RE 1 Difference of Confession and

Repentance:
Christianity in a Changing  Confession – admitting sin
Society  Repentance – turning away
from sin

1.1 PRAYER
4. Thanksgiving (Gratitude)
Prayer Psalm 92:1-2

What? 5. Supplication (Request)

- a communication with God in Psalm 21:2
thought or speech.

To whom? B. PRAISE Pattern

- addressed to the Father
- in the name of the Son 1. Praise – Psalm 100:4
- by the power of the Holy Spirit. 2. Repentance – 1 John 1:9, Cor.
7:9,10
What do I say? 3. Ask – Luke 11:9
- honest feelings from the bottom of 4. Intercede – Hebrews 7:25
the heart like talking to a best 5. Speak the Word – Matthew 11:21-
friend. 24
6. Enjoy His Presence – Psalm 16:11
How?
- say it with confidence that He WILL
deliver.
FIVE FINGERS OF PRAYER
- with joy that He CAN deliver
- with expectation that He CAN
deliver

When and where?

- anytime = omniscient
- anywhere = omnipresent
- anything = omnipotent

PATTERNS IN PRAYER
A. FACTS Pattern
a. Thumb
1. Faith in God (Trust) - For self and weaknesses.
Hebrews 11:6
b. Pointing Finger
2. Adoration (Praise) - For those who point the way for us
Psalm 100:4-5 (teachers, pastors, priests)

3. Confession (Admission of Sins) c. Middle Finger

Psalm 51:1-2, 10-12 - For people in high position
(president, leaders, govt.)
d. Ring Finger
- For loved ones, family and friends
e. Little Finger/ Pinky Finger
- For the less unfortunate (poor,
weak, abandoned)
December 2, 1904
- PBMC voted to establish two
schools:
o Industrial school for boys
o Bible school to train pastors

SIGNIFICANCE OF PRAYER October 1, 1905

 Prayer is important in our daily journey.
o Pray without ceasing.
o Devote self into prayer.
o Watch and pray against
temptations.
 Prayer strengthens and motivates us
to study until we achieve our goals and
dreams.
o God is true to His promises.
o He is Immanuel  God with us
1.2 CPU HISTORY
- Jaro Industrial School opened with
Valentine as the principal.
1907
- Enrolment increased from 20 to
nearly 300 students (all are
working students)
1915-1916
- First year high school opened with
58 students (only 50 remained).

BRIEF HISTORY OF CPU

March 1921
1901
- First HS commencement; 17
- Rev. Charles Briggs sought to students graduated.
impress on Dr. TS Barbour that a
school should be started.
1921

1903 (two years later) - From Jaro Industrial School to

- Dr. Joseph Robbins and Dr. Peter
PLANNED that a boys’ school
should be started.
1904
Central Philippine School
1922 (a year later)
- Central Philippine School 
Central Philippine College

- Eleven (11) Baptist Missionaries

met in Iloilo and organized the
Philippine Baptist Mission
Conference (PBMC).
- Rev. William O. Valentine was
elected as the principal of two
schools.
June 1923
- Junior college opened.
- President: Stuart
o Stuart Hall – oldest building
in CPU
- The CPC was recognized into 2
divisions:
o Department of Education
and Liberal Arts
o Department of Theology
June 20, 2008
- Typhoon Frank flooded the
campus.
- “Calamities like fire and flood may
cause a great havoc among us, but
it is in this trying moment too that
the best of Central Spirit can be
manifested.” (Jonan Castillon).

2023 (present)
1942-1945 - CPU in 118th year
- From 17 enrollees to 13, 000
- World War II
- Many buildings were destroyed.
- Teachers and students went to the
mountains for refuge. CPU’S COLLEGES, AFFILIATIONS, AND
- CPU remained strong because of PARTNERS
the Central Spirit.

A. Colleges and Departments

April 1, 1953 School of Graduate Studies
Arts and Sciences
- Central Philippine College  Computer Studies
Central Philippine University Hospitality Management
o 24-hectare campus in Iloilo Nursing
Theology
Pharmacy
1966 Agriculture
Business and Accountancy
- CPU corp. voted Dr. Rex Drilon as Education
the first Filipino president. Engineering
Medicine
Law
1968 (2 years later) Medical Laboratory Science
Senior High School
- Americans turned over the
Junior High School
university property to the Filipinos.
Elementary
Kindergarten
1973
- Board of Trustees and Admin
officials are Filipinos.

