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Interview with Christ

February 18, 2020February 1, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

I allowed it for I know that they don’t fear any type of death because of Me. Their core memory verse is “To live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Phil. 1:21) There are occasions where a born-again Christian, who was suffering from cancer, won many souls to Me than before experiencing the disease. My concern is My glory through the souls won and snatched out of the mouth of hell.

Lifespan of 100 Years

February 18, 2020January 31, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

Jun P. Espina&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp2 min read Updated on February 18th, 2020Reason for Living to Increase Your Lifespan Based on many studies, a hundred years lifespan is enjoyed by a specific group of people living in a particular locality. The bottom line, however, is a healthy lifestyle, and we all know that. The culture of close family … Read more

Saved by Faith in Christ Jesus Trust in the Biblical Christ and You Will Live Forever

November 9, 2022January 28, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

I knew they didn’t believe that we were saved by faith in Christ Jesus alone. The book states that the Bible’s truths about sin could tongue-tie the religious cult’s best debaters. And it worked for me.

Blood Gives Eternal Life

February 18, 2020January 25, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

Jun P. Espina&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp8 min read Updated on February 18th, 2020If heaven’s door were visible to our naked eye, then all of us would strive to get there. We would sell everything we own to reach God’s country where there is no cemetery—there is no death! But God desires that only the sinless can get there. … Read more

Spiritual Birth Or Christ’s Spirit’s Indwelling

January 2, 2020January 24, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

We desire God only as our last option or until things go unusually wrong. It is our natural tilt to always trust in ourselves even though we know our potent limitations. Our nature is to crawl away from our life Source just like the sprouting bamboos orbiting away from the mother tree. Complete dependence upon our Creator cannot be our path. Christ invited us all to “seek ye first God’s kingdom.”

Crab Mentality, Or the Culture of Pulling Down

February 18, 2020January 23, 2013 by Jun P. Espina

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Updated on February 18th, 2020

Crab Mentality

One black American friend of mine told me that his problem is the crab mentality of his relatives. I think this problem is true in all cultures, for it stems from our envious and covetous nature—our nature to love what’s not ours! Like crabs, we pull down to our level anyone who will rise above us from among our clan members. As a family, we want our relative who’s richer than we are to help us and pull us out from where we are.