The Impossible Exam

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh; that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Romans‬ ‭8:1-4‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

There was once a teacher who punished his badly-behaved class of students by giving them an examination full of the world’s hardest questions spanning across all subjects and disciplines.

“Class, if any of you want to be dismissed from class, you must get full marks in this exam. If not, you will have to stay back for detention every day. To give you all an advantage, you may discuss the questions with your fellow classmates.”

Everyone in the class attempted the exam, but even the smartest students had many mistakes. It seemed impossible.

The classmates were all frantically flipping through all the textbooks in the classroom, but it was no use. The questions were just way out of their level.

Just when it seemed that all hope was lost, the teacher said, “Class, I see that you are all trying your very best to work together to do well on the exam. Tell you what—I cannot cancel the exam, but I will join your class as a student and attempt the exam with you. There is no rule against me joining as a student in your class.”

Since the teacher had set the exam based on the knowledge he had, he easily answered all the questions correctly. To whoever wanted to refer to his answers, the teacher allowed them to see and write the same answers.

The students were all overjoyed. One by one, they copied the answers, and handed in their exam papers, scoring full marks. They were finally able to go home. They had learnt their lesson, and decided to be more studious in the future.

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God gave the children of Israel the Ten Commandments—an impossible exam for mankind. The Law is perfect, holy, and good, but it was weak through man’s sinful flesh.

Whoever wants to be justified through the Law must keep the Ten Commandments perfectly in both word and deed. Anything short of perfection is considered unrighteous. Everyone fails this exam.

Then, God revealed His master plan: Yahweh the Son became a man to take the impossible exam on our behalf.

He lived a sinless life for thirty-three and a half years, and offered up Himself as our atoning sacrifice for sins. The blood He shed at the cross and His death perfectly fulfilled the Law for everyone.

Whoever wants to refer to His answers can just take His answers as their own and get full marks on their exam. When we place our faith in Jesus as Lord, we share in Jesus’ death, resurrection, and become a new creation in Christ. We are finally eligible to go home to our Abba God in Heaven!

It takes humility for a person to admit that he is a sinner that has no hope of deserving salvation by his own works. God is so holy that even one sinful thought can make you unrighteous. Perfection is needed. The way to be saved is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord!

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The Tragedy of “Almost”

“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts‬ ‭26:26-30‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.

His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”

Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:

“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts‬ ‭26:28‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

The word “almost” is the great tragedy.

It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.

“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”

“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews‬ ‭3:7-11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.

A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.

Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.

The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.

Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!

If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.

You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians‬ ‭2:8-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.

Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!

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真係嬲

响澳洲潛艇單嘢上面，法國覺得比英國美國爭生意「响背脊捅咗一刀」，睇黎真係嬲，今日宣布召回駐美國同澳洲大使。

“This exceptional decision is justified by the exceptional gravity of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States.”

仲有英國呢？

更新：
美國啱啱出咗聲明：「唔好嬲啦，法國係美國最老牌同重要嘅盟友黎㗎。」
"France is a vital partner & our oldest ally, and we place the highest value on our relationship."
有咩下星期响聯合國大會見到面四四六六傾掂佢。

https://twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/status/1439027696730845184

#咁似嘅
#輸錢又輸面嘅結果

報導：
《BBC》Aukus: France recalls envoys amid security pact row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58604677

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祂的國度 / This Kingdom
詞曲 Lyricist & Composer：Geoff Bullock
中譯詞 Translator：周巽光 Ewen Chow
主領 Worship Leader：周巽光 Ewen Chow

[Verse 1]
耶穌 神公義的彰顯
Jesus, God's righteousness revealed
祂是人子 神獨生子
The Son of Man, the Son of God
祂國降臨
His Kingdom comes
耶穌 神犧牲的救贖
Jesus, redemption's sacrifice
今得榮耀 今已稱義
Now glorified, now justified
祂國降臨
His Kingdom comes

[Chorus]
祂的國度永遠長存
And this Kingdom will know no end
祂的榮耀無法測度
And it's Glory shall know no bounds
君王的大能和尊貴
For the majesty and power
祂的國度已來到
Of this Kingdom's King has come
祂國度掌權
And this Kingdom's reign
祂統籌萬有
And this Kingdom's rule
祂的國度滿有權柄和能力
And this Kingdom's power and authority
耶穌 神公義的彰顯
Jesus, God's righteousness revealed

