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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通常當我們對某件事情或某人做決定時
我們總是沒辦法用最全面的資訊去評估這件事

- 影響力：讓人乖乖聽話的說服術
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

昨天我們分享了思考的框架作者Shane Parrish
在以前打工時所遇到的小趣事
他舉了1980年代出版的關於影響力和說服力的經典著作
作為補充

許多書中提到的內容放到現在來看還是十分受用

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“Cảm ơn” là một cụm từ mạnh mẽ và tôi hiểu rằng mình cần phải hành động tương tự. Hãy thể hiện thái độ trân trọng đối với người khác, tri ân họ vì sự giúp đỡ, vì họ đã hoàn thành công việc tốt, hay đơn giản chỉ vì sự hiện diện của họ.

Tôi thể hiện lòng biết ơn của mình nhiều nhất có thể. Tôi cảm ơn sự sáng tạo nhiệm màu đã cho tôi trí óc, trái tim và cơ thể này. Tôi cảm ơn gia đình, người thân, và bạn bè đã ở bên cạnh tôi những lúc vui sướng lẫn khó khăn. Tôi cảm ơn các cộng sự đã đồng hành cùng tôi từ những ngày công ty mới thành lập khi chúng tôi còn rất khó khăn vào thời điểm tháng 2 năm 2016 khi chúng tôi chỉ bán được 5-10 cuốn sách/ngày và tình hình tài chính thật là thảm hại, nhưng họ đã không rời bỏ tôi và công ty. Họ gắn kết và đang từng bước xây dựng Happy Live trở thành một công ty đáng để làm việc và đáng để cống hiến trong tương lai. Tôi cảm ơn những học viên của Thiết Kế Cuộc Đời Thịnh Vượng (khóa 2019), của Kungfu Chứng khoán, tuy chỉ cùng nhau trải qua hai ngày học ngắn ngủi nhưng những thay đổi tích cực ở bạn đã khiến tôi vững tin hơn về lý tưởng sống của mình. Tôi cảm ơn những người thầy lớn đã dạy cho tôi những bài học quý báu về đầu tư như Phil Town, Mohnish Pabrai, Guy Spier và tận tay gửi những cuốn sách do Happy Live xuất bản tại Việt Nam đến tay họ. Tôi cũng cảm ơn nhiều người nữa vì đã trình bày một bài nói chuyện thật hay, vì đã gửi cho tôi những thông tin tuyệt vời, vì đã chiêu đãi tôi bữa ăn ấm áp cùng họ,...

Bạn cũng có thể bày tỏ lòng biết ơn bằng quà tặng mà không nhất thiết phải có lý do đặc biệt nào đó để tặng một món quà nhỏ hay một tấm thiệp chúc mừng. Việc bạn lưu ý đến sở thích và chọn một món quà phù hợp khi có dịp đi du lịch hoặc công tác trong cửa hàng lưu niệm, tuy không nặng về giá trị tiền bạc nhưng cũng đủ để thể hiện bạn là người bạn biết quan tâm và sâu sắc.

Hãy ghi nhớ rằng tất cả những gì một ai đó làm cho bạn đều hàm chứa chi phí cơ hội, khi họ dành thời gian trong ngày của mình để tiếp bạn thì phải có điều gì đó họ đã không làm cho chính mình hoặc cho một người khác. Bạn có thể nghĩ đơn giản rằng yêu cầu của mình là nhỏ nhưng khi ai đó đang bận rộn thì không có yêu cầu nào là nhỏ cả.

Đừng bao giờ quên gửi lời cảm ơn khi nhờ ai làm điều gì, bạn chắc chắn sẽ nổi bật vì thật không may là có quá ít người thực sự ứng xử như vậy.

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在今天的影片中，我將列出我認為台灣不適合搬家的 12 個原因。 正如你們許多人已經知道的那樣，我非常熱愛這個國家以及它為我所做的一切。 但我認為，在近 300 個不同的影片中唱響了國家的讚譽之後，是時候平衡一下了。 這個影片是我對台灣人移民台灣後會面臨的一些負面生活的真實看法。 只是我的觀點 。 不要太生氣。 我認為重要的是展示台灣生活的方方面面，而不僅僅是突出這個國家為新居民提供的美麗部分。

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Negligible
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Annihilate
徹底摧毀；毀滅

claustrophobic
導致幽閉恐懼症的

Penultimate
倒數第二的

Backlash
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