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7:30am in the café of our hotel and are able to talk for a while before starting our daily work. Lordy is a good man whom I greatly admire and it is an honor to be with him.This was another day with four preparations and four classes for me. The Old Testament Prophets class examined the book of Daniel today. We saw that the book begins with a section emphasizing God’s rule in the kingdoms of men. With that point firmly established and illustrated repeatedly, the prophet goes on relate prophecies or visions within the timeframe of his prophetic view as established from the foundational prophecy of Daniel 2 relating to the four-part image struck by the stone. The prophetic messages given refer to events in a timeframe starting with the Babylonian Empire through the Roman Empire, during which the kingdom of God would be established by Christ. In the New Testament Survey class, we covered the Gospel of John. After noting an outline of the book, we took a closer look at each major section: prologue, ministry to the public, work with the disciples, suffering & glorifying of Jesus and the epilogue.
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As the New Testament Survey class ended, a Pentecostal preacher who has been listening to Rody Gumpad’s radio program came to be baptized into Christ. We were all joyful over his decision and his courage to make this commitment that will surely cost him in physical terms.It was another day with a two-hour block of teaching for me this afternoon. The Church History class looked at the development of Catholicism and the rise of Islam. We tried to show how the sacerdotal concepts of Catholicism brought on a total control by the priests over the lives of the people. In the rise of Islam, we briefly introduced the historical background and spread of Islam. Later in these classes, I will have two full hours on classes given to the doctrines and actions of Islam. The next hour was the Denominational Doctrines class where we completed the two-part examination of Roman Catholicism. We examined and refuted the Catholic doctrines of Mariology (perpetual virginity, co-mediatrix, etc.) as well as transubstantiation, the use of religious titles and the vain repetition of the rosary.
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Yesterday, I began to introduce you to some of our students and today I will continue that. If you would like to put a name with the face, the pictures are given in order to the left. Warner Macusi, 43, is from Dingras, Ilocos Norte. His father is the man who baptized Rody Gumpad, but the father has since joined with men coming from the Christian Church and institutional churches in the US. Warner has taken a stand for the truth and his support was immediately cut off by these groups who have preached so strongly that we should have a “broader
fellowship.” Interesting how it does not work both ways! Warner will not be able to stay for the whole PTP because he had to get a secular job to support his family. Fortunately, he is well educated and has gotten a job as a civil engineer. Rolando Agpoon, 52, is from Rizal, Kalinga and preaches for the Villa Salud congregation as well as some other places where he makes rounds on Sunday afternoons. Though the years, I have worked with him in preaching many times. Rolando has two sons who have attended previous PTPs in past years and now preach in congregations started in their area. Rolando is a fine man .jpg)
and I respect him greatly. Leonardo Bareng, 59, from San Agustin, Isabela where he preaches for the Masaya congregation. He was formerly from the Pentecostal Church and obeyed the gospel about five years ago. Esteban Nicolas, 60, is from San .jpg)
Agustin, Isabela and is preaching in the Calaocan congregation, about 3 hours from here. He is a former Pentecostal preacher converted in the mid 1980’s. These classes have provided my first opportunity to meet these last two men.Thank you again for reading these reports and keeping up with the work. Please keep us in your prayers as you are also in our prayers. May God bless and keep you by His care.
Brotherly, Harry O.
