The new website of the Iglesia Ni Kristo Ni Felix Manalo--iglesianicristo.net
Good for them,it's a start, to be brave,the beginning is the hardest to do,the end much lighter mode,which is the reward. The Church of God will be watching constantly. How can it be compare to the Church of God
Here is the meaning of the various symbols on the logo of the Church:
The shield ---- is the shield of faith
the various colors =
green is love;
white is holiness;
red is courage
the upside down triangle means the equality of the members or brotherhood (Mt. 23:8);
the crown is the crown of eternal life
the flame is the light of salvation
the scale represents the equality of the justice of God;
the book is the Bible
the two scrolls seen in the BIble represent the OT and NT;
the lamb is the Lord Jesus Christ
the bird at the top is the dove or Holy Spirit
The shield ---- is the shield of faith
the various colors =
green is love;
white is holiness;
red is courage
the upside down triangle means the equality of the members or brotherhood (Mt. 23:8);
the crown is the crown of eternal life
the flame is the light of salvation
the scale represents the equality of the justice of God;
the book is the Bible
the two scrolls seen in the BIble represent the OT and NT;
the lamb is the Lord Jesus Christ
the bird at the top is the dove or Holy Spirit
The logo of the INC has been used since 1919 but only appeared on its buildings of worship since the 1950s
see http://readmeiglesianicristo.blogspot.com, I have seen any other inc website yet
What does your emblem symbolizes?The INC Logo: Emblem and the Flag
The logo is for official use within the Church and is found on the front of the chapels;
the INC flag "green, white, red with the mennorah" is for the general use of the members.
the italian flag had nothing to do with the colors
green = love red = courage
the menorrah is the Jewish symbol of enlightenment and in the book of revelation
the symbol of the seven churches -- the INC the seventh
Karunungan ay mas mainam kaysa armas na pandigma ngunit ang isang makasalanan ay sumisira ng maraming kabutihan.Ec9:18
Walang nang magiging sanggol na mga araw, maski matandang lalaki na hindi nagkaroon ng hustong buhay: dahil ang bata ay mamamatay ng isang daang taon; ngunit ang makasalanan na daang taan na ay susumpain. Is65:20
Researched websitesFelix Ysagun Manalo is the founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo, a church established in the Philippines in 1914. He was born Felix Ysagun in 1886-05-10 to Mariano Ysagun and Bonifacia Manalo, but later had his last name changed to Manalo after his mother's death, in reverence to his mother, historians claim, and also to fortify his ministry, Manalo meaning 'victory' in Tagalog.
Manalo was baptized a Roman Catholic, but at a young age went through a successtion of faiths. He joined the local spiritist cult, and was an atheist at one point, but later joined the Methodist Episcopalian Church after witnessing a debate. He attended their seminary and became a pastor. He later joined the Christian and Missionary Alliance, to which he got attracted to the way their converts were being baptized, which was by immersion.
His ministry led him into a debate with Mr L.V. Finster of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He lost, and was convinced into joining the Adventists. In his ministry with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, he went into a falling away with the administration with accusations of his moral indiscretion. He started his own Church patterned mostly from the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He called it Iglesia ni Cristo.
He has claimed to be the fulfillment of bible prophecy, among which are the ravenous bird of Isaiah 46:11, the shepherd of John 10:16, the fifth angel of Revelation 7:1, etc.
He was married to Tomasa Sereneo, with whom him he had a child who died in infancy. Tomasa herself was afflicted with tuberculosis and died as well. He later married Honorata de Guzman, a fellow Adventist. Their fifth child, Erano Manalo, now heads the Church. Felix Manalo was afflicted with an intestinal disease and died in April 12, 1963.
The name “Iglesia Ni Cristo” means “Church of Christ”. The main magazine of the INC is Pasugo or God’s Message. The INC claims to be the only true Church of Christ on the earth.
In fact. Felix Manalo taught that the true Gospel was lost for 1900 years until he restored it in July 1914. In fact Manalo taught that 1914 marked the time of “the ends of the earth”, and hence the year 1914 has come to have significance for the INC in the same way as it has for the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Manalo taught that after the Apostles died in the first century, true Christianity was lost and God chose Manalo to restore it. The INC believes that Felix Manalo is the messenger of God for these last days. The INC claims to be the restored Church of Christ. Thus in the INC’s own words, “The worshipper must also belong to where God chooses His servants to be, that is, in the true Church-the Church of Christ.” (God’s Message May 2002 Vol.25 No.5 pp.5, 10. emphasis mine) “ It is our Lord Jesus Christ who founded this Church with Brother Felix Y. Manalo as the instrument in revealing the truth about the Church.” (Ibid. p.19)
Members of the INC are told that they cannot understand the Bible without the aid of the Church, which is headed by the messenger who is at present, Erano Manalo. Hence, the Bible is a “closed” book for the members of the INC. This is representative of all cults. The INC states:
"No, it is beyond man's power and intelligence to study and understand the truth, which is God's word (John 17:17), by himself, without the guidance of God's messenger." (PASUGO, November 1973, p., 19, 20. emphasis mine)
“[The] Apostle Paul clearly taught that our Lord Jesus Christ is man. He is different from God. He is not God, neither is He God-Man. Rather, He is a man mediating between God and men."(God’s Message / July - September 1994)
The atonement of Jesus in the INC is also incomplete. He does not fully save anyone, hence the need for personal works. If you have a finite Christ, you have a finite Saviour. Ironically they claim that they worship Jesus Christ not because He is God but because God commands it! “We worship the Lord Jesus Christ because the Almighty God commanded it-and not because Jesus is God.” (God’s Message April 2002 Vol.25 No. 4 p.2)
The INC is also teaches salvation is attainable by works and association with their Church. "Each member ... should submit himself to the Administration of the Church in order to be saved."(PASUGO, January 1976, p. 9)
CENTRAL OFFICE
The INC's center of operations is the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in New Era, Quezon City. The central office is currently being administered by executive minister Erano G. Manalo and deputy executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo, who are the son and grandson of Felix Y. Manalo, respectively. The church owns and operates the New Era University, New Era Hospital (both near the headquarters in Diliman), and broadcasts its religious programs with its own stations, 1062 kHz DZEC-AM radio and the NET-25 television station under its Eagle Broadcasting Corporation.
The Ten Commandments of Iglesia Ni Cristo
• Thou shall not let your love for God be weary. (Rev.2:3-5)
• Thou shall not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. (Heb.10:25-27)
• Thou shall not draw back of being a chosen one of God. (Heb.10:37-39)
• Thou shall not lose faith. (John 3:18)
• Thou shall not live in works of flesh or sin. (2Cor.6:9-10, Gal.5:19-21)
• Thou shall not violate the love for your brethren. (1 John:3:14-15)
• Thou shall not neglect the house of worship or leave it in despair. (Hag.1:3-11)
• Thou shall not neglect our mission to bear fruit. (John 15:2,6)
• Thou shall not remiss in the performance of your duties as a church worker/member/evangelical church worker. (Jer.48:10)
• Thou shall not neither rebel nor contend with the church administration. (Heb.13:17)
Unbiblical Beliefs of Felix angel and INC
Believe Jesus returned in some manner to set up his endtime church on July 27, 1914, the INC was founded as the Church of Christ. If asked by an INC member what other Church was born on the day Jesus returned, the answer will be none. Aha they will say, this proves Felix angel is the last messenger and the Iglesia Ni Cristo is the true Church. But wait! Did Jesus return on July 27, 1914?
Believe that the Jehovah's Witnesses were right, Jesus returned to earth in 1914, and this is the year Jesus re-activated his Church, the Iglesia Ni Cristo by the agency of Felix angel, the angel of Rev. 7:2-3.
Believe Jesus is not God only a man created by God: Manalo said Jesus was no more God then he was.
Believe that Jesus being a man needed salvation also and saved himself by the merits of his own death, the same merits that saved others.
Believe the Holy Spirit is not God, but a created spirit-being sent by God.
Believes the Word of John 1:1 and 1:14 is the mind or foreknowledge of God about Jesus but when it says "God was the Word, or the Word was God" this is false.
Believes Jesus, a created man, must be worshiped as God, because the Father said so.
Believes the Church of Matthew 16:18 is the Iglesia Ni Cristo denomination which Felix Manalo allegedly restored because he discovered the Catholic Church and all other Protestant groups were of the devil.
Believe a person must hear the Gospel from Central Administration and an INC minister only.
Believe a person must be a member of only an INC church, membership in any other will send a soul to the flames of hell.
Believe a person must accept and believe what is preached in an INC church, or they cannot be saved.
Believe salvation is only found in the INC denomination.
Believe the INC churches can save just as much as Christ saves.
Believe the INC church is the only one with the Holy Spirit in it, which Holy Spirit is not God but some other created spirit being sent to help members understand the Bible.
Believe the Biblical name of the Christian Church is "Iglesia Ni Cristo" while other names are false.
Believes the official Biblical name of the church is "Iglesia ni Cristo" while other names are not (did not know the words "Iglesia Ni Cristo" are not Aramaic or Hebrew and cannot be the ORIGINAL words or name of the New Testament Church).
Believes baptisms are only valid if performed by a minister of INC.
Believes baptisms can be performed invoking the titles Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Believes in Acts 2:38 baptism for the remission of sins, but denies baptisms are to be into the name of Jesus Christ, rather interpreting "in" (EIS) to mean by the authority of Jesus Christ.
Believe in "no name" baptismal formula: meaning they do not believe it is essential to invoke the titles Father, Son, or Holy Spirit; or the name of Jesus Christ over a baptismal candidate for the act to be valid. Baptism can be done with nothing said or repeated to or over the baptismal candidate.
Believe a person must obey all church rules. Church rules have the effect of being the Word of God by being an abridgment to the New Testament Cannon, and commanded of God for salvation because Felix angel said so. INC officials have the authority to make God accept their adopted or revised rules as essential elements of salvation (they can make up salvation as they go along).
Believe Church members should not belong to labor unions.
Believe it is ok for members and officials to have membership in secret societies such as the Masonic lodge.
Believe Church attendance is compulsory and if a person is not faithful they should be excluded from Communion.
Believe all members should give demanded offerings or be excluded from church activities and religious worship.
Believe good deeds and works specified by the NIC are salvational and add to ones safety and chance to have eternal life. Those who refuse to do these INC good deeds and works are damned into the flames of hell.
Believe members should not eat "dinuguan" (pork blood stew with pork meat and other spices). They cite no scripture.
