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Ibig sabihin you are loved "with the love of the Lord" na ang ibig sabihin ulit ay "sorry, parang kapatid lang ang turing ko sa yo."
Q – Pinahihiwaly po ako ng church leaders namin sa GF ko kasi she is not a member of our church. “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” daw po?! Eh love na love ko po si GF??
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Hindi lang member ng church nyo, talagang “unbeliever” agad?!
☺Tingnan ang quoted verses:
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NIV)
14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
Sa Contemporary English Version (CEV):
14 Stay away from people who are not followers of the Lord! Can someone who is good get along with someone who is evil? Are light and darkness the same? 15 Is Christ a friend of Satan?[a] Can people who follow the Lord have anything in common with those who don’t?
Ang ORIGINAL RECIPIENTS ng letter ni Paul were Corinthian Christians.
Sa Corinth kasi, prevalent yung CLEARLY unCHRISTIAN FAITH noon.
Ibang-ibang sa Christianity ang practices. Kaya ang tinutukoy ni Paul ay mga taong unbelievers of the God of/in the Bible, hindi yung mga believers of the same God ngayon but who happen to belong to different sects, denominations or religious organizations.
ITANONG BAGO TATAKAN NG “UNBELIEVER” ANG SINUMAN:
1. Naniniwala ba sa God the Father of the Bible? If yes, eh di believer of the same God.
2. Naniniwala be kay Jesus as Son of God and Savior? Is Yes, eh di believer twice over pa.
HINDI SYA “UNBELIEVER”!
3. Worshiper /Follower ba sya ni “Satan”, as clarified in the verse above?
If NO, eh di hindi sya under the category na kasama sa “evil/ wickedness and darkness” not to be UNequally yoked with!
4. Believer ba sya ng God the Father and Jesus generally pero ang church nya ay may ibang specific minor beliefs and practices different from that of yours?
If YES, BELIEVER pa rin sya, PERO KAYA nyo bang maging partners with such religious differences? Kung kaya nyo, at hindi kayo magiging hadlang sa spirituality ng isat-isa, eh sa humble personal belief ng Tito, puede naman kayong magmahalan! Pag BA IBA LANG ANG LOCAL CHURCH OR CONGREGATION OR SECT AY UNBELIEVER NA AGAD!??
Q - Humingi po ng space si boyfriend .. pag bumalik po sya tama bang tanggapin ko pa sya??
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Kung gusto mo (pa), why not? Pag bumalik yun ibig sabihin narealize nya na ikaw pa rin/ ikaw talaga!
Q - Tito, I'm planning to go back in college this year, but new course, my dream course, I'm 23 now, so another four years. Am I too old to go back?
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Pamangkin, I was 39 when I went back to college to finish a degree, 42 when i graduated. 43 when i enrolled for MA, 53 when I finished it. 54 when i entolled for PhD, 57 when I earned my doctorate! Sino ang old at 23?!?!?
Q- Napapansin ko po,
maraming “conservative” kuno ay repressed / in denial lang at nasa loob ang kulo!?
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Hmmmm... observe pa more, pamangkin!
Q - Tito di po ba dangerous magturo ng freedom from religious regulations kasi baka umabuso ang mga tao at magwala sa church at gumulo ang system?
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Freedom from needless religious chains as Jesus taught and Paul stressed does not mean license to do wrong.
The Law of Love which Jesus gave does not stop at not doing wrong but proceeds to actively doing right!
Q - Kinupitan po ako ng tauhan ko. maliit na halaga 5 yrs na sya sakin i feel betrayed i trusted her ako na handa palagi tumulong sa kanya at dukhang pamilya nya.
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Higpitan mo na lang ang system. Dont over trust. Dont expect people to have the same heart as yours.
Q - Tito dba kahit hindi si God ang nag sabi ng word sa bible literally (books in the bible written by the apostles and prophets) ay inspired naman ang writer with the help of the Holy Spirit kaya word padin yun ni God?
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So word of God ang sabi ni Peter kay Jesus na “You shd not die in Jerusalem!”? Kinorek nga sya ni Jesus!
Word of God ang sabi ng serpent na “You will not die...”? Etc etc?
Q – Pano po masusubukan o mate-test kung tama ang interpretation and application of Bible verses?
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Apply the JESUSness TEST!
* Jesus is the perfect image of the Father.
* Jesus is THE way, THE truth and THE life.
So ang TAMAng reading, interpretation and application of verses ay papasa sa JESUSness TEST.
