Practicando y Aprendiendo Mucho

Para ayudarme a practicar, yo quisiera escribir más postes de blog en español. De hecho, estaba pensando en comenzar un nuevo blog para escribir sobre la gracia de Dios, como hago en mi blog All of Grace, pero en español esta vez. No sé ahora si lo haré, pero si Dios me permite, lo haré cuando tengo el tiempo.

Pero, en lo que concierne a las lenguas (los idiomas), estoy practicando el español todos los días y aprovechando mucho. Además, tengo un librito acerca del francés, y otro del italiano, pero sólo estoy leyendo el del francés en este tiempo. Estes libros he encontrado en Barnes & Noble, con otro libro sobre la gramática del español, el cual tiene muchas lecciones sensillas, con prácticas y tareas también. Es una ayuda excelente.

Aprender a hablar español ha sido alimento para mi para aprender más idiomas del mundo si yo pueda. Ahora mismo, quiero aprender español mucho mejor, y quisiera aprender un poco de francés, italiano y alemán también. Sobre todo, deseo mucho aprovechar una buena comprensión de los idiomas Bíblicas importantes, el griego y el hebreo, algún día.

Regresaré para compartir algunas cosas más acerca de aprender idiomas, si Dios lo permite.
¡Hasta luego!

Sounds of the Spanish Alphabet

Spanish Sounds

As I've studied the Spanish language, I've realized the importance of learning pronunciation, so I started trying to learn how words commonly sound when spoken by Latin Americans. I often write the word using English sounds to help myself with the pronunciation. Below is the Spanish alphabet with what I've learned to be the sounds commonly associated with them in Latin America.

Alphabet Pronunciation

Aa = ah as in father and as in Dad.

Bb = soft b, sometimes sounds like v as in given.

Cc = hard k, except after i, e, sounds like s, as in cent.

Dd = soft d, sometimes sounds like th.

Ee = ay as in May, eh as in Set.

Ff = same as English f.

Gg = hard g as in Go, h sound after i, e, as in hit.

Hh = always silent.

Ii = ee, as in free.

Jj = h sound, as in heart, hug, heat, hope.

Kk = same as English k.

Ll = L as in long.

LLll = y as in yet or j as in jet.

M = m as in man.

N = n as in now, ten.

Ññ = sounds like ny as in canyon, pinion, onion.

Oo = always a long o as in low, no.

Pp = same as English p except without blowing any air.

Qq = sounds like k.

Rr = rolling rr at the beginning of a word, within a word it is one flip of the tongue and sounds close to 'dd as in loaded, padded, coded, added.

RRrr = rolling tongue 'rrrrr, takes practice to learn.

Ss = s as in sofa, self, last, rest.

Tt = always sounds like the t in tilt, toy, tight.

Uu = oo as in boo.

Vv = sounds like b as in boy.

Ww = same as English w.

Zz = sounds like s in Latin America as in set, lasso, loose, or th in Spain as in think, teeth, thought, with.

Examples

The word ir (to go) sounds like ee'dh; ir = ee'dh.

The word voy (I go) sounds like boy; voy = boy.

The word yo (me, I) sounds like joe; yo = joe.

The word duro (hard) sounds almost like doo-doe, but with a soft 'dd sound for the r (as in pudding); duro = doo'ddoe.

The word diez (ten) sounds like dee-ess; diez = dee-ess.

The word comer (to eat) sounds like co-mair'd; comer = co-maird.

There are many more examples. I may include more at a later time.

¿Cuán importante es alabar a Dios regularmente en tu vida?

A fin de contestar la pregunta en el título, piensa en estas cosas:

En primer lugar yo nos pregunto ¿por qué es importante alabar a Dios?

La respuesta puede ser simplemente porque él es Dios y nosotros somos sus criaturas (Salmo 100:3). Pero también porque es bueno dar las alabanzas a nuestro Dios (Salmo 92:1), y porque él nos ordena en su Palabra. Solamente él es digno, como nuestro Creador y Señor, para recibir la gloria.

Entonces, ¿Cuán importante para ti es alabar a Dios en tu vida? ¿Das la gloria y las gracias a Dios por los beneficios y bienes de tu vida?