February 1991
- Old Rose Memorial Building was
burned by fire accident.
 B. Affiliations CORE VALUES
a. Convention of Philippine
Baptist Churches (CPBC) Justice
b. International Ministries (IM-
ABC) Faith
c. United Board for Christian Stewardship
Higher Education in Asia
(UBCHEA) Character
d. Asso. of Christian Schools,
Colleges and Universities Excellence
(ACSCU)
e. Philippine Accrediting Asso. of
Schools, Colleges and 1.3 HOPEVALE
Universities (PAASCU)
f. Asso. of Theological Schools in THE STORY OF HOPEVALE
Southeast Asia (ATESEA)
April 1942
C. Partners
a. Iloilo Mission Hospital (Healing - Japanese forces invaded the
MInistry) island of Panay
b. University Church (Preaching - 11 American Baptist missionaries
Ministry) went into hiding in the mountains
c. Filamer Christian University of Katipunan, Tapaz, Capiz
(Teaching Ministry) o They served CPU when the
d. Siliman University (Teaching war broke out
Ministry) o They thought the war
e. Fortress College (Teaching
wouldn’t last long so they
Ministry)
chose to escape that
surrender
MOTTO, MISSION, AND VISION

Motto:
Scientia et Fides (science and faith)
Mission:
To carry out a program of spiritual,
intellectual, moral, scientific, technological,
and cultural training, and allied studies
under influences which strengthen
Christian faith, build up character and
promote scholarship, research and
community service.
Vision:
A university committed to
Exemplary Christian Education for Life
(EXCEL) that is responsive to the needs of
the total person and the world.
Hopevale
- What the missionaries called their
hiding place
- A small clearing near the top of the
mountain “in the deep recesses of
evergreen” reached only by a
“winding and misleading trail”
- A chapel with seats and an altar
and pulpit was constructed from
rocks and woods
- Worship was conducted every
Sunday except when the Japanese
were nearby
The missionaries stayed in Hopevale for THE HOPEVALE MARTYRS
over 20 months.
Dr. Francis Howard Rose
(Love)
December 19, 1943
Jesus, Thou tender Sheperd of the sheep,
- The missionaries were discovered
by Japanese troops. In vain we try this mountain trail to keep,
- All 11 missionaries including the (Joy)
son of a missionary couple were
beheaded Keep Thou Thy flock within safeguarded
o Before the execution, they door
asked the Japanese to give And in Thy bosom, O bring us home once
them 1 hour to worship and more.
pray.
o They sang a hymn to the (Peace)
Lord until their last breath
Life’s dark enigmas everywhere abound,
Make, without Thee, a ceaseless
Their legacy of faith had ignited the nightmare round
passion of Filipino Christians, especially
(Patience)
those who belong to the Convention of
Philippine Baptist Churches, to remain Where shall we turn, in turmoil, loss, and
steadfast in their commitment to the Lord strife?
and to carry on the mission of preaching
Thou are our answer, Thou are Eternal
the Gospel to all people.
Life.
(Kindness)
THE HOPEVALE MARTYRS
Thou are the Truth, Incarnate Word of God
1. Francis Howard Rose
All others fail to point us out the road.
2. Gertrude Coombs Rose
3. James Howard Covell (Goodness)
4. Charma Moore Covell
5. Louise Cummings Rounds Though seek we rest, our Quest will never
6. Earle Frederick Rounds cease
7. Earle Douglas Rounds Until we find Thee, find Thee our Perfect
o Son of Earle and Louise Peace.
8. Frederick Willer Meyer
9. Ruth Schacht Meyer (Faith)
10. Jennie Claire Adams
Jesus, Thou Mighty Shepherd of the
11. Signe Amelia Erickson
sheep,
12. Dorothy Antoinette Dowell
We trust our all, Thy pierced hands to - From the Latin testamentum 
keep meaning “covenant”
o Covenant – sacred
(Gentleness)
