Broad Minded Christian

21/12/2025

21/12/2025

21/12/2025

The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the criminal conviction of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Teachers) Rep. France Castro for child abuse over the trafficking of 14 minors from Talaingod, Davao del Norte, in 2018.

In a decision, the appellate court upheld the ruling of Tagum City Regional Trial Court Branch 2, which sentenced Castro and Ocampo to imprisonment of 4 to 6 years for violation of RA 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.

This stemmed from the trafficking charge filed against them and 17 others for allegedly holding minors during their solidarity mission in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte, in November 2018.

A group joined by Castro and Ocampo and 72 others was conducting a National Solidarity Mission in Talaingod to give aid to Lumad schools and teachers in the area and investigate cases of human rights violations after the paramilitary group ALAMARA forcibly padlocked the Salugpongan Community Center.

21/12/2025

With Young Couples & Singles Ministry – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/12/2025

MGA GIKINAHANGLAN SA USA KA MAAYONG SUNDALO NI GINOONG JESUS KRISTO

By Bishop Ronald D Jacutin



Ang usa ka maayong sundalo ni Kristo gihulagway pinaagi sa kusog sa grasya, paglahutay sa kalisdanan, pagtudlo sa uban, paglikay sa mga kalingawan sa kalibutan, adunay kinaiya sa eksaktong pagsunod sa usa ka pangulo, pagpabilin nga nakafocus sa misyon, ug pagsuot sa tibuuk nga panangga o langitnong Armas sa Diyos aron makatindog sa malig-on batok sa espiritwal sa mga magsusupak. Ang mga unang kinahanglanon mao naglakip sa disiplina, pagsunod, pagkamaunongon, kagamhanan sa kasingkasing, ug pagpakig-uban sa kalisdanan aron ipauswag ang Ebanghelyo, sama sa gihubit sa mga bersikulo sa 2 Timoteo 2:1-4, 3:1-4, ug Efeso 6:10-18.

Mga Kinahanglanon ug Mga Sumusuportang bersikulo...

Kusog sa Grasya: Maglig-on pinaagi sa gahum sa Diyos diha kang Kristo Hesus.
Sipna: 2 Timoteo 2:1: "Busa ikaw, akong anak, maglig-on sa grasya nga anaa sa Kristo Jesus."
Efeso 6:10: "Sa katapusan, magmalig-on ka diha sa Ginoo ug diha sa gahum sa iyang kusog."

Paglahutay ug Kalisdanan: Pagpakig-uban sa kalisdanan ug paglahutay sa mga kalisdanan isip kabahin sa misyon.
2 Timoteo 2:3: "Pagpakig-uban sa kalisdanan isip usa ka maayong sundalo sa Kristo Hesus."

Magfocus ug Disiplina: Paglikay ug dili makiglabot o mag uyon-uyon sa mga butang sa kalibutan nga makababag sa pagsunod sa Atong pinaka Komander nga Mao so Ginoong Jesus Kristo.
2 Timoteo 2: 2 Ug ang mga butang nga imong nadungog gikan kanako uban sa daghang mga saksi, mao ang itugyan nimo ngadto sa matinumanon nga mga tawo, kinsa makahimo sa pagtudlo sa uban usab.

Pagtudlo sa Uban: Ihatag ang Ebanghelyo sa mga tawo nga maunongon ug matinumanon nga makatudlo usab sa uban.
2 Timoteo 2:2: 4 Walay tawo nga nagapakiggubat nga nagapagapos sa iyang kaugalingon sa mga buluhaton niining kinabuhia; aron siya makapahimuot kaniya kinsa mipili kaniya nga mahimong usa ka sundalo.

Espiritwal nga Panangga: Isuot ang tibuuk nga panangga sa Diyos alang sa espiritwal nga pakigbisog.
Efeso 6:11: 11 Isul-ob ang tibuok hinagiban sa Dios, aron kamo makahimo sa pagbarog batok sa mga lipatlipat sa yawa.

