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  Today (October 14 in States and 15 sa Pinas), Charlie would have been 32. So young and yet now a symbol of Christian conservatism. What better way to celebrate him than to stand for what he believed? One way we can honor Kirk is to prioritize our families. We will cherish time with loved ones and put family first in all we do.  Colosians 3 and Ephesians 6 show what Christian family should look like. It is a family defined by love, submission and respect.  As Christians, the world is watching us. If they see a family that is loving and cherising, this will be a testimony to them on what it means to be a member of the family of God. A family that shows discord is giving bad publicity for the family of God.  As forgiven and loved individuals, our families should show the same love and forgiveness.  When we do, the world will be attracted to Christ, the foundation of all we do.  This is the best way to honor Charlie's legacy. Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. H...

  Today (October 14 in States and 15 sa Pinas), Charlie would have been 32. So young and yet now a symbol of Christian conservatism. What better way to celebrate him than to stand for what he believed? One way we can honor Kirk is to be faithful to our spouses. We will honor, love and serve our spouses with devotion and respect. Ephesians 5 shows that the husband-wife relationship pictures the Christ-Church relationship. When we love and serve our wives, we are showing to the word Christ's sacrificial love for His Church. When our wives submit and respect us, they show the Church's submission to Christ.  This is our testimony first and foremost to our own family. This is our testimony to the world.  If we keep on loving our spouses the world will see the love that exists between God and man and that should exists between men.  This is the best way to honor Charlie Kirk.  Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyon...

  I am saved and am going to heaven by faith in Christ. So why do I need the local church.  No doubt hindi mo kailangang maging miyembro ng isang local church upang maligtas. Ang nag-iisang requirement ay ang manampalataya sa Panginoong Jesus.  However, sa sandaling manampalataya ka kay Jesus ikaw ay naging anak ng Diyos. Bahagi ka ng pamilya ng Diyos. Hindi ba dapat lamang na ang anak ng Diyos ay mamuhay kapiling ng ibang anak ng Diyos.  Kahit sa sekular na mundo, it is considered a tragedy kapag ang isang bata ay ipinanganak na walang pamilya. Nalulungkot tayo kapag ang isang bata ay pinanganak sa pamilyang namatay sa aksidente, halimbawa. O batang napulot sa basurahan dahil tinapon ng kaniyang ina. Instinctively, nakikita nating hindi normal ang ipanganak na hiwalay sa pamilya.  Spiritually ganuon din. Bagamat hindi natin kailangan ang church upang maligtas, it is not normal for a believer to live apart from his spiritual family. We need the family to grow in...

Siguro isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ayaw ng mga unbelievers na magsimba ay lagi tayong nakasimangot. Sa halip na ma-encouraged silang bumalik, they feel out of place and unwelcome. So they never come back.  Naririnig ko na ang mga objections. Na ang dahilan kung bakit hindi nagsisimba ang mga unbelievers ay dahil they reject the truth. Na ayaw nilang ma-exposed ang kanilang kadiliman sa liwanag ng evangelio, Juan 3:19-21. Na binulag ng diyos ng sanlibutang ito ang kanilang isipan at kahit pa ikaw na ang friendliest church, hindi mo maliligtas ang taong ayaw manampalataya.  I agree and I agree and for the third time I agree. There is a spiritual side sa issue kung bakit ayaw ng mga unbelievers na magsimba. But the local church is made up of people and we should also consider the relational side of the issue.  If you ask unbelievers why they don't attend church, iilan lang ang magsasabing they reject Christ. They all claim to believe in Christ. They just hold to different ...

  Life is tiring. There are many things I want that I can't have and there are many things I don't want that keep on coming. Bills to pay, deadlines to keep, expectations to meet, etc., they're endless, they keep on coming. If we don't have the right mindset, it can give us the feeling of being a hamster on a wheel.  We keep on running but going nowhere. Thankfully the solution is where the problem originates - our mindset. If we change our thinking, we can be delivered from this kind of feeling of meaninglessness. The situation doesn't change but our mindset and attitudes toward it do.  Life isn't always doing about the things we like to do but doing things we have to do. Even when we don't feel like doing it. Even when we're tired. Even when we'd rather surrender.  We have to go to work to feed our families. We have to tolerate the obnoxious workmate or churchmate. We need to do the chores and the laundry. I am thankful for the moments of happiness...

