Deuteronomy 15 - Giving

What we have is not our own, but the Lord's who has given to us. Therefore, we are to give what we have to others who are in need. We are just mere ambassadors of God's properties: be it money, house, car, our life, love, family, care, mercy, and even grace.

Deuteronomy 13 - Case Laws

1) Prophets who prophesies fulfilled signs and wonders, even if they claim to be from the Lord, but speaks a false teaching, not spoken in God's Word.....is definitely not from God and we be not listening to them.

2) Family, relatives, and friends who are as your own soul leading you to do what is not pleasing to God......is punishable by God and we not yield to them.

3) Certain worthless fellows drawing away people from God......they are accountable to God's wrath but we are to inquire and search and ask diligently if the "news" is true or certain or if just a rumor.

The Beautiful Precious Pearl (The Oyster Story)

A speck of sand entered an oyster.
The oyster suffers and covers it with its own body fluid to heal itself.
But no matter how the oyster tries to heal itself, the sand still irritated it.
Years and years go by, the oyster carries its pain.
Then an oyster-fisherman comes and collects the oyster,
opens the oyster and out comes, not a sand, but a beautiful precious pearl.

Just as the oyster suffered, Jesus Christ suffered on the cross.
The oyster tried to heal itself with its secretions, Jesus shed his blood.
Like the oyster-fisherman collected the oyster, Jesus ascended to heaven and sat at the right hand of God the Father.
We were that sand that turned into a beautiful precious pearl.
We didn't turn into a pearl by ourselves but God alone did.

"And this is my story." - 丽珍 (Li - "beautiful"; Zhen - "precious pearl")

Santa says, Jesus says

Santa says, "I'm making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice. I know if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness' sake. You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, 'cause I'm telling you why, I am Santa Claus and I am coming to town. If you do good, I will love you and give you anything you want if you ask."

Jesus says, "I know you are not good, no not one of you, you can do nothing apart from me, so I'm coming into the world through the womb of a virgin conceived by the Holy Spirit. I will be born in Bethlehem in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes. I will grow up to be a carpenter in Nazareth and proclaim the kingship of God is at hand. I will be teaching you and I will feel what you feel. I will be hurt just as you are hurt. I will be tempted and persecuted. I will be crucified on the cross like a Lamb. My blood will be shed to atone for you. I will be buried for three days. I will then be resurrected to prepare a place for you, to redeem you as my own. Only in my love, you will learn to love me and love others, and learn to do good for I will enable you with the help of my Holy Spirit."

In response to: http://theresurgence.com/2013/12/11/3-tips-for-sharing-jesus-with-others-this-christmas

Trevin Wax - Seven Arrows for Bible Reading (TGC)

Source: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2013/10/22/7-arrows-for-bible-reading/