyer. He wanted to serve the people, and he got elected to the Congress. Eventually he became the president of the United States – the greatest president of the United States. This illustrates by determination a person can lift himself up and made himself somebody. However, not everything you aspire can be achieved. It is romantic to try the impossible dream; in practice what is impossible for man is never possible. The man who preached the probability gospel and prosperity gospel, his cathedral filed for bankruptcy and was sold. Only with God nothing is impossible and everything is possible. Don’t try to imitate the eagle to fly without wings.
(I). Extremism.
An extreme man is a product of unbalanced and immoral action, incorrect perception and erroneous conception. That was why Goldwater failed. That was why Hitler failed. The best thing in life is to go the right path, without turning to the right or turning to the left. The golden mean is to avoid excess or insufficiency. Too much is just as bad as too little. Too generous is as bad as too selfish. Too much sweet turns sour. Too much light blinds the eye. Blessed is the man who knows what is enough is enough.
65. No greater joy.
There is no greater joy than marrying the girl you love and the girl who loves you.
66. Useless life.
A useless life is an early death. The older I grow, the more useless people I have met.
67. No greater coward.
There is no greater coward than those who oppress the weak.
68. American Magic Mirror
America has invented a distorted magic mirror: when American leaders and politicians clearly see themselves busy solely AGGRESSIVE, OPPRESSIVE, DECEPTIVE, PROVOCATIVE, ABUSIVE, AND DESTRUCTIVE … It has a perverted view and it automatically changes the scene and so they call it CHINA. They make many false charges against China and Russia. And without conscience those liars charge that China has centralized politics and aggressive foreign policy, and China’s diplomats harangue other countries, and Beijing’s international aggression without the slightest evidence. Whatever evil deeds the children of the devil have done, they on purpose blame on China. As long as American and European leaders and politicians have perverted and depraved views of Russia and China, there cannot be peace in the world. It takes two sides to make peace. China and Russia practice multilateralism, and the peoples have the freedom to choose.
69. Reality and dream.
What cannot be realized in life I seek in my dream.
70. Singing myself.
A worldly man may say, “I celebrate myself, and sing myself.” But a humble Christian will always declare, Psa 13:6, “I will sing to the LORD, because He has looked after me.”
71. Thank God, I was not born white.
Thank God, I was not born white; otherwise I would be encumbered by the historical crimes and sins of white ancestors manifested in imperialism, colonialism and capitalism; enslaved by the burden OF knowing the white has taking advantage of other races; slanted by the worldview of racial superiority; and humiliated by the practice of phony Christianity. Being Chinese is neither black nor white; the golden mean of the human race, with freedom to seek the truth in Jesus Christ and in cultivating and expressing the spiritual values of humanity.
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72. Worldly vs. Spiritual.
The difference between a worldly man and a spiritual man is this: the worldly man is self-centered, while the self of a spiritual man is subject to Christ.
73. No peace in the world.
There is no peace in the world. You cannot find peace inside you. You may have peace in Christ for sure. The Prince of peace says, Jhn 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
It is strange but it is true, the West does not want peace that is it is engaging in wars all over the world.
74. Migrant’s right.
There is no such a thing called Migrant’s Right, it was invented by facetious Western mainstream media. Do you think the underdeveloped nations which cannot support its overpopulation have the right to expect other nations to feed and house and clothe their populations? Do you believe people who cannot support themselves have the right to produce so many children they cannot support? Do you believe the peoples of underdeveloped nations have the right to migrate to nations of affluence in seeking better lives? Do you believe the illegal migrants of poor nations have the right to force other better self-supporting nations to accept them to feed, house and clothe them? Do you really believe a sovereign nation cannot refuse and reject the illegal migrants at the borders? Do you believe a nation is so stupid to take care of the unwanted children of illegal migrants dropped over the fence? Do you really believe the illegal migrants can dictate the immigration policy of a sovereign state? Strangest things, the United States does not deport 60 million illegal aliens already in America. On top of it, the government received thousands and thousands of unwanted children of illegal aliens who dropped their children over the fence thinking America will take care of them.
75. Thought is not free.
William Shakespeare is quoted to have said: “Thought is free.” No, thought is not free. Thinking has consequences. God will judge a man by his word, deed, and thought. Jesus says, Mat 15:19, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.” Sinful thoughts are not free. Once a wicked philosopher thought and said, “God is dead.” The philosopher was long dead, but his thought harmed not a few simple-minded. I agree with Thomas Carlyle: “Thought is the parent of the deed.” As a man thinks, so is he. If Shakespeare meant that “A man is free to do his own thinking, not enslaved by the thought of a dictator.” This is correct. However, even today many are influenced by thoughts of the wicked. God is true, holy, righteous, almighty and eternal. God sits in His throne in Heaven and is not affected by the thought of any man, any event, any time.
76. The universe is not within you.
Someone said, “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” This person had a Satanic thought, overestimated himself. The universe is universe, yourself is yourself. Scientists discover recently that the universe is expanding. The ancient prophets knew long ago that God was expanding the universe. Are you expanding like a little frog? What is within you is not good. The little frog under the well thinks the universe is only that big.
77. False positive thoughts.
A false preacher said, “The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” The false preacher overvalued his thoughts and exaggerated his self-importance. The founder of Crystal Cathedral was also a preacher of positive thinking, but a tons of his positive thoughts cannot cancel their financial debts or bring positive results. Consequently Crystal Cathedral was declared bankruptcy and sold to the Roman Catholic Church for many millions of dollars. The teachings of the founder of Crystal Cathedral were discredited for good.
78. Thoughts link to destiny.
Lao Tzi was not a Christian, but his thoughts are not contrary to the mind of Christ. Lao Tzi said, “ Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” For Jesus says, Luk 6:39, “And He also spoke a parable to them: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?” I also concur with John Locke: “I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” As a man thinks, so is he.
79. Yourself and wisdom.
Aristotle said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” This statement is a classical representation of a worldly man, self-centered. This is quite contrary to the Biblical teaching, Pro 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Aristotle, at best was smart in human standard, but not a spiritual man who had the knowledge of God. The wisdom of Aristotle was human wisdom, not sound wisdom, only wisdom of the world, fleshly wisdom. The most important knowledge is the knowledge of God. Many philosophers were wrong because they did not have the knowledge of God.
1Co 3:19, “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS.”
80. Two-state proposal.
Two-state proposal is not two-state solution. In the beginning was Israel and the Jewish people; there was no Palestine or Palestinian or Hamas. Some 4,000 years God gave the Promised Land to Abraham and his descendants. The Jews rebelled against God and they were scattered all over the world. During the colonial period the British Empire ruled over the Holy Land. The illegal Arabs moved in and occupied the land without payment. Later it was called Palestine. In actuality Palestine was an illegal legacy of the British empire. The leaders of United Kingdom do not have moral character and courage to come out and inform the Palestinians the truth that they do not have the right of resettlement. Palestinians and Hamas do not have the parcel and portion of the Jewish land. They should all withdraw or evicted by force from the State of Israel. Palestinians are actually Arabs, they can seek statehood or residency at the neighboring Arab states. The United Nations or any agency or country do not have the authority to give away the Promised Land. Jerusalem is forever the capital of the great king David. Although Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab states, God will fight for Jerusalem. It is wise for Palestinians and Hamas to get out of all Jewish land in peace. Do not make claim to what does not belong to you, and do not become an enemy of God. Palestinians and Hamas would better get out of the Jewish land and Jerusalem in peace rather than to be evicted by force. No one, not even the United Nations, has authority to give the Jewish land to Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas. They must get out the Promised Land the sooner the better. Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas do not own one inch of Jewish land, they now occupied illegally and must at once leave the Promised Land.
