Eccl 3:3 tells us there’s a time to build up and a time to break down. If we were to read the epistles of Paul, we’ll discover there’s a constant message of building up and tearing down. And all the messages of course point towards building up the church of God.

The speaker is a science teacher at a Junior College. This question seems very simple and we seem to have an answer because we’re alive. We know if something is dead or alive. For those of us with children in primary school, in primary school science, they need to differentiate live and death. As parents, if we’re teaching our child, we also need to know the answer. What are the characteristics of living things to a PSLE student?

1. Pergamos
   Rev 2:12
   To the church of Pergamos, the Lord refers to Himself as the one who has the sharp two edged sword. What does the sharp two edged sword tell us? There were two types of governors in the Roman Empire. Some governors are given the right to impose capital punishment; to execute or to allow someone to live. Some governors have not received this right. This is like the governors in China who were given swords and were able to impose capital punishment.

1. Thyatira
   Rev 2:18
   To the church in Thyatira, the Lord refers to Himself as the Som of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass.

Genesis talks about how God chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and how God established their faith. If you’re familiar with the incidents in Genesis, there is a unique patriarch that represents their faith.