Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

As Christians, we need to bear good fruit and live a life worthy of God. These are some of the qualities and virtues of Christians as in Galatians 5:22-23

Love
We should love one another. We are called to love our neighbours as ourselves and also to love our enemies. God so loved us that he sent his Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. His resurrection 3 days later symbolises the victory our sin and death. Our sins have been forgiven and we are made right with God as a result of the resurrection.

Mark 12:30-31
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no greater commandment than this.

Matthew 5:43-44

Love here means being Christians who forgives or ask for forgiveness when we hurt others, caring for one another and being accountable to one another. Another way to love is to pray for one another. It also means being warm and friendly to one another without discrimination.

1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us. (NIV)

Joy
We should be happy for we received the gift of life from God.

Romans 6:23b
For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life. (NIV)

Everyone of us is a sinner. The penalty of sin is death. However Jesus has paid the price of sin for us ad gave us eternal life.

We should rejoice because of that. We should be happy because God is with us and he gave us the Holy Spirit.

Peace
We are feeling the peace from God in every situation. Can pray when we are having issues or troubles. God will be with us.

In Phillipians 4:7-8:
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Patience
We should be patient in our daily life. Not getting angry for no reason. Just as God patiently loves us, we should also be patient.

In Colossians 3:8, it says:
But now you must rid yourselves of all such tings as these: anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language from your lips (NIV)

Kindness and Goodness

We are called to be kind and good to others. This comes as a response of our love of God because of what he has done for us. He has forgave our sins. We need to show kindness to others in situations as Jesus did without discrimination. Anyone can receive our kindness no matter who we are or where we are from.

Gentleness
Gentle in speech. Not hurting and insulting each other. We do not speak vulgar and obscene languages. We also need to be humble in the way we conduct ourselves.

Faithfulness
We are faithful to our God. We will not succumb to sin and temptations. It is our faithfulness that brings us closer to God each day. We should have faith even we are facing challenges and difficulties in our lives. God is always here with us no matter where we are. As we walk with God closely in our lives, our faithfulness will also grow. Then we are facing the most difficult time even during serious illnesses, we still trust God is always with us and he is still in control of our lives. We will have faith in him no matter what happens in our lives.

Self Control
We will face a lot of temptations in our daily life. For Christians, we need to have self control so that we are not too obsessed with certain things. We need to have a balanced life. I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide our hearts and minds so that we do not fall into temptations easily. We also need to think of what we are doing before we do the things that we are supposed or called to do. Our conscience will tell us if it is right wrong. There are people who do the things they know it is wrong but they blinded the eyes for that.

As Christians, we need to know that it is wrong to do such things and therefore be able to refrain ourselves from doing it. If we are called to do what is wrong in our eyes, we should not do it. We should stand firm in our decision not to do it because it does not glorify God.

These temptations include drinking alcoholic drinks, pornography and other sins. By having self control, we will not fall into those tempations easily.

I may not cover everything here but this is my summary of the fruit of the Spirit. It is my current understanding of the fruit of the Spirit. I hope that as Christians, our character will be like that of Jesus who is perfect. I pray that we will bear the fruit of the Spirit thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times more than when we first believed him. This part of the sentence is extracted from Mark 4:20 (The Parable of the Sower):

Others like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it and produce a crop - thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown. (NIV)


