1. Learning the Alphabets of God’s Kingdom in the 21 st Century H

2. H Holiness for

3. Holiness is Progressive Perfection in Christ

4. “ Be perfect, as your Heavenly Father, is perfect.” Matthew 5

5. What does it mean to be perfect as God is ?

6. “ Turn your left cheek also.” Matthew 5:39

7. Surprise your enemy with your voluntary vulnerability…

8. … given for the sake of equality and friendship

9. “ Let him have your cloak too.” Matthew 5:40

10. Surprise your enemy and love him…

11. Let your generosity overwhelm his selfish demands

12. “ Go with him two miles.” Matthew 5:41

13. Surprise your enemy and love him…

14. Let your service overcome his exploitation

17. Some responses to the idea…

18. “ You are an idealist ; you should be more practical.” “ You cannot ignore systemic injustice .”

19. “ This will encourage ‘them’ to take away more of the Chinese’s rights .” “ Ahmad Ismail will just tear more Chinese leaders’ photos.”

20. “ You are being unrealistic! ”

21. But whose reality are we talking about?

22. “… the message of reconciliation. ” 2 Cor 5:19 “ God has committed to us…

24. Peace-Making is an Imaginative Adventure!

25. Use Your Imagination to Make Peace!

26. Salad will always be yucky…

27. … if you’ve spent your whole life eating kuey teow!

28. To watch Star Wars or spend an evening with my son?

30. I cannot comprehend the value of the latter until I became a father

31. Likewise…

32. We cannot grasp reconciliation if our political ‘heroes’ do not preach it

33. It will feel/taste like salad to the kuey teow lover…

34. Finally…

35. There are no “ invisible” Christians…

36. “ Be IMITATORS of God…and live a life of love ” Ephesians 5:11

37. In other words…

38. We must look like Jesus

39. “ Love your enemies…and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5;44)

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