2011年8月19日星期五
2011年8月17日星期三
For sale version-things need
As we are leaving the country, things for sale include extendable table, chairs, sofa, desk, bed, computer, dryer, washing machine, microwave, ..... no delivery, need collect in person.
Head & Shoulder Shampoo ---- £1.5 per bottle the lowest price in Nottingham ( We cant finish all of them before we leave, so please help us.)
Exercise dumbbell--- Used twice since bought in May £1.5 (for lady)
Head & Shoulder Shampoo ---- £1.5 per bottle the lowest price in Nottingham ( We cant finish all of them before we leave, so please help us.)
Exercise dumbbell--- Used twice since bought in May £1.5 (for lady)
safety helmet ----- £1.5 (collection at the end of Sep)
Small table--- £7
All three plastic garden chair--------- £4
Barbecue ----------- £15
Music toy horse-------- £10
TV table---------------------£5
Drawer------------------£5
Baby & Toddler sleeping cot------------- £15
Desk light------------------------ £2
Standing mirror-------------------£3 (Sold)
Toddler chair-----------------------£1
Boiler-------------------------------£2
double bed frame+matress-------------------- £50 (Sold)
Single bed frame + matress-----------------------£20 (Sold)
Big sized Desk-------------------------------£25 (collected at the end of sep)
Imac------------------------------------£130 (collected at the end of Sep, cheap sale as the screen has some vertical lines, otherwise it is in a good condition.)
Chair---------------------------------£20 (collected at the end of sep)
Wardrobe----------------------------------- £7
Power apple ------------------------ £110
Display with box----------------------- used rarely £30
Shoe rack---------------------£2
Gas cooker------------------------- £50 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Refrigerator------------------------- £40 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Washing machine ------------------- £70 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Standing light----------------------£5
Foldable Chair------------------------ £2 each we have two of these
Extendable table the size can be doubled --------£25 without all chair display together
Three set sofa-----------------£70
Small table--- £7
All three plastic garden chair--------- £4
Barbecue ----------- £15
Music toy horse-------- £10
TV table---------------------£5
Drawer------------------£5
Baby & Toddler sleeping cot------------- £15
Desk light------------------------ £2
Standing mirror-------------------£3 (Sold)
Toddler chair-----------------------£1
Boiler-------------------------------£2
double bed frame+matress-------------------- £50 (Sold)
Single bed frame + matress-----------------------£20 (Sold)
Big sized Desk-------------------------------£25 (collected at the end of sep)
Imac------------------------------------£130 (collected at the end of Sep, cheap sale as the screen has some vertical lines, otherwise it is in a good condition.)
Chair---------------------------------£20 (collected at the end of sep)
Wardrobe----------------------------------- £7
Power apple ------------------------ £110
Display with box----------------------- used rarely £30
Shoe rack---------------------£2
Gas cooker------------------------- £50 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Refrigerator------------------------- £40 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Washing machine ------------------- £70 (Collected at the end of Nov)
Standing light----------------------£5
Foldable Chair------------------------ £2 each we have two of these
Extendable table the size can be doubled --------£25 without all chair display together
Three set sofa-----------------£70
Microwave --bought new last Christmas £25
Dryer bought new for half year and only used once a week during winter. £80.
2009年6月20日星期六
2008年10月1日星期三
Beijing Travel plan
Day 1 Sunday afternoon to evening:
Keywords: South Luoguxiang, Yandai byway, Hutong, Kao Rou Ji, HouHai, Prince Gong’s Mansion
Beijing South Luoguxiang (It is indicated by letter A on the map below) and Yandai byway (B on the map).
Beijing south Luoguxiang [1] is name of surrounding area with letter A on the map. Both Beijing south Luoguxiang and Yandai byway [2] offers old Chinese style architecture called Hutong [3] as well as Chinese-flavored shops. Make sure that you will not get lost.
After your visit to Yandai byway, Prince Gong’s Mansion [4] could the next if time allows. If you want to succeed this ambitious plan you need walk harder.
It is time to reward yourself with delicious local food for the hard work you have done. It is dinner time. If you like barbecue, my friend has suggest the Beijing barbecue (the name of the restaurant is Kao Rou Ji [5]). The restaurant is not far from Yandai byway. For the sake of good food, you’d better memorize or even able to pronounce it. The lake close to the letter B on the map is called Houhai [6]. After dinner, you could walk along the lake for the beautiful night scene.