81. Western revisionist views of history.
Western scholars (sadly some claimed to be Christians) yet they consistently and persistently expressed biased views of the world history and events that took place completely due to European and American imperialism, colonialism and capitalism which do not fit the facts. Although not like the Japanese who brazenly denied its war crimes, genocide, sex slavery, slave labor, unaccountable atrocities and brutalities which they committed largely and mostly in China; yet European and American scholars tend to harbor revisionist views of history to beautify their war crimes and sins committed against the peoples of the world by European and American imperialists and supremacists. The thing most upsetting is the fact they used Christianity as a cover for their most darkest and ugliest deeds of evil. By doing so, knowingly or unknowingly, they discredited Christianity and dishonored the Lord Jesus Christ. This crookedness reminds me of a white African missionary, a homosexual, who told me, the blacks in Africa were like Alamakites in the Promised Land and they deserved to be destroyed. White supremacists always harbor this destructive views and view themselves as superior to other races.
82. Deception.
I agree with what Rene Descartes said, “Everything that I accepted as being true up to now I acquired from the sense or through the senses. However, I have occasionally found that they deceive me, and it is prudent never to trust those who have deceived us, even if only once. “ God is true. God has never deceived me. God has never deceived anyone. God is absolutely trustworthy. I have found humanity disappointing.
83. Self-deception.
To think more highly or to hold yourself in high esteem than you should is self-deception. Self-deception inevitably leads to self-destruction.
84. Responsibility.
Man is responsible for everything he does, that is responsibility, not freedom. You are free to do right and good. No man is free to do wrong and evil. It does not matter what is your race or color, an immoral person is a irresponsible person.
85. What man knows.
In comparison to what God knows, all a man knows is nothing; practically nothing. For that reason, even what a scientist knows is not absolute, complete, ultimate or infallible.
86. Wrestling or rest.
A Christian does not wrestle in the face of death, because his life is with Christ hidden in God. A Christian does not wrestle with uncertainty, because he finds peace in Christ. A Christian does not wrestle with adversity, he knows the grace of God is sufficient.
87. Real knowledge.
Confucius was right, “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” But Confucius did not know, the knowledge of the world is passing away. The real knowledge is the knowledge of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ which will never pass away.
88. Small things.
Confucius was right, “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” There is an old Scottish proverb, “Many mickles make a muckle.” Many little things add up to a big thing. Do not despise small things. The Bible says, Pro 30:24-27, “Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
The rock hyraxes are not a mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in ranks;
The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.”
89. Going far.
Someone said, “Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.” Wrong. The Bible says, Pro 14:12, “There is a way which seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.” The far end of a false religion is death, not the truth. The far end of unbelief and un-repentance is death, not the truth. The far end of sin is death, die in your sin. You can find the truth only in Jesus Christ no matter how far you go.
90. Living rightly.
Socrates was right when he said, “It is not living that matters, but living rightly.” If you lie, kill, and rob; your life does not matter. If you use drugs, engage in sexual immorality, your life does not matter. If you are lazy, unproductive and live on welfare, your life does not matter. If commit a riot and loot, your life does not matter. If you have sex with a woman you do not love and produce a child both of you cannot support, your life does not matter. If you are a pimp or a prostitute, your life does not matter. If you discriminate other races and physically attack or abuse people, your life does not matter. If you are guilty of crime and become a convict in jail, your life does not matter. If you are a barbarian and make people afraid of you, your life does not matter. If you never contribute to society, just a liability, your life does not matter. If you are a terrorist, your life does not matter. The person who lives wrong, his life does not matter.
91. False words.
Socrates was right, “False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.” I wonder how could Western leaders and politicians habitually and customarily speak false words about many things, making false statements and false charges against China and Russia and conduct themselves in a false way. White supremacists on purpose in their greed to exploit the world with false words. Whenever they want to do evil, they use false words to cover up their real intention.
92. God causes all things to work together for good.
Rom 8:28, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Note: According to this Scripture, we know that God causes all things to work together. No one knows how many are children of God alive today. Say one billion. God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, and to those who are called according to His purpose. No one knows how marvelous and wonderful God causes all things to work together it is due to His Omnipotence and Omniscience and divine providence. Man is so helpless and powerless, cannot even make a few things to work together. No one can control time and events. My journey of life is not finished yet, so I do not know what and how God causes all things to work together for my good. Of course I also do not know at all how and what God causes all things to work together for my dear ones. But Jesus tells us that God has been working. It is wonderful to know that my Heavenly Father is working to cause all things work together for my good.
93. Jesus never turns a trick
The children of the devil are unable to face the power of God, and the historical fact that Jesus Christ
Mat 4:23-25, “Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. And the news about Him spread throughout Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed; and He healed them. Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.”
So they can verbally assault by saying Jesus turns a trick. It was easy if there is only one or two incidents of healing. The evidence is too overwhelming and they were all witnessed by large crowds who followed Jesus everywhere, from all Galilee and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan; the news about Jesus even reached and spread throughout Syria. There were just too many firsthand eyewitnesses. Take healing every sickness and disease among the people. Severe pain, demon-possessed, people with epilepsy, and people who were paralyzed are not private matters. I had kidney stone before and can testify the severe pain was really unbearable. I met a woman who had the same problem at the hospital. I asked her which was worse, birth pain or kidney stone pain. She replied definitely, kidney stone pain. How can any unbeliever refuse the public fact that Jesus went about in so may places teaching, healing and performing mighty miracles.
The first miracle took place at a wedding in Cana of Galilee (John Chapter 2). The servants filled up six stone waterpots with water to the brim. “Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the groom.” The servants knew the water which had become wine. Not only that the wine was the good wine. This was the beginning of His miracles Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. This was no trick because the servants and the disciples believed in Jesus.
This is the historical statement that summed up the life of Jesus on earth. Luk 24:19, “And He said to them, “What sort of things?” And they said to Him, “Those about Jesus the Nazarene, who proved to be a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people.” The deed and word of Jesus were seen and heard by all the people.
Another incident, the Death and Resurrection of Lazarus also reinforces the historical truth about Jesus public ministry. See John Chapters 11-12.
Lazarus was already dead 4 days in the tomb. When Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” Out came the man who had died, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what Jesus had done, believed in Him. That was no trick.
The chief priest and the Pharisees did not like what Jesus had done, so they convened a council meeting what they must do in regard to the fact that Jesus was performing many miracles. The problem disturbed them most, if they let Jesus going on like this, all the people would believe in Him. They planned together to kill Jesus. They had given orders that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him. They made Jesus a dinner at Bethany. Jhn 12:9-11, “The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.
But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.” The Chief priest not only planned to kill Jesus because He Was the Performer of miracles, they planned to put Lazarus to death because he was a life witness
94. Israel vs. Hamas
Israel has existed since Abraham. Who is Hamas you need to know. Knowing who Palestinians and Hamas are, it is better to deal with the problem or issue.
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“Hamas,… English Islamic Resistance Movement, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine. Founded in 1987, Hamas opposed the secular approach of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rejected attempts to cede any part of Palestine.
Hamas (which also is an Arabic word meaning “zeal”) was established by members of the Muslim Brotherhood and religious factions of the PLO, and the new organization quickly acquired a broad following. In its 1988 charter, Hamas maintained that Palestine is an Islamic homeland that can never be surrendered to non-Muslims and that waging holy war to wrest control of Palestine from Israel is a religious duty for Palestinian Muslims. This position brought it into conflict with the PLO, which in 1988 recognized Israel’s right to exist.
Jordan expelled Hamas leaders from Amman in 1999, accusing them of having used their Jordanian offices as a command post for military activities in the West Bank and Gaza.”
