The Obligation to Work

Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them. You yourselves know very well that you should do just what we did. We were not lazy when we were with you. We did not accept anyone’s support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to demand our support; we did it to be an example for you to follow. While we were with you, we used to tell you, “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.” We say this because we hear that there are some people among you who live lazy lives and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we command these people and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12.

Sadly today, church leaders live only from the support they are receiving through their members. They treat preaching as work like businessmen in suits. Not only this, but they demand or use the word of God to mislead others into thinking that giving is a duty and if you do not give, you are sinning in the eyes of God, or even robbing God of what is due to Him. Apostle Paul warned Christians of living a lazy life, and even they are apostles of Christ, they still worked day and night to earn a living as an example for everyone to follow.

Writing on my blog was one of my hobbies, but now I use it to share the word of God, hoping for others to read and learn directly from the scriptures. As you could see, my recent postings are just copied from the Bible without my own interpretations because as I learned, the Bible is complete in thought and words; it is thoroughly explained in detail already by the apostles and even Jesus Christ himself. Although from time to time, I give my own views sharing my personal life not as a basis of faith, but to encourage my fellow believers, also hoping that non-believers will also benefit from this.

This is not my bread and butter, but I must also say that I am unemployed. My just created website is my gift for others, and also to practice my skill for I am also a web developer in my own right. I had a recording studio which did not do well to tell you honestly and maybe it is also God’s will. I also tried writing as an occupation, but unfortunately, it also did not do well. I believe that God has other plans for me, keeping me occupied with other plans. I guess the reality of life is something to swallow, and the trials and struggles that we are now facing is just a passing storm; there is something better that we must strive to reach, the prize of eternal life.

May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

The Laws of Christ

Matthew 5:17 - “Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true. Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with – not until the end of all things. So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be the least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of heaven. I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.

1. Worship no god but me (says the Lord)
Matthew 16:13-20 – Jesus went to the territory near the town of Caesarea Philippi, where he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” “Some say John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say Elijah, while others say Jeremiah or some other prophet.” “What about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” “Good for you, Simon son of John!” answered Jesus. “For the truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven. And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will be able to overcome it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven” Then Jesus ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

2. Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the Lord your God and I tolerate no rivals.
Matthew 24:15 – “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ which the prophet Daniel spoke.
Daniel 9:27 - …The Awful Horror (A pagan image set up in the Jerusalem Temple by foreign conquerors)

3. Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the Lord your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.
Matthew 5:33 – “You have also heard that people were told in the past, ‘Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.’ But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Do not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. Just say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ – anything else you say comes from the Evil One.

4. Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.
Matthew 12:1-8 – Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of wheat and eat the grain. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law to do this on Sabbath!” Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he and his men were hungry? He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it is against the Law for them to eat it- only the priest were allowed to eat the bread. Or have you not read the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty? I tell you that there is something here greater than the Temple. “The scripture says, ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty; for the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

5. Respect your mother and your father, so you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.
Matthew 15:1-9 – Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked him, “Why is it that your disciples disobey the teaching handed down by our ancestors? They don’t wash their hands in the proper way before they eat!” Jesus answered, “And why do you disobey god’s command and follow your own teaching? For God said, ‘respect your father and mother,’ and ‘If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.’ But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father and mother, but say, “This belongs to God,’ they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God’s command, in order to follow your own teaching.
Who is you father or your mother?
Matthew 12:48-50 – Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look! Here are my mother and brothers! Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.”

6. Do not commit murder.
Matthew 5:21-26 – “You have heard that people were told in the past, ‘Do not commit murder; anyone who does this will be brought to trial.’ But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother ‘You good-for-nothing!’ you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell. So if you are about offer your gift to God at the altar and there you remember that your brother has against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God. “If someone brings a lawsuit against you and takes you to court, settle the dispute while there is time before you get to court. Once you are there, you will be turned over to the judge, who will hand you to the police, and you will be put in jail. There you will stay, I tell you, until the last penny of your fine.

