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This question is from Anonymous received on 01 February 2009 at 11:21 PM.

dear bishop,
I’m a pastor’s wife and i misenterpreted some acts of concern of my husband to one of our girl members. For my husband who is a pastor decided to be aware of his acts everytime this girl is around by just being civil and proving himself to me. OK lang po b ganitong set up. PLS give some advice. Thanks po. 

Dear Anonymous,

Thank you for your note.

If I rightly understand you, your husband pastor is not natural in his actions every time this particular female member is around.

It seems to me that she is a cause for some misunderstanding between you and your husband. It seems to me also that you are having some sort of jealousy towards her and that your husband senses and knows that.

If my conjecture is right, I advice you not to jump to the conclusion that your husband pastor is already having a special liking to her beyond what is normal.

The clue is this: when a pastor is no longer pursuing a life of holiness (1 Peter 1:15-16, Matthew 5:48) and instead is doing his pastoral ministry mechanically and treating it as a profession — then, the possibility of committing adultery in the mind is possible.

My advice to you is to pray for him, to talk to him and encourage him to tell you the innermost thoughts of his heart. — Reiterate your love, ask him if there is anything that he wants to change in you. Please do not quarrel. — Do so in the spirit of love. Spend time with the Lord in prayer asking Him to give you and guide you to have a Christian attitude and response towards this problem.

Yours in behalf of the million of crying Filipinos,

 
BISHOP REYNALDO DOMINGO
Chairman, IRM Church

This question is from For counselling received on 22 January 2009 at 8:20 PM.

Bishop
is speaking in tongues really 1 of proofs dat a man is baptized in d spirit?
Isnt it dat its more impt f a man has d fruits of d Holy Spirit in him?
It is sad to tel u dat dat is what other pastors of irm are claiming-the emphasis of tounges

Thank you for your question.

1. Speaking in tongues is not necessarily the proof of the fullness or baptism of the Holy Spirit. There are those who were baptized by the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues, but there are those who were not.

2. Acts 1:8 told us that the proof of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is power - ”and you will receive power…” It is power over sin, power to live a holy life, power over Satan and his host.

3. If possible, please text me and tell me who are those pastors who are claiming that speaking in tongues is the proof of being baptized by the Holy Spirit. My number is 0920-8400164.

Yours in behalf of the million of crying Filipinos,

 
BISHOP REYNALDO DOMINGO
Chairman, IRM Church

This question is from lil_bro1969 received on 16 January 2009 at 7:39  PM.

I  just want to ask if IRM is from the original IEMELIF church or is it the new name for it. Why you call it a reformed movement..

Thank you for caring to look at my website. Well, IRM is a group that separated from the IEMELIF Church in 1992. We were 105 local congregations then, but now by the grace of God we are already 368 in number. We call ourselves a reform movement to deviate from the traditional way of the IEMELIF church life. One example is in the way of worship.

Yours in behalf of the million of crying Filipinos,

 
BISHOP REYNALDO DOMINGO
Chairman, IRM Church

This question is from Anonymous received on 25 October 2008 at 12:36 AM.

dear bishop rey, wud it be possible to ask for a bank account number where we can directly deposit funds for the mission work in our country?.

Thank you so much for the desire to help subsidize the mission work in our country. As of today, I am saving enough money to open a bank account for missions. Meanwhile, you can send your gift to the IRM National Treasury bank account with the following details:

Account Name: Reynaldo Domingo or Nehemias Martin
Account Number: 4450000504 (peso)
Bank of Account: Banco de Oro
SWIFT Address: BNORPHMM (for overseas telegraphic transfers)

Please specify that the amount is for missions by sending an email to bishopreydomingo@yahoo.com.

Should you want to send the funds to a foreign currency account (which IRM does not have yet), you may use the accounts of my daughter who is working in HSBC. She has accounts in USD (US dollar), AUD (Australian dollar), HKD (Hong Kong dollar), SGD (Singapore dollar) and GBP (Great Britain pound). Please send an email to bishopreydomingo@yahoo.com to get the account number.

Please also tell me how I can send the official receipt for your love gift. — Thank you.

The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
and be gracious unto you
The Lord lift his countenance upon you
and give you peace, protection, care and success.

Yours in behalf of the million of crying Filipinos,

 
BISHOP REYNALDO DOMINGO
Chairman, IRM Church

NOTE: Bishop Rey encourages open lines of communication with other IRM members or workers. You may click here for instructions on how to send a completely anonymous question or comment for him to address in this website. Thanks! 

This question is from confused new mom received on 22 October 2008 at 12:26 AM.

bishop rey, may i ask your stand on both parents working to earn a living for their families? it was said families are dying, and so is our society.husbands and wives play a very important role in child rearing specially the mother. do you agree that the female partner is a wife first before she is a mother? is there biblical viewpoint on the father seeking greener pasture yet be away from the family? hoping you can take time to enlighten us please. thank you. 

Thank you for your question. May I first affirm those you said which to me is right. These are –

a. Families are dying today, and so is our society.

b. Husbands and wives play a very important role in child-rearing, especially the mother.

c. The female partner is a wife first before she is a mother.

Now, I will present a piece of my mind on the questions you asked.

1. On “both parents working to earn a living,” to me this is not the ideal set-up. I believe the mother should be the one to care for and provide the physical, emotional and psychological need of the children — not the yayas, aunties or grandparents. However, modern considerations cause many families (especially Filipinos) to choose a way below this ideal. — The economic need, such as education of the children, the high cost of living, the natural desire to own a house and lot of their own, the unwritten demand of the wife’s parents for financial sustenance (having provided her college education), and the desire to experience some luxuries that the society offers. Nevertheless, I observed some working Christian mothers whose creativity in providing quality time for their children greatly compensated their hours of absence from the home.

2. On “father seeking greener pastures… away from the family,” this is the trend among Filipinos for some years now. This brought about disintegration of many families (though I do not have solid statistics). This is so because of financial necessity. Most fathers reluctantly work abroad just for the sake of the family. He is sacrificing the fellowship of his wife and children just to provide them with the economic necessities of life. Modern technology, nevertheless, is of great help. Anytime, families talk and chat together as they see each other in the computer screen. — This greatly reduces the loneliness of the whole family. I have been counselling husbands (or wives) who are earning enough for the basic needs of the family not to consider working abroad (which I believe you mean by “greener pastures”), because the loss tot he family due to the separation far outweighs the financial gain. It is not wrong to seek “greener pastures,” but let the one who seek this see to it that his family is with him.

3. On whether there is a “biblical viewpoint,” here are some verses that can help you in knowing what the Scriptures say on this particular concern, that the father should provide the spiritual leadership of the family.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:5-9

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4

Since the father should provide the spiritual leadership of the family, he ought to be with his family, to be able to carry on this God-given responsibility.

Yours in behalf of the million of crying Filipinos,

 
BISHOP REYNALDO DOMINGO
Chairman, IRM Church

NOTE: Bishop Rey encourages open lines of communication with other IRM members or workers. You may click here for instructions on how to send a completely anonymous question or comment for him to address in this website. Thanks!