tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701326679191243470.post5991632661804944269..comments2022-03-27T13:38:59.253+03:00Comments on The Discerning Sheep: Sign Of The Times: Christians Finding Hope In Duterte MagicZe Cabreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182940638180354643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701326679191243470.post-5280638296635082352016-05-08T04:40:03.348+03:002016-05-08T04:40:03.348+03:00It's obvious this has been written to note one...It's obvious this has been written to note one sidedly... in short DUTERTE is evil, bad, wrong a mistake. Why spend so many words when this is what you expect to show? but that's your opinion, you have every right to be righteous. May God bless you with discernment. Your need is quite high.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305403655996454592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701326679191243470.post-52400706260684171192016-05-01T16:02:50.479+03:002016-05-01T16:02:50.479+03:00So do you think any of the other candidates are mo...So do you think any of the other candidates are more righteous? Perhaps you should have run for president so we can have a better alternative. In any case, this is your fault then cause now we have no alternative. Now all we can read is your sour graping. Why don't you just pray instead.<br /><br />FreeFred Aguelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723803664509943441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701326679191243470.post-6984741281441473452016-04-30T18:52:38.292+03:002016-04-30T18:52:38.292+03:00i think you forgot to write the entire story of sa...i think you forgot to write the entire story of samuel. when you quote the story of samuel you need to also include how the 2 kings were selected (saul and david) and their respective characteristics. by the way, the verses being quoted here are not limited to leaders only, the bible was written for everyone to follow because the Lord knew that everyone will fall short of God's glory (Rom 3:23). we can not use it in isolation. please do not misquote the bible. please study it, these are books, of different backgrounds, different audience. do not use it to sway duterte voters to not vote for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210805947339948368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701326679191243470.post-13883088644843272016-04-29T18:47:08.881+03:002016-04-29T18:47:08.881+03:00Resharing this post from Atty Cabrera. I pray our ...Resharing this post from Atty Cabrera. I pray our people will heed God's word<br /><br />"We Urgently Need a Wise Leader<br /><br />Therefore, as a nation it is urgent that we seek to elect as wise, honest, humble, experienced, capable, decisive, and resolute a leader as is available to us. And we would be wise to elect a leader, if possible, who truly fears God, since he or she must have an internal moral resistance to the powerful temptations to evil that will come with wielding great power.<br /><br />If we do not, if we elect a foolish leader, the costs will be very high — higher than most of us yet understand. “We the people” will groan (Proverbs 29:2).<br /><br />How do we know if a potential leader is foolish? The principle is in this statement that Jesus made: “Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit” (Matthew 7:17). We must examine the fruit. And the Bible is quite clear on what the diseased fruit of foolishness looks like:<br /><br />The foolish look with haughty eyes (Proverbs 6:17).<br />The foolish engage in slander (Proverbs 10:18).<br />The foolish joke about their wrongdoing (Proverbs 10:23).<br />The foolish make great boasts (Psalm 12:3).<br />The foolish are stubbornly right in their own eyes (Proverbs 12:15).<br />The foolish are quickly annoyed by insults (Proverbs 12:16).<br />The foolish lash out in rash words like sword thrusts (Proverbs 12:18).<br />The foolish express no shame over their folly (Proverbs 13:16).<br />The foolish speak and act with recklessness and carelessness (Proverbs 14:16).<br />The foolish spew folly from their mouths (Proverbs 15:2).<br />The foolish despise instruction and reproofs from those who are wiser (Proverbs 15:5).<br />When the foolish try and speak in a dignified manner it feels artificial (Proverbs 17:7).<br />Rebukes just bounce off of the foolish (Proverbs 17:10).<br />The foolish love to boldly pronounce their opinions (Proverbs 18:2).<br />The foolish have repeatedly been ensnared by their words in their past (Proverbs 18:7).<br />The foolish are often characterized by quarreling (Proverbs 20:3).<br />The foolish frequently disregard wisdom (Proverbs 23:9).<br />When others stoop to engage the foolish according to their folly, they end up looking foolish themselves (Proverbs 26:4).<br />The foolish have a history of repeating their folly (Proverbs 26:11).<br />Those known to be wise are concerned and burdened by the words and actions of the foolish (Proverbs 27:3).<br />The foolish rage or mock when arguing with others (Proverbs 29:9).<br />The foolish love to give full vent to their spirit (Proverbs 29:11).<br />The foolish are quick to speak (Proverbs 29:20).<br />The foolish are often characterized by shouting (Ecclesiastes 9:17).<br />The foolish may consider themselves religious, but their unbridled tongues show that religion to be worthless (James 1:26).<br />This is not an exhaustive list of foolishness, nor (obviously) is it the only list to consider when electing a leader. This is simply level one. If a potential leader does not pass the assessment of this list, we must consider them disqualified.<br /><br />Examine the Fruit<br /><br />What is true of false prophets is also true of foolish leaders: “You will recognize them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:20). So examine the fruit. It is true that all leaders, being sinners, will act foolishly on occasion. What we are looking for is consistent, characteristic fruit, not anomalies. If you find characteristic fruit of foolishness, do not be deceived by words or fear or any form of pressure. Do not elect a fool to a ruling position.<br /><br />For what is true of false prophets is also true of foolish leaders: They will act wickedly. And “when the wicked rule, the people groan” (Proverbs 29:2)."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768034712225358175noreply@blogger.com