“Is man inherently good or evil” was the probing question of Will Cain, a CNN contributor, a day after America was shocked by yet another mayhem – the bombing of the world renowned Boston marathon that killed 3 people, and seriously injured more than a hundred more. Will Cain had asked the question that philosophers and the academe love to discuss among themselves. But I ...

by Bishop Art Ferriol The death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross was God the Father's master stroke to restore all the evil consequences of sin. Sin has become the cause of all the miseries of humanity. Consider what sin has done to God's most precious creature and to the world. To mention a few: -Man had become an enemy of God  (Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:21) -Man was cursed ...

Kung ang ating pakikibahagi ay naaayon sa Biblia, tiyak na ito’y kalugud-lugod sa Dios. Ngunit kung ang ating pakikibahagi naman ay wala sa Biblia, lalo lamang tayong nagkakasala sa Dios. Sapagkat ipinapahayag sa Banal na Kasulatan na ang lahat nating mga gagawin ay naaayon lamang sa mga nakasulat (1 Corinto 4:6). Higit pa roon ay kapalaluan na. Kaya dapat tayong pumailalim doon sa ...

By Pastor Jonathan S. Ferriol “Eureka!” “Eureka!” shouted Archimedes as he jumped out of his bathtub. Last March 14 was like a “eureka” moment for the scientific community around the world. Scientists, about 10,000 of them from 20 countries working at “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire” or CERN for short, in Geneva, ...

Last February 28, Joseph Ratzinger also known as Pope Benedict XVI officially resigned as the supreme head of the Roman Catholic church – the first one to ever do so in 600 years. As of this time, the office of the papacy is vacant or “interregnum.” The 1.1 billion strong RC is leaderless. Pope Benedict XVI cited “old age” as his main reason to explain his ...

A lot of good things are happening in the missionary front these days. From East to West, the winds of evangelistic changes are sweeping all across the churches of the PMCC (4th Watch) with gale force strength! And it’s a great sight to look at! In the context of labor employment, common sense dictates that an employer will not be hiring unless there is work available. But once hiring ...

In the first preaching of the gospel, bible accounts for 3,000 souls who were added to the number of the Church (Acts 2:41). This happened during the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit powerfully moved, and made the hearers ask what they should do. To this the apostles’ reply is clear: to repent and be baptized. But what comes after baptism? Here are three things that God does to those ...

Ephesians 2:8 clearly states:“For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” (MKJV)A person is saved through grace. By this is meant that salvation is received due to God’s favor, and not by any hard work or effort of man. And this salvation is received through faith. Baptism, on the other hand, is the proof of a person’s faith. ...

About Jonah:The Prophet Jonah seems almost comical in his relationship with God, except for one thing: The souls of over 100,000 people were at stake. Jonah tried to run away from God, learned a terrifying lesson, did his duty, then still had the nerve to complain to the Creator of the Universe. But God was forgiving, both of the Prophet Jonah and the sinful people Jonah preached to.Life ...

About ElijahElijah stood up boldly for God in a time when idolatry had swept his land. In fact, his name means "My God is Yah(weh)."The false god he opposed was Baal, the favorite deity of Jezebel, wife of King Ahab of Israel. To please Jezebel, Ahab had altars erected to Baal, and the queen murdered God's prophets.Under God's guidance, Elijah struck a heavy blow against the evil of false gods. He ...