Cheers,

Rogerkoo

Perodua Alza Advanced

The new Perodua Alza Advanced has just been launched. Perodua Alza has
received over 22,000 since it's launch a few months ago. Sales has
exceeded that of Proton Exora.
Proton Exora is also a successful MPV from Proton. Proton has been
revamping its brand and Exora is one of the models which receives a
good feedback. Other than that, Persona and the Saga also did very
well in their respective car segments.
The Perodua Alza Advanced comes with leather seats, reverse camera, in-
built GPS navigation system located in front of the driver, tinted
film and spoilers. It is priced around RM67K for the manual
transmission and RM70K for the auto. (Source: New Sunday Times - CARS,
BIKES, TRUCKS pullout, Page 12, March 28 2010)
With these advanced features, it will further boost the Perodua Alza
sales. I also expect that for families or people who want a larger
space, they would prefer the Proton Exora.
Proton Exora is having the Campro CPS engine and the Alza is getting
the same engine as Toyota Avanza. Whichever that anyone chooses, it
will be a good choice.
Both the Exora and Alza will face tough competition. Alza may have a
slight advantage over Exora because of people's perception on Perodua
cars. In general, people are more confident of the quality of Perodua
cars. At the same time, Proton has improved it's quality and
reputation with Exora, Persona and Saga models. I can see more Proton
cars on the road again. I am also driving a Persona.
Please feel free to comment on this. Thanks.
Cheers,
Rogerkoo

My Proton Persona

Hi,


I recently bought a Proton Persona H-Line last month. Collected the car on 11th February 2010. Mileage now is 2087 km in total. Before the Proton Persona Elegance was launched, I didn't know this facelift model is coming out this year. We were not informed about it until we saw it in the news few weeks ago. To me, my Proton Persona is good. Sometimes we can't catch it.


Specifications of Proton Persona H-Line:


Engine Capcacity: 1597cc
 
Engine Type: CAMPRO IAFM 1.6
 
Power: 82kW @ 6000rpm or 112 bhp
 
Radio: Blaupunkt 2-din Radio with 10 preset stations and a single CD player


Seating: 5


Safety Features: ABS, EBD, Front Driver and Passenger SRS Airbags


Security: Immobilizer


Transmission: 4 Speed Automatic


Extra Features:

• Power Auto Windows
• Electronically Controlled Side Mirrors
• Multi Information Display (Clock, Odometer, Tripmeter, Average Fuel Consumption, Distance to finish before refuelling and Engine Running Time)
• Steering Wheel with radio controls
• Remote Trunk Lid Opening
• Front Fog Lamps
• Proton Emergency First Aid Kit
• Lockatoo GPS (External)
• Proton Car Tools
• Vanity Mirror
• Cup holders

This car is definitely a good buy. With 82kW, the car moves forward when the accelearator is softly pressed. Engine is very smooth and with the Lotus handling, it provies a very good driving experience. It handles corners well too. The height of the car is also higher which provides a better rear view of the traffic. However, during reversing, you may not see the back clearly without the help of the reverse sensor. So far, the reverse sensor has provided me with quite accurate reverse distance. It beeps at the right time. I get used to it already. Been driving the car for nearly a month now. Overtaking is also easy as well. The engine repsonds with just a small tap on the accelerator.


Braking is also good. You'll need to press more though to stop completely. Other cars have differnt braking systems. Some with a gentle tap on the brake, it will stop quite fast, but for Proton Persona, it provides a gradual braking. Therefore, the brake need to be pressed more. It also brakes smoothly. However, it does have the braking sounds that automatic transmissions have for local cars. Hehe. Intially, when braking harder, I can hear a low screeching noise when pressed completely. After my first car service @ 1000km, there is no more sound unless I break in short distances (jam and carpark). But still it does not happen frequently now. I should brake further away and stop the car gradually. 


The auto transmission has a smooth gear change. It is the smoothest compared with other Proton models with the exception of maybe the Proton Perdana. I almost can't feel the usual jerk when shifting from P to R. The orange dashboard lights at night has a very cool effect and does not strain the eyes.


Aircond is functioning well and exceeds expectations. It is very cold. Probably the car is still new. Without low fan speed, the aircond can fills the entire car well. Mid temperature is around 25 degrees. I normally put it between 21 to 25 degrees.


Generally, the Blaupunkt 2 din radio provides me with a reasonable sound quality with CD. Radio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. The only thing missing now is the USB / MP3 support for the radio. This is provided in the new Persona Elegance.


