auch wenn selbstverstaendlich sola scriptura gilt, muessen wir uns gedanken machen, warum unsere glaubensvaeter im athanasischem und apolostolischen glaubensbekenntinis darauf aufmerksam machen wollen, dass Jesus in der Tat die Qualen der Hölle erduldet hat
und nicht nur physischen Tod.
Abgesehen von Jesus Schockzustand, Blutschweiss ( Lukas und wikipedia) sind folgende bibeltsellen indiz hierfuer
1. Matth 12:30 - verweis auf Jonas, der 3 tage und Naechte im herzen der erde war.
2. jesaja53:10-11. Hier ist deutlich das Leid der Seele Jesum erwaehnt
3. psalm 23:4. wir brauchen keine angst vor dem tod zu haben
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Lehre der Erwählung
"But you do not believe because you are not my sheep."
Aber ihr glaubet nicht, weil ihr nicht von meinen Schafen seid; wie ich euch gesagt habe
Johannes 10:26
es heisst NICHT:
Ihr glaubt nicht, weil ihr mich nicht annehmt
oder
Ihr glaubt nicht, weil ihr euch nicht für mich entschieden habt
Gott wählt aus den Menschen aus! er erwählt, wer zu seinen Schafen zählt.
Wer die Lehre der Erwählung nicht annimmt, läuft Gefahr
- sich selbst zu rechtfertigen
- Gott als Zuschauer und passiven Gott zu degradieren
- sich selbst retten zu wollen, was der Lehre der Gnade widerspricht, denn Errettung geschieht nicht aus eigener Leistung heraus (Werke). Hier sind auch geistliche Werke = Errungenschaften = Rationalismus gemeint.
zusatz 2.2.11
trotzdem bleibt das evangelium eine einladung zum glauben und busse an die menschheit
denn bevor wir errettet sind, wissen wir nicht ob wir erwählt sind.
ist Gott nicht unfair ?
1. nein, denn er musste nicht einen einzigen menschen erretten!
als suender sind wir tot und vor der sinflut koennen wir sogar in sein herz blicken
denn es gereute ihn die menschen geschaffen zu haben
dies zeigt seine trauer ggü uns Menschen auf und dennoch schickte er seinen Sohn um sein Volk zu retten
2. wenn wir uns in die position gott zu bewerten begeben, beginnen wir zu vergessen, dass wir aus gnade und nicht aus werken
errettet sind . was gibt uns das recht, gott zu kritisieren, die wir doch tot waren? 2.tim 1:9
3. Kein Mensch, der errettet wurde glaubt wirklich daran, aus eigener Leistung (z.b. intellektueller wie es die Griechen versuchten)
erlöst worden zu sein. Der souveräne Gott öffnet unsere Augen, und nach der durch den Heiligen Geist hervorgerufenen Wiedergeburt tun wir Buße und Glauben an ihn, und werden geheiligt
4. Die Lehre der Erwählung macht uns bescheiden, und wir können nicht auffhören, für unsere Freunde, die noch nicht zu Christus gefunden haben, zu beten. Denn sonst würde die bürde des möglichen Verlorenseins unserer Freunde auf uns lasten!
Natürlich bleibt die Frage warum Gott es zulässt, dass bestimmte Menschen in die Hölle kommen und er anderen die Augen öffnet. es ist ein Mysterium, wie bspw auch Satan und dessen Erschaffung ein Mysterium bleibt.
Aus Lukas 16 (Gleichnis vom Reichen Mann und Lazarus ) koennen wir aber entnehmen, dass Gott ein gerechter Gott ist, und Gott sich nicht daran erfreut, Menschen in der Hölle zu schicken, sondern er sogar mit ihnen kommuniziert! Aber die Menschen in der Hölle, selbst wenn sie dort sind, tun nicht Busse sondern bleiben in der Selbstverleumdung und dem ewigen kosmischen Feuer der Selbstsucht
Gott errettet, das bedeutet aber auch Gerechtigkeit
Woher weiß ich, dass ich erwählt bin ?
Diese Frage ist zentral, denn wir dürfen nicht in ein fatalistisches Weltbild verfallen. Denn nur Gott weiß, wer erwählt ist!
In dem Moment, wo ich Jesus als meinen Heiland annehme, weiß ich, dass ich zu den Erwählten gehöre!
Nachtrag 28.2.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
Hier wird deutlich, dass Erwählung Gott, den Heiligen Geist und Jesus
betrifft.
Nachtrag 3.3.11
Joh 5:19
Da antwortete Jesus und sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Der Sohn kann nichts von sich selbst aus tun, sondern nur, was er den Vater tun sieht; denn was dieser tut, das tut gleicherweise auch der Sohn.
Wenn ich eines Tages vor Gott stehe und er mich fragt, warum ich gerettet wurde, werde ich sicherlich nicht sagen können: "Weil ich mich für Jesus entschieden habe"
Das wäre hochmütig, denn es würde auf meiner eigenen geistigen Leistung basieren.
Die Bibelstelle oben ist faszinierend, denn Jesus unterwirft sich in seinem Tun
komplett der Souveränität und dem Willen Gottes. Wenn selbst Jesus dies tut,
wie könnnten wir als Menschen sagen, dass wir uns für oder gegen Gott entscheiden ?
Nein. Gott zieht uns. Zu sich durch den Heiligen Geist
Nachtrag 15.3.
Paul Washer erklärt es sehr gut
Are men victims if they cannot come to God by themselves?
"Men cannot come to God, because they will not come to God.
And they will not come to God, because they hate him. Therefore
they are responsible. Men are evil. God is good. So they hate God.
.... Thats why they are judged for their moral inability because
their inability is moral. "
22.5.2011
Nachtrag Johannes 1:12-13
Allen aber, die ihn aufnahmen, denen gab er das Anrechtf, Kinder Gottes zu werden, denen, die an seinen Namen glauben; die nicht aus dem Blut, noch aus dem Willen des Fleisches, noch aus dem Willen des Mannes, sondern aus Gott geboren sind.
Das ist bisher die eindeutigste Stelle in der Bibel, die besagt,
dass wir uns nicht für Gott entscheiden können, sondern Wiedergeburt ("regeneration")
ist eine von Gott initiierte Tat.
24.5.2011
Tulip Ministries
Dr. Kim Myung Doh hat es sehr gut erfasst, wie Gott jemanden erwählt.
"God chose us according to His own pleasure. Suppose a very wealthy American gentleman wants to adopt an orphan at a Korean orphanage. He could pick and choose any one he likes. Well, he chose a little limping one in his rag and anything but handsome by any standard. The superintendent asks him to have a better choice. But, for the wealthy man, the case is closed! He takes to the boy. That's all that it takes. The same can be said of God's election. Are we any better than others - so good that we alone deserve God's salvation? Again, the answer is an emphatic No. It is purely out of God's marvelous grace that our spiritual eyes are open and can really see the glory of God. Yes, God elected us unconditionally. Praise be to God for His goodness and condescending love toward us."