Pero cuando hablamos de alabanza Bíblicamente, debemos hablar de más que bienes y beneficios. La Biblia habla de alabanza a Dios por las características y los atributos de su naturaleza y persona, en cuanto así por sus obras, dones y juicios. Hay muchísimos ejemplos en los libros de la ley, las historias, los salmos, profecías, evangelios, cartas y en el apocalipsis (en toda la Biblia) de oraciones, cantares, doxologías y alabanzas dada a Dios Todopoderoso. Es muy claro que Dios recibe gloria y honra a sí mismo de sus criaturas para siempre.

Si tú crees que vas a vivir para siempre, ¿no piensas que debes dar la alabanza a Dios en el día de hoy mientras vives en este lugar, antes que te vas a aquel lugar?

En segundo lugar, para nosotros que cree en el SEÑOR, es bueno alabarlo siempre, porque él es digno y porque es alegría y salud para nosotros cuando lo adoramos en cada circunstancia de nuestra vida (Salmo 43:11 [la palabra "salvación" significa "salud" en hebreo]; Proverbios 16:24).

Necesitamos dar la alabanza a Dios siempre en Jesucristo por su salvación mediante la cruz y por su resurrección de entre los muertos, por el don del Espíritu Santo en nuestros corazones y por su gran amor, y también porque es salud a nuestras almas cuando le alabamos. Amén.

Learning Tongues: Spanish, German and Chinese

Spanish phrase: using the words me (may) = "me, myself" and gustar (goo-star) = "to like".

Me gusta aprender idiomas diferentes. "I like to learn different languages." This phrase can be used with food or a multitude of other preferences.

Since March of this year (2009), I have been studying Spanish vehemently, grappling it around the neck and trying to pin it to the ground in victory.

I thank God for this answer to my prayers, and I now speak it often on the streets when witnessing to Latin Americans. They are usually surprised and happy to talk.

The other languages I've begun looking into more are Mandarin Chinese and German. Both are difficult to begin, but now that I have gained a grip on Spanish, neither seem nearly as intimidating. In fact, I am already eager to step out on the mat and start struggling again.

This tuesday I offered a Chinese gospel tract to the manager at a Chinese restaurant, saying, "Nee-how-ma?" (How are you?). Then I told him the tract was "Howshee-owshee" (Good news). Seems it's time I learn more Chinese.

As for German, my grandmother speaks Pennsylvania German (popularly known as "Pennsylvania Dutch"), and I am learning the proper Germany German. It may be of help to me in order to communicate much better with the "Dutchy" (German speaking) people here in Lancaster. We shall see.

Auf wiedersehen (Owf-vee-da-zayn) = Good bye.

Listening Practice in Both Spanish and English

Listen to this sermon in both languages for an excellent resource to practice listening.

Course It's Free! Audio for Lesson 1

Use these free audio lessons along with the corresponding written lessons, in order to practice speaking Spanish now!

Lesson 1: Pronouns and the verbs Querer y Ir

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Course It's Free! - Free Basic Spanish Lessons 3

Below is lesson 3: Hablar y Decir (you can print it by clicking the link at the bottom of this post).

As I continue to search for websites that offer real help in learning to speak the Spanish language for free, my satisfaction level decreases. I'm not saying there are no helpful resources on the internet for learning Spanish free of charge, I'm sure there are some great ones. However, I have not found many. I do know of one that comes from Spain by a young married couple at (Notes in Spanish), which offers a pretty good resource, although I have visited only occasionally. (I just redescovered another great site that I had forgotten about, even though a friend had shown it to me before: 123 Teach Me -Free Spanish Lessons!)

So, here I've been making my own lessons... and you know what I have discovered? I learn much faster when I make up my own course!! I didn't know how this would work out when I started it, but it has helped me a great deal in the last week and a half. So here is my third lesson. Free for all!

(And note: My lessons probably contain a lot of mistakes I don't know about. I would appreciate being informed if any are discovered. And all my blogs and writing always center around God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and His Word the Bible, so my lessons contain this naturally as well). Enjoy!