According to https://www.camera.org/article/the-facts-about-hamas/
“Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) is considered a terrorist organization by much of the non-Arab international community including Israel, the U.S., Canada, Japan, the U.K., Australia and the European Union. Its declared goal is to destroy the Jewish state and replace it with an Islamic one. Indeed, its enmity is directed not only toward Israel but toward Jews, in general. ”
Hamas are militant Palestinians who are also Arab Muslims. In the beginning there was Israel and the Jewish people. There were not Palestine, Palestinians or Arabs or Hamas. Some 4,000 years ago God gave the Promised Land to Abraham and his descendants. The Jewish people rebelled against God and they were scattered all over the world. During the colonial rule, the British empire created Palestine; illegal Arabs moved in and occupied the Holy Land without payment. When the state of Israel was reestablished, all Arabs and Palestinians should have been evicted in the first place. The conflict between Israel and Palestinians or Hamas is an illegal legacy of the British empire. The leaders of the United Kingdom have no moral character and courage to come out and inform Palestinians and Hamas and Arabs that they have no legal right of resettlement. All the Holy Land, part and parcel and portion belongs to the Jews only. Israel is God’s holy nation, and the Jews are God’s chosen people. Israel cannot mix with other states or peoples. The two-states proposal is not the two-sates solution. The United Nations and any organization do not have authority to give the Jewish land to Palestinians or Hamas or Arabs. Palestinians and Hamas have no claim to the Holy Land. It is foolish and futile to make false claim and fight for something that does not belong to you.
Besides Islam is not compatible with Judaism or Christianity. Palestinians are actually Arabs, they can seek statehood or residency in neighboring Arab states. The conflict between Israel and Palestinians and Hamas is unnecessary. The war that causes loss of lives on either side is unnecessary. It is wrong and futile to fight for what it does not belong to you. Jerusalem is forever the capital of the great king David. God is the Protector of Israel and God will fight for Jerusalem. So it is wise for Palestinians and Hamas to withdraw from the Promised Land (State of Israel today) in peace or they will have to be evicted by force.
95. Whether or not democracy will long endure
Almost all patriotic Americans admit, Democracy is in trouble in America. I contend that America has never been practicing the true democracy from the beginning. How do you know? The current US Constitution tells the sad fact. The US Constitution has not vested the national sovereignty in the hands of American citizens. The national referendum has never been used to express the will and wishes of the majority of American citizens. All American presidents and politicians have never tried to revise the US Constitution to vest the sovereignty in the hands of American citizens. The means of national referendum has never been used to decide and determine the national course of direction, the nature of the Republic, the most important issues and matters confronting America. The reason is obvious because the American president and politicians want to have the sovereign power in themselves. To save America, the only way is to vest the Constitutional sovereignty right in the hands of American citizens. When the majority of American citizens (i.e. 51%) can be empowered to decide any issue or problem. For example, the U.S. president or any national official, can be removed if 51 percent of American citizens cast a no confidence vote in the president. It does not have to utilize the useless and ineffective impeachment process. A president does not need to commit any crime, if only 51% of American voters have no confidence in him, the president is automatically removed. So is the vice president, the supreme court justice, any high ranking official can be removed by the national referendum. America cannot go to war without the majority support of American citizens expressed in a national referendum. There are many pressing problems or vital issues can be resolved through a national referendum. The national referendum is the true democracy in action. The people sovereignty is the ultimate power higher than presidential power and congregational power. The instrument of national referendum keeps all elected and appointed officials on their duties and responsibilities. They do not need to commit a big crime, incompetency alone is sufficient to remove any official by the will of the people. As regards the important national matters of budget, national debt, foreign policy, war and peace, defense, trade, climate, environment, education, healthcare, social security, official salaries and pensions, infrastructure, economy, national language, immigration, nuclear weapons, etc., let the American citizens practice truth, integrity, justice, and righteousness.
It is sad but true, the American model of democracy is not the true democracy. Democracy by definition is majority rule. America does not vest constitutional sovereign right in American citizens. Americans cannot exercise national referendum to decide national policies and direction. Only 1 percent of Americans rule over the 99 percent and own most of the wealth.
96. Reading Great Books
I concur with Descartes, “-Reading great books is like a conversation with the best minds of past centuries.” Not all books are great. There are four types of book. Those that indulge you are bad, such as pornography and trash novel. Those that inform you are useful, such as reference books. Those that instruct you are good. When I was a boy, Proverbs of Solomon was very instructive to me. With some exception, I think The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas is a very instructive book. For all believers, I recommend The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan without any reservation. There is no book like the Holy Bible which can inform you, instruct you, and above all inspire you.
2Ti 3:15-17, “and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.”
I was lucky to have known the Sacred Writings from childhood. I was young and now I am old. I have studied not a little philosophy and theology. I want you to know like Martin Luther I believe in Sola Scriptura which means by scripture alone. The books that inspire you are great books. You cannot compare human wisdom at best with the Word of God. Human words at best will pass away. The Word of God is eternal and will never pass away. Awake to the great truth, the Words of Jesus will never pass away. May I suggest you start reading the Gospel of John.
97. Happiness and life.
Aristotle said, “Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the goal and end of human existence.” The statement is representative of the best human and worldly wisdom. For a spiritual man, happiness is not the meaning and purpose of life. I was young, and I used to think happiness is the meaning and purpose of life. Jesus Christ enlighten me when He says, Jhn 6:38, “For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” Do you think it is happiness to come down to the earth from Heaven? Jesus said He had come down from Heaven, not to do His own will, but the will of Him who sent Him. This is most important. The goal and end of human existence is not happiness. To have happiness and meaning and purpose of life, you need to be sent on a life mission. Human existence must be justified by the undertaking one is sent to do. The Scripture says, Heb 10:7, “THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME (IT IS WRITTEN OF ME IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK) TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’” The will of God for His Son does not look or sound happiness. Phl 2:8, “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross.” Luk 15:6,“And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’” Luk 19:10, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” On the cross, Jesus last word was triumphant, Jhn 19:30, “Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” Jesus had finished the work He was sent to do.
In following the steps of Jesus, Paul rejoiced in sufferings for the sake of Christ. Have you ever heard anybody singing in jail at midnight? Act 16:25, “Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” You also must know that Paul had already suffered and had been treated abusively in Philippi, beaten with rods, received many blows, thrown into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. Approaching the end of his life, Apostle Paul said,
2Ti 4:7-8, ”I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. In the future
there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”
From the viewpoint of Washing, Wall Street and Hollywood Apostle Paul was a failure; but in the sight of God, Paul will have the crown of righteousness, the crown of life, and the crown of glory. Jas 1:12, ”Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” 1Pe 5:4, “And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” For a spiritual man, the meaning and purpose of life, the goal and end of human existence is to discover the will of God for his life and do it.
98. The devil enters the heart
Many do not know this great truth. This great truth is more awesome and important than any philosophical and historical truth you know. It is more real than the so-called The Thucydides Trap.
The devil can enter the heart of an evildoer without his knowledge. Jhn 13:2, “And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.” The devil put into the heart of Judas the traitor to betray Jesus. The devil is not able to enter the heart of a born-again Christian because of the indwelling Holy Spirit. The evil spirit is afraid of the Holy Spirit. However, the heart of an unbelieving is an open door to the devil. The devil is able to enter the heart of the wicked and puts into his heart some wicked scheme to carry out. Watching the words and deeds of many Western leaders and politicians for so long, you wonder if the devil has put into their hearts to do evil things. If they start a nuclear war against Russia and China, then you know for sure what the devil has put into their hearts.
99. Greed and civilization
Someone said, “Sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.” First we know what greed is. The Bible says, Greed is the root of all evils. Second we have to define what is civilization. After going to the end I discover the man was seriously wrong because greed does not create civilization, greed destroys civilization. Greed is not the driving spirit of civilization. Will Durant knew something about civilization when he said, “Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.” Where there is greed, there are all kinds of disorder. Where there is greed, there is conflict and chaos. Capitalism was born in greed and propagates through greed. People of capitalistic society are the most greedy. Greed is the mother of frauds. Under capitalism there are more frauds than the stars in the sky. The American 2008 financial crisis was a case in point. Horace said, “The covetous man is always in want.” Greed is like the bottomless Pit, it never satisfies. Lao-tzi said, “There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And there is no greater disaster than greed.” Very few Americans realize that the greatest disaster and enemy of America are not Russia or China, but the military-industrial-security complex and the fraudulent and predatory healthcare.
