Nieto Bible Page

  Right is right, even if everyone is against it. Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.  Unfortunately when it comes to spiritual things, it is very easy to be influenced by what is popular or what is easy. We're paper boats carried by the streams of culture.  It is very easy to be worldly when everyone is worldly. To live godly in an ungodly world makes you stand out like a sore thumb.  The right way is the way that is seldom disturbed. Very few pass through it. It is a road less traveled.  Everyone is passing through the wide gate of compromise. Very few passes through the narrow gate of doing the right thing, even if it means standing alone.  Compromise is easy when you desire the approval of people. It is one of my repeated theme in my blogs: why would you desire the approval of the world that crucified Christ ?  This world rejects our Lord; we shouldn't expect a different treatment. This world will try to lead you away from Christ. They'll c...

  Imagine na may utang ka sa bangko. May nagbayad ng iyong utang in full. Ang tanong: may karapatan pa ba ang bangkong singilin ka? And more importantly how would you call a man whose debts are fully paid yet insists on still paying it?  Most of us ay may enough sense na sabihing walang karapatan ang bangkong maningil sa taong ang buong utang ay binayaran na. Most of us have enough sense na sabihing hangal ang nagbabayad ng utang na binayaran na.  And yet maraming spiritually walang common sense. Buhat pagkabata tinuruan silang si Jesus ay namatay sa pagbayad ng ating mga kasalanan . Then on the same breathe they will insist that they still need to pay for their sins.  Either Jesus paid for our sins or not. Kung binayaran Niya ang mga ito, hindi na tayo dapat magbayad.  Ni wala nga tayong kapasidad na bayaran ang ating mga kasalanan. Hindi sapat ang mabubuting gawa o ang mabubuting intensiyon upang bayaran ang kasalanan ng isang tao.  Ang tanging kabayaran...

  Mula pa pagkabata, tinuro ng ating mga magulang ang kahalagahan ng pagto-toothbrush . We brush our teeth to keep cavities away.  Ngunit for all the emphasis on mouth hygiene, may isang paglilinis na madalas nating nakakalimutan: nalilimutan nating panatilihing malinis ang ating dila spiritually.  Proverbs 18:21 [21]Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. Colossians 4:6 [6]Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. Pinaalalahanan tayo ng Bibliang ang ating dila ay may kapangyarihan ng buhay at kamatayan. Samakatuwid may konsekwensiya ang paggamit ng dila.  Ayon kay Pablo ang dila ay dapat laging natitimplahan ng biyaya. Ang nakalulungkot, sa halip na biyaya ang nanggagaling sa ating bibig, ito ay puno ng kasinungalingan at panghuhusga.  Kung ano ang nasa puso, iyan ang lumalabas sa ating dila. Kung ang puso ay puno ng panghuh...

  Why do I spend time every day to write and post Biblical materials? No matter how busy I am, I still find time in my busy life to write about Him. It doesn’t pay. Not even one cent. It is a calling. I did it because I wanted to share God’s Word. If even just one person find Christ by reading my posts it is worth all the trouble. The only condition to receive eternal life is believe in Jesus for eternal life. If by reading my posts a person believe in Jesus, then all the efforts are worth it.  I never expect to be widely read. I have already decided beforehand that I'd rather be truthful and unpopular than be popular but catering to people's opinions.  Sometimes even when I'm going blank, I force myself to think and write. I put my soul in every blog.  I know that I am not a polish writer. I know that I can't compete with popular bloggers. My only hope is to write what I think about a topic and if in the process someone believes in Jesus, it is a bonus. It is w...

  You are the summary of your 5 closest associates. Kung sino ang madalas mong kasama, sila ang mag-iimpluwensiya sa iyo. If this is true, we should pay attention to the people we associate with. If we let corrupt thinking enters our minds, our living will also be corrupted. The standard for correct thinking is the Word of God . The more we study the Word of God, the more aligned our thinking will be to God’s standards. Choose friends who will feed you with the Word of God. A friendship that revolves around the study and application of the Word of God is one of life’s best rewards. Sit around tables that talk about ideas and not people. As the saying goes, “Small minds talk about people but great minds talks about ideas .” Biblical ideas will uplift your minds and souls. Gossiping about peoples will just rot your minds. We have only a limited number of hours per day. We have to redeem the time . Use time for God’s glory. Think of our time as investments that will yield divid...

  Isa sa mantra ng mga fitness enthusiasts ay training is hard but not training is also hard. Choose your hard.  If you don't train, you are unfit, possibly with health issues and most likely with esteem issues. Living with an unfit, unhealthy body and with self-esteem issues is hard.  But if you choose to train, it is also hard. You will be sore. You will get tired. You will need discipline.  I don't know about you but I'd rather choose the hard of training over the hard of unfitness.  Spiritually speaking we're also facing a choice. Do we choose the hard of self-denial or do we choose the hard of self-love ?  Most will choose self-love because they never see it as hard. They see it as easy, comfortable and gratifying. That is because the cost of self -love is hidden; it isn't easily seen. You see it later, much later: missed dinners, ruined relationships, misplaced priorities and bodily harm (if your self-love takes the form of gluttony and substance abu...

  Naalala ko noong kolehiyo, yung ROTC instructor namin nagturo: kung gusto mong iligtas ang isang nalulunod, hayaan mo siyang malunod.  That is counterintuitive. "Why?" ang tanong namin.  Ang sagot niya ay simple: kapag ang tao ay nalulunod siya ay nagpapanik. Kabit lang siya ng kabit sa kung sino-sino at ito ang dahilan kung bakit maraming would be rescuers ang nalulunod. Instead hayaan mo siyang malunod, kapag siya ay hindi na kumikilos, saka mo iligtas, at i-revive.  In saving drowning victims, they should cooperate by not interfering with the rescue process. Ideally, siya ay passive so the rescuer can do his rescue work.  Hindi ako marunong lumangoy so malabong magamit ko ito in a flesh and blood water rescue. But I never forget the principle.  Madalas ang nirerescue ang humahadlang sa rescue effort.  Not intentionally.  Madalas ang nirerescue ay may sariling idea kung paano maligtas. And he thinks this idea is better than the idea of people ...

  What's the most important thing in your life? Money? Power? Relationships?  All of these have proper place in a person's life. But they cannot take the place of God in our lives.  As Christians we're to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Anything that takes place His rightful place in our life is idolatry and doesn't glorify Him. It also brings us harm.  If you are not sure of eternal life , use this time to believe in Him. He won't send away anyone who comes to Him by faith.  If you're a believer and you're not using your life to serve Him, use this time to rededicate yourself to Him. We've spend most of our time prior to salvation in serving our flesh . Now that we're saved, why not start investing in our relationship with Him. Read the Bible. Pray more. Share the faith.  If you're saved and you know you're living the spiritual life well, why not mentor other believers. Your voice may be the voice that will reach others. Maybe you can ...

  "She's so lucky, she's a star  But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking If there's nothing missing in my life Then why do these tears come at night?" I have been vocal in saying na gusto kong madagdag sa mga songbooks ng ating churches ang kanta ni Britney Spear . It is Ecclesiastes put into music.  This is the story of modern man. He had it all. Money, power and pleasure. Yet something is missing. He lives with a hole in his life.  And if he die without believing in Jesus he'll lose much more than a lost of meaning. He'll spend eternity in the Lake of Fire.  Who cares if you're famous and respected on earth if you're spending eternity in the Lake of Fire?  The only condition to have eternal life and avoid the Lake of Fire is to believe in Jesus Christ . It is not joining a religion or being faithful into doing good works until death.  No matter how much money you have, when you die, you'll leave it behind. Money can't buy ...