WHEN A LOVE ONE PASSES - ED LAPIZ

THE CRUEL SERVANT OR THE UNFORGIVING FORGIVEN - ED LAPIZ

LAGING NAAPI?!

 Q - Lagi po akong naaapi, nababale-wala, hindi pinakikinggan, hindi nasusunod at nagiging sunud-sunuran na lang ako sa gusto ng iba. Ano po ang pwede kong gawin para hindi maapi?

A –

1. Huwag kang kimi; huwag masyadong polite lalu na sa harap ng mga astig-astigan. Sabihin mo ang gusto mong sabihin; huwag kang sumang-ayon kung ayaw mo; express your opinion; disagree with people if really are in disagreement.

Stand up to domineering people and bullies.

2. Be more assertive. Speak louder, clearer. Don't allow people to cut you when you speak.

3. Dress well. Look good. If you like to be treated with respect, look the part.

4. Be good at what you do; be an authority. Huwag kang sobrang submissive sa "authority" lalu hindi ka naman nila palamon. Hindi komo may rank or edad ay bow ka na agad.

5. Make money, a lot of it. Money talks and when it does, people listen.

- Ed Lapiz

Genesis 6:5-6 (CEV)

 Q - Bakit po maraming tao, nabe-bless sa 9 mong sinasabi / ginagawa.

Pero pag di nagustuhan ang 1 mong sinabi/ gianawa,

dali-dali nang magko-comment ng pangit na parang wala ka nang nasabi o nagawang tama?

NAKAKADALA pong magsalita at gumawa ng maganda.

Sometime I feel sorry for doing good.

A -

Hindi lang ikaw ang sorry for the lack of goodness in people's hearts.

Genesis 6:5-6 (CEV)

The Lord saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil.

He was very sorry that he had made them,

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10 ang pinagaling ni Jesus na ketongin.

1 lang ang bumalik at nagpasalamat.

9/10 people could be so ungrateful.

Or

on 9/10 occasions, people would be ungrateful.

DO GOOD FOR THE SAKE OF DOING GOOD,

for God's and your pleasure,

not for people's gratitude.

- Ed Lapiz

Open rebuke

 Q - May kasabihan pong "Open rebuke is better than secret love"

so dapat mang-rebuke openly?!

A - Ibig sabihin lang nun, kung mangre-rebuke ka, mabuting open.

“Open” means derechahan sa kanya mo sasabihin at hindi pabulong-bulong kung kani-kanino at patagong chismis-chismis.

“Open “does not mean "public" at gagawin mo pa sa harap ng iba

o ipamamalita mo pa kung kani-kanino.

Proverbs 27:5 (CEV)

A truly good friend

will openly correct you

- Ed Lapiz

John 8:36 (CEV)

 Q - Nagpapayo ba kayo o naggagatong?

A - Pareho! We encourage people to free themselves from oppressive, domineering, controlling parties. We encourage people to set themselves free from needless burdens, restrictions and prohibitions that stunt, limit and uglify life.

Galatians 5:1(CEV)

Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don’t ever become slaves of the Law again.

John 8:36 (CEV)

If the Son gives you freedom, you are free!

Matthew 11:28-30 (CEV)If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.

Take the yoke[a] I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest. This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light.

Proverbs 6:1-5(CEV)

My child, suppose you agree

to pay the debt of someone,

who cannot repay a loan.

Then you are trapped

by your own words, and you are now in the power

of someone else.

Here is what you should do:

Go and beg for permission

to call off the agreement.

Do this before you fall asleep

or even get sleepy.

Save yourself, just as a deer

or a bird

tries to escape

from a hunter.

APPLY THIS PRINCIPLE TO OTHER FORMS OF ENTRAPMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.

- Ed Lapiz

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SAAN, PAANO MAG-ARAL NG BIBLE?

 

Q - Tito, aside from private devotion and listening to your online teachings, saan po kaya ako pwdeng mag-aral pa ng word of God?

A - WALA AKONG SPECIFIC NA MAI- REFER na teacher or school PAMANG-KIN....KASI ANG magandang PAG AARAL NG BIBLE AY PARANG SALAD: maraming sangkap.

First and always, you PRAYERFULLY and open-mindedly study the text.

