new house, new home
January 22, 2008few days had passed and haven’t written any. we’ve been busy in the office and alongside with it we’re packing things as we are getting ready moving out of the old apartment to moving in a house inside bf resort in las piñas (still rented though!) how i wish it was already ours! t’was a two-storey house. 2-bedrooms, with a small garage. o di ba big time na! unlike with the apartment in verdant, this is much bigger (of course, single-detached) and more comfy to the three of us. plus the environment is peaceful & quiet.
we moved in last sunday, 20th of January 2008. we have so many excess luggages, some we gave to the lipat-bahay gang. but still so many excess. i only want few things, those that are only necessary but mama insisted to bring it (clothes from balikbayan boxes, plastic wares, old cooking wares, etc) so for the sake of no argument, we brought it na lang. but hindi pa din magagamit so my husband put it all in the closets. if those things were disposed earlier sana we have so many space pa. but i like the house better than the apartment. i don’t clean often there coz in the afternoon when i get home, dami na naman alikabok. parang walang katapusan. kasi the apartment is along the avenue going to a subdivision. a lot of cars, tricycles, trucks are passing by everyday. but with the new house, i like to clean & clean kasi di na maalikabok, kaya gusto ko pang mas malinis sya.
Local Cults vs. Bible-based, Spirit-filled, Christ-centered Church
January 12, 2008As i browse through the net, i came to read this. All about local cults.
Iglesia ni Cristo (I.N.C.) - Felix Y. Manalo.
Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministries ('Oneness') - Wilde Almeda.
Jesus the Name Above Every Name ('Oneness') - Apollo Quiboloy.
Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (Fourth Watch) - Arsenio Ferriol.
To God Be the Glory or "Friends Again" ('Oneness') - Louie R. Santos.
What is a Cult of Christianity?
"A cult of Christianity is a group of people, which claiming to be a Christian, embraces a particular doctrinal system taught by an individual leader, group of leaders, or organization, which (system) denies (either explicitly [definite] or implicitly [absolute]) one or more of the central doctrines of the Christian faith as taught in the sixty-six books of the Bible."
Adapted from the book of Alan W. Gomes, Unmasking the Cults (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995)
How to Identify a Cult of Christianity
Some:
- Rejects the Triunity of the Godhead
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Do Not Believe in Salvation by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ
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Do Not Believe in the Finished Work of Christ
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Do Not Believe in Jesus' Bodily Resurrection
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Have Extra-Biblical Revelation
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Believe That They Alone Are Saved
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Do Not Believe in Eternal Punishment (Hell Fire)
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Major on Minor Doctrines
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Believe That Their Founder is the Messenger of God
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Gives More Emphasis on Experience than Doctrine
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Gives More Emphasis on Direct Revelations and Visions from God
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Fix the Dates on the End Times
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Oppose Proper Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics)
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Occasionally Entangled in Spiritism or Occultism
What are the marks of a Bible-based, Spirit-filled, Christ-centered Church?
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The minister preach from the Bible; the preaching of God's Word in doctrine of Trinity; justification by grace through faith; and atonement of sins; the fullness of deity and humanity of Christ.
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Jesus Christ is represented in most sermons and He is represented as God incarnate.
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Christ's ordinance on the Lord's supper and water baptism is administered.
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The pastor seemed concerned about your spiritual well being and he is natural and non-judgmental in bringing up spiritual matters in his conversations.
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Administers Biblical Church discipline and ethics.
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There is an opportunity for the lay people to serve the Church
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There is a stress on personal evangelism and missions that focus on the salvation of souls.
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There is a well rounded Biblical education program both for children and adults
childhood friend
January 7, 2008thank you so much friendster! i got to connect with people from my past and even the present whom i never get to see often. guess who i found? my long lost childhood friend powie tugade. we were neighbors back then in BF Resort. everyday i go to their house to play with him & +perry - his brother. for some reasons, they moved out of the village, and lost communication.
last year, his mom tita sol, dropped by my tita's printing shop. i'm glad she remembered me. i remembered powie so i thought of looking for him through friendster. maybe he has one. and yes, he has a friendster account! and not surprised at all, he was the president of perry's group of companies at age 29. i'm so proud to have a friend like him.
guilt feelings
January 3, 2008
03 To my family mama and i argued again. ang gulo namin. u know what i envy my husband coz he got a good parents, good family. its not that i am saying hindi mabuti ang magulang ko, siguro malaki lang ang pagkakaiba nila. ako kasi last na nasasaktan pag nag-aaway kami ng mama ko. di ko naman gusto na nasasagot ko sya, kaso di ko matiis ba na mangatwiran. i got to explain my side or else i would die hurting. ganun ako eh. gusto ko naipapaliwanag ko sarili ko kung ano ang alam kong tama. kaso palagi pa din kami nagka-clash. i'm praying hard for patience & self control. kasi sabi sa Bible, Obey your parents… right? but i don't know really kasi di naman ako sasagot kung alam kong mali ako.
i really want to have a good family. yung walang away-away. di ako palaaway, tahimik lang akong type na tao. kung kaya ko lang talaga na dibdibin lahat ng problema ko at sama ng loob ko gagawin ko. dati siguro yon kaso i'm already fed up. di na kasya sa utak ko at sa puso ko mga sakit at sama ng loob ko. i just cry to God na lang. Siya ang pinaka-outlet ko eh. di ba sabi sa Bible, He keeps our tears in bottles? ilang bottles na kaya yung sa kin?
