A NATION DEDICATED TO IDOLS
By: Evangelist Emmanuel Salvador

The Philippines is known as the “only Christian nation” in Asia. This is principally because of the fact, that majority of the more than 90 million Filipinos, are Roman Catholics. This notion is misleading for there is no distinction made whatsoever as to what constitute a “Christian Nation”.

The truth of the matter is: the Philippines is a NATION OF IDOLATERS. First, because of the fact that Roman Catholicism, being the major religion, is an idolatrous religious system. Second, because our country is in fact not a Christian nation in the real sense of the word, Biblically speaking.

At the beginning of every New Year, the month of January ushers in the celebration and commemoration of numerous Roman Catholic Feasts that millions of our fanatic, spiritually deceived countrymen religiously follow from year to year. The first of these feasts is: the feast of the Black Nazarene of the Roman Catholic Church in Quiapo, City of Manila last January 9th. This was front page in the Philippine Daily Inquirer dated January 10th titled: Millions escort Black Nazarene by DJ Yap, Marlon Ramos and Jaymee T. Gamil. Another article titled: Women devotees join mad frenzy for flowers by Jocelyn R. Uy. It was estimated that the crowd who attended and participated was about 1.5 million.

The second was January 16th. PDI’s front page picture was that of the Santo Nino. This is the “Sinulog Festival” held every 3rd Sunday of January in Cebu. The PDI front page article titled: Sinulog: Why Pinoys are dancing, singing devotees of the Child Jesus by Jhunnex Napallacan and Chris Evert Lato.

The January 17th edition of PDI, had for its front page SEA OF FAITH, a picture of a mammoth crowd, inspite of a heavy downpour of rain, devotees of the Sto. Nino joining the procession along Jones Avenue in Cebu City during Sunday’s 445th celebration of the “Sinulog Festival” in honor of the city’s patron.

Our nation has in truth and in fact been dedicated by the Roman Catholic Church here in the Philippines to Mary and the Sto. Nino, the mother and child tandem of idolatry. All over our nation, statues of the Virgin Mary have been erected, prominent of which is the one in EDSA and Ortigas Avenue known as the EDSA Shrine and just recently, the statue erected in C-5.

And so, the Filipino people has been deceived by the Deceiver, Satan himself through this damnable and false religious system, which is Roman Catholicism.
Revelation 12:9 (King James Version)
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The Bible, God’s Precious Pure Word is very clear as to what idolatry is. It is a sin so grievous in the eyes of the God of Holy Scriptures, that He considers it an “abomination”. In the Pilipino language it is “Karumaldumal”!

Exodus 20: 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

It is an “abominable sin” that a jealous, just, holy and righteous God extremely hates. The truth is that a person, more so, a whole nation which is guilty of the sin of idolatry hates God. This is the clear and straightforward teaching of the Bible. And unless and until such an idolatrous person, and for that matter a nation, truly repents and turn away from this sin, God’s judgment will surely come to pass.

Therefore, every authentic, genuine, true born again Christian, saved by grace and redeemed by the BLOOD of the Lamb of God, the LORD Jesus Christ (John 3:1-7; Eph. 2:8-10; Hebrews 9:11-14; 22), must in all honesty and truthfulness confront and expose the unbiblical teachings of this idolatrous religious system that has shackled tens of millions of our people.

If we fail to do this, either by the sin of omission which is neglect or because of the “fear of man”, then the LORD God will require the blood (Ezekiel 3:16-21; 33:7-9) of these our countrymen in the hands of God’s people.

Let us ask the LORD our God to fill our hearts with love and compassion for our countrymen, shackled by the sin of idolatry. And with holy boldness confront them, compelled and constrained (2 Corinthians 5:14 KJBible) by the love of Christ sharing the pure Gospel of Salvation which is through faith in the LORD Jesus Christ alone!

MESSAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR 2011

Lunes, Enero 03, 2011
MENSAHE SA BAGONG TAON 2011
Evangelist Emmanuel Salvador

Mananampalataya sa Panginoong Diyos na si Jesu Kristo:

Nais mo bang maranasan sa bawat araw ng bagong taong ito ang kabutihan at katapatan ng Panginoon ng Banal na Kasulatan? Walang pasubaling nais mo ang Kanyang kabutihan sa yong buhay. Nararapat na malaking “OO” at AMEN! ang katugunan sa katanungan binangit, walang iba.