Kasabay, you study tools and keys FROM OUTSIDE OF SCRIPTURE to understand it from/in a broader, deeper sense: study history, culture, literature, arts, symbolisms, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, archaeology, philosophy, theology, communication, etc.

Kasi DAPAT ARALIN ang text ORGANICALLY AND SYNTHETICALLY --- and as far as possible, with informed engagement with ancient texts in their original languages. (For this, unless you are a language expert, you'd need consultants or technical references.)

Wag umasa sa isa lang na teacher or school or lalu na ---church --- kasi matuturuan at mahahawahan ka ng

SECTARIAN AGENDA AND BIAS.

Halimbawa, pag nag-aral ka sa isang school na may nakabalandra agad na

STATE-MENT OF FAITH nila, you cannot expect a very objective and broad scholarship kasi committed na sila agad sa FAITH nila at sa promotion noon; carved in stone, set,

un-changeable na agad ang stand nila.

Parang sinasabi:

"BAWAL MAG-ISIP OUTSIDE OUR THEOLOGICAL BOX!

There could not be much objective and teachable scholarship in that.

SO SARILI, PERSONAL NA KAYOD, with help from many varied non-sectarian references and truly scholarly consultants.

That is why knowledge and skill in academic research are very, very necessary.

- Ed Lapiz

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1 Corinthians 13:11 (CEV)

 Ang tunay na matalino (at may pag-asang lalu pang tumalino)

ay handang

- suriin ang mga naka-ugat at nauna na nyang mga akala.

- maghunus-dili / magbagong-loob / magpalit na paniniwala kung magkaron ng higit na KALIWANAGAN.

- bitawan at iwan ang mga kaisipan, katwiran at paniniwalang bagay lang sa kanyang dating maliit at murang isipan.

1 Corinthians 13:11 (CEV)

When we were children,

we thought and reasoned

as children do.

But when we grew up,

we quit our childish ways.

IGNITE THE FIRE WITHIN YOU AGAIN (SPIRITUAL)

 Q - Panu po ba mag init ulit para kay Lord kasi dati po sobrang active po ako sa paglilingkod ko kay Lord tapos po ngayon parang lahat ng ginagawa ko parang normal nalang po?

A –

1. Find fresh and exciting spiritual feeding, ministry and fellowship.

2. Revive your quiet time and personal prayer.

3. Read the Bible again---eagerly. Focus on the Gospels.

4. Get rid of/stay away from things, activities, people that weaken your faith.

5. Be more thankful / grateful to God. Say it. Express your thanksgiving.

time and space RELATIONSHIP

 Q -Tito Ed yung fiancee ko po all of a sudden biglang nanghingi ng time and space, nagsawa at naumay na raw sya sa relationship namin. What must I do?

A -

Give it to her.

Wala namang kwenta na isiksik mo ang sarili mo kung ayaw na nya.

Pero suriin mo kung bakit sya "naumay".

1. Boring ka bang BF?

2. O sobra lang ang expectation nya?

3. May 3rd party kaya?

Dapat mong suriin para kung ikaw ang dahilan at dapat managot ay hindi mo na maulit the same shortcomings sa susunod mong relasyon.

family business

 Q - Kami pong magkakapatid ay may family business na ipinamana ng parents namin. Any one big tip para po sa ikabubuti ng business?

A -

Huwag isali sa business ang inyu-inyung mga asawa (kung mayron na).

It is wise to keep in-laws out of family businesses.

Kadalasan, sila ang iimbento ng gulo kasi hindi naman sila magkakamag-anak.

Makiki-alam kahit walang karanasan o kaalaman.

Magkakainisan ang magbibilas, mag-iinggitan at magiintrigahan

tapos kanya-kanya silang sulsol at ungot sa asa-asawa nila (na magkakapatid).

Tapos, pati yung magkakapatid, magsisimulang magkagulo.

Let in-laws stay at home or do their own personal/private businesses,

kung mahilig, pero mab

spiritual leader / teacher / preacher?

 Q - Ano po ang unang dapat hanapin sa spiritual leader / teacher / preacher? Is it

Education?

Training?

Communication skills?

Official religious title?

Success and size of ministry?

Statement of Faith?

Affiliation to big congregations?

Others?

A -

LOVE.

Unang hanapin kung loving sya.

Kung loving ang teachings and ways of his church.

God is love.

Jesus is love.

LOVE is the most important teaching and practice.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (CEV)

For now there are faith,

hope, and love.

