Nieto Bible Page

  Minsan gigil tayong magbahagi ng Salita ng Diyos . Talo pa natin ang nakikipag-away sa kalsada.  Don't get me wrong, natutuwa akong maibahagi ang mensahe ng buhay na walang hanggan . Ngunit sa harap pa ng agresibo at grace-less na sharing of the gospel , minsan napapaisip ako kung mas marami pang damage ang dala nito kaysa sa benefits.  May mga tao akong nakasalamuha na sa halip na lumambot ang puso sa evangelio ay lalo pang tumigas laban dito dahil sa grace-less na sharing. Yung isa kung nakasama, sinisigawan na ang kausap. Yung isa nakikidebate na. May nakita rin akong gusto nang idukdok ang Biblia sa mukha ng kausap. Ang sabi ng kausap, "Kapatid hindi naman kita inimbitahan sa bahay!" Marahil dala lang ito ng excitement. Marahil dala ng immaturity kung saan iniisip nating ang may pinakamaraming nasabi ang panalo. O marahil iniisip nating nakasalalay sa ating galing ang kaligtasan ng ating kausap.  Let us be careful not to win the battle but lose the war ! Maaar...

  Ituloy natin ang aking repleksiyon sa prayers, Nieto style .  Pagkagising sa umaga, nagbibigay agad ako nang maikling panalangin ng pasasalamat. I admit I am not a man of long prayers so pagkatapos ng pasasalamat sa Diyos, magbabasa at magpopost na ako ng mga Bible materials sa aking Facebook. Ise-save ko na rin ang mga materials na ise-share ko sa maghapon. Ang unang isang oras ng aking umaga ay kritikal dahil dito ko pinakakain ang aking kaluluwa at ito rin ang magdidikta kung ano ang gusto kong ishare sa aking FB. Gaya nang lagi kong sinasabi, ang aking FB ay extension ng aking ministry at kung ayaw mong makabasa ng mga materyal patungkol sa Biblia, pamilya at konserbatismo , malaya kang mag-unfriend at mag-unfollow.  Pagkaalmusal at pagkaligo, maghahanda na akong pumasok sa school. Siyempre nagpapasalamat ako sa almusal na binigay ng Panginoon at hinanda ng aking misis. Ang aking araw-araw na paalam sa aking misis ay, "Bye, ingat, yabyu , mwah-mwah." Hindi pwedeng ...

  "Pirmi ka na sanang turog, dae ka mapagkakatiwalaan." "Ika kuta an sakuyang inasahan, ano ta dae ka nag-abot?" "Kinakan ka na kan kinaban." Madali para sa ating husgahan ang Cristiano dahil sa kaniyang ginawa (o hindi ginawa). Iyon ay dahil nakatuon lang tayo sa mga panlabas na bagay. Pero hindi natin alam ang lahat ng mga detalye sa buhay ng ating kapwa at sa maraming pagkakataon, mas mabuting manahimik at makiramdam muna.  Alam mo bang kaya laging tulog ang isang kapatid ay dahil kailangan niyang magpuyat upang makahanap ng panggastos? Alam mo bang kaya hindi siya nakarating dahil siya ang inaasahan sa bahay, na maglaba at magluto, dahil ang kaniyang mga magulang ay nasa malayo at naghahanap-buhay? Alam mo bang kaya siya laging ginagabi ay dahil siya ang gumagawa ng mga school projects dahil walang pang-ambag sa eskwelahan?  Ang mga halimbawang aking binigay ay hipotetikal upang itindig ang isang punto- ang inaakala nating kaalaman sa buhay ng isang ...

  I am not an expert on prayer. I admit I read a lot, I read widely (from different theological perspectives) and I discipline myself to write daily, but I don’t pray a lot, pray long or pray eloquently. So I am not sure I am your go-to when it comes to prayers. What I am sharing is my own take on prayers. We’ll call this prayer, Nieto-style. The first thing I wanted to share is prayer is conversation between God and the believer. It is not a ritual. It is not a duty to check. I think of prayer as between a boss and an employee, of a parent and a son or between friends (after all reconciliation is removal of hostility). And in all cases, relationship develops the more you converse to each other. An employee who doesn’t consult his boss will definitely fail to accurately determine what the boss wants. A son who doesn’t check in with his father will lose fellowship with him. And friends who don’t talk will soon lose in touch with each other. I am always amused by people who make...

