The essence of being a Christian is now being embodied by Jun Lozada. He is now being arrested and will soon be imprisoned because he is being accused of perjury.
Jesus did not simply die on the cross for the sake of dying on the cross. He died on the cross because he stood for the truth despite the risk of being crucified. He could simply turn his back and preach somewhere else in order to play safe and avoid being killed, ridiculed, and shamed. But he knows that even death has no power over him.
Jun Lozada by being consistent in what he believe is true know that death, imprisonment has no power over him. Coming soon is his ‘resurrection’ amidst all this nonsense allegations against him.
Arresting Jun Lozada will only encourage others to support him and fight against graft and corruption in the Philippines.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Crucifxion
Jesus saved us by dying on the cross.
Therefore if he was not crucified then we were not saved.
Hence if the people chose Jesus instead of Barabas then we were not saved. (Thanks to those blood thirsty Jews.)
If Pilate did not listen to the people and exonerate Jesus from the alleged blasphemy then we were not saved. (Oh how sweet of you Pilate.)
If Judas did not betray Jesus then there was no crucifixion. (St. Judas pray for us.)
While it’s true that Jesus death and resurrection had saved us but the belief that He has to die on the cross in order to save us is simply rubbish.) Otherwise we partly owed our salvation to Pilate, Judas and the rest of the Gang.
Therefore if he was not crucified then we were not saved.
Hence if the people chose Jesus instead of Barabas then we were not saved. (Thanks to those blood thirsty Jews.)
If Pilate did not listen to the people and exonerate Jesus from the alleged blasphemy then we were not saved. (Oh how sweet of you Pilate.)
If Judas did not betray Jesus then there was no crucifixion. (St. Judas pray for us.)
While it’s true that Jesus death and resurrection had saved us but the belief that He has to die on the cross in order to save us is simply rubbish.) Otherwise we partly owed our salvation to Pilate, Judas and the rest of the Gang.
Sunday 26 April 2009
Prophecies in the Bible
The Prophecies in the Bible suggest that what had happened to Jesus have been already foretold by the prophets in the Old Testament.
Thinking deeper, if such things are destined to happen then everything is just a show. They are just like characters in a play doing their own respective roles. If this is the case then redemption is nothing but a stage play.
Fulfilment of the prophecies is contradictory to Christian teaching of human freedom.
So why did the authors of the New Testament made references in the Old Testament with respect to Jesus life?
Thinking deeper, if such things are destined to happen then everything is just a show. They are just like characters in a play doing their own respective roles. If this is the case then redemption is nothing but a stage play.
Fulfilment of the prophecies is contradictory to Christian teaching of human freedom.
So why did the authors of the New Testament made references in the Old Testament with respect to Jesus life?
Saturday 25 April 2009
Religion Vs Faith
Religion and Faith are two different things. In the strictest sense, religion has nothing to do with faith.
Not all baptized catholics believed in catholic faith or share the same faith.
Religion is an organization while faith is a personal relationship with God. One can be a believer even without being baptized by any religions, sects or Christian denominations.
Totalcatholic.com simply demosntrate this in its discussion forum in which catholics themselves argue on many theological issues.
Not all baptized catholics believed in catholic faith or share the same faith.
Religion is an organization while faith is a personal relationship with God. One can be a believer even without being baptized by any religions, sects or Christian denominations.
Totalcatholic.com simply demosntrate this in its discussion forum in which catholics themselves argue on many theological issues.
Thursday 23 April 2009
The Glorified Body
The glorified body of Jesus.
Catholics believe in the resurrection of the dead. This is when our earthly body resurrect into glorified body. This is different from resucitated body, in which a dead body comes back to life, i.e. there is no significant change before it dies and after it comes back to life.
In resurrection, the physical body becomes glorified body. This body is a perfect one, it never grows old, it has no scars or any other forms of imperfection. It is also no longer governed by the principle of contradiction. In other words this body can transcend space and time.
But don't you notice that Thomas was able to put his fingers in Jesus side, hands and feet. Places in Jesus body where the spear and nails passed through? If that is so then it's not consistent with common understanding of a glorified body, ie. absense of imperfection.
Perhaps, this doubting Thomas story is just an adds on just to prove to the Jews that Jesus indeed rose from the dead.
Catholics believe in the resurrection of the dead. This is when our earthly body resurrect into glorified body. This is different from resucitated body, in which a dead body comes back to life, i.e. there is no significant change before it dies and after it comes back to life.
In resurrection, the physical body becomes glorified body. This body is a perfect one, it never grows old, it has no scars or any other forms of imperfection. It is also no longer governed by the principle of contradiction. In other words this body can transcend space and time.But don't you notice that Thomas was able to put his fingers in Jesus side, hands and feet. Places in Jesus body where the spear and nails passed through? If that is so then it's not consistent with common understanding of a glorified body, ie. absense of imperfection.
Perhaps, this doubting Thomas story is just an adds on just to prove to the Jews that Jesus indeed rose from the dead.
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