Pagsunod ug Pagkamaunongon: Sunda ang Kapitan (Ginoong Jesus Kristo) ug magpabilin nga maunongon diha Kaniya ug sa katuyoan.
1 Corinto 10:13 (13 Walay pagtintal nga nakaabot kaninyo gawas nianang kasagaran sa tawo: apan ang Dios matinumanon, kinsa dili motugot kaninyo nga pagtintalon labaw sa inyong maarangan; apan buot nga uban sa pagtintal usab naghimo sa usa ka dalan sa pag-ikyas, aron kamo makahimo sa pag-antos niini.

Pagdaug batok sa mga dautan Pinaagi sa Maayong Butang: Atubangon nato ang ilang pagkadautan pinaagi sa maayong butang, dili pinaagi sa pagbalus sa dautan .
Roma 12:21 Ayaw pagpadaug sa dautan, apan dag-a ang dautan pinaagi sa maayo.."

Pagtindog nga Malig-on: Magpabilin nga alerto, magtindog og lig-on sa pagtuo, ug maglihok nga adunay gahum sa Espiritu Santo diha sa kasingkasing.
1 Pedro 5:8 Pagmaligdong, pagmabinantayon; tungod kay ang inyong kaaway nga ang yawa, ingon sa usa ka nagangulob nga lion, nga nagalibotlibot, nga nagapangita kinsa iyang matukob:

9 Kang kinsa pakigbatok nga malig-on diha sa pagtoo, nga nahibalo nga ang samang mga kasakit nahimo diha sa inyong mga igsoon nga anaa sa kalibutan.

Panapos: Gihagit ko kamo nga magpakalalaki ingon nga mga sundalo ni Ginoong Jesus Kristo, dili magbinayot apan magmakusganon..

14/08/2025

"ANG TOTOONG PANANAMPALATAYA SA DIYOS AY SUMUNOD SA KANYANG INUOTOS" (True faith in God is following His commands):

1. "Ang tunay na pananampalataya ay hindi lamang sa salita, kundi sa pagsunod sa mga utos ng Diyos." (True faith is not just in words, but in following God's commands.)

2. "Ang pagsunod sa mga utos ng Diyos ang siyang nagpapatunay ng ating tunay na pananampalataya sa Kanya." (Obeying God's commands is what proves our true faith in Him.)

3. "Ang tunay na pananampalataya sa Diyos ay nasusukat sa ating pagsunod sa Kanyang mga utos, na nagbubunga ng pagpapala." (True faith in God is measured by our obedience to His commands, which results in blessings.)

4. "Dahil sa pagmamahal sa Diyos, sinusunod natin ang Kanyang mga utos bilang tanda ng ating tunay na pananampalataya." (Because of love for God, we obey His commands as a sign of our true faith.)

5. "Ang tunay kong pananampalataya sa Diyos ay ipinapakita ko sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Kanyang mga utos." (I show my true faith in God by following His commands.)

Bishop Ronald D Jacutin

13/08/2025

Chapter 7 - My Ecclesiology

I believe that the biblical definition of the Church in the New Testament is the called-out Assembly. It is made up of local congregations that gather together in a specific locality. I believe that the biblical meaning of the New Testament Church is a group of called-out baptized believers who have covenanted together to carry out the laws of Christ under New Testament instruction.

I believe that the universal invisible Church is a man-made doctrine, invented by protestant Theologian as a cover-up for those churches that did not originate from apostolic times or Christ's personal ministry on Earth. I believe there is no support in the New Testament teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ about the the concept of universal Invisible Church theory.

I believe the identifying marks of the New Testament Church are:
1. The Lord Jesus Christ must be the only founder and Lord. 2. Founded in the right place, in Israel.
3. Founded in the right time: during the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, A.D. 30-31.
4. Founded in the right doctrine: the New Testament teaching of Jesus Christ (Matt 20:20).
5. Founded on the right promise of preservation: the Baptist Church perpetuity (Matt 16:18; 28:20; Eph 3:21; Heb 12:28).
6. Founded on the right church discipline.
7. Founded on the right church government: congregational under the rule of God.
8. And so on.

I believe in the great family of God. It is composed of all elect angels and elect human beings in heaven and in earth. Born-again elect human beings started in the time of Adam and Eve, and all elect in heaven and on earth are members of the great family of God. I believe that in the great family of God there is Kingdom of God, which is composed of all who are born again by water and Spirit. And in the Kingdom of God there is the Church of the Living God, the pillar and ground of truth, which is composed of scripturally baptized believers who represent the great Body of Christ.

