TEXT UNDER DISCUSSION:
"The Child Jesus replied:
'God has indeed given the Law [recorded in the Old
Testament books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers &
Deuteronomy] – but only for the heart, and not [to be
diluted with or corrupted by or become part of] the
wisdom of the world. Moses himself based the entire
Law on love to God! The Law [in its written form] has
in fact remained – but love has long since died out.
For a law in which there is no more love is useless,
and he who keeps it without love is a dead slave
thereto. That is why I prefer a pagan and a free
sinner to a dead [loveless] and bound slave to the
Law.'” - Childhood of Jesus 173:23-26
September 21, 2005 | 10:20 pm. A friend Blooger asked:
Cocoy, I agree with your position. Jesus is the Way,
the Truth, and the Life. But how will believing this
improve the economic lives of the filipino people?
Cocoy replied:
Friend, I am sorry, I did not post the above nugget in
order that you will just answer me with
“I agree with your position. Jesus is the Way, the
Truth, and the Life. But how will believing this
improve the economic lives of the Filipino people?”
Your belief in Jesus is the best foundation. That I
appreciate to the end. But please do not just say “But
how will believing this improve the economic lives of
the Filipino people?”
It is you who ought to answer that, right? Or at least
to produce your thoughts. It is just like Bible
sharing, to say it the least. You’ve got to put into
the table all your best thoughts regarding the
above-quoted “TRUTH”. Or you loss in this friendly
discussion, my friend.
First, crack your brain and above all, engage your
heart. I have proved you are a great thinker as seen
in your previous arguments and posts. So, take that
challenge. The world is our audience!
I want to re-iterate and you I quote, “believing this
will improve the economic lives of the Filipino
people”! And that is the minimum. Other aspects of
life will also get improved!
Again I am not kidding. And again, I want to remind
you that there is no other effective and lasting (to
eternity) revolution than that takes place inside the
mind and the heart. External revolution such as the
one by Bonifacio's KKK may free us from external enemies (e.g.,
Spaniards) but from the inner enemies who are far more
dangerous (namely: sins and vices), we will never be
liberated from! And so, here we are: free from the
Spanish presence and grip, but not free from its
left-over increments, e.g., vice of gambling, etc.
Did you know that the Spaniards succeeded in
corrupting our minds with the vice of gambling, etc.,
which had ingrained into our mind the habit of
laziness and get-rich- quick mentality? See, the small
chapels anywhere? There you can see the alleged
apostle Peter holding in his left hand an open Bible,
and on his right hand hanging holding with a key,
purportedly the key to the gate of heaven. And look
down, you will see a proud rooster (cock) in august
position.
What message does that give and teach to our people
especially our impressionable children and naïve youth
whose minds are being formed and molded by what they
see? Alas, nothing else but this: THAT THOSE WHO ARE
GAMBLERS ESPECIALLY COCKFIGHTING WILL BE PETER’S BEST
FRIENDS AND THEREFORE, WILL GET THE FIRST PRIOIRITY TO
ENTER HEAVEN”!
Is that what the Bible really say? But that is what
this image is clearly saying. And the people know
that. And the people can tell you about that.
Especially the old folks. And so what do you get? What
do we get? A people – a nation – who loves and is
obsessed with gambling! Now, worse. For not just cards
and cock. But all kinds of gambling!
Do you know that it was not the true apostles of
Christ who had done it but the evil false priests who
managed to get in control of what started to be the
Church of Rome and which grew into a world-reaching
Church, the Holy Roman Catholic church?
Evil men crept in. And they succeeded to control the
what used to be pure church. And so what we had
experienced, was just that: FALSE MINISTERS CAME TO
THE PHILIPPINES AND CORRUPTED THE MINDS OF OUR PEOPLE
SO THAT WE BECAME SERVILE (SUBMISSIVE IN THE WRONG
MANNER) AND THEY THEN HAD THE FULL FREEDOM TO EXPLOIT
US. ONE DOSE OF SPIRITUAL POISON AND WE ARE KNOCKED
OUT. AND THIS POISON IS GAMBLING.