[Verse 2]
耶穌 神慈愛的表明
Jesus, the expression of God's love
神的恩典 神的神話
The grace of God, the word of God
向我彰顯
Revealed to us
耶穌 神完全的聖潔
Jesus, God's Holiness displayed
今得榮耀 今已稱義
Now glorified, now justified
祂國降臨
His Kingdom comes

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恕 SOLEMN -【 反抗軍 A MAN INSIDE 】(Offcial Live Video)

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反抗軍 A MAN INSIDE
Lyrics：Tracy Zhu
Composer：阿文 Zac Shen

Lyric：
盡是紛飛的灰燼
在煙霧中落滿地
來臨的起義時刻
驚惶即將逝去
契機帶來的期許
無所畏懼沒有遲疑
反抗軍武裝 等待黎明


試圖抹滅所有不合理
失語的哭聲淒厲
是否有聽見 是否有被發掘
豈有殘害無辜之理

槍響 注意
塵土襲來將化為轉機
槍響 注意
腥風血雨即將吹起

滿城烏雲失控的雷電
期許烽火過後能夠看見
洗清的污衊
剩下最後一分鐘

槍響 注意
塵土襲來將化為轉機
槍響 注意
腥風血雨即將吹起

冷冽的風吹過
我們 最終的使命
即將燃起篝火

盡是紛飛的灰燼
在煙霧中落滿地
來臨的起義時刻
驚惶即將逝去
契機帶來的期許
無所畏懼沒有遲疑
反抗軍武裝 等待黎明

發號施令
等待笛鳴

槍響 注意
塵土襲來將化為轉機
槍響 注意
腥風血雨即將吹起

滿城烏雲失控的雷電
期許烽火過後能夠看見
洗清的污衊
剩下最後一分鐘

We wanna declare and make our righteous
We are not saviors
We are man inside to prove it right
We are justified



恕 SOLEMN are :
Lead Vocal- Tracy Zhu
Guitar-阿文 Zac Shen
Guitar-小黑 Black
Bass-小睿 Ray Wu
Drums-小鈺 Shiauyu
Programming & Keys-洪翼 E-zhi Hung

Live Soundman：陳奕夫
Drum Tech：Li Kai Hsiao
Guitar Tech：陳瑞陽
Photography：無菌氏

導演：林杰
攝影：林杰、小草、建志、羊頭
攝助：羊頭
GoPro攝影：陳靖傑
後期製作：L.J. Video Producer

Directed by 林杰
Camera ops: 林杰、小草、建志、羊頭
GoPro: 陳靖傑
Produced by L.J. Video Producer
Filmed on location: Dec 5, 2020 at Combo Rock Festival in Taichung, Taiwan.

Mixed and mastered by Wayson Hsu
Recorded by Wayson Hsu, Kuan Chang Chiu
Drums recorded by 鄭朝中, at 光影音樂工作室 LAS Studio

Happy Reformation Day! Today, we want to celebrate not just one, but two really special events.

Many of us know that on Oct 31st, 1517, German monk and scholar Martin Luther set in motion the first Grace Revolution (since the time of the Apostles) when he nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.

In a time when church tradition demanded that Christians pay for their salvation by their own works, his theses marked the beginning of believers all over the world rediscovering the true gospel of Jesus Christ—which declares that we are saved and justified by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

As we commemorate Reformation Day, let’s take a moment to truly honor and appreciate our Lord Jesus for all that He accomplished at the cross for us. Because of Him, you and I can come boldly to the throne of grace and find grace in time of need (Heb. 4:16).

Interestingly, something happened on Reformation Day on October 31st, 1992. A prophetic minister, Paul Cain, held an event at the National Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

During the event, Paul Cain called out a young man from the crowd, asking him to stand. He prophesied over him, declaring, "The Lord said that you are going to be one of His fiery evangelists."

That young man was not seated in the front section with all the other pastors and leaders from various churches in Singapore. He was just an ordinary attendee seated somewhere in the crowd.

And yet, he was singled out by the Lord through Paul Cain.

That young man was Pastor Prince.

We thought you might want to watch the prophecy that was spoken over Pastor Prince that night, and so we’ve included the full video together with this post.

While it was witnessed by thousands of people who were present at the stadium, none of them could have imagined how the Lord would raise this man, whom we now know and love as our beloved pastor, to be such a powerful voice for the gospel of grace in our generation.

Likewise, we want you to know that you have a purpose, calling, and mission that only you can fulfill.

Even if this has been a very difficult and challenging season for you, hold fast to the promises and prophesies that have been spoken over your life—and may you fulfill your great and wonderful destiny in Christ.

Your best days are ahead of you.

Lots of love,
Team JP