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Faith is already embedded and rooted within the very center of our spirit and soul which ultimately entails some kind of venture.

As a child of God, I firmly believe that in terms of experiences, I have attained a broader perspective on the 5 different characteristics of faith. Experience-wise, traveling back to the day that I was born is my total and absolute characteristic because that was the moment that God called me to adhere to Him, it was my day of entitlement that I am one of the children and servant of God.

Secondly, reverently believe in the power and supremacy of the Holy Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. For me, nothing is more powerful and essential than acknowledging the essence of the Sign of the Cross, in every problem that I encountered whether its good or bad, happy moments, unfortunate times, disastrous dilemmas, ecstatic junctures, I always, without any hesitation make use of the Sign of the Cross because, for me, that is my way of thanking, glorifying, and making amends to all the things that I have done.

Thirdly, Loving, Maturing and Missionary is obviously a natural thing for me to do, helping other people in times of need, encouraging them to do better, spreading words of wisdom for them to attain, and just by simply listening to what they have to say is a form of a loving, maturing, and missionary practice. Following the path of Christ and anchoring my ways to His judgments fosters and nurtures my mentality and personality to always see the good in everything.

And, the last characteristic that I possess is being Inculturated. In this matter, considering that I came from a religious family, we worship and glorify God in all ways possible, if not always in the way we expect. Believing in our culture, fulfilling the practice of our traditions, and enlivening God as the center of our life.

This kind of credence, held with sufficient firmness and conviction, tangles with my devotion and veneration to the Lord.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart." -Proverbs 3:5

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Loving, Maturing, and Missionary.

Among all the characteristics of Faith. I certainly believe that I possess the characteristic of Loving, Maturing, and Missionary.  The best way in which we could practice love is to give out love, and one of the ways in which we could give out love would be through service. We are all struggling in this world, and no one will help one another but ourselves. That sense of connection is what makes us become united.

We should be able to open up and help someone who's in need. The kind of help we should be able to give must not come from any other agenda, but through the willingness to serve and give out love towards everyone.  God is love, and Jesus is the perfect embodiment of it.  I've always believed that Love is defined by the sacrifices that we make for another person, Jesus loved us so much that he gave up his life for the sins of mankind. Jesus could be seen as a perfect role model that we should follow.

Despite not receiving the same kind of help that I usually give out. I still do my best to help. After all, I certainly believed that helping from the heart is the best kind of help, we need to help and not ask for anything back. Love is after all, about giving, and not receiving.

In my own perspective, Service is truly Love in action.

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My parents taught me that praying to God will guide me wherever I go. We always go to church every Sunday and spend our time with Christ, especially during pre-pandemic times. We were taught to never question God and whatever we do should always be central to Him. Not just with my family, but also with my former friends that I met in a Catholic school. Even though only one member of my family is non-Catholic, it didn't become a hindrance for us to still follow our beliefs. I grew up surrounded by Catholic people who are very devoted and trust His words. I, myself, am also a Catholic and I can say that my relatives and family helped me to be closer to God and have more faith. Having to conclude all the things I mentioned, I do believe that I belong to the Incultured.

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Lubaton, Allyssa

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Loving, Maturing, and Missionary

Looking at my own faith, I believe that I have a Loving, Maturing, and Missionary characteristic because of how I am as a person. I would often be described by the people who know me as someone who is kind, caring, compassionate, generous, etc. These are just some characteristics that can be seen in how Jesus served the people then. I always try my best to do everything out of love and service to others. I tend to be selfless and make sure I am able to help the people around me. From the teachings of Jesus Christ to the teachings of my parents, this helped me instill this kind of characteristic and help me grow into a good person.

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My characteristic of faith is Trinitarian, because I believe that every single one in this community deserves God's love. I was taught that we should make God as center of our life. I believe that God wanted us to love our neighbors just like the way he loves us. It is also stated from his 10 commandments, "thou shall love thy neighbors as thyself."

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There was a question from someone that struck me where he asked “how will you respond to the suffering of the world?”. When we go outside, for example, and see how will people beg for things that we see as possession, we can say it is tragic.

I have this question that is attached to the third characteristic of faith where when we are capable of doing stuff that others can’t, we should grab that opportunity to assist them. Maybe I’m just attached to the community but I see this as a practice to respond to the said question. And I think this is the essence of love and faith. They both shall be passed to the world.