Merriam Webster defines civilization as the culture characteristic of a particular time or place. While National Geographic defines civilization as a complex of human society that may have certain characteristics of cultural and technological development. Using this framework, I for a long time concluded the civilization of the American south should never have existed because of the abuse and distortion of Christianity.
I was surprised that Daniel Webster said this, “Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” I was lucky to have met some of civilized persons in the world: I want to mention a few. (1). Danish children. In my article, https://williewongthought.hpage.com/the-theory-of-good-society.html
I was staying at Skodborg, a suburb of Copenhagen. One day I was going to Copenhagen through a sidewalk toward the station, it was coincidentally when the children came home from school. The Danish children of 5-7 years old, boys and girls were walking in the alley where small plants and bushes grew on both sides. They were walking hand in hand horizontally facing me. Suddenly without consultation, they realized they were blocking my passage way to the train station. They at once changed their positions in a row, smiling with their lefts hands on their backs, and right hands stretching out with a ceremonial bow to let me pass. How delightful and lovely were those Danish children at Skodborg. They taught me the meaning of civility. That incident took place in 1976, all those children must have grown up by now.
(2) . Norwegian young man. I was in Oslo one day looking an address. I asked a young Norwegian whom I met the first time by chance if he knew the address. He amicably said he knew the place, and offered to walk with me lest I should get lost. So in my experience I believe Norwegians are the most civilized people on earth. A man is civilized not because the way he treated his friends and relatives, a man is civilized by the way he treats strangers.
(3) . A hospitable farmer.
When we were children we roamed all over the place, and not knowingly we landed on a farm house. The farmer was a stranger, but he insisted to entertain us with boiled fresh peanuts. He used a big wok to boil the fresh peanuts. Honestly, I have been dining all over the world at 5-star restaurants, and my mother was a good cook better than any chef. To this day I still remember the kindness and most delicious fresh peanuts of that hospitable farmer.
Apparently American leaders and politicians do not pay attention of what Franklin Roosevelt believed and said, “If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.” Not only President Richard Nixon sought a just a lasting peace for the world; President Roosevelt would no approve the current American hostile and aggressive foreign policy of world dictatorship and domination. The civilization can not survive under the leadership of American politicians.
100. The value of virtue
Marcus Aurelius said, “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and unreasonable nature.”
Max Planck has a correct view of virtue who said, “All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force… We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.” The Mind of Christ matters most because the truth of Christ matters most. Some capitalist politician said, “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Even today after more than 500 years of world dictatorship and domination, European supremacist still do not see their evil deeds and atrocities committed through Western imperialism, colonialism and capitalism. Not one Western supremacist admits the poverty, hardship, misery, difficulty, brutality, extremity, inhumanity, iniquity, etc. that they create in the world to this day. Only people who are like pigs would distort vices and virtues. Confucius said, “The superior man always thinks of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort.” Aristotle said, “It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.” Our choice implies our value, our value is manifested in our virtue by action.
101. The Image of God
It is written, Gen 1:26, “Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” Image in Hebrew is ṣelem which means likeness of resemblance; semblance; a representative figure; a mental picture or impression; idea or concept; appearance; – which occurs 17 times in the Old Testament. Likeness in Hebrew is dᵊmûṯ which means similitude; manner; fashion; like as; resemblance; shape; model; – which occurs 25 times in the Old Testament.
This is a most sober and solemn truth. The Holy and Eternal God is Three in One. God said, Let us. Us means the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God explains His Word. The Image of God is the Likeness of God.
Gen 1:27, “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
So God created man in the image of God. God is the Creator of man. Man is a creature of God. God is the origin of man. There was no evolution, the evolution process was not necessary. God created male and female. There was no confusion between male and female. The US Supreme Court is unlawful and violated the law of God in making same-sex marriage, male with male and female with female, legal. God ordained that marriage is only between male and female.
Gen 9:6, “Whoever sheds human blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made mankind.”
In the beginning God also instituted capital punishment or death penalty for murder. Whoever sheds human blood, by man his blood shall be shed. Some European nations which claim to be Christian nations rebelled against God by abolishing death penalty. Death penalty is not cruel or inhuman, murder is cruel and inhuman.
Lev 26:1, “‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you setup for yourselves a carved image or a memorial stone, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the LORD your God”
God gave law to Moses and thereby known as the Mosaic Law, idolatry or bowing down to a carved image is forbidden. God is One, and there is no other. Pantheism is unlawful, idolatry is a great sin. God commanded not to worship any carved or cast metal image or idol made of gold or silver or stone or anything, an image formed by human skill and thought. The leaders of Taiwan worship idols and at the same time they claim to be Christians are sinning against God and practicing a false religion. The preachers of Taiwan are not the servants of Christ because they do not fear God, and they fear to rebuke their leaders and politicians who commit idolatry.
For thousands of years the Old Testament saints and prophets pondered and searched out the meaning of the Image of God. Jesus Christ who is the Image of God came down from Heaven and reveals the Father by declaring, Jhn 4:24, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” God became Flesh (Incarnation) in the Body of Jesus. The death of Jesus Christ for sinners was a real bodily death. There is no such a thing called the resurrection of the spirit, because the spirit cannot die. The unbelieving theologians misled people in many false doctrines. After His bodily resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples on many occasions at different places. In His first appearance, Jesus says,
Luk 24:39, “See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.”
Jesus reveals the truth, a spirit does not have flesh and bones. Finally, the New Testament saints come to the knowledge, the Image of God cannot be physical because God is Spirit. You cannot touch and see the Spirit. In the beginning God used Image and Likeness interchangeably and synonymously.
2Co 4:4, “in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the Image of God.”
Jesus Christ is the invisible Image of God. Image in Greek is eikōn which means figure; likeness; profile; representation; divine nature; picture; resemblance; – which occurs 23 times in the New Testament.
Rom 8:29, “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the Image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”
Children of God are to become conformed to the Image of the Son of God. What does it mean to become conformed to the Image of Jesus Christ? One thing is clear, to be like Jesus Christ is to be conformed to His image.
Eph 4:24, “and to put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”
Children of God who put on the new self must have the likeness of God, created in righteousness, holiness, and the truth. We know God is Spirit, the divine nature of God is righteousness, holiness, and truth. The more children of God have righteousness, holiness, and truth the more they possess the Image of God or the Likeness of God. To become conformed to the Image of the Son of God is to be conformed to His righteousness, holiness and truth. Righteousness in Greek is dikaiosynē which means integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting (Strong’s Concordance); in a broad sense the condition acceptable to God; equity of character or act; justice or morality; goodness and uprightness; – which occurs 92 times in the New Testament. Holiness in Greek is hosiotēs which means piety towards God; fidelity in observing God’s commandments; godliness; sanctification; devoutness; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Truth in Greek is alētheia which means verity; objectivity; according to truth; in reality; conforming to the truth in Christ Jesus; moral excellence; free from fraud, falsehood, deceit, and pretense; a mode of life in harmony with divine truth (Strong’s Concordance); – which occurs 109 times in the New Testament.
The Image of God or the Likeness of God is basically righteousness, holiness, and truth. The more Christians possess righteousness, holiness, and truth the more they conform to the Son of God, Jesus Christ, our Great God and Savior. The nature of God also consists of Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence and perfection. No man can conform to the Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence and perfection of God. A believer is born again by the Holy Spirit, the new self is created in righteousness, holiness, and truth in Christ.
Western supremacists and imperialists do not have the likeness of Christ, they are like children of the devil who lie, kill, and rob. They are not Christians because they discredited Christianity and dishonor the Lord Jesus. They are in deep darkness and practice unrighteousness and injustice. They need to REPENT, REFORM, AND RECOMPENSE their victims for their past evil deeds and iniquities.
