From Adult Sunday School Class message, delivered on June 8, 2014 by Frank DeJuana entitled Perfecting Holiness #5 in Trinity Baptist Church, Montville, New Jersey.
The purpose of the Apostle Paul’s writing of I Timothy 3:14-16 was to instruct the young pastor, Timothy, about how church members should conduct themselves in the house of God. In chapters 2 and 3 he wrote about the conduct in prayer meeting, the roles of men and women and the qualifications of elders of the church.
Paul conveyed that the function of the church (members) is to reflect the image of God and to promote the Gospel through their conduct. The Church is…
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Ang kasalanan ay ang pagkapoot sa Dios. Ito ay pagsalungat sa lahat ng nais ng Dios. Katulad sa pagkontra ng dilim sa liwanag , ganyan din ang oposisyon ng tao sa Dios.
Ang pagsalungat ng tao sa Dios ay makikita sa kanyang pag-gawa ng pita ng laman”. Ang isip at ang katawan ng tao ay magkaugnay na nahuhumaling sa mga pita ng laman. Ang puso ay laging nag-aabang na udyukan ang tao na magnasa ng pita ng laman. Kaya ang sabi sa Genesis 6:5 “ …ang bawat haka ng pag-iisip ng kanyang puso ay palagi na lamang masama.”
Ang pagnanais ng puso na gumawa ng…
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Si John Owen ay may apat na paalala sa mga Kristiano. Una, siya ay nilikha ng Dios ayon sa Kanyang larawan upang mamuhay sa katuwiran ng Dios. Ang kanyang katauhan ay binubuo ng pang-unawa (mind), kalooban (will) at damdamin (affection).
Ang kaisipan ay pangunahin sa kaluluwa ng tao. Ito ang pumipili at nagtuturo ng direksyon o desisyon sa buhay. Tinatawag ito na mata ng kaluluwa. (2). Ang kalooban (will) ay ang disposisyon na kumilos ayon sa dikta ng kaisipan. (3) at ang damdamin ay nagbibigay ng malaking impluwensiya sa ating mga ginugustong gawin. Katulad ng manibela ng sasakyan, dinadala nito ang kaluluwa kung saan nito naisin, at kalimitan, lagi itong…
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Katatapos pa lamang pagalingin ni Hesus ang dalawang bulag at dumadating naman ang pangkat na kasama ang pipi na humihiling din ng kagalingan. Walang pagod ang Panginoong Hesus sa pag-gawa ng mabuti. Na kay Hesus ang balon ng masaganang biyaya na walang kaubusan, kahit ito ay walang tigil na ipinamamahagi.
Ang pipi ay nasa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ng demonyo. Maihahalintu-lad ito sa mga wala kay Kristo, ang naghahari sa kanilang puso ay ang dikta ng demonyo. Sila’y pipi sa pananalangin at pagpupuri sa Dios.
Hindi nagkusang lumapit ang pipi kay Hesus dahil sa kapangyarihan ng demonyo sa kanya. Subalit dinala siya kay Hesus ng mga sumasampalataya sa Kanya at nakasumpung din ang…
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Ang tunay na Dios ay hindi kayang isipin o ipaliwanag ng tao dahil lampas ang Dios sa konsepto ng tao. Ngunit mapilit ang tao na gumawa ng anyo ng Dios na kaya nilang tawagan sa panahon ng pangangailangan. Kaya’t gumagawa sila ng kanilang anyo ng Dios. Kalimitan ito ay nagsisimula sa mga bagay na nakikita o bagay na materyal. Gumagawa sila ng rebulto at ito ang kanilang sinasamba. Ang iba naman ay kumakatha sa isip ng imahenasyon ng Dios. Sa kanilang imahenasyon, naguumpisa pa rin sila sa bagay na nakikita, kaya’t ito ay mga rebulto pa rin na hinubog ng kaisipan at kasuklam-suklam din sa Panginoon.
Dahil hindi kayang ipaliwanag ang Dios,…
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TBC brethren celebrate with Brother Raymar and Janet,in the birth of their baby, Joash Nigel. He was born on January 8 , and weighed 6.2 lbs. Janet gave birth in Lying-in Clinic in Sto Cristo San Pablo City.
Janet and Baby Nigel joined the church in worship service last Sunday. Indeed, Janet has quickly recovered from a relatively smooth delivery. God answered the church prayer for a safe delivery of a healthy baby.
Janet was given a baby shower by TBC ladies on the last Sunday of December. The sisters encouraged her through Bible verses showing God’s faithfulness. Some sisters gave symbolic gifts, while Lena and Lyn offered her a song…
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As sinners from birth, there is always the poison of envy in each of us. Some have more dose of Poison Envy such that their lives are ruled by this debilitating sin. An envious person tends to look at the blessings of others, be it their personal appearance, academic achievement, status in life or small successes like topping the exam or getting the best deal in a garage sale.
When a person looks at others, he becomes blinded with his own gifts and talents. He is stalled and can’t move forward to achieve progress. Thus envy is one ally of mediocrity. This we have to avoid and instead look at what…
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Every time my daughter and her husband come home for Christmas or summer vacation, we are excited knowing that we will have a load of fun as a family. As a mother, I have to admit that I can’t be fully happy for I know that their two-week stay is fleeting and soon they will be flying away to the place where they live. I am sure this feeling is true to most people. This sentiment is expressed by the popular song of Sergio Mendes, “The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye.” And it is always…
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I was struck by the profound implication of the linking verbs “is” and “was”. Barely a month ago, my adviser in Graduate School died suddenly of cardiac arrest. He was highly respected in the academic community. He lived an exemplary life. My College prepared a necrological service and I was tasked to give an eulogy.
While composing my speech, I realized that I was always making a mistake with regards to tenses. I was writing is, when it should be was. He seemed so alive in my mind and to use the past tense is to accept that he has left the present. I then realized that the use of “is”…
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There was a slight drizzle when I got out of the car. I was heading towards the nearby ATM booth to replace my depleting budget. I opened my umbrella with pleasure, because it is a gift from my son and I remember him with fondness, as I admire the bands of color in my water-repellant umbrella. While walking towards the ATM booth, I noticed a man and a boy about nine to ten years of age who alighted from an old-model Toyota Corolla. The man later opened his wide umbrella for him and his son. They were several steps away from me and they were walking towards the bank as…
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