Groups with the same vision and purpose may gather together and there is no way a person with a different agenda can join their group.

Evil spirits have different groups of an unclean demon:

The spirit of divination.

Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

The spirit of slumber.

Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

The spirit of fear.

2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The spirit of the world.

1 Cor 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the earth and of the whole world. They can go in altogether in a man by the hundreds or thousands.

Lk 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Mk 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Devils go in by the groups where they can find rest. However, a devil who loves and enjoy illicit relationship with women will never group with devils who love gambling. Though he can possibly join them but will never find comfort spending or wasting time in gambling.

Mt 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Mt 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Mt 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Knowing this, Let us humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift us up.

Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

This way, though outnumbered, we can’t be outfought.

Rom 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

The decision by the center’s board of directors came a day after former first lady and art patron Imelda Marcos joined politicians and Roman Catholic church leaders in denouncing the exhibit.

The board said it made the decision because of “an increasing number of threats to persons and property,” including the artists and the cultural center staff.

It said the threats increased after critics vandalized an installation by removing a wooden penis from a poster depicting Jesus Christ.

The exhibit by contemporary Filipino artists including Mideo Cruz prompted heated debate about freedom of expression, with President Benigno Aquino II describing it as offensive to the 85 percent of Filipinos who are Christian like him.

God is asking even unto this very day. When do people will ever stop from likening Him to idols made of silver, gold, wood, stone, plastics or styrofoam?

Isa 46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your loads were heavy; they were a burden to the weary beast.

Isa 46:2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.

Isa 46:3 Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the birth, which are carried from the womb:

Isa 46:4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoary hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Isa 46:5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Either an art by an Artist or an idol by Roman Catholic church or any other religious belief, they are all the same and are offensive unto God.

Is 42:8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Repeatedly reading the letter of Saint Paul to his brethren in the Church of God at Corinth and to the Macedonians, Philippians and Thessalonians, It never came to my mind that the church where I once belong was never found in the Bible, not until I have a closer look and keen understanding of the Scriptures.

1 Cor 1:2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

2 Thess 1:1 From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Cor 8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

Knowing that the Church of God is the true church, I can’t help but to bring the good news to my family, friends and relatives but to no avail. I was called foolish and sometimes branded as out of my mind, by going against the people or customs of our fathers. Now I understand why Jesus and his Apostles were killed for spreading out the good news.

1 Cor 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

Will you blame me then if I say that the existing churches, bearing not the name of God are all faked, as the people of God are called not by any name but by his name.

2 Chr 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Undoubtedly this is the truth unless our minds are already blinded by Satan who is the god of this world.

2 Cor 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

This is the challenge for all the Christians of our time. We must start looking for the house of God wherein righteousness dwells.

1 Tim 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Are you now in the house of God? If not then start making the changes not tomorrow but today as in now. For whether we live or we die, we are for Christ.

Rom 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

1Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

1Thess 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

The bishops expressed their “deep sorrow” in a pastoral statement titled “A Time of Pain, A Time of Grace,” read by the CBCP’s outgoing president, Tandag, Surigao del Sur Bishop Nereo Odchimar.

Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

2 Cor 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you;

Who need funds for charity? Reports submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) show that the Church and affiliate Catholic groups are the top stockholders in companies such as the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Philex Mining Corporation (PX), San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Ayala Corporation (AC), and Phinma Corporation (PHN), among others.

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, for example, owns more than 300 million shares of BPI and is the bank’s 4th largest owner. How much are these shares worth? As of May 2011, this is valued at more than P17 billion. Yes, that’s seventeen billion pesos, with a B.

Eccles 6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Eccles 6:12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Aside from banking, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, together with its subsidiary hospitals and companies, is also invested in mining and construction.

As of March 31, 2011, it is the top 15th shareholder of Philex Mining Corporation (PX), the country’s biggest mining firm. It owns 3.2 million shares of PX currently worth more than P66 million.

It is also a top investor of Concrete Aggregates Corp. (CA), a supplier of construction materials such as processed aggregates, ready mix concrete and crushed sand. Its investment in CA is currently valued at around P4.5 million. Source: www.gobicol.com

Mt 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Generally speaking, when you have more than enough and not contented with what you have then you are a greedy dog.

Is 56:11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Odchimar said it was their desire to help the people that prompted the bishops to receive donations from the PCSO. The Apostles who are disciples of the Lord never received anything from the Gentiles. In fact they gladly spend and be spent.

2 Cor 12:15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

2 Cor 12:16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

2 Cor 12:17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent to you?

Never disguise illegal donations in aid of charity. For any donation solicited outside the church is prohibited, immoral and against christian doctrine.

3 Jn 1:7 Because for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

Mt 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.

Be like Saint Paul doing business to earn money for his ministry ready to spend and be spent.

Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers)

The intention of the Bishops may be good in purpose but it must not come from a questionable source.

Mt 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.

Jas 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

The laws are made to remind those who violates it and there is no need to remind the non-violators when they are actually not breaking the law.

What then is the intent of the law? It was an addition made because of sin.

1 Tim 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers, and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers,

1 Tim 1:10 For lewd persons, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

We are warned of the existence of the devil who is always around us waiting to devour with deception.

1 Pet 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The reason why he and his angels will be cast out, prior to the one thousand years reign of Jesus Christ, to stop him from deceiving the whole world.

Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

Rev 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after that he must be loosed a little season.

But it’s not only the devil that should be blamed, for a man has its own lust when tempted and enticed.

Jas 1:4 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

In the beginning, man was made by God upright for the laws were put into their minds and written into their hearts.

Eccles 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

But there are ten thousand laws and there’s but one important law needed for our salvation.

Hos 8:12 Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.

Gal 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.