Lección 3: hablar y decir

Lesson 3: to speak and to say

1. Conjugating hablar: to speak

(yo) hablo = I speak, (tú) hablas = you speak, (él/ella/usted) habla = (he/she/you formal) speaks, (nosotros/-as) hablamos = we speak, (ellos/ellas/ustedes) hablan = they speak and you all (ustedes) speak.

Por ejemplo: Hablo inglés. I speak English. Hablas muy bien. You speak very well. Hablan de muchas cosas allí. They speak of many things there. Hablamos español también. We speak Spanish too. Hablas demasiado rápido. You speak too fast. Hablo despacio. I speak slowly. Juan habla despacio, pero María habla muy rápido. John speaks slowly, but Maria speaks very fast. Hablan demasiado. They speak too much. ¿Ustedes hablan inglés? Do you (plural) speak English? Queremos hablar con ustedes. We want to speak with you (plural).

2. Conjugar decir: to say or to tell

(yo) digo = I say, (tú) dices = you say, (él/ella/usted) dice = (he/she/you formal) say, (nosotros/-as) decimos = we say, (ellos/ellas/ustedes) dicen = they say and you all (ustedes) say.

Por ejemplo: Digo que hay tiempo suficiente. I say there’s enough time. ¿Qué dicen? What do they say? Decimos la misma cosa. We say the same thing. Dice que podemos ir en una hora. He says that we can go in an hour. Julia dice que cree que no. Julia says that she doesn't think so. ¿Qué dices tú? What do you say? ¡No digo eso! I don't say that! "De cierto, de cierto te digo, que el que no naciere de nuevo, no puede ver el reino de Dios." (Juan 3:3). "Certainly, certainly I say to you, that he that is not born again cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3).

Frases importantes notar, important phrases to note:

¿Cómo se dice? = How do you say?

¿Qué quiere decir? = What does it mean?

Se dice así... You say it like this...

Por ejemplo: ¿Cómo se dice eso en inglés? How do you say that in English? ¿Qué quiere decir pollo en inglés? What does pollo mean in English? Se dice chicken en inglés. You say Chicken in English.

Pruebín: (Some questions may require the use of a Spanish-English dictionary or words contained on the flash cards)

1. What is the word for to speak?


2. What is the word for to say?


3. How would you ask, What does that mean?


4. Ask el señor (formal) to speak more slowly, please.


5. What is the word for we speak?


6. What is the word for we say?


7. Say to your friend, You speak English very well.


8. How do you say in Spanish, it says.?


9. What is the word for they speak?


10. What is the word for I say?


*Bonus: Using today's lesson and last weeks, make up 3 more sentences.

La tarea para lección 3:

1. Quote the Bible verse learned from last week.

2. Memorize another Bible verse and quote it smoothly without looking.

Click Here to Print these Lessons Free:

~ Lesson 1: Pronombres, Querer y Ir

~ Lesson 2: Vivir y Tener

~ Lesson 3: Hablar y Decir

Course It's Free! Free Basic Spanish Lessons 2

Continuing with the FREE basic Spanish course, we are on lesson 2. (If you are following any of the lessons, then I want to remind you to practice often, go over the material often, and practice pronouncing lots of Spanish words).

Lección 2: vivir y tener

Lesson 2: to live and to have

1. Conjugating vivir: to live

(yo) vivo = I live, (tú) vives = you live, (él/ella/usted) vive = (he/she/you formal) live, (nosotros/-as) vivimos = we live, (ellos/ellas/ustedes) viven = they live (and you all live).

Por ejemplo: Yo vivo en Pennsylvania. I live in Pennsylvania. Tú vives en los estados unidos. You live in the United States. Juan y María viven en esa casa. John and Mary live in that house. Viven en esa casa. They live in that house. Vivimos lejos de aquí. We live far from here. ¿Donde vive usted? Where do you (formal) live? ¿Donde vive ella? Where does she live? ¿Donde vive Marcos? Where does Marcos live? Ustedes viven en una casa grande. You (plural) live in a big house.

