Hello! My name is Jason. I am from Michigan, USA and I am a Beginner Filipino language student.
I am studying the Filipino language because I married a pinay (hope that's an appropriate way to use the proper term) and we like the idea of moving to the Philippines full-time and to retire sometime in the future Lord willing.
I look forward to trying to learn asking with you all though it seems a daunting task. If love to hear what you all think works best that I can use and then if course will have my wife to try to practice with. Reviews seem to suggest Rosetta Stone isn't great, but Pimsleur works, but unless I can get Pimsleur fr I m my library both are expensive. Your thoughts on these?
What Android apps do you use, what do you pay for? Is learningtagalog.com worth it?
Thank you
Please let me share this because this is super important. Most of us think we qualify as a good person, but are you truly purely a good person? Ever told a lie? Have you stolen something even if it was of little value? Been drunk? Had sex out of marriage or even looked at someone to lust after them? Jesus said that if you look at a woman to lust after her then you have already committed adultery in your heart. The New Testament of the Bible tells us that he who hates his brother is a murderer, that no liar or thief or drunkard or fornicator etc. will inherit the kingdom of God. You only have to tell someone one lie for them to justly call you a liar, or to steal the tiniest thing to be a thief. God looks at our hearts and not just our actions and that is why hate is murder lust is adultery, etc. It doesn't matter how you justify it. God's standards are higher than our own and it is important to understand that he will judge us by true, pure, perfect goodness, not our own standard that allow us to think ourselves generally a good person despite the sins we have committed. The Bible is clear. You have sinned before God and will be found guilty sentenced to torment in eternal fire. A good human judge won't let a murderer or a rapist go free and doesn't check to see how many good deeds they have done, only if they have broken the law, you are guilty or innocent and if you have sinned even once you are guilty. God is so good that his standard is higher than our own and he will also punish not just rapists and murderers, but also someone for telling a lie, getting drunk, lusting, using his name in vain or blasphemously, etc. God is righteous and holy and demands proper punishment for our sins. Your beliefs can't change reality, God is real and so is hell. God is also merciful and loving. He sent his son Jesus to live the perfect life we fail to do. He then took the punishment and death sentence we ourselves deserve. He didn't deserve the punishment having never sinned, but took that punishment for us. Jesus was the only one who was truly purely good and he was tortured and died on the cross as a sacrifice for those who trust in him. He then rose from the dead the third day which shows his victory and power over death and hell and his ability to save us.
It was a legal transaction where he took the punishment meant for you. Think of how you can break the law and get a speeding ticket, it doesn't matter if someone else pays the ticket as long as it gets paid. You don't have to make the payment for your own sins, Jesus came to do that for us because God wants all to be saved. Jesus and the Bible teaches that you can have his payment put on your account by repentance and faith alone. This means you must turn away from your sins and trust in what Jesus did dying in your place and rising again from the grave. True faith is not believing with your mind, but trusting with all your heart. True repentance is truly being sorry for the sins you have committed and a desire to no longer to do those things. A prayer doesn't save you, doing good deeds cant save you, you cannot make up for it or be good enough, you have already sinned, you are already guilty, only the blood of Christ, only his sacrifice in your place can save you, turn from sin and trust in him today. A true Christian doesn't pray or do good deeds in order to be forgiven, that only comes through repentance and faith, a true Christian does good deeds because they are already saved and desire to please God. The works prove the truth of their faith, but do not save you. We are saved by faith alone. Please repent today and trust in Jesus. So many false teachings abound. Please read the Bible for yourself so you know the truth. Start with the new testament and obey what you read. You are free to do with this information what you want, but please don't just dismiss it as nothing is more important. Thank you and I wish you well.
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