Nais mo rin bang matiyak ang patuloy na pag-papala, pag-iingat, pangangalaga, patnubay at pangunguna sayo at sa yong sambayanan sa bawat sandali, araw, linggo at buwan ng bagong taong 2011 ng Panginoong Diyos na si Jesu Kristo?

Ninanais at tunay na kalooban ng Panginoong Jesus na ang lahat ng mga dakila at mahalagang mga pangako NIYA sa Banal na Kasulatan

2 Peter 1:4 (King James Version)
4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “Na ipinagkaloob sa ating mananampalataya ang mga dakila at mahahalagang mga pangako”: ng Diyos na si Jesu Kristo na ating Panginoon!

ay ating makamtan at maangkin samakatuwid bagay maranasan ng walang pasubali, upang lahat ng kaluwalhatian at karangalan ay sa Panginoong Diyos na si Jesu Kristo lamang madulot, hindi sa sinumang tao o diyos-diyosan lamang na gawa ng kamay ng tao (Isaiah 42:8; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:17 KJB).

Purihin ang Kanyang Banal na Pangalan!

Isaiah 42:8
8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “Ako ang Panginoon: yan ang aking pangalan: at ang aking kaluwalhatian ay hindi Ko kailan man ipagkakaloob sa sinumang tao, o maging sa kapurihan ng mga diyos-diyosang inanyuhan”.

1 Corinthians 10:31
31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “Kaya ngat kung kumain man kayo o uminom, o anuman ang inyong gawin, gawin nyo ang lahat para sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos”.

Colossians 3:17
17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “At anuman ang inyong gawin sa salita o sa gawa man, gawin nyo ang lahat sa pangalan ng Panginoong Jesus na mayroong pagpapasalamat sa Diyos na ating Ama”.

Kaya nga Mananampalataya. Ikaw na Anak ng Diyos dahil si Jesus ang yong Panginoon (John 1:12; Romans 10:9):

BUONG PUSO KANG MAGTIWALA LAMANG SA PANGINOON!

Nahum 1:7
7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “Ang Panginoon ay mabuti, malakas na pananggalan sa araw ng bagabag o suliranin man; at kilala Niya ang nagtitiwala sa Kanya”.

Ang Panginoong tinutukoy ng Banal na Kasulatan ay ang Panginoong Diyos at Tagapagligtas na si Jesu Kristo (Luke 1:47);
Siya na nagkatawang tao (John 1:1-4);
Siya na lumalang ng langit at lupa (John 1:3; 10);
Siya na nagbubo ng Kanyang Mabisa at Makapangyarihang Dugo (Hebrews 9:12&14); Siya na namatay, inilibing at nabuhay na maguli (1 Cor. 15:1-4) upang ang taong makasalanan na tulad nating lahat, ay maaring magtamo ng kapatawaran sa ating mga kasalanan at tumanggap ng buhay na walang hanggan na na kay Kristo Jesus na Panginoon natin (John 6:47; Romans 6:23).

Puriihin ang Kanyang Banal na Pangalan!

Sa lahat ng mga haharapin mo sa Bagong Taon na ito: mga suliranin, pangangailangan sa pananalapi o anumang bagay man, sa lahat ng pagsubok sa buhay na walang tao na hindi dumaranas, at maging sa pagkakataong nabibingit ang buhay sa kamatayan:

MAGTIWALA KA LAMANG ANAK NG DIYOS SA BUHAY NA PANGINOONG DIYOS! MABUTI AT MATAPAT SIYA DAHIL KAILANMAN ANG KANYANG KATAPATAN AY HINDI NAGMAMALIW O KUMUKUPAS MAN LANG!

Lamentations 3:22-23
22It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Aking sariling salin sa pananalitang Pilipino: “Dahil sa mga kahabagan ng Panginoon kaya’t tayo’y hindi napahamak, dahil ang kanyang kabutihang loob ay hindi nagmamaliw”.

TUNAY NGANG NARARAPAT NA PURIHIN AT PASALAMATAN ANG ATING PANGINOONG DIYOS AT TAGAPAGLIGTAS NA SI JESU KRISTO BAWAT ARAW NG 2011 AT KUNG MAGKAGAYON AY PIILIIN NATIN NA MABUHAY NG MAYROONG KATAPATAN AT PAGSUNOD SA KANYA NG WALANG PAG-AALINLANGAN!

ISANG PINAGPALA, MAUNLAD AT MAPAYAPANG BAGONG TAON 2011 SA LAHAT!