agreement between God
Against that day, in Thy fair Morning land, and His people.
o The bible tells us about the
When, in Thy Presence, before Thy face covenant God made with
we stand. Israel through Abraham (old
2.1 FAQ’S ABOUT THE BIBLE covenant) and fulfilled in
Jesus (new covenant)
The Bible
- Known as the Good Book
Old Testament (OT)
- A collection of many small books
written over 1000+ years. - The Hebrew bible known to
- From the Greek word ta biblia  Christians.
meaning “the books”. - a record of the Hebrew deity’s
o When taken over into Latin, dealings with the chosen people 
it became singular, the Israel.
Bible. - Contains 39 books of narrative,
- Greek term biblion (the diminutive legal material, poetry, and
form of Byblos)  meaning prophecy.
“papyrus” or “books”.
o The usage in turn comes
from the ancient Language of OT:
Phoenician city of Byblos,
where the papyrus plant - Originally written in classical
was cut and dried in strips Hebrews.
to use as writing paper. o Some sections were written
- It is more than a book; it is a in Aramaic.
library.  semitic tongue
- Often called Scripture, the spoken by the
Scripture, or Holy Scripture. Israelites.
o “Sacred or divine writings”  Dialect related to
o Means two things: Hebrew.
 Probably the
 The Word of God
language spoken by
set down in writing,
Jesus.
so that there can be
- Masoretes – medieval Jewish
a Word of God set
scribes who added vowels to the
which is not written.
consonant Hebrew script making it
 The Writings (the
a Masoretic text.
Word of God for us)
- Masoretic Text (MT)  standard
and not the
form of the Hebrew Bible
events/worlds
- OT was translated into Greek in
spoken before they
Alexandria from 3rd century BC.
were composed.
- Legends say 72 scribes (70
before) had same translation of
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT OT, thus the translation is known
Testament as the Septuagint
 - Other ancient Greek translations WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?
by Aquila, Symmachus, and
- 40 authors whom God chose
Theodotion.
throughout the centuries.
o They wrote the Bible with
inspiration from the Holy
Spirit.
o Inspiration  Ruach –
Hebrew word meaning
New Testament (NT) God-breathed.
- Added by Christians to the original o He did not dictate the
Hebrew bible. words, but His Spirit is
- Consists of: among the writers.
o Gospels – 4 narratives of
Jesus’ life WRITERS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
o Acts – theological account
of the early Church Moses – regarded as the author of the
o 21 letters Pentateuch (first five books)
o An apocalypse (revelation
Nameless Priest, Scribes, and Archivists –
of future history) authors of Joshua, Judges, Samuel,
Kings, Chronicles.
Language of NT: It is known that Jeremiah dictated many of
- Entirely written in Greek his messages to his scribe  Baruch
o Different from classical
Greek called koine
(common) WRITERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
- Other translations:
Pauline letters – written between 50 and
o Syriac
62 CE to churches such as:
o Coptic
o Latin o Corinth
 Latin version: o Thessalonica
Vulgate (edition o Philippi
vulgata/popular o Rome
edition) by St.
Jerome of At least 9 served as writers of NT.
Alexandria. - 8 are identified:
o Matthew – 1 book written
o Mark – 1 book
Most Protestant bibles contain 66 books: o Luke – 2 books
39 OT and 27 NT o John – 5 books
o Paul – 13 books
o James – 1 book
Apocrypha – additional OT books by o Peter – 2 books
Roman Catholics written during the silent o Jude – 1 book
period.
The authorship of Hebrews is uncertain.
Luke – author of Acts and Luke; a Gentile
and Physician