It has now a fuel consumption of 7.6l per 100km. At my last refuel, I pumped RM64 after travelling a total distance of 331.1 km. Last week, I was caught in the jam at East West Link for about 1  1/2 hours. Usually, the jam is 30 minutes to 1 hour on the way to work. With that in mind, a fuel efficiency of 9.31 km/l is considered alright. Please let me know if you agree or disagree with this. The week before, the fuel effiency was 9.95km/l. I think if the traffic is good, the fuel efficiency can be improved with around 11km/l. Honda City is better than this with around 12.5km/l to 14km/l. From the NST Cars, Bikes and Trucks pullout, Toyota Vios has the best fuel efficiency in this class.


The exterior of the car and the interior of the car are nice. The interior sits 5 people comfortably withouht any issues. Leg space may not be the best but it's ample after hearing the feedback from some of my family and colleagues. Honda City, Vios and the Sentra may have a larger space there. The cushion is also comfortable and soft. The quality of the interior has improved. It is not hard compared to the ones in the Proton Wira Aeroback that my mother drives. Exterior is the same as the Gen2 except that this is a sedan instead of a hatchback. The way to differentiate the Gen2 with the Persona is the the silver decorative piece in the rear on the Persona.


It doesn't come with a seat belt indicator. My colleague told me about it and I verified it myself. Anyway, I have no problems wearing my seatbelt. It is what I normally do after I before I reverse or drive the car.


It has a very big boot too. Over 421 litres.


Here are some photos of my car (Car number has been taken out to protect privacy) :

The New Proton Persona H-Line (Full Spec). Comes with a 1.6L Campro IAFM engine generating 82KW of power, 2 front air bags, GPS, ABS, EBD, electronically controlled side mirrors and power steering among others. Big and spacious boot too.

Proton Persona was voted the 2008 Best Model of the Year by Frost and Sullivan

Right side view of the car

Front grille and teardrop lamps. Once again, the number plate also comes with the 2008 Best Model of the Year by Frost and Sullivan caption at the bottom.

The dashboard. It will be illuminated with orange colour (same as the colour that you see P and the multi function display) at night when I turn on the lights

Front of the car. Steering wheel comes with radio controls. Can adjust the volume (louder, softer, mute) and go to the next / previous tracks when playing CDs while driving

Closer view of the middle of the front of the car.

The automatic gear (P,R,N,D,3,2,L) and the fan and aircond controls

 Back seats

Side door controls

The Lockatoo A903 GPS given by Proton for H-Line and Special Edition models. Brand is Lockatoo. Powered by TM. Accurate but voice output is not so great.

The Lockatoo GPS also comes with this casing to carry around or leave at home when the GPS is not in used (to prevent theft).

For those who know me, please don't hesitate to contact me to share the photo album

So far I have no problems with the car with the exception of the brake sounds earlier but it has now been resolved. May ask them to check again @ my 5000km service. I can control the car well now. I would recommend to buy a Proton Persona Elegance now. The H-Line in the Persona Elegance variant is now RM59,999 (similar to the Proton Persona SE specifications) which comes with leather seats, cruise controls and body kit as standard. Proton has change the lineup of its Persona models a few weeks ago. I am satisfied with this car. The cost of this car is a few thousand less than the Persona Elegance H-Line.

Rating: 8/10

Cheers,


Rogerkoo

New Post Coming Soon

Hi All,


A new post would be coming soon. A review on the Proton Persona 1.6 H-Line that I bought recently. It has been two months since the last update on 1st January 2010. Been busy.


Cheers,


Teng Joon

Let's Look Back at the Events of 2009

Hi Everyone,

2010 is approaching. Once again, the new year is here. Let's take a look on what has been happening in 2009. From the economic downturn to sports and scandals, 2009 has been a good year with several shocking revelations.