How you could get there & Map of this region: You could take subway line 5 to Beixingqiao station. When you are there, you could take a Taxi to Beijing south Luoguxiang.
Map in Chinese [7]：
Map in English [8]：
Day 2 Sunday
Keyword: The Tian an’men square, the Forbidden City
Lucky enough that The Tian an’men square and the Forbidden City are within walking distance from each other. And these two will need no introduction.
One-day time is far from sufficient to have quality time for both. I do suggest locating most of your time into the Forbidden City. By most I would mean at least 95% of your time of the day. Today is even tough than previous Sunday, also you need to take into account of buying ticket can be time consuming (If you can, buy it in advance). My fiend also suggests if you can bring enough water and food as they can be expensive (I am not sure how expensive it can be, but possibly it is not expensive in terms of British pound).
After The Forbidden City, I guess you are exhausted and your stomach is crying for good food. Now, you need to take either taxi or subway to WangFuJing Street [9]. The name is bit misleading as it is much bigger than the size of a street and where no car and motorcycle even bicycle are allowed. At one end of the street, there is a sub-street connected to the WangFuJing Street where many restaurants are located. There are lots foreigners, you could ask them or young Chinese fellow for direction.
How to get there & Map:
To Tian’ an men square and the Forbidden city, first take subway to Tian'anmen West Station, which is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing subway. For your convenience, taxi is the best option.
To WangFuJing Street: WangFuJing Station is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway.
Map [10]:
For further information on traveling in Beijing, visit ‘highlight China’ [11].
For taxi information [12].
Reference:
[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/iris0327/2415124595/
[2]http://www.bjxch.gov.cn/pub/english/news/200809/t20080910_1118391.htm
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutong.
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Gong_Mansion
[5] http://www.bestfoodinchina.net/node/91
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houhai
[7]http://ditu.google.cn/maps?daddr=%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82%E8%A5%BF%E5%9F%8E%E5%8C%BA%E7%83%9F%E8%A2%8B%E6%96%9C%E8%A1%97&geocode=&dirflg=&saddr=%E5%8D%97%E9%94%A3%E9%BC%93%E5%B7%B7&f=d&hl=zh-CN&sll=39.93962,116.396928&sspn=0.015893,0.043688&ie=UTF8&ll=39.938484,116.394686&spn=0.007946,0.021844&z=16
[8]http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=luoguxiang,beijing&ie=UTF8&ll=39.93707,116.398044&spn=0.007947,0.021844&z=16
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangfujing
[10]http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tian%27anmen+west+station,beijing&ie=UTF8&ll=39.913291,116.397657&spn=0.031798,0.087376&z=14
[11] http://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/transport/
[12] http://www.drben.net/ChinaReport/Beijing/Beijing-City_Public_Transportation_System/BeijingTaxi-Info.html
2008年9月30日星期二
2008年6月21日星期六
Helping Poor and Needy
' Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.' Proverb 31: 8-9
We all need wisdom to conduct tasks we order to finish, all wisdom from God. For King Lemuel, He need wisdom to manage his personal life as a King, and run his country, such as, the justice system, defence strategy, tax and welfare of his people. God gave an oracle to King Lemuel through his mother. We have no evidence that how wise was this king on carrying out his kingship. But what we could see is the importance of helping the poor and needy from the passage. Three things have been mentioned in this oracle to the King: one is not spend your strength on women; second is not give to alcohol; and third is to helping poor and needy. These three points sound so obvious. But, how many Kings in the history succeed in doing so. The first two points tell us what we should not do. The third point is what we should do. This is God’s word to the King. It must have its significant implication to us as well.
Let we look together on what bible tells us on Helping the Poor and Needy.
In every society, no matter how rich and bountiful, there have always been impoverished people. These people evoke our concern and sympathy.
One question we would ask ourselves is Do we have an obligation as Christian to help the Poor and Needy?
Christians have an obligation to serve the poor and needy. Indeed, their service to the poor is a reflection of their respect for God. Proverbs 14:31 (NIV) declares, “He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God."
