a recap of the year that was 2014

Each year is revealed one day at a time and it is only at the close of the year when the immensity of what was accomplished is realized.

At this point i stand in awe at what Jesus did for me throughout the year and how He blessed me in spite of myself.

this album will highlight the blessings that made 2014 an excitingly memorable year.

medical school batch '83 reunion in Davao city

Socii Omnium Medicorum Confraternity reunion

at frere Chris' house

the daughter and her band does a concert for 

the typhoon victims in the Philippines

 my high school batch reunion in Franklin Salvan's place

high school batch dinner at max's fried chicken Glendale LA

 my paternal side first degree cousins reunited at Irvine LA

maternal side first cousins reunited at Verdugo park Glendale LA

my sister's daughter's wedding at Bakersfield CA

my parents complete progeny reunited in Las Vegas 
after 11 years

the international coordinators team goes fishing

off Pattaya

 we celebrate kai's birthday with a budol fight

in Hua Hin

the photos show that the year 2014 was about family, classmates, fraternity, workmates, etc. It was a renewal of friendship and family bonds. It was all about hugging, kissing and reminiscing.

It can now be said that the year 2014 was good to me. Tomorrow is the start of another year and I look forward with eagerness to serve my savior - Jesus, more.

From Sabbath to Sunday

The heading of this piece was borrowed from Dr. Sam Bacchiocchi's book with the same title. I had the privileged of communicating directly with the guy, who is one of the leading theologians of the SDA church. He earned a doctorate degree from a Vatican university, making him a very credible writer on the topic (at least in the eyes of the theologians of this church).

here are the facts about this subject matter according to E.G. White.

...and according to the Catholic Church:

If you will go back to the previous blog entry: http://sunnimoreno.blogspot.com/2014/11/covenant-confusion.html, it was explained there that the Sabbath law was solely given to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai as a covenant a.k.a "The Old Covenant." Excluded from this covenant law where the Gentiles (non-Israelites).

Furthermore, in the establishment of another Covenant Jesus became the end of the Old Covenant, which was rendered "obsolete" by the creation of the New Covenant.

Ellen G. White - SDA prophetess, and the popes of the Catholic Church are not Israelites. This verse describes who they are:

Yes, that's it. Both White and the Pope are "aliens and strangers" to the Sabbath Covenant that was given only to the Israelites. This simply means that they have no business talking about a covenant that they are not a part of.

The finger-pointing and admission in this scenario only shows the partnership of these two churches in the distortion of the gospel.

salvation and baptism: SDA church vs God's Holy Word - part 3

Before the SDA church concocted its own "vow of baptism" in the early 1900's, there was a creed that the early apostles collectively composed in the first century A.D. to be affirmed by each candidate for baptism.

Here it is in Latin.

I wouldn't expect the average reader to understand it much less correctly pronounce the words. Here's the English version:

In comparison with the SDA's vow one will note the "extra baggage" that this church has heaped on the candidate for baptism, as if belief in the gospel is not enough for one to be saved.

salvation and baptism: SDA church vs God's Holy Word - part 2

Salvation and baptism are two intertwined doctrines - at least in the Seventh-day Adventist church. However, there is no such thing as a definitely "saved" Adventist, because of their unique doctrine on the Investigative Judgment, which they say is ongoing in a sanctuary in heaven and therefore there is no assurance that one is saved at the moment.

Hence baptism could only means to them as an acceptance into what they claim is the "true remnant church." They couple this with their assertion that their leaders have the authority to "bind or loose" their members to list of the saved in heaven (SDA Church Manual pp 57 - 58).

If you have read through the first part of this topic you will note that there are certain conditions that are heaped on the candidate before he is baptized. Baptism is only performed after the "vow" to believe on the 13 conditions is expressly sworn before the assembled church.

Here are the conditions in the vow that are not in harmony with the New Covenant church that the disciples established for the non-Israelite (Gentile) believers.

One will note that 7 out of the 13 conditions are not part of the gospel, but rather the doctrines that the SDA prophetess - Ellen G. White concocted.

salvation and baptism: SDA church vs God's Holy Word - part 1

I was born into the SDA church and in the 47 years as a third generation member I believed that this church was biblical in the doctrines of salvation and baptism. Here's a direct comparison of this church and the bible.

Acts 15:

Acts 16:

VERSUS

 the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual pp 32-33

the bottom line in this comparison is the simplicity of the gospel, which the SDA church lacks. to this church, the sacrifice of Jesus' is not sufficient to assure their entry into the kingdom of God.