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Posted on November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 by david tan

How do I overcome sinful habits?

I’m struggling with excessive masturbation as well as a carelessness about myself resulting in actions that endanger myself as well as being dangerously overweight. I have tried to take control and regulate my habits but every now and then things happen and I’m back to square one. I need to remind you again, this is …

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Posted on May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 by david tan

How can I start reading the bible?

I would love to learn more about the bible … which book should I start with first? Hi Arlene, thanks for reaching out. Great question! Many books of the bible are actually stories or narratives; they basically tell us what happened. So a simple way is to start reading the bible like you would read …

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Posted on April 17, 2023May 3, 2025 by david tan

Should I always try to please my masters?

I’m confused by Titus 2:9 “Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them”. I was always struggling in my previous job experience when the boss only like to hear what they like to hear but refuse to hear the truth. As a …

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Posted on March 18, 2023May 3, 2025 by david tan

How do I deal with my sense of superiority?

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. (‭‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬) I have been wise in my eyes for a while now but I’m not sure how to manage my thinking that I’m greater. How does one bring themselves to realise their need for God? It is a fine …

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Posted on June 15, 2022May 3, 2025 by david tan

The parable of the bags of gold

Matthew 24:14-28 The key point is in the conclusion, “Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” The fates of the faithful servants and the wicked servant illustrate the different responses the Master has towards them and show us that the parable ultimately is about judgement. The servants are exactly …

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Posted on June 8, 2022May 3, 2025 by david tan

The price we have to pay

Why is Jesus’ death and resurrection a free gift when we are called to change our ways? Aren’t we effectively sacrificing our ways for this new life Jesus supposedly offers? This is a good question that people rarely ask. It arises from a misunderstanding of what our salvation is all about, which often is caused …

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