  Ayon sa mga eksperto, isang dahilan kung bakit ang mga agila ay dominanteng ibon ay dahil they didn't cater to weakness. Kapag dumating na ang panahon upang ang mga inakay ay lumipad, tinutulak sila ng inang ibon palabas ng pugad and they have no choice but to fly or risk death. Paulit-ulit itong gagawin ng inahin hanggang sa makalipad nang solo ang inakay. We are men of habits but most importantly we are men of comforts. Kung papipiliin tayo between comfort and pain, 100% we will choose comfort.  We don't have the Achilles's mindset na pinili ang daan ng heroism and certain death over a life of comfort but mediocrity. Within us is a beast that desires comfort. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit pinipili nating magkompromiso when living the spiritual life becomes a burden. Mas pinipili nating talikuran ang Salita ng Diyos kaysa mawala ang pabor ng tao.  Ito ang dahilan kung bakit hindi natin maisakripisyo ang ating Sabado upang magbahagi ng babasahin kapag house to house evange...

  Nakakita na kayo ng hamster on a wheel? Wala siyang tigil sa katatakbo but he's going nowhere. Napapagod ngunit walang patutunguhan.  Ganiyan ang kwento ng karamihan. Ang buhay ay serye ng isang pangyayari pagkatapos ng isang pangyayari ngunit walang natatanaw na konklusyon. Ang malungkot kahit ang mga Cristiano ay naa-adopt ang gawing ito. Cristiano tayo ngunit nag buhay ay isang serye ng pangyayari matapos ang isang pangyayari. Walang kwento ang ating mga buhay. Walang nababasang testimonyo ang mga tao sa ating paligid.  Ang ating mga buhay ay walang laman at bakante. Sa termino ni Solomon, walang kabuluhan.  Minsan pinagtatakpan natin ang kawalang kabuluhan ng kaabalahan sa relihiyon. We do not realize that this is just another hamster on a wheel scenario. Binautismuhan lang ng pangalan- ngayon tayo ay "naglilingkod." Sa halip na gayahin si Mariang tahimik na nakaupo sa paanan ni Jesus, nakikinig at lumalago, tayo ay naging mga espirituwal na Martha. Laging alig...

  Bahagi ng pagiging tao ang mag-alinlangan. Bilang mga taong limitado ang kaalaman at lakas, natatakot tayo sa kung ano ang ating haharapin. Dahil dito ginagawa natin ang lahat ng ating magagawa para kontrolin ang ating buhay. Naiistres tayo kapag hindi natin kontrolado ang sitwasyon. Ngunit hindi ito normal para sa isang taong nanampalataya kay Cristo.  Isipin mo ito, pinagkatiwala mo sa Kaniya ang iyong eternal na kalagayan nang manampalataya ka kay Jesus. It doesn't make sense na pag-aalinlanganan mo ang Kaniyang probisyon sa pang-araw-araw na temporal na pangangailangan.  Kung laging nakatuon ang ating mga mata sa Kaniya, makalalakad tayo above the storms of life. But when we take our eyes off Him, doon tayo lumulubog. Remember Peter?  Ngunit bakit inaalis natin ang ating mata sa Kaniya? Because ang napapansin natin ay ang ihip ng hangin. Natataranta tayo sa mga ekonomikal at sosyal na kaabalahan.  Natutukso tayong to take things on our own hands. And then ...