7. Do not commit adultery.
Matthew 5:27 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart. So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown in hell. If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose one of your limbs than to have your whole body go off to hell.

8. Do not steal.
Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot break in and steal. For your heart will always be where your riches are.

9. Do not accuse anyone falsely.
Matthew 7:1-6 – “Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. Why, then, do you look at the speck on your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the log on your own eye? How dare you say to your brother, ‘Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you have a log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

10. Do not desire another man’s belongings.
Matthew 6:24-34 – “You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. “This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn’t life worth more than food? And isn’t the body worth more than clothes? Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds? Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it? “And why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers. It is God who clothes the wild grass- grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won’t he be all the more sure to cloth you? What little faith you have! “So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? Or my drink? Or my clothes?’ (These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things. Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these things. So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.

The Workers in the Vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16

“The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard. He went out again to the marketplace at nine o’clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, so he told them, ‘You also go and work in the vineyard, and I will pay you a fair wage.’ So they went. Then at twelve o’clock and again at three o’clock he did the same thing. It was nearly five o’clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. ‘Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?’ he asked them. ‘No one hired us,’ they answered. ‘Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,’ he told them. “When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.’ The men who had begun to work at five o’clock were paid a silver coin each. So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each. They took the money and started grumbling against the employer. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘while we put up with the whole day’s work in the hot sun – yet you paid them the same as you paid us!’ ‘Listen, friend,’ the owner answered one of them, ‘I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day’s work for one silver coin. Now take your pay and go home. I want to give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?’” And Jesus concluded, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”

What is the vineyard?
Answer: Israel, heavenly Jerusalem (present), House of Israel or House of David
Isaiah 5:7 – Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty.
1 Kings 12:26-27 – He said to himself, “As things are now, if my people go to Jerusalem and offer sacrifices to the Lord in the Temple there…” (TEV)
(NIV) Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the House of David.”
Galatians 4:26 – But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother.
Note: In this passage, Jesus was talking about the heavenly Jerusalem and not the physical territory.

What are the wages?
Answer: eternal life
John 4:36 – The one who reaps the harvest is being paid and gathers the crops for eternal life.

What is, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.” mean?
Answer: humility
Matthew 18:4 – The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.
Matthew 23:11-12 – The greatest one among you must be your servant. Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.
Interesting fact: Numbers 12:3 – (Moses was a humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)

The Parable of the Wedding Feast as Explained by the Bible

Matthew 22:1-14
Jesus again used parables in talking to the people. The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come. So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: ‘My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!’ But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store, while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them. The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down the city. Then he called his servants and said to them, ‘My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited do not deserve it. Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people you can find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.
“The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes. ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ the king asked him. But the man said nothing. Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.’”
And Jesus concluded, “Many are invited, but few are chosen.”

Who is the king?
Answer: The Almighty God in Heaven.
Revelations 19:6 – Then I heard what sounded like a crowd, like the sound of a roaring waterfall, like loud peals of thunder. I head them say, “Praise God! For the Lord, our Almighty God, is King!

Who is the Son?
Answer: Jesus Christ.
John 1:29-34 – The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.’ I did not know who he would be, but I came baptizing with water in order to make him known to the people of Israel.” And John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and stay on him. I still did not know that he was the one, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, had said to me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and stay on a man; he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen it,” said John, “and I tell you that he is the Son of God.”

Who are the servants?
Answer: Prophets, Teachers, Wise men, Messengers, Angels and other believers.
Matthew 23:34 – And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.
Romans 10:15 – And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, “How wonderful is the coming of the messengers who bring good news!”
Revelations 19:9 – Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Happy are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And the angel added, “These are the true words of God.” I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do it! I am a servant together with you and with other believers, all those who hold the truth that Jesus revealed. Worship God!”