I believe that the mandate of Christ to preach and to scripturally baptize the converts of the gospel was given to the local New Testament Churches of Jesus Christ. Apart from the authority given by Christ to His Churches, there is no authority given to individual preachers or to the churches founded by men or to association nor to convention. I believe that the scriptural candidates for holy Baptist baptism for church membership are those who have experienced genuine repentance and saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Furthermore, the scripturally officiating ministers are those ordained ministers authorized by the Lord's New Testament Churches.

Bishop Ronald D Norvel Jacutin

A Christian Satisfaction

05/08/2025

The Battle Between My Free Will (so-called) vs. My Stomach and A**s.

As a missionary, I have always been on a missionary journey. There are times when my stomach wrongly receives unharmonious food and doesn't like to digest it properly. As a result, in collaboration with my a**s, they engage in a rebellious attitude. While the passenger bus is running to my destination, my a**s is trying to wage a war against my free will. With all the might of my free will trying hard to stop the a**s from making maneuvers in an improper way, not in a proper place. My free will is trying hard to stop it but has failed, and my a**s wants to defeat my free will and bring me shame in front of the passengers on the bus. When my free will cannot control my a**s and is struggling to prevent me from feeling ashamed, I immediately come to God in prayer, pleading for His sovereign will to control my a**s and stomach. Please, God, reward me when I vow to Your sovereignty and Your sovereign will; control my a**s until I am able to reach the second terminal.

My free will cannot be trusted; it is weak and cannot protect me but instead wants to ruin my testimony and refutation. What he can show me is only boasting that he is powerful and has the power to choose between God and Satan, that without him Jesus Christ cannot enter my heart, and that without him I cannot repent and accept Jesus Christ. He always claims the credit. He keeps insisting that God always needs his performance to cooperate with God. But despite all of his boasting, in the end, he is nothing. God's Sovereignty saved me from shame.

Bishop Ronald D Jacutin

Tagalog version

Ang Labanan sa Pagitan ng Aking Malayang Kalooban (kung tawagin) at ng Aking Tiyan at Puwit.

Bilang isang misyonero, lagi akong nasa isang paglalakbay bilang misyonero. May mga panahon na ang aking tiyan ay nakakatanggap ng hindi magandang pagkain at ayaw nitong tunawin ng maayos. Dahil dito, nakikipagtulungan ang aking puwit sa isang mapaghimagsik na ugali. Habang ang pampasaherong bus ay papunta sa aking destinasyon, sinisikap ng aking puwit na makipagdigma sa aking malayang kalooban. Gamit ang buong lakas ng aking malayang kalooban na nagsisikap na pigilan ang puwit sa paggawa ng mga maniobra sa hindi tamang paraan, hindi sa tamang lugar. Sinisikap ng aking malayang kalooban na pigilan ito ngunit nabigo, at gusto ng aking puwit na talunin ang aking malayang kalooban at mapahiya ako sa harap ng mga pasahero sa bus. Kapag hindi makontrol ng aking malayang kalooban ang aking puwit at nahihirapan akong pigilan ang aking sarili na mapahiya, agad akong lumalapit sa Diyos sa panalangin, na nananalangin sa Kanyang soberanong kalooban na kontrolin ang aking puwit at tiyan. Panginoon, gantimpalaan mo po ako kapag nangako ako sa Iyong soberanya at sa Iyong soberanong kalooban; kontrolin mo po ang aking puwit hanggang sa makarating ako sa ikalawang terminal.

Ang aking malayang kalooban ay hindi mapagkakatiwalaan; ito ay mahina at hindi ako kayang protektahan ngunit sa halip ay gustong sirain ang aking patotoo at pagtanggi. Ang kaya lamang nitong ipakita sa akin ay ang pagmamayabang na ito ay makapangyarihan at may kapangyarihang pumili sa pagitan ng Diyos at ni Satanas, na kung wala ito ay hindi makapasok si Hesukristo sa aking puso, at na kung wala ito ay hindi ako magsisisi at tatanggap kay Hesukristo. Lagi nitong inaangkin ang kredito. Patuloy nitong iginiit na ang Diyos ay palaging nangangailangan ng pagganap nito upang makipagtulungan sa Diyos. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng pagmamayabang nito, sa huli, ito ay wala. Ang Soberanong kalooban ng Diyos ang nagligtas sa akin mula sa kahihiyan.

