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  In this life we can buy favors by giving money. Many will not be blatant about it but some people they can buy their salvation. Probably very few will be upfront in saying one can buy salvation. To these people money is all you need because if you have money you can buy charity which will buy them their salvation. In their view if their good works outweighs their bad works, they will enter heaven. Many people rightly reject this view. God cannot be bribed. One cannot bribe his way to heaven.  Pero may mas subtle na version ito. Ito ay ang pagbili ng indulhensiya . While it may not be as common as the 15th century (this launch the Reformation ), many are doing modern versions of this, and unfortunately even among evangelicals.  It looks like this: if I give money to the mission, I am earning good points for heaven. If I am generous in my giving, God will be generous in giving eternal and temporal blessings, a form of prosperity gospel .  Others buy their salvation n...

  Napakaraming bagay na dinala ang Diyos sa aming buhay and for that I am thankful. Binigyan Niya ako ng asawang Cristiano , nakapasok ako sa pamilyang inuuna ang Diyos sa lahat ng bagay at may disente akong trabaho. Wala akong ibang masasabi kundi, "Thank You Lord." Ngunit may mga "pangit" na bagay ding dumating sa aming mga buhay. Nagkasakit ako sa baga , nawala ang aming kalamansian , nadisgrasya ang aming inahin at marami pang iba. God expects na kahit sa mga bagay na ito, tayo ay dapat magpasalamat. It could have been worse.  Even in the bad things there are reasons to thank God.  Naalala ko nang minsang naiwan ako ng bus. Nagmamadali ako dahil madilim na kaya inis na inis ako ng hindi ko abutan ang bus. Nakasakay ako sa sumunod na bus. Guess what? Nadaanan namin ang naunang bus (yung sasakyan sana namin) na nadisgrasya hindi kalayuan. Niligtas ako ng Diyos by making me miss the bus. Naturally I worship Him.  Nang magkasakit ako sa baga, it is one of the best t...

  Mababait lang ba ang aakyat sa langit?  I hope not. Dahil kung oo, wala akong pag-asang makarating sa langit.  Hindi ako mabait. At least sa sarili kong assessment ng aking sarili. I know that deep within me, kahit sa mga panahong gusto kong gumawa ng mabuti, may prinsipiyo ng kasamaan sa aking laman.  Kaya kapag may nagsasabing mabait daw ako, natatawa ako. Apparently hindi niya pa ako kilalang lubusan. Nakikita lang nila ang side ko sa work or sa church, not when I am at home or I am alone.  Or, nasabi nila ito dahil kinukumpara nila ako sa ibang tao. Kinukumpara sa mga pasaway sa lipunan. Mabait dahil hindi lasenggero, butanggero o tulisan. Mabait dahil hindi nananakit ng asawa o nagpapabaya sa mga anak.  Relative righteousness. Mabait o mabuti dahil kinukumpara sa iba.  Honestly that is a bit annoying. It is like saying pasado ka kasi naka-68 ka samantalang ang iba ay naka-65. As far as I am concerned, ang 68 gaano man kataas sa 65 ay bagsak pa r...

  Actually even a little will kill. Arrogance is a spiritual life killer.  Bakit ba tayo arogante? Well we can cite many reasons but the bottom line is this: kinuha natin ang prerogative na para lamang sa Diyos. We think we are gods that can determine our own destinies. That is why we refuse corrections and we are set to do our way.  Arrogance is telling God , "I don't need you to tell me how I run my life." This is like buying an appliance and refusing to read the manual because you know what to do. If we want to maximize our use of an appliance, we must have the humility to consult the manual.  Ganuon din sa spiritual life. God is the creator of the spiritual life. We are new creations. We need to consult the Bible to tell us how to operate as new creations.  Pride puts man in the place where God should be. If we are to be humble , we must put God first. Any place other than one is the wrong place for God. He must have the preeminence in all things. Practic...