“He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.” (Prov.19:17 NIV) “If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.” (Prov. 21:13 NIV) “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” (Prov. 22:9 NIV) “He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.” (Prov. 28:27 NIV)
What would stop us to give our help to those who are poor and in need? One reason is that Many Christians fear their resources will be diminished by giving some of them away. God’s economy, however, does not operate on a zero-sum principle, zero-sum describes a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s); but rather on the principle of sowing and reaping (i.e., you reap what you sow). Furthermore, the Scriptures make it abundantly clear that our service to the poor is service to God himself (“… whatever you do for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matt. 25:40 NIV). The converse is also true (“… whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” Matt. 25:45).
We do have the obligation to help those who are poor and needy, it is a way to bring honor to God.
We do want to help but how to help? Thankfully, we have bible, God’s word.
Galatians 2: 10: “Paul and Barnabas were asked that they should continue to remember the poor,…” What we could do is continue to remember those who are poor and needy in our prayer, know what they need, put ourselves into their situation, and not only remember them during prayer meeting but also on daily basis if we can. If their needs are in our heart, I believe it will motivate us to help. God is faithful, He will certainly direct us.
James 1: 27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” If we are in the right condition, we are able to help considering our own circumstance, we need to put our words in action to care the widows and look after orphans as well as to the poor and needy.
Acts 11:28-30: One of them named Agabus, stood up ……, the
We as fellowship give what we can help collectively to those who are poor and in needy. Poor and needy in spirit, poor and needy financially.
1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. We give not only clothes, money but more importantly our love and Give with a cheerful heart.
2 Corinthians 9: 6-8
More than that, Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
What is more than helping physically or financially to the poor and needy is to bring the good news, God’s salvation to them. The poor would always be among us, there is always someone need help and there is always someone need salvation.
Let us pray to end!
We all need wisdom to conduct tasks we order to finish, all wisdom from God. For King Lemuel, He need wisdom to manage his personal life as a King, and run his country, such as, the justice system, defence strategy, tax and welfare of his people. God gave an oracle to King Lemuel through his mother. We have no evidence that how wise was this king on carrying out his kingship. But what we could see is the importance of helping the poor and needy from the passage. Three things have been mentioned in this oracle to the King: one is not spend your strength on women; second is not give to alcohol; and third is to helping poor and needy. These three points sound so obvious. But, how many Kings in the history succeed in doing so. The first two points tell us what we should not do. The third point is what we should do. This is God’s word to the King. It must have its significant implication to us as well.
Let we look together on what bible tells us on Helping the Poor and Needy.
In every society, no matter how rich and bountiful, there have always been impoverished people. These people evoke our concern and sympathy.
One question we would ask ourselves is Do we have an obligation as Christian to help the Poor and Needy?
Christians have an obligation to serve the poor and needy. Indeed, their service to the poor is a reflection of their respect for God. Proverbs 14:31 (NIV) declares, “He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God."
“He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.” (Prov.19:17 NIV) “If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.” (Prov. 21:13 NIV) “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” (Prov. 22:9 NIV) “He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.” (Prov. 28:27 NIV)
What would stop us to give our help to those who are poor and in need? One reason is that Many Christians fear their resources will be diminished by giving some of them away. God’s economy, however, does not operate on a zero-sum principle, zero-sum describes a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s); but rather on the principle of sowing and reaping (i.e., you reap what you sow). Furthermore, the Scriptures make it abundantly clear that our service to the poor is service to God himself (“… whatever you do for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matt. 25:40 NIV). The converse is also true (“… whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” Matt. 25:45).
We do have the obligation to help those who are poor and needy, it is a way to bring honor to God.
We do want to help but how to help? Thankfully, we have bible, God’s word.
Galatians 2: 10: “Paul and Barnabas were asked that they should continue to remember the poor,…” What we could do is continue to remember those who are poor and needy in our prayer, know what they need, put ourselves into their situation, and not only remember them during prayer meeting but also on daily basis if we can. If their needs are in our heart, I believe it will motivate us to help. God is faithful, He will certainly direct us.
James 1: 27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” If we are in the right condition, we are able to help considering our own circumstance, we need to put our words in action to care the widows and look after orphans as well as to the poor and needy.
Acts 11:28-30: One of them named Agabus, stood up ……, the
We as fellowship give what we can help collectively to those who are poor and in needy. Poor and needy in spirit, poor and needy financially.
1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. We give not only clothes, money but more importantly our love and Give with a cheerful heart.
2 Corinthians 9: 6-8
More than that, Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
What is more than helping physically or financially to the poor and needy is to bring the good news, God’s salvation to them. The poor would always be among us, there is always someone need help and there is always someone need salvation.
