Q - Tito sabi po ng ibang church leaders namin, demonic daw ang "pak ganern" na expression at di dapat sambitin ng Christians?
A -
May pinaghuhugutan siguro sila.
I will share below what my pinsan shared about the possible origin of that phrase.
Meanwhile,
DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME CHURCH PEOPLE ALSO THINK NA HINDI DAPAT BIGKASIN ANG WORD NA "AMEN"
kasi raw hango sa "AMON" na pangalan ng ancient Egyptian sun god???
Kung pakikinggan mo ang lahat ng ganyang mga ideas / katuruan demonizing words, music, dance, etc because of past "associations",
halos wala nang matitirang salita, musika, etc na puede mong gamitin today!
BUT WHAT I THINK IS THIS:
What really, actually matters is what the speakers mean in their hearts when they utter such words or sing any song.
The Lord looks at the heart, the inner intention.
A phrase, song, art form, etc might mean something (bad or good) in it's original language or context,
but when spoken or used by someone who attaches a different meaning (bad or good) to it, the value of the words or art forms naturally changes and assumes the value assigned to it by the speaker.
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
... People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS YOUR INTENTION THAT MATTERS.
Sonjeh Drainer THANK YOU for posting questions like these. It keeps me learning, too. After Googling what the phrase means (since I don't have any clue), I can't blame those who are very concerned about the use of such term (in the like of, "what the heck" to the very conservative group) versus those who are not at all affected by it's use (pa-kwela lang, di ba?). From one of the articles: "Pak ganern is derived from latin words "Paccrassius" which means, "be with me satan" and "Ganri" means "eternal". So everytime you say Pak Ganern, you are inviting satan to be with you eternally.Aug 24, 2016" vs. "A Filipino phrase to express happiness, excitement, bragging, amazement, shock, et. al. The origin of the word pak comes from the sound of something explosive (as with the other Filipino expression; boom panes) that connotes something big, amazing and wonderful. Ganern is from the Tagalog word "ganoon or ganun" which literally means "like that". Pak ganern can literally mean "Boom! Look at that!" " I think I'll share those 2 contrasting articles on my page to be in the know.
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