(Updated 8.3.06: The wedding I attended was the first of all weddings that played the songs "All By Myself" and "Torn Between Two Lovers" while serving the wedding dinner. I scringed whenever the songs get repeated.)
My friend grouses about the wedding couple was that the girl wasn't showing respect to the elders at the guys's house, and also to the mother of the guy who has passed away.
I can understand why. She comes from a closely-knitted family, and for her to abandoned the upbringing and not giving due respects to the senior family members is unacceptable.
As I hear her relate how the girl refuse to bow down to the altar of the mother of her husband, how she said she feel uncomfortable serving tea with the ancesters thingy, citing that she is a Christian (well, she did tell me that she is, but, maybe it's my fault, I probably should bring her to church...) How at one point the guy want to convert because of the girl and not because of faith...
I do not know what was the arrangement between the couple about how to go about doing the tea ceremony and stuffs... But it makes simple sense that such things should be discussed beforehand, and that she shouldn't use uncomfortable as an excuse to make the ceremony look as if Christians scoffed traditions and the seniors in our family.
We should never be the stumbling block to allow others to misunderstand what God has made us to be. Between seeking the understanding of our loved ones, and obeying God, as long what we do is not blatant pursue of other gods, we should always seek to maintain peace. (What I've learnt in Pastor Seah's exploration of the book of Corinthians.)
Anyway, I really can't say much, not being close to the couple. It's just one of those time that Christians caused the non-believers to cast more doubts to our faith and beliefs, and I can only see the incident objectively and give me my view.
Haiz... I'll do it as long as the need arise. I cannot agree to wrong-doings. However, I can offer my view from my Christian background and give the non-believers the insight of what I would see it, based on what I know God wants me to do.
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Am listening to the sermon from FCBC. The third kind of love is the Love of God poured out in our hearts, from roman 5:5
Do we have it? If we have it, then we are able to give it away to those who have yet to have it. The Love of God is powerful. Much powerful than the love we ourselves have for others. It is strong enough to compel us to do things beyond our own ability.
Indeed, as I reflect, it is the motivator that enabled me to do alot of things that sometimes I know, I will never want to do. Such as difficult people to handle, difficult tasks to complete, difficult decisions to make... I know, alot of times, I would choose not to do it, I feel like abandoning the project. But the Love of God tells me to do it. Out of love for God, out of love for His people, His creation. And simply because He has given me his love in the first place, it is for me to give away, otherwise it will not be love.
Well, all these are affirmations of what I have been holding on to... What is God telling me? Hmm....
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Kewl, P. got J. to deliver the Jurlique hand cream I ask them to help me buy in Australia as I walk home after the dinner. Got discount somemore.. Woohoo...
Fantastic!! Cheaper than Singapore, got discount... Bagus!! ;)
My friend grouses about the wedding couple was that the girl wasn't showing respect to the elders at the guys's house, and also to the mother of the guy who has passed away.
I can understand why. She comes from a closely-knitted family, and for her to abandoned the upbringing and not giving due respects to the senior family members is unacceptable.
As I hear her relate how the girl refuse to bow down to the altar of the mother of her husband, how she said she feel uncomfortable serving tea with the ancesters thingy, citing that she is a Christian (well, she did tell me that she is, but, maybe it's my fault, I probably should bring her to church...) How at one point the guy want to convert because of the girl and not because of faith...
I do not know what was the arrangement between the couple about how to go about doing the tea ceremony and stuffs... But it makes simple sense that such things should be discussed beforehand, and that she shouldn't use uncomfortable as an excuse to make the ceremony look as if Christians scoffed traditions and the seniors in our family.
We should never be the stumbling block to allow others to misunderstand what God has made us to be. Between seeking the understanding of our loved ones, and obeying God, as long what we do is not blatant pursue of other gods, we should always seek to maintain peace. (What I've learnt in Pastor Seah's exploration of the book of Corinthians.)
Anyway, I really can't say much, not being close to the couple. It's just one of those time that Christians caused the non-believers to cast more doubts to our faith and beliefs, and I can only see the incident objectively and give me my view.
Haiz... I'll do it as long as the need arise. I cannot agree to wrong-doings. However, I can offer my view from my Christian background and give the non-believers the insight of what I would see it, based on what I know God wants me to do.
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Am listening to the sermon from FCBC. The third kind of love is the Love of God poured out in our hearts, from roman 5:5
Do we have it? If we have it, then we are able to give it away to those who have yet to have it. The Love of God is powerful. Much powerful than the love we ourselves have for others. It is strong enough to compel us to do things beyond our own ability.
Indeed, as I reflect, it is the motivator that enabled me to do alot of things that sometimes I know, I will never want to do. Such as difficult people to handle, difficult tasks to complete, difficult decisions to make... I know, alot of times, I would choose not to do it, I feel like abandoning the project. But the Love of God tells me to do it. Out of love for God, out of love for His people, His creation. And simply because He has given me his love in the first place, it is for me to give away, otherwise it will not be love.
Well, all these are affirmations of what I have been holding on to... What is God telling me? Hmm....
- - - - - - - - - - -
Kewl, P. got J. to deliver the Jurlique hand cream I ask them to help me buy in Australia as I walk home after the dinner. Got discount somemore.. Woohoo...
Fantastic!! Cheaper than Singapore, got discount... Bagus!! ;)
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