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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord (武天) Bo Tien. The doctrine is in His image. The image is the doctrine. He who sees, understands and effects the doctrine sees and knows Him. He who does not see, know and effect the doctrine sees not and knows not the saint even if the saint or His image is beside him. The far may be near and the near may be far. Let the doctrine and the saint be part of our life. The lord saint in your life can be any heavenly saint of any religion, sect or school. The doctrine of truth is behind all and this is the Inner Truth that leads all (regardless of their religious affliliation or even if none) to inner peace and heaven on earth here and now and not just in the after life. The ideal worship and devotion is to know and effect the doctrine of God and the saints. The best gospel is the gospel of life. We learn from our life and the lives of others. The true temple is the world we live in. The sky is the roof of the temple and religions and sects are the pillars of the temple. All under Heaven are in the temple. The whole wide world and web is the temple and must be regarded as a sacred place --- a temple for living and learning. It is more important that everyone that counts plays a role in this universal temple if due focus is to be given to the Mission of Heaven. Men must not be distracted by the agenda of men and end up serving the mission of man. That would be a far cry from the Mission of Heaven.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Paradoxical behaviour of many in a temple or church

Learning Point No 239






In Lord Bo Tien's 1978 Anniversary Message, the lord saint said,  
 
While repeating and reiterating His earlier observation that members kneeling before Him were wearing the same uniform and were in unison in prayer when inviting Him into the shrine, He asked " Why must it only be on this occasion?"

He remarked that the image was at the Temple throughout the 365 days. Yet His presence was not felt at all and many are oblivious of what the image stands for . This He said is due to members not being strongly rooted in doctrine. Doctrine has yet to color the daily life of members.

"The doctrine is portrayed in the lord's image and the image is the doctrine." He urged all to understand the doctrine and they would then understand the Lord Saint.
 
People may go to a temple or church but what they do under the roof of that temple or church may be shocking. They act as though that place is not a temple or church.

They commit acts of ill will towards those they do not like. They break precepts like not respecting elders or their neighbour's wife. They mismanage public funds entrusted to them.
 
Thus Lord Bo Tien said in respect of a temple in His name that His image was at the Temple throughout the 365 days. Yet His presence was not felt at all and many are oblivious of what the image stands for. This He said is due to members not being strongly rooted in doctrine. Doctrine has yet to color the daily life of members. "The doctrine is portrayed in the lord's image and the image is the doctrine."
 
Many in a church or temple know their doctrine or bible by heart. They recite the holy verses but these verses meant little to them and they commit transgressions that are unthinkable. They do not use the doctrine as a raft to cross the river of life but carry the raft of doctrine on their shoulders to show off their academic prowess in doctrine.

Worse still, in some temples or churches, the management or leaders act as though they are not in a temple or church and make no effort to know and practise doctrine. Such paradoxical behaviour of many in a temple or church  has been referred to by Lord Bo Tien.

In a subsequent message, He said that we cannot blame the flower for insects coming to it for nectar. We cannot blame the saint of a temple for those who come for their own social agenda and not for the mission of God to save souls
 
 
 
 

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