-Ruben Carlos Gabas

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VICTOR MANUEL S PEDROSO

I myself believe that the characteristics of my faith belongs the Total and absolute type of faith. Because i belive in what i know and will know whole heartedly and with no doubt. Nothing can change my faith because I think what i believe is true and right. Im also born and raised by my christian family. So i thinks this adds to the reason why i have this characteristix

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I think most of the characteristics describes but I will focus on inculturated characteristic because I was influenced by my parents because they all ways go to the church during the time I haven't born until today and They always gather with my other relative to pray to Holy Rosary. In the past I don't usually know why they are truly devoted but when time ascends I also understand it.

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My characteristic of faith is both Inculturated and Trinitarian. I grew up and was taught that there is only one God, and with the closeness that I have with my grandmother she always tells me to pray and be grateful for the blessings I receive everyday in my life.

Jasmine Samonte

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I think all of the characteristics of faith represent and my faith but Loving, Maturing, and Missionary tops them all because I believe doing everything out of God's love is the most important thing I can do as a person. When I make life decisions, big or small, I always try to include God first. Even in the little things such as controlling my emotions at times I struggle with my anger management. Or making time to express my love to God by praying to Him everyday.

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My characteristic of Faith is the inculturated since my grandmother on my father's side serves the church as an usher while my other grandmother on my mother's side is a devoted follower of Mother Mary. I guess through that I came from a religious family, and from time to time me and my family are praying the rosary and usually I would lead the prayer. I become more spiritual because of the people around me and become more closer to God.

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The characteristic of my faith would be Trinitarian Faith, I was born in the covenant in the church I grew up with; believing that God lives and that His son, Jesus Christ atoned for all mankind to be saved as long as one remains faithful, obedient and strives to obtain Christ-like attributes.

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I think I consider myself in Total and Absolute type of Faith. I was born in a Christian family and every time we go the Church the teaching that I always hear is, life is not done yet when we die, because there is another life after our life here on earth. I believed that and growing up that is my belief in life that there is another life that waiting afterlife and having faith with Christ is the only way for us to be able to meet Him after this life. There's this bible verse that really convicted me about this type of faith and it is Romans 10:9-10

-Francis Mathew F. Fontanilla

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For my faith characteristics, I believe I am a member of the absolute because even when we face adversity, we remain strong because we have faith in our mighty God and also in our community, which we give more clothes to the poor side and makes us far more faithful to our God. Attending church activities in large numbers strengthens our community's bonds more than ever.

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My Characteristic of faith is Inculturated, because ever since then my family is devoted to Mary and the church that my parents teaches me that there is only one God that love and protects us.

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My characteristic of faith is trinitarian since every morning that was given to me by God I always sign of the cross as my form of being grateful. Having said that I also applied Loving, Maturing and Missionary in mine since I've been part of helping people with the church and my fellow community by sharing ayuda with different people. Atleast we help them by becoming more enlighten that helping with one kilo of rice can make a difference for a single family.

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Trinitarian Because in all aspects or any occasion we all do the sign of the cross i to myself know how the culture and traditions where inserted in a short period of time when we are asking for safety and to our others desires.

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I think I have absolute faith when it comes to life after death. But I necessarily don't think that you have to be a devoted church person, all you need to do in order to be in heaven is to be a good person, and by being a good person this means that you should also respect yourself and most importantly you respect your own body because we do not own this body for it is only lended to us by god in order to enjoy life.

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My parents taught me to alway help someone who’s in need, help them as far as you can and don’t expect something in return for what you’ve done. So, basically, based on these five characteristics, I could say that my faith is similar to the third characteristic which is “Loving, Maturing and Missionary.”

- Sherwin Villacorte

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As a Christian, I manifest this actual characteristic by imitating Christ's action which is being selfless at all times.

I am able to showcase this through the service I offer people that are in need of help. For me, the help that I need to give does not always have to be big nor extravagant. Rather, it must be done through an act of kindness and willingness, without asking for anything in return.

- Trehb Calimlim

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For my characteristic of Faith, I believe that I am part of the inculturated sect, as I grew up around very devoted Catholic family members. I was taught my whole life that there is only one true God, and I still carry those teachings with me to this day. Seeing as my grandparents also were part of the church, my grandfather was a lay minister, while my grandmother attended meetings with the church committee back in the province, I believe that helped in strengthening my faith as they were around me growing up.

-Miguel Caguimbal