07/11/2025
I once was like itong ganitong GULLIBLE DISCIPLE, kaya naisipan kong aralin ang lalim nito. Yung tipong maiis-scam ka na ng malaking halaga dahil lang sa sobrang pagsunod mo sa tao na hindi ka na nag iisip ng may lalim…
So ano ba ang ibig kong sabihin sa isang “gullible disciple”… eto yun, a gullible disciple is not simply a fool, sya ay someone with sincere faith ha pero undeveloped ang discernment. He confuses trust in God with trust in everything that sounds spiritual. Matindi ito, kasi ang isang GD, o gullible disciple has zeal, but no filter. His danger lies in mistaking emotion for revelation, charisma for character, and spectacle for substance. Hindi nag iisip sa likod ng mga pangyayari, madaling utuin, madaling pasunurin basta offeran mo lang ng may pakinabang sya.
May mga biblical portraits tayo na pwedeng i-explore:
A. Eve believed the serpent’s half-truth — “Did God really say?” — a prototype of untested discernment.
B. Yung batang prophet in 1 Kings 13 who was deceived by an older prophet and lost his life, favorite ko tong biblical example na to… — this is a proof that sincerity without discernment still leads to death, sobrang delikado tlga kapag gullible ka.
C. The Corinthians who followed every “super-apostle” — Paul warned them not to “bear with another Jesus.”
The GULLIBLE DISCIPLE is always mesmerized by flashy outward ministry, big perfect tesimonies. They love to hear preaching testimonials how leader/pastor gain riches from rags. Napaka prone ng GD sa maging kagamitan sa mga christian gimicry, kaya nag mumuka tuloy multi-level networking ang discipleship dahil din naman sa pagiging gullible natin sa mga leader na nakikilala natin. Hook kagad tayo kapag narinig natin ang kwento mula sa pulpito ng daang-dang katao, madaling ma-hypnotize ng mga matatamis na punchline na “Bliness ako ni LORD ikaw na ang next” Amen? Amen!… gustong gusto natin yan sa tengang karnal natin.
The Gullible Disciple love the "manifestations". They love “POWER” giftings showing up sa stage at mga pulpito, mga TESTIMONY ng mga YUMAMAN, nagbigay ng ganitong kalaking halaga… naka evangelize ng DAAN-DAAN, nagpagaling, bumuhay ng patay… nagtaboy ng SANIB, nakapag SHARE sa CELEBRITY… Bilib na bilid, gek na gek ang isang gullible disciple sa mga ganyan, “gusto ko nyan”. Alam ko yan kasi ganyan ako mismo noon. May season ako na halos ina-idolize ko na mga pastor na sa tingin sobrang tindi ng anointing base also from their own claims.
ANG PROBLEMA natin ngayon, nagiging mababaw na ang PAGSUNOD natin sa Panginoong Hesus, dahil narin sa perpektong mga testimony to influence the crowd… Ang GULLIBLE DISCIPLE susunod yan, maglilingkod yan kasi may promotion silang inaasam, may blessing silang nakita na nagkaron yung nag te-testimony na flashy leaders and pastors. Attracted sa fast track blessins ang mga gullible disciples, sumobra na siguro pakikinig natin sa mga wrong teachings ng hyper-faith, hyper-grace… lahat hyper.
WHAT THE GULLIBLE DISCIPLE need to learn? Kagaya ko non, kailangan mong tanggapin na gullible ka rin one way or another. The more we deny it the more na hindi natin ma-o-outgrow and gullibility. PANGALAWA, pagtapos mong aminin sa sarili mo mga pagka-gullible mo, oras na para ibahin kung ako hahanapin mo sa isang leader or model mo sa ministry or pastor /preacher… ang hanapin mo yung MOMENT to personally WITNESS how your leader/pastor take corrections from their higher ups… how your mentor/leader take and receive REBUKE from their higher ups. Yan ang mas nakaka excite at nakaka grow ma-witness. Kung ako lang medyo too mainstream na namakita yung mga POWER GIFTS, yung mga MONEY RESULTS…. what we need to witness now is to see our leaders learn from their mistakes, how they get up from their falls, how they outgrow their immaturities and change their behaviors… HOW they receive rod and staff dealings from the people they are accountable to.
As a young rising leader, what we must learn to look for is character, yung sa baba sa stage… yung sa normal lang na usapan. Not just charisma, miracles, or numbers. Not just how passionately someone preaches, but how humbly they receive rebuke from their higher ups because they themselves meron accountability.
Because rebuke reveals roots. Correction is the x-ray of character. You’ll never truly know a man until you see how he responds when he’s wrong.
PERO ano meron tayo ngayon sa mga hinangaan sinusundan natin? C**orruption of accountability.**
The tragedy deepens when the once-faithful leader stops being discipled. He builds platforms but burns bridges — especially the one that led him to his first altar.
Instead of staying under authority, he learns to explain his disconnection:
“God has moved me to a new season.”
“My old leader doesn’t understand my calling.”
“We’re all equal now in the body.”
Each excuse hides pride’s quiet rebellion.
And the GREAT gullible disciple watching this doesn’t see defiance; he sees “bold independence.” He admires it — and unknowingly drinks the same poison.
Praying that as read this, you will be delivered from this witchcraft poisonous spirit of gullibility.
SUMUNOD ng tama, sumunod ng nag iisip, SUMUNOD SA TRUTH ng kwento, sa TRUTH ng personal life.
From my: The Gullible Disciple, an in-depth Observation Series
