Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 16 march 2015
(3/15/2015)
COME TO THINK OF IT:
By nature, we don't want a God Who would tell us what to do and what not to do. So, it's either we'll just imagine a version of God Who's okay with everything that we do - after all, He is forgiving; or, we'll just totally suppress the (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2015
(1/26/2015)
"In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." - Judges 21:25, KJV
These past few years, I've been frequently hearing news about people committing some extremely unacceptable crimes. And whenever I hear a news like those, (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 15 march 2015
(1/22/2015)
Well, the "philosophical"/figurative heart and and the mind are essentially one. The "philosophical"/figurative heart is the vessel of thoughts and passions; therefore, it is in the same faculty with the mind.
And here's a problem: the heart/mind of man is corrupted (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 8 march 2015
I just read a post in the Facebook with a statement that says something like this:
"Sa mga nagcricriticize about sa slain in a spirit and speaking tongues:
Remember:
Slain in a spirit and speaking tongues is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Kapag Hindi ka nagpabaptize in the Holy (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 28 february 2015
"Piety towards God and servitude towards men."
That is the code of honor that I'm trying to live up to. But I'll be honest - it's very difficult code of honor to live up to; at least, in two parts.
First part is the "piety towards God". In philosophy, piety (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 february 2015
As most of those who are acquainted wth me knows, I was a terrible porn addict when I was younger. And as a former porn addict, I believe I have the legitimacy to say that porn is NOT for real men.
But then, what is my definition of "being a real man" at the first place? As a Christian, (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 21 january 2015
Truth is, if God is Who really He says He is, we don't want God to be wholly true. We all want God to be just loving and just merciful, but we don't want Him to be perfectly merciful and at the same time, perfectly just. Because that's what He says He is and therefore, what He really is; (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 19 january 2015
As an underground contemporary Christian music (particularly, hip-hop) artist, I believe that Christians have a right to do so. And I also believe that only a spirit of legalism would tell him that rock is of the devil and therefore Christians shouldn't listen to it.
The Bible says "The (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 10 january 2015
Before you use a term in sharing the Gospel message through literature, you have to be careful in doing so. Before using it, you have to be sure of what it means exactly. It's even wiser to first define the term properly for the readers before the further use of it. Otherwise, an audience might (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 6 january 2015
To all my Protestant brothers who are unwittingly embracing doctrinal relativism,
Greetings!
First of all, let me clarify that I have no problems with the idea of Protestants and Catholics living together peacefully in a community. As a matter of fact, I have Catholic friends and I love (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 6 january 2015
An Eastern thought says, "No religion is above the truth." Well, it's true! And I tell you what, followers of the Eastern thought: Jesus is the Truth!
He is far greater than all the teachings and philosophies of man which are in confusion. For in the midst of the dark forest of human (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 december 2014
"I love haters."
This is the slogan that became a trend among some of my fellow artists in the hip-hop industry. With this slogan, these artists glorify people who hate people with, may they be haters of cops, women, rival gangs, etc.
Having been once a diss-track rapper, I am so disgusted (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 december 2014
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."
- John 1:17, KJV
The law, which was given to Israel through Moses, presented strict yet just rules for men. It demands justice and shows no mercy to the violator.
But grace and truth, which were given to (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 24 december 2014
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich."
- 2 Corinthians 8:9, KJV
In the richness of His grace, Christ the Son of God and Heir of all things subjected Himself to the poverty (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 december 2014
I have always thought of philosophy as simply “the love of wisdom” (Gk. “philosophia”). And by wisdom, I mean “the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding” (Lockyer p. 1103). On these bases, philosophy for me is carefully knowing (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 5 march 2014
Just to keep it real, I don't consider myself a feminist. As a matter of fact, I still consider myself a conservative in spite of my hatred towards legalism and hyper-traditionalism. But it's just that I am so marveled at the beauty that God has made in the entire creation. And what I admire (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 4 march 2014
March 4, 2014
To every lady out there,
A blessed day to you, sister!
Before anything else, I want you to know how much I appreciate that God made you. For me, you are one of the most special creations that God made in this world. Why do I say so? Remember the story of creation? In the (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 february 2014
The poem "In Our Own Eden: A Prince's Song To His Young Wife" is another reflective work that I wrote for Song of Solomon, after 'Love And Purity.' It shows the beauty of sex within the boundaries of marriage, as God designed it to be.
"Let marriage be held in honor (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 12 december 2013
As some of my former Facebook posts indicate, I'm a that's-what-we-get-yaggin'-about Gospel hip-hop artist. I love listening to some boombastic, 'bass-ful' beats. And what I love the most about those moments that I listen to instrumental hip-hop tracks is when I imagine myself (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 20 september 2013
When I was a little boy, I had a habit of browsing my elder brothers’ textbooks to look for anything interesting to read. I remember seeing a drawing of a dog in one of those textbooks. The dog had a bone clamped in its mouth as it stares at its reflection through a probably deep river. Under the picture (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013
Part III: Final Thoughts - When In Trouble
It has been said that if being a Christian doesn't cost you anything, then you are probably not being a Christian at all. So true is this saying, for truly following Christ will surely involve facing toils, hardships, persecutions, and troubles.
(... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013
Part II: The Church Persecuted
A. Great troubles happen to the church usually when great things are happening to it.
- When the church was born, many great things happened to it: (a) the baptism in the Holy Spirit of the believers (Acts 2:1-11, 9: 17-18, 10:44), (b) the sudden and continuous (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013
Part I: Background - General Insights from Acts 9-12
A. Where the word of God is preached, the Holy Spirit moves with power.
- Jesus told us not to be anxious with what to say when we proclaim His testimony but just let the His Spirit give the right words to our mouth (Mark 13:11b)
- It (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 26 august 2013
- The dread of God that drives one away from Him (3:8) as resulted by shame and guilt.
- Religion and self-righteousness, i.e., trying to please God with good works (3:7b, 4:28b).
- Pestilence and poverty (3:17-19)
- Faultfinding (3:12)
- Insecurity (4:5)
- Hate, which means coldness in love (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 may 2013
The Tagalog word for hero, which is "bayani", is derived from another Tagalog word "bayanihan." "Bayanihan" literally means "the community helping one another." So in some sense, being a "bayani" has something to do with helping.
Now, the root word (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 11 may 2013
Passage: Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7
Memory Text: Psalm 8:5-6
Have you ever thought about your real worth?
We humans are the most special creations of God among all His creations. We are so special to Him that Jesus once mentioned the worth of a single soul is greater than all the riches of this world (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 13 february 2013
(Read Psalm 79)
Let me share to you a short story that I once constructed in my mind some months ago. I actually am about to write it down as a literary work but totally forgot about it. But now that the Word of God reminded me of it, I have now put them here in letters.
There was once a wise (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 february 2013
My 'former ministry leader' *Kuya Jhuart Dizon had this dream which he told me through a series of SMS texts. And he instructed me to type it in this note. So, here it is, as told by him.
"As I was sleeping, I dreamt of the church. And it was so devastated. There were no more chairs (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 february 2013
(Read Psalm 27:13-14)
I remember a scene from a film about Alexander the Great’s life where he caught one of his soldiers sleeping at the time of his duty.
After waking up the soldier, the king asked the him of his name. And then it happened that King Alexander found out his soldier’s (... więcej)
Yehoshua ben Peleh Shim'onai, 2 february 2013
(Read 1 Corinthians 1:27-31, 2:1-5)
As one who has interest in history and literature, I sometimes find myself being fascinated by the famous speeches of some great statesmen of the world history. I would admire them for the words of wisdom that they used and for the convincing effect of their speeches (... więcej)
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