* Jesus gives rest. His teachings and methods are easy to follow and give rest to people. (Mat 11.28-30)
*Jesus gives a full life / fullness to life. (John 10.10)
* Meanwhile, the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law make life needlessly difficult and prevent people from entering the Kingdom of God (Mat 23.13-23)
THEREFORE:
Correct interpretation and application of verses would result in restfulness, peace of mind (not fear) and fullness of both earthly and spiritual lives, not lead to deprivation and needless sacrifices and suffering.
Any teaching and interpretation / application that
- makes life stressful and difficult
- promotes self-righteousness and judgmentalism
- cause inner trouble, conflict and fear
should be suspected as UNJesus!
Q - Tito may tita po akong dalawang facebook account ang ginagamit. Yung isa daw pang Godly at bible verses na post daw at yung isa naman daw pang away nya at pang mura nya sa mga kinaiinisan at kaaway nya. Doon po di sya Nagpapakilalang Kristyano po siya, tama po ba ang ganitong ugali?
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Dalawang pagkatao?
Nag- iiba-iba ba ang boses ng tita mo?
Q - Yun daw pong Super Blood Moon ay sign of the End of the World na?
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Pamangkin, it's a natural astronomical phenomenon that happens every 10 years, and the more "special" alignment of planets involved happens every 100 years.
Paulit-ulit. Nothing is new. At hindi nag-end of the world sa countless times na nangyari ito in the earth's history. Kaya lang, noong unang panahon, wala pa tayo to see it and to be afraid of it. The ancient peoples, of course without the light from scientific knowledge, expectedly scared themselves to death with all kinds of religious readings of astronomy.
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AT TALAGANG END-TIMES AGAD ang ibig sabihin???
Huwag takutin ang sarili at ang kapwa. Enjoy its beauty.
"Red" yung moon kasi walang reflection of sunlight. Nakatakip kasi ang earth between the sun and the moon. The reddish glow
the moon reflects comes from the reddish sunrise and sunsets on both sides of the earth being reflected by the moon.
Don't worry; be happy!
Q - Napansin ko po, mas close tayo sa relatives sa mother side kesa sa father side samatalang ka-apelyido natin yung kamag-anak sa ama?
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Kasi mga nanay ang masipag magdala ng mga anak sa mga kamag-anak (ng nanay). Lumalaki tuloy ang mga anak, close sa relatives on the mother's side.
Q -Ano pong pwede kong gawin para totoong mapatawad ko ang asawa ko sa ginawa nyang pambababae? Sobrang sakit pa rin po kasi.
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Dont equate the presence of pain as absence of forgiveness. Kahit naman magpatawad, talagang normal lang na may pain pa rin
Q - Sa church po namin ang pinakamadalas na topic ng sermon ay GIVING, offering, tithing, sacrificing. Yun na lang po ng yun.
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Teka, ipagpe-pray pa ng Tito ang sagot....
Q - Pano ko po pakakainin ang anak ko ng steamed gulay ay hindi sya nasasarapan?
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Timplahan mo kaya ng oyster sauce ang gulay?
Q - Pag po ba mas matalino, mas masaya?
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It doesn't follow.
Saya has no direct correspondence with talino.
Pero pag matalino, less mistakes na nakakapag-palungkot.
Q - Lagi po akong pinag-uusapan ng mga chismosa?!
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Bakit mo alam? Siguro kayo ng friends mo pinag-uusapan nyo rin sila?
Di baleng pag-usapan ka nila,
wag lang kayo ng friends mo ang nag-uusap tungkol sa kanila.
Q - Ano po ang dapat gawin sa mga kamag-anak na imposible ang kawalanghyaan?
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1. Cut / Minimize communications/ transactions with them. Kick them out of your world.
2. Stop thinking about them.
3. Stop talking about them. Nagiging star sila ng buhay nyo pag pinag-uusapan
Q - Ano po kaya magandang paraan para patigilin ng ka eeFB during worship ang isang churchmate ? Kahit pasimple sya at tahimik, nasisilip ko po at nadidistract ako! What a sinner! Walang galang sa Diyos!
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Baka naman anghel ang ka-FB at higit ang spiritual experience!?
🙂But really, bakit naman gusto mong pakialaman ay tahimik naman pala!? Bakit mo sinisilip? Magpakabanal ka pero wag mong pakialaman ang kapwa kung di ka nya iniistorbo.
Q - Ano po ang major challenge to the Christian church today?
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TO PUT JESUS BACK TO CHRISTIANITY.
Often, in the church, there is a lot of Moses and of Pharisees and of modern Christian Pharisees BUT VERY LITTLE OF THE JESUS OF THE GOSPELS!
Q - Tito, Im a young / new fashion designer. Im torm between my art and commerce. May mga clients po na tipak magbayad pero ang chaka ng mga gusto. Parang ayaw ko silang igawa ng damit na hindi swak sa aking good taste!