Who would imagine that Tiger Woods, the world number 1 golfer who has such a clean image suddenly involved in an accident? This event led to him confessing that he had relationship with other ladies even when he is married. His image was suddenly gone. Well, here are some of the top events in 2009:

News

1. Barack Obama became the 1st African-American  inaugurated as U.S 56th president on 20th January. (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/20/nation/20090128134237&sec=nation)



2. U.S President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on October 2009 for his efforts in strengthening international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8298580.stm)
   



3. Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 hits Samoa just before the Padang earthquakes happened. It killed 22. Several areas triggered tsunami warnings after it happened. Source: (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/samoa.earthquake/index.html)
   



4. 2 earthquakes with magnitudes 7.9 and 6.8 respectively hit Padang on 30th September 2009 and early October 2009. It triggered a tsunami warning. About 230,000 people died. (Source:www.smh.com.au/...earthquake...padang-in.../20091001-gdel.html)



5. MCA made headlines this year during the EGM when President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat narrowly lost in a vote of no confidence in his leadership and Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek becoming a normal MCA member. Then followed by the presence of a 3rd faction which has no confidence in the current president and deputy president. Later President Ong comes out with the Greater Unity Plan in which some of the CC members rejected it. The CC members who rejected it now wants to hold fresh polls. 13 CC members have resigned so that fresh pools can be held.



6. Cigarette packs now costs RM6.40 per pack minimum



7. Credit card holders will be charged a tax of RM50 for principal and RM25 for supplementary card holders effective 2010. This was introduced by Datuk Seri Najib during the October budget to curb overspending and reduce debts.



8. Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysia's film maker passed away on 25th July 2009. She was remembered as a film maker who produced advertisements that capture the essence of racial harmony in Malaysia. (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/25/nation/20090726030133&sec=nation)
   



9. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, 50 and Farah Fawcett from Charlie's Angels have passed away on 26th June 2009. Michael Jackson was due to start his 'This Is It' tour in July around the world. (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/26/nation/20090626082443&sec=nation)
   

Scandals

1. Teoh Beng Hock, Ean Yong Hian Wah's political aide was found dead in the afternoon the next day after he was interrogated by the MACC
2. Rape scandal in Sarawak involving the Penans
3. Mohammad Saiful Bukhari accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him in 2008
   

Health

1. Influenza A (H1N1)
2. Meningitis outbreak at Malacca in May 2009
   
3. Dengue and Chikunguya cases are on the rise
4. Leptospirosis outbreak with 2 Myanmar nationals died at Juru detention centre at Seberang Prai, Penang (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/19/nation/20090519114600&sec=nation)
   

Technology

1. The Sony TX1 with the shooting panaroma feature was launched



2. The Olympus PEN E-P2 camera was launched last month
   



3. Olympus PEN camera celebrated it's 50th anniversary this year. A limited edition PEN camera was launched again a few months ago.
   



4. The new IPod Nano 5th Generation with a video camera and radio capabilites was launched in September this year. I just bought my IPod Nano in January this year and a new model was launched 8 months later.
   



5. The new IPhone 3G(S) with a 3.2 Megapixels camera, copy and paste feature and 3G speed wireless access was launched in the middle of this year



6. 2009 saw the emergence of netbooks with the main feature of surfing the net. These netbooks are using Intel Atom processors.
   

Sports

1. Tiger Woods sex scandal after his car accident near his home. He was said to have a relationship with a waitress, Rachel Uchitel. A few days later, he confessed to have the relationship and other girls began to appear. Seemed he had a lot of relationships before even while his wife, Elin was pregnant.
   



2. Michael Schumacher signed a deal to be one of the F1 drivers for the Mercedes Petronas F1 team. It is his F1 return after 3 years of retirement



3. Lionel Messi was awarded the Fifa World Player of the Year award



4. Manchester City's former manager, Mark Hughes was sacked after his team's 4-3 win over Sunderland. Roberto Mancini replaces him as the new manager. Mark Hughes did not know about his sacking until after his team's win over Sunderland.



