My friends are all becoming Born Again Christians

[catsylove]

i came across this verse lang in the Bible. Its Jesus who saves, not our good works or own efforts to grow closer to God, so no one could boast .

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. " Ephesians 2:8-9


 I understand your sentiments, Sis. kasi sometimes, we miss our "old" friends and our "old" ways of fun... but im sure time will come, if you really are pursuing a relationship with Jesus, you ll get to understand them. On most people kasi, its not just "enthusiasm" it's joy they feel kasi they feel secure and confident. Kasi its like that when Jesus is in your life, so joyful ka most of the time. 

Pushing your beliefs to someone is another story though. I dont believe in it. You could/should share but never push. anyways, be a loving and honest friend to them nalang. cherish every minute you have with them.

[Wanda fairy]

I have a sister na galit na galit sa mga born again. She said nga na "wala pang born again christian ang gumawa ng mabuti sa akin. Lahat ng nanggago at nanloko sa akin sa business, lahat  mga born again." I understand na hindi naman lahat masama. Para kasi silang mga fraternity ng ligaw na tupa. I have officemates na nag invite mag church. I try to stay away from them. Just turn your back and  run away. Ayoko maligaw ng landas. My very mean friend who works in a HR dept of a big known company, when she sees the resume of an applicant, automatic tapon sa trash can if it is born again.  Very mean....i know. I noticed sa mga born again christians na feeling mga know it all sila, feeling superior. But i remember i read somewhere that these groups who belongs to "other christians" category, they have a smaller brain, kaya mabilis sila ma persuade.

[xRylaine]

I have this friend na guy, he's a christian and I'm a Catholic, may time na na-share ko sakanya yung tungkol sa The Feast (Bo Sanchez), which is catholic naman, then he starts being this "know-it-all" guy.medyo nabadtrip ako kasi he kept on asking me, "are you saved?" then he starts quoting bible verses which is kinda against sa The Feast. Hindi ko alam maffeel ko, pero noong time na yun nainis ako sakanya. Pero yung mga close friends ko naman Born Again Christians sila, we get along well and never sila nagsalita or nagsabi na against sa mga catholic.

[alwynne24]

Sitting in a garage does not make you a "car". Likewise, whatever church you go to, or whatever religion/faith you practice--  if you don't have The Relationship with Jesus, it will all amount to nothing in the end.  Is He 24/7 involved in every aspect/area  your life?  Or Are you aware of Him whenever you received something good or everytime you have a need lang? :-/

Actually, masarap Ciang kasama at kausap sa lahat ng oras.

[JINJIN:*]

happened to me.

I have a partner in crime before..my mahal my bestfriend. Lahat ng kalokohan during my crazy days eh magkasama kami. Then suddenly due to unfortunate event bigla siyang nag convert to Voctory. Alang masama dun, Im happy for her. dati narin akong umattend ng Victory but since I am a choir memeber sa Catholic church, hindi ako lubos na mahikayat. Hindi ako religous, I sing in the the church because I love to sing..yun lang and of course I want to serve God in that little way. Anyway, going back to my friend, she became so relioug..like reading bible every night, finish the whole book. Listening to praise song (which is fine naman, wag lang sanang 24/7 at sana naman eh me konting variations) Laging nasa one to one or small group nila. So in other words, nawalan ako ng partner in crime. I didnt say I lost a friend...mejo lumayo nga lang siya saken.Yun ang namimiss ko.

We are still friends now though.

[rhumbafrapp]

May isa akong HS classmate, he gave me a very bad view of BAC. Before he became BAC, loko loko and mayabang. Then, sumali siya. Lo and behold, sinabihan ba naman kami ng " ako sure ako ppunta akong heaven, e kayo?" ayos diba? Ang yabang. I shared this incident sa friend kong BAC sa college, she told me di naman ganun daw dapat. So far, mga na encounter kong BAC, may iba may holy holy na ugali, but if ou reiew their actions, madaming mali.

But may ibang friends ako, ok naman sila, they praise Jesus but they do not stuff it in our face yun religion nila.