102. The State of the World
In the last days, the state of the world is very, very bad because it is most dangerous and perilous.
2Ti 3:1-14, “But KNOW this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.”
Note: Know this! You may know many unimportant things. If you do not know this, your knowledge is vain and useless. “But KNOW this, that in the last days PERILOUS times will come.” Perilous in Greek is chalepos which means fierce; dangerous; hard to bear; troublesome; harsh; savage; difficult; furious; grievous; oppressive; annoying; hazardous; full of peril; parlous; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament.
103. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LAST DAYS PEOPLES.
Peoples of the last days (which is today) have the following characters and characteristics as it is written:
1. Lovers of self
2. Lovers of money
3. Boastful
4. Arrogant
5. Slanderers
6. Disobedient to parents
7. Ungrateful
8. Unholy
9. Unloving
10. Irreconcilable
11. Malicious gossips
12. Without self-control
13. Brutal
14. Haters of good
15. Treacherous
16. Reckless
17. Conceited
18. Lovers of pleasure
Three kinds of lovers: lovers of self, lovers of money, and lovers of pleasure characterize the problems of the last days and compound many unprecedented problems the world is facing. Most of the crimes committed today are caused by these three kinds of lovers. Do you know that Lucifer fell because of his self-centeredness?
104. AMERICA IN CRISIS
America is the most mismanaged country in the world. It would be voluminous to record all the cases of mismanagement politically, diplomatically, strategically, financially, economically, educationally, medically, departmentally, militarily, and trade.
James A. Lucas（24 April, 2007）wrote “This study reveals that U.S. military forces were directly responsible for about 10 to 15 million deaths during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and the two Iraq Wars. The Korean War also includes Chinese deaths while the Vietnam War also includes fatalities in Cambodia and Laos.
According to https://military.wikia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States
“List of wars involving the United States…
Jer 12:17, “But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it, declares the LORD.”
Note: Wars of aggression can have beautiful names such as Operation Restoring Hope, Operation Just Cause, Operation Enduring Freedom, etc. to fool the uninformed. God cannot be fooled. God is calling the United States to listen: cease to be the evil empire, cease and desist to be the warmonger, cease to do evil in the world, cease to cause destruction. I am afraid American leaders will not listen because they are arrogant supremacists, imperialists, hegemonists, monopolists, militarists and capitalists. Let American leaders know what God has said, “But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it, declares the Lord.”
Let God’s Word be the final warning. I am afraid American leaders will not listen because they have no fear of God. Only President Richard Nixon had the right vision for America and the world because Nixon did not seek world domination, he sought a just and lasting peace. After Nixon, there has not been one president who leads the nation to the right path.
Luk 6:41-42,“Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother: Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.”
Billy Graham had been known as the counselor and preacher of American presidents. However, Billy Graham was not John the Baptist, as far as I know, he did not and no American preacher had face to face pointed to the American presidents their sins of committing war crimes and atrocities in many parts of the world. I believe the reason was almost all American preachers were inflicted by Americanism and blinded by patriotism that they could not see any wrong done by America. I recall a white missionary from South Africa who told me the Blacks in Africa were like the Amalekites and the Canaanites in the Promised Land, it was justified to kill them. Oh, what a white man’s gospel!
The US Constitution needs to be revised. The change is to stipulate that the national sovereignty is vested in the hands of American citizens. American citizens have the final say on every vital issue and important matters of the nation. National referendum is the real democracy in action. Unlike the democracy and national referendum in Taiwan which is phony and not worth mentioning. American leaders and politicians are afraid of changing the U.S. Constitution to stipulate that sovereignty is vested in the hands of American citizens because in that way American leaders and politicians will lose their monopoly of power. When and where 51% of Americans cast their votes of no confidence in the president or any high ranking official, they can be removed automatically without going through the useless process of impeachment. The majority of American citizens are empowered to make decision of national importance. For example, if 51% of American voters decide to abandon empire, the American foreign policy can be changed overnight, all American troops stationed overseas, aircraft carriers, warships, destroyers, bombers, spy plans, etc. can be withdrawn at once.
The purpose of listing the most dangerous American time bombs. I define a time bomb as a national pressing problem or serious situation if not resolved properly that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some near future time or unexpectedly. Had American citizens possess the right of national sovereignty, many vital issues could have been resolved by national referendums. There are quite a few American ticking time bombs. Here just to mention a few as follows:
(1) . Blacks
(2) . Latinos
(3) . Debt
(4) . Deficit
(5) . Illegal aliens (already in America)
(6) . Welfare
(7) . Drugs
(8) . Economy
(9) . Trade
(10) Special interests
(11) Partisan divisiveness
(12) Racial discrimination
(13) Police brutality
(14) Illegal migrants (want to come in)
(15) Fraudulent healthcare (most costly in the world)
(16) Injustice
(17) Organized crime
(18) Terrorism
(19) Inequality
(20) Corruption
(21) Culture
(22) Military-Industrial-Security complex
(23) Pentagon
(24) Iran
(25) Hamas-Palestinians
EVERY CRISIS IS A TIME BOMB. A time bomb is a potentially dangerous or detrimental factor which may increase its destructiveness with the passage of time.
105. Zone Alarm
Zone alarm is worst than the worst virus or malware. It invaded the computers without invitation and without shame. It is hidden at Firefox extension, but it cannot be uninstalled or deleted because it does not have a valid name or valid file. I dropped Firefox, but the evil Zone Alarm is attached with Chrome extension. “Zone Alarm, however, neither this software, nor the internet security software company that developed it, has anything to do with this scam.” I do not believe in the statement cited. I believe whoever created Zone Alarm are children of darkness, children of the devil, the wicked. Those who sell their software to remove this evil Zone Alarm may be co-conspirators. I hope the federal government will severely punish those involved with ZoneAlarm. It is a troublemaker and evildoer who hinders normal work and makes troubles for computer users. It is equivalent to terrorists in the Internet. I hope some righteous software engineers may destroy Zone Alarm at once.
The following is an example of what Zone Alarm does: pretending what you normally do is not allowed by your organization policy, and for your protection — blocking legitimate site.
Zone Alarm
ZONEALARM ALERT
Blocked access to a website
Access to this website is not allowed by your organization policy.
For your protection, this site has been blocked.
URL: https://signup.live.com/signup?mkt=en-US&uiflavor=app&lw=1&fl=easi2&client_id=51483342-085c-4d86-bf88-cf50c7252078&wreply=https%3a%2f%2fwww.office.com%2f%3fauth%3d1%26from%3dPwaFreeSignup&lic=1&uaid=609236f05efc43c5b3ca92128baea192
Site category: Computers / Internet
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106. SOMEBODY
Everybody thinks he is somebody when he is nobody.
107. GOOD SENSE
If you have good sense, you should know the difference between assuming and presuming.
108. GOD IS NOT A MAN
Most people know God is not a man, that He would lie. God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords. God is greater than all the gods. God is gracious and compassionate. God is favorably disposed to all who seek Him. God is greater than mankind. God is awesome majesty. God is the King of all the earth. God is the Judge. God is holy. God is righteous. God is true. God is faithful. God is Light. God is Spirit. God is love. God is in the Heavens. God is the LORD! God is only ONE. God is Ruler over the realm of mankind.
Not many know the LORD God of armies is His name. God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God. But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. Yet for us there is only ONE God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and ONE Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever.