5. Malaysia's Women badminton team won the gold at the 25th Sea Games held in Laos a few weeks back after a 32 year wait



6. Malaysia's football team emerged champions at the 25th Sea Games held in Laos by beating Vietnam 1-0 in the finals.
   



7. Serena Williams was handed a point penalty on match point at U.S Open during her game against Kim Clijsters. She was angry with the umpire and said something in this lines: "I'm going to shove this ball down your f------ throat". She also continued to scream to the official with a jabbed finger and with more profanity and threats (Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/blog/busted_racquet/post/Serena-Williams-berates-official-loses-match-fo?urn=ten,189028).
   



8. Roger Federer regained the number 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal on 6th July 2009 (Source: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=rh)



9. Manny Pacquiao, the six time U.S boxing champion is scheduled to fight Floyd Mayweather in March 2010 but was cancelled due to Floyed insisting that Manny goes through blood tests first to check for doping. (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/28/sports/5373273&sec=sports)
   



10. Andre Agassi admitted in his biography that he took crystal meth and lied to ATP to avoid a ban



11. Michael Phelps was photographed using marijuana. He later admitted to taking it and apologised to everyone. He is now making a comeback in the swimming arena



12. BMW and Toyota decided to pull out from Formula One this year



13. Renault's F1 team boss, Flavia Briatore was found guilty to deliberately told it's former F1 driver, Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash his car so that Fernando Alonso can win the race at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Renault has been suspended for 2 years and Flavia Briatore has stepped down as Renault F1's team manager (Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/23/sports/4763347&sec=sports)
    

Cars

1. Kia Forte was launched at Paviliion KL last month (Source: http://paultan.org/2009/11/25/kia-forte-here-in-malaysia-amazing-value-for-money/) . It won the Car of the Year award and Car of the Month Award (August) with American car website, NADAguides.com. (Source: http://blog.autoworld.com.my/index.php/2009/12/10/kia-forte-picks-up-coty-award-from-nadaguides-com/)
   



2. The Toyota Camry facelift model was launched a few months ago. It remains the number 1 executive car after Honda Accord with the latter closing in the gap. Difference of slightly more than 1K cars sold
   



3. Ford agress to sell its Volvo business to a Chinese automobile company, Geely for $2 billion (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8428066.stm, http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/17/business/5319250&sec=business)



4. Toyota Prius was the top selling car in Japan for 5th consecutive month in a row in Japan (Source: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/6/business/20091006133323&sec=business)



5. Toyota Prius 3rd Generation was launched in Malaysia on 4th August 2009 with the price tag of RM175K. Now we can save the environment by buying a Toyota Prius but it would much too expensive for most of us. Similar to a Toyota Camry 2.4V price. (Source: http://paultan.org/2009/08/04/rm175k-toyota-prius-now-available-in-malaysia/). Honda Civic Hybrid's selling price was also lowered to RM128K this year from around RM160K previously.
   

Movies

1. Sherlock Holmes (December 2009) 
2. Nine (December 2009)
   
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel (December 2009)
   
4. Bodyguards and Assassins (December 2009)
   
5. Avatar (December 2009)
6. The Princess and The Frog (December 2009)
7. A Christmas Carol (November 2009)
   
8. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (November 2009)
9. 2012 (November 2009)
   
10. G-Force (September 2009)
    
11. The Final Destination (August 2009)
    
12. G.I Joe (August 2009)
13. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (July 2009)
14. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (July 2009)
    
15. UP (June 2009)
    
16. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 2009)
17. Star Trek (May 2009)
18. Wolverine (April 2009)
19. Slumdog Millionaire (February 2009 - Malaysia)
    

Entertainment

1. Taylor Swift won more than 30 awards this year for her work in the Fearless album. Love Story, You Belong With Me, Fifteen and Teardrops on my Guitar remain her top songs for this year. Congratulations to Taylor Swift