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Pamangkin, unahin mong kumita. Tsaka na mag-inarte pag mayaman ka na.
Ngayon, basta pagkakakitaan, patulan mo. Do not impose your “art” on your clients. Now, once in a while, produce works that truly reflect your high art. May makikita ka ring clients na ganun ang taste. O mag-show ka. Pero wag mong itaboy, i-alienate o inisin ang geese that lay the golden eggs—- ang clients na pagkakaperahan mo, kahit super chaka pa sila!
Q - Tito, how to react to a post?
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When you see/read a post, ask yourself: “What story is this person telling? What is the message?
Does the one posting like to inspire? Influence? Please? Impress? Help?
Or IS THE POST A CRY FOR HELP? Then react accordingly.
Q - Tito some tips please on posting comments on someone's post?
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1. Do not comment just to disagree. Post your dissenting opinion on your own wall. Or make an independent post on the subject without referring to that person's post.
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Do not ask for details that the one posting really intended to be ambiguous. Let him/her keep the intended nuance.
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Avoid posting needless remarks that diminish the value of the post.
Q - Bakit po may nagla-like sa sarili nilang posts?
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Eh kaya nga nila pinost dahil like nila, right?
Q - With all professional qualifications being equal, sino po sa mga candidates ang pipiliin kong bigyan ng big business contracts and high employment positions?
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Yung supportive sa parents. Yung mabuting anak.
Do some research. Malalaman mo yan!
Q - Para pong dapat matanda na ang tao bago sumali at maging active sa Bible-based congregations kasi pag bata pa, sayang ang life, ang fun, ang excitement kasi po sa conservative church, PURO BAWAL kahit di naman bad?
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May tama ka dyan, pamangkin! Sa maraming religious groups, bawal sumaya!
KAYA PILIIN NA LANG kung saan aanib. Kahit iisa ang Bible, hindi pare-pareho ang lahat ng BIble-based congregations
Q - Bakit po mahilig maki-alam ang mga parents sa love life ng anak?
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Hindi PAKIKI-alam yan kasi parents mo sila!
Talagang kasama/ kasali sila sa buhay mo kaya hindi yan pakiki- lamang!
Pag nagkamali ka, nabigo, nasugatan, nawasak, nawindang,
KASAMA AT DAMAY SILA!
At mahala ka nila, concerned sila at may experience na kaya more often than not, wise ang payo nila!
Kaya makinig sa parents! Wag mainis.
Mapalad ang may parents ---lalu kung concerned at nagpapayo ang parents!
Q -Ano pong pwede kong gawin para totoong mapatawad ko ang asawa ko sa ginawa nyang pambababae? Sobrang sakit pa rin po kasi.
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Dont equate the presence of pain as absence of forgiveness. Kahit naman magpatawad, talagang normal lang na may pain pa rin.
Q - Bakit po kaya umaalis sa poor church namin ang mga maperang members at dun pa lumilipat sa mayayaman na ngang churches?
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Baka naman lagi silang taya, tagalibre, taga-donate, sponsor, etc etc sa church nyo at napapagod na?
O baka wala silang makabarkadang kapareho nila nang kakayahan at taste?
O baka sadyang naa-outgrow nila yung social and intellectual culture sa church nyo?
tito bakit po hindi pa sinasagot ng aming pastor ang mga quiries ko re sa injustice na dinanas ko dahil sa mailng system sa satelite church DBDMN lanilex tates
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AD NARTATES BOARDING HOUSE
3rd floor Nartates Building barangay Fairview Quezon City
Tel no. 428 2878 09336325454
PASTOR EDWIN RIVERA
Day by Day Metro North
31 January 2018
Dear Pastor Edwin , and Ate Meriam Rivera ,
Respectfully thanking you and ate Meriam Rivera for your very efficient management of all the ministries of the DAY BY DAY METRO NORTH ,
Please be informed that I am very grateful for DBDMN admin , for allowing my two kids to be train as hudyat dancers, 1. aldei paul and 2.ayexia Nartates , , it is my prayers that in joining this ministry they will be grow more in their spiritual life, and moral life..
Likewise I am very thankful also , for all the love and all the efforts of the late kuya VIC CRUZ and Ate BETTY CRUZ , who constantly visited me several times in my two ( 2 ) storey building . fronting the COA building along the Commonwealth Avenue Quezon City , and conducted a series of bible study , presumably another target area for opening a sambahay bible study . since at time my school population is almost two hundred students from nursery up to fourth year high school.
However you are aware that a formal draft of complaint was send to the DBD head office ATTENTION PASTOR GAMI ALBA , , filed against brother in Christ , Pastor ERNIE BANEZ , ( attach herewith )