in gaining i lose.
yet when i reconsider,
the grotesquely beautiful truth remains.
I am His and in HIM aolne
am i me with reference to the cross.
In the suffering of my Savior, i am saved,
That's all there is to know.
The Measure of a Man
August 25, 2009While trying to apply the idea of wisely managing my time in the Province, I stumbled across an old book about “The Measure of a Man,” written by Gene A. Getz (Getz:1974). The book listed 20 specific characteristics that are marks of a man of God. The book explored Paul’s letter to Timothy and Titus to form a powerful profile for testing a Christians’s maturity level. The basis, of course, for which the book was grounded can be found in I Tim 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-10.
Interestingly, below is the combined list of this spiritual qualifications:
1. Above reproach
2. Husband of one wife
3. Temperate
4. Prudent
5. Respectable
6. Hospitable
7. Able to teach
8. Not given to wine
9. Not self-willed
10. Not quick-tempered
11. Not pugnacious
12. Uncontentious
13. Gentle
14. Free from the love of money
15. One who manages his own household well
16. A good reputation with those outside the church
17. Love what is good
18. Just
19. Devout
20. Not a new convert
It is a must read book. So i write…
Andrew Rivera’s Top 30 Fave Songs
August 23, 20091. Dearly Loved - Jimmy Needham
2. Firefly - Jimmy Needham
3. When Did You Fall? - Chris Rice
4. I Trust You - James Fortune & Fiya
5. First Love - Utada Hikaru
6. Noypi - Bamboo
7. Seasons of Love - Jonathan Larson ‘Rent’
8. Iniibig Kita - San Miguel Master Chorale
9. Burly Heart - Daisuke Ishiwatari
10. Life Goes On - Tupac
11. Love Song for No One - John Mayer
12. Hollow Years - Dream Theater
13. Boy - Timmy Cruz (kailangan ng pangpraning na songs)
14. Out of my League - Stephen Speaks
15. Go the Distance - Michael Bolton
16. People Change - Rockapella
17. I Think God Can Explain - Splendor
18. Think Of Me - Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
19. Turon - Kamikazee
20. Could You Be Messiah? - Gary Valenciano
21. Jesus Freak - Chasing Victory
22. Captives Come Home - Run Kid Run
23. A Little Fall Of Rain - Claude-Michel Schönberg ‘Les Miserables’
24. Meant to Live (Acoustic) - Switchfoot
25. Awit Ng Barkada - Apo Hiking Society
26. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire - Johann Sebastian Bach
27. Diesel Power - Prodigy
28. Mahirap Talagang Maging Pogi - DaPuli
29. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
30. Hallelujah Chorus - George Frideric Handel
just sharing to everybody... “,)
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