2. Conjugating tener: to have

(yo) tengo = I have, (tú) tienes = you have, (él/ella/usted) tiene = (he/she/you formal) have, (nosotros/-as) tenemos = we have, (ellos/ellas/ustedes) tienen = they have (and you all have).

Por ejemplo: Tengo la llave. I have the key. ¿Tienes sed? Are you thirsty? (Lit. Do you have thirst?). Tienen mucho dinero. They have a lot of money. Tenemos suficiente. We have enough. Tengo que irme. I have to go. Elena tiene las cosas. Elena has the things. ¿Tienen hambre? Are you (plural) hungry? Tengo algo. I have something. ¿Tienes suficiente? Do you have enough? Tim tiene un carro. Tim has a car. Tienen cien pesos ahora. They have a hundred pesos now. Vamos a tener que ir (irnos). We are going to have to go (to leave).

Pruebín, Quiz: (Some questions may require the use of a Spanish-English dictionary or words contained on the flash cards)

1. What is the word for to live?

2. What is the word for to have?

3. How do you say, She has.?

4. Tell el señor where you live.

5. Ask la señorita (formal) where she lives.

6. Tell la señorita that We have enough, thank you.

7. Say to el señor that you have fifteen pesos.

8. Tell your friend that María is hungry.

9. How do you say, They live far from here.?

10. How would you say, We are going to have water.?

*Bonus: Using today's lesson and last weeks, make up 3 more sentences.

La tarea:
Homework:
1. Quote the Bible verse learned from last week.
2. Memorize another Bible verse and quote it smoothly in a natural voice.

You can print this lesson and Lesson 1 for free by clicking here:

~ Lesson 1: Pronombres, Querer y Ir

~ Lesson 2: Vivir y Tener

Course It's Free! - free basic lessons in Spanish 1

[These lessons can be printed by clicking the links at the end of each]

If like me, you try to learn everything from the internet, and you have searched for easy-to-understand Spanish lessons, but have had trouble finding something good that doesn't try to get you to sign your checking account away, then maybe this post and some that follow can help you.

The following are lessons I wrote to help my brother and my pastor learn the basics of Spanish. I struggled for a long time with these basic concepts, until the past couple of months. In an effort to make things more understandable and to get them to stick, I have written these lessons.

They are FREE for the taking. Comment if you have any questions or corrections to my mistakes, and I may be able to help or point you to more resources. Thanks.

(These lessons assume that the reader knows how to pronounce basic Spanish, if not, I recommend clicking here, or searching for some audio that can help).

Lección 1: pronombres personales y conjugando verbos

Lesson 1: personal pronouns and conjugating verbs

1. Personal Pronouns in Spanish, Pronombres Personales en español:

Spanish verbs are conjugated, or formed, according to the corresponding personal pronoun used with that word. (personal pronouns are words like me, I, you, them, us, him, her etc.).

For example, the word querer means to want, but when it is used in the phrase I want, it becomes yo quiero. When it is used with the pronoun him, as in he wants, it becomes el quiere. This is called conjugating the verb, when it changes according to its subject.

Because Spanish verbs are conjugated this way, it is not always necessary to include the personal pronoun of the subject in sentences. It is already implied by the way the verb is conjugated.

For example: the phrase I want to go with you, in Spanish = Quiero ir contigo. The Spanish word for the first person pronown I = yo. Notice that the personal pronoun yo was left out of the sentence, since it was already implied in the verb form quiero (I want).

Another example is the question Are you ready?, which becomes ¿Estás listo? The pronoun Tú, which means you in a familiar sense, has been left out of this sentence. Instead, it has been implied with the verb form Estás (You are). If the pronoun were included to add emphasis, the sentence would then say, ¿Tú estás listo? (Are YOU ready?).

This concept will become clearer shortly, as we learn how to conjugate Spanish verbs according to their corresponding pronouns.

The personal pronouns in Spanish are:
yo = me or I; tú = you (informal with familiarity); él, ella, usted = he, her, you (formal); nosotros, nosotras = us or we (masculine & feminine); ellos, ellas, ustedes = them (masculine), them (feminine), you (plural & formal).