Aber ihr glaubet nicht, weil ihr nicht von meinen Schafen seid; wie ich euch gesagt habe
Johannes 10:26
es heisst NICHT:
Ihr glaubt nicht, weil ihr mich nicht annehmt
oder
Ihr glaubt nicht, weil ihr euch nicht für mich entschieden habt
Gott wählt aus den Menschen aus! er erwählt, wer zu seinen Schafen zählt.
Wer die Lehre der Erwählung nicht annimmt, läuft Gefahr
- sich selbst zu rechtfertigen
- Gott als Zuschauer und passiven Gott zu degradieren
- sich selbst retten zu wollen, was der Lehre der Gnade widerspricht, denn Errettung geschieht nicht aus eigener Leistung heraus (Werke). Hier sind auch geistliche Werke = Errungenschaften = Rationalismus gemeint.
zusatz 2.2.11
trotzdem bleibt das evangelium eine einladung zum glauben und busse an die menschheit
denn bevor wir errettet sind, wissen wir nicht ob wir erwählt sind.
ist Gott nicht unfair ?
1. nein, denn er musste nicht einen einzigen menschen erretten!
als suender sind wir tot und vor der sinflut koennen wir sogar in sein herz blicken
denn es gereute ihn die menschen geschaffen zu haben
dies zeigt seine trauer ggü uns Menschen auf und dennoch schickte er seinen Sohn um sein Volk zu retten
2. wenn wir uns in die position gott zu bewerten begeben, beginnen wir zu vergessen, dass wir aus gnade und nicht aus werken
errettet sind . was gibt uns das recht, gott zu kritisieren, die wir doch tot waren? 2.tim 1:9
3. Kein Mensch, der errettet wurde glaubt wirklich daran, aus eigener Leistung (z.b. intellektueller wie es die Griechen versuchten)
erlöst worden zu sein. Der souveräne Gott öffnet unsere Augen, und nach der durch den Heiligen Geist hervorgerufenen Wiedergeburt tun wir Buße und Glauben an ihn, und werden geheiligt
4. Die Lehre der Erwählung macht uns bescheiden, und wir können nicht auffhören, für unsere Freunde, die noch nicht zu Christus gefunden haben, zu beten. Denn sonst würde die bürde des möglichen Verlorenseins unserer Freunde auf uns lasten!
Natürlich bleibt die Frage warum Gott es zulässt, dass bestimmte Menschen in die Hölle kommen und er anderen die Augen öffnet. es ist ein Mysterium, wie bspw auch Satan und dessen Erschaffung ein Mysterium bleibt.
Aus Lukas 16 (Gleichnis vom Reichen Mann und Lazarus ) koennen wir aber entnehmen, dass Gott ein gerechter Gott ist, und Gott sich nicht daran erfreut, Menschen in der Hölle zu schicken, sondern er sogar mit ihnen kommuniziert! Aber die Menschen in der Hölle, selbst wenn sie dort sind, tun nicht Busse sondern bleiben in der Selbstverleumdung und dem ewigen kosmischen Feuer der Selbstsucht
Gott errettet, das bedeutet aber auch Gerechtigkeit
Woher weiß ich, dass ich erwählt bin ?
Diese Frage ist zentral, denn wir dürfen nicht in ein fatalistisches Weltbild verfallen. Denn nur Gott weiß, wer erwählt ist!
In dem Moment, wo ich Jesus als meinen Heiland annehme, weiß ich, dass ich zu den Erwählten gehöre!
Nachtrag 28.2.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
Hier wird deutlich, dass Erwählung Gott, den Heiligen Geist und Jesus
betrifft.
Nachtrag 3.3.11
Joh 5:19
Da antwortete Jesus und sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Der Sohn kann nichts von sich selbst aus tun, sondern nur, was er den Vater tun sieht; denn was dieser tut, das tut gleicherweise auch der Sohn.
Wenn ich eines Tages vor Gott stehe und er mich fragt, warum ich gerettet wurde, werde ich sicherlich nicht sagen können: "Weil ich mich für Jesus entschieden habe"
Das wäre hochmütig, denn es würde auf meiner eigenen geistigen Leistung basieren.
Die Bibelstelle oben ist faszinierend, denn Jesus unterwirft sich in seinem Tun
komplett der Souveränität und dem Willen Gottes. Wenn selbst Jesus dies tut,
wie könnnten wir als Menschen sagen, dass wir uns für oder gegen Gott entscheiden ?
Nein. Gott zieht uns. Zu sich durch den Heiligen Geist
Nachtrag 15.3.
Paul Washer erklärt es sehr gut
Are men victims if they cannot come to God by themselves?
"Men cannot come to God, because they will not come to God.
And they will not come to God, because they hate him. Therefore
they are responsible. Men are evil. God is good. So they hate God.
.... Thats why they are judged for their moral inability because
their inability is moral. "
22.5.2011
Nachtrag Johannes 1:12-13
Allen aber, die ihn aufnahmen, denen gab er das Anrechtf, Kinder Gottes zu werden, denen, die an seinen Namen glauben; die nicht aus dem Blut, noch aus dem Willen des Fleisches, noch aus dem Willen des Mannes, sondern aus Gott geboren sind.
Das ist bisher die eindeutigste Stelle in der Bibel, die besagt,
dass wir uns nicht für Gott entscheiden können, sondern Wiedergeburt ("regeneration")
ist eine von Gott initiierte Tat.
24.5.2011
Tulip Ministries
Dr. Kim Myung Doh hat es sehr gut erfasst, wie Gott jemanden erwählt.
"God chose us according to His own pleasure. Suppose a very wealthy American gentleman wants to adopt an orphan at a Korean orphanage. He could pick and choose any one he likes. Well, he chose a little limping one in his rag and anything but handsome by any standard. The superintendent asks him to have a better choice. But, for the wealthy man, the case is closed! He takes to the boy. That's all that it takes. The same can be said of God's election. Are we any better than others - so good that we alone deserve God's salvation? Again, the answer is an emphatic No. It is purely out of God's marvelous grace that our spiritual eyes are open and can really see the glory of God. Yes, God elected us unconditionally. Praise be to God for His goodness and condescending love toward us."
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Christliche Autoren
Systematische Theologie
- Johannes Calvin, Martin Luther
- Cornelius Van Til
- Jonathan Edwards
- Louis Berkhof
Praktische Theologie
-Tim Keller
- John Piper
- James Montgomery Boice
- R.C. Sproul
- D. Macintyre
- D.A. Carson
Apologetik
- C.S. Lewis
- Alvin Plantinga
- Augustinus
- Scott Oliphint
Christentum und Wissenschaft
- Francis Collins
- John Lennox
- Johannes Calvin, Martin Luther
- Cornelius Van Til
- Jonathan Edwards
- Louis Berkhof
Praktische Theologie
-Tim Keller
- John Piper
- James Montgomery Boice
- R.C. Sproul
- D. Macintyre
- D.A. Carson
Apologetik
- C.S. Lewis
- Alvin Plantinga
- Augustinus
- Scott Oliphint
Christentum und Wissenschaft
- Francis Collins
- John Lennox
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Thoughts about sin 1
Lets assume a person is constantly lying to his friends.
and repents everytime he lies to his friends.
He finds out that he lies to his friends in order to
have a positive image.