109. Why the US Must Be
Careful With China
American strategists falsely maintain that China is dangerous. These warmongers are blind to the fact China has not attacked and occupied any nation like the U.S. has done since the end of World War II. Instead China has aided more than 100 nations although it is still a poor country. America is the only overtly imperialist nation wanting to dominate the world at any cost. Historically, America and Europe have wronged China too many times since the Opium Wars to this day. America violated China’s sovereignty in many areas like Tibet, Xinjian, Hong Kong, Diaoyu Islands, and Taiwan. American aggression all failed in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The U.S. treats Taiwan as its colony is the most flagrant and explosive. If America does not repent and restrain its aggression and falsely believes they can incite an conventional war against China and win would be the most fatal historical blunder. Any attack on China and Russia would turn out a global nuclear war. As I explained in the article Why the U.S. Must Not Have War With China, https://williewongthought.hpage.com/why-the-united-states-must-not-have-war-with-china.html
China and Russia and all hate America imperialist nations would be concerted to retaliate mainland America and world-wide as never before, consequently it will unmistakably destroy America, China, Russia and the whole world. America is playing fire with Taiwan, AUKUS and QUAD. China is not a competitor and does not want to be a competitor with America or any nation. China only competes with itself in restoring its past glory without hegemonic intention. Most Americans are not aware that American leaders and politicians are leading America to death and destruction. Let China alone. No Help. No Sanction. Act before it is too late!!!
110. Heat or Eat
According to https://consumerenergyalliance.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021_Heat_or_Eat_Consumers.pdf
FOR HOME HEATING, ON AVERAGE,
HOUSEHOLDS WILL SPEND:
• $746 on natural gas, an increase of $172 or 30% more
• $1,268 on electricity, an increase of $72 or 7% more
• $631 on propane, an increase of $221 or 54% more
• $1,734 on heating oil, an increase of $521 or 43% more
These numbers matter. Almost 29% of families reported to the U.S. Census Bureau in August they had to reduce or go without basic household necessities, such as medicine or food, to pay an energy bill. As a result, heating costs may become another necessity that struggling families and swaths of people living on fixed incomes simply cannot afford.
$746 on natural gas
$1,268 on electricity
$1,734 on heating oil
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$3,748
In some states like Southern California, no heating oil is required. To pay for natural gas and electricity amounts to $2,014 .
According to https://cn.bing.com/search?q=Average+monthly+social+security+benefits
“The average Social Security benefit was $1,543 per month in January 2021.” A retired American Social Security recipient needs also to pay for rent, food, medicine, transportation, medical insurance, etc. It is clear a retired American with social security monthly benefits cannot live anywhere in America. Yes, not a few retired Americans live in Mexico, etc. Unfortunately as the numbers indicate, the population of struggling elderlies in America may be forced to commit suicide. Christians should not and will not commit suicide under any circumstances. It is a sad and shocking fact that most Americans cannot afford to retire in America. I am one among those American retirees who live abroad because my social security benefits cannot afford me to live in America.
111. HOW CHRISTIANS LIVE
Christians in addition to pray, praise, work, witness and wait for the second coming of Christ, must conduct himself in a way that pleases the Lord. To conduct our Christian life is to live according to the Word of God:
1. Live in hope. Act 2:26, “THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE WAS OVERJOYED; MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE.”
2. In God we live and move and exist. Act 17:28,
“for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’
3. Live by faith. Rom 1:17, “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written: “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS ONE WILL LIVE BY FAITH.”
4. Live with Christ. Rom 6:8, “Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.”
5. Live for the Lord. Rom 14:8, “for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”
6. Live in peace.
2Co 13:11, “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, mend your ways, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”
7. Live for God. Gal 2:19, “For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live for God.”
8. Live by faith in the Son of God. Gal 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”
9. Live by the Spirit. Gal 5:25, “If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow the Spirit as well.”
10. Live in harmony in the Lord. Phl 4:2, “I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord.”
11. Live in a godly way. 2Ti 3:12, “Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”
12. Live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner.
Tit 2:12, “instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age.”
13. Live in the Spirit according to the will of God.
1Pe 4:6, “For the Gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the Spirit according to the will of God.”
This Scripture probably refers to Jesus Christ during His bodily death went down to preach the Gospel to those who are dead.
My dear brothers and sisters, if you master and understand these Thirteen Biblical Principle cited above on how to live, you will do well; and it is much better than reading several books on the Christian Living.
112. TRUST AND OBEY
How do Christians live in this world which we do not belong to? I believe there are two words may help, Trust and Obey. Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to the providence of God, and the future to the promises of God.
1. Trust in the faithfulness of God.
Psa 52:8, “But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.”
2. Trust in God at all times.
Psa 62:8, “Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah”
3. Trust in God’s salvation.
Psa 78:22, “Because they did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.”
4. Trust in the Word of God.
Psa 119:42, “So that I will have an answer for one who taunts me, for I trust in Your Word.”
5. Trust in the name of the Lord.
Isa 50:10, “Who is among you who fears the LORD,
Who obeys the voice of His servant,
Who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.”
As regards obedience:
1. Obey God rather than men.
Act 5:29, “But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
2. Obey the Holy Spirit.
Act 5:32, “And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
3. Obey the truth.
Rom 2:8, “but to those who are self-serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.”
4. Obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2Th 1:8-9, “in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. These people will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.
5. Obey Jesus Christ.
1Pe 1:2, “according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.”
Jhn 3:36, “The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
6. Obey your parents in the Lord.
Eph 6:1, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”
When Chinese parents want their children to worship their ancestors, idols, eat blood, etc. Christians cannot obey their Chinese parents because it is not in the Lord.
7. Obey your human masters.
Col 3:22, “Slaves, obey those who are your human masters in everything, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.”
A black politician who was a descendant of slaves mocked at this Scripture. The Bible does not condone slavery. The Bible also does not advocate revolution to change the world. The world as it is, the duty of Christians is to preach the Gospel to every creature.
8. Obey your leaders.
Heb 13:17, “Obey your leaders and submit to them—for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account—so that they may do this with joy, not groaning; for this would be unhelpful for you.”
The leaders here refer to Christian leaders in the Church, not political leaders like Hitler and white imperialists.
113. What are Christians to do in this world?
A. Be crucified to the world.
Gal 6:14, “But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”
It is proper to often ask myself, has the world been crucified to me, and I to the world?
B. Be holy and blameless before God.
Eph 1:4, “just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love.”
C. Struggle against the evil forces.
Eph 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Doing the ministry of the Word on the Internet, I have to struggle against the dark and evil forces of the world everyday.
D. Prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent.
Phl 2:15, “so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world.”
E. Keep oneself unstained by the world.
Jas 1:27, “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
Unstained in Greek is aspilos which means without spot; spotless; unspotted; irreproachable; unsullied; unblemished; free from vice; not morally blemished or tainted; unsoiled; – which occurs 4 times in the New Testament.
F. To be rich in faith.
Jas 2:5, “Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: did God not choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
G. Overcome the world.
1Jo 5:5, “Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”
Overcome in Greek is nikaō which means to conquer; to prevail; to get the victory; to subdue; to triumph over; – which occurs 28 times in the New Testament. The job of Christians is not to save the world, not to change the world, not to reform the world — but to conquer, overcome, subdue and triumph over the world by preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
God does not hold the community responsible for your life. God holds you responsible for your life. No one is held responsible for another’s life. You are responsible if you kill another’s life. God will not hold you for the success and failure of another’s life. God will hold you responsible for all your thoughts, words, and deeds of your life.
114. WESTERN CHRISTIANITY
I see Western Christianity is practicing greed — the love of money. There are so many so-called Christian churches, conventions, missions, associations, institutions, organizations, societies, Bible institutes, colleges, universities, seminaries, business enterprises, publishers, evangelists, pastors, preachers, teachers, and theologians who are driven by the money motive. They are loves of themselves, and lovers of money.