  We are peculiar. We are different. Alam ito ng sanlibutan even if most Christians don't. Maraming Cristianong so deep in compromise that they cannot be distinguished from the worldings. Worse, they considered themselves worldlings.  Nakalimutan nila na at point of salvation we're set apart in Christ. There's no commonality between the world and Christ, so why there should be with us?  The reason is tinanggap natin ang metanarrative ng sanlibutang ito. Nakalimutan nating siyasatin ang Kasulatang nagsasabi kung sino tayo at para saan tayo.  In the vacuum, pumasok ang worldly ideas and we accepted them as our own.  Hindi tayo ready na kamuhian ng sanlibutan. We wanted to befriend it. Dahil dito we are welcome with open arms.  But the moment you dare to be different, the world is quick to hate. They don't want you telling the truth. They don't want to see you living the truth because even if we're quietly living the truth, we're a testimony to their lies. So ...

  Marami ang nagsasabing iniibig nila ang Diyos. Ngunit kung tanungin ninyo sila (with chapter and verse) kung sino at ano ang Diyos, marami ang tila usang nailawan aa mukha. Hindi nila masasaysay ang katangian at gawa ng Diyos na diumano'y kanilang iniibig. These are the same people na kayang pangalanan at ilista ang mga kanta, dance moves at hobbies ng Bini (no hate to Bini).  Paano mo maiibig ang isang Personang hindi mo nakikilala? Ang resulta ay shallow pop Christianity na puno ng passion but lacking Biblical accuracy.  "Basta mahal ko si Jesus." "Ang mahalaga ay naglilingkod." "Huwag nating pagtalunan ang doktrina."  "Ang mahalaga ay wala kang inaapakan." Ilang ulit na ba natin itong narinig?  May tumigil ba at nagtanong, "Sinong Jesus ito?"  Ito ba ang Jesus ng Biblia o Jesus ng ating imahinasyon?  Kaya nating umubos ng oras sa ating mga hobbies. Kaya nating umubos ng oras upang magseminar, mag-overtime o maghanap ng second j...

  Hebrews 10:24-25 [24]and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, [25]not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.    Why do I need to attend church services? For many reasons but chiefly to stimulate one another to love and good works. Sure you can learn doctrine at home but to apply these doctrines require being part of a community. After all you cannot love, forgive or encourage a book.  I don't believe in mandatory Bible attendance. It is very easy to become just a box to check in our legalistic list. But I do believe in regular and systematic study of the Word of God. Learning and applying the Word of God is what causes us to grow in intimacy, not religious busy-bodying. Even unbelievers can be busy in religion but only believers that apply God's Word to life experience its power.  So let us not forget to assemble with other be...

  John 15:18 [18]"If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. It is not popular to be a Christian today. Kabilaan ang pagtuligsa. Some of the criticisms are justified since for most of man's history, Christendom isn't exactly a model of holiness. The Church becomes identified with power grab, Inquisition and intolerance. Even if today's Christians are far more gracious than before, the world never forget.  But many of today's criticism is a result of departure for Biblical standards. Lahat ng aspeto ng Christian beliefs is under attack. Marriage and family are under attack by alternate forms of marriages and family. Biblical sexuality is under attack by LGBTQIA movement. Creationism is under attack by evolution. The faith in general is under attack by atheistic materialism.  The world has one message- the Bible is not the standard for faith and practices. And if you believe it, you're a bigot and backwards.  Most Christians become...

  2 Timoteo 4:3 Sapagka't darating ang panahon na hindi nila titiisin ang magaling na aral; kundi, pagkakaroon nila ng kati ng tainga, ay magsisipagbunton sila sa kanilang sarili ng mga gurong ayon sa kanilang sariling mga masasamang pita; 4 At ihihiwalay sa katotohanan ang kanilang mga tainga, at mga ibabaling sa katha. Nasa panahon tayo ng anti-intelektuwalismo. Sa halip na mag-isip para sa sarili, mas pinahapahalagahan ang emosyon. Ang tanging pinapakinggan ay ang mga bagay na gustong marinig, mga bagay na magre-reinforce ng preconceived notions. Ni hindi natin sinisilip ang kabilang bakod dahil baka they have something worthy to say. We just stay on our side of the fence.  Makikita natin ito sa social media. Whenever people are in disagreement, instead of talking it out, nauuwi sa ad homs at pagmumurahan. Especially if ang isyu ay may kinalaman sa mga Duterte, Marcos o food control projects. For some reason, ang kabuuan ng isang tao ay hinuhusgahan based on where they stan...

