Friday, January 22, 2010
2010 First Praise and Worship Tuesday
Bro Jun Ricaforte leading the members into adoration and contrition prayers.
BJR's Life TestimonySharing Experiences with God
Teacher Lalaine sharing her mother's love for them.
Sis. Vicky sharing God's blessings to her family last christmas.Monday, January 18, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Fall Afresh on Me Retreat Tagaytay Jan 9-10
Monsignor Albert Venus
Bro. Jing
Jen, Cora, Jun
Sis.Aster, Jun, Jen, George, Janet, Bro. Jing
Sis Mayet, Mira, Jenny, Bro. Mike, Jun
Sis. Cora LeeSunday, January 3, 2010
Testing the Spirits We Encounter
TESTING THE SPIRITS WE ENCOUNTER
In our lives, we will encounter many different spirits, some of whom come from God and many that do not. How will we know the origin of the spirits we encounter? That is the $1 million question, or more correctly, the question that has very large ramifications for our eternal life. John encourages his community to “test the spirits” because he knows there are many that we should not trust.
We test the various spirits we encounter in a number of ways, the most important of which are the following: First, we must test them against the truths revealed to us in the Scriptures. If they are encouraging us to do things against the Word of God or indeed against anything written in the Word of God, then we should reject them outright. Secondly, we test the spirits against the Traditions of the Church. If the spirits recommend to us actions or ideas that are not consonant with the Tradition of the Church we can know that they are not from God. Thirdly, we should test anything we encounter against the teaching of the Church. This is precisely why God has given us the bishops as the arbiters of moral and doctrinal truth.
If any spirit we encounter can stand up to these three tests, we can be fairly sure that we are not going to be led astray. Of course, even if the spirit we are following happens to be from God, we can still stray from the way of God in our lives through a misinterpretation or misapplication of what the spirit is saying. This is why it is good for us to live and work in the midst of a community of believers who can serve as a Fourth check on the things we are giving our lives to in service.
Common sense is also a fairly good judge of a spirit. As long as we are truly living a spiritual life and seeking to grow in holiness, it is unlikely that we will be too easily led astray.
PRAISE and WORSHIP Tuesdays@7PM
San Roque de Alabang Parish
In our lives, we will encounter many different spirits, some of whom come from God and many that do not. How will we know the origin of the spirits we encounter? That is the $1 million question, or more correctly, the question that has very large ramifications for our eternal life. John encourages his community to “test the spirits” because he knows there are many that we should not trust.
We test the various spirits we encounter in a number of ways, the most important of which are the following: First, we must test them against the truths revealed to us in the Scriptures. If they are encouraging us to do things against the Word of God or indeed against anything written in the Word of God, then we should reject them outright. Secondly, we test the spirits against the Traditions of the Church. If the spirits recommend to us actions or ideas that are not consonant with the Tradition of the Church we can know that they are not from God. Thirdly, we should test anything we encounter against the teaching of the Church. This is precisely why God has given us the bishops as the arbiters of moral and doctrinal truth.
If any spirit we encounter can stand up to these three tests, we can be fairly sure that we are not going to be led astray. Of course, even if the spirit we are following happens to be from God, we can still stray from the way of God in our lives through a misinterpretation or misapplication of what the spirit is saying. This is why it is good for us to live and work in the midst of a community of believers who can serve as a Fourth check on the things we are giving our lives to in service.
Common sense is also a fairly good judge of a spirit. As long as we are truly living a spiritual life and seeking to grow in holiness, it is unlikely that we will be too easily led astray.
PRAISE and WORSHIP Tuesdays@7PM
San Roque de Alabang Parish
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