Believe Christmas is pagan, more so because of being anti-Catholic, but celebrate the pagan new years eve with great ceremony, pomp, and parade. INC never tells its members that it was Pope Gregory who changed the date of the New Year from the month of March to the first day of the month named after the Roman god Janus (god of time and opener and closer of doors).
Believe members should avoid court actions against other members, but court actions against non member is acceptable.
Believe the Church has the right to tell its members how to vote and members are expected to vote exactly how the Church tells them (block voting to control elections and election outcome).
Believe a person can take Communion only if they are paid up. If a person is not paid up they can buy their salvation and the ransom of their souls by putting cash into the Church in those offerings they have missed. With these cash offerings they are allowed to take Communion and buy their salvation.
Believes Felix Y. Manalo is the fulfillment of Isaiah 43:5-7 (bring thy seed from the east is not the Israelites to whom Isaiah wrote, but Manalo claims this is the Philippine people in his Iglesia Ni Cristo Church; those called by "my name" Manalo means the name "Christian" although God was speaking of his own name); 46:11 (the ravenous (unclean) bird is Manalo, and "east" here is said to mean the "far east" or the Philippine Islands); and Rev. 7:2-3 prophecies (the angel ascending is Felix Y. Manalo and he, by the preaching and acceptance of his doctrine are sealed in their forehead, that is their mind. Thus the members of the INC churches are sealed by Manalo to be the people of God saved out of the tribulation time). Yet Manalo was a pre-trib rapture believer, holding that the church, his Iglesia Ni Cristo, will not see or suffer tribulation but will be quick-snatched as taught in the dispensationalism of John Darby, Clarence Larkin, and C.I. Scofield.
Believes in a pre-trib any second rapture (this false doctrine scares INC members to stay in their cult, being told there is salvation no where else).
Believes the millennial as found in Revelation 20 as a literal 1,000 years is false. Manalo and INC do not believe in the millennial. They spiritualize the millennial to be the church age of Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Believe in soul sleep when a person dies: that is a person's soul upon death dies and there is no consciousness, and the soul is resurrected with the body at the coming of Jesus (stolen from the doctrine of the Seventh Day Adventists Church and women preacher Ellen G. White).
Believe the modern receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues is of the devil.
Believe speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance as in Acts 2:4, ceased in the life-time of the Apostles and is not to be continued after the first century.
Believe all the gifts of the Spirit are abolished and ended as a result of the finish writing of the Bible and the collection of such into one volume called the Cannon of Scripture.
Believe the casting out of demons is not possible or available today and those who practice casting out demons are of the devil.
Believe miracles of healing and deliverance are all of the devil, that these ceased and ended when the Bible was fully a completed book.
Believe Felix Manalo is the Shepherd of John 10:16. He is the one to go bring sheep not of the fold and bring them in. These sheep not of the fold are the philippine people and those the INC will win from different Gentile nations.
Believe Felix Manalo is the seven (angel) church age messenger of Revelation 10:7. It would be Felix Manalo then who would finalize all doctrine, faith, and practice and after his finished work no one would have authority in matters of salvation but the Iglesia Ni Cristo church.
Believe Felix Manalo is the messenger of the covenant of Malachi 3:1.
Believe in several forced offerings and object to tithing, claiming tithing was under the law and a person is obligated to give more under the New Testament.
Believe the name of the Church according to the New Testament is "Iglesia Ni Cristo" when in fact this name is not found in the Bible at all! The nearest a person will find to this is in Romans 16:16 "Churches of Christ". Here "Churches" is plural and is the collective group of congregations and not one organization. This "Churches of Christ" was never intended to mean or was used by the Apostles to be the name of the New Testament Church. Elsewhere the Church is called the "Church of God" (Acts 20:28); "My Church" (Matthew 16:18); "Church of the living God"(1 Tim 3:15); "Church of the firstborn" (Heb 12:23); "Church of the Laodiceans" (Col 4:16, Rev 3:14); "Church of the Thessalonians" (1Thes 1:1); and "Church of Ephesus" (Rev 2:1). Manalo was a deceiver about the name of the New Testament Church. The word "Church" is the Greek "ekklesia" Strongs 1577 and means: "called out ones, a congregation, a synagogue, an assembly, and a community of members." In Romans 16:16 the word "Churches" refers to the congregations plural with whom Paul was Minister and Apostle. These were the Gentile Churches who saluted the Roman Gentile Church, all being grafted branches into the Olive Tree original Jewish Church. These Gentile branch Churches were NOT THE ORIGINAL JEWISH CHURCH of Jerusalem, but of the same body by grafting in. Manalo thinks he can deceive the Philippine people that his Iglesia Ni Cristo is the original Jewish Church and he has restored that: when in fact, he has a Gentile Philippine Church that has no connection to the New Testament Olive Tree body at all. He is not connected to it by doctrine of salvation, by water baptism, or by name! His false doctrines on salvation, the name of the Church, the formula and practice of baptism, his denial of Holy Spirit baptism as the first Church had in Acts 2:4, his claim of being the Christ-Shepherd of John 10:16, a Messias (according to court records of his fornication with girls and women), a prophet like unto the old prophets, and the ravenous unclean bird, all go to expose him as a charlton, a fraud, a wolf-man who has deceived many sheep; and last, ...he is a Judas! He betrayed his own people for their cash and deceived them to believe Jesus was no more God then he was.
Believe Manalo's private interpretations and accept his rejection of the King James Version being authoritative, seeking out any perversion translation that might prove his heresies true.
Believe the Catholic Church is of the devil and the pope is the antichrist, yet Manalo did not see himself as a quasi-pope of INC.
Believe the Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) Church is of the devil and Ellen G. White was false on Sabbath keeping (The Great Controversy).
Believe the Church of Christ (USA doctrine type) and the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) are of the devil. Manalo was however successful to take the large number of Christ of Christ (American style) and members of the Disciples of Christ and convert them to his antichrist religion. This allowed him fast growth not needing to make converts of sinners to enlarge his organization. By conversion of Ministers of these groups he there was no need to educate, train, or financially support new ones. His conversions gave him a ready income source of medium to wealthy individuals who pumped in the pesos by the billions. With insider connections and power, faithful church members were selected and given employments by other Iglesisa Ni Cristo members in positions where they refused to hire non Iglesia Ni Cristo candidates. This practice is used even in governmental hiring where there are individuals in power position who make policy and final decisions on hiring. When two people are candidates of equal education and experience, the job will fall to the one who is a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church. This not only allows members jobs and positions others do not have available to them, it guarantees the church bigger offerings and enormous cash flow increases. Many Filipinos know this and so they join the Church for the financial doors that will be opened to them. Business owners join to expand their influence and capture more market share, even to obtain loans from banks where other Iglesia Ni Cristo members hold positions and authority to float business opportunity loans. r
Believe Felix Manalo was ordained to subdue kings and with a sword turn them to dust (Iglesia claims Manalo fulfills Isaiah 41:2). No one shows he did this.
Believe God took hold of Manalo's hand as found in Isaiah 41:13.
Believe Manalo was to thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce them to chaff as found in Isaiah 41:15
Believe the fifth angel crying to the first four angels and rising from the east in Revelation 7:2-3 is Felix Manalo rising to power in a restored Church in the Philippines.
Believe Manalo as the fifth angel is the one to seal the servants of God, his new cadre of Ministers with the seal of God and these Ministers will in turn seal other converts and members of Iglesia Ni Cristo. Actually the fifth angel does have a seal but tells the first four angels not to hurt the earth til "WE HAVE SEALED THE SERVANTS OF GOD IN THEIR FOREHEAD. We can now uncover the deception of Manalo, when he claims it is the ordained Ministers of INC who will do the sealing of the servants. The text says five angels will do the sealing. As we read further we discover the sealing is of 144,000 of the tribes of Israel and not of a Gentile Philippine Church membership. Manalo never did prove the 144,000 were servants of Iglesia Ni Cristo and these Philippine sealed could trace their ancestry back to the twelve tribes.
Believe the words "angel and angels" in the Revelation text refers to a man or men, and not spirit beings of the heavenly realm. Their argument is that the word is symbolic and that not all angels wear wings. Of course we know this, there being two angels who came to the tent of Abraham with Adonai, they did not have wings. There are other visitations of angels without wings. To claim these were men and not heavenly beings borders in insanity. For ministers and members of INC to make this argument shows they are not honest and they are willing to pervert to have it their way.
Believe the appearance of Felix Manalo at the time of World War I was predicted by prophecy: They quote Matthew 24:6-7 and piggyback this to Revelation 6:12-15, claiming the troops hiding in fox holes was the prediction of men hiding in caves and the rocks of the mountains. How devious and lying can a man get. The Revelation 6:15 text concerns the actions of men at the appearing of our Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ at his second advent. This text has nothing to do with war and men hiding in fox holes to escape enemy bullets. Manalo and his followers then try to piggyback Revelation 7:2-3 and Manalo as the fifth angel to their erroneous interpretation.
Believe that since Christ is the head of the Church in Eph 5:23, the Church should then be named Christ, thus Church of Christ or Iglesia Ni Cristo. Fact of the matter is, Christ is a title and an office of Jesus in Messianic prophecy concerning the seed of David (Daniel 9:25). To be scriptually correct Jesus was never called the Greek title Christ in his life time. This was applied when the Hebrew word Messieh was translated into Greek. Manalo did not recover the name of Christ for that name is JESUS! We know this because this is the name given to him at birth and carried down from heaven on the lips of an angel (Luke 1:31). To be scriptually correct the name of Christ is Jesus and this is the name of his body. Felix angel was a little nuts to claim the name of the body was the Greek Christ without reference to his name Jesus. Should we apply the name of the body (Jesus), to the Church we would then have its name as Church of Jesus Christ or Iglesia Ni Hesus Cristo, or something on that order. We can say, the Church was not named after a Greek title that was not the name of Jesus during his life time when he set up and established the Church. In the name on the churches of Iglesia Ni Cristo the saving name JESUS is never ADVERTISED. No Iglesia Ni Cristo Church has the name of JESUS upon the body of it on the inside or the outside as its identity. Manalo again used deception and his followers and ministers continue that evil. Felix angel was blind as a bat and the succussion of leaders are following the blind and all will fall into the ditch of destruction.
