If i were God - Ed Lapiz

daybydayoffice@gmail.com

Day By Day Jesus Ministries

Folk Arts Theater

Cultural Center of the Philippines

Manila (CCP Complex Pasay City)

For inquiries call 551 44 11

email:

daybydayoffice@gmail.com

(workbook is available for download at www.csm-publishing.com)

http://daybydayinfo.blogspot.com/

#EdLapiz

#PastorEdLapiz

#DaybyDay

#SundayService

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Jesus Christ

Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.

Jesus Christ

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?

Jesus Christ

So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Jesus Christ

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Jesus Christ

PRAYER AND PERSISTENCE - Ed Lapiz

open rebuke

 Q - Tito pwede po ba magbigay kayo ng optional interpretation and application of

Proverbs 27.5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Sawang-sawa na po akong madinig yan being used /abused by self-righteous people every time may gusto silang i-judge o pakialaman!

Something inside me tells me very strongly na mali ang understanding and use nila of this verse pero hindi ko ma-explain.

A -

Several versions translate Proverbs 27.5 as:

“It is better to correct someone openly than to love him and not show it.”

“A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed.”

“Sharp words spoken in the open are better than love that is hidden.”

Like in most proverbs where the message is put across by presenting opposite/clashing ideas or options,

THERE ARE TWO OPPOSITE IDEAS IN PROVERBS 27.5:

1. THE DESIRABLE, which is love /being loved

and

2. THE UNDESIRABLE which is being rebuked, especially openly/publicly.

The verse could be poetically saying this idea:

• While love is desirable, IF it is only in secret and unexpressed,

then something undesirable ---like being rebuked openly---

could be considered better that that kind of love.

=

Masakit ma-open rebuke pero

mas masakit maibig ng palihim lang.

=

Mas Mabuti pa ma-open rebuke

Kesa ma-secret love.

Of course, arte lang to. Hindi talaga mean.

In other words,

• Being loved is desirable; being openly rebuked is not desirable.

But receiving something undesirable as an open rebuke could be considered better than

- being the object of a secret love.

- unknowingly receiving love that is secret and unexpressed.

=

Mas matamis pa ang mapait (being rebuked openly)

higit sa talagang matamis (being loved but only in secret).

Parang:

Mabuting pang mamatay (undesirable)

kesa mabuhay ng wala ka (mas undesirable.)

=

Open rebuke (undesirable)

Is better than secret love (mas undesirable).

=

Mas mabuti pang ma-rebuke openly kesa mamahal ng lihim lamang.

The core idea is: love should be expressed.

In an exaggerated way, this proverb says

Mas mabuti pang tumanggap ng masakit na open rebuke kesa tumanggap ng secret love.

Ang tunay na message:

So, ilabas, i-express ang love!

The verse should not be read as a license for self-appointed critics and judges to openly / callously rebuke anyone and everyone.

LITISAN at TIWALAGAN sa "CHURCH"?

 LITISAN at TIWALAGAN sa "CHURCH"?

Q – Sa very public and usually painful na pag"lilitis" at pagtitiwalag ng "sinning" members of the church, tama po bang basehan ang turo ni Jesus sa

Matthew 18:15-17

“Kung magkasala sa iyo ang iyong kapatid, puntahan mo siya at pagsabihan mo tungkol sa kanyang pagkakamali. Gawin mo ito na kayong dalawa lamang. Kung siya'y makinig sa iyo, napanumbalik mo na ang iyong kapatid. Subalit kung hindi siya makinig ay magsama ka pa ng isa o dalawa, upang batay sa patotoo ng dalawa o tatlong saksi ay mapagtibay ang bawat usapin.

Kung ayaw pa rin niyang makinig sa kanila, idulog mo ito sa iglesya; at kung ayaw niyang makinig pati sa iglesya, ituring mo siyang isang pagano at maniningil ng buwis.

A –

Si Jesus ang may turo nyan; ibig sabihin wala pang malaking “church” nung oras na itinuro yan; puro pa lang home-based groups we now call SAMBAHAY :

Yan yung groups na hanggang sa panahon ni Paul ay tinawag nyang: “the church that meets in your house”.

So, sa “iglesia” na ganyan kaliit, puro family and close friends lang ang member.

At dahil ang hanapbuhay noon was usually family-run, ang pagturing sa isang pasaway member as “pagan” only meant and purposed corrective “isolation”: isolation sa hanap-buhay, at puedeng maging sa tirahan!

Economic interdependence would then push the erring. stubborn member to accept corporate correction kasi wala syang choice! Wala syang titirhan at hanap-buhay kung patuloy na susuway! Also, dahil close kinship, may malasakit ang buung “church” sa erring member kaya hindi nila ilalabas / ikakalat ang isyu/chismis kahit pa nga it is "TOLD TO THE WHOLE CHURCH!" Sila-sila lang yun!