  Proverbs 21:9 [9]It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. An empty street, an empty house A hole inside my heart I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller (Westlife) Aanuhin mo ang bahay na bato kung ang nakatira ay kwago. Mas maigi pa ang kubo kung ang nakatira ay tao. (Salawikaing Filipino) A house is not a home. (English proverb) Isa sa paborito kong page sa FB ay pag-aari ni Genesis M. Auza. Isa siyang abogado at madalas siyang magpost tungkol sa pamilya at pagtatrabaho.  Isa sa temang madalas niyang isulat ay ang katotohanang nagtatrabaho tayo para sa pamilya ngunit at what cost? Nag-a-upgrade tayo sa buhay but for what reason? Is the price worth it?  Personally, I am edified by his posts kaya madalas ko silang i-share sa FB ko.  Isa sa mga lost art in raising a family is hindi ang laki ng bahay ang sukatan ng matagumpay na pamilya kundi kung gaano kasaya ang mga nakatira rito. Aanuhin mo ang malaking bahay...

  Some mistakes are expensive. Nothing is more expensive than living a life that is unpleasing to God.  Imagine spending your life only to realize that at the end that life amounts to meaningless. Ecclesiastes is a record of what living under the sun (living a life separate from God) looks like. You may have all the money that you can earn, have many properties you can purchase and achieve all the honors and titles this world can offer, but if you live it apart from God, you're grasping the wind.  No money, property or honor will replace a growing relationship with God.  And if you keep on ignoring God's principles, you will continue making mistakes.  In the world's eyes you're successful but at night when you sit down to meditate on the day's happening, you're singing,  "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?" You climbe...

  Man is religious by nature. By itself, being religious is not bad. But when religion becomes a substitute for Spirit-filled Christian living, we are playing into Satan's hands. Religion is Satan's trump card.  Kung ang ating ideya ng pagiging Cristiano ay walang katapusang Bible studies, prayer meetings, devotionals at fellowships at ang sinumang hindi involved dito ay tinuturing na ungodly, I have reason to believe that you look more like a Pharisee than a Christian.  Bible studies, prayer meetings and fellowships are helpful means to develop the spiritual life but they're not the spiritual life. When studying the Bible you're learning divine viewpoint but these need to be applied. Prayer meetings enable you to supplicate before God, but what is required is the humility of the spirit and not outside motion. Devotionals and fellowships put you with other believers but growing in the Lord is a personal walk.  True growth happens when what you learned in these religi...

  This is probably one of my most favorite theme- Christ's death, burial and resurrection. Wala akong maisip na mas mahalagang paksa.  Jesus died for our sins. He is the propitiation for ours and the whole world.  No man can say he can't come to the Father because of sins. Christ paid them all. He took them in His body at the Cross.  And He didn't stay dead! He rise again to show that God accepted His sacrificial, substitutionary death on the Cross.  We believe in a living Savior! All that is left for us to do is believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life. If you believe in Jesus the promise of Christ Himself is you shall never promise but will have everlasting life, John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47. I don't know a better news than that! Have you believed in Jesus for eternal life? If not, why not believe now?  Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyong karapatang mag-isip ng doktrina.  (Kung gusto ninyo n...

  There was a time na tanging artista o politiko ang may tsansang mapakinggan. Kung ikaw ay isang ordinaryong mamamayan, good luck kung mapaikalat mo ang iyong mga paniniwala.  But with the advent of the internet and social media, kahit sino ang maaaring magkaroon ng plataporma upang maabot ang maraming tao ng kaniyang ideya. For the first time, hindi na mga artista o politiko, kundi mga socmed influencers ang may boses.  Ang tanong ay ginagamit mo ba ang oportunidad na ito upang ikalat ang anumang paniniwalang iyong pinanghahawakan? Sadly, the average Filipino only uses social media upang maglibang. Ginagamit nila ang social media upang mag-upload ng content na hopefully ay mamomonetize o manuod ng content ng iba upang tumawa.  Iilan lamang ang nakaisip na gamitin ang socmed upang ikalat ang kaniyang paniniwala. Like, pagpahayag ng malinaw na mabuting balita ng buhay na walang hanggan sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya lamang kay Cristo lamang.  Ang mga Cristian...