Believe in Acts 20:28 the words "Church of God" should be translated "Church of Christ" or Iglesia Ni Cristo. Manalo and other INC ministers cannot document this "Church of Christ" from the original Greek text, so they found salvation for their false doctrine and perversion of the Greek text by claiming the translation of George M. Lamsa of the Aramaic is correct. The fact is, Lama\sa claims the New Testament was completely written in Aramaic and he was wrong. Scholars believe Matthew was written in Hebrew, Mark was written in Greek or Hebrew, John was written in Greek or Hebrew, but Luke, Acts Corinthians and the Greek letters are in Greek, Romans in Latin, and so forth. Lamsa's claim of Aramaic is simply false. It is possible all the Gospels but Matthew were written in Greek. Acts was written by a Greek named Luke and we have no proof he could even read or speak Hebrew. The text then in Acts 20:28 should carry its weight in Greek and not as Lamsa renders from the Peshitta Aramaic. Now what are the variant renderings according to true textual criticism? Here is a look:
Acts 20:28:
TEXT: "the church of God which he purchased with [his] own blood."
EVIDENCE: S B 614 2495 some Lect two lat vg syr one cop(north)
TRANSLATIONS: KJV ASVn RSV NASV NIV NEBn TEV
RANK: C
NOTES: "the church of the Lord which he purchased with [his] own blood."
EVIDENCE: p74 A C* D E Psi 33 945 1739 four lat most cop
TRANSLATIONS: ASV RSVn NASVn NIVn NEB TEVn
OTHER: "the church of the Lord and God which he purchased with [his] own blood."
EVIDENCE: C3 P 1241 some Byz most Lect
Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo
The Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) are summarized in an instructional book by Eraño G. Manalo (1925-2009), former Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo and the fifth child of Felix Y. Manalo.[1]
According to Minister Manalo,
The words of God are written only in the Bible. The Bible should be the only basis of service to God. This is the truth which will teach man salvation from punishment on Judgment Day.
The Father who created all things is the only true God. There is no Trinity, no three persons in one God.
The belief that all churches belong to God is false. Christ founded only one true Church - the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo).
The Church of Christ is the Church that Jesus will save (Acts 20:28 Lamsa) because he made this Church His body and heads it Himself - before God, the Church and Christ are one new man (Eph.2:15 NKJV; Col.1:18 NKJV). This is the reason why Christ is able to answer for the sins of His Church without violating God's law that whoever commits a sin, the same must die for that sin (Dt.24:16). Hence, the belief that salvation can be attained by means of faith in Christ alone, even without membership in the Church of Christ is false. The Church is necessary, not because it saves, but because it is the entity that Christ will save (Eph.5:23 TEV).
The Church built by Christ during the first century has apostatized (Acts 20:29). It was led away by false prophets which arose in the Church after the time of the Apostles (Mt.24:11 RSV), and those who remained firm in the faith were slain by ravenous wolves (Mt.7:15). The prophesied false teachers who led the Church away were the Catholic priests. They introduced false teachings (1 Tim.4:1,3) into the Church, until the Church became the Catholic Church - a church essentially different from the Church of Christ as described in the Bible.
The apostasy of the Catholic Church from the Church established by Christ in the first century took place with their turning away from the teachings of God taught by Christ and His Apostles (Worship of Images, Mass, Popes and Priests as vicars or successors of Christ, Mediator Saints, Purgatory). Therefore, the apostasy takes place whenever there is a teaching of God the Catholic Church violates. In view of this, all the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church should be rejected.
We should not be surprised at the number of churches today that are not of Christ. It is not Christ who established them but the enemy or the devil (Mt.13:24-30,36-39 NKJV). These churches that do not belong to Christ are the Catholic Church and her offspring, the various Protestant denominations and sects. Only one Church belongs to Christ, the Church of Christ.
Many Protestant groups uphold the belief that faith alone in Christ is sufficient for salvation. They have excluded other conditions such as baptism (Mt.16:15-16), church membership (Jn.10:9,Acts 2:47, 20:28 Lamsa), suffering for Christ's sake (Phil.1:29), works (Js.2:14,17,20), preaching by the messenger of God (Acts 16:32-33), remaining in the true church (Jn.15:5-6), holding firm and obeying the Gospel (1 Cor.15:1-2 NIV) and enduring and remaining until the end (Mt.24:13). Their faith-alone concept of salvation is in direct conflict with the Bible where we can find pronouncements that man is not justified by faith only (Js.2:24).
One should not deny the necessity of one organized church as the Church of Christ.
The Church of Christ which emerged in the Philippines in these last days was established by virtue of the fulfillment of the prophecies of God (Isa.43:5 Moffatt) and of Christ (Jn.10:16;Acts 20:28 Lamsa). This is the third group (Acts 2:39) of people in the Church established by Christ. Even the spread of this Church in the Far West (Isa.43:4-6;59:19 NKJV) is a fulfillment of God's prophecy written in the Bible.
The messenger of God (Rom.10:15 NKJV) in these last days (Isa.43:6) is Brother Felix Y. Manalo (Rev.7:2-3). It was not he who built the Church of Christ but it was Christ Himself (Mt.16:18) by virtue of the fulfillment of the prophesy (Jn.10:16). Felix Manalo was only utilized by God as His instrument to preach the pure Gospel of salvation in these last days. His authority as God's messenger is clearly stated by various prophecies in Scriptures (Is.41:9-10; Is.46:11-13; Rev.7:2-3). Hence, it behooves man to have faith in the commissioning of Brother Felix Y. Manalo.
Persecutions cannot be avoided because overcoming it serves as the basis for inheriting the kingdom of heaven (Mt.5:10-12). Thus, whatever kind or extent of persecution a member of the Church of Christ may face, he should not falter or withdraw. He should instead pray to God for assistance in order to overcome religious persecutions.
The proper way of joining the Church of Christ is that which is done because of faith (Rom.5:2) in God and in Christ (Jn.14:1-2), as well as the recognition and acceptance of the Church and of God's commissioning of His messenger in these last days (Jn.6:29). If the motive for joining the Church of Christ is pure and proper, the man who joins the Church would be able to perform all the commandments and Church disciplines, the performance of which proves that he is a true member of the Church of Christ. He does not easily discouraged and neither does he drew back. Instead, he remains firm in his election.
Christ should be highly honored and worshiped by members of the Church of Christ because this is the will of God (Phil.2:9-11). Christ should be recognized as the Son of God (Mt.3:7), Lord (Acts 2:36), Saviour (Acts 5:31), Mediator (1Tim.2:5), a holy man who did not commit sin (1 Pet.2:21-22). The attributes mentioned here give no indication to His nature which we believe is of a man (Jn.8:40); He is not the true God. (Ezek.28:2) Man should also renounce the belief that Christ is true God and true man (Hos.11:9)
The clear distinctions of Christ from God are proofs that the true God is not Christ. Jesus possesses attributes surpassing the ordinary man, but this does not mean that he is God. God has attributes which we do not find in Christ. If Christ can do wonders such as miracles, all these are done by God, through Him as God's instrument. On his own powers alone, Christ cannot do anything. Christ Himself states, "I can of my own do nothing."
Teachers of the "Christ is God" doctrine also use the Bible. But we should not allow ourselves to be deceived by them because we cannot read any text in the Bible where Christ says He is the true God. If that is the case, why do they have biblical texts to prove their contentions? Those biblical texts have been given erroneous interpretations (Jn.1:1,14; Isa.9:6) or wrong meanings (1 Jn.5:20) or even based on verses wrongly translated (Rom.9:5).
It is not enough for man to join or become a member of the Church of Christ to be saved. He should lead a new life, too. Members who lead a new life are truly of Christ and of God. Thus, all sinful ways should be renounced and he should live by the teachings he has received.
Each member of the Church of Christ believes that constant attendance in worship services is one of his obligations. Great blessings accrue to those who constantly attend worship services while great sins are committed by those who disregard this responsibility.
The Church of Christ believes that it is God who gave the command to contribute and give thanksgiving offerings to support the needs of the Church. To fulfill these obligations is to lay up a good foundation for the attainment of eternal life.
The Church of Christ believes that it is the will of God for us to love one another as true brothers and sisters. Hence, if anyone has sinned against us, we should forgive him and we should reconcile with those who are mad at us.
The members of the Church of Christ believe that it is God who forbids the eating of blood and prohibits marriage with those of other faiths. Elopement is an act of disrespect for parents and this is a sin in the eyes of God.
The Church of Christ believes that baptism is necessary for one to become a disciple of Christ and for the attainment of eternal salvation. But this should be done in accordance with the teachings of the Bible.
The Church of Christ believes that each member should do missionary work or share his faith with others. Each one should learn how to pray to God so that he would not weaken in faith and thus be able to resist temptations.
Each member should submit to the Administration placed by God in the Church by means of total agreement with the teachings and rules observed in the Church of Christ.
The Church of Christ believes that unity is God's teaching and that division within the Church is an evil thing. This unity is implemented by the Church of Christ not only during election time but also in all its works in the service of God.
The Church of Christ believes that God has determined the Day of Judgment which will take place at the second coming of Christ. This is the great day when the Church of Christ will receive the reward promised by God -- the everlasting home for God's chosen people.
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IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART I
Q: So, you do not know yet what is the Iglesia ni Cristo?
A: The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) also known by its English name as Church of Christ (of Felix Y. Manalo) is a membership religious organization registered as a sole corporation in July 27, 1914, in the Philippines. Members are controlled tightly by its Manalo leader. The corporation's sole owner is Felix Y. Manalo.
Currently, it has 223 fully established congregations scattered outside the Philippines which include 134 in the U.S., 11 in Canada, 13 in Japan, 10 in Australia, and congregations in major cities of the world such as Tel-Aviv, Vienna, Brussels, Paris, Hamburg, Rome, Madrid, Athens, Geneva, Auckland, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, and Hongkong.
Q: Who is Felix Y. Manalo?
A: He is the founder and organizer of the Iglesia ni Cristo. He claims to be the angel and Messenger of God in these last days using Revelation 7:2-3 and Revelation 14:9-11. He died in April 12, 1963. Before he died, he installed his son, Erano, to be his successor. Erano G. Manalo (EGM), the current leader, has himself installed his son, Eduardo (EVM) to be the future head of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
Q: What is the religious background of Felix Y. Manalo?
