tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14643557850547933242024-03-18T11:02:16.156+08:00Tinubos TidbitsManny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-23190083058069481462023-07-21T10:28:00.001+08:002023-07-21T10:28:21.355+08:00Trust in the LORD! (Psalm 115:9-11)<p> </p><p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">
<span style="color: red;"><b>9</b></span> O Israel, trust in the LORD!</p>
<p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">He
is their help and their shield.</p>
<p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="color: red;"><b>10</b></span>
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD!</p>
<p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">He
is their help and their shield.</p>
<p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="color: red;">11</span>
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!</p>
<p align="right" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">He
is their help and their shield.</p><p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: right;"></p><p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s
hard to miss the point. The call to trust Yahweh is found in every
verse in this stanza.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
to the occasion behind the composition of this psalm, we may have a
clue in verse 2: </span></span><span style="color: #c45911;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Why
should the nations say, “Where is their God?”</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
(in quotation marks). This could have been a taunt in the context of
a battle. When do you taunt? Taunting is usually done when you are
winning— when you have the upper hand. It could be that the
background of this psalm was a military crisis </span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Longman,
TOTC)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
Israel in engaged in war and the enemies are temporarily winning.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What
was Israel’s response to the taunt? They responded by saying that
Israel’s God is in the heavens and he does whatever pleases his
(verse 3). </span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“</span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>He
has all power, authority, and knowledge… and acts in his own time
and in ways he chooses</i></span></span></span><span style="color: #4472c4;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">”
(NLT Study Bible)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
Then Israel proceeds with mocking the idols of the enemies in verses
4-8, which could be read as a counter taunt: they have mouths but are
unable to speak, they have ears but can’t hear; with noses but
can’t smell, they have hands but unable to feel, with feet but
cannot walk, with throats but can’t produce a sound out of it.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
our stanza (verse 9-11), along with the threefold call to trust
Yahweh is the threefold use of the metaphor shield. Yahweh is their
help and their shield. This metaphor of course is again military
inspired. In the midst of this military crisis, they have a defender—
a protector.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the next two verses (12-13), they expressed their confidence that the
Lord remembers his people and that he will bless them. He will bless
Israel. He will bless the descendants of Aaron the priest and lastly,
the category where we belong: he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both the small and the great.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brothers
and sisters, we may not be in a military crisis right now but we are
all facing song crises in some other shapes and forms. It may be a
financial crisis. It may be a relational crisis. It may be a health
crisis. But in whatever crisis you may be facing, never forget that
your God is in the heavens. And though we may not understand what he
is doing for he does whatever he pleases, we trust that he who sits
on his throne possesses perfect wisdom, and if we remain in the fear
of God, we could have the same confidence as ancient Israel had. The
Lord shall surely bless.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-32447299902710342112020-02-07T15:39:00.000+08:002020-02-07T15:56:40.638+08:00On Romans 13:1-7<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">"a participatory democracy is radically different from the government of which Paul speaks in his admonition to the believers in Rome. It is expected in a participatory democracy that bad laws are to be changed and bad officials are to be ousted."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">God is not limited by our limitations, discouraged by our discouragements, or hindered by our shortcomings. He is sovereign over all things! In the hands of a tyrant such as Herod, this kind of power could terrify and devastate, but when combined with God’s covenantal love and care for his creation and image bearers, it can fill us with hope and peace, no matter what the circumstances.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22.4px;"><i>The First Days of Jesus</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 22.4px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Andreas J. Köstenberger</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 22.4px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Alexander Stewart</span></span></div>