Let us pray to end!
2008年5月11日星期日
Bible Study on 14th May 08 2 Corinthians 5:17
How might the world identify a person who is a Christian? People think Christian as someone who has got religion; someone goes to Church in regular basis; someone believe in the bible message; someone different from me. What conversions have taken place? What changes a person would experience when he is in Christ?
Tonight, we will focus on the verse 17 from 2 Corinthians 5:
Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new had come.
Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (KJV)
Human once were new creature when God by His mighty created power created the heaven and earth and all within. All have sinned and for short of glory of God. Sin has separated human from God. God is love, by His great mercy and infinite grace, all believers have been in right relation again with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, His death, burial and resurrection and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. God has infinite power to create the infinite universe; the infinite and all in its ordered universe require infinite power to be created. God has the infinite power to create the vast universe, moon, sun and all the glaciers, therefore, God also in no doubt has the power to renew us from our sin, and we are called new creature when we are in Christ! It is wonderful news for everyone who believes in Christ, isn't it? We are renewed by God' infinite power through Christ. Only Christ is worthy, able and willing to bear the sins of the world.
I. In Christ, we are new creature. What means by in Christ?
In John 15, Jesus talked about the Vine and the Branches. ‘Remain in me and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ If we are in Christ, He is in us. If He is in us, we then can bear fruit, the fruit of truth and love.
In Him, we have redemption. Ephesians 1:7 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.". "In fact the law requires that nearly every things be cleansed with Blood and without the shedding of Blood there is no forgiveness." (Hebrews 9:22)
In him, our sins God remembers no more and we are not under God’s wrath but His Grace. Hebrew 10:11-17”…..”. His death is once for all. As our sins have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin needed. Romans 8:1-2 declares: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.....'.
1 John 1:8 and Paul’s illustration of “our struggling with sin” in Roman 7. Sins are still dwelling in us but not overrule us, sin has lost its power and authority, Roman 8:9 (Spirit in control if we are in Christ) because Colossians 2:13-15. Rome 6:22 “But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. “
Not only our sins are forgiven, but we are holy and blameless in God's sight if we are in Christ. Ephesians 1: 4 “For He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” Col. 1:22 “Yet now He has brought you back as His friends. He has done this through His death on the cross in His own human body. As a result, He has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault. “
In Christ, we are co-heir with Christ. Romans 8:17: “Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and CO-HEIRS with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.”
II. In Christ, we are new creature.
There are two Greek words with meaning 'New'. One is Neos: new in general. The other is Kinos: brand new, freshly developed, and wonderfully renewed. Here the new is the Greek word Kinos implies the transformation is complete and it is totally change by God. How? 1 Peter 1: 3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” I like the example of Butterfly. Butterfly looks so different after the transformation taken place. It has been totally changed from the looking of a caterpillars to the looking of butterfly. Which one you like? Or you like non of them. However, when we are converted, we change inwardly--- we became a totally new man, old things passed away and behold, new things have come. If we are truly in Christ, we will have a heart for the Lord, hunger for His spiritual food, thirst for His divine word and want to live a holy life to please Him. Outwardly, we are old we, still in our perishable body, but inside, God is living in our heart if we are in Christ.
And, what are the contrasts between old and new.
1. Walk in the light, but not in the darkness.
1 John 1: 5-7 'This is the message we have heard...., purifies us from all sin.'
2. Suffer for Christ sake and for His glory, but not for our own.
1 John 3: 13, 1 Peter 1:1, 6-7 and John 16:19-24, blessings are in disguise.
3. Not love the world but love Trinity God and love one another.
Psalm 73:25 'Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire beside you.' 1 John 2: 15 ',....’ The greatest commandment Mark 12: 30-31, 1 John 4:7-12.
4. Have confidence and faith in God rather than in our own.
Hebrews 11:1 'Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see'. Hebrews 11:6.
Our faith in God is based on the divine character of God, on what he has done for us, so great and immeasurable, for sinner like me He forsake his one and only son to die for me so that our sins could be forgiven. Our confidence in God comes from the fact that 2 Corinthians 1: 20. Before we were converted, we have confident in our own, believe our own strength. But, there is far more mighty, far more great, far more wise than we are, the trinity God, He is mighty in power and abundant in love, who we could firmly rely on.
