FIRST OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH
A Quote From A Father of the Faith
God is glorified not only by His glory's being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it.... He that testifies his idea of God's glory (does not) glorify God so much as he testifies also his approbation of it and his delight in it.
Jonathan Edwards, taken from www.desiringgo.org/about 2011-5-5
FILM MINISTRY
From 1991, when the church started its first local mission in Pontoc, Lemery, Iloilo, the church now has a total of 17 local missions in mostly mountainous areas of Negros and Panay Islands. The mission churches were usually started by a "film showing" where many people came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as there personal Savior. With the help of the prayers of the church and the dedication of its men who turned to be working missionaries and where some of them later surrendered to the full-time ministry, mission work of the church grew. Now, with help of the brethren abroad, the church aquired its own multi-media projector which the film ministry more easier than using conventional projector. Bro. Ismael Solivio is the incharge of the film ministry who is travelling from Negros to Panay Islands to support the evangelistic campaign of the mission churches.
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“And if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.” - Romans 8:17
The Holy Spirit confirms within our hearts the hope of eternal glory.
Ibelieve people today instinctively know they are devoid of glory (see Rom. 1:18-21), but they explore all the wrong avenues in seeking to regain it. They look for personal glory by building successful careers, spending many hours in community service, being generous to charities, and so forth. But such efforts only lead to jealousy and pride. Unregenerate men and women simply cannot know the glory that was present before the Fall.
However, there is coming a day when believers will be transformed fully into Christ’s likeness, having a complete reflection of God’s glory. We will receive a perfect, radiant glory that is far better than the glory Adam and Eve knew in the Garden of Eden before they sinned.
Glorification completes the reality of salvation. From before the foundation of the world, the Lord planned to save those who believe and conform them to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29-30). Therefore, every believer lives in the hope of future glory, a hope best summarized by the following two verses: “As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Thy likeness when I awake” (Ps. 17:15). “Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is” (1 John 3:2).
The Holy Spirit guides us through different levels of glory while we are still on earth. As we consider the glory of the Lord, the Spirit gradually restores the honor we lost in the Fall. He encourages us by restoring our dignity. Salvation is the path to glory, and once we start down that path we will come to its final goal, which is being fully conformed to the image and glory of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 3:18).
From the Host:
September 24, 2010
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In His service,
Raymond L. Sia