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</span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-6837017904592454782018-11-07T18:48:00.000+08:002018-11-07T18:53:39.568+08:00Glorifying God by Imitating Him<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wayne Grudem</span></b><br /><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Business for the Glory of God</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">He created us in such a way that we would take spontaneous <i>delight</i> in seeing reflections of his character in our own actions and in the actions of others. Though this process is now marred by sin, we still see it happening to some extent. We feel a deep, fulfilling kind of joy and satisfaction in telling the truth (because God is truthful), treating others fairly (because God is fair and just), acting in love toward other people (because God is love), being faithful to our marriages and keeping our word in other commitments (because God is faithful), and so forth. We also enjoy seeing other people act in these ways, because in those actions we catch a glimpse of the character of God. In this way we can begin to understand how to fulfill the command, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).</span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-53876100734007643332018-11-01T17:12:00.000+08:002018-11-01T18:13:41.699+08:00The Incarnation and the Plan of Salvation<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Apart from Him as God the Son incarnate, we do not have a Redeemer who can stand on our behalf as a man, let alone satisfy God's own righteous demand upon us due to our sin. After all, it is only God who can save us. By becoming one with us, our Lord not only becomes our sympathetic Saviour, He also accomplishes a work that saves us fully, completely, and finally.</b></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-23223550451748975202018-10-22T12:26:00.001+08:002018-10-22T12:43:39.774+08:00Christian Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Joy is a happiness based on unchanging divine promises and eternal spiritual realities. It is the sense of well-being experienced by one who knows that all is well between oneself and the Lord. Joy is not the result of favorable circumstances but occurs even when those circumstances are the most painful and severe."<br />
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John Macarthur<br />
Richard MayhueManny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-46544023685841499992017-09-25T19:01:00.000+08:002018-10-20T08:06:29.785+08:00Not just a sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Abraham's servant wasn't just asking for a sign; he was asking for a woman of character who would be one in a thousand."</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"><i>The Sacred Search</i></b>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-62668403569759369712017-09-07T11:02:00.000+08:002018-10-21T18:13:23.028+08:00Living Sub Specie Aeternitatis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Contrary to what secular critics say, the Christian does not and cannot hold our life on earth to be unimportant. Indeed, it is of the highest importance. The reason is startlingly obvious, and yet often goes completely unnoticed: it is this life that determines our status in the next life. Our fate for eternity hinges on how we live now So living <i>sub specie aeternitatis</i> (in the shadow of eternity), far from being a way to escape the responsibilities of life in this world, is actually a way to imbue life with a meaning that will outlast it. It is to give life much greater depth and significance because it is part of a larger narrative of purpose and truth."</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Dinesh D'Souza</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Implicit in Christian monotheism was a critique of pagan polytheism. According to the Christians, the Greek and Roman gods were <b><span class="_4yxo">human inventions</span></b>.
Look at the gods of Homer. Each of them seems to embody a human
quality: Aphrodite is the goddess of sexual desire, Ares is the god of
conflict, and so on. <b>T<span class="_4yxo">he gods have the same petty vanities and jealousies as their human counterparts</span></b>. Their virtues are human virtues writ large. As classical scholar Mary Lefkowitz puts it, <i><span class="_4yxp">"The life of the gods is a highly idealized form of what human life would be if mortals were deathless, ageless, and strong."</span></i> <b><span class="_4yxo">Ironically, this criticism of invented deities, which seemed valid when it was launched against ancient polytheism, is today leveled against Christianity</span></b>. As Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins would have it, the Christians too have invented their God.<b> <span class="_4yxo">But the Christian God is not like human beings at all</span></b>.
He is outside space and time. He does not have a body. He is a purely
spiritual being. He can be comprehended only dimly by humans, who resort
to anthropomorphic images and analogies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_4yxo _7xn"></span><i><span class="_4yxo _4yxp _7xn">What's So Great About Christianity</span></i><span class="_4yxp _7xn"><i> </i>(page 50</span><span class="_4yxo _7xn">)</span></span></span><span class="_7xn"><br /></span></div>
Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-36753871734390856172016-03-31T08:30:00.000+08:002016-04-08T11:46:06.432+08:00Political Leaders and Divine Accountability<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whatever the form of government, no branch of government and no person in power may usurp ultimate authority or be given our ultimate loyalty... Every leader in any country ought to recognize his accountability to the highest Ruler of all. Given human experience, any form of political power can be corrupted. But absolute power is corrupted absolutely. No human being<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">... </span>is wise enough or good enough to be given unaccountable power. Even where human accountability is built into political structures, the fullest alleviation of political injustice will not come without ultimate accountability to the all-knowing God.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">... </span>the major responsibility of Christian ministers is to call political leaders to accountable stewardship before God on whom they depend for their life and breath...<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>we must deliver the divine summons to repent to leaders who are inexcusable for not living up to the moral and spiritual truth they ought to see clearly."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"... there are several passages in the Old Testament prophets that address the sins of foreign nations around Israel... These prophets could speak to nations outside of Israel because the God who is revealed in the Bible is the God of all peoples and all nations of the earth. He is their Creator, and they will one day stand before him in judgment. Therefore the moral standards of God as revealed in the Bible are the moral standards to which God will hold all people accountable. This includes more than the way people conduct themselves in their marriages and families, in their neighborhoods and schools, and in their jobs and businesses. <i><b>It also concerns the way people conduct themselves in government offices</b></i>. Believers have a responsibility to bear witness to the moral standards of the Bible by which God will hold all people accountable, <i><b>including those people in public office</b></i>."</span></span></div>
