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WORLD BOXING CHAMPION MANNY PACQUIAO BECOMES A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN
Posted : 18 Dec, 2014 06:56 AM
Pacman finds inner peace and happiness
�Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.� John 3:7-8
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer dubbed as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com and Sporting Life.
Manny �Pacman� Pacquaio is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion with six world titles on his belt, as well as the first lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named �Fighter of the Decade� for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), and is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA �Fighter of the Year�, for the years 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Currently, Manny Pacquiao is the WBO welterweight champion (Super Champion). He is dubbed as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com and Sporting Life. Aside from boxing, Pacquiao is also known for acting, music recording, and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.
Known for his Catholic roots by many, Pacquiao is usually seen making the sign of the cross while on his corner before his boxing matches�a ritual hand motion made by most Catholics before or after praying. But the world�s boxing champion seems to have encountered God�s Truth in the Bible that has drastically and radically changed his life for the glory of God! His official website does not only showcase his work as a boxer and a Philippine Congressman, but has now recently showcased the champ�s new found life in Christ. The website is just plastered with Bible verses and videos of him preaching about the importance of being born again and the value of truly reading the Bible�the Word of God.
Reaching the lost by lifting up christians in the sports limelight
The recent wave of athletes beings raised up by God in the sports world is too much of a coincidence if we sit down and consider each of them today. The world is so ripe for the harvest and time is running short as we see biblical prophecies being fulfilled rapidly before our very eyes today. The urgency of spreading the gospel message of Christ Jesus is real and God made sure to make some attention-grabbing moves in the world today.
Starting with Tim Tebow�s John 3:16 eye-black that triggered thousands, if not millions, of football fans to look up John 3:16 in Google; to Jeremy Lin�s rise to fame in the basketball arena as a very outspoken Christian who has made it no secret that he thanks God for everything in his life; we now see a radically changed, Bible-preaching world boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao.
The Bible Ambassador
Pacquiao boldly shared what he has learned through the Bible and enumerated 10 reasons why it is important for everyone to read the Holy Book and the Truth that "we have to be BORN AGAIN.".
�The old Manny Pacquiao is dead and the new one has come.� (2 Corinthians 5:17) These are the very words of the boxing champ himself found quoted and featured in the main page of his official website. He has recently held a Joint Recollection of the Clergy for the Diocesan of Kidapawan, Marbel, Digos and Cotabato in the Philippines at the Pacquiao Mansion 2 in General Santos City which was attended by Revs. Dinualdo D. Gutierrez, D.D. (Diocese of Marbel); Romulo Tolentino dela Cruz, D.D. (Diocese of Kidapawan) at Guillermo V. Afable, D.D. ( Diocese of Digos, Davao del Sur) and more than 200 Catholic priests from different parts of Minadanao.
Pacquiao boldly shared what he has learned through the Bible and enumerated 10 reasons why it is important for everyone to read the Holy Book.
�The Bible encourages us to read God�s Word in order for us to KNOW THE TRUTH,� he boldly preached in front of the big crowd of Catholic religious leaders. The bishops and priests who attended the recollection were impressed at how well Pacquiao preached about the Bible and marveled at his memorizing Biblical verses that he has shared during his talk. The attendees were even more impressed when the world boxing champ acknowledged his sinfulness and depravity as a Catholic and how he thought to have been a saved soul which he was not. Pacquiao mentioned that it is a life which he has now turned his back on to face the new life he has as a born again Christian in Christ Jesus.
Bible studies in the Pacquiao Mansion
Bible studies are now regularly held at the Pacquiao Mansion in General Santos City, Philippines.
The whole Pacquiao and Jamora families, supporters and friends consistently join with World Boxing Champ and Sarangani lone district Rep. Emmanuel �Manny� D. Pacquiao in his daily Bible studies� routine at the Pacquiao Mansion 1 in Barangay Lagao, this city.
Pacquiao�s Mansion 1 seemingly turns into a house of worship by the daily increase of the attendees who are all eager to hear the word of God. � source � MannyPacquio.com
When Samuel came to the David and his family because God told him to choose a new King, Samuel was working with his very own pair of eyes. He went to confront his strongest son, who was unquestionably big and very able-bodied thinking that it was this son whom God had chosen. Surprisingly, God chose his youngest son David, who was rather small in terms of size and strength. From a human perspective, David was so limited because of his size.
2. Beyond Reputation
If you look at the bloodline of Jesus, you will be surprised. There are kings, of course, but there�s one who is a prostitute, another one who is an adulterer, and a third one who is an immigrant. In almost all kinds of societies, prostitutes, partners who cheat on their spouses, and strangers normally aren�t given much regard or respect. Their reputation is questionable. Only God sees the goodness and the potential in us that if we try to look at the world with God�s eyes of faith, we need to ignore reputation. Remember that among the people who gathered around Jesus while he was on earth working on His ministry, many were prostitutes and tax collectors. God looked at these people in His own way. If we have faith, we can certainly do the same.
3. Look Beyond People�s Pasts
Jesus did not use things about Mary Magdalene�s past against her. Take note that your sins do not necessarily define you. God looks at you in a fashion that the bad things about you are separated from the good ones. This is the essence of love. Human beings are not capable of doing that because of our concept about stigma, that if a person has ruined his own reputation, then that concept about him taints his personality for life. But as true Christians, we have to look at each other with God�s eyes of faith. Meaning, we should see them as separate from their sins. Because God loves them so much, we follow what God does.
4.Look Beyond Probability, Logic, or Reason
Had Peter been a normal logical and probability-driven person, he wouldn�t have gotten out into the water when he saw Jesus walking on the waves. It would have been such a stupid and unreasonable thing to do. But since Peter had God�s eyes of faith, he got out of the boat and started walking like Jesus did. But as he, little-by-little, came back to his normal senses, he started to sink. Please remember that with faith, everything can be achieved. As the famous words of Jesus go, �Even if your faith is only as big as a mustard seed, you still can be capable of letting the mountains jump into the sea.� Look way beyond probability, logic, and reason if you want to see the world with God�s eyes of faith.
5.Look With God�s Purpose
The prime reason for our existence here on earth points to only one thing: God�s character. Together, we need to move our way towards salvation. But the main essence of why we were created is attributed to God�s character. It all began when Lucifer turned into evil accusing God with all sorts of things. Subsequently, the whole story began to unfold, starting from the creation up to the revelation of the gospel, and so on and so forth. Throughout the entire series of events, only one was regarded to be the central core of them all, which was to know God�s true character. If we look at the world with that purpose in mind, everything will get reconciled, every problem resolved, questions will have answers, the confused gets to understand, and things previously in chaos fall into place.