  We love to impress everyone. That is why we dress sharp, we project impeccable manners and develop a facade. Gusto nating purihin at hangaan. We don't understand the way of Christian nomads.  Bilang mga Cristiano, tayo ay dayo at nakikipamayan lamang sa sanlibutang ito. Hindi ito ang ating tirahan at hindi rito ang ating pakikipamayan.  Tayo ay mga nomads na nakikiraan lamang patungo sa ating tunay na bayan.  Ang malungkot ay maraming Cristianong nais manirahan sa mundong ito. Iniisip nating ito ang tunay na mundo. Kaya sinisikap nating kunin ang respeto at paghanga ng mga worldlings.  Let me tell you a secret: Gaano man kalakas ang paghanga nila sa iyo, sa sandaling ikaw ay mamatay, malilimutan nila ang iyong kadakilaan.  Yes. Anumang kadakilaang inaakala mong natamo mo ay mababaon sa lupang kasama mo.  Life will move on for the wordlings and you will be forgotten.  Therefore, it doesn't make sense na mamuhay to gain their approval. They will b...

  Marami ang masikap sa pagsasanay at pag-iingat ng kanilang katawan. Regular mag-ehersisyo, nag-aaral ng sining ng pagtatanggol sa sarili at umiinom ng mga suplemento. Ngunit marami ang nakaliligtaan ang pinakamahalagang laban ng isang Cristiano- isang labang nangyayari sa isipan.  Whether we like it or not, we are engaged in a war, a spiritual war, and if you're not prepared, you will be a casualty.  Ito ay hindi pakikipagbuno sa laman at dugo. Kung oo, madali sana itong mapaghahandaan. Sa halip ito ay hindi nakikita at nangyayari sa realm of the mind.  Everyday we're exposed to worldly thinking and values. These thinking and values influence how we perceive things and how we move.  Kung ang ating isipan ay walang doktrina, madali tayong madadala ng sanlibutan. Ang sanlibutang ito ay nakahimlay sa mga bisig ni Satanas at ang maimpluwensiyahan ng kaisipan ng sanlibutan ay maimpluwensiyahan ni Satanas.  Everyday, ang sanlibutan ay iniimpluwensiyahan tayong ...

Sa dami ng masasamang balita, kaliwa at kanan, na mababasa sa diyaryo at mapapanuod sa telebisyon, hindi nakapagtatakang marami ang nasa depression. Thankfully sa gitna ng masasamang balita ay ang isang napakabuting balita- ang kaligtasan ay libreng kaloob sa lahat ng nanampalataya kay Cristo para rito.  Namatay si Jesus sa krus sa isang kadahilanan at iyon ay ang bayaran ang hadlang ng kasalanan. Walang tao ang makapagsasabing, "Makasalanan ako at hindi ako makalalapit sa Diyos." Oo makasalanan ka, makasalanan ako, lahat tayo ay makasalanan, Roma 3:23. Ngunit sa krus binayaran ni Jesus ang kasalanang iyan, 1 Juan 2:2; 1 Cor 15:3; Roma 5:8.  So ang tanging isyu sa buhay na walang hanggan ay hindi kasalanan. Iyan ay binayaran na. Ang isyu ay kung nanampalataya ka sa Nagbayad niyan.  Ang tangi at nag-iisang kundisyon ng buhay na walang hanggan ay ang manampalataya kay Jesus, Juan 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; 6:47; Gawa 16:31; Ef 2:8-9 at marami pang iba. Hindi mo kailangang bilihin an...