Covid19 Pneumonia From Greek Pneuma “Spirit”

God said,

“I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you. 26 I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart. 27 I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you.”

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Eze 36:25–27.

3:5 Jesus elaborates on the meaning of being born from above in v. 3, emphasizing the need for spiritual birth (see note on v. 3). The ot (Old Testament) overtones of the Greek phrase used here, literally rendered as “born of water and spirit,” are meant to make Nicodemus realize that Jesus is inaugurating the age of renewal anticipated by the ot prophets (Joel 2:28; Isa 32:15; 44:3; Ezek 11:19–20; 36:25–27). In this regard, Ezek 36:25–27 clearly combines the imagery of cleansing by water with inner renewal by the spirit (pneuma) from God.

John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Jn 3:5.

Pneumonia definition from Google Gemini:

The word “pneumonia” comes from the Greek word pneûma.

The basic meaning of **pneûma** is:

* **Breath**

* **Air in motion**

* **Wind**

In a medical or biological context, it referred to the “breath of life” or the air circulated in the body. The English suffix **-monia** essentially means “condition of,” so **pneumonia** literally refers to a **condition of the lungs/breath**, which is why it is used for lung infections that affect breathing.

Historically, **pneûma** also carries profound philosophical and religious meanings, often translated as **Spirit** (as in the Holy Spirit in the New Testament), highlighting the concept of an invisible, vital, and powerful force.

The Message

As we can see here, Covid19 is a pneumonia disease that came from the Greek root word: pneuma, which means “Spirit.” Covid19 is NOT God’s Spirit. The truth is it tells us that the lack of God’s Spirit can lead to this sickness. As if God is telling us that we need God’s Spirit to be healed and be saved from this plague that God brought us.

The question is how can we have God’s Spirit? The answer is told in these verses in the Bible:

“I am telling you the truth,” replied Jesus, “that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Jn 3:5.

Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God’s gift, the Holy Spirit.

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Ac 2:38.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Mk 16:16.

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your family.” 32 Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in the house. 33 At that very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; and he and all his family were baptized at once.

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Ac 16:30–33.

There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Eph 4:5.

Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died on the cross and rose again for the forgiveness of all our sins. Then, be baptized in water in the name of the God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Jesus said:

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 20 and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.”

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Mt 28:19–20.

A Hundred Times

Isaac in the Bible sowed good crops, and so he reaped a hundred times blessings. Like what the Bible always say, “You reap, what you sow.” This is the law of the universe that cannot be broken because God never change.

So, with my glad and heavy heart, I give you my latest music album called, “A Hundred Times.”

The Paralytic is Forgiven – Sin And Sickness

Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26

9 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. 2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”

3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”

4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7 And he arose and departed to his house.

8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mt 9:1–8.

The Message

In this passage you will see that sin and sickness are related. So, when your sins are forgiven, you will also be healed. This is not always true actually because the Bible also says about a person who got disabled not because he sinned, but to show God’s glory. However, most of the cases in the Bible, sin is related to man’s suffering and sicknesses.

The reason why there is a pandemic, it’s because people have sinned against God. Plagues in the Bible are God’s judgment to those whose sins are fully grown, but did not repent. So, their destiny is to be thrown in the lake of fire and brimstone:

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ro 6:23.

But, there is hope to those in the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Message to Ephesus – Our Love of God

2 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:

“This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands. 2 I know what you have done; I know how hard you have worked and how patient you have been. I know that you cannot tolerate evil people and that you have tested those who say they are apostles but are not, and have found out that they are liars. 3 You are patient, you have suffered for my sake, and you have not given up. 4 But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first. 5 Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins and do what you did at first. If you don’t turn from your sins, I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place. 6 But this is what you have in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do, as much as I do.

7 “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!

“To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life that grows in the Garden of God.

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Re 2:1–7.