In essence, his obsession to be someone he is not
is based on his fundamental desire to get acknowledged
by others. His existence is based on how others view him.
This tells a lot about the nature of sin.
Sin leads to sinful actions.
sinful actions to sinful actions in repetition.
So sin is addiction.
and it comes back to
1. worshipping something else then God
2. Me - being the center of my personal fulfilment
3. Other people becoming idols and the standard of measurement.
and repents everytime he lies to his friends.
He finds out that he lies to his friends in order to
have a positive image.
In essence, his obsession to be someone he is not
is based on his fundamental desire to get acknowledged
by others. His existence is based on how others view him.
This tells a lot about the nature of sin.
Sin leads to sinful actions.
sinful actions to sinful actions in repetition.
So sin is addiction.
and it comes back to
1. worshipping something else then God
2. Me - being the center of my personal fulfilment
3. Other people becoming idols and the standard of measurement.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Doctrine of election
Tim Keller said something interesting about the doctrine of election.
1.
When there is only free will, and not everyone chooses to believe in christ, only a part will be saved. Now, God who is all knowing prior to their birth, whether they will be saved or not, lets this happen.
The doctrine of election says: God chooses whose eyes he opens and whose not.
In the end, he does this only for a part.
In the end what you have is: it comes back to the same result.
Both scenarios don't answer the big question: why does God let this happen ?
2.
In retrospect, people who have been saved describe this conversion experience by
something where they feel they have been moved and converted by something. Which is the Holy Ghost.
1.
When there is only free will, and not everyone chooses to believe in christ, only a part will be saved. Now, God who is all knowing prior to their birth, whether they will be saved or not, lets this happen.
The doctrine of election says: God chooses whose eyes he opens and whose not.
In the end, he does this only for a part.
In the end what you have is: it comes back to the same result.
Both scenarios don't answer the big question: why does God let this happen ?
2.
In retrospect, people who have been saved describe this conversion experience by
something where they feel they have been moved and converted by something. Which is the Holy Ghost.
Meine Jahreslosung 2011
Und er ist wie ein Baum, gepflanzt an Wasserbächen, der seine Frucht bringt zu seiner Zeit, und dessen Blatt nicht verwelkt; und alles, was er tut, gelingt.
Psalm 1,3
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1,3
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
does everything need to proven scientifically?
Lane Craig: Things that cannot be proven scienfically
1. Aesthetic, beaty
2. Logic, Mathematics
3. The existence of the mind
4. I cannot disprove that the earth was just created 5 minutes ago
5. Science itself cannot be proven by science. For instance, relativity theory just assumes that the speed of light is constant
1. Aesthetic, beaty
2. Logic, Mathematics
3. The existence of the mind
4. I cannot disprove that the earth was just created 5 minutes ago
5. Science itself cannot be proven by science. For instance, relativity theory just assumes that the speed of light is constant
Monday, December 20, 2010
unity in love and knowledge
Paul in colossians 2 says
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
This is a great and keen passage.
Essentially Paul says that unity of love leads to understanding which leads to knowledge of God.
On our path to know God, it is not only to intellectually embrace the gospel
but rather be united in love and be encouraged to experience love and therefore understand and gain knowledge and wisdom of God
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
This is a great and keen passage.
Essentially Paul says that unity of love leads to understanding which leads to knowledge of God.
On our path to know God, it is not only to intellectually embrace the gospel
but rather be united in love and be encouraged to experience love and therefore understand and gain knowledge and wisdom of God
Sunday, December 19, 2010
the God of punishment
in former times i often tried to neglect or even reject e God of the old testament
reason was
god seemed like the god of wrath
but why is the god of the old testament no different than the god of the new testament ?
because of jesus
he put the punishment he gave to the disobidient people in the old testament on Jesus
this is again where his infinite love is shown to us
if you take away punishment there is no god of forgivenesss and justice
reason was
god seemed like the god of wrath
but why is the god of the old testament no different than the god of the new testament ?
because of jesus
he put the punishment he gave to the disobidient people in the old testament on Jesus
this is again where his infinite love is shown to us
if you take away punishment there is no god of forgivenesss and justice
Friday, December 17, 2010
Jesus - the Alpha and Omega
Jesus is the Alpha and Omega of everything.
the more i think about this , the more mindblowing it gets.
He is not just something, he is the beginning and end of everything.
This refers to human history, the cosmos and my personal life.
I think it is fair to say that the meaning of life is just about that:
Understanding & Knowing & Loving & Believing Jesus, the Gospel, the cross and resurrection and its personal implication.
the more i think about this , the more mindblowing it gets.
He is not just something, he is the beginning and end of everything.
This refers to human history, the cosmos and my personal life.
I think it is fair to say that the meaning of life is just about that:
Understanding & Knowing & Loving & Believing Jesus, the Gospel, the cross and resurrection and its personal implication.
Motto 2011 - Philipper 4:13
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Ich vermag alles durch den, der mich mächtig macht, Christus.
Primär geht es um Sünde!
Ich vermag alles durch den, der mich mächtig macht, Christus.
Primär geht es um Sünde!
Dallas Willard
i have been attracted by John Ortbergs Sessions with Dallas Willard
and initially was fascinated by his epistemological approach to the Bible.
But his statement "Anyone who deserves to be saved, will be saved" and "Only those who can stand Heaven will enter it" is definitely dichotomous and totally in contrast to what the Bible teaches.
We are saved by grace and not by deserving it. Anyone disagreeing with this statement would entireley disagree to the teachings of Paul and therefore to a significant part of the Bible.
and initially was fascinated by his epistemological approach to the Bible.
But his statement "Anyone who deserves to be saved, will be saved" and "Only those who can stand Heaven will enter it" is definitely dichotomous and totally in contrast to what the Bible teaches.
We are saved by grace and not by deserving it. Anyone disagreeing with this statement would entireley disagree to the teachings of Paul and therefore to a significant part of the Bible.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
christianity and other other religions
All religions have more or less one thing in common:
Their key message is this:
Be good and you are saved
or in other words
Be moral
Do good deeds
Try hard
and your are redeemed
Christianity is just the opposite:
You are saved therefore you become good
Good means means good works, loving your neighbor,
the fruit of spirit, the constant renewal of the mind
It starts with understanding the personal implication
of the cross and the resurrection
Their key message is this:
Be good and you are saved
or in other words
Be moral
Do good deeds
Try hard
and your are redeemed
Christianity is just the opposite:
You are saved therefore you become good
Good means means good works, loving your neighbor,
the fruit of spirit, the constant renewal of the mind
It starts with understanding the personal implication
of the cross and the resurrection
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
why belief entails knowledge
what is the essence of christian belief ?
it is knowing God
why ?
- clear distinction between blind faith and justified belief
- knowing i am a sinner
- knowing i cannot save myself
- knowing that there is a god
- knowing that the bible is true
- knowing that jesus is a historic figure
- knowing that the cross and the resurrection are both historical
- knowing i there is no meaning
- knowing is deep contemplation
- knowing means recognizing Gods voice
Note from Dec15, 2010
However, it is not us who kind of develop this knowledge
philosophically! This would be as wrong as saying God can be
scientifically proven.