Who are those invited guests?
Answer: The rest of the Israelites or Jews
The People who murdered the prophets
Matthew 23:29 - “How terrible for you, teachers of the Law of Pharisees! You hypocrites! You make fine tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of those who lived good lives; and you claim that if you lived during the time of your ancestors, you would not have done what they did and killed the prophets. So you actually admit that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets! ...And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.
Romans 11:2 – God has not rejected his people, whom he chose from the beginning.
Romans 11:7 – What then? The people of Israel did not find what they are looking for. It was only the small group that God chose who found it; the rest grew deaf to God’s call.

Who are those people invited as the servants could find?
Answer: Everyone, Jews and Gentiles alike.
Romans 10:15-18 – And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, “How wonderful is the coming of the messengers who bring the good news!” But not all have accepted the Good News. Isaiah himself said, “Lord, who believed our message?” So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ. But I ask: Is it true that they did not hear the message? Of course they did- for as the scripture says: “The sound of their voice went out to all the world; their words reached the ends of the earth.”
Matthew 5:45 – so that you may become the children of the Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

What are the wedding clothes?
Answer: Good deeds
Revelations Then there came from the throne the sound of the voice saying, “Praise our God, all his servants and all people, both great and small, who have reverence for him!” Then I heard what sounded like a crowd, like the sound of roaring waterfall, like loud peals of thunder: I heard them say, “Praise God! For the Lord, our Almighty God, is King! Let us rejoice and be glad; let us praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself for it. She has been given clean shining linen to wear.” (The linen is the good deeds of God’s people.)

What is the Invitation?
Answer: The message, the Good News
Romans 10:16 – But not all have accepted the Good News. Isaiah himself said, “Lord, who believed our message?” So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ. But I ask: Is it true that they did not hear the message? Of course they did- for as the scripture says: “The sound of their voice went out to all the world; their words reached the ends of the earth.”

The War Within

There is a battle raging inside us everyday and in every moment in our life. As we wake up in the morning, there are these decisions to be made, and actions to accomplish. And, every decisions made should be right not only by our own standard but also by others. There is this fragile co-existence that keeps us in harmony. In this world, to do their will and ours is our survival. It is a matter of the grey area; there is no black or white. But through experience and scriptural sense, this grey area is also darkness, and this darkness we must abhor for this is evil. As the scriptures say, “Abhor for which is evil and cleave to what is good.”

In Romans 7:14-25, Paul is speaking about this conflict in us. He was saying that we do what our mind disapproves of. As he was saying, “But I see a different law at work in my body- a law that fights against the law which my mind approves of.” Because we are still living with our bodies, we are still slaves to sin. He continued, “…It makes me a prisoner to the law of sin which is at work in my body… Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death? Thanks be to God, who does this through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“…Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by the Spirit wants.” Those who are controlled by human nature are in fact, cannot obey God as apostle Paul tells us.

“…So then, my friends, we have an obligation, but it is not to live what our human nature wants us to. For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live. Those who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s children.”

Sand Castles

I would remember in my childhood days, when we go to the beach my sisters and I would build these sand castles shaped by our bare hands, sculpting the sand to our hearts delight. I even read once and saw these caricatures how to make sand castles. Just by using old tin cans, a scraper and a shovel. With the right tools we could build castles out of sand. Then at summer, we went again to the beach and built our castles, but now with new found knowledge to support our wildest imagination. After building it with blood and frustrations, finally a castle we could call our own, but the only problem is it is too small for us to fit in. Then it struck us that making sand castles are useless. After hours of tears and sweat, the ocean will reclaim of what it owns, washing away the memory that once built by love and fade away in a constant crashing of waves.

for God so Love the world

I was in my teenage years that I find life to be a straight path. Then, I thought life was simple: study hard, do your assignments, make your friends laugh, get good grades, graduate, then get good grades again, and ultimately find a perfect job in a multinational company, buy a house, a car and raise a perfect family. It was an idealistic view when looking from below here on earth, but looking is not what it seems to be that simple.

Before, I thought I found what I believed in my heart, the girl of my dreams. Every time I get a glance of her, my heart just leaps for joy, as if I won the lottery twice. And every time I sit inside the classroom, her smile fills my mind, forgetting about studying, forgetting what outside the four-walled classroom holds. It was pure bliss.