The Message

Love is not something you just say, it is something you do. You don’t tell to your wife you love her, and then you don’t even work in order to feed her, for that is really shameful. Loving God is the same thing, you serve the Lord by working hard by sharing or preaching the gospel of Christ. The church’s main objective is to spread the gospel that is its main function and to help others. You can’t tell others about Christ, but you don’t even lift a finger to give their needs. It reminds me of the pharisees who put burden to other people’s back, but don’t even do anything to help them. That is lying just like the apostles but are not.

It’s easy to fall into this sin because of today’s economy. People are getting stingier by the minute, and they don’t give anymore. Charity is love says in the King James bible, and our love for God means giving to charity. It doesn’t matter what amount, but remember the old widow who gave everything she has to God even if she has little:

As Jesus sat near the Temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in their money. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money; then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny. He called his disciples together and said to them, “I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had—she gave all she had to live on.”

American Bible Society, The Good News Translation with Apocrypha (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Mk 12:41–44.

Morning JAZZ

Hi, everyone! Today, I published my third jazz album called, “Morning JAZZ.”

Everyday, I try to wake-up early 5 a.m. to see the sun rise, and it’s really beautiful.

In every season where life seems hopeless, there is a new morning waiting for you because of God’s faithfulness.

You can download this album for free on your computer for offline listening. Just enter ‘zero’ in the box provided.

Praise God!

Personally Forgiving Others

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how often do I have to forgive a believer who wrongs me? Seven times?”

22 Jesus answered him, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy times seven.

23 “That is why the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to do this, a servant who owed him millions of dollars was brought to him. 25 Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold to pay off the account. 26 Then the servant fell at his master’s feet and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay everything!’

27 “The master felt sorry for his servant, freed him, and canceled his debt. 28 But when that servant went away, he found a servant who owed him hundreds of dollars. He grabbed the servant he found and began to choke him. ‘Pay what you owe!’ he said.

29 “Then that other servant fell at his feet and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’ 30 But he refused. Instead, he turned away and had that servant put into prison until he would repay what he owed.

31 “The other servants who worked with him saw what had happened and felt very sad. They told their master the whole story.

32 “Then his master sent for him and said to him, ‘You evil servant! I canceled your entire debt, because you begged me. 33 Shouldn’t you have treated the other servant as mercifully as I treated you?’

34 “His master was so angry that he handed him over to the torturers until he would repay everything that he owed. 35 That is what my Father in heaven will do to you if each of you does not sincerely forgive other believers.”

Matthew 18:21-35 (GW) 

The Message

“If there is grace in this world, then no one will have any debt.”

Debt is killing people’s lives and even countries. No matter what we do, it is not enough to pay off our debt. It’s really a heavy burden that all of us must carry until we die. It is a sad way to live!

Thanks be to God for His grace that knows no limit! If we received God’s grace of forgiveness, we should also give this abundant grace with others. How? By forgiving others of their sins with you.

This teaching is very important because it tells about how God’s grace works. If God is gracious with you, then you must follow Him and be also gracious with others. You see? Grace comes from God first, in order for you to share it with others.

My friends, we must not live by our own standards, for we must live according to God’s standard. How? By God’s grace, we will be able to live God’s standard. Remember, it is a gift from God, and not by our own effort. Salvation is not based on our own self effort like following the Ten Commandments, it is by receiving this free gift from God, and that is called grace. 

We are not living in the Old Covenant friends, but we are living in the New Covenant of grace, so that we can never boast of anything we have done! It is all coming from God. 

Praise be to God!

Testimony

I, personally is just living on God’s grace literally! I don’t own a house, but I have a place to live; I don’t have even any savings, but God provides for me everyday for my meal; my laptop is just a gift; most of the clothes I wear were just given to me as a gift during my birthdays, and Christmases; even my transportation is completely free! My talent in music making is also a gift from God!

My whole life is a testimony of God’s abundant grace! And that is the Good News I am sharing with you!

All the glory to God! Amen. 

Tell Others What God Has Done In Your Life

Tell others what God has done for you, so that others might believe and be saved. This is our mission as Christians to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others.