I think we do the first step to open our hearts to something
that is greater than us, and it is the Holy Spirit which converts
us and opens our "eyes of our hear" further. As Paul puts it in Ephesians
1,17. "the spirit may give you wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better
. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, "
note jan 14, 2011
how do i know god?
i know it if i not only know god informationally but personally
changing me
- intellectually
- emotionally
- volitionally ( willensmaeesig)
it is knowing God
why ?
- clear distinction between blind faith and justified belief
- knowing i am a sinner
- knowing i cannot save myself
- knowing that there is a god
- knowing that the bible is true
- knowing that jesus is a historic figure
- knowing that the cross and the resurrection are both historical
- knowing i there is no meaning
- knowing is deep contemplation
- knowing means recognizing Gods voice
Note from Dec15, 2010
However, it is not us who kind of develop this knowledge
philosophically! This would be as wrong as saying God can be
scientifically proven.
I think we do the first step to open our hearts to something
that is greater than us, and it is the Holy Spirit which converts
us and opens our "eyes of our hear" further. As Paul puts it in Ephesians
1,17. "the spirit may give you wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better
. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, "
note jan 14, 2011
how do i know god?
i know it if i not only know god informationally but personally
changing me
- intellectually
- emotionally
- volitionally ( willensmaeesig)
effortless
This is a story of a real person.
As a child he had to flee from Northkorea during the Korean War with his siblings and mother, leaving 2 siblings behind.
In Pyeongyang, his family was rich, reputed, well known. They brought their money to the South. It was worthless. he never accepted his new sitution and lower social status. All his life was based on rebuilding it. started a new existence in Seoul, worked like crazy in Saudi Arabia. Made a lot of money, sending it back to his wife who spent it for personal pleasure. Got divorced, re-married but his three sons never accepted the new mother. Now after 20 years of hard labor, he got cancer, slowly re-covered, declared a testament which gives all wealth to his wife. His wife, whilst in hospital leaves him alone for 2 minutes. The man falls from the bed, brain damaged, in coma, just a couple of days to live. His sons are about to sue his wife because of the testament.
What an unspoken tragedy.
What is the answer to this tragic story ? is there any at all?
What worth is it to work, rebuild your status, accumulate wealth when you will never be able to fully control the final outcome of your life ?
Unless we build our existence on the cross and Jesus, there is no answer and reason to live. Because death is the final outcome. It can come in a minute, unexpectedly, unwantingly.
Efforts even if positive, morally to be highly valued, socially envied, are totally useless.
If there is no God and no Jesus, life does not make any sense at all
Why ? Because if there is no God, there is no one who will judge your life.
And if there is a judge, no-one who ever lived on this planet, will pass the judgment
as he or she will have based his/her existence on anything else but God.
Even moral people, religious people. There is NO ONE WHO WILL PASS.
why ?
because we are all sinners.
Now the answer to this is : Jesus and the cross.
Because he took the judgement for us all, which we had to to take.
This act of sacrifice is substitional, or put differently substitutionally atoned for us.
Effort, hard work, trying to be the most moral, ethical person does not solve
the riddle of the lack of meaning to life.
The cross does. Jesus does. because he is God who took the judgment, who
paid for our sins with his blood.
Who historically got resurrected so that we may be resurrected in the new Heavens and new earth.
by grace we are saved. by Jesus we have become righteous and will take
part in the kingdom of God into eternity.
This story i heard today. It hurts when i heard it. But mere tears will not answer the great riddle stories like these pose.
Unless we have a belief in jesus which brings understanding, repentance
and the knowledge of the cross and the resurrection, we will never be part
of the kingdom of God.
As a child he had to flee from Northkorea during the Korean War with his siblings and mother, leaving 2 siblings behind.
In Pyeongyang, his family was rich, reputed, well known. They brought their money to the South. It was worthless. he never accepted his new sitution and lower social status. All his life was based on rebuilding it. started a new existence in Seoul, worked like crazy in Saudi Arabia. Made a lot of money, sending it back to his wife who spent it for personal pleasure. Got divorced, re-married but his three sons never accepted the new mother. Now after 20 years of hard labor, he got cancer, slowly re-covered, declared a testament which gives all wealth to his wife. His wife, whilst in hospital leaves him alone for 2 minutes. The man falls from the bed, brain damaged, in coma, just a couple of days to live. His sons are about to sue his wife because of the testament.
What an unspoken tragedy.
What is the answer to this tragic story ? is there any at all?
What worth is it to work, rebuild your status, accumulate wealth when you will never be able to fully control the final outcome of your life ?
Unless we build our existence on the cross and Jesus, there is no answer and reason to live. Because death is the final outcome. It can come in a minute, unexpectedly, unwantingly.
Efforts even if positive, morally to be highly valued, socially envied, are totally useless.
If there is no God and no Jesus, life does not make any sense at all
Why ? Because if there is no God, there is no one who will judge your life.
And if there is a judge, no-one who ever lived on this planet, will pass the judgment
as he or she will have based his/her existence on anything else but God.
Even moral people, religious people. There is NO ONE WHO WILL PASS.
why ?
because we are all sinners.
Now the answer to this is : Jesus and the cross.
Because he took the judgement for us all, which we had to to take.
This act of sacrifice is substitional, or put differently substitutionally atoned for us.
Effort, hard work, trying to be the most moral, ethical person does not solve
the riddle of the lack of meaning to life.
The cross does. Jesus does. because he is God who took the judgment, who
paid for our sins with his blood.
Who historically got resurrected so that we may be resurrected in the new Heavens and new earth.
by grace we are saved. by Jesus we have become righteous and will take
part in the kingdom of God into eternity.
This story i heard today. It hurts when i heard it. But mere tears will not answer the great riddle stories like these pose.
Unless we have a belief in jesus which brings understanding, repentance
and the knowledge of the cross and the resurrection, we will never be part
of the kingdom of God.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
why is jesus so absolute?
i am the truth the way the life, no one comes to god then through me?
why is that ?
because jesus is a person! and not a dogma, theory, concept or doctrine or phenomena.
love is absolute , loss of control !
this is totally opposite to other religions. buddha said , dont worship me
worship what i teach.
christianity is different! only as a person who did for us as a person and human being could show us
his endless love. his love was ghe ultimate , cosmic , physical, emotional, spiritual pain and sacrifice.
this is the truth, and that is why our belief can only be based on this personal knowledge ( not blind belief!,)
to get to know him, to understand him and accept that we are saved by his grace.
knowing is seeing ( philipp: show us a vision)
jesus: uses the greek word for understanding as seeing
how do i know i know jesus personally
only if you are changed
. intellectually
. emotionally
. volitionaly
why is that ?
because jesus is a person! and not a dogma, theory, concept or doctrine or phenomena.
love is absolute , loss of control !
this is totally opposite to other religions. buddha said , dont worship me
worship what i teach.
christianity is different! only as a person who did for us as a person and human being could show us
his endless love. his love was ghe ultimate , cosmic , physical, emotional, spiritual pain and sacrifice.
this is the truth, and that is why our belief can only be based on this personal knowledge ( not blind belief!,)
to get to know him, to understand him and accept that we are saved by his grace.
knowing is seeing ( philipp: show us a vision)
jesus: uses the greek word for understanding as seeing
how do i know i know jesus personally
only if you are changed
. intellectually
. emotionally
. volitionaly
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
why the bible is true
this is just a quick note after listening to a podcast from Tim Keller
three reasons speaking for the historical truth of the Bible
1. too early to be false (Luke, Paul have checked with eyewitnesses, 500 people have seen Jesus alive)
16.11.10
(Note: All the gospels have spoken and checked with people who have seen Jesus directly while he was alive and also after he arose). So the fact that the Bible is 2000 years old, does not matter at all. What matters is the time frame between the actual events and the time of the evidence being reported via the gospel writers. And this is not even more then one generation)
2. too counterproductive (may this cup pass from me)
3. women would never have been used as witnesses (Maria)
16.11.10
4. The style in which the bible was written could never have been legendary or fictionary styles.
After the resurrection, Jesus ate "broiled" fish. Why would any one write
the detail about broiled fish ? Simply because it was really what he had.