  As a boxing hobbyist, mahalaga sa akin ang correction. Kahit maliit na feedback na makatutulong upang maimprove ang aking power, stamina o technique ay mahalaga.  Kung ii-ignore natin ang mga feedbacks that can correct our mistakes, we'll never improve.  I think lahat tayo ay naiintindihan iyan. We always need corrections sa ating work, sa ating pang-araw-araw na buhay.  But for some reasons, when it comes to spiritual life, correction becomes a burden. Ayaw nating kino-correct sa spiritual life. Part of it probably is the nature of spiritual life. We know intuitively that the spiritual life is the deepest aspect of our humanity. So any changes there fundamentally changes the "I," the person. Unlike sa work which is external to us, our spiritual life (or absence of it) is US.  So we feel threatened by corrections. It hurts our pride that there is something wrong at the core of our being. We don't want to admit that WE are wrong, that it is not only a matter of...

  “Broken ako.” Madalas kong marinig ito sa mga estudyante ko. Napapangiti ako minsan dahil I am sure 1 week later may bago siyang nobya and after awhile “broken” ulit. Our culture have made the word “broken” meaningless. Kahit mga elementary ngayon naririnig kong broken na rin. Noong edad na ng panahon ko ang pinakamalaking problema ay paano maging Super Saiyan o paano magkaroon ng Black Dragon spirit. But being broken is not bad. Brokenness is sometimes the secret to breakthrough. Unless na mabasag ang alabaster jar (Mark 14:3), hindi natin maaamoy ang mabango nitong amoy. For more modern example, madalas nating dinudurog ang paminta para makuha ang spices sa loob. Yes the process of brokenness hurts. But if we endure it, in the gladness of the Lord, the result is amazing. We become better. Sabi nga ay kung saan tayo nadapa, nandoon ang ating ministry. Brokenness forces us to quit relying on ourselves and rely in God. It forces us to pray, to worship, to surrender, to dep...

  Aanuhin mo ang Kpop kaguwapo kung ang dala ay kapahamakan. Simula’t sapul ay prone ang taong madala sa panlabas na anyo. Kapag gwapo , kapag makisig, kapag mayaman… mga panlabas na katangiang hinahangaan at hinahanap ng karamihan. This is true for both sexes. But in choosing a wife, look for character . After all ang kagandahan ay lilipas pero ang karakter ay mananatili. Sa halip na maghanap ng gwapong walang takot sa Diyos, piliin mo ang taong ilalapit ka sa Diyos. Kung ikaw ay mananampalataya kay Cristo at may buhay na walang hanggan , pumili ka ng taong mananampalataya rin sa Kaniya. Kung iniibig mo ang iyong asawa nanaisin mo bang mapa- impiyerno siya habang ikaw ay nasa langit ? Kaya lagi kong binibigyang diing unahin ninyong bahagian ng mensahe ng buhay ang inyong pamilya. Bukod sa mananampalataya, pumili kayo ng taong seryosong sumusunod sa Diyos. Iyong lalago ka sa iyong relasyon sa Kaniya. Aanuhin mo ang gwapo kung hahadlangan kang magsimba? Pumili kayo ng taong m...

  I enjoyed being married. I feel sorry if you're enduring your marriage, even if it is a good marriage.  I believe in the doctrine of right man and right woman . I know others are skeptical of it, but I believe God has a woman for a man.  Only God knows who that person is. Our job therefore is to be the right man or right woman.  We need to prepare into married life long before we wanted to marry. We do that by developing biblical character and training for life skills and educating ourselves. Once married, we need continuing education. We need to study our spouses, discover their likes and dislikes, whatever makes them tick.  We should be lifelong students of our spouses.  We need to pursue them continually.  We need to cultivate our marriage by walking the path the Lord set for married life. Marriage is not an endurance game. It is meant to be enjoyed.  When we do, we'll develop a marriage that is enjoyable.  Manatiling nakapokus sa biyay...

  I love discussing ideas. But when it comes to spiritual things, it is always helpful to distinguish human opinions versus the Scripture . However helpful human opinions can be, they must give way where the Scripture speaks.  This is not about being a bibliolater . It is about being convinced that the Scripture is inerrant and infallible , something that cannot be said to humans.  Humans change opinions regularly. The Scripture on the other hand is immutable . And most importantly it is perfect, inerrant and infallible.  Therefore if the Scripture speaks, we need to learn how to listen. We need to put the Bible above our own opinions.  When we preach, we are especially prone to passing our own opinions as Scripture. They are not. We should clearly distinguish what is our own take on a topic and what the Scripture actually says.  The Word of God is our authority in faith and practice, in everything that it touches. However helpful men's books are, they sho...