But of these three,

the greatest is love.

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1 John 4:7-8 (CEV)

My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows that we have been given new life. We are now God’s children, and we know him. God is love, and anyone who doesn’t love others has never known him.

overly sensitive

 Q - Ano po ba ang ugat ng pagiging overly sensitive at pagiging maramdamin at matampuhin?

A -

Pride? Sense of entitlement?

Insecurity?

A STILL-FRESH CHILDHOOD WOUND?

TIME TO END A RELATIONSHIP?!

 Q - Ano po ang signs na dapat ko nang wakasan ang isang relationship?

A - Pag proven nang

1. Hindi nya priority ang feelings and welfare mo?

2. Luging-lugi ka; that you give so much more to the relationship than your partner does?

3. SOBRANG DRAMA ang buhay nyo; toxic emotions na.

4. Ginagamit ka lang?

5. Hindi [na] masaya at hindi naman uplifting / edifying kundi nakaka-baba ng pagkatao?

walang excitement, walang gana sa buhay?!

 Q Madalas po akong naiinip, walang excitement, walang gana sa buhay.

Parang walang strong reason to go on living?

A -

Change the horizon or the path ahead of you.

Magbato ka ng excitement sa landas na tatahakin mo in the future.

Mag schedule ka ng events, activities, etc na me-e-enjoy mo tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, etc so you have some exciting things to look forward to.

Commit yourself to projects / causes you love, like and believe in.

Get close to or surround yourself with people who are motivated, active and with a big purpose in life.

Pray.

Commune with God.

Give yourself a reason to anticipate the future!

lustful thoughts

 Q - Panu po matatanggal or maiiwasan ang lustfull thoughts sa aking sarili or system? Every time po kasi ako mapapatingin sa babae lagi po akong nagfafantasize ng masama. Lalo na po kapag napapatingin ako sa may part na breast.

Dala na rin po siguro ito ng panunuod ko ng porn dati.

Yun po kasi ang struggle ko araw araw.

A -

Hindi naman natanggal yan kasi sa creation, people were/are wired for sex.

One of the first commandments nga ay "go and multiply."

At kahit nung panahong wala pang porn, narun na rin ang desire.

Pero siempre, porn just makes people more interested with and aware of sexual urges.

Do not demonize nor problematize what is a natural element of Creation.

May tamang oras at lugar ang mga bagay na yan.

Just do not let it drive nor control your life.

LUNGKOT?!

 Q - Ano ang general prescription para hindi matalo ng lungkot?

A -

Connect meaningfully with people who matter.

Maraming lungkot ay dahil sa disconnection / separation / losing loved ones, etc.

So:

1. Connect with those who matter.

2. If the sadness is because of disconnection with someone who matters, then get connected / reconnected with others who also matter.

Importantly, connect or reconnect with God.

Avoid / Minimize isolation para hindi lalong lumungkot.

kulang ang pagkatao?!

 Q - Tito, lumaki po akong di kilala ang aking ama. At ang ina ko po na pinalaki ako habang may pangalawa na syang asawa ay namatay na ng hindi sinabi sa akin kung sino ang father ko. Para po tuloy kulang ang pagkatao ko? Paano po ako mabubuo?

A - Pamangkin buung-buo ka. Imagination at drama mo lang na kulang ka.

Pasalamat ka nga at pinalaki ka ng nanay mo kahit wala na ang tatay mo. At may tumayo naman palang tatay mo...at ngayon ay hayan at sobra ka ngang buo para makapag-isip pa ng mga ganyang tanong at umimbento ng problema.

Isipin mo na lang:

Hindi lang ikaw ang ganyan.

Maraming-marami pang iba.

Kaya pasalamat ka.

Magpakabuti, magsikap and make something of yourself

through honest and hard work.

Yun ang bubuo sa yo...yung pupuntahan mo,

hindi ang pinanggalingan.

Loyalty kay God?!

 Q - Ang loyalty po ba kay God ay nagre-require ng loyalty sa isang specific church lamang? Na pag di ka na loyal sa isang fellowship ay di ka na loyal kay God?

A - God is before, above and beyond particular religious oragnizations or congregations.

Bago pag nagkaron ng churches / organized religion, nandun na ang Diyos at ang mga taong nanalig sa kanya.

Organized religion was a much much much later invention and franchise.

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