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No Gray Areas

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This is a topic that I have already written on in an old blog that I had years ago. Despite the passing of time, I believe that the Biblical principles I've written before are still applicable until now. I am not a Bible Scholar. I am not a perfect Christian either (there's no such person). In fact, one of my favorite verses is I Timothy 1:15 which says that "...Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." I had an enlightening realization on the so-called “ gray areas in Christianity ”. There are no such things. I am reminded of a sermon on III John that I heard in church years ago. Verse 11 stuck to my mind. It says, “Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God." Notice that the comparison is only between two things: white and black - good and evil. There is no mention of a gray area. A gray area is understood as a situation which is sort of correct and sort of wrong and a person's...

TEN RULES TO FOLLOW WHEN RIDING A PUBLIC JEEPNEY

This is a VERY OLD blog. I first wrote this when Friendster was still the “in” thing, and I was still going to school. I re-blogged this on November 11, 2008 in my second blog. And now that I've decided to be a “permanent resident” in blogspot.com, I am re-blogging this again (Sorry for the redundancy : “re-blogging” and “again” but you know what I mean). Despite the “old age” of this blog, I believe that the rules I wrote down still apply even until now – except maybe NUMBER 7 - though they are generally applicable in Bacolod City only. Other cities, towns, and provinces have their own “jeepney culture”. READ ON. Almost all of us ride public jeepneys to work or school everyday, so I think this matter is essential. There are actually many rules to follow but I summarized them into ten rules to simplify things. Also, these rules are based on my own personal experience. 1. Say “Please” and “Thank You”. It is common to ask someone else to pass our fa...