A: According to their official publication, God's Message, Felix Y. Manalo was born as a Catholic in May 10, 1886 in Taguig, Rizal (now part of Metro Manila), in the Philippines. In his boyhood, he lived with his uncle Catholic priest in the latter's parish in Sampaloc, Manila. It was there where he discovered a hidden bible which he began reading against the advise of his uncle priest. To his consternation, he found out that the biblical passages reject most of Catholic teachings. As a result, he embarked in a religious odyssey. He converted to the Methodist Episcopal Church. From the Methodist church, he joined the Presbyterian Church and became one of its pastors. Next, he became attracted and converted to another Protestant group called the Christian Missionary Alliance (Disciples of Christ), because of its baptism by immersion. At age 25, continuing his religious oddyssey, he joined the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) and became one of its outstanding evangelist. Because the SDA failed to to respond to his query why observance of Sabbath is on Saturdays, he left the SDA in 1913. (Source: God's Message magazine, Jul-Sep 1994, p.10-11).
Q: How did Felix Y. Manalo became a Messenger of God?
A: The following is an excerpt from their magazine God's Message:
"Devine Revelation
In November 1913, Brother Felix locked himself in his dimly-lit room and began poring over all the religious literature he had accumulated. For three days and tree nights, he immersed himself in an intensive study and reflection of the doctrines of various churches and compared their beliefs with the Bible. His exhaustive study of religions and the Bible led him to the conclusion that none of the existing churches then remained faithful with the biblical truth. Therefore, none of them is the true religion. His meditations assured him that God was commissioning him to preach the true Church of Christ." (God's Message, Jul-Sep 1994, p.11-12).
Q: What is the life of an Iglesia ni Cristo member?
A: The life of an Iglesia ni Cristo member revolves around these four obligations:
1. To attend without failure the Thursdays and Sundays worship services and the weekly committee prayer meetings;
2. To bear fruits, i.e., be instrumental in converting people to become Iglesia ni Cristo members for as long as one lives;
3) To obey the church administration always. The church administration is Erano G. Manalo and his ministers sent to lead the established congregations.
4) To contribute to the many offerings:
a) Thursdays and Sundays offerings;
b) Weekly local fund offerings;
c) Weekly EGM offerings;
d) Weekly deposits for the year end thanksgivings;
c) Monthly District offerings;
d) Monthly God's Message offerings;
e) Special Worship offerings;
f) July Anniversary offerings;
g) Additional cash to supplement the deposited
thanksgiving offerings.
Q: How can one become an Iglesia ni Cristo member?
A: Before one can become a member, he/she must undergo the twenty seven (27) indoctrination lessons of the gospel of Manalo. The Gospel of Manalo is a book of Iglesia doctrines written by Felix Y. Manalo commonly called Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo. One lesson per session per day or per week depending upon available time of the indoctrinee. The INC minister is available for twenty four (24) hours a day except on worship service hours.
After undergoing the 12 indoctrination lessons (The INC, due to the bad connotation, now calls the indoctrination as Bible Studies), the successful indoctrinees must pass a trial period of six months of uninterrupted worship service attendance and committee prayers attendance. Indoctrinees secure slips as proofs of attendance.
Having passed the trial period, the prospective convert is baptized in a pool of water by immersion after reciting an oath with raised right hand. Henceforth, the new convert is required to fill up a 201 file (Individual membership record file, assigned a deacon (if male) or deaconess (if female) who becomes his/her overseer/watcher.
The new convert also is provided a tag name in the chapel's hallway tagboard. Every time he/she attends the worship service, he/she must flip his/her name. Unflipped tagname will trigger a visitation by his/her assigned deacon/deaconess to ascertain the cause/s of the absence.
Q: What is the INC mandatory worship service?
A: It is a gospel of Manalo doctrine that compels all members not to be absent from the Thursday and Sunday worship service under pains of being thrown by God into the Lake of Fire. Through the trick of isolation of verses, Felix Y. Manalo is able to change the contexts of many verses such as the isolation of Heb. 10:25 fom its proper paragraph and attaching the verse to the next paragraph that deals with another topic (Willful Sinning). Thus, by combining Heb.10:25 with Heb. 10:26-27, FYM was able to concoct a mandatory worship service.
Q: What is the Iglesia ni Cristo's Law of Increasing responsibilities?
A: This law teaches that in the Iglesia ni Cristo, obligations, duties, and responsibilities of members increase as time passes. During the early days of the INC, there was only once-a-week worship, which is, on Sundays, but, later on, the Thursday worship was added. Previously, there was only one Thanksgiving Day which was on December, but, as time passed thanksgiving obligation became twice a year on December and July. Also, previously, there was only once a month contributions to the Locale Fund, later, it became weekly. Lately, the family weekly prayer obligation was added. So, is the start of a two hour worship service that includes compulsory organization meetings right after worship service.
Q: What is the Committee Prayer?
A: The weekly committee prayer is the gathering of the members that belong to the group of the deacon/deaconess. Usually, the meeting place is the place of residences of the members by rotation. In the gathering, the deacon or deaconess will read the church administration instructions and say prayers for the church generally. Usually, propagation works are discussed as to who has a prospect for conversion. Everybody knows each other in such a small group.
Q: What is the Iglesia ni Cristo compulsory seven days of devotional prayers?
A: It is one of the Gospel of Manalo doctrine that commands all officers to go nightly to the chapel to pray consecutively for seven days for sin cleansing. Usually, the following occasions requires the seven days devotional prayers:
a) Thanksgiving Worship Service on December;
b) Church Anniversary Thanksgiving Worship on July;
c) Holy Supper in April or May;
d) Bible Expositions;
e) Grand Evangelical Missions;
f) Other occasions as may be commanded by EGM
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IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 2
Q: How does an INC congregation rise up?
A: A congregation starts as a committee prayer group of usually two or three members. As the committee group increase in numbers, the INC central office in the Philippines will send a minister to officiate the Thursday and Sunday worship service. Usually, a hall or other convenient place is rented pending the acquisition of a permanent house of worship or chapel. The committee prayer group becomes a congregation upon having its own regular worship service.
Q: How does an INC committee group or congregation start?
A: A committee group or congregation starts in two ways:
1. Member initiative;
2. Central office initiative.
A member initiative is one in which a member goes to another place, city, county, or country, where there is no existing established INC church, starts a committee prayer group in his house or apartment with himself and two or more new acquaintances, or with his family plus family acquaintances. The committee prayer group is like a cell. The cell grows to become a congregation.
A central office initiative is one in which an existing INC congregation is broken up into two or three congregations by instructions from the central administration in the Philippines.
Q: How does the INC finance its chapel buildings?
A: The central administration only lends the money to the congregation for buying the chapel building. The members of the congregation pay back the loaned central office money through their weekly thanksgiving deposits. The local congregation does not keep the books to show the status of the loaned money. Usually, the loaned money is paid off in three to five years.
Q: What are the techniques employed by the Iglesia ni Cristo in luring anyone to become an indoctrinee?
A: Members get reminded of their sworn duty to bear fruits during the compulsory worship services. Members heeding the reminders will invite their relatives, friends, and acquaintances, to the weekly bible expositions or the monthly grand evangelical missions. As visitors are herded into the Iglesia ni Cristo chapels, it becomes the part of the minister to turn the visitors into converts. The Iglesia ministers are trained for years in the Philippines by Manalo in the art of seducing people to become a member. Subtle scaring is mostly employed at the initial phase. Coupled by the inviters show of friendships (love bombings), the visitors will be sweeped off their feet to undergo their so-called bible studies.
Q: What other techniques are employed by the Iglesia ni Cristo to have a continuous supply of indoctrinees?
A: 1. Use of the Manalo created organizations such as the Buklod, Kadiwa, Binhi, Light of Salvation, Edification, Adult and Junior Choirs, Records, Finance, Area Groups, deacons and deaconess. All officers of these organizations are also officers of the church. Being officers, they are required to have annual oathtaking or annual reaffirmations of their oaths. All these organizations have their respective meetings and agendas. All these officers receive no compensations whatsoever in doing their work for the Iglesia ni Cristo. Usually, more than 50% of the members of the congregation are officers. It is always reminded that being an officer is a virtue that all should strive for. These offficers are being marshalled by the resident minister to work in getting new indoctrinees.
2. Use of devotional prayers - One week before the scheduled bible exposition (B.E.) or grand evangelical mission (G.E.M.), the officers are required to do seven days devotional prayers nightly in the chapel. Attendance is monitored through signing an attendance sheet next to one's officer's name. Ostensibly, the aim of the devotional prayer is to harness the powers of God so that people will heed the invitations.
3. Use of committee prayer groups - The congregation is split into areas. The respective areas are themselves split into groups of seven or less members under the tutelage of a deacon or deaconess. In the committee group meeting, the agenda of the church administration is brought out. These are agendas which could not be brought out in the regular worship service gathering. Members are asked how many visitors he/she is bringing to the bible exposition.
3. Use of the God's Message magazine - Each member buys this magazine ( currently the price is $2.50 each issue). Usually, members buy two. One for self and one for his/her prospective visitor or prospect.
4. Use of television programs, radios, and video productions.
5. Use of social projects such as cleaning of public parks, blood donations, food donations to victims of calamities. The financial aspects of these projects are shouldered by the members themselves. It is believed the INC church does not dole out monies for any of these projects. The INC refuses to divulge the uses of its incomes.
Q: What are the verses being used by the Iglesia ni Cristo to scare people into becoming an indoctrinee?
A: 1. The Judgment Day.......Heb.9:27. 2 Pet.3:7;
2. Two kinds of resurrection..Jn.5:28-29, 1 Thes.4:16; Rev. 10:6-7;
3. All men are sinners...Rom. 5:12; 6:23
4. Penalty for sinners is second death in the lake of fire..Rev. 20:14;
5. Remedy is joining the INC..Rom.8:1 (NKJV); Eph.2:15 (NKJV);Col.1:18 (NKJV; Acts 20:28 Lamsa
Q: What are the Iglesia ni Cristo terms and words of expression and their meanings?
A: The followings words and phrases are commonly used in the Iglesia ni Cristo and their corresponding meanings:
1) Cold - One who seldom attends the worship services. Applies also to anyone who seldom attends the organizational meetings.
2) Fruit - A convert to the Iglesia ni Cristo faith. It could also apply to a newly recruited church officer;
3) Sheep - Every member is a sheep being tended by his or her respective deacon/deaconess;
4) Branch -Every member of the INC is a branch (of the vine). The vine here is understood to be the Iglesia ni Cristo. It is said that when a member does not bear fruit, or does not remain member of the INC church, he/she is cast as a branch, is withered, and gathered to be thrown into the lake of fire;
5) Gift - The office or position or duty that a member is recruited to possess or occupy. It is said that when a member is recruited to an officer position, that is a gift given by God. Since it is God who has given the gift, the member has no right to terminate or resign from such position. It is only God who can terminate or gets back the gift.
