Marriage is a like a garden. If you are a gardener and want to have a beautiful garden, you should work hard on your garden. Likewise, if you are a husband and do not invest time and energy in your marriage, you can’t expect to have a wonderful marriage. And as a garden needs constant […]
So, who really killed Jesus? Was It the Romans? Let’s find out the answer in God’s Word. In Matthew 27:35 we read, “And when they [that is, the Roman soldiers] had crucified Him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.” From this verse we learn that the Romans crucified Jesus. In fact, crucifixion […]
Preaching as If Everyone in the Congregation Is Saved Years ago I received an email from a member of a certain congregation. This person, whom I did not know personally at the time I received the email, was wondering why their pastor preached as if everyone in their church was saved. And because their pastor […]
Noah’s ark is a type of Christ. It points us to some of the truths about the person and work of Jesus. How then is Noah’s ark a type of Christ? 1 Just as the ark was graciously provided by God for sinners, so is salvation in Christ graciously provided by God for sinners (Gen. 6:13–14). Noah by nature deserved to […]
With God’s help, in 2001 I graduated from The Center for Biblical Studies Institute and Seminary in the Philippines. That same year I received a call to pastor the congregation where I previously did my internship. The year 2021 therefore marks my twentieth year in the ministry. Throughout my life as a pastor, I […]
In How to Really Love Your Teenager, Ross Campbell says that “one of the most important areas in which a teenager needs training is in how to handle anger. . . . Anger is normal and occurs in every human being. The problem is not the anger itself but in managing it. This is where […]
1. There’s only one race on earth, and that is Adam’s race. Regardless of your skin color, your origin can be traced back to Adam (Gen. 1–2). We should therefore view ourselves as belonging to the same Adamic race. Having the same blood, we should love, and not hate, each other. 2. Since we have […]
Which do you really like the most? 1 Opening God’s Holy Book or opening your Facebook? 2 Checking your spiritual life’s status or checking who likes your Facebook status? 3 Knowing your best friend Jesus more or knowing your Facebook friends more? 4 Inviting people to church or inviting people to like your new Facebook […]
Do you have plans for the coming year? What are your plans? Perhaps you plan to get married, or continue your studies, or look for a different job, or buy a house, or travel abroad. Whatever your plans may be, as you plan, consider what God teaches us in Proverbs 19:21 (English Standard Version): “Many […]
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was […]