Q: Does God Hate You?

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:23

Obviously everyone is a sinner since sinning is defined as missing the mark or disobeying. Notice how it's very difficult to go through this life without sinning. It's impossible.

for example:
"If a man is found sleeping with another man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die."
Deuteronomy 22:22

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:28

So this means that practically every man has committed adultery. And the penalty for adultery is death.

A number of the commandments in the old testament has death as the payment of sin. The death penalty in these commandments are of a physical nature.

God hates sin because He is holy. He couldn't even look at Jesus when Jesus bore all the sins of the world. That is how holy He is.

For the wages of sin is death...
Romans 6:23

This death, however, speaks of eternity in hell. The spiritual kind. Where we sinners would be in a place of eternal suffering, eternal pain, and eternal separation from God.

... but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord
Romans 6:23 continued

Notice the word used. Gift. When one gives another a gift, it is neither deserved, earned, nor paid for. It can only be accepted or rejected.

Despite our sins, He still chose to save us. Bearing the pain of scourging and crucifixion and dying the most terrible form of death during those days, He still chose to save us.

We, who so willfully disobey Him, He chose to save. He chose to be flogged, beat, spat on, disrespected, rejected, abandoned, and denied... just for us, the same ones who did all those things to Him when he went down to earth.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believesin Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16

Now, here we see a God who can destroy everything and anything (as evidenced by the flood in Noah's time) choosing to come down to earth and endure pain and disrespect, just so that we unworthy sinners can spend eternity in comfort in His kingdom.

I am not debating here. I just want you to be in that party. :)

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Luke 15:7



A: He LOVES you very much.

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Forget You Cover

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Love is Patient and Kind

Tonight, we discussed about the two natures of love which are that it's kind and patient. Both qualities are not so natural in man. That is why we also learned that for love to be sincere, it must be on the foundation of God's love.

We cannot love without hooking it on God. There is always an ulterior motive. Something that drives us. We may not be aware of it but there is. For example, why do you spend so much money in dating someone? It's because you enjoy spending time with the person. It's not because you want to add value to the person or you want to give the person something that would improve him/her in any way.

I think the world would truly be a better place if we just loved each other because God first loved us.

I'm looking forward for the next discussions about love with this season's topic 40 Days of Love.

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Night Out With Hundreds of Girls Gets Cancelled

So there I was, ready to party in a club with a couple hundred college girls from an exclusive school. I got my best threads on, game face all set to go, confidence level on a 9/10, and a great view of the place.

Long story short, I was excited to go on and party. But soon after my urge to mingle, I learn that my sister needs to go home early. I called my parents to ask if I can stay after they've left, they declined despite my somewhat convincing argument. So I resigned and obeyed. We headed home together.

Upon arriving home, a couple of my friends were drinking in front of their place. They called out to me and so decided to go over there to greet them.

Upon greeting them, they asked me how I was so I told them that I was pretty ticked off that my party was cut short even before it started. They invited me to drink with them which I declined (respectfully of course). They asked me about my drinking habits and I confessed that I still drink occasionally but I make it a point that I don't get drunk.

This question led them to ask about my commitments with other things such as obedience to parents, relationships, and girls. I was able to share with them my conviction. Then they asked about the end of the world. I was also able to share with them the biblical truths about this event. It felt like they were very interested. They listened and asked for about an hour.

God humbled me this way. He gave me a circumstance where I could either respond very negatively or somewhat positively. I did the latter and He allowed me to share a little of Himself to a couple of friends.

Praise God. To Him be all the Glory.

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Splatterhouse - Mini Review

I've started playing this game a couple of weeks ago despite reviews on it that said it was pretty bad. I find it a little amusing. Your character gets possessed by an evil spirit, gets auto-buffed, and rips apart demons and other creatures.

It's a basic platformer. You need a little bit of skill to get through the levels. The combos are quite entertaining to perform. And the splatter... YES! THE SPLATTER! Guts spilled everywhere. Limbs being used as weapons. The "hero" gets drenched in blood. What's not to like?

This game deserves a little more than just a double take. If you're not going to buy it, at least borrow it from your friend.

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Kinect Your Shape on Unang Hirit Confirmed

On the 24th of January, 2011, Unang Hirit will be featuring the game Your Shape: Fitness Evolved on their show. Kudos to the researcher, Jamie, for getting in touch with myself to do the gig. I invite you to catch the show if you're interested in getting to know Kinect a little better or if you're interested in getting fit.

Jeric

my beloved Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console for sale

I'm finally selling my beloved Limited Edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Console.

The package is in excellent condition. Just email me @ jeric.carino@gmail.com

Included:
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition 250gig Hard Disk
Xbox 360 Black Wireless Controller
Xbox 360 220v Power Brick
Xbox 360 A/V Cable
Xbox 360 Lan Cable
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Box
Xbox 360 Manuals
(running LT+)

My reason for sale:

I really want to get this certain LCD tv.

myself + Kinect Your Shape - Umagang Kay Ganda = Still Good!