6) Citizens of heaven - All members of the Iglesia ni Cristo are citizens of heaven. As citizens of heaven, their allegiance is to the messenger of God of heaven which is no other than Felix Y. Manalo and his duly appointed successor.
7) Body - the word "body" whereever it could be found in the Bible refers to the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ (of FYM).
8) Church - the word "church" (not capitalized) whereever it could be found in the Bible refers to the Church of Christ (of FYM) or Iglesia ni Cristo.
9) Saints - Refers to all members of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
10) Angel (or "sugo") - Refers to Felix Y. Manalo, the founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo church.
11) Drawing back - Refers to the act of any member who starts to miss the worship service on Thursday or Sunday. Refers also to those who are leaving the Iglesia ni Cristo faith and going back to their original faiths as Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, etc. It is always reminded in the worship service that anyone who draws back will not please God and will subject the transgressor to punishment in the lake of fire. As it is said, one who draws back is like a dog who goes to its own vomit, or a pig who goes to wallow in the mud after being cleaned. Also, one who goes back to their former religion will result in the worsest condition because the evil inside the Ex-INC will invite seven more evils to inhabit the traitor. Drawing back also applies to any officer who does not fulfill his sworn duties. Drawing back can also be incurred if your money thanksgivings for the year has decreased from that what you have offered last year.
12) Share - This word if found in the Bible (particularly Heb. 13:16 or 1 Tim.6:18) means sharing the Iglesia ni Cristo faith. It also means sharing your monies to the church for its many projects.
13) Third group - Refers to the Iglesia ni Cristo group that has the promise of salvation as provided in Act 2:39 NKJV). Accordingly, the first group are the Jews, the second group are the Gentiles. According to Felix Y. Manalo, the first two groups (Jews and Gentiles) were no longer the people of God because both have departed from the true faith- the Jews became idolatrous, while the Gentiles (first century Christians) listened to doctrines of demons and converted to Catholicism & Protestantism.
14) Lake of fire - This is the second death punishment for sinners who do not want to become Iglesia ni Cristo members. This punishment is also given to Iglesia members who had left the Iglesia ni Cristo faith. Missing alone one worship service will incur this punishment for any erring Iglesia member.
15) In the flesh - Refers to members who indulge in sinful lives. It is always reminded in the worship service that members renew their sinful lives, otherwise, they too, will be consigned into the lake of fire. Having a non member boyfriend or girlfriend is considered as being in the flesh. Too much love for money is also a sin in the flesh.
16) Annual December Thanksgiving - This is one of the delicate worship service. As such, it requires the seven day devotional prayers by members. In this worship service, each one, adult, youth, and babies, must have his/her envelope stuffed with monies. Members are required to have one year preparation accomplished by making weekly Sunday deposits starting from the first Sunday of January through the second Sunday of December. A token check for the total amount deposited is given to the member depositor in exchange for the surrendering of the deposit booklet. The token check will be placed in the thanksgiving envelope. Since the Thanksgiving Day is the third Sunday of December, the deficiency of the deposits will covered up by adding cash, money orders, or bank checks. Personal checks are discouraged unless the brother/sister is sure of sufficiency of funds in the bank. The members must thank God for calling them to become members of the Church of Christ. According to Manalo, the members must thank God for many things such as: Most important of all is for remaining as members inside the Iglesia ni Cristo, for being alive, for being freed from mishaps, sickness, and other calamities, for receiving many blessings such as the jobs, the possessions, and properties they own..
17) July Anniversary Thanksgiving- This is another delicate worship service to commemorate the founding of the Iglesia ni Cristo by Felix Y. Manalo. It is also the commemoration and praise of Felix Y. Manalo, whose commissioning by God lead to the rebirth of the first century church established by Jesus Christ. The members must have the envelope stuffed with monies to thank God for the progress of the Church.
18) Holy Supper - Is another delicate worship service that demands seven days nightly devotional prayers. The highlights of this service besides the parading of the choir members and the eating of the tiny (1/2 inch diameter) toasted bread, the drinking of the one tablespoon of grape juice, is the raising of the right hand in an oath to proclaim the Lord's death. Proclaiming the Lord's death (1 Cor.11:26 NKJV) means doing propagation works or getting new converts.
19) Block voting - Refers to the practice of selecting for the members the names whom to vote during election time. Political candidates usually troop to the Iglesia ni Cristo mansion to gain the support of Erano G. Manalo. Candidates are queried what can they do for the Iglesia ni Cristo. Successful candidates are written in a sample ballot paper to be distributed in the Committee prayer meetings of Iglesia ni Cristo groups. The sample ballot is secretly brought by the member to be copied into the official ballot inside the voting booth. Members who don't unify with the chosen candidates are warned of expulsion from the church.
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Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 3
Q: What is the Gospel of Manalo?
A: The Gospel of Manalo is the book of doctrines conceived and written by Felix Y. Manalo as revised by his son Erano G. Manalo which serves as the basis of faith in the Iglesia ni Cristo. This book commonly called Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo delineates the twenty seven (27) doctrines or lessons comprising the Manalo gospel which must be accepted, believed, and sworn for their obedience, before anyone can become an Iglesia ni Cristo member. The Iglesia ni Cristo now calls this preaching of these Manalo gospel doctrines as bible studies.
Q: Why is the Gospel of Manalo able to control people?
A: The Gospel of Manalo uses the technique called Classical Conditioning. In classical conditioning, you can condition , train, or control anyone to do what you want, provided you feed your victim with an accessory bait and provided that such teaching and accessory bait have been given to your victim repeatedly for an extended period of time. When the worship service of the Iglesia ni Cristo is of the same topic preached repeatedly, it is in line with the repetition principle of classical conditioning.
Psychology Book Example of Classical Conditioning:
Mind conditioner................Pavlov
Animal to be conditioned........A dog
What Pavloc wants the dog to do? To salivate (detected by use of inserted instrument)
Two things needed to condition the dog: 1) Bell 2) Meat powder as a bait.
Application:
Every time Pavlov rings the bell, the bell is accompanied by giving the dog the meat powder. Pavlov does this repeatedly to train or condition the dog. After several ringing and dispensing of the meat powder, the dog is now trained (or conditioned). Pavlov rings the bell but without the accessory meat powder. Result: The dog salivates upon hearing the bell even without the meat powder. Conclusion: The dog is already conditioned to accept that the bell means meat powder.
The INC Application of Classical Conditioning:
Mind Conditioner............Felix Manalo (or INC minister);
Animal to be trained........Visitor or Prospect;
What FYM or INC minister wants the visitor to do: To enroll in the INC free bible study;
Two things needed to condition the visitor....1) Gospel of Manalo, and 2) The Bible (as bait).
Application:
In the bible exposition, every time the INC minister teaches the gospel of Manalo, it is accompanied by reading the Bible. In the entire session, the two things (Manalo gospel plus Bible bait) is being repeated again and again. At the end of the session, the visitor is impressed that the Iglesia ni Cristo is a Bible based church. Conclusion: The visitor is already conditioned to become a Bible student or indoctrinee.
The Iglesia ni Cristo's technique of classical conditioning (brain washing in modern parlance) is being applied notoriously in the Iglesia mandatory worship services on Thursdays and Sundays. FYM can't afford that members miss the brainwashing session or else he will lose them. For every whims that Manalo desires, he pushes the members through the use of a bait. The mind is susceptible to be trained and to be conditioned to accept and do anything if pushed by a bait and if done regularly and repeatedly.
Q: What is Number 1 of Gospel of Manalo doctrine and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 1 follows:
"LESSON NO.1 - The Bible
Summary of the lesson: The Church of Christ adheres to the belief that the words of God are written only in the Bible. The Bible should be the only basis of service to God. This is the truth which will teach man salvation from punishment on Judgment Day. Thus, each member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo should give value to the teachings of God written in the Bible by fulfilling them in his life." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p.1).
The fallacy of Doctrine Lesson No. 1:
The Iglesia ni Cristo lies about this doctrine. Actually, the INC does not observe the Bible as written. Nor to them the Bible is the only basis for service to God. The INC does not subscribe that the Bible teaches the truth about salvation.
Doctrine Lesson No. 11 or ten lessons away, makes a mockery of Lesson 1 because in that lesson, Felix Y. Manalo is given the mysteries and secrets of the Bible.
This means that FYM is higher than the Bible. Only the interpretations of Felix Y. Manalo is correct. This makes the Bible subservient to FYM. In another rebuff to Doctrine Lesson 1 is Lessons 3 & 4 which basically change Lesson 1 in that it is the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo (not the Bible) that saves man from punishment on Judgment Day.
Q: What is the Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 2 and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine 2 follows:
"LESSON NO. 2 - THE TRUE GOD
Summary of the lesson: The Iglesia ni Cristo believes in the teachings taught by the Bible that the Father Who created all things is the only true God. There are no three persons in one God; thus, reject the belief in the so-called Trinity. The Bible also prohibits worship of images or idolatry." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Erano G. Manalo (1989), p.4).
The fallacy of Doctrine Lesson 2:
The Iglesia ni Cristo lies that it is only the Father who is the true God, or that the Father is the only one who created all things. The truth is that the Father as well as the Son Jesus Christ has created all things. This was testified by Apostle John:
"He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made." (Jn.1:2-3 NKJV)
Therefore, the Bible teaches Jesus Christ is co-creator of all things. Jesus Christ was in the beginning with God. That all things were made through Jesus Christ, and without Jesus Christ nothing was made that was made. This teaching of Apostle John is corroborated by Apostle Paul:
"He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn over all creation.For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or domination, or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him." (Col. 1:15-16 NKJV)
Therefore, Jesus Christ created also all things. This is the true gospel taught by the apostles.
The Manalo doctrine that it is the Father who is the true God is false. Jesus Christ is also God as attested in Heb.1:8-9:
"But to the Son He says:
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness, Therefore God, Your God,has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions." (Heb.1:8-9 NKJV).
It is the Father who is calling His Son, "O God". The denial of this Bible fact by Felix Y. Manalo is proof that Manalo does not respect the Bible nor God at all. This trait of disrespect to God could only come from the evil spirit.