WHEN WAS THE BIBLE WRITTEN?
- 10th century BCE – First connected
written account of biblical history.
o Forms the oldest narrative
strand in the Pentateuch.
o Yahweh – Hebrew God;
usually called J (Jahveh) 
German form
- Certain poems celebrating decisive
historical victories are thought to
be older than the written context.
o E.g.: Miriam’s song of
Yahweh’s triumph at the
Red Sea
- NT is composed during a shorter
period
o Between 40 BCE (Paul’s
early letters) and 150 CE
(final form of 2 Peter).
- The last books of OT were
composed during 1-2 A.D
- Biblical literature represents a time
span of approximately 1,100
years.
WHY WAS THE BIBLE WRITTEN?
1. For our faith to grow.
2. For our conviction of sin.
3. For avoidance of sin.
4. For our guidance to life.
WHY IS THE BIBLE IMPORTANT?
1. It explains man’s origin and the
purpose of his existence as a
rational being.
2. It gives guidance to daily lives of
Christians.
3. It points out condemned man to
the Redeemer and sorrowing man
to the only Comforter who can
meet his needs.
4. It is a book of knowledge – it
reveals the nature of God and his
redemptive purpose.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE
BIBLE?
- Purpose is emphasized in
2 Tim. 3:16-17
- The bible is useful for:
o Teaching God’s truth
o Rebuking our sins
o Correction
o Training in righteousness
TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE
Hebrew Bible
- Original
- Language where OT was first
written
Septuagint (LXX)
- Greek translation of Hebrew Bible
- Translated by 72 scholars in just
70 days.
- Greek – NT was first written
Vulgate (Latin)
- Latin translation by St. Jerome
German Bible
- Translated by Martin Luther from
the Hebrew/Greek language
- First European Bible version
English Bible
- Translated by John Wycliffe (from
Latin to English)
 - Translated by William Tyndale 1. Joshua
(directly from Hebrew/Greek to o Conqueror of Canaan
English) o Tells about the conquest of
Canaan.
2. Judges
Hiligaynon Bible
o Book of deliverance
- Translated by Eric Lund and 3. Ruth
Braulio Manikan o Exemplifies true friendship

Stephen Langton
- Archbishop of Canterbury Monarchy
- Divided the Bible into chapters.
4. 1 and 2 Samuel
o Book of founding of the
Robert Estienne kingdom of Israel
5. 1 and 2 Kings
- French printer in Geneva o Division of the kingdom of
- Divided the chapters into verses. Israel (Israel and Judah)

6. 1 and 2 Chronicles
2.2 BIBLE CLASSIFICATIONS o History of Judah

Post-Monarchy

OLD TESTAMENT 7. Ezrah

o Drastic reformer
A. Law or Torah / Pentateuch = 5 o About Judaism after the
books exile
- Author: Moses 8. Nehemiah
1. Genesis o Practical man of affairs
o Means “the beginning” o The builder
o Tells about the creation of 9. Esther
the world and mankind. o Historical romance written
2. Exodus to explain the origins of the
o Means “the going out” Jewish feast of Purim.
o Book of deliverance and  Purim is
birth of the nation. remembered as the
3. Leviticus time the Jews got
o Book of ritual “relief” or “rest” from
o Guidebook of the priests their enemies, and
4. Numbers their sorrow was
o Book of wanderings turned to joy.
5. Deuteronomy
o Means “second law”
C. Poetry or Ketuvim = 5 books
1. Job
B. History or Eevreet = 12 books o Book of the ways of God
2. Psalms
Pre-Monarchy
 o Hebrew handbook of
personal religion
3. Proverbs
o Concise sayings
o Conveys truth about social,
spiritual, and moral life of
man.
4. Ecclesiastes
o Words of the preacher
(Solomon)
5. Song of Songs/ Songs of Solomon
o Songs of the wise
Prophets or Nevi’im
o Prophet of God’s universal
love
6. Micah
o Prophet of the poor
7. Nahum
o Prophet against Nineveh
8. Habakkuk
o Tells about Babylon as
God’s agent in punishing
Judah’s sins, but in the
end, Babylon will be ruined
because of her pride
9. Zephaniah
o Prophet of restoration of
Jerusalem

D. Major Prophets = 5 books 10. Haggai

1. Isaiah o Prophet of rebuilding of the
o Prophet of holiness, temple of Jerusalem
statesman, world mission 11. Zechariah
o Emphasizes holiness o Prophet of restoration of
2. Jeremiah Jerusalem
o Crying prophet 12. Malachi
o Prophet of inwardness of o Prophet of revival
religion
3. Lamentation
o Book of sorrow NEW TESTAMENT
4. Ezekiel
o Prophet of A. Gospels = 4 books
reconstruction/remaking of 1. Matthew – most influential;
the nation beatitudes are found
5. Daniel 2. Mark – earliest written
o Book for hard times 3. Luke – most beautiful, best written
4. John – best loved, spiritual