  John 19:5b ... Pilate said to them, "Behold, the Man!" And thus Pilate present Jesus before men. Unlike Pilate who presented Jesus in unbelief, we present Jesus in belief.  Unfortunately maraming mga Pilatong mas magaling pang magpresenta kay Jesus. Maraming Cristianong tahimik sa kanilang pagiging Cristiano.  This does not make sense. Kung ikaw ay may nobyang hindi mo magawang ipakilala sa iba, I think everyone is justified in thinking you're ashamed of her and you didn't value her.  Valuing includes public affirmation. I am not saying you're not a believer if you don't confess Him. I am saying you can't say you value Him if you keep Him a secret.  May karapatan ang iyong nobyang pumalag kung hindi mo siya maipresenta sa publiko. Ano ang iyong tinatago? Mayroon ka bang iba? Ikinahihiya mo ba siya? Maybe you love her but that love can't stand public scrutiny.  Walang nakakahiya sa pagpahayag publicly kay Jesus. Everything He did is for our good. The ...

  May kumakalat na post sa Facebook na nagsasabing ang mga lasenggero ay hindi papasok sa langit. While we applaud the desire na balaan ang mga lasenggerong iwan ang makalamang pamumuhay (The Bible forbids drunkenness, not drinking), we are saddened by the works salvationist mindset ng mga nagpapakalat nito. Simply put, naniniwala ang mga taong itong hindi sapat ang pananampalataya kay Cristo upang magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. Kailangan ang moral reformation (like leaving a life of drunkenness) bago magkaroon ng kaligtasan. Pero malinaw ang Biblia na ang nag-iisang kundisyon upang magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan ay ang manampalataya kay Cristo. Mababasa ito sa Juan 3:16 , 5:24; 6:47 at marami pang sitas. Sinabi ito ni Pablo sa Gawa 16:31; Ef 2:8-9 ; Tito 3:5 at marami pang iba. It is by grace and not by wroks. Mixture of the two destroys grace. Sinumang naglalagay ng additional na requirements ay nagtuturo ng maling paraan ng kaligtasan. Desirable ang pag-iwan ng ...

  “Ikaw nga, noong…” At nagsimula ang away. It all started with a correction. Then sa balip na tanggapin ang correction nang may kapakumbabaan, naghukayan ng mga baho ng isa’t isa. Daig pa ang archaeologist sa paghuhukay ng mga sianunang pagtatalo o ng Malabanan sa pagpasingaw ng mga baho. This is familiar in human relationships. Work, family, friendships, unfortunately pati sa ating mga churches. Instead of facing the current problem gracefully and doctrinally, mas pinipili ng mga Cristianong palabuin ang usapan by digging the past na wala namang direct bearing sa issue. The only constant is, ang hindi kasundo ay the same. The implication is dati na tayong may isyu, at ang problema ngayon ay pagpapatuloy lamang ng isyu noon. This is unfortunate because it is a sign that rather than focusing on problem solving, the focus is on personality. This is ad hominem on steroids. Rather than dissecting the problem (which invites the correction), you attack the person of the corrector...

  Luke 18:14 [14]I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” We have a problem. In Jesus’ day the publicans and the sinners are entering the kingdom despite the Pharisees and scribes trying to bar the way with self-righteousness, evangelizing them to be twice the son of hell. But now our pulpits are being controlled by the Pharisees, by the legalists. Matthew 21:31-32 [31]Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you. [32]For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him. Something is going on. Somewhere along the way we’ve substituted human abilit...

  Our children are our greatest treasure. Yet most of the time we act as if they are for granted. We are busy earning a living that we forgot they are actually living. Sa halip na personal na tutukan ang kanilang edukasyon, pinagkatiwala natin ito sa iba. Naiintindihan kong tayo ay laging abala at mas efficient na mga may mga trained persons to take over teaching our children. Pero pati ba naman ang espirituwal na edukasyon nila? How can we raise children in the fear of the Lord if we’re not there to raise them. What our children need is not more money but a present parent. The sad thing is we’re absent when we need us most- during the formative years when they’re learning their beliefs and values. Then we wonder why our Christian beliefs and values ended with us. They’re not being received and transmitted because they don’t think these are necessary. After all you give time to give them supplies but didn’t make an effort to teach them the Word of God . The lesson is bread is m...