AND IF YOU ARE STILL SKEPTIC, JUST LOOK AT HOW
GAMBLING IS SLOWLY OR NOW SPEEDILY DESTROYING OUR
NATION!
This topic qualifies to be a good piece of article
“HOW GAMBLING IS DESTROYING OUR NATION?”. Anyone who
can write that? Anyone from our excellent
Investigative Journalists?
So, the Church and all is projecting to the people (of
course, they would not say it in the pulpit!) that
GAMBLING IS OK. JUST LIKE DURING TOWN FIESTA: HOLY
MASS IN THE CHURCH WHILE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE “PERYA”
(GAMBLING VENUE SPECIALLY ERECTED NEAR THE MARKET
DURING FIESTAS.) SO YOU SEE: HOLY MASS AND GAMBLING
CONSTITUTE OUR CULTURE – COMPOSE OUR CHARACTER!
And I blame that partly to the image or statue in the
chapel! Our Church, if you know history, was
corrupted. Rizal knew that. And his mother was afraid.
Wanted not to let him study further saying, “OK nayan.
Let us not allow the boy to know further. He will
be executed if we do!”
That, in essence, was a prophecy or foresight.
“Gambling is an OK habit” is not what the Holy
Scriptures say.
But the image/statue says “gambling gets you to heaven
– fast!”
That is a lie!
With regards to cock or rooster or chicken, what you
can find recorded there is the scene where Jesus’
disciples huddled around Him hours before His trial.
Jesus predicted that “when they will take the
shepherd, the sheep will panic and scatter.” And so,
He also encouraged them to be strong in faith in the
hours of temptation.
Peter, true to his character, answered: “Lord, to them
that may happen. But me, abandoning or denying you?
Never!”
And humanly speaking, Peter was serious. But his
mettle was tested when the hour came. He was among the
masses. It was night. Jesus was in the court –
questioned by the powers-that-be.
Three times separately, someone saw Peter and
recognized him and said, Is this not one of His
disciples? Or to him directly, one asked, Are you not
one of His disciples?
To which questions, Peter answered: No, no, no. You
are absolutely wrong in that!
And so, after three denials, the cock crowed and Peter
remembered what His beloved Lord told him in advance
that “Peter, three times the cock will crow. And that
will remind you that you will have had denied Me
already three times!”
Indeed, when the cock crowed the third time, Jesus
looked directly to Peter!
Peter, struck with shock and instant guilt ,
sorrowfully ran away and sobbed!
Other than that, Ric, where can you find a cock
mentioned in the Bible? NOTHING IS FOUND THERE IN THAT
OLD HOLY BOOK WHEREIN WE ARE TOLD THAT ENGAGING IN
COCK GAMBLING WILL SECURE US FIRST PLACE IN THE HEART
OF PETER, AND RECEIVE THE SPECIAL FAVOR OF BEING THE
FIRST ONES TO ENTER HEAVEN!
Want to deny my so-far stated explanations? Well, go
to any Catholic procession where the statue of Peter
is one of those carried by the people. And see where
can you find most of the gamblers! Where do you find
them flocking so that the poor statue could not almost
move anymore forward! And ask these men what is there
purpose for helping carry or push the statue of Peter.
Then they will answer you: Aron swertehon! (To receive
the luck to win in the derby).
See? Even this seemingly innocent sculpture placed in
front of the chapel can be enough to destroy the whole
nation. This poison which started small is already
POISONING THE WHOLE BODY CALLED THE PHILIPPINES!
Still not convinced?
Well, do you believe that such ‘innocent’ statue has
succeeded in turning this nation into a nation of
gamblers?
Well, I will leave that to your conscience to answer.