A Story about a King

Jesus was getting closer to Jerusalem, and the people thought that God’s kingdom would appear suddenly. While Jesus had the people’s attention, he used this illustration. He said, “A prince went to a distant country to be appointed king, and then he returned. ⌞Before he left,⌟ he called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He said to his servants, ‘Invest this money until I come back.’

“The citizens of his own country hated him. They sent representatives to follow him and say ⌞to the person who was going to appoint him⌟, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

“After he was appointed king, he came back. Then he said, ‘Call those servants to whom I gave money. I want to know how much each one has made by investing.’

“The first servant said, ‘Sir, the coin you gave me has earned ten times as much.’
“The king said to him, ‘Good job! You’re a good servant. You proved that you could be trusted with a little money. Take charge of ten cities.’

“The second servant said, ‘The coin you gave me, sir, has made five times as much.’
“The king said to this servant, ‘You take charge of five cities.’

“Then the other servant said, ‘Sir, look! Here’s your coin. I’ve kept it in a cloth for safekeeping because I was afraid of you. You’re a tough person to get along with. You take what isn’t yours and harvest grain you haven’t planted.’

“The king said to him, ‘I’ll judge you by what you’ve said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn’t mine and harvest grain I haven’t planted. Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank? When I came back, I could have collected it with interest.’ The king told his men, ‘Take his coin away, and give it to the man who has ten.’
“They replied, ‘Sir, he already has ten coins.’

“ ‘I can guarantee that everyone who has something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don’t have much. Bring my enemies, who didn’t want me to be their king. Kill them in front of me.’ ”

The Message

The king here is the Lord Jesus Christ who ascended to heaven and is coming back to save His children. Now, the gold coin is interesting. Obviously, it is not about money, it is the Gospel of Christ. Some Christians do not ‘invest’ the salvation they received with others, and have kept it for themselves. See? It says there, that the Lord Jesus will harvest grain he didn’t plant? Remember the parable of the Sower? The seeds represented the Word of God or the Gospel of Christ that must be scattered and planted in order to bear fruit.

The Lord said to the third servant why he didn’t put God’s money in the bank to earn interest. It’s like entrusting someone to share the Gospel with others! I know most people are very busy working, and they don’t have time to share the gospel. However, you have the resources to give someone, so he or she will help share the gospel. If that person bear fruit, then you will also gain a reward for putting your resources into good use.

The reward is this: if you bear fruit from what you planted, then you will be in charge of cities in the New Earth to come when the Lord Jesus Christ will sit on His throne as King.

So, tell others what God has done in your life. Praise God!

A Night Of JAZZ

This album is about God’s saving grace, His wonderful promises to those who believe. A Night of JAZZ is a collection of that promises, and the fulfillment of God’s kindness, mercy, and love to everyone who receives His free gift.

May these songs bless the ones who hear, listen to His Word, and embrace the Good News about the Lord Jesus Christ’s death to life.

We have a great high priest, who has gone into heaven, and he is Jesus the Son of God. That is why we must hold on to what we have said about him. Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin! So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Top 6 Most Misunderstood Verses In The Bible

I believe that once you confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and Savior, then we are saved forever. If we have God in us, then we will not fall into darkness again because we already have the Light in us. God cannot go in and out in us when we obey or sin because we have been redeemed by our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross once and for all! Praise God!

Remember, we cannot go to heaven by our own effort by following laws and rules, we are saved ONLY by God’s GRACE through our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! Hallelujah!

This is the assurance of God’s salvation. Amen.

New Music Album For the Lord – Refreshing Earth

The Lord pressed me to make this free for everyone who wish to enjoy music because my goal is to spread the gospel of Light to those who are in darkness. People who are in darkness will never understand what I do for a living because their life remains distant from God’s presence, and therefore they would only seek pleasure in wealth and gold.

I hope this album will remind us how God loves us and provide a way to life everlasting. Please support me by sharing this link to others. Thank You!