Bishop Ronald D Jacutin

30/07/2025

Ecclesiology by elder Victor Carter continued

XI. Perpetuity

This is a great subject and one that is missed, and confused, and denied by too many. This word simply means something perpetual. Something that continues. Something that started and has kept on since. This is the church that Jesus started, and promised he would always be with. It is a shame that many people try to teach the promises of God, and forget this one. Even the great commission found in Matthew 28:19-20 tells us that Jesus said, "lo I will be with you always, even to the end of the age." How can this be if the church went out of existence even for one minute? It cannot be. If this promise is not true, does it not place a question mark on all the rest? Sorry, it does. If the church has not always been here, then my very salvation could also go away. This cannot be. Just how many of you that read these pages. Want that to be a possibility? I didn't think so. Therefore, let us accept this doctrine as truth. Allow me to print something that I have had in my Bible for many years. I do not know the original place that this was taken but I pray you all enjoy it.

OUR BAPTIST HERITAGE

The Lord's Baptist Church was organized by elder Larry Killion from the South Park Missionary Baptist Church on January 26th, 1980, in Tacoma, Washington. (See organization minutes of TLBC)

The South Park Missionary Baptist Church was organized by elder Glen Tweet from the Bryan Station Baptist Church on July 4th, 1957, in Seattle, Washington. (See organization minutes of SPMBC)

The Wilmington Baptist Church was started by elder Dan Ferrell nearly 50 years ago from the Bryan Station Baptist Church.

The Bryan Station Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky was organized on April 15th, 1786, by elder Lewis Craig from "Craig's Church" also known as "the traveling church" which moved to Kentucky territory from Spotsylvania, Virginia. (See Echoes From Glory, a concise history of the Bryan Station Baptist Church page 5)

The Traveling Church was organized as a Baptist church on November 20th, 1767, between the James and the Rappahannock rivers by elder James Read, Samuel Harris and Dutton Lane. (See a history of the baptists by John t. Christian page 289 and 290 and history of the baptist in Virginia by Semple page 23)

Read, Harris and Lane were from the Dan River Baptist Church (history of the Baptist in Virginia by Semple page 17 and 65) which came from Abbots Creek Baptist Church pastored by Daniel Marshall (history of the Baptist in Virginia by Semple page 16) Who came from Sandy Creek Baptist Church.

Sandy Creek Baptist Church of Guilford County North Carolina was organized with 16 charter members on November 22, 1755, by elders D. Marshall and Shubal Stearns. (History of the Baptist in Virginia by Semple page 14)

Sandy Creek came out of the Opeckon Baptist Church in Berkeley County, Virginia (history of the Baptist in Virginia by Semple page 13). Other spellings for this church are Opequon and Opeckon. She was reorganized by certain ministers of the Philadelphia Baptist association in 1751. Upon the Calvinistic plan, sifting out the chaff and retaining the supposed good seed according to the record.

From 1751 on, the Opeckon Baptist Church was connected with the Philadelphia Baptist association of churches and was officially received into the association October 8th, 1754. (Minutes of the Philadelphia Baptist association from 1707 to 1807 page 71)
Elder Abel Morgan was one of the messengers at the annual meeting when Opeckon was received into the association. Morgan came from the Welsh Tract Baptist church in New Castle County, Delaware (page 15) which was organized with 17 members at Pembrokeshire, South Wales in June of 1701 and sailed together to Philadelphia, arriving September 8th, 1701.