Then, next question. Assuming that it has, or just
considering that we have now become a nation of
gamblers from the top rank of President down to the
lowest citizen, are you not aware that gambling such
as jueteng or Pagcor money has already done so much
damage to us, yes, in all kinds of terms! Economic
terms, political costs. Marriages destroyed. Families
broken. President impeached. Whatever!
How many billions have been lost to gambling? How many
billions of pesos have our poor masses lost to the
hands of the gambling lords who siphoned such great
wealth with the promise of instant wealth or instant
salvation from poverty? Have you not seen that these
lords are standing in place of the true Lord Jesus
Christ too? They are one of those Jesus forewarned us,
“Beware all of you, for false Christs [
Messiahs,meaning: saviors] will appear in those end
times. Do not let them deceive you!”
Gambling lords are behaving as if they are our real
saviors from our economic woes! Stupid! We and they!
Like their lords, like we people!
As the line of an old song goes, “Oh, when will we
ever learn?”
Time wasted. Money wasted. Brain damaged. Hearts of
wives and children hurt. Marriages and families
broken. Then, works and businesses destroyed because
the founding men are made insane by the habit of
gambling. Even the priests and cardinals have
cooperated – they are receiving quietly gambling money
which make these lords free to operate, ARE YOU NOW
QUESTIONING THAT THE LOSS OR DENIAL OF A TRUTH WOULD
NOT RESULT TO ECONOMIC LOSSES?
C’MON my otherwise, wise friend!
TELL ME MY DEAR FRIEND YOUR REACTION.
AGAIN, I WILL NOT RELEASE YOU: YOU’VE GOT TO EXPLAIN
YOUR POSITION ABOUT THE FIRST QOUTE I HAD, TO
REQUOTE:
“God has indeed given the Law [recorded in the Old
Testament books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers &
Deuteronomy] – but only for the heart, and not [to be
diluted with or corrupted by or become part of] the
wisdom of the world. Moses himself based the entire
Law on love to God! The Law [in its written form] has
in fact remained – but love has long since died out.
For a law in which there is no more love is useless,
and he who keeps it without love is a dead slave
thereto. That is why I prefer a pagan and a free
sinner to a dead [loveless] and bound slave to the
Law.”
You owe me and the world an explanation. You must
answer – and answer intelligently.
I MAINTAIN MY POSITION ABOUT THE ABOVE “TRUTH”: WITH
THIS BEING UNDERSTOOD AND BELIEVE AND LIVED, WE CAN
LIBERATE THIS WHOLE NATION!
AND I WILL STAND ON THAT!
NOW, THE BALL IS STILL IN YOUR SIDE. TELL ME HOW DO
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. I WANT TO MEASURE THE DEPTH, THE
WIDTH, THE HEIGHT, THE EXTENT OF YOUR ANALYSIS OF THIS
VERY IMPORTANT TRUTH – THE TRUTH ABOUT WHICH JESUS
SAID AND GUARANTEED “AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU
FREE”.
NOT TO SHAME YOU. NO, BUT TO LET US ALL DELVE THE
DEPTH AND SO, AND THUS, WE SHALL HAVE STARTED IN THIS
MANNER OUR INNER REVOLUTION! A BLOODLESS ONE! YET THE
ONLY ONE EFFECTIVE.
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT ECONOMIC, POLITICAL
LIBERATION, I SAY, YES, THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE
“FREEDOM PACKAGE”! NOT JUST SPIRITUAL FREEDOM WAS
PROMISED BY CHRIST.
SO, AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND ABOUT THAT
STATEMENT ABOVE? TO USE YOUR OWN QUESTION, HOW WILL
BELIEVING IN IT IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC LIVES OF THE
FILIPINO PEOPLE”?
I AM ALSO ASKING THE SAME THING TO OUR FELLOW
BLOGGERS. THUS, I HAVE THROWN TO YOU THIS CHALLENGE –
A FRIENDLY CHALLENGE WHICH I AIM TO HELP US RESOLVE
THIS GREAT NATIONAL CRISIS THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING.
Cocoy777