After I graduated from college, the world becomes to darken. My dreams became smudged with work. It’s really like toiling soil in a barren land. It was my driest days, I sleep late, wake-up early, beat deadlines, accept bosses’ orders and drag myself from this dog-eat-dog world, and yet that dream still lingers in my head, somewhere, needed to be found once again.

I left my work. I ran away, away from it all. The world started to close in suffocating me, wearing me down. I had no place to go, but to hold on to my faith, for faith is all I had. I went to places I never been before. I met fascinating people along the way, people searching for something, also to revive their dying dreams. I say, it’s all about money. That is the truth living in this world, from your country, city, town, even in your home, it’s about money. People from different places strive to get food for their stomachs, never filled, never satisfied always. The love of money is the root of all evil, and this is no heaven.

I’ve suffered spiritually, physically, and mentally. I’ve lost myself. I raised my fists to the heavens and prayed to God so dearly that if there is answer, He would save me and what’s left of my dreams. My happiness faded away like that candle, “It’s getting dark; it’s getting dark.” My hope stays on, for it is what’s left of me. Whoever holds on to the end will be saved.

This year, I’ve found my dream again. I picked up the pieces of what was left before, and God made it whole again. But, that dream has also changed. It was not the same; it has floated down from heaven like God was saying that, “See, I do answer prayers.” I saw her for the last time, even sang praises in where I thought could only be watched in movies. Like that song, “I find her standing in front of the church. The only place in town where I didn’t search; she looked so happy in a wedding dress, but she’s crying while she’s saying this, ‘boy I missed the kisses all the time but this is 25 minutes too late. Though you’ve traveled so far, I am sorry you are twenty five minutes too late. I can still hear her say.’”

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.

Sea and Sky

Every time I look at the sea when it’s near sunset on the seashore as I sit down, there is calmness and serenity. Somehow, no matter what camera you have, you cannot capture the beauty and truthfulness of what the eyes can perceive. Behind the lenses is what no man can create not even a single drop. We can even say that today’s technology can make a drab picture into a work of art. Just by putting a little saturation, a few tweaks here and there, some re-aligning, cropping and highlighting, you have a cover picture of a nature magazine. We may sometimes say that it is beautiful in print rather than in what our eyes see.

When I was a little older, I have this “theory” about what makes the sea blue in color. Then, there were no scientific explanation why the sea or the sky is like that. My speculation is that the color of the sea reflects toward the sky which make it the same, or vice versa. Just recently, I learned that the sky have these so-called particles that gives the color blue when light touches it by the sun. I read that summary, but forgot it somehow. Sea and sky.

Not Because…

It’s human nature, I guess, that a person who believes on something would shut the whole world because it is not according to his/her belief. In religion, it is evident that people in a particular religion would fight other beliefs that it will even go as far as hating those people not in the same boat. Like what is happening in the Middle East. Islam, as I heard, does not believe in violence or even war, and yet some people will turn this peaceful sect into something that is deadly. Although, I believe that any religion in the hands of evil men are dangerous. It could turn people to fight against “un-believing” people for their malicious cause. But, if you’re fighting “for” God, then I believe it is righteous.

I may confess that I also am guilty of this “closed” and strict acceptance that anyone not belonging to our group would be evil, heresy, and should be shut out from the world that there is no need for God to judge them accordingly; they are unsaved and will go to hell. This maybe an extreme thinking and yet we are sometimes guilty of this. I truly believe that God is a just God, and I believe that He too likes for everyone to be saved as it is in the scriptures. To love a sinner, not the sin; to love an enemy, not the hatred. Our enemies can do what they want but they will never win our hearts; instead we must win their hearts. I may have disgust at some Born Again Christians or Catholics because of their blindness, I can never hate them for them to see the light I should try harder not because…