[any@ang]

yung pinsan ko nag born again ok lang sa amin kahit sagrado buong pamilya na katoliko. ang kinainis lang ng dugo ko nung minsan nagkita kami sinabihan ako di ako pupunta ng langit pag di ako umanib sa kanila. wow sabi ko baket may nakarating na ba sa grupo nyo sa langit at nakwento sayo na dun sya galing? i have friends with various religions okey lang sa akin un. wag mo lang ako titirahin at paniniwala ko. hindi naman pagbabasehan ng dyos saan grupo ka galing kungdi [textspeak!] ginawa mo sa mundong ito

[alwynne24]

Well, its actually how much you valued what Jesus had done on the cross for you.

[simangski]

Born again Christian na ako since birth. Pero dumarating yung time na nanghihina talaga ako sa faith ko. Ngayong 4th yr ako, lagi kong kasama yung BAC kong classmate. And nakakainspire kasi na parehong goal niyo is to glorify God. Yung lahat ng gagawin niyo dapat pleasing kay Lord. Di tulad dati na yung mga kasama ko lagi is yung mga puro nagmumura, laging galit, at laging nangongopya. Kaya ako nakikigaya din. (dati un) Sabi sa Bible, "Evil company corrupts good habits." CivilEng ako kaya inaamin ko mahirap talaga. Pero ngayon kahit walang leakage o kopya, by grace, pumapasa kami. Amen for that!

It's not the religion, it's your relationship with God. It's not what you do, it's by the grace of God.

At may kaclose kami na Roman Catholic pero sumasama sa mga fellowship namin. Hindi naman nmin  siya pinipilit na magconvert or what. Sabi niya minsan naguguluhan siya kasi maraming pagkakaiba pero di na lang daw niya pinapansin. At ayaw niya din talaga maging BAC. Pero ok lang kasi she recognizes Jesus naman.

Romans 10:9.

OT. FISRT POST ko to. Ayiii. Sinulit ko lang po.

[VainLilly]

Yun mga parish priest never sila  nagsabi anything negative against born again. But when you talk to a born again, sinisiraan yun faith ko for being catholic. Naiinis sila kapag na feel nila na hindi ka nila madala sa simbahan nila. Sila lang daw mase save. 

[sixteen16]

i have a experience sa Christian.. share ko lang.. di ko po minamasama ang Christian ha.. based on experience lang ito.. nirerespect ko po ang Christian.. I'm Roman Catholic and sobrang proud ako dito. Most of my friends na nag-Christian is lahat broken-hearted, walang bf and yung wish nila hindi tinutupad.. kaya lumipat sila sa Christian. Tinatanong ko sila bakit sila lumipat sa Christian syempre iba ang isasagot nila pero alam ko naman ang nangyayari sa life nila.. minsan nga naiisip ko, gumigive-up na sila kagad sa pagsubok na binibigay sa kanila.. it's a test of FAITH..

tapos naging Christian din ang sister ko.. dati during Christmas buong family kami nagsisimba.. ngayon, nung nagChristian sya dahil sa bf nya.. wala lagi sya. absent lagi sya. mas inuuna nya yung church kaysa sa family. ayaw ng father ko na maging Christian sya kasi nga napapabayaan na nya yung mga nakasanayan na nmin. noche buena rin wala sya. nandon sa church. nalaman ko pa ayaw daw sya pauwiin ng pastor para makajoin sa amin sa noche buena dahil may regalo daw ibibigay sa kanya.. pwede naman ibigay yung gift kahit kinabukasan na.

everytime na nagkkwentuhan kaming pamilya about our faith (Catholic).. dinidiscuss yung homily.. lagi sya may side comment..

sinasama ko na lang sya sa prayers ko na sana maenlighten sya.

[Love88]

Yun mga pastor nila, kahit sino pasado maging pastor. Paano mo papaniwalaan yun? yundating carnapper nga pastor na din. If may problema pwede ka naman lumapit sa pari.

Yun mga relatives ko majority born again.

Sila lang daw mase save. Hahhahahahaha!

[sixteen16]

ang dami din pala dito ang mga may experience sa ibang religion..

pinagmamalaki nila yung hindi na daw sila umiinom, nagyoyosi at nagsusugal.. in my own opinion kahit sino naman pwede gumawa non. I, myself hindi ako umiinom, nagyoyosi at nagsusugal pero Catholic ako.

ito pa isa, diba kapag nagbigay ka sa offering.. any amount pwede basta bukal sa puso mo.. sabi ng sis ko sa Christian daw 30% daw ng kinikita dapat ibigay para doble ang marereceive na biyaya.. nge???!!!!