Felix Y. Manalo also lies about the non existence of the Trinity. The Bible is replete with many verses that testify of the existence of the Trinity or the three compositions of the one God. The following verses teach the Trinity: Matthew 28:19-20; Genesis 1:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14. The Trinity word in the Bible is called Godhead (Rom.1:20 NKJV, Col.2:9 NKJV).
The mirroring of the Trinity on man based on the Bible that man was created in the image of God is the tripartite composition of man. We all know that man has three compositions namely, body, soul, and spirit (1 Thes.5:23). This man's image source is God's, therefore, God has three compositions which we all know as the Father, Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The body represents Christ, the soul represents Father, and spirit represents the Holy Spirit. The fact that man is deemed only one man despite that he actually has three compositions, therefore, though God having three compositions, is only one God.
Q: What is the Gospel of Manalo Doctrine No.3 and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine 3 follows:
"LESSON NO. 3 - THE TRUE RELIGION
Summary of the Lesson: The commonly accepted belief that all churches belong to God is false. Christ founded only one true Church--the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo). Therefore, we value the Church because herein are we able to do the kind of service acceptable to God and through which we shall be saved." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Erano G.Manalo (1989), p.8).
The fallacy of Doctrine Lesson 3:
This Manalo gospel teaching that it is the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo is the true religion and through which we can be saved, is a lie. The truth in the Bible is that it is only the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth who was given by God for salvation of all men and there is no other name given under heaven except the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 4:10-12).
Furthermore, Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (Jn.14:6 NKJV). Because of this, the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ is the wrong way, a false religion, and will lead to death not life because it does not conform to the gospel of Christ. What FYM had done is that he made another gospel called the Gospel of Manalo.
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THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 4
This is a continuation of the series on the same title.
Q: Why is hearing the Gospel of Manalo is like being pushed into a ravine river of no return?
A: Anyone who is duped into undergoing the so-called "bible studies" is actually undergoing indoctrination of the gospel of Manalo. The gospel of Manalo is arranged in such a way that the more lessons you hear, the more difficult for you to get out. The first few lessons strips you naked of your beliefs and thinking. Next, Manalo will provide you with the standard Iglesia ni Cristo prisoner uniform to wear at all times. The doctrine lessons are like iron chains being clamp on you that gets shorter and shorter. First few doctrines are long chains that get all your extremities (hands and feet), midsized chain clamps get your main body, and lastly, the short short chain clamp gets your neck. In such a situation, there is no more escape. Manalo has taken your body, life, and soul.
Q: What are the twenty seven (27) doctrines that comprise the Gospel of Manalo?
A: The Gospel of Manalo doctrines are the following:
Lesson 1 - The Bible
Lesson 2 - The true God
Lesson 3 - The true religion
Lesson 4 - The Church of Christ
Lesson 5 - History of the church built by Christ in the first century
Lesson 6 - Proofs that the apostasy of the first century Church of Christ took place
Lesson 7 - The origin of other churches
Lesson 8 - Not by faith only
Lesson 9 - One organized church
Lesson 10- The Church of Christ in the Philippines
Lesson 11- Brother Felix Y. Manalo: God's Messenger in the last days
Lesson 12- The promise for those who endure persecution
Lesson 13- Membership in the Church of Christ
Lesson 14- The Lord Jesus Christ, Part I
Lesson 15- The Lord Jesus Christ, Part II
Lesson 16- The Lord Jesus Christ, Part III
Lesson 17- Leading a new life
Lesson 18- Worship services
Lesson 19- Our voluntary contribution
Lesson 20- The brotherhood
Lesson 21- Other prohibitions
Lesson 22- On baptism
Lesson 23- Missionary work and praying
Lesson 24- The church administration
Lesson 25- Unity
Lesson 26- Judgment Day
Lesson 27- Overall instructions
Gospel of Manalo Lessons 1 through 9 is the process of stripping the indoctrinee of all his/her clothes so that he/she will be naked and free from all of his/her religious beliefs and personal thinking. Lessons 10 through 25 is the process of dressing up the naked indoctrinee with the standard prisoner garb that must be worn for as long as the convert lives. Lesson 26 is the apple, the nirvana, the prize, that the convert will get conditionally depending on his/her attitude exhibited while inside the Iglesia ni Cristo. Lesson 27 summarizes all the Gospel of Manalo doctrines including monitoring the convert's attendance in the worship services throughout his/her lifetime.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson No. 4, and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 4 follows:
"LESSON NO.4 - The Church of Christ
Summary: Although many people know that the Savior is Jesus Christ, they still do not know how Christ effects the saving act and which Church He will save. The Church of Christ is the Church that He will save (Acts 20:28 Lamsa Translation) because He made this Church His body and heads it Himself -- before God, the Church and Christ are one new man (Eph.2:15 NKJV); Col.1:18 NKJV). This is the reason why Christ is able to answer for the sins of His Church without violating God's law, that whoever commits a sin, the same must die for that sin (Dt.24:16). Hence, false is the belief that salvation can be attained by means of faith in Christ alone even without membership in the Church of Christ. The Church is necessary not because it saves but because it is the entity that Christ will save (Eph.5:23 TEV)." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) Erano G. Manalo (1989), p.12)
The Fallacy of Doctrine Lesson 4:
This doctrine hinges on Ephesians 2:15 New King James Version and Colossians 1:18 of the same Bible version that are being perverted by Manalo and his son Erano. Let's read these verses:
"having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace." (Eph.2:15 NKJV)
"And He is the head of the body, the church,." (Col.1:18 NKJV)
How Manalo perverts the verses:
The one new man created from the TWO mentioned in the Ephesian verse is being perverted as the head and body as mentioned in the Colossians verse. Take note that Manalo uses only a part of the Collossian verse.
The truth of the matter is the Ephesian verse says, "..create in Himself..," therefore, Christ did not create a separate body. The body is His ownself. What Manalo had done is he had created a separate body called Church of Christ body. This Church of Christ body is not the body created by Christ.
What is the reason why the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo, is not the body created by Christ? The reason is because the body is not composed of only two parts. The notion that the body is composed of only two parts (head and body) is a lie because the whole body is composed of many parts. Let us read this:
"For in fact the body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.And if they were all one member, where would the body be? (1 Cor.12:14-17 NKJV)
Therefore, the truth is that the body is composed of many parts. It is not of only two parts as taught by Manalo. Take note that the ears and eyes are parts of the body. This means, the body already includes the head. If the body is not composed of only two parts, why did Apostle Paul says Christ create in Himself one new man from the TWO? Which TWO are this? If we will read the upper verses of the Ephesian verse, we will know that the TWO are no other than the Gentiles (Eph.2:11) and Jews or Israel (Eph. 2:12). Try to ask any Iglesia minister why he will not use the Today's English Version or the New Living Translation? Let's read the Today's English Version:
"He abolished the Jewish Law with its commandments and rules, in order to create out of the two races one new people in union with himself, in this way making peace." (Eph.2:15 TEV).
The TWO pertains to the two races. These two races are no other than the Jews and Gentiles. The Jews and Gentiles, by reason of becoming new creatures in Christ, have become one in Christ and their circumcision and uncircumcision status avails anything (Gal.6:15).
The Colossian verse (Col.1:18)is being used by Manalo as a support to his false doctrine that Christ is the head of the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ. Take note that what is written in that verse or in Eph. 5:23 verse is "church" not "Church." The word "church" (small letter "c") does not apply to any one local assembly or to any one particular religious organization, but to all believers (1 Cor.12:27;Rom.12:5).
To what is Christ made head of? If we will read Eph.1:22 NKJV, God gave Christ to be HEAD OVER ALL THINGS to the church because He put all things under His feet.
Another lie of Manalo:
According to Manalo, Christ established the one new man (with Himself as head and the body is the Church of Christ) in order not to violate God's law in Deuteronomy 14:16 (No one can pay for the sins of another). According to Manalo, when Christ made the Church of Christ His body (this is false because Christ never created a separate body), He is no longer violating God's law because He is not paying for the sins of another person, but is only paying for his own sin, i.e., the sins of the Church of Christ which became His body. Manalo's usual example of his doctrine is this:
"If a man shoots somebody dead, who do you think should be punished? Is it the head or the finger who did the pulling of trigger? Can you tell the judge, "Okay, I am surrendering my finger, punish him," no, it is the head who will be punished."
Filipinos who don't think about this absurd example are the ones easily taken by this trick of Manalo. The absurdity of the example is that, since the head should be punished, why not imprison just the head to be in accord with Manalo's doctrine that the head suffers for sins of his body? The truth is, the body suffers with the head. The body can not be detached from the head or else both will die. In other words, Manalo is teaching a Frankeinstein Christ. The Iglesia ni Cristo is a Frankeinstein church.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Lesson 5, and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 5 follows:
"LESSON NO. 5 - History of the Church built by Christ in the first century
Summary: The Church built by Christ during the first century was apostatized (Acts 20:29). This was led away by false prophets which arose in the Church after the time of the Apostles (Mt.24:11 RSV), and those who remained firm in the faith were slain by ravenous wolves (Mt.7:15). The fulfillment of the prophesied false teachers who will lead the Church away are the Catholic priests. They introduced false teachings (1 Tim.4:1,3) into the Church until the Church became the Catholic Church--a church essentially different from the Church of Christ as described in the Bible." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo (1989),p. 16)
The fallacy of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 5:
The name Church of Christ is nowhere found in the Bible. It is only the Lamsa Translation of Acts 20:28 where you can find an almost similar name, but not quite. In the Lamsa, what is written there is only "church of Christ" ( a common noun). The correct translation of Acts 20:28 as found in familiar Bible versions such as King James, is "church of God," which is the correct translation of the Greek "ekklesia tou Dieu." Why can't we find the name Church of Christ (proper noun) in the Bible? The reason is because the name of the church established by Christ in the first century is called "Way." This proper noun name is what is written in the Acts of the Apostles. Let's read one of these verses:
"Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem." (Acts 9:1-2 NKJV)
Therefore, the name of the church established by Christ in the first century is called "Way". This organization during the Apostles' time is widely known as a sect. Let's read this:
"But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my Fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the prophets." (Acts 24:14 NKJV)
There was no organization called Church of Christ during the Apostles' time because it did not exist. It came into existence only in 1914 when it was founded by Felix Y. Manalo. Therefore, it is a lie that the first century Christians were members of the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo.
