Approved by Whom?
Makisama ka naman! ( C'mon, do as everybody does! ) Nakakahiya! ( How shameful! ) These words are enouogh to make Filipinos do things they dislike but which the group approves of. The issue Filipino Christians must resolve is: " Whose approval will you seek - God's or man's?"
"Nahiya sa tao, hindi sa Dios." - ( Ashamed before man, but not before God. ) This saying implies that Filipinos also recognize the primary importance of divine approval. With Christ and His Word indwelling us, we Filipino Christians may live lives always pleasing to God.
A Christian is one who has been called to be a member of the kingdom of God. God's kingdom is where His Word is obeyed in everything. As a member of God's kingdom, a Filipino Christian must no longer be controlled by " pakikisama " or "hiya" but rather by the Word of God.
Ano ang sasabihin ng tao? - What will people say? -- fortunately, because of this fear of other people's opinion some persons are prevented from doing evil deeds. Unfortunately, this same fear paralyzes some Filipino Christians so that they do not make a clear-cut stand for Christ. The only cure for this fear of public opinion is God's Word inside a Christian, working as an inner force that drives him to value more what God says that what people say.
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