[chubbelita]

ako rin nalungkot sa mga nabasa ko

[chubbelita]

Yun mga pastor nila, kahit sino pasado maging pastor. Paano mo papaniwalaan yun? yundating carnapper nga pastor na din. If may problema pwede ka naman lumapit sa pari.

Yun mga relatives ko majority born again.

Sila lang daw mase save. Hahhahahahaha!

thanks for making fun sis hah? sorry pero nakakaoffend din po not everyone who goes to church will be saved. it's how you live your life and your relationship with God ang importante. regarding pastors, andaming pastors na druggies, "carnappers" na changed by religion that's why they want to share yung story nila, reach out to people. touch their lives din. they do have degrees, masteral and phd's pa.

 obviously, I am a born again christian.. i used to be a carnapper's girlfriend and a drug addict, but everything changed when I met our God. At times, I still fail but still.. here I am trying to hold on to my faith.

sensya na sa nobelang post, wag naman po sana natin generalize. I respect and most of all, hindi ko pinagtatawanan ang ibang religiyon.. kasi alam ko it's how they communicate and maintain their relationship with God

[jenger109]

I have kakilalas also who were converted.. I have nothing against them whatsoever.. But for me, i still love being a catholic tog with my family..

[femere]

Let's be mindful of our thoughts na lang mga sisses. We can't deny the fact naman na medyo sensistive ang usaping relihiyon. I guess we have our own share of religious beliefs and that's when respect is needed the most. Siguro if may aetheist na magpost dito to question us about our God we cannot just expect him to believe in everything we say in just a snap. This thread was purposely posted to  understand the different POV of our sisses here. What may have happened to TS may not not be similar to the others. I hope we may have an open mind na din sana. to prevent frustrations among the ones who may think one's post is offensive. Pero again, it's all about rsepect. Have a good day sisses! 

[agape]

Ako, Born Again Christian na since Birth.

No one is born a Christian. We are only born as human babies.
At birth, you were born, but you were not Born Again yet.
You were only probably born into a family na Born Again na at yun yung nakagisnan mo na.
But the born again experience happens pag me malay ka na, I mean the age of reasoning, where
you can make your own decision to believe and have faith.

[agape]

pinagmamalaki nila yung hindi na daw sila umiinom, nagyoyosi at nagsusugal.. in my own opinion kahit sino naman pwede gumawa non. I, myself hindi ako umiinom, nagyoyosi at nagsusugal pero Catholic ako.

It just means that they had a changed life because of it.
Ikaw siguro from the start eh walang bisyo, pero sa kanila kasi big matter yun.

All religions have good eggs and bad eggs, good leaders/members and bad leaders/members.

That's why don't look down to the member, don't even look up to the leaders, look upon the Great Shepherd Himself who is Jesus Christ, the High Priest, and follow His steps instead.

Ako usually pinapangunahan ko na, don't look at me if you're looking for perfection, look to Him. (song by Stacey Orrico)

[patchi2012]

I was raised as roman catholic, so far sa family namin, wala pang ibang religion. Most of my aunts are nuns, muntik na din sana pumasok sa convent yung mom ko, buti na met nya father ko, ayun. I studied in catholic school from elementary and highschool, kaya pag college gusto ko maiba naman, though family sana wanted na i'll be in catholic university din.

I'm open when it comes sa anong religion, attended some groups na din, but it seems na lapitin talaga ako ng mga born again christian, kaya naka relate ako sa post ni sis wanda fairy sad to say ganyan din nangyari sa kin, di ko naman nilalahat kaya nga patuloy pa din ako sa pakikipag kaibigan kahit nalaman ko na ganun religion nila, since for me it's not in religion naman e, nasa tao yun. But lately nadala na ako, iba eto, as in total betrayal i can't detailed na kase sa dami ba naman hahaba post ko. Basta it involves money, pinag interesan yung fiance ko(now my hubby), spread rumors, in the end, ako pa lumabas na masama sa group of friends namin at sya yung kawawa. Nalaman yun ng group leader nila whom, someone i look up to din and respect but what can i expect? cempre ka church nya, hala nagsi kampihan na sila.

Too bad lang that i put my trust din naman, sorry i just vent this out, this is my experience. Plus madami pa, but long post na.