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Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-74381485404559858272016-03-08T19:14:00.001+08:002016-03-08T19:14:23.628+08:00Ethics in Creation and Evolution Compared<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The biblical teaching is that the human race has fallen from an original innocence, and that our tendencies to violence, greed, lust, deceit, and selfishness are in some sense unnatural for us. This teaching is at direct odds with the notion that the human race evolved from similar primate species, and that our unethical tendencies are actually part of our evolutionary history (perhaps necessary aspects of the “survival of the fittest”).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Kenneth Boa</b> & <b>Robert Bowman Jr.</b><br /><i>An Unchanging Faith in a Changing World</i> </span></div>
Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-61663754396452274762016-03-03T07:35:00.000+08:002016-03-03T07:35:07.708+08:00Three Cornerstone Affirmations of the Biblical Worldview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAFzDr0MxEXawew09dLAAApFgEI1qCCbba9eafPVnw1tTzkeazAsU4EJmvmL7akU42m9YJW24UCV8xTBeA0S4pn7HNyQHWHQZPl5EWEcyxaL9gDmTltoDHM7DCaRTZAb2adw-K63tvcnK/s1600/boa_bowman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAFzDr0MxEXawew09dLAAApFgEI1qCCbba9eafPVnw1tTzkeazAsU4EJmvmL7akU42m9YJW24UCV8xTBeA0S4pn7HNyQHWHQZPl5EWEcyxaL9gDmTltoDHM7DCaRTZAb2adw-K63tvcnK/s1600/boa_bowman.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. <b>MONOTHEISM</b> affirms that there is one God who created the world, who made human beings to be creatures who could relate personally both to other creatures in the physical world of which they are a part and to the God who made them, and who holds human beings accountable for their willful breaking of these relationships.<br /><br />2. <b>INCARNATIONALISM</b> affirms that this God, who revealed himself to us in Scripture, revealed himself supremely by becoming human uniquely in Jesus of Nazareth, who as the Son revealed the Father who sent him and the Spirit whom he sent after he died and rose again to restore our relationship with God.<br /><br />3. <b>EVANGELICALISM</b> (<i>used here in a broader sense than usual</i>) affirms that through faith in Jesus as our great God and Savior we enjoy that restored relationship with God and begin to learn again how to honor God in our relations with one another and with his creation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>An Unchanging Faith in a Changing World</i></span> </span></div>
Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-65277465352019485042016-01-07T14:01:00.000+08:002016-01-07T14:01:33.545+08:00The Distinctive Feature of the Holy Spirit's Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"... the third person is distinctively the One who powerfully brings to fulfillment in our lives the redemptive transformation envisioned by the Father and provided for by the Son.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">... Holiness is not only an attribute but also a distinctive feature of the Spirit’s ministry. The third person convicts of sin, regenerates, and sanctifies. Insofar as converted sinners progressively become holy, their virtue can be traced to the Spirit’s teaching, illumination, leading, abiding, and cultivating of Christlike holiness."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~ <b>GORDON R. LEWIS</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <i> Integrative Theology</i></span></span></div>
Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-86997153311372429622016-01-02T03:03:00.000+08:002016-01-02T03:06:52.619+08:00Choosing Leaders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>"</b>It is a serious responsibility to appoint or elect wise and just officials. In your sphere of influence—home, church, school, job—are you ensuring that justice and godliness prevail? Failing to choose leaders who uphold justice can lead to much trouble...<b>"</b></span><br /><i><br />Life Application Study Bible</i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Notes on Deuteronomy 16:18-20</span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-3809153485425317512015-12-22T07:43:00.000+08:002015-12-22T07:51:59.992+08:00God can use frail servants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Human frailty</span> (<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">e.g., youth or difficulty in speech</span>) <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is no excuse before God’s expressed will to grant a person the words to say and the opportunities to deliver them."</span></span></span><br />
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Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-47341449630228934362015-12-17T10:25:00.000+08:002015-12-17T10:25:36.373+08:00The IMMEDIATE PURPOSES of God's revelation are subservient to its OVERARCHING PURPOSE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It seems clear that those who were used by God in the writing of the Old Testament Scriptures did not do so with the primary thought in mind that their words, centuries down the road, would be a source of encouragement for Jews and Gentiles, united in the one body of Christ. But God’s intent in the writing of Scripture is here expressed in plain words: The immediate purposes of the prophetic ministry, while used as means to bring the Scriptures into existence, are subservient to God’s overarching purpose, which is providing the body with its chief means of encouragement and guidance. What was written “before” or in “earlier times” was written not just for those who lived then—a greater purpose was in sight, as it was written “for our instruction."