Reflection 6

We had watched about Martin Luther's life, I know I had watched it 3 times already, but this old version movie was unique and a little different from new version. I like how Martin had protest a lot, and not for the sake of its own but for the good for all people. And I agree with him that only the scripture itself is the truth and not the Popes word, and Pope doesn't have any right to disobey what was written and made their own word and not follow the scripture. Roman Catholics are too traditional and they are more into rules that kill people a lot, and the more people doesn't want to believe in God. I have come to learn that even in the old time 'til now politics is one of the issue that causes humans conflict. Greediness was still there at those times, and many of them doesn't seek for the truth but for pleasure, money or wealth. How pitiful those who are in the politics, Kings, Queens, Princes and even the Pope or those who were in the highest rank in the church. But I do believe God made a way for His people and continue to spread the gospel through out the world, and it did not stop there even though Martin died.

In my life, I know I was once a rebellious person, but now I am totally different God had changed me completely. From what I have come to know about the past and about the people who fight for their faith in Christ or for the things that they believe about the truth, I am very impressed by them, if before I am very silent about my faith, now I want to make a difference like Martin Luther or like to those who fight for Christ sake. I also want to make an impression to people if how God had changed my life.

I think I should start to share my life story to others, specially to the youth or young people, and not be shameful of my past but to be thankful to God that I endure and He had come to save my life. I should continue to share my testimony to others, and this time I will not be afraid of what people would say, as long as I did what I can do to help and tell them the story that God had given me.

Reflection 5

Little by little I learned a lesson from watching the movie "The Dark Ages", it was quite not good to look at because it was really a horror and terrible actions or scene. Some of my classmates could not stand to watch it, they tried to hide themselves behind their 5 or 10 fingers. But for me, although it was really not good but I have to watch every single actions because it helps me feel and fight for my fear. There are two things that I have learned from watching the movie, first is about the brutality of the Crusaders, because all I thought Crusade means is a group of people that would go to different places to spread out the gospel, but I was totally wrong and I was very surprise how the crusades had gone wrong. Second, I learned that it was not God's plan to take or kill all His people away, He still had preserve His people and His word, how amazing God is.

As I have come to evaluate my own self and my life from the pass 'til now, I can see that I was once a rebel, but it was all against from God's plan of course. But now, I saw how God had worked in my life, how He had preserve mew to be in this stage right now, and how I grew up so fast and how I grew up in His love. Maybe, there's no much to change because God had change me a lot, and a lot of people who knew my life before could even see how I change and the big changes that God made me. I am very blessed to be changed by God, although it was also my choice but I also believe that He made the biggest part of my decision in life. 

The things that I need to do is to continue what God had given me, and to continue to do the work that God gave, and always take good care of my self, and be the good model like Jesus. 

Reflection 4

As I was watching the "Dark Ages" movie it actually crushes my heart because it was really a very bad and very dark, and as I was thinking maybe that's why  they called it dark because it was really all full of brutality and  bloody wars. I thought it was all just a fairy tale stories about the past, just like the other stories that was just made and told, but no, I was mistaken it was not just a movie that was made just to entertain people, it actually really happen long time ago. And movie was made just to portray actions and events, and also for all people to be educated about the past events. The two things that I have learned that I never knew before is that, this kind of event really happens in the life experience, and this was not a joke. Next is that I have learned that whatever brutality that was done long time ago, God still made a way fro His people to pass through it and even bring a greater impact to others, and He uses those events to tell His story. For me, it is really a great opportunity to study and know the things and events that had happens in the past.

I was once in the dark world, I usually go to night parties, but now because God had helped me to be in the light again, He changed my life and walk with Him, and I can tell that I was also part of God's plan to be save and stay with Him just like the other people long time ago. As I am now in God's leading and direction, I should no longer go back to my past life and habits. And never will I be tempted with those things again, and I should continue to draw nearer to God each day of my life.

First thing that I should do is to pray and soak my self in God's word each day. Second, be around with the people that influences me the most, and select a mentor that I think that could help me with this problem or any problem. Third is that, to stay strong and courage and brave, and never give up easily, continue to fight for faith in Christ.

Reflection 3

As I have come to study about the Catholic Age and the Councils, I never thought that there are so many things that I can learn from it, especially about the Councils and the Creeds. There are some things that I never knew before, like about the Council, I never thought that they had existed that way, and how they had become as a group. All I knew before is that the Church just begun and founded by different Saints and some kind of group of people like the Priest and Popes, it never came across in mine about the Council. I honestly just heard this word and learned it from this course and that means that it is one of my learning. Second is how the  Council was formed and how they had worked together, I was really surprised and amazed at their work, I never knew that there are some kind of work like that they were pretty good in making the decision when it comes to knowing which one is the right doctrine. But then because of peoples different view and could not really work out together or unite together, there are always so many lapses. All of there arguments did not bother me anyway specially when it comes to my faith in Christ.
In connection to my life about this topic, if before I knew so little and almost to nothing about the history of our church council, and now there is no way for me to stay blind and dept about it, and I know that I have now the responsibility to share what I have come to learn and studied, but yet with humbleness and gentleness. The things that I think I need to change is my way of sharing and talking, because sometimes I could not recognize if I am being too proud of what I was saying, I heard it from my sister a while ago about me being proud sometimes, but then I did not know that I was being proud already. I thank God for the people that told me of what they saw in me that I somehow could not see. So next time, I will be extra careful not to be too proud or boastful.
First things that I will do is that I have to keep in my mind and learned from my mistakes, and listen to what other people say about me that they have seen and I didn't. Second is that I have to calm my self and stay humble with a gentle voice and gentle heart.

Reflection 2

The history of the church, I never thought that it would be that complicated, I mean, I never thought that people need to study about its history. But there are few things that I have learned while studying this course, specially when it come to the time how the Christian Church begun. And how the apostle had passed on the baton of the Christian Church. There are things also that made me think about how the Bible really made complete without the person getting persecuted or abandon by people, and how it really been made to spread out and printed.

If I am to compare my life today and the life of my past, well it was really different, because I was only a kid who easily follow what older people say, and just follow the rules in the house of my relative. But now, as i have come to study the history, I already have the knowledge and its hard for me to believe right there and then of what older people well say about the church and their own belief when it comes to the truth of the church. Before, I just used to easily believe of what old people say about the church and the truth about it. The thing that I need to change in me is that, just to be humble and never brag about anything but by everything for Christ Jesus.

The very first thing that I need to do is to continue to depend on God, and always rely on Him and never ever forget to seek Him first. Then I will humbly share to others what I have learned specially to those who are willing to learn and to those who are willing to listen.