In Christ, we are new creatures. It is like: Once we were lost and now we are found. Once we were walking in the darkness and now we are walking in the light. Once we were blind and now we see. He who is in Him is born again, born of spirit and not of flesh.
Tonight, we will focus on the verse 17 from 2 Corinthians 5:
Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new had come.
Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (KJV)
Human once were new creature when God by His mighty created power created the heaven and earth and all within. All have sinned and for short of glory of God. Sin has separated human from God. God is love, by His great mercy and infinite grace, all believers have been in right relation again with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, His death, burial and resurrection and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. God has infinite power to create the infinite universe; the infinite and all in its ordered universe require infinite power to be created. God has the infinite power to create the vast universe, moon, sun and all the glaciers, therefore, God also in no doubt has the power to renew us from our sin, and we are called new creature when we are in Christ! It is wonderful news for everyone who believes in Christ, isn't it? We are renewed by God' infinite power through Christ. Only Christ is worthy, able and willing to bear the sins of the world.
I. In Christ, we are new creature. What means by in Christ?
In John 15, Jesus talked about the Vine and the Branches. ‘Remain in me and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ If we are in Christ, He is in us. If He is in us, we then can bear fruit, the fruit of truth and love.
In Him, we have redemption. Ephesians 1:7 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.". "In fact the law requires that nearly every things be cleansed with Blood and without the shedding of Blood there is no forgiveness." (Hebrews 9:22)
In him, our sins God remembers no more and we are not under God’s wrath but His Grace. Hebrew 10:11-17”…..”. His death is once for all. As our sins have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin needed. Romans 8:1-2 declares: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.....'.
1 John 1:8 and Paul’s illustration of “our struggling with sin” in Roman 7. Sins are still dwelling in us but not overrule us, sin has lost its power and authority, Roman 8:9 (Spirit in control if we are in Christ) because Colossians 2:13-15. Rome 6:22 “But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. “
Not only our sins are forgiven, but we are holy and blameless in God's sight if we are in Christ. Ephesians 1: 4 “For He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” Col. 1:22 “Yet now He has brought you back as His friends. He has done this through His death on the cross in His own human body. As a result, He has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault. “
In Christ, we are co-heir with Christ. Romans 8:17: “Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and CO-HEIRS with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.”
II. In Christ, we are new creature.
There are two Greek words with meaning 'New'. One is Neos: new in general. The other is Kinos: brand new, freshly developed, and wonderfully renewed. Here the new is the Greek word Kinos implies the transformation is complete and it is totally change by God. How? 1 Peter 1: 3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” I like the example of Butterfly. Butterfly looks so different after the transformation taken place. It has been totally changed from the looking of a caterpillars to the looking of butterfly. Which one you like? Or you like non of them. However, when we are converted, we change inwardly--- we became a totally new man, old things passed away and behold, new things have come. If we are truly in Christ, we will have a heart for the Lord, hunger for His spiritual food, thirst for His divine word and want to live a holy life to please Him. Outwardly, we are old we, still in our perishable body, but inside, God is living in our heart if we are in Christ.
And, what are the contrasts between old and new.
1. Walk in the light, but not in the darkness.
1 John 1: 5-7 'This is the message we have heard...., purifies us from all sin.'
2. Suffer for Christ sake and for His glory, but not for our own.
1 John 3: 13, 1 Peter 1:1, 6-7 and John 16:19-24, blessings are in disguise.
3. Not love the world but love Trinity God and love one another.
Psalm 73:25 'Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire beside you.' 1 John 2: 15 ',....’ The greatest commandment Mark 12: 30-31, 1 John 4:7-12.
4. Have confidence and faith in God rather than in our own.
Hebrews 11:1 'Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see'. Hebrews 11:6.
Our faith in God is based on the divine character of God, on what he has done for us, so great and immeasurable, for sinner like me He forsake his one and only son to die for me so that our sins could be forgiven. Our confidence in God comes from the fact that 2 Corinthians 1: 20. Before we were converted, we have confident in our own, believe our own strength. But, there is far more mighty, far more great, far more wise than we are, the trinity God, He is mighty in power and abundant in love, who we could firmly rely on.
In Christ, we are new creatures. It is like: Once we were lost and now we are found. Once we were walking in the darkness and now we are walking in the light. Once we were blind and now we see. He who is in Him is born again, born of spirit and not of flesh.
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