HINDI RIN SILA MAGIGING NEEDLESSLY CRUEL.

HINDI ITO APPLICABLE sa modern big churches where many members are NOT family nor close friends. AT MARAMING nasa leadership ay may mga political agenda within the church.

Halos stranger na nga ang members sa isat-isa kaya hindi nila pagmamalasakitan at iingatan ang confidentility ng case! Kakalat lang ang balita to the long-term or even permanent damage to the person being "corrected"! So, hindi na correction kundi punishment or revenge na.

AT HINDI SCANDALOUS PUBLIC TRIAL NOR PAINFUL, CRUEL “TIWALAG” ANG APPLICATION NG TEACHING NA YAN NI JESUS! Quiet correction pa rin ito, with attendant malasakit and care kasi nga yung “buung iglesia” ay maliit, intimate fellowship

of family ang close friends!

Hindi bagay i-apply ang ancient, time-and-place-based policy na ito sa churches in other contexts, lalu kung mas malaki kesa sa first-Century Sambahay!

At hindi na rin ito effective to achieve the goal of pushing the makulit member into correction kasi,

1. Hindi naman economically interdependent yung tao sa buung church!

May sarili syang independent hanapbuhay!

Hindi sya maooblgang sumunod!

2. Maraming ibang faith communities na puedeng lipatan ang Itinitiwalag! Hindi tulad noong panahon ni Jesus na yung home church mo lang ang kaisa-isang church sa lugar nyo! Wala kang ibang choices!

OUT OF CONTEXT SA PANAHONG ITO KUNG IA-APPLY AS-IS ANG TEACHING NA YAN.

FATHER AND SON OF BOREDOM - ED LAPIZ

design ng bahay

 Q - Tito middle aged couple po kami with children. Ano pong magandang design ng bahay kasi finally, magpapagawa na po kami?

A -

1. Ang main bedroom ay sa baba /ground floor para pagtanda nyo, convenient kumilos; hindi na maghahagdan.

Kung gusto nyo muna habang bata pa kayo na ang bedroom nyo ay nasa taas, maglaan ng space sa GFloor na madaling i-convert into your bedroom pag kailangan (na).

2. Not too big, not too many rooms. Gawing collapsible ang division ng rooms. Kasi your children will have families of their own and leave your house kakalog-kalog.

3. Konting floor /indoor space, maraming open /garden spaces.

4. Put all pipes, plumbing, electrical wiring OUTSIDE THE HOUSE for easy maintenance.

5. Used oversized pipes for drainage. Madaling magbara.

6. Have lots of windows for ventilation and natural lighting.

7. HAVE STORAGE SPACES. Main bodega and mini bodegas/cabinets wherever possible. SUPER KAILANGAN YAN.

8. Kung kaya, concrete roof na lang. Basta galingan ang water proofing. NO/Less maintenance. Puede pang deck, sampayan, lalagyan ng solar panels, etc.

9, Mag solar power. Sulit. Bawi in 5 years.

10. Ilayo sa property line ang bahay. Malayo sa ingay at protection sa neighborhood fire.

11, Pag kaya, wag sa bahaing lugar magtayo. Lifelong dusa twing may baha.

12. Kung nasa main road, lumayo sa road para pag nag widening hindi maputol ang house. Kung puedeng puntahan ang bahay ng vehicles na mawalan ng preno, build barricades / harang para di ka masagasaan sa loob habang nag pepedicure.

13. Make the baños really beautiful, comfortable, restful. Lakihan ang mga windows for lighting and ventilation. Lagyan na lang ng venetian blinds for optional privacy.

14. Put personal touches, like parts of your old sinirang heritage house or anything you like/love like parts of your old vehicle, stairs, etc. Upuan where nag first-kiss kayo, etc.

Corny kung lahat ng parts ng bahay ay nabibili lang sa hardware. Walang kwento/a.

15. The house should please, not impress.

THE SWORD OF JESUS - ED LAPIZ (MAY 23 2021)

BORN AGAIN │ Ano Talaga Yun? - ED LAPIZ

PREACH CHRIST! - Ed Lapiz (Day by Day 30th Anniversary)

THE FINANCIAL COST OF TOGETHERNESS - ED LAPIZ

The Power Of Father's Prayer - Ed Lapiz

The mothers powerful prayer by Pastor Ed Lapiz

DEALING WITH DEPRESSION - Ed Lapiz

The Next Mistakes - Ed Lapiz

AVOID MISTAKES - ED LAPIZ

ACCEPTANCE Salvation From Rejection - Ed Lapiz

WHO WILL SURVIVE - Ed Lapiz