Nota, : (There is also the pronoun vosotros, which means you in a non-formal plural sense, but it is not commonly used in most of Latin America (except for Argentina). It is, however, still used in some parts of the world and in the Bible. We will concentrate in these lessons on learning the most common plural form of you, which is ustedes.)

2. Conjugating the verb querer: to want

(yo) quiero = I want; (tú) quieres = you want; (él/ella/usted) quiere = (he/she/you formal) want; (nosotros/-as) queremos = we want; (ellos/ellas/ustedes) quieren = they want (and you all want).

Por ejemplo: Quiero ir con ellos. I want to go with them. ¿Dónde quieres ir? Where do you want to go? Él quiere ir al parque. He wants to go to the park. Quieren ir. They want to go. Queremos comer. We want to eat. Quieren ir ahora. They want to go now. María quiere ir al supermercado. Maria wants to go to the supermarket. Quiero un café, por favor. I want a coffee, please.

3. Conjugating the verb ir: to go

(yo) voy = I go; (tú) vas = you go; (él/ella/usted) va = (he/she/you formal) go; (nosotros/-as) vamos = we go; (ellos/ellas/ustedes) van = they go (and you all go).

Por ejemplo: ¿Adónde van? Where are they going? Vamos a la casa de Juan. We are going to John's house. ¿Adónde va ella? Where is she going? Va con nosotros. She is going with us. Voy aquí, vas allí. I'm going here, you're going there. Voy al supermercado. I'm going to the supermarket. ¡Vamos! Let's go! Vamos a tener que irnos. We are going to have to leave. (In this sentence, the word ir combines with the pronoun to make irnos. For voy its irme, for vas its irte, for va its irse, for vamos its irnos and for van its irse.)

Quiz: (Note: Some questions may require the use of a Spanish-English dictionary or words contained on the flash cards)

1. What is the Spanish word for me or I?

2. What are the various words for other people, personal pronouns?

3. What is the verb form for I want?

4. What are the words for to want and to go?

5. Ask your friend if he wants a water (Hint: a single water is often used with the masculine form un. This is an exception to the rule of using the feminine form una with feminine words).

6. Say I want to go to the supermarket.

7. Say We are going to the supermarket.

8. Say They want to go there.

9. Ask your friend (singular, familiar pronoun) where she is going?

10. Conjugate both verbs for to want and to go?

*Bonus: Read a verse from the Spanish Bible and pronounce every word accurately (use a pronunciation guide if necessary).

Homework:
1. Memorize one verse from the Spanish Bible and quote it out loud in a natural voice.

[Check out these FREE basic lessons on how to pronounce Spanish available at StudySpanish.com. Use the left sidebar to find the sections on the site.]

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~ Lesson 1: Pronouns, Querer y Ir

Learning Spanish: Practice Phrases (Preguntas)

So I made these small flash cards that have been helping me learn and helping my friends learn to speak Spanish. This one contains some various phrases in the form of questions (preguntas) for practicing Spanish. One side is all Spanish and the other is all English.

Varios preguntas para practicar español:
1.Hola! ¿en qué puedo ayudarte? 2.¿Qué quieres comer?(pl.=quieren) 3.¿Tienes sed? 4.¿Tienes hambre?(pl.=tienen) 5.¿Quieres algo más? 6.¿Dónde está el baño? 7.¿Dónde quieres ir? 8.¿Cómo se llama? 9.¿Puedo tener tu numero y dirección de email? 10.¿Puedes escribirlo, por favor? 11.¿Cuándo te vas?(pl.=se van) 12.¿Cuándo debemos reunirnos? 13.¿Donde estarás? 14.¿Cómo puedo llegar allí? 15.¿Quieres hablar ahora o más tarde? 16.¿Tienes tiempo? 17.¿Dónde quieres ir después de cenar? 18¿Estás lista ahora? 19.¿Por qué no? 20.¿Cuánto tiempo tenemos? 21.¿No sabes? 22.¿Quieres saber? 23.¿Por qué no vienes conmigo? 24.¿Puede usted ayudarme? 25.¿Y por qué miras la paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano, y no miras la viga que está en tu propio ojo?