Otherwise this wouldnt make any sense at all.
Why is there no grave of jesus anymore ? In former times even today, tombs
of famous people were holy and would be kept as "holy places".
The answer is: simple because jesus was with them after resurrection
and the tomb did not matter at all anymore
three reasons speaking for the historical truth of the Bible
1. too early to be false (Luke, Paul have checked with eyewitnesses, 500 people have seen Jesus alive)
16.11.10
(Note: All the gospels have spoken and checked with people who have seen Jesus directly while he was alive and also after he arose). So the fact that the Bible is 2000 years old, does not matter at all. What matters is the time frame between the actual events and the time of the evidence being reported via the gospel writers. And this is not even more then one generation)
2. too counterproductive (may this cup pass from me)
3. women would never have been used as witnesses (Maria)
16.11.10
4. The style in which the bible was written could never have been legendary or fictionary styles.
After the resurrection, Jesus ate "broiled" fish. Why would any one write
the detail about broiled fish ? Simply because it was really what he had.
Otherwise this wouldnt make any sense at all.
Why is there no grave of jesus anymore ? In former times even today, tombs
of famous people were holy and would be kept as "holy places".
The answer is: simple because jesus was with them after resurrection
and the tomb did not matter at all anymore
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Hölle
Hölle ist nicht gleich Fegefeuer wie im Mittelalter beschrieben.
Und auch kein Ort, wo einen Gott hinschickt, sondern der Mensch entscheidet sich hierfür.
Hölle ist ein Ort, ein Zustand für Menschen, die sich Gott nicht unterordnen wollen, deren Selbstsucht kein Ende nimmt. (Voraussetzung hierfür ist die Annahme, dass die Seele ewig lebt).
Und auch kein Ort, wo einen Gott hinschickt, sondern der Mensch entscheidet sich hierfür.
Hölle ist ein Ort, ein Zustand für Menschen, die sich Gott nicht unterordnen wollen, deren Selbstsucht kein Ende nimmt. (Voraussetzung hierfür ist die Annahme, dass die Seele ewig lebt).
Friday, September 17, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
for the good
i am thinking about "donate your time & energy" ... everyone could do this - for the good and for free. Is there anything like this ?
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Gesundheitsplan
1. Regelmässig 7-8h Schlaf
2. 3 Mahlzeiten, morgens viel, mittags ok, abends wenig.
3. Wenig Kohlenhydrate. Zwischen den Mahlzeiten so gut wie nix essen.
4. 3-4 Sport / Woche
5. 2 x Yoga / Woche
6. Viel Gemüse, keine Süssigkeiten, Obst in Maßen
7. Beim Essen 50mal Kauen vorm Schlucken
2. 3 Mahlzeiten, morgens viel, mittags ok, abends wenig.
3. Wenig Kohlenhydrate. Zwischen den Mahlzeiten so gut wie nix essen.
4. 3-4 Sport / Woche
5. 2 x Yoga / Woche
6. Viel Gemüse, keine Süssigkeiten, Obst in Maßen
7. Beim Essen 50mal Kauen vorm Schlucken
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Thoughts about Evolution 2
Bisher hatte ich die Evolution als Theorie und unmöglichen Ansatz zur Entwicklung von Leben und der Arten auf der Erde postuliert. Zum einen aus theologischen Gründen zum anderen aus "wissenschaftlichen" Gründen. Bspw. hat die Evolutionstheorie scheinbar Probleme, Komplexitätssprünge zu erklären, was wohl den letzten Erkenntnissen zufolge, nicht tatsächlich so ist (Auge, Bakteria Flagella).
Es bleibt nach wie vor die Frage, wie aus der Evolution Dinge entstehen können wir: Bewusstsein für die Ewigkeit, Ethik, Seele, Geist, das Bedürfnis den Sinn des Lebens zu erkunden, was eindeutig nicht aus den primitiven Lebewesen und evolutionistisch entstanden hätte werden können. Dennoch hier ein Satz von Sankt Augustinus, der in dieser Frage ein wenig mehr "Toleranz" fordert:
In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it."
From Sep17
http://www.newsweek.com/id/109609
http://www.edstetzer.com/2008/02/tim_keller_on_evolution_and_ot.html
extensive paper on the subject called "Creation, Evolution and Christian Laypeople" for Biologos at http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/Keller_white_paper.pdf
Nachtrag
28.12.
Lane Craig sees himself somewhere in between Progressive Creationism and Theistic Evolution. But does not have a preference.
He is definitely not a young earth creationist
Es bleibt nach wie vor die Frage, wie aus der Evolution Dinge entstehen können wir: Bewusstsein für die Ewigkeit, Ethik, Seele, Geist, das Bedürfnis den Sinn des Lebens zu erkunden, was eindeutig nicht aus den primitiven Lebewesen und evolutionistisch entstanden hätte werden können. Dennoch hier ein Satz von Sankt Augustinus, der in dieser Frage ein wenig mehr "Toleranz" fordert:
In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it."
From Sep17
http://www.newsweek.com/id/109609
http://www.edstetzer.com/2008/02/tim_keller_on_evolution_and_ot.html
extensive paper on the subject called "Creation, Evolution and Christian Laypeople" for Biologos at http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/Keller_white_paper.pdf
Nachtrag
28.12.
Lane Craig sees himself somewhere in between Progressive Creationism and Theistic Evolution. But does not have a preference.
He is definitely not a young earth creationist
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Proverbs 2:3-5
3 and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
WOW!
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
WOW!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Geschäftsmodell - Summary q's
1. Welchen Nutzen stifte ich für wen ?
2. Wie mache ich das ?
3. Wie verdiene ich Geld ?
What am i doing ? how am i doing this ? and why am i doing this, is another way of asking good Q's
1. WErtschöpfungsarchitektur
- Angebot
- Distributionskanäle
- Wertschöpfungskette
- Kernfähigkeiten
- Partner
2.Value Proposition
- Kunden
- Nutzen
3. Ertragsmodell
- KOstenstruktur
- Ertragsquellen
4. Kultur/Werte
- Führungsstil
- Beziehungskultur
- Werthaltung
2. Wie mache ich das ?
3. Wie verdiene ich Geld ?
What am i doing ? how am i doing this ? and why am i doing this, is another way of asking good Q's
1. WErtschöpfungsarchitektur
- Angebot
- Distributionskanäle
- Wertschöpfungskette
- Kernfähigkeiten
- Partner
2.Value Proposition
- Kunden
- Nutzen
3. Ertragsmodell
- KOstenstruktur
- Ertragsquellen
4. Kultur/Werte
- Führungsstil
- Beziehungskultur
- Werthaltung
Friday, October 9, 2009
Is the worst over ?
