Drunk lady at a party : "I thought you were very arrogant and unapproachable when I met you."

Me : "OK. Wait a minute - you said 'thought'? You don't think so anymore?"

DLAP : "Yeah now that I have talked to you, I don't think so. But my first impression about you was that."

Me : "But doesn't that say more about you than me? That you drew assumptions about a person before you even got to know them?"

DLAP :" No but you're in the entertainment line. You should care what people think of you."

Me : "The only thing I care about when people come to my shows is that they had a good time. And that's the first impression that I'd like to make."

I think she gave up after trying a few more angles. I was gracious, but she could see I was not willing to budge.

Wonder what she thought of me after that conversation. OK that's a lie. I do not wonder at all.

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God is Not Like Man

“Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.” Pilate therefore said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.” (John‬ ‭18:29-32‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Look how the religious leaders of Israel had murder in their hearts but were unable to do it because they were restricted by the Law.

They keep the Law outwardly just for the public eye, and looked for ways to get around the Law to execute their murderous schemes.

While they looked for any loophole to commit murder, God used His infinite wisdom and knowledge to find a way to save mankind.

Under the Law, God said that the soul who sins must die. In Paul’s words, “the wages of sin is death”.

There was only one way for us to be saved because we cannot fulfill the demands of the Law by ourselves. Someone else must die in our place as a substitute.

This person must be a member of mankind, sinless, and his life has to be worthy enough to pay for all the sins of the world.

That is why the only begotten Son of God had to become a man, bleed, and die as our atoning sacrifice for sins.

Today, we are saved, blessed, and favored by God not because of our own obedience towards the Law, but because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ. His sinless, divine blood is a massive overpayment for all our sin debts, purchasing every spiritual blessing of God for us.

I read someone write that “your sin can hinder your prayers”. If that were true, then no Christians would have any answered prayers because we still fail God daily, in thoughts and deeds. We may not be able to live a completely sinless life, but thankfully our prayers are answered based on Jesus’ obedience at the cross. His shed blood is the only reason why we can always enjoy God’s favor.

Let no one deceive you that sin is causing God to ignore your prayers. If God is omniscient, then He already knew all the sins you would commit in your life, and He still chose to let Jesus bear the punishment for your sins at the cross.

What hinders us from receiving God’s promises today is only unbelief. When you have a bad opinion of God and see Him angry, demanding, and unapproachable, you will be unable to freely receive all that Jesus died for you to enjoy.

Paul taught that no one can be justified through the works of the Law. Not before salvation, and not after salvation. God is so gracious that He made us the righteousness of God in Christ when we believed in Jesus as Lord.

Abba God has the perfect, righteous reason to lavish His goodness upon you. Through your prayers of intercession, the people around you are also blessed.

Some well-meaning Christians want to live godly through keeping the Law as a moral guideline, but it only serves to stir up sin’s rebellion in our flesh. They will experience short-lived victories ,only to fall back into sinful patterns when the willpower runs out.

When you place your faith in God after receiving His Word, you will be progressively transformed to live a righteous life. The goal of godly living is the same, but the only way to get there is by beholding Jesus and trusting in Him.

Live by the new and better covenant that is built upon better promises, and you will reign in life through the one Lord Jesus Christ!

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TỪ VỰNG & Ý TƯỞNG IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC CHARACTERS & PERSONALITIES

Gì thì gì, cứ học IELTS mà muốn nói tốt viết hay thì luôn cần phải có từ vựng các bạn nhé. Chia sẻ với bạn nhóm từ vựng về chủ đề Characters & Personalities đặc biệt áp dụng trong Speaking Part 2 dạng Describe a Person nhé!

Từ vựng:
* a great sense of humour (noun phrase): khiếu hài hước

ENG: humorous
* the life and soul of the party (idiom): trung tâm của bữa tiệc

ENG: someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions
* a wide circle of somebody (noun phrase): một nhóm người

ENG: a big group of people
* crack somebody up (phrasal verb): khiến ai cười

ENG: to make somebody laugh a lot
* extroverted (adj): hướng ngoại

ENG: lively and confident, and enjoying being with other people
* hang out (with somebody) (phrasal verb): ra ngoài với ai

ENG: to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
* chit chat with somebody about something (verb): nói chuyện phiếm với ai về vấn đề gì

ENG: to talk informally about matters that are not important
* unapproachable (adj): khó gần

ENG: (of a person) not friendly or easy to talk to
* make friends with somebody (verb phrase): kết bạn với ai

ENG: to become a friend of somebody
* immerse yourself in (doing) something (verb phrase): chìm đắm trong việc gì

ENG: to become or make somebody completely involved in something
* a real page-turner (noun phrase): cuốn sách thú vị

ENG: a book that is very exciting
* engage in (doing) something (phrasal verb): tham gia vào hoạt động gì

ENG: to take part in something
* supportive (adj): ủng hộ

ENG: encouraging somebody or giving them help or sympathy
* a faithful friend (noun phrase): một người bạn trung thành

ENG: staying with or supporting a particular person
* a fair-weather friend (noun phrase): một người bạn chỉ làm bạn với bạn khi mọi việc dễ dàng và tốt đẹp và sẽ bỏ mặc bạn khi gặp khó khăn

ENG: somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
* stand by somebody (phrasal verb): bên cạnh ai

ENG: to help somebody or be friends with them, even in difficult situations
* through thick and thin (idiom): khi gặp khó khăn

ENG: even when there are problems or difficulties
* give somebody a helping hand (idiom): giúp đỡ ai đó

ENG: to help somebody
* be in trouble (noun phrase): gặp khó khăn

ENG: have difficulty
* trustworthy (adj): đáng tin cậy

ENG: that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc.
* count on somebody (phrasal verb): có thể dựa dẫm vào ai

ENG: to trust somebody to do something or to be sure that something will happen
* divulge something to somebody (verb): tiết lộ điều gì bí mật với ai

ENG: to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret
* gossip about something (verb): bàn tán về việc gì

ENG: to talk about other people’s private lives, often in an unkind way
* a good listener (noun phrase): người biết lắng nghe

ENG: somebody who you can rely on to listen with attention or sympathy
* lend an ear to somebody (idiom): lắng nghe ai đó một cách kiên nhẫn

ENG: to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody
* feel down in the dumps (idiom): buồn

ENG: to feel sad
* sympathetically (adv): một cách cảm thông

ENG: in a way that is kind to somebody who is hurt or sad, and that shows that you understand and care about their problems
* develop a mutual understanding (verb phrase): phát triển sự thấu hiểu lẫn nhau

ENG: to develop the understanding of two or more people have for each other equally
* forgiveness (uncountable noun): sẵn lòng tha thứ

ENG: the act of forgiving somebody; the quality of being willing to forgive somebody
* hold a grudge (verb phrase): giữ một mối thù

ENG: to keep a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past

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