Posted by hazelrchua on May 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
John 7:24 says “judge with righteous judgment”
Proverbs 31:9 says “Speak up and judge fairly”
Matthew 7: 19-20 says thus, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” (to recognize their fruits, one must use judgment)
2 Thessalonians 3:6 says, “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.” (to know who you should keep away from, judgment is clearly called for)
The above passages are just but a few passages from the Bible that speaks about judging. So yes, it is not a sin to judge per se’, but as John 7:24 says, “judge with righteous judgment”. Judge according to the Scriptures, if you see or hear a brother sin, rebuke him, just as Christ rebuked the Pharisees, Sadducees, the Samaritan woman, Nicodemus and even his disciple Peter when he walked on the water and fell for having little faith, and more.
Being judgmental is the very essence of discerning right from wrong, for how can you separate good from the bad if you do not judge? However, it must be taken into full consideration that we must judge fairly and righteously, so if I’d write here that atheism is sinful and is an abomination before the eyes of God, certainly I am being judgmental but also, it would be safe for me to say that I am using righteous judgment because atheism diminishes the Lordship of God, in fact, it denies God.
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Posted by hazelrchua on May 17, 2008 · 1 Comment
An email I received this morning brought me to two different blogs with different perspectives on faith and/or the lack of it.
Dean Lozarie, a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, tackles his take on atheism after reading an atheist’s post titled The Arrogance of Faith. Dean intelligently did an interweaving of having and not having faith by saying thus:
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Posted by royluga on May 15, 2008 · 1 Comment
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Amid the crisis, however, the CSC Forest represents bounty. Today, squirrels can be sighted in the forest including snakes and other wild animals. It represents an ideal environment beyond the four corners of a government edifice. It represents an environment of what our country should be.
We lost track of the trees we planted at the Department of Agriculture and NIA. It reminds us of the past, however, whenever we see flowers of rain trees blooms as rainy season approaches while we walk along the alley of the Office for Legal Affairs. We can only hope, however, that those trees are now as tall, as big and cared dearly, where squirrels can hide, live and play in peace, like in the Civil Service Commission’s Centennial Forest, presently under Acting Chair Cesar Buenaflor.
The CSC Forest . . .
(Picture: Compliment of CSC Public Assistance and Information Office)
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Posted by hazelrchua on May 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Last night, I finally got on Grace Talk Soup to talk about my own testimony on how the Lord found me and on being a homemaker. It was the first time I was invited to talk about myself and how I became a believer and honestly, I am not proud of how it all turned out.
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Posted by hazelrchua on May 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Lately, I am starting to notice a few drastic changes in my life. I seem to be losing and gaining at the same time and the process can be physically and emotionally draining at times.
I was chatting with Sis. Vangie the other day and I said something to her that made me see where the physical toil and emotional “madness” is coming from.
Incidentally, it was also the same day that I had to finally confront a homosexual former classmate and let her know my stand. Well, this friend had been bugging me for quite sometime now about her “crush”, also a former high school friend and a female. My homosexual classmate’s been asking me to find the girl’s phone number and to “bridge” for her.
The first time she asked me about a month ago, I turned her down gently, just laughing it off, sending her a series of ROFL emoticons ended with a short “guffaw”, then I immediately signed out, well, changed stealth settings on her I mean.
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Posted by petalfin on May 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
for the past few days i was witnessing my wife’s persecutions
i know she is emotional
most women would be
and would get offended easily
but i confirmed with her that we as Christians exist in this world to evangelize
to be like Christ
to be salt and light of this world
and not to defend ourselves
because ourselves are gone
we have died to ourselves and live to God
the old has gone and the new has come
i see her nodding in agreement
but later on shed turn back to what she just vomitted
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Posted by hazelrchua on May 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Sigh…
This, my dearest friends, is what happens when we step into the battle-ground alone. We are not simply battered and bruised, we are also terribly defeated.
I confess, the past days I have been struggling for self-preservation (which I actually was not aware that it was until pointed out to me by Pastor Larry), I have been wallowing in self-pity in this little corner of my selfish world, sinning as I go along- cursing and killing people in my mind and in my heart, seeking and feeling thirsty for vengeance.
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Posted by hazelrchua on May 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
“Make amends with this person you have hurt first before facing the Lord God!”
These words were vehemently thrown into my face this morning by someone who tells me she is a Christian. I was taken aback by her words. They were strong, commanding and filled with hatred for me.
Yes, I have hurt people in the past and though I tried to make amends, I was brushed off with hurtful and condemning words. So I resolved to stay in my own little world and shove it all behind, I tried not to look back because each time I would do so, I was being met with expletives, accusations and belittling. I was called names, names not even a dog would dare be called.
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