The apostasy of the first century church is also a lie. Why is it a lie? It is because Christ never abandoned His disciples as He promised to be with them always until the end of the age (Mt.18:20). The apostasy only pertains to SOME but not all (1 Tim.4:1). It is the Iglesia ni Cristo that had departed from the faith because it practices the doctrine of demons that are incorporated in the Gospel of Manalo (Doctrine Lesson 21), which are: prohibition to marry (non members), and prohibition to eat meat (if cooked meat has a blood).
Manalo's lie about Matthew 7:15:
The false prophets who are in sheep's clothing mentioned in Mt.7:15 could not be the priests of the Catholic church for wearing and imitating the long gown of Jesus Christ because in Christ's days, everyone wears long gown. If we will examine the verse, the sheep is not written as Sheep to indicate Christ. Felix Y. Manalo, being a former Seventh Day Adventist evangelist had kept most of the SDA's anti-catholic stance.
Manalo's lie about Matthew 23:9:
Just because priests are addressed as father does not violate the Bible. What is prohibited in the verse is calling anyone father as the Father God. Or when it is used for prestige and power (like the way the hypocrite Pharisees did, but not if it is used to serve others. There are many individuals that are authorized by the Bible to be called father:
1. Our human fathers (Mt.15:4);
2. Fathers of the gospel (1 Cor.4:15);
3. Guardians and stewards appointed (Gal.4:2);
4. Anyone whom you follow (2 Kings 2:12)
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Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 5
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: What is the Iglesia ni Cristo's non deductibility of INC church contribution mandate?
A: It is the mandate of the Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister forbidding Iglesia members from deducting from their personal income tax returns what they have given, offered, and contributed, to the Iglesia ni Cristo church. According to Manalo, members must not rip off God twice because they already got benefited (through God's blessings)when they offered the money to God. Manalo had issued orders to all Iglesia ni Cristo officials not to issue any receipts to any brethren for what they have offered to the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)under pains of removal or expulsion from the church.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 6 and what are its fallacies?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 6 follows:
"LESSON NO. 6 -Proofs that the Apostasy of the First Century Church of Christ Took Place.
Summary: The apostasy of the Catholic Church from the Church established by Christ in the first century took place with their turning away from the teachings of God taught by Christ and His Apostles (Worship of Images, Mass, Popes and Priests as vicars or successors of Christ, Mediator Saints, Purgatory). Therefore, the apostasy takes place whenever there is a teaching of God the Catholic Church violates. In view of this, all the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church should be rejected." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo (1989), p.24).
The Fallacies of this Manalo Gospel Doctrine 6:
It was pointed out in the previous fallacy of Doctrine 5 that Manalo being a former Seventh Day Adventist evangelist, has been using the SDA's anti-catholic propaganda materials. The Iglesia ni Cristo, therefore, is a daughter of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The SDA had been attacking the Catholic Church even before Manalo has formed his cult. The Seventh Day Adventist was started in 1831 by a Baptist preacher, William Miller. In 1844, followers got disappointed when the predicted second coming of Christ did not materialize in Oct. 22, 1944. Some followers, however, persisted through the leadership of Ellen G. White who became a gifted writer and leader spearheaded the growth of the SDA. Manalo could have taken possession of Ellen G. White's famous Catholic bashing book, "The Great Controversy," written by her in 1884, which lead to Manalo's conversion to the SDA.
Manalo had adapted the SDA's question and answer method of delivery, prophesy revelation authority, its organizational system, and most importantly, its Catholic bashing and Catholic blamings for all the ills of the world.
On Image Worship
The Catholics do not do this. (Cathechism of the Catholic Church, p.573). This has been said many many times but Manalo or the Iglesia ni Cristo is deaf. Let's read the commandment:
"You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me., but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." ((Exo.20:3-6 NKJV)
What is prohibited of other gods and images:
1) What is prohibited is having other gods before God. This is essentially not having these other gods before the true God. The true God comes first over all others that are considerable as gods. What does the other gods represents? Anything that we have whatever that might be, namely---money, pleasure, power, possessions, or somebody, or something that we place first before the true God. The important thing is that the true God must come first not the second. Case Scenarios: a) You have the following gods besides the true God: wealth, power, & wife. From 1 through 4, how do you rank them in order of importance? Answer: 1) True God, 2. wife, 3-4) power and wealth. If your Number 1 is other than the true God, the violation bell rings. Note: It is impossible that you will have the true God alone. It will be a very lonely world in such a situation. God has made all things in this world so that man will be happy.
2) What is prohibited of images? What is prohibited is making it yourself and bowing to it, or serving it. Therefore, if you have carved a moon, it is still allowed. But, if you did the 2nd step of bowing or serving the moon, the violation bell rings. Supposing the carved moon was not carved by you and neither paid somebody to carve it for you, but, you accidentaly bowed to it? Since there is no intention on your part to bow to it or serve it, the violation bell will not ring. What about if you have seen a carved moon accidentally in the flea market, acquiring and putting it in your room and you bowed to it with the intention of bowing to the unseen God, will the violation bell ring? No. The intention of the mind is what counts. The intention starts with the carving and completed with the bowing or serving. This third case is the scenario of what Catholics do. Their bowing is not directed at the image itself, but, is directed on the one their minds are set on. If the mind is not the controlling point, everyone would be in violation because there is no place on earth wherein there is no object or things near you or close to you. Also, repetition of the act is important to show willfulness.
The Iglesia ni Cristo violation of image worship
The worship of images is actually being done by the Iglesia ni Cristo. Which images are these? It is the image of their Felix Y. Manalo idol and the image of their Iglesia ni Cristo name idol. Every July 27th of each year, they worship these two idols by performing a special worship service to honor these two idols. First, is the praising of Felix Y. Manalo, for having been the leader in the establishement of the Iglesia ni Cristo, and second, glorifying the Iglesia ni Cristo for its glorious posture, its growth, and its prestige. The worship service requires seven days nightly devotional prayers of preparation, and the worship service with choir crying and wailing that parades around the congregation. The main entree of the worship service is the collections of the prepared envelopes of monies from the seated members considered as gifts for the birthdays of their two idols. The pictures of their Felix Manalo idol adorn the houses and offices of members, especially ministers, and appear regularly in their two monthly magazines, the Pasugo and the God's Message.
Why the violation rings on the Iglesia image worship:
1) The Iglesia ni Cristo members have other gods that is before the true God. Which is this? It is their Iglesia ni Cristo membership. They are placing their memberships before God at the point that they are obeying Manalo's command rather than God's command to love God with all heart, mind, and soul.
2) The Iglesia ni Cristo has made the picture image of Felix Y. Manalo. After making his image, the Iglesia goes to the second step which is bowing and serving this image via the worship service dedicated and in remembrance of him every July 27 of each year. The image of Felix Manalo is constructively framed in their minds and without a doubt that it is him who is the beneficiary of the worship. The proof is the money envelopes that Manalo's son collects. God does not need money.
3) Manalo has made the Iglesia ni Cristo image that resembles an artificial person made of paper. The second step of bowing and serving the Iglesia ni Cristo image is accomplished by the worship services being done on Thursdays and Sundays. Members serve the Iglesia ni Cristo by performing works required by it throughout their lifetime.
On Catholic Mass
The Holy Mass is the Lord's Supper. The Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ (Lk.22:17-20). It is called Holy Mass (Missa) because the liturgy in which the mystery of salvation is accomplished concludes with the sending forth (Missio) of the faithful, so that they may fulfill God's will in their daily lives." (Cathecism of the Catholic Church, 1997, p. 370).
What Felix Y. Manalo and son are agonizing about of the Catholic's doing the Holy Mass, or Eucharist, or Communion, or Lord's Supper, is that the Catholics do not drink. The Catholics eat bread only. Manalo is very much disturbed about this. To relieve Manalo of his troubles, let us read what is written in the Scriptures:
"Then He took the cup and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves, for I say to you I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And He took bread gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of Me." Likewise, He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you." (Lk.2:17-20 NKJV)
Question: Which one is commanded by Christ to do it in remembrance of Him? Is it the drinking of the cup, the eating of the bread, or both? Answer: The eating of the bread only. What is Christ's reason why the drinking of the cup was not commanded to redo it in remembrance of Him? It is because He will not drink from the vine until the kingdom of God comes. Christ's shedding of His blood is once only and it lasts for all time. Take note that there were two instances of mentioning of the cup, one during the supper, and another one after the supper. It is the cup during the supper that was distributed. The cup after the supper was not distributed.
During the Apostles' time, the drinking during the supper was not present anymore. What is present is the mentioning of the cup after the supper, but, it was not distributed as what was done by Christ. (1 Cor. 11:23-25 NKJV).
Other proofs that drinking is no longer necessary:
Christ reinstituted the supper without any drinking while He was with Emmaus and Cleofas after His resurrection. Let's read this:
"Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him, and He vanished from their sight." (Lk.24:30 NKJV)
Christ never drank nor distributed a cup of drink to Emmaus and Cleofas. It is bread only that was broken and distributed. Did the Book of Acts of the Apostles corroborate this non drinking? Let's read this:
"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers." (Acts 2:42 NKJV)
It is the apostles doctrine to have the breaking of the bread only. Therefore, the Apostles have obeyed Christ faithfully. Guess who is the disobedient Honcho?
On Popes and Priest vicars of Christ
The word "vicar" means representative (not successor). Vicar of Christ means representative of Christ. The word vicar comes from the Latin word, "vicarious", meaning substitute, therefore, it is not successor. Manalo has been lying to the indoctrinees. Manalo's use of Heb. 7:24 cannot apply here because the eternal unchangeable priesthood of Christ mentioned in that verse is His being not subject to death anymore (Heb. 7:23), which ordinary priests are not immune of, i.e., ordinary priests die, therefore, they are changeable by their successors. The word "substitute" is just a mild term. The Apostle Paul has given a more Jesus grabbing word---Putting on Christ (Rom. 13:14).
How about Heb. 13:8? Does this verse prohibit priests from representing or being substitutes of Christ? Let's read the verse:
"Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever." (Heb. 13:8 NKJV)
The verse pertains to Jesus Christ only. It is not about any other persons such as priests. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If Manalo knows that Christ does not change, why does he change Christ to be the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo?
If Jesus Christ's nature is God (Heb. 1:8-9), then He should not be changed permanently into a man. Guess who is the Honcho substituting and changing Jesus Christ?