Various questions for to practice Spanish:
1.Hi! How can I help you? 2.What would you like to eat? 3.Are you thirsty? 4.Are you hungry? 5.Do you want anything else? 6.Where is the bathroom? 7.Where do you want to go? 8.What’s your name? 9.Can I have your number and email address? 10.Could you write it please? 11.When are you leaving? 12.When should we meet? 13.Where will you be? 14.How can I get there? 15.Do you want to talk now or later? 16.Do you have time? 17.Where do you want to go after dinner? 18.Are you ready now? 19.Why not? 20.How much time do we have? 21.Don’t you know? 22.Do you want to know? 23.Why don’t you come with me? 24.Can you help me? 25.And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, and you don’t see the log that is in your own eye?

Along with these questions I made another flash card which helps with pronunciations.

Pronunciación = Pro-noon-syah-see-OWN:
uno = OO-no. cinco = sinko. cuatro = KWAH-tro. que = kay. quiere = KYAY’dday. hombre = OM-bray. minutos = mee-NOO-tos. estará = ess-tah’dd’AH. está = ess-TAH. practicar = prahk-tee-CAR. a = ah. puedo = PWAY-do. panadería = pah-nah-day-REE-ah. vivir = vee-veer. baño = bahn-nyo. usted = oostED. ustedes = oos-TED-ess. número = NOO-may-ro. tienes = tyay-nays. escribir = escree-beer. cuándo = kWAHndo. yo = jyo. llegar = jyay-gar. llama = jYAH-mah. ojo = OH-ho. tenemos = tay-NAY-mos. ahora = ah-O-rah. hermana = air-MAH-nah. ayudarme = ah-jyoo-DAR-may. comer = co-MAYR. dirección = dee-rek-see-OWN. quiero = kYAY-ddo. quieren = kyay’dden. más = mAHs. mira = mEE-’ddah. contiene = kon-TYAY-nay. gente = hentay. debemos = day-BAY-mos. justo = HOO-sto. hacer = ah-SER. azucar = ah-soo-CAR. guerra = geh-’dddah. cena = SAY-nah. allí = ah-jYEE. hay = I. te = tay.

Learning Spanish: Pronouncing the Alphabet and Numbers

In an effort to help my companions and myself learn the Spanish tongue, I have been working on putting together flash cards with a lot of information on a small piece of paper for learning basic Spanish. Despite any mistakes that may be present, they have thus far been a real help in practicing Spanish.

I am publishing some here for anyone who may find this information useful. We begin with learning to pronounce the alphabet:

A = ah; B = b; C = s (e,i) or k; D = d, E = ay or eh, F = f; G = g or h (e,i); H = (always silent); I = ee; J = H; K = k; L = L; Ll = y (as in yet, but with a j sound); M = m; N = n; Ñ = ny (as in canyon); O = O (as in so); P = p; Q = k; R = ‘dd (as in padded); Rr = (rolling trill sound with the tongue); S = s; T = t; U = oo; V = v or b; W = w; X = ks or h; Y = ee (by itself) or j; Z = s.

Números:
1 Uno, 2 Dos, 3 Tres, 4 Cuatro, 5 Cinco; 6 Seis, 7 Siete, 8 Ocho, 9 Nueve, 10 Diez, 11 Once, 12 Doce, 13 Trece, 14 Catorce, 15 Quince, 16 Dieciseis, 17 Diecisiete, 18 Dieciocho, 19 Diecinueve, 20 Veinte, 21 Veintiuno, 30 Treinta, 31 Treinta y uno, 40 Cuarenta, 50 Cincuenta, 60 Sesenta, 70 Setenta, 80 Ochenta, 90 Noventa, 100 Cien, 1001 Ciento uno, 200 Doscientos, 500 Quinientos, 700 Setecientos, 1000 Mil, etc. (Seis = sayss; Siete = syet-ay; Nueve = nway-vay; Veinte = vayn-tay; Treinta y uno = traynt-I-uno;

Rescatado de una Herencia Vano

This post was originally written on my blog All of Grace. I decided to try to translate it into Spanish.