No. Some people say that the economy is slowly recovering. I dont think so.
In the past 10 months, order level has decreased over 50%. This will impact industries with long cycles in the coming 6 months dramatically. Today, capital intensive industries are working on projects they have acquired one or two years ago.
Current deflation will decrease corporate profits, leading to an increase of unemployment. This again will drive down consumption, increase government spendings, more losses in all areas of government such as healthcare, etc.
Keynesian demand creation from government programs (that started in this year) which include infrastructure projects will only have a short term effect (which we misinterpret partially now as a recovery phenomenon). As these do not positively economic growth in the midterm governments will nerveously decrease taxes, leading to more debt again leading to hyperinflation in the longterm.
(They should focus on supply side driven innovation projects which dont payoff in the short term, but create sustainable economic value in the future)
This will be spurred by the Fed, who will act as an agent of the Wall Street Gang, missing the right point (timing) to increase interest rates to meet potential inflation in anticipation.
The worst case scenario is that the banking industry is recovering quickly, paying back governement (tax) money without reforming the whole system.
The worst case scenario is that another bubble burst such as credit default swaps could cause the global economy to collapse this time.
In the past 10 months, order level has decreased over 50%. This will impact industries with long cycles in the coming 6 months dramatically. Today, capital intensive industries are working on projects they have acquired one or two years ago.
Current deflation will decrease corporate profits, leading to an increase of unemployment. This again will drive down consumption, increase government spendings, more losses in all areas of government such as healthcare, etc.
Keynesian demand creation from government programs (that started in this year) which include infrastructure projects will only have a short term effect (which we misinterpret partially now as a recovery phenomenon). As these do not positively economic growth in the midterm governments will nerveously decrease taxes, leading to more debt again leading to hyperinflation in the longterm.
(They should focus on supply side driven innovation projects which dont payoff in the short term, but create sustainable economic value in the future)
This will be spurred by the Fed, who will act as an agent of the Wall Street Gang, missing the right point (timing) to increase interest rates to meet potential inflation in anticipation.
The worst case scenario is that the banking industry is recovering quickly, paying back governement (tax) money without reforming the whole system.
The worst case scenario is that another bubble burst such as credit default swaps could cause the global economy to collapse this time.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
From Khosla again - simply WOW
Favorite lessons from first job
(door to door sales):
1) The most successful people fail the most.
but
2) Act as if it is impossible to fail.
(door to door sales):
1) The most successful people fail the most.
but
2) Act as if it is impossible to fail.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ventures to look at
- Real time betting on any live events on TV
- Android will get big and bigger by an order of magnitude of 10 than iphone
- Advanced education: People after 33yrs worry about how to keep up.
- Bridging Asia and Europe.
- Location-based apps
- Finally digital and platform convergence
- Password manager/identity management. An application that solves the problems of multiple identities on sites
Energy is something that i have absolutely no clue about
- Android will get big and bigger by an order of magnitude of 10 than iphone
- Advanced education: People after 33yrs worry about how to keep up.
- Bridging Asia and Europe.
- Location-based apps
- Finally digital and platform convergence
- Password manager/identity management. An application that solves the problems of multiple identities on sites
Energy is something that i have absolutely no clue about
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Industrialization
This is something new, i have not heard of. I am sitting in a lecture of Prof Schuh, Production & Logistics Guru at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He is saying the essential condition/breakthrough for the industrial revolution was the capability of measuring small tolerances which lead to standardization.
This is a keen insight. Not only is standardization/ norms a condition of econonomic growth but also for entrepreneurships.
As entrepreneur we tend to be visionary, which is definitely fundamental. However, we need to be able to measure the smallest tolerances.
Second insight: All industrial revolutions (other then efficiency, productivity and standardization leaps) have one thing in common:
They all started central but ended up decentrally.
This is in line what Khosla said. What matters is relevant scale in a distributed fashion.
This is a keen insight. Not only is standardization/ norms a condition of econonomic growth but also for entrepreneurships.
As entrepreneur we tend to be visionary, which is definitely fundamental. However, we need to be able to measure the smallest tolerances.
Second insight: All industrial revolutions (other then efficiency, productivity and standardization leaps) have one thing in common:
They all started central but ended up decentrally.
This is in line what Khosla said. What matters is relevant scale in a distributed fashion.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Interview on March 25, 2009 with Jayden
This is an interview I gave to an Australian student
via Skype. Apologize for any typos ;)
[ 09:09:25] Jayden : as an entrepeneur are you always convinced that your contribution is essential to a project’s success?
[ 09:10:36] David : of course, it will contribute. At the end of the day, there are however many external factors that will influence the project's success that you cannot control as an entrepreneur
[ 09:10:53] Jayden : Can you take action without having all the available information?
[ 09:12:06] David : There will never be full transparency of a situation or a project's environment that will effect it. I would call this information asymmetry. Personally, it is the gut's feeling that will determine a lot
[ 09:13:37] Jayden : Do you like to create challenges for yourself when you take on a new project?
[ 09:14:52] David : I dont know if i understand this question right. But i try to maximise my and the team's strenghts and minimize the weaknesses. But there is always a personal challenge component to a new venture.
[ 09:15:23] David : One always wants to exceed - personally, commercially
[ 09:15:44] Jayden : yeah thats great you ansewed it fine
[ 09:15:52] Jayden : Are you fairly at ease when faced with complex situations?
[ 09:18:20] David : The entrepreneur's role in today's world is actually to reduce complexity. Today's world has become very complex due to migration of industry to services, globalitzation, IT, computing power, the abilility to work cross border, etc.
So an organization cannot own all resources for a project / Venture anymore by itself. It is too complicated to manage all this. Therefore, complexity management also means coordinating resources and people that you do not own but just work and cooperate together with.
Best example is you as a flash developer :)
[ 09:19:10] Jayden : Do you see opportunities where others see only problems?
[ 09:20:30] David : That is what differentiates a good from a bad entrepreneur. The bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity. The bigger the opportunity the higher the risk also , but that is what start-up entrepreneurship is all about
[ 09:20:49] Jayden : Do you like to make your own decisions?
[ 09:21:46] David : yes. Relying on someone else's decision is bad. BUT: it is wise to take advise from people that have more experience than you. This could be someone in your board of directors / advisory board - some sort of mentor
[ 09:22:15] Jayden : Is becoming rich is one of your major life goals?
[ 09:22:21] David : No.
[ 09:23:29] David : Money is important of course, because a venture's success is measured by its commercial success - which means shareholder value creation - or the question to the answer: how much money in cash do you bring back. But again: Money is not the primary driver for being an entrepreneur.
[ 09:23:50] David : answer to question of course (to be corrected above)
[ 09:23:57] Jayden : The results you obtain depend on your skills and efforts?
[ 09:24:44] David : Leadership is more important. You cannot do it by yourself, so you need to hire smart people to help you do it
[ 09:25:26] Jayden : Do you tend to put off difficult tasks?
[ 09:25:47] David : Procrastination is my worst enemy :)
[ 09:26:34] David : In general the worst mistakes happened because I reacted to slowly. Such as making bad decisions to late
[ 09:27:35] Jayden : Do you consider yourself more ambitious than others?
[ 09:28:43] David : I cannot tell for others of course. That would indeed be too ambitious. But i consider myself a person who wants to change the way we do things or the way things are. If you call that ambition, than i am ambitious
[ 09:29:19] Jayden : Do you want to create something that will be recognised?
[ 09:29:58] David : Recognition - i must say - is a motivator , more than money.
[ 09:31:17] Jayden : Do you look for alternative solutions to difficult problems?
[ 09:32:56] David : My approach to solving problems is a pragmatic one. You can never (or mostly) tell before you actually have done it. Of course you need to make analysis prior to that. Then you go in small steps, learn and then find alternative solutions if your first step has not worked. So it is about doing it quickly, learning, finding alternatives in small steps
[ 09:33:26] Jayden : Do you abandon projects when you are not successful?
[ 09:35:07] David : I try not to kill them, but keep them alive on a small to zero scale. Projects often fail not because they were bad per se, but because they came to market in the wrong time , at the wrong place to the wrong people. There is a great chance that this project could become successful in a different setting
[ 09:35:42] Jayden : Do you believe that “luck” is partially of our own making?
[ 09:37:08] David : I am a religious person (at least try to be one) so i do not believe in the concept of luck, but pre-destination. But i firmly believe that you will reap later for anything you push with a lot of energy now
[ 09:37:31] Jayden : Do you prefer to be the one making the final decision?
[ 09:37:47] David : Yes.
[ 09:38:09] Jayden : Do you always try to learn something from your failures?
[ 09:38:47] David : Of course. Every venture is new, but you can apply past failures.
[ 09:39:07] Jayden : Jayden Spencer: Do you hate being the focus of attention?
[ 09:40:02] David : I wouldn't say i hate it. But i definitely do not need it. What i mean by that is: I do not have to appear on the main page of the Fortune Magazine to be a happy person.
[ 09:40:27] Jayden : Are you motivated by peer recognition?
[ 09:40:58] David : Yes.
[ 09:41:56] David : you have to feel good in the team so that definitely counts. But i would rather call it reciprocal motivation
[ 09:42:26] Jayden : Do you prefer to be your own boss?
[ 09:44:10] David : Yes and no. Yes: I prefer not having someone i have to report to
No: the concept of being your own boss - at least in my mind - does not exist. You will always have creditors
[ 09:45:28] Jayden : Do you like influencing others?
[ 09:46:16] David : Influencing no. Motivating and seeding vision, yes. Influencing sounds like persuading, which is never sustainable. People have to believe your vision and carry it forward
[ 09:47:03] Jayden : Do you think that today, one cannot do much with only a limited amount of money?
[ 09:48:30] David : Actually, starting an internet business today has never been cheaper. Hardware costs are low. Opensource software (linux, mysql, php, etc. ) is ubiquitous.
[ 09:48:50] David : It is currently the shortage of good ideas (at least in the internet space) that is a problem
[ 09:49:35] Jayden : Do you want to become an expert in your field?
[ 09:51:17] David : Expertise is good, because people will follow you if you are a competent person. But expertise also carries the risk of becoming blind and not open to new stuff.
[ 09:52:24] Jayden : Thanks for your time!, i know there where a lot of questions but thanks you for ansering them so well and enjoyed your ansers
via Skype. Apologize for any typos ;)
[ 09:09:25] Jayden : as an entrepeneur are you always convinced that your contribution is essential to a project’s success?
[ 09:10:36] David : of course, it will contribute. At the end of the day, there are however many external factors that will influence the project's success that you cannot control as an entrepreneur
[ 09:10:53] Jayden : Can you take action without having all the available information?
[ 09:12:06] David : There will never be full transparency of a situation or a project's environment that will effect it. I would call this information asymmetry. Personally, it is the gut's feeling that will determine a lot
[ 09:13:37] Jayden : Do you like to create challenges for yourself when you take on a new project?
[ 09:14:52] David : I dont know if i understand this question right. But i try to maximise my and the team's strenghts and minimize the weaknesses. But there is always a personal challenge component to a new venture.
[ 09:15:23] David : One always wants to exceed - personally, commercially
[ 09:15:44] Jayden : yeah thats great you ansewed it fine
[ 09:15:52] Jayden : Are you fairly at ease when faced with complex situations?
[ 09:18:20] David : The entrepreneur's role in today's world is actually to reduce complexity. Today's world has become very complex due to migration of industry to services, globalitzation, IT, computing power, the abilility to work cross border, etc.
So an organization cannot own all resources for a project / Venture anymore by itself. It is too complicated to manage all this. Therefore, complexity management also means coordinating resources and people that you do not own but just work and cooperate together with.
Best example is you as a flash developer :)
[ 09:19:10] Jayden : Do you see opportunities where others see only problems?
[ 09:20:30] David : That is what differentiates a good from a bad entrepreneur. The bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity. The bigger the opportunity the higher the risk also , but that is what start-up entrepreneurship is all about
[ 09:20:49] Jayden : Do you like to make your own decisions?
[ 09:21:46] David : yes. Relying on someone else's decision is bad. BUT: it is wise to take advise from people that have more experience than you. This could be someone in your board of directors / advisory board - some sort of mentor
[ 09:22:15] Jayden : Is becoming rich is one of your major life goals?
[ 09:22:21] David : No.
[ 09:23:29] David : Money is important of course, because a venture's success is measured by its commercial success - which means shareholder value creation - or the question to the answer: how much money in cash do you bring back. But again: Money is not the primary driver for being an entrepreneur.
[ 09:23:50] David : answer to question of course (to be corrected above)
[ 09:23:57] Jayden : The results you obtain depend on your skills and efforts?
[ 09:24:44] David : Leadership is more important. You cannot do it by yourself, so you need to hire smart people to help you do it
[ 09:25:26] Jayden : Do you tend to put off difficult tasks?
[ 09:25:47] David : Procrastination is my worst enemy :)
[ 09:26:34] David : In general the worst mistakes happened because I reacted to slowly. Such as making bad decisions to late
[ 09:27:35] Jayden : Do you consider yourself more ambitious than others?
[ 09:28:43] David : I cannot tell for others of course. That would indeed be too ambitious. But i consider myself a person who wants to change the way we do things or the way things are. If you call that ambition, than i am ambitious
[ 09:29:19] Jayden : Do you want to create something that will be recognised?
[ 09:29:58] David : Recognition - i must say - is a motivator , more than money.
[ 09:31:17] Jayden : Do you look for alternative solutions to difficult problems?
[ 09:32:56] David : My approach to solving problems is a pragmatic one. You can never (or mostly) tell before you actually have done it. Of course you need to make analysis prior to that. Then you go in small steps, learn and then find alternative solutions if your first step has not worked. So it is about doing it quickly, learning, finding alternatives in small steps
[ 09:33:26] Jayden : Do you abandon projects when you are not successful?
[ 09:35:07] David : I try not to kill them, but keep them alive on a small to zero scale. Projects often fail not because they were bad per se, but because they came to market in the wrong time , at the wrong place to the wrong people. There is a great chance that this project could become successful in a different setting
[ 09:35:42] Jayden : Do you believe that “luck” is partially of our own making?
[ 09:37:08] David : I am a religious person (at least try to be one) so i do not believe in the concept of luck, but pre-destination. But i firmly believe that you will reap later for anything you push with a lot of energy now
[ 09:37:31] Jayden : Do you prefer to be the one making the final decision?
[ 09:37:47] David : Yes.
[ 09:38:09] Jayden : Do you always try to learn something from your failures?
[ 09:38:47] David : Of course. Every venture is new, but you can apply past failures.
[ 09:39:07] Jayden : Jayden Spencer: Do you hate being the focus of attention?
[ 09:40:02] David : I wouldn't say i hate it. But i definitely do not need it. What i mean by that is: I do not have to appear on the main page of the Fortune Magazine to be a happy person.
[ 09:40:27] Jayden : Are you motivated by peer recognition?
[ 09:40:58] David : Yes.
[ 09:41:56] David : you have to feel good in the team so that definitely counts. But i would rather call it reciprocal motivation
[ 09:42:26] Jayden : Do you prefer to be your own boss?
[ 09:44:10] David : Yes and no. Yes: I prefer not having someone i have to report to
No: the concept of being your own boss - at least in my mind - does not exist. You will always have creditors
[ 09:45:28] Jayden : Do you like influencing others?
[ 09:46:16] David : Influencing no. Motivating and seeding vision, yes. Influencing sounds like persuading, which is never sustainable. People have to believe your vision and carry it forward
[ 09:47:03] Jayden : Do you think that today, one cannot do much with only a limited amount of money?
[ 09:48:30] David : Actually, starting an internet business today has never been cheaper. Hardware costs are low. Opensource software (linux, mysql, php, etc. ) is ubiquitous.
[ 09:48:50] David : It is currently the shortage of good ideas (at least in the internet space) that is a problem
[ 09:49:35] Jayden : Do you want to become an expert in your field?
[ 09:51:17] David : Expertise is good, because people will follow you if you are a competent person. But expertise also carries the risk of becoming blind and not open to new stuff.
[ 09:52:24] Jayden : Thanks for your time!, i know there where a lot of questions but thanks you for ansering them so well and enjoyed your ansers
Friday, March 6, 2009
think different
Warren Buffett is supposed to have said this:
"Be greedy when others are fearful. Be fearful when others are greedy"
Great advise for investment decisions.
Also great: (i heard this in a podcast with Clayten
Christensen)
"Wayne Gretzky was asked how he could maintain his great
performance/success over such a long period of time. He said:
I never skate after the puck. I skate to where the puck is going
to be".
This is exactly the reason why Dennis Rodham was such a great
rebounder. He just knew/felt in which direction the ball is going
to fall.
Going into directions/ taking paths which others have not gone or
tried needs a lot of courage and the willingness to take risks
of failing.
"Be greedy when others are fearful. Be fearful when others are greedy"
Great advise for investment decisions.
Also great: (i heard this in a podcast with Clayten
Christensen)
"Wayne Gretzky was asked how he could maintain his great
performance/success over such a long period of time. He said:
I never skate after the puck. I skate to where the puck is going
to be".
This is exactly the reason why Dennis Rodham was such a great
rebounder. He just knew/felt in which direction the ball is going
to fall.
Going into directions/ taking paths which others have not gone or
tried needs a lot of courage and the willingness to take risks
of failing.
Friday, February 27, 2009
The concept of trust and belief
how do you know that your spouse or partner
loves you? This is the concept of love which
is based on trust. Trusting that the other loves me.
how do you know that your parents are your pareents?
This is the concept of belief. I virtually know
no one on this planet who has (if lived together
almost his / her entire year until adulthood)
has ever run a DNA test to scientifically prove
that his/her parents are in fact his/her parents.
This is the concept of belief.
Now those two concepts build the fundament of
deep human relationships. And - they share the
common characteristics of being invisible.
So inherently, people trust and belief.
Accepting and understanding these concepts in
life are actually the first step of accepting a
greater being - God.
God is invisible. As deep human relationships are.
Of course a human's physical appearance is not
invisible. But what is more important when it
comes to relevance and signifance?
Love, trust and belief.
So accepting God shouldn't be that hard.
loves you? This is the concept of love which
is based on trust. Trusting that the other loves me.
how do you know that your parents are your pareents?
This is the concept of belief. I virtually know
no one on this planet who has (if lived together
almost his / her entire year until adulthood)
has ever run a DNA test to scientifically prove
that his/her parents are in fact his/her parents.
This is the concept of belief.
Now those two concepts build the fundament of
deep human relationships. And - they share the
common characteristics of being invisible.
So inherently, people trust and belief.
Accepting and understanding these concepts in
life are actually the first step of accepting a
greater being - God.
God is invisible. As deep human relationships are.
Of course a human's physical appearance is not
invisible. But what is more important when it
comes to relevance and signifance?
Love, trust and belief.
So accepting God shouldn't be that hard.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
problem solving according to Khosla
In a podcast Vinod Khosla said the following
"take a big problem
add the smartest people
the power of ideas
entrepreneurial energy
and a bit of capitalist greed "
i just love this. And what is really phenomenal is
the second thing he said
"Try and fail
but don't fail to try.
In fact there is almost anything
that is impossible, you just have to
try hard enough... keep banging until you
get there."
i guess thats why Silicon valley has become
stronger than any other region in the world
he also cited (i forgot his name, some former
chief computer scientist at Apple) this:
" the best way to predict the future is to invent it.
I would go even further. It is the only way"
"The world does not work from the top down.
it works from bottom up. We need innovation
that relevantly scales in a distributed fashion"
Reminds me of what Ray Kurzweil said about
breakthrough innovation that grow at a rate
where even the logarithmic curve kind of looks
really steep .
"take a big problem
add the smartest people
the power of ideas
entrepreneurial energy
and a bit of capitalist greed "
i just love this. And what is really phenomenal is
the second thing he said
"Try and fail
but don't fail to try.
In fact there is almost anything
that is impossible, you just have to
try hard enough... keep banging until you
get there."
i guess thats why Silicon valley has become
stronger than any other region in the world
he also cited (i forgot his name, some former
chief computer scientist at Apple) this:
" the best way to predict the future is to invent it.
I would go even further. It is the only way"
"The world does not work from the top down.
it works from bottom up. We need innovation
that relevantly scales in a distributed fashion"
Reminds me of what Ray Kurzweil said about
breakthrough innovation that grow at a rate
where even the logarithmic curve kind of looks
really steep .
Friday, January 18, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Kendo documentary
Kendo is by far the most fascinating sport. I had the chance of practicing for a period of 6 month in Korea.
Check out this documentary. COOL
Check out this documentary. COOL
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