On Confessions to Priests
It is commanded by Apostle James (the Iglesia favorite apostle being used by Manalo to legitimize slaving of members) to confess our tresspasses to one another (Js. 5:16 NKJV). There is nothing wrong with confessing your sins to any person such as a friend, priest, psychologist, and others, who can help you and advise you how to deal with it. It is but right to confess with whom you wish to be reconciled. What you confess to the priest is a priviledge communication unless it is a criminal act. In such situation, the priest is required to report the crime. If you have sinned, even though you don't confess to God, God already knows about it. What you should do is to repent.
The Iglesia ni Cristo members are habitual sinners
Is there something wrong with the Iglesia ni Cristo's practice of confessing sins through prayers day in and day out, in every worship service, in every occasions of their gatherings such as weekly committee prayers, family prayers, organizational meeting prayers, and daily nightly devotional prayers? Of course, there is something devilishly wrong! Iglesia ni Cristo members are showing they are habitual and perpetual sinners! According to Apostle John, habitual sinners are sons of the devil. Let's read this:
"He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God." (1 Jn. 3:8-9 NKJV).
Therefore, one of the marks of being children of the devil is habitual sinning.
On Mediator Saints
Manalo is so angy about the Catholic saints. Manalo says that the saints of the Catholics are all in the graves and can not do anything to intercede for humans. He says, Jesus Christ is the only Mediator between men and God. Is it true, or is Felix Y. Manalo lying again? Let's consult the Holy Scriptures:
"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Tim. 2:1-4 NKJV)
Manalo has lied! The Apostle Paul has exposed the lie of Manalo. The truth is that it is good in the sight of God that prayers, supplications, and intercessions, be made for all men because God wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. God does not want the lie being spread by Felix Manalo. The admonition was addressed to Timothy, a saint.
Will the prayers of saints reach heaven? Let's read:
"Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of the saints." (Rev. 5:8 NKJV)
The prayers of saints absolutely go to heaven. What about dead saints, are they able to pray? Manalo says, they can't pray anymore because they are dead. Is it true or is Felix lying again? Let's read:
"When He opened the fith seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth"? Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the member of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed." (Rev.6:9-11 NKJV)
The souls of the dead saints are alive, and crying, and shouting. They are not dead. The soul does not die when the body dies (Mt. 10:28). It is only God who can kill the soul in hell or in the lake of fire. That will be the time of second death (Rev. 20:14). Therefore, if the soul is alive when the body dies, there is still a chance of being saved. Death of the body is not the end of things. Why? Because it is the teaching of the Apostle Paul that whether we live or die, we are of the Lord's (Rom. 14:8). God does not abandon you just because you are dead. It is also the teaching of the Apostl Peter that the gospel can be preach to those who are dead (1 Pet. 4:5-6 NKJV). This is the reason why Christ went to preach to the spirits in prison (1 Pet. 3:19 NKJV).
If saints (alive and dead) can intercede and supplicate for people, what about Jesus Christ mediatorship? Will saints replace the mediatorship of Christ (1 Tim.2:5)? Absolutely not. Why not? Because Christ is not a Mediator of sinners but a Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 12:24 NKJV). How can Christ be a Mediator of sinners when He is the Savior Himself? Manalo is trying to demote Christ in this regard. Will Felix Y. Manalo and his bunch of ministers still be needed in the New Covenant? No more! They become jobless because in the New Covenant, God Himself will be the one who will write His Laws into the hearts and minds of people (Heb. 8:10-13 NKJV).
Who is the Mediator of the Iglesia ni Cristo?
Manalo is angry of the saints being mediators, therefore, the saints are eliminated by Manalo as viable Iglesia mediators. And Jesus Christ whom they hope as their mediator is also eliminated because Christ is not a Mediator of sinners but a Mediator of the New Covenant. What is left as the mediator of the Iglesia members? They needed mediators because they are habitual sinners, right? Guess? Luckily, they have two remaining mediators---their two very important idols, F.M. and the I.N.C. These two idols are awaiting to save them.
On Purgatory
Manalo says there is no Purgatory in the Bible. He says, it is only an invention of the Catholic Church. Is Manalo lying again? Let's read the Lord Jesus Christ's teaching of purgatory:
"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And in being in torment in Hades, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented, and besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us." Then, he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment." Abraham said to him, "They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them." And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead." (Lk.1619-31 NKJV)
Based on the above teaching of Lord Jesus Christ, at death, there are two destinations for everyone. If one dies a good man, you are brough by the angels to the bosom of Abraham for comfort. If one dies a bad man, you are brought to a place of torment. The two sections are separated by a great gulf fixed. It is only God who can save the souls in torment. This is the reason why God sent Christ to preach to these tormented souls (1 Pet. 3:19).
The terrible consequence of dying in the Iglesia ni Cristo
Because of the adopted SDA teaching that souls die when the body dies, and the false Manalo teaching that God is not a God of the dead but of the living, Iglesia ni Cristo dead members are treated the worst kind. There is no church rite whatsoever accorded to the Iglesia dead. After burial, the dead is no longer visited or remembered. His/her name in the Iglesia registries are unceremoniously taken out and delisted. It could be assumed that Manalo would not spend a penny for keeping the names of dead faithful Iglesia members. While alive and awake, members are guarded with an eagle's eye to make sure that everyone is listed in the Iglesia registries. But Manalo forgets the members when they go to sleep in their graves. The faithful Iglesia dead suffers the same fate as those who have been expelled and delisted. The Iglesia ni Cristo does not celebrate All Souls Day, therefore, if you go to the cemeteries, the tombs and plots of their sleeping brethren are unkempt, unclean, and unloved. The only exception to the non honoring of the dead, is the honoring of remembrance of Felix Y. Manalo's corpse. They honor him twice a year, on his birthday and on his death to coincide with the Iglesia ni Cristo anniversary day.
Manalo's Purgatory for the Living
Although Manalo does not believe in purgatory of the souls, he is enforcing another kind of purgatory. It is called Purgatory for the living Iglesia members. Accordingly, Manalo torments and fries each and every Iglesia members from the moment they are baptized into his cult. The flames of torment that members suffer are the following:
1) Not to miss the Thursday and Sunday worship services, and other compulsory gatherings;
2) To give monies to all the many kinds of offerings and contributions;
3) To give increasing amounts of thanksgivings offerings every July and December to the two idols;
4) To work for the Iglesia ni Cristo idol night and day without any compensation whatsoever;
5) To seek prospective converts weekly and persevere in devoting time and efforts and money throughout the indoctrination process of the future soul fruit until baptism;
6) To obey Erano G. Manalo on whatever he orders.
After the Iglesia ni Cristo members die, guess what will be their screams? "Oh no, torments and sufferings again!"
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 6
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: What is the average money that Manalo takes from each Iglesia ni Cristo member and what is the aggregate yearly takes from all Iglesia members?
A: The average yearly amount of monies that a member surrenders to Manalo is $3,681.00.
Breakdown:
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Worship service offerings ($5.00x52x2)....$ 520.00
Local offerings ($10.00x40)............... 400.00
District offerings ($10.00x12)............ 120.00
Thanksgiving deposits ($25.00x49)........ 1,225.00
Supplemental Thanksgivings............... 500.00
Anniversary offerings.................... 700.00
God's Message offerings ($2.50x2x12)..... 60.00
EGM offerings ($3.00x52)................. 156.00
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TOTAL $3,681.00
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NOTES:
The supplemental thanksgivings is the amount necessary to cover up whatever deficits of the member's deposits to make the thanksgiving comply with the abounding doctrine (amounts given this year must have increase over the increase of last year). For example, if what was given last year was $1,500, this years thanksgiving of $1,995 has increase of $495.00. This $495.00 must be greater than the increase last year. If last year's increase was $600.00, the member has drawn back from his obligation. Manalo teaches that God will not have pleasure with those who draw back from their obligations. Each of the above offerings can be increased at will by Manalo by issuing worship lessons to whip members if he sees the offerings graphs are falling.
The money outlays that are not included are the personal expenses for gasolines and tolls in going back and forth to their chapels for the worships, meetings, nightly devotional prayers, and out of pocket expenses for the food and snacks for the weekly bible expositions.
If the local congregation's census is average of 300 members, Manalo has yearly income of $1,104,300.00 just for that one congregation or one chapel building. Since, the Iglesia ni Cristo has 134 congregations in the United States, the income of Manalo from the U.S. alone is a whooping $15,460,200.00. If we include the takes of Manalo from the rest of the world from Canada to Europe and Asia, an estimate of $50 million to $75 million is a low estimate.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson No. 7 and what is its fallacy?
A: An excerpt of the Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 7 follows:
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. "LESSON NO. 7 - The Origin of other Churches
Summary: We should not be surprised at the number of churches today that are not of Christ. It is not Christ who established them but the enemy or the devil (Mt.13:24-30,36-39 NKJV). These churches that do not belong to Christ are the Catholic Church and her offsprings, the various Protestant denominations and sects. We should not be deceived. Only one Church belongs to Christ, the Church of Christ."Manalo,1989,p.28)
The Fallacy of this Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 7:
We have already exposed the Manalo lie in Part 4 of the series that the name Church of Christ is not written in the Bible. What is written in Lamsa's Acts 20:28 is "church of Christ". What Manalo had been doing is taking away the written small letter "c" and adding big letter "C" in place of it to make it agree with its Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo name. This taking away and adding to the words of God is strictly prohibited by Christ in Rev. 22:18-19 NKJV.
The first century Christians were actually members of the organization called "Way" (Acts 9:1-2).
The main technique of Manalo in order to lure Catholics and Protestants is to lie, which is also the Modus Operandi of the devil. Manalo lies to the indoctrinees that the present religions of the indoctrinees (Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches) were planted by the devil. Naturally, the indoctrinees are at the mercy of Manalo's minister who is an expert Bible manipulator.
Common Sense of Knowing the True Church
Who do you think comes first, the genuine or the fake? Common sense dictates that the genuine comes first before the fakes. The fakes come out later because the copycats, such as Copycat Felix, has to examine first the original so that he can produce a passable and salable copy. The evidence that the Caholic Church came out first is that Manalo was a Catholic first before he founded his Iglesia ni Cristo cult. The evidence that the Protestant Church came out first is that Manalo had been a Protestant pastor before he had invented his Iglesia ni Cristo cult.
The true church was planted by Christ in 1 A.D. while the Iglesia ni Cristo was planted by the devil through his side kick buddy bandit Felix Manalo in 1914 A.D. Therefore, the Catholic Church came out first and Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo, is a fake.
How Many True Churches are there?
To answer this question, let us go to the Bible verses being used by Manalo.It is the explanation of the parable of the wheