
Originally Posted by
cutedoc
i am not sure if this is a joke or a reality and truth but i agree with the later respond, here it goes, a high ranking priest in our town will be having his birthday next friday, he jokingly said, that to those who would like to donate for our church in cash that would be good, in kind those are what we will partake, then somebody ask "priest diba bawal ang lechon kasi biyernes?" the priest answered, indeed it is prohibited, but we could partake the lechon and in return will do a more notable sacrifice...
tama ba to?
imo, it doesnt matter, if i eat pork or beef or i dont eat at all, the sacrifice must some form within willingly and whole heartedly, so i will be one of those partaking the lechon next friday, but i do eat pork on fridays of lent.
somewhat OT: ive talked with a pastor regarding the differences of roman catholic teachings and christian ways, he told me that both are correct, however roman catholic church based their account on some old doctrines, or in todays time deliberated by the conference of bishop like that of CBCP, however christian way are all based on the bible.
so whats the difference between all the christian, there are several, evangelical, charismatic, born again, they differ in the way the teach the word of god.
if christianity is purely based on what the bible says, what about, ang dating daan, ang tamang daan, they include the old testament in their ways, and they take the literal meaning of what it stated without analyzing further what is meant, its like they grab a verse on each section of the bible to produce and answer to any of our question, which is relatively incorrect.
so what about, ink, seventh day adventist, jehovah witnesses, mormons, they do use the same bible but they translate it differently and they have injected some of their norms and belief, including tradition and old popular practices.
and what about buddism, hiduism, taoism, and being a moslem which follows a different book which is koran, buddha is like jesus in real life form, he practices a genuine and godly way of living, moslem worships allah and vows over what koran says which however is different form what the bible says.
my talk with the pastor is way more than this, above are just the summary, to know more about God and what he is to say, read the bible, if you dont understand it then have a companion or a guidance with somebody who have more knowledge on it, join a bible study to learn more about God.
-the good thing about what the pastor told me was, your belief, your faith will come form the heart, you yourself will be wanting to know more about god, its not enough to be good but you know why you are being good=)