E. Minor Prophets = 12 books

1. Hosea B. History = 1 book
o Prophet of love 1. Acts – covers 50 years of history
o Allegorical love of God to
His people.
2. Joel C. Pauline Letters/Epistles = 13 books
o Prophet of the day of - Letters to Church = 9
Yahweh - Letters to Friends = 4
3. Amos
o Prophet of righteousness 1. Romans
o Tells of man’s need of
4. Obadiah
o Prophet of resentment redemption, new life in
Christ and Christian
against Edom
conduct.
5. Jonah
2. 1 and 2 Corinthians
 o Tells of the Corinthian
church
3. Galatians
o The Magna Carta of
Christian liberty
E. Prophecy = 1 book
1. Revelation
o Known as the apocalypse
o Unveiling of the last days;
the end of time

4. Ephesians
o Tells of Jesus Christ as the
clue to all history
5. Philippians
o Tells of the Christ-centered
life.
6. Colossians
o Tells of the Cosmic Christ
7. 1 and 2 Thessalonians
o First and 2nd book of NT to
be written
8. 1 and 2 Timothy
o Pastoral letters Myths
9. Titus
- creation stories
o Pastoral letters
- passed to Adam
10. Philemon
- written but not witnessed
o Fairly wealthy man won to
Christianity by Paul
Legends

D. General Letters/Epistles = 8 books - witnessed but not written during it

- Letters written to Christians happened.
1. Hebrews
o Priesthood of Christ
2. James Histories
o Practical rules for Christian
- witnessed and recorded during it
life
happened.
3. 1 Peter
- E.g. David and Goliath
o Letter of hope
4. 2 Peter
o Last NT book to be written
Shortest Book – 3 John
o Knowledge on Jesus Christ
5. 1 John Longest Book – Exodus
o The epistle of life
6. 2 John Shortest chapter – Psalm 117
o Shortest book in NT longest chapter – Psalm 119
7. 3 John
o Known as the “Johannine shortest verse – John 11:35
Philemon” longest verse – Esther 8:9
8. Jude
o Complete loyalty to the
Christian faith Note:
Jesus was betrayed by Judas with 30  First Patriarch  ABRAHAM
pieces of silver. o Exalted Father
o Father of faith and Father
Prophet Hosea married a harlot, Gomer.
of great nation
The Scroll of the Law in Nehemiah is o Sons:
where the Jewish Pentateuch is inscribed.  Ishamel (mother:
Hagar)
Peter is the disciple of Jesus who denied
 Isaac
Him three times.
Jesus is 30 years old when He began His  Second Patriarch  ISAAC
ministry. o The Lover
o Married to Rebekah
o Has 2 twin sons:
 Jacob
 Esau

 Third Patriarch  JACOB

o Supplanter
3.1 RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND OF  Takes the place of
JESUS his brother on
purpose
o Forced to serve Laban
The birth of Christ has no exact date. It (Rachel’s father) for 7 years
was probably summertime because the for Rachel’s hand in
shepherds were watching their flocks of marriage
sheep. Christian tradition chose December o Tricked into marrying Leah
25 as the date. instead of Rachel
 Had 10 sons with
her
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND o Worked again for 7 years
for Rachel, total = 14 years
The religion of Israel starts with God and  Sons:
His promise to Abraham in OT.  Joseph
- The covenant sealed by  Benjamin
circumcision
- It has developed in the course of
about 2,000 years.  Fourth Patriarch  JOSEPH
o The Dreamer
o Favorite son of Jacob
GOD’S CHOSEN LEADERS (because he is his first son
with Rachel)
A. Patriarchs – the great Fathers
o Sold into slavery by his
B. Judges – the charismatic leaders
brothers due to jealousy
C. Kings – the human rulers
when Jacob gave him a
colorful cloak
o Soon became governor of
PATRIARCHS
Egypt when he translated
- Leaders are men Pharaoh’s dream
JUDGES  DIVIDED KINGDOM
o Jeroboam – King of
- Ruled after the conquest in
Northern Kingdom (Israel)
Canaan
o Rehoboam – king of
- Theocracy
o theos – God Southern Kingdom (Judah)
o cratos – to rule
o Zedekiah – last king of
Major Judges Judah