2. 2009 also saw Lady Gaga being as good. From her first single from her album, Just Dance, she continued to dominate the charts with songs such as Bad Romance, Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say), Paparazzi and Poker Face



3. The band Boys Like Girls had a duet with Taylor Swift in their song, Two Is Better Than One



4. Tony Braxton made a comeback with her song, Yesterday



5. Whitney Houston made a comeback with the album, I Look To You since 2002 (Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/15/whitney-houston-debuts-i-look-to-you-songs-album-cover/)



6. Paula Abdul will not continue her contract with American Idol as a judge in 2010
   

These are among the main highlights and news of the year 2009. The biggest news still making headlines is the Tiger Woods scandal with AT&T also withdrawing their sponsorship.

Cheers,

Rogerkoo

Christmas Songs!!

Hi,

Here are some Christmas songs that I want to share with my blog readers, Joy To The World and Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas in Spanish). These are the YouTube videos that I found:

Joy To The World

The full lyrics for Joy To The World is as follows:

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Source: Joy to the World Lyrics, http://www.carols.org.uk/ba27-joy-to-the-world.htm

I have noticed that some singers only sing 3 verses in their covers of this song. The Anne Murray's version in the video above is one of the versions that has 3 verses. The full song has 4 verses in total.

Feliz Navidad

The full lyrics for Feliz Navidad is as follows:

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Bano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Bano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

Source: Christmas Songs - Feliz Navidad lyrics, http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/christmas_songs/feliz_navidad.html

That's all. Enjoy the Christmas songs!

Cheers,

Rogerkoo

The True Meaning of Christmas

Hi Everyone,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The season of Chirstmas comes again in December 2009. Just 2 days to go. What does Christmas day signify? Is it signified by Santa Claus and receiving presents? Is it having Christmas parties with church friends, relatives or colleagues only? Is it a time of family reunion and Christmas tree decorating? Is it only when we perform gift exchange?

Well, it is good to have Christmas parties with relatives, church friends and friends. For the relatives, family reunions are good to get updated on what is happening with the family. Even so, we also need to remember the true meaning of Christmas.

For Christians, the true meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus was born on Christmas day. Without this event, we would not even have Christmas. Why is it so important for Christians? Jesus is our Lord and Saviour who died for our sins and rose again on the third day. Jesus is sinless and perfect and yet he chose to die for all of us.

Jesus showed us the meaning of true love. He loves us unconditionally even to the point of dying for us. During his 33 years life on Earth, he has shown us what it really means to love and to be authentic Christians. He has shown us that we need to show love to others even if it is our enemies. His love is for all people in the world. Just accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, confess our sins and believe that he died for our sins and rose again on the 3rd day. As a result of this, we have a changed mindset that everything that we do or say, it is for God's glory. Our lives need to be pleasing to God and not continue to keep on sinning.

The Parable of Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37 shows us how we should care for others without discrimination. It talks about how a man who was attacked by robbers when he was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho (Luke 10:30) and he was half dead on the road. The man was also stripped off his clothes and beaten. In Luke 10:31-32, a priest and a Levite went by without helping the half dead man. They were from Jerusalem and yet they did not help the man. Meanwhile, a Samaritan who was passing by saw the man. The Samaritan, whom the people of Jerusalem did not like then helped the man by bandaging his wounds and brought him to an inn and took care of the man. The next day, he gave the innkeeper 2 silver coins, 'Look after him, he said and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have'. (Luke:33-35) The Samaritan has shown kindness to the wounded man. He helped the wounded man even though he was not like by the people of Jerusalem. Therefore, we should also help / love others regardless of race, country and religion. This is the extent of God's love.

There are more lessons that we can learn from God but that is all for now. All His teachings teaches us to live righteously and to live with a purpose to glorify God. By what we do or say, we will be witnesses to everyone we meet. That's all.

Enjoy the holidays. Feel free to comment on this blog post. Thank you.

Cheers,

Rogerkoo