The charter members of the Welsh tract church, for example. Pastor Thomas Griffiths, came from the church at Rhydwilim, which was called anabaptist by their enemies, but they felt unjustly so, because theirs was the only true kind of baptism. (History of the Welsh Baptist by Davis page 72)

The Anabaptist Church at Rhydwilim associated with the particular Baptist of Wales and England and was instrumental in publishing the 1689 London confession of faith which was also adopted by the Philadelphia Baptist association in 1742. (The American Baptist heritage in Wales by Joshua Tomas page 93 and 94, and history of the Welsh Baptist by Davis page 188)

The first association meeting of these old and apostolic Baptist ministers to meet after the Reformation was in 1653. Though the records are lost, we believe men like Dyfrig, Illtyd and Dynawt had their associations long before Austin's slaughter of Welsh Baptist for the cause of popery in AD600. Before AD 600, believers immersion was the only mode recognized in the British isles as the baptism of the New testament. (History of the Welsh Baptists by Davis page 187, 14 and 15)

These great forefathers of the faith have much in common with their brethren in the alleys of the Piedmont, but the very first of them to begin assembling themselves together as a church of the Lord Jesus Christ came to Wales shortly after AD 63. As a result of the apostle Paul's ministry in Rome. They were not Protestant rejects of the Roman Catholic Church or the church of England. (History of the Welsh Baptist by Davis page 7, 6, 17, 20, 21 and Acts 28:17, 28 to 31 and 2nd Timothy 4:21)

The Old Particular Baptist of Wales and England were often scattered by their enemies and reorganized in secret, only to flourish again, depending on the intensity of their persecution and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Many who were led away by the teaching of infant baptism were brought back to the religion of their forefathers and baptized or dipped in the river Allen only 25 mi distant from Hill Cliffe. (History of the Baptist Church at Hill Cliffe by Kenworthy page 24)

The Hill Cliffe Church, also known as Lollards, is connected with the ancient Waldensians by elder Aaron Arlington who came to Wales from the continent of Europe in 987. (Israel of the Alps by Alex Munstons page 39)

Aaron Arlington was ordained by the Lima Piedmont Church (Jones Church history page 324) which was organized by Balcolas in 812. (Neander's church history vol. 2. Page 32)

Balcolas came from the church at Timto, Asia Minor (Neander's church history vol. 2 page 320) which was organized by Archer Flavin 738. (Mosheim's history volume one page 399)

Flavin came from the Darathea church which was organized by Adromicus in 671 in Asia Minor out of the Pontifossi Church at the foot of the Alps in France. (Lambert's Church history page 47)

The Pontifossi Church was organized by Telletsman from Turan, Italy in 398 (Nowlin's church history volume two page 318) and the Turan Church was organized by Tertullan from Bing Joh, Africa in 237. (Armitage's church history page 182)

Tertullan was a member of the Partus church which was organized in 150 by Polycarp (Cyrus commentary of antiquity page 924) Who was baptized by the apostle John AD95. (Neander's church history page 285)

John was baptized by John the Baptist and was one of the charter members of the church that Jesus built during his earthly ministry. (Luke 6:12-16, Acts 1:21-22, 1 Corinthians 12:28)

I pray this was a blessing to all that read it. It certainly was to me. You all must know, that if we had no records at all, it would not change a thing. The Lord started his church, and gave her the keys (authority) of the kingdom, and gave her the commission, and the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill it. When these things are denied, or laughed at, or anything like this, we should be offended, and take our stand. This is a necessary doctrine. If this is denied; then anyone could claim to be a true church, and there would be no criteria to try that church by. However, this is true, and must be believed, and taught. If the ministry of today neglects to teach this beautiful doctrine; shame on them, and what will happen to the church where they are pastoring?

When you read such as Acts 5:29, and Galatians 1:10, and first Thessalonians 4:1 , you get the right idea. We ought always seek to please God. He started his church, and promised that he would always be with her. To disbelieve this, or to neglect it, is to treat him in a way that he is not pleased with. We need to trust our God. Those that deny this beautiful doctrine, deny it in order to justify their existence. We need to believe it, because it is true. This is our existence. We are the Lord's true church, and this is just one of those truths that the Bible tells us of, and we need to be filled with thanksgiving for it.

I don't want to make this chapter longer just for the sake of being longer, so I will bring it to a close; however, know that if you do away with this truth, you might as well throw the whole package away. If the Lord failed to keep his church intact, for even one minute; then we have no claim to it. If she has always been here, and she has, then we need to claim these promises, and keep them very dear to us, and stand for them gladly.

30/05/2025