WILLIE WONG
WILLIE WONG THOUGHT
MARCH 18, 2024
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PEOPLES OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES HAVE VISITED MY WEBSITE:
https://williewongthought.hpage.com
Peoples of many other nations may have visited but not reported:
1. China
2. United States
3. Norway
4. Indonesia
5. Hong Kong
6. The Netherlands
7. Malaysia
8. Hungary
9. Canada
10. South Africa
11. Brazil
12. Ukraine
13. Singapore
14. Russia
15. United Kingdom
16. Thailand
17. Vietnam
18. Australia
19. India
20. Japan
21. Greece
22. Venezuela
23. Denmark
24. Finland
25. Mauritius
26. Burkina Faso
27. Bulgaria
28. United Arab Emirates
29. Turkey
30. Philippines
31. Taiwan
32. Algeria
33. Belarus
34. France
35. Bangladesh
36. Romania
37. Kenya
38. Chile
39. Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
40. Qatar
41. Nigeria
42. Republic of Korea
43. Sri Lanka
44. Egypt
45. Argentina
46. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
47. Iran
48. Senegal
49. Czech Republic
50. Macau
51. Cambodia
52. Sweden
53. Switzerland
54. Peru
55. Mexico
56. Brunei Darussalem
57. Dominica
58. Antigua and Barbuda
59. Ireland
60. Haiti
61. Croatia
62. Honduras
63. Heard Islands and McDonald Islands
64. Guyana
65. Guinea-Bissau
66. Guam
67. Guatemala
68. Germany
69. Greenland
70. Gibraltar
71. Georgia
72. Ethiopia
73. Cyprus
74. Cuba
75. Costa Rica
76. Colombia
77. Spain
78. Bhutan
79. Bahamas
80. Belgium
81. Austria
82. Armenia
83. Albania
84. Anguilla
85. Israel
86. Pakistan
87. Italy
88. Cote D’ivoire
89. Togo
90. Ecuador
91. El Salvador
92. Benin
93. Belize
94. Portugal
95. Saudi Arabia
96. Nicaragua
97. Uruguay
98. Mongolia
99. Oman
100. Netherlands Antilles
101. Myanmar
102. Jamaica
103. Dominican Republic
104. Kazakhstan
105. Paraguay
106. Poland
107. Serbia
108. Zambia
109. Bosnia and Herzegovina
110. Djibouti
111. Lithuania
112. Ghana
113. Montenegro
114. Liberia
115. Virgin Islands
116. Lao
117. Cameroon
118. Estonia
119. Aruba
120. Morocco
121. Lesotho
122. Congo
123. Angola
124. Uganda
125. Nepal
126. Suriname
127. Iraq
128. Kuwait
129. Micronesia
130. Mali
131. Kyrgyzstan
132. Mozambique
133. Tunisia
134. Latvia
135. Slovakia
136. Slovenia
137. Bolivia
138. Jordan
139. Macedonia
140. Luxembourg
141. Bahrain
142. Azerbaijan
143. Iceland
144. Ivory Coast
145. Tanzania
146. Panama
147. Madagascar
148. Grenada
149. French Southern Territories
150. Chad
151. Liechtenstein
152. Sint Maarten
153. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
154. New Caledonia
155. Seychelles
156. French Polynesia
157. Malawi
158. Guadeloupe
159. Tajikistan
160. Botswana
161. Jersey
162. Faroe Islands
163. Isle of Man
164. Malta
165. Rwanda
166. Cabo Verde
167. Maldives
168. Sudan
169. Syria
170. Yemen
171. Reunion
172. Guernsey
173. Gabon
174. Andorra
175. Turkmenistan
176. Fiji
177. Somalia
178. Barbados
179. Libya
180. Kosovo
181. Palestine
182. Equatorial Guinea
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TOTAL – 182 COUNTRIES
DATED 10/26/2021
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PEOPLES OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OR REGIONS, FOR THE SAKE CONVENIENCE, ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. THEY HAVE VISITED MY WEBSITE AND EVERY CITY IS PRECIOUS TO ME. I SUGGEST TO PLAY A GAME TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE, I CALL OUT OSLO AND YOU NAME THE COUNTRY NORWAY. YOU CAN PICK UP ANY CITY, AND SEE IF YOU CALL OUT A CITY AND KNOW ITS COUNTRY. IF NOT, CHECK WITH THE COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE. The data of hundreds of Chinese cities were lost.
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A.
1. Abion
2. Achim
3. Addis Ababa
4. Adelaide
5. Afikim
6. Ahmedabad
7. Albany
8. Albuquerque
9. Al Qahirah
10. Aldie
11. Alemdar Mah.
12. Alexandria
13. Alphen
14. Alsace
15. Altoona
16. Amazon USA-West
17. American Canyon
18. Amersfoort
19. Amsterdam
20. Ancaster
21. Ann Arbor
22. Áno Liósia
23. Antônio Carlos
24. Antwerp
25. Apolda
26. Aquitaine
27. Arezzo
28. Arnhem
29. Arquennes
30. Ashdod
31. Ashburn
32. Ashtead
33. Athens
34. Athol
35. Atlanta
36. Attiki
37. Auckland
38. Augusta
39. Aurora
40. Austin
41. Auzebosc
42. Azure Central US
43. Azure US West (California)
B.
1. Bad Nauheim
2. Baden-Baden
3. Baden-Wurttemberg
4. Bahrain
5. Baiyun
6. Ballina
7. Bangalore
8. Bangkok
9. Baoqiao
10. Barcelona
11. Basalt
12. Batangas City
13. Bayern
14. Bayfield
15. Beckton
16. Beijing
17. Behala
18. Beja
19. Belgrade
20. Belgorod
21. Bella Vista
22. Bellevile
23. Bend
24. Bengaluru
25. Bergen Dal
26. Bergen
27. Berlin
28. Bern
29. Best
30. Bielefeld
31. Bischkek
32. Boardman
33. Bochum
34. Boiling Springs
35. Bolton
36. Bordeaux
37. Boston
38. Boulder
39. Boulogne-billancourt
40. Bournemouth
41. Boxborough
42. Boydton
43. Brarola
44. Brasília
45. Bratislava
46. Brea
47. Bremen
48. Brest
49. Brisbane
50. Brno
51. Bronx
52. Brooklyn
53. Broxbourne
54. Bruges
55. Brussels
56. Bucharest
57. Budapest
58. Buenos Aires
59. Buffalo
60. Bournemouth
61. Burnaby
62. Bursa
63. Butzbach
C.
1. Cairo
2. Cambridge
3. Camlachie
4. Canberra
5. Canton
6. Cape Town
7. Capelle aan den IJssel
8. Carbondale
9. Cebu City
10. Cedar Falls
11. Charlotte
12. Chantilly
13. Charly
14. Chaville
15. Cheboksary
16. Chelyabinsk
17. Chennai
18. Chiajna
19. Chicago
20. Chico
21. Clichy
22. Clifton
23. Coburg
24. Cologne
25. Colonnella
26. Columbus
27. Conway
28. Copenhagen
29. Coquitlam
30. Córdoba
31. Correzzana
32. Costa Mesa
33. Cotia
34. Cortland
35. Crymych
36. Cuernavaca
37. Cyprus
D.
1. Dakar
2. Dallas
3. Dammam
4. Darlington
5. Denver
6. Detmold
7. Des Moines
8. Detroit
9. Dhaka
10. Distrito Federal
11. Dittlingen
12. Drenthe
13. Dronten
14. Dubai
15. Dublin
16. Dulmen
17. Dundas
18. Düsseldorf
E.
1. Edinburgh
2. Edmond
3. Edmonton
4. Eindhoven
5. Eitorf
6. El Paso
7. Elk Grove
8. Elyakhin
9. Erode
10. Estremoz
11. Evans
12. Eysines
F.
1. Fairfield
2. Faisalabad
3. Falkenstein
4. Fargo
5. Farsta
6. Fayetteville
7. Fez
8. Fléron
9. Flevoland
10. Fort Lauderdale
11. Four Oaks
12. Frankfurt
13. Frederiksberg
14. Fremont
15. Fukuaka
16. Fürstenwalde
G.