Attack of the Clones

Nope, it’s not that movie again, but it’s something we must clone. It’s not sheep, or dogs that we must imitate, but something of utmost importance. Since I was little, we are fond of watching movies. Those super heroes who win every time in the end, which gives me satisfaction and a feeling of triumph. My relatives would buy me gifts of action figures, G.I. Joes that draws children of every age, size or color. After years have passed, our interests change, and we look for different things to fill our time and money, for we are never satisfied for anything we have. We always want something different, something that will tickle our imagination and gives us a sense of purpose. This is human nature. For this life we have is not a means to the end; there is something better than this, something that will give us that satisfaction and triumph. There is something ahead of us, a promise, the glory of God and hope in the future. Eternal Life. This is what we must strive for; this is truth. You may never believe in eternal life, and you may say that there is no god, but what IF there is. What if there is a promise given to those who love Him, and work towards the prize? It is God we must imitate; it is Jesus we must clone, in order to attain glory forever and ever. So, what are we to lose if we believe?

When Wrong Becomes Right

I've experienced in my life about things that I couldn't accept. Such as when people say that this is the right way that salvation can be received instantly upon giving a place for God in your heart. This is true in a sense that you acknowledge the Kingdom of God. But, this alone cannot save us. When the seeds fall on the path and we gladly accept it, but when testing comes we fall away. We are humans, and therefore we commit sin no matter how good we are. But, this is not a reason for us to accept the wrong and make it right. Evil people loves to hear what they wanted to hear. They wanted to hear that no matter how evil you are, after hearing God's gospel, you are still saved if you accept Jesus as your personal savior. Who is Jesus anyway? Are you saying that works cannot save you? The answer is works ALONE cannot save you, but if this good works is accompanied by faith then you are in the right path towards salvation. As I've emphasized before, that we can only receive and be sure about our salvation, this promise, when we are at the sunset of our life. I have fought the good fight, and kept the faith. See! The words here are fought and faith. Works AND faith. There is a coming Day of Judgment. If we are sure to be saved now, then why the need for judgment? We must hold on to our faith firmly and do what God requires. This is the right when everything seems wrong.

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Shopping Day

Today is shopping day whether I don’t have money. Now, how am I going to achieve that feat? Credit. Credit is a nice way of making a loan by breaking the bank (yeah, I mean literally). I saw an article at msn having the heading: “Will Money Make You Happy?” The obvious answer is yes IF it is shopping day. To be honest, it does make you happy for a very limited span of time then after that, you’re in winter again. Happiness for all of us is our ultimate goal. If not, then why do we drag ourselves to work, take bribe, steal, cheat, buy cars we don’t need, birds that fly very low, or even lower. Why do those Disciples of Christ stood firmly in their faith, enduring sufferings and persecutions, pain, misery, lies and God who knows what! Because of that elusive word called: Happiness. Can you find it when you are single, or find it if you are married to the most beautiful woman or handsome man in the entire Milky Way Galaxy? Even if you are rich or poor, who cares? People richer than Bill Gates can be lonelier than a three-footed Chuahua. Or, poorer than me can still be happier than… me. So, happiness is something we couldn’t find here on Earth because like a stage drama, the curtains will also be sealed until we reach eternity.

Antonym

Our small town is under attack of smart bomb alecks, suicide lovers and clerics proclaiming jihad or holy war against their ultimate nemesis. I am surrounded by snipers, infiltrators, spies lurking behind the war-torn fences, dug-up trenches and circling attack pink-colored, four-wheeled war planes guided by radar sensing drones. I can hear the shiny red-spotted sirens with bass amplifiers giving warning of coming legions of armies marching beside the road or off-road. They are throwing every time-locked grenades with utmost precision in a coordinated effort, sending radio waves for reinforcements, speaking battle cries that echoes beyond the stone blocks that shelters me. I am surrounded. My only hope would be to retaliate or raise the white flag. Those foot soldiers at the ring of fire, feeding mortar shells to the mouths of metal cannons with the exactness of atomic clocks. In my last breath, I would rather fight to the end. To win or to defeat those far east sympathists.

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Want clearing up somethings must should be saying. He he just kidding. :)