“The answer is, if you eat or drink, or if you do anything, do it all for the glory of God.” I Cor. 10:31
To regard our birthday as God’s blessing and to thank him during this occasion for all the good things that we have received from him throughout the year that has passed is never wrong.
In fact, the holy scriptures teach us to be thankful in everything:
“and give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.” I thess 5:18
Apostle paul, however, admonishes Christians to get away from revelries and drunkenness because these are works of the flesh and those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God (Gal. 5:19-21)
Concerning the use of flag, verses of the bible show that the lord does not prohibit it:
“May there be shouts of joy when we hear the news of your victory, flags flying with praise to god for all that he has done for you. May he answer all your prayers!” Ps. 20:5
The holy book even proves that God himself instructed the ancient Isaraelites to use flags:
“The Lord spoke to Moses in the Meeting Tent in the Desert of Sinai. This was on the first day of the second month in the second year after the Israelites left Egypt. He said to Moses: "You and Aaron must count all the people of Israel by families and family groups, listing the name of each man. The Israelites will make their camps in separate divisions, each family near its flag. ”
Num. 1:1-2,52
Paying respect to a flag by saluting at attention when it is being raised is but a gesture nationalism, It is a form of respect and not of religious worship or adoration. Respecting something does not necessarily mean worshiping it. When we follow the commandment to respect our parents (Mat. 15:4), we do not necessarily worship them.
What the Almighty has prohibited since the time of Noah is the eating of blood of animals (Gen. 9:1-4; Lev. 17: 12-13; Acts 21:25). This prohibition by god cannot be used as a basis for forbidding the medical practice called blood transfusion, for “eating blood” is obviously different from “transfusing blood”.
good morning po
ReplyDeleteabout birthdays po, ang reason po kaya hindi nagcecelebrate ang first christians ng birthday dahil po pagan origin. meron lang pong dalawang teksto sa bibliya na may nagcelebrate ng birthday, gen 40:20-22 birthday po ng pharaoh and sa matt 14:6-10, birthday ni Herod.
bakit po kaya dalawa lang ang namention na birthday sa bibliya?
wala sa mga israelita or sa mga unang kristiyano o maging si hesukristo ang nagcelebrate ng birthday?
pag nalaman nyo po, through research, ang origin ng birthday, maintindihan nyo rin po kung bakit di nagcelebrate ang mga ungang kristiyano ng birthday. kaya rin nga po not even once nagcelebrate si Jesus ng birthday nya. kasi nga po pagan origin.
para pong pag nagcelebrate ng velentines day. pagan origin pa rin po.
alam po natin un.
tuloy nyo lang po ang pamamahagi sa aral ng bibliya. yan din po ang sinabi kasi ni Hesus, na sa mga huling araw, na ipangaral ang magandang balita sa sanlibutan
salamat po. pagpalain po sana kayo ng iisang tunay na Diyos, YHWH.
Ang galing mo kapatid. Sinusubaybayan ko ang mga sagot mo sa mga ouna, tanong at pangaasar nila pero nasagot mo ng marapat at angkop na angkop. To God Be the Glory. Sana bigyan din ako ng Panginoong Diyos ng ganyang kaalaman para mas lalo kung maipagtanggol ang aking pagka INC. Nevertheless kaya naman pero dapat magbasa pa ng mas marami pang maka Bibliang katuwiran para makatulong sa pagpapalganap ng mga aral ng Diyos. Salamat Kapatid!
ReplyDeletehi kapatid ,
ReplyDeleteako uli si kapatid na joel salamat sa site na 2 nabagabag ako ng husto . handog ako sa iglesia salamat nasa iglesia parin ako kasi nagdaan din ako sa paginom at paninigarilyo nanghina ako ng husto kung baga sa yelo nasa freezer ako salamat sa site na 2 uli .dahil katunayan tatanggap ako bilang katiwala ng lokal ng longbeach sana maaprove .