1. Garden City
2. Gainesville
3. Gauteng
4. Gdansk
5. Gelderland
6. Geneva
7. George Town
8. Ghent
9. Gilbert
10. Gladbeck
11. Glasgow
12. Gloucester
13. Gomel
14. Göteborg
15. Gothenburg
16. Grabouw
17. Gravelines
18. Graz
19. Great Neck
20. Groningen
21. Guadalajara
H.
1. Haarlem
2. Halfweg
3. Hlavni mesto Praha
4. Hamburg
5. Hamilton
6. Hamina
7. Handen
8. Hangzhou
9. Hannover
10. Hanoi
11. Hahnstätten
12. Helsinki
13. Henderson
14. Hereford
15. Hlavni mesto Praha
16. Holon
17. Homburg
18. Hong Kong
19. Hongkou
19. Honolulu
20. Hoogeveen
21. Hornchurch
22. Host
23. Houston
24. Hove
25. Hovedstaden
26. Huichapan
27. Huntsville
28. Hyderabad
29. Hyugo
I.
1. Idaho Falls
2. Iernut
3. Ile-de-France
4. Indianapolis
5. Indore
6. Istanbul
7. Itasca
8. Ivanovo
9. Ixtapaluca
10. Izhevsk
J.
1. Jacksonville
2. Jakarta
3. Jalisco
4. Jerusalem
5. Joao Pessoa
6. Johannesburg
7. Jonkoping
K.
1. Kaarst
2. Kansas City
3. Kapa
4. Karlskrona
5. Karlsruhe
6. Karlstad
7. Katy
8. Kaunas
9. Kawerau
10. Kelowna
11. Kerala
12. Kesselsdorf
13. Kfar Saba
14. Khon Kaen
15. Kiev
16. Kiez
17. Kirkland
18. Kirov
19. Klagenfurt
20. Kolkota
21. Koln
22. Kontich
23. Kopeysk
24. Kostanay
25. Kranj
26. Krasnoyarsk
27. Kristiansand
28. Kuala Lumpur
29. Kurnool
30. Kyshtym
L.
1. Lagos
2. Lake Worth
3. La Mirada
4. La Spezia
5. Lansing
6. Larz
7. Las Vegas
8. Laurel
9. Lausanne
10. Lebanon
11. Leeds
12. Lees Summit
13. Leicester
14. Leipzig
15. Lelystad
16. Lenoir
17. Lewes
18. Liberty Lake
19. Liège
20. Lille
21. Lima
22. Limburg
23. Lipetsk
24. Lisboa
25. Lisbon
26. Littleton
27. Little Rock
28. Livermore
29. Logroño
30. Lombardia
31. London
32. Los Angeles
33. Lucknow
34. Lupfig
35. Lützelbach
36. Luxembourg
37. Lynn
38. Lyon
39. Lyubertsy
M.
1. Macon
2. Madeline
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Madrid
5. Magdeburg
6. Malmö
7. Malta
8. Manassas
9. Manchester
10. Mangalore
11. Mangaluru
12. Manila
13. Maple Ridge
14. Marion
15. Marseille
16. Massillon
17. Mataram
18. Mayfair
19. Mazowieckie
20. Mcallen
21. Medan
22. Medellín
23. Melbourne
24. Mercer
25. Mexico City
26. Miami
27. Milan
28. Minneapolis
29. Minsk
30. Moncks Corner
31. Montreal
32. Moscow
33. Mound
34. Mount Laurel
35. Mt. Pleasant
36. Mountain View
37. Multan
38. Mumbai
39. Munich
40. Murfreesboro
41. Muttenz
N.
1. Negano
2. Neresheim
3. Neuwied
4. New Delhi
5. New Orleans
6. New York
7. Newark
8. Nicosia
9. Nieuwegein
10. Novosibirsk
11. Nordrhein-Westfalen
12. North Vancouver
13. North Virginia
14. Norwalk
15. Nottingham
16. Novi Travnik
17. Nuremberg
18. Nurnberg
O.
1. Oakland
2. Oakton
3. Oberhausen
4. Oberowisheim
5. Oklahoma City
6. Omaha
7. Omsk
8. Oosterhout
9. Orange
10. Orlando
11. Osaka
12. Oslo
13. Ottawa
14. Oud-beijerland
15. Oulu
16. Oxon Hill
P.
1. Palermo
2. Panama City
3. Pasong Tamo
4. Paramaribo
5. Paris
6. Patna
7. Patna, Bihar
8. Pearce
9. Perm
10. Perth
11. Philadelphia
12. Phoenix
13. Pittsburgh
14. Pompano Beach
15. Port Barre
16. Portland
17. Portsmouth
18. Post Falls
19. Prague
20. Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
21. Providence
22. Pune
23. Putian
24. Puttlingen
Q.
1. Qostanay
2. Quedlinburg
3. Quezon City
4. Qingyuan
R.
1. Rabat
2. Ramat Gan
3. Recife
4. Redding
5. Regensburg
6. Region Metropolitana
7. Reims
8. Remseck Am Neckar
9. Rende
10. Richardson
11. Riga
12. Rio de Janeiro
13. Rivne
14. Rochester
15. Rockville
16. Rome
17. Romsey
18. Rosenburg
19. Rotterdam
20. Roubaix
21. Rugby
S.
1. Sacramento
2. Saarbrucken
3. Saint Louis
4. Saint Petersburg
5. Salt Lake City
6. Salzburg
7. Samara
8. San Antonio
9. San Diego
10. San Franciso
11. San Jose
12. San Ramon
13. Sandefjord
14. Santa Clara
15. Santa Monica
16. Santiago
17. Santo Domingo
18. Santo Domingo Este
19. São Paulo
20. Sapporo
21. Sarasota
22. Saratov
23. Sattahip
24. Saylorsburg
25. Scottsdale
26. Seattle
27. Secaucus
28. Seguin
29. Sendai
30. Seoul
31. Seynod
32. SHANGHAI
33. Sharjah
34. Shenzhen
35. Sicilia
36. Simi Valley
37. Singapore
38. Singleton
39. Skudai
40. Sobrance
41. Sofia
42. Sonipat
43. Sovico
44. Spree
45. Spring
46. Springfield
47. St. Asaph
48. St. Louis
49. Stafford
50. Stillwater
51. Stirling
52. Stockholm
53. Strasbourg
54. Stuttgart
55. Summit
56. Sumatera Utara
57. Supply
58. Surry Hills
59. Sydney
T.
1. Tacoma
2. Taft
3. Taipei
4. Tallinn
5. Tamil Nadu
6. Tampa
7. Tel-Aviv
8. Tempe
9. Testelt
10. Thale
11. Thessaloníki
12. Tijuana
13. Tokyo
14. Tomsk
15. Toronto
16. Toscana
17. Tottenham
18. Treorchy
19. Tripoli
20. Tuggerah
21. Tula
22. Tuticorin
23. Tuusula
24. Tzum
U.
1. Uithoorn
2. Ufa
3. Union City
4. Universal City
5. Upcloud
6. Utrecht
V.
1. Valencia
2. Valley City
3. Vancouver
4. Varadero
5. Varna
6. Velarde
7. Velden Am Worthersee
8. Velen
9. Venray
10. Vestfold
11. Vevey
12. Victoria
13. Vienna
14. Villach
15. Vilnius
16. Vladivostok
17. Vinnyts’ka Oblast’
18. Vogt
19. Volgograd
20. Voorthuizen
21. Vulcan
W.
1. Wantirna
2. Wapenveld
3. Warsaw
4. Washington, D.C.
5. Wayzata
6. Weeze
7. Westlake Village
8. Westminster
9. Whippany
10. White River Junction
11. Wien
12. Wilmington
13. Wimbledon
14. Windsor
15. Winter Haven
16. Woodbridge
17. Wood Green
X.
Y.
1. Yaroslavl
2. Yekaterinburg
Z.
1. Zhengzhou
2. Zuni
3. Zurich
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TOTAL – 582 cities
DATED: 10/26/21
WILLIE WONG THOUGHT
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