Last night as I was preparing for the presentation, I mentioned the deal to my family. They were troubled about why UKG couldn't provide any compensation for either gas or rental of the Kinect. Something that I thought was already weird but I still agreed earlier to do the show without.

As they told me about the experience of a friend who works in that certain network, it turns out that it's really a bit shady when it comes to financial things. I won't discuss details yet as I don't know the story personally yet, but when I do, I'll just add the details here.

It was very disappointing for me that the segment producer cancelled the part just because I asked for compensation for the service that I would provide and the resources that I would consume. One would think guests will have at the very least, a minimum of respect and value as parts of their show. Last time I guested, I even got charged for parking. (lol)

Anyway, to cut the long story short, the kinect segment on UKG did not push through but I'm still quite at peace with myself since I obeyed my parents (Ephesians 6:1). And if it didn't push through, God didn't want it to push through. Since it's God's will, I submit.

I got in touch with the competition of UKG and hopefully we'll arrange something better. I'll be fully prepping for it once a gig pops up.

Again, to God be all the glory!

Jeric

Umagang Kay Ganda + Kinect Your Shape = ??

Tomorrow will be another Kinect segment where Kinect your shape will be featured by Umagang Kay Ganda. Will post once video is out. If you guys want, you could watch it tomorrow around 5:30 to 8:30 (no idea of the exact time it'll be featured)

Pray for me na din as I present the game tomorrow.

Thanks.

Jeric

Xbox 360 Special Edition Wireless Controller

I recently bought these babies. Here's a video of myself unboxing one of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMcm9K7jas0

-Jeric

Departure from Philippines to Arrival in Macau & Denial of TV Show Appearance

I was totally getting restless as we prepare for our Macau trip. From sorting the things that we're going to bring with us to locking the door of the house, I was totally stressing out. It might have been due to the excitement of the trip with a pinch of baggage from the work that I was to leave behind as I go out the country.

But the tension left me soon after. As we started our journey with a convoy towards the airport at Subic, I felt more and more at peace. I felt the spirit of God overriding all preparations and all events surrounding our trip.

Upon arrival at the airport, I learned that I lost my key to the luggage that my sister and myself shared. Good thing she has her key with her, else we'd have no way of opening the suitcase that we brought. It'd have spelled disaster for us.

I checked the car I came from, the area I got off at, and all possible places I might have misplaced it in. I couldn't find it. Finally, I called my friend, Sugar, to assist me in calling Starbucks Congressional since it's the last place I saw it at and I felt that it's most probably there. She made an effort to contact the coffee shop. She searched the net for their number, called them, and called again to describe the key. True enough, there it was. Praise God for her help.

While waiting in the terminal for our plane, we received news that it was delayed. And as we continued to wait, we received an email from our hotel that the complimentary shuttle towards the place would be gone at exactly ten. I also received a call from Unang Hirit. They were inviting me to guest in their show the following morning. I declined since I would be in Macau at the time. I tried to call a couple of friends who could possibly fill in my role. Unfortunately, none of them could.

Our plane finally arrived and we boarded. We knew that we wouldn't reach the ten o'clock departure of the shuttle so were a bit worried with our transportation options. We arrived at the Macau airport at a little past ten. We went through the counters and tried to catch the last shuttle. We were not surprised that we weren't able to catch it.

We asked around and chanced upon a Filipino guide. He hooked us up with a ride with one of his Chinese friend which made our trip to the hotel a lot cheaper. Thanks, Michael Miranda!

We arrived in our hotels and enjoyed resting for the rest of the evening. I knew that God's hand was at work.

...continued


-Jeric

Umagang Kay Ganda = Success! Praise God!

Despite my doubts about myself appearing on the show, everything went well. I definitely felt that God was with me through the whole event. I found myself worrying about a bunch of things: The LCD screen still wasn't set up. We don't have power outlets yet. The HDMI cable wouldn't fit because of the bad wall mounting of the tv set. We only got two power outlets when we needed three.

God continued to remind me that He IS in control. So I felt his guiding hand comforting me and I started to relax though there were still a bunch of things that weren't set up yet.

Sure enough, when we needed the whole set up to work, it did. Everything was in order.

Most of the hosts of the show enjoyed playing with the Xbox 360 Kinect that I brought. The interview went really well. And most of all, out of all these, God was glorified.

Once again, I thank God for the opportunity and the privilege to appear on ABS CBN and to expand my horizon.

To God be all the Glory!

- Jeric

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Possible Appearance in a Morning Show

While driving home from church last night, I received a text message from one of the segment producers of a morning show here in the Philippines. She identified herself as part of this production and expressed her interest in getting me as a guest in the show.

I've appeared before in a morning show for a few seconds. I didn't think I'd be given the opportunity to do so again. I thought I was being pranked so upon arriving home, I logged into my computer.

I googled her name and found out that she's in wikipedia and she was indeed listed in the segment producers of this morning show she mentioned earlier.

So I got down on my knees and thanked God for giving me another blessing. For finding favor in me though I've failed him millions of times. I was so humbled by God that night. I pray that God changes me that I be able to please him more and more.

-Jeric