Reflection 12 (To my Judea)

            This week talks about how Christianity went to the Philippines. In our history the gospel was preached to us when we were still under the colonization of the Spaniards. Also there is one gospel that was translated to our own language and that is the Gospel of Luke it was written in Pangasinense. This is the biggest gratitude we have to the missionaries and people who offered their life in sharing the gospel to us Filipino people. We came to know the truth and the salvation through faith in Jesus Christ not of works because they answered the call of God to be the missionaries to us.

I learned that even though Protestantism entered the Philippines yet Roman Catholic still the dominant Church or Religion in the Philippines because they taught us Filipinos that we are one and have one faith and that is Roman Catholic. This learning can help in ministering to them, because one of their argument is that they came first before the Protestants. Accepting them and not condemning is the key to evangelize and through our lives we can best share the love of Christ. I learned that also that there are people who first translated the New Testament and it is an honor to know that Castells was the one who translated the Gospel into Filipino language.

This truth should ignite my passion in sharing the gospel to others. These people already did their part in sharing the gospel and now it is my time. As a graduating student and soon to go to the field, I should think of others also that they need the saving grace of our Lord Jesus. I don’t know where God will put me, either in school or church I will do my best with God’s help in sharing the truth to others.