15/04/09
Rescatado de una Herencia Vano

"Y si invocáis por Padre a aquel que sin acepción de personas juzga según la obra de cada uno, conducíos en temor todo el tiempo de vuestra peregrinación; sabiendo que fuisteis rescatados de vuestra vana manera de vivir, la cual recibisteis de vuestros padres,..." (1 Pedro 1:17-18 RVR60).

En este pasaje apreciado, el Apóstol Pedro nos dice que si consideremos Dios ser nuestro Padre mediante Su Hijo Jesus y por Su Espíritu Santo, entonces estamos llamados a vivir una vida santo y conducirse nosotros mismos con mucho temor (en Griego la palabra es phobos). El uso de la palabra para temor, contiene en su contexto Biblico los sentidos de reverencia, honra y respeto también (1 Pedro 2:17; 3:2).

Estamos llamados a haber un profundo, reverencial y sano temor del Dios quien nos ha compró desde nuestros vana y vacío maneras, la cual heredamos naturalmente de nuestros antepasados. Las maneras de esclavitud de vidas vivida apartada de Dios.

"no con cosas corruptibles, como oro o plata, sino con la sangre preciosa de Cristo, como de un cordero sin mancha y sin contaminación," (1 Pedro 1:19).

El precio fue de valor. No sólo un precio alto (el altísimo), pero de más valor que cualquiera otra cosa. No porque somos digno en ningún manera, pero porque la santidad y justicia de Dios es digno y debe ser vindicativo (Romanos 3:25,26). ¡Nosotros fuimos comprado, redimido, rescatado del pecado, del muerte y del infierno con la preciosa sangre (la vida) de Cristo Jesús, el eterno Hijo de Dios!

Dios compró personas desde la vacuidad de una vida pecaminosa y vana, desde los tormentos eternos de un infierno merecido, y desde el juicio de Su propio justicia por la preciosa sangre de Jesucristo. Esta es una razon, una razon real, para vivir una vida apartada para Dios. No siendo conformados a este siglo o a este mundo, sino siendo transformados por medio de la renovación de nuestros entendimientos, para que comprobemos cuál sea la buena voluntad de Dios, agradable y perfecta. (Romanos 12:1,2).

"ya destinado desde antes de la fundación del mundo, pero manifestado en los postreros tiempos por amor de vosotros, y mediante el cual creéis en Dios, quien le resucitó de los muertos y le ha dado gloria, para que vuestra fe y esperanza sean en Dios." (1 Pedro 1:20-21).

La salvación, la redención está todo hallado en Cristo. Note que aun nuestro fe en Dios llega por medio de la resurreción y gloria de Su Hijo. Toda gloria, honra y gracias sea a nuestro Señor! Amen.

Estimado amigo, si no usted redimida verdaderamente desde una vacía vida de pecado, entonces su eternidad será pasado padeciendo el precio para aquello pecado. El infierno es real, y tan es el amor de Dios que entregaría Su Hijo para comprar pecadores desde tal terrible cosas. No espera otro día, pero vaya al Señor Jesús en oración inmediatamente y busque para ser hallado habiendo una fe y esperanza que es en Dios mediante Él, y también una vida santo para probarlo.

Ningún de sus pecados serían contado contra ti si Cristo pagarlos y usted confía en Él. Su vida sería una que es rescatado desde la vanidad para siempre para sirvir y honrar el Dios quien puede llamar "Padre." Sea seguro que esto es su caso y no el primero.

Gracia y paz sea con todos los que aman nuestro Señor con amor inalterable. (Efesios 6:24).

Practice: Efesios 2:8-9

In Spanish, Ephesians 2:8-9 is "Efesios dos, del ocho al nueve." This is what is looks like in the NVI (and I also recorded my best attempt to say it in Spanish):

"Porque por gracia ustedes han sido salvados mediante la fe; esto no procede de ustedes, sino que es el regalo de Dios, no por obras, para que nadie se jacte."

I added at the end an alternate phrase, "[o] para que nadie se gloríe," which means, "[or] so that nobody can glory." Thanks to Rita from New Human Life, I am able to say it much better than I used to.

Here's the NIV in English: Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."

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