Dear CFers/Alumnis/Visitors,
We wish to inform you that this blog will cease to operate as of now. In the light of growing influence of many social media sites (hahaha), we are pleased to say WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE. We will do all updates on that site.
So.... if you have a facebook account (we sure hope you do), like our page now!
http://www.facebook.com/SIM.SCF.Official
Feel free to contact me or any of the exco if you have any queries. :)
In Him,
Joalin Kuan
Chairperson AY12/13
joalinkuan.ly@gmail.com
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Events for the month of December.
Below are the dates of events for the month of December:
7th Dec - Bible Study 8
12th to 16th Dec - Caroling in school week*
21st Dec - Christmas Outreach @ St Luke's Eldercare**
28th Dec - Bible Study 9
* Caroling dates have not been confirmed but they will only be 3 days at most, not the whole week. Do avail yourself to come down and join us in spreading the Christmas cheer within the school! Open evangelism in school is mostly prohibited but Christmas offers us a chance as Christians in SIM to share the gift of love we can't do on normal days. Don't worry if you can't sing, practice sessions will be held before the caroling days! Share the gift of love you have received.
** Instead of the usual Christmas parties CF organizes every year, having an outreach event this time round aims to help us understand that Christmas is not only for Christians but also for those who have yet to know the Lord. Spending a day at St Luke's Eldercare with the elderly celebrating Christmas gives us the opportunity to do just that. Some of the elderly there may not be as fortunate as us having our families to celebrate Christmas with. Therefore let us go and share some love with them, bringing Christ with us. More information will be provided in the days to come.
With that, have a very enjoyable December in advance! :)
7th Dec - Bible Study 8
12th to 16th Dec - Caroling in school week*
21st Dec - Christmas Outreach @ St Luke's Eldercare**
28th Dec - Bible Study 9
* Caroling dates have not been confirmed but they will only be 3 days at most, not the whole week. Do avail yourself to come down and join us in spreading the Christmas cheer within the school! Open evangelism in school is mostly prohibited but Christmas offers us a chance as Christians in SIM to share the gift of love we can't do on normal days. Don't worry if you can't sing, practice sessions will be held before the caroling days! Share the gift of love you have received.
** Instead of the usual Christmas parties CF organizes every year, having an outreach event this time round aims to help us understand that Christmas is not only for Christians but also for those who have yet to know the Lord. Spending a day at St Luke's Eldercare with the elderly celebrating Christmas gives us the opportunity to do just that. Some of the elderly there may not be as fortunate as us having our families to celebrate Christmas with. Therefore let us go and share some love with them, bringing Christ with us. More information will be provided in the days to come.
With that, have a very enjoyable December in advance! :)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Corporate Meeting This Wednesday
Dear Folks, we'll be having our corporate meeting this Wednesday, 2nd November. As usual, we'll meet at the canteen at 6pm before proceeding to our allocated room, 4.17C.
Once again, the topic of the corporate meeting is "Predestination vs Free will". Guest speaker Mr Winston Tay has been invited to speak on the topic. To get maximum returns out of your time invested in coming for the corporate meeting, the following questions may provide some food for thought ahead of Wednesday. If you have answers to them, great! If not, even better! You can direct these questions to our speaker.
Arminianism (free will) is more appealing and simpler to understand. It is because it gives a more acceptable answer to the problem of evil. Arminianism says God permits us to do evil. Sounds better, protects the image of God. It also seems more compatible with the love of God. God wanting all to be saved but yet not preventing the free will of man is consistent with love. The harder questions are mostly targeted at Calvinism (predestination) therefore most questions are pro-Arminian.
1. Doesn't Calvinism make people into puppets? If God directs the human will, won't it just seem like we're actors in a play?
2. If we have free will, the will to choose whether to believe in God, then how can we say God is in total control? How can God's sovereignty be explained?
3. How can man be held accountable for his actions if he does not have free will? Is it fair for God to judge us as sinners then?
4. Calvinism makes God inconsistent. He offers the gospel to all men, yet all cannot believe. Isn't God deceitful, offering man with one hand and taking away with another?
5. How do we reconcile the fact that "God chose some to be saved" vs "God desires all to be saved."?
6. Why all the fuss? Why didn't God just elect all to be saved?
These questions are by no means exhaustive. Questions posted here are possibly the FAQs of "predestination" vs "free will". Feel free to post more questions on the SIM-SCF Facebook page for the benefit of the larger population.
Till Wednesday then! God bless! :)
Once again, the topic of the corporate meeting is "Predestination vs Free will". Guest speaker Mr Winston Tay has been invited to speak on the topic. To get maximum returns out of your time invested in coming for the corporate meeting, the following questions may provide some food for thought ahead of Wednesday. If you have answers to them, great! If not, even better! You can direct these questions to our speaker.
Arminianism (free will) is more appealing and simpler to understand. It is because it gives a more acceptable answer to the problem of evil. Arminianism says God permits us to do evil. Sounds better, protects the image of God. It also seems more compatible with the love of God. God wanting all to be saved but yet not preventing the free will of man is consistent with love. The harder questions are mostly targeted at Calvinism (predestination) therefore most questions are pro-Arminian.
1. Doesn't Calvinism make people into puppets? If God directs the human will, won't it just seem like we're actors in a play?
2. If we have free will, the will to choose whether to believe in God, then how can we say God is in total control? How can God's sovereignty be explained?
3. How can man be held accountable for his actions if he does not have free will? Is it fair for God to judge us as sinners then?
4. Calvinism makes God inconsistent. He offers the gospel to all men, yet all cannot believe. Isn't God deceitful, offering man with one hand and taking away with another?
5. How do we reconcile the fact that "God chose some to be saved" vs "God desires all to be saved."?
6. Why all the fuss? Why didn't God just elect all to be saved?
These questions are by no means exhaustive. Questions posted here are possibly the FAQs of "predestination" vs "free will". Feel free to post more questions on the SIM-SCF Facebook page for the benefit of the larger population.
Till Wednesday then! God bless! :)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Prayer Month.
We give thanks, O Lord, for you are good,
you provide us with health and food.
And in sending Christ to earth,
now we sinners have new birth.
Help us Lord to walk aright,
with grace, mercy, love and might.
Teach us how to do your will,
as we strive your promises to fulfill.
But while we toil and suffer in your name,
let us learn to not complain.
Grant us patience to love our neighbour,
that we might just earn your favour.
Lord forgive us when we sin,
so that over Satan we may win.
We come before you Lord, our Maker,
in thanks for you have heard our prayer.
you provide us with health and food.
And in sending Christ to earth,
now we sinners have new birth.
Help us Lord to walk aright,
with grace, mercy, love and might.
Teach us how to do your will,
as we strive your promises to fulfill.
But while we toil and suffer in your name,
let us learn to not complain.
Grant us patience to love our neighbour,
that we might just earn your favour.
Lord forgive us when we sin,
so that over Satan we may win.
We come before you Lord, our Maker,
in thanks for you have heard our prayer.
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