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">James R. White (<i>Scripture Alone</i>)</span></b></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-8786133040869577002015-12-03T16:01:00.000+08:002018-10-20T02:58:22.428+08:00The Heart and Mouth Connection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"... when the heart is filled with good and noble intentions the good man’s speech will prove this to be a fact. The rule according to which whatever a man has set his heart on, so that the very core and center of his being is full of it, will sooner or later be disclosed in his speech..."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"When we fail to quote Scripture in public and private discussions about hundreds of questions, we leave our most powerful weapon at home...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stewards of the Word of God, unleash it! Release its power to a lost and dying world!"</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;">~<b> Wayne Grudem</b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> Presidential Address: <i>Evangelical Theological Society</i>'s 51st annual meeting (Nov. 17, 1999)</span></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-41014209041689756462015-11-03T17:51:00.000+08:002015-11-03T17:51:30.604+08:00The Frustrations of a Maturing Christian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"... the more we become like Christ, the more sensitive we are to the remaining corruptions of the flesh. As we mature in godliness our sins become more painful and more obvious to ourselves. The more we put away sin, the more we notice sinful tendencies that still need to be put away. This is the paradox of sanctification: the holier we become, the more frustrated we are by the stubborn remnants of our sin."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~ John Macarthur<br /> <i> The Vanishing Conscience</i></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-85447334461765196672015-10-23T17:08:00.001+08:002015-10-23T17:08:32.780+08:00God's Presence in Varying Degrees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"But just as persons may be present to one another in varying degrees or ways, God may be present in one way to the unjust and in a richer way to the just. You may be superficially present to a stranger on a bus, revealing little about yourself. However, you may be more significantly present with your godly mother who has prayed daily for you all your life, even though she is miles away. God is graciously present in forgiving love with the converted who by faith have been forgiven, reconciled, and redeemed by Christ’s precious blood. They become God’s people, and he becomes their moral and spiritual Father."<br /><br />~ Gordon R. Lewis<br /> <i> Integrative Theology</i></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-10582472739217105012015-10-23T16:54:00.002+08:002015-10-23T16:54:46.513+08:00A Million Little Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Holiness is the sum of a million little things—the avoidance of little evils and little foibles, the setting aside of little bits of worldliness and little acts of compromise, the putting to death of little inconsistencies and little indiscretions, the attention to little duties and little dealings, the hard work of little self-denials and little self-restraints, the cultivation of little benevolences and little forbearances. Are you trustworthy? Are you kind? Are you patient? Are you joyful? Do you love? These qualities, worked out in all the little things of life, determine whether you are blight or blessing to everyone around you, whether you are an ugly spiritual eyesore or growing up into a good-looking Christian."<br /><br />~ Kevin DeYoung<br /> <i>The Hole in Our Holiness</i></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-19633625492220787212015-10-23T16:37:00.000+08:002015-10-23T16:37:05.929+08:00Sin is Serious<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">God wants us to understand the exceeding sinfulness of sin. We dare not take it lightly or dismiss our own guilt frivolously. When we really see sin for what it is, we must hate it. Scripture goes even further than that</span>: <i>“You will remember your ways and all your deeds, with which you have defiled yourselves; and <span style="color: #990000;"><b>you will loathe yourselves</b></span> in your own sight for all the evil things that you have done” </i>(Ezekiel 20:43).<br /><br />~John Macarthur<br /><i>The Vanishing Conscience</i></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464355785054793324.post-35767715386672810472015-10-07T18:49:00.000+08:002015-10-07T18:49:38.297+08:00When society silences its collective conscience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"It is a wretched and horrifying state of affairs. Our society openly condones and defends the worst kinds of evil. Civilization as we know it has reached the deepest level of corruption and abides under a sentence of divine condemnation. People’s consciences have been seared, debased, obstructed, repressed, and overturned. Without a functioning conscience, people are destined only to sink deeper and deeper into wickedness."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ John Macarthur</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Vanishing Conscience </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The conscience entreats us to do what we believe is right and restrains us from doing what we believe is wrong. The conscience is not to be equated with the voice of God or the law of God. It is a human faculty that judges our actions and thoughts by the light of the highest standard we perceive. When we violate our conscience, it condemns us, triggering feelings of shame, anguish, regret, consternation, anxiety, disgrace, and even fear. When we follow our conscience, it commends us, bringing joy, serenity, self-respect, well-being, and gladness."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~John MacArthur</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <i>The Vanishing Conscience</i></span></span></span>Manny A. Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354437171527700211noreply@blogger.com