 Othniel – first judge

 Deborah – only lady judge
 Gideon – captain of 300 men
(30,000 at first but only 300
remained)
 Samson
o strongest and most popular
judge
o a Nazirite

KINGS
EMPIRES
- the people were envious of other
nations because they have a king
so they asked the prophet Samuel
to ask God for a king.
- Monarchy was developed
 SAUL – first king
o Sin: jealousy of David
 DAVID – bravest king
o Sin: committed adultery
with Bathsheba
o Killed Uriah (Bathsheba’s
husband) for his adultery to
be covered.
- dummy leadership in Israel
- controlled by Imperial powers
 Nebuchadnezzar
o King of Babylonian empire
 Ahasuerus
o King of Persian empire
o Chose Esther to be his
queen
 Alexander the Great
o Greek empire
 Augustus Ceasar
o Roman empire

 SOLOMON – wisest king

o Son of David and
Bathsheba
o Married 700 wives, all
daughters of kings, to
prevent war between
nations
o Sin: Idolatry
 allowed his wives to
build a temple to
worship other gods
THE LAW/TORAH
- Established by God through Moses
at Mount Sinai to guide them in
their way of life, and to have a right
relationship with God and people.
- 10 commandments:
o 1-4: pertains to relationship
to God
o 5-10: pertains to fellow
beings
 - Penalty for disobeying: death by
stoning
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
1. I am the LORD your God: you shall
not have strange Gods before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the
LORD your God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the
LORD'S Day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness
against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's
wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's
goods.
THE PROPHETS
- Spokesmen of God
- Main task: to proclaim God’s will
- Forth-tellers warning of the coming
punishment for the people who
turned away God.
o Jeremiah warned Zedekiah
but he didn’t listen so
Jerusalem fell
WORSHIP PLACES
Temple
- Built on the time of Solomon
- Center of worship
Synagogue
- Seen on Jesus’ time
- Place of study, prayer and
assembly
PRIESTS AND SACRIFICES
- Priesthood represented the union
of Israel with God.
Order of Priesthood
1. High Priest
o Highest
o Representative of the
people before God
2. Priests
o Middle
o Assists in ceremonies
o Doctors, scientists
3. Levites
o Lowest
o Serves the higher power
o Guards, cooks, musicians,
etc
JEWISH FEASTS
- Part of the nation’s history
- To celebrate a feast = to rejoice
before the presence of God
- A Jew is also a Hebrew
o Although all Jews
(descendants of Judah) are
Hebrews (descendants of
Abraham) not all Hebrews
(descendants of Abraham)
are Jews (descendants of
Judah).
 Hanukkah
o Festival of lights
o a Jewish festival that
reaffirms the ideals of
Judaism and
commemorates in particular
the rededication of the
Second Temple of
Jerusalem by the lighting of
candles on each day of the
festival.
  Passover nations will flow to worship
o Commemoration of how the the Lord.
Lord saved Israel the night
before they left Egypt
o A celebration of being free
from Egyptian slavery
o The angel of death passes
over homes with blood
painted in their doorway, it
means they are the people
of God.
 Trumpets
o Also called Rosh Hashanah
o Symbolizes a 10-day
celebration of consecration
and repentance
o hearing the blast of shofars
(ram’s horn), a reminder to
repent and to encourage
reflection.
 Purim
o A remembrance of how
Esther saved the Jews from
total annihilation.
Other Feasts:

 Unleavened Bread
o Jews do not eat leavened
bread for eight days: a
specific dietary
requirement.
 First Fruits
o celebrating first harvest of
crops.
 Pentecost
o commemorates the descent
of the Holy Spirit on the
Apostles and followers of
Jesus while they were in
Jerusalem.
 Day of Atonement
o people would cleanse,
having all sins covered.
 Tabernacles
o people gather to remember
God’s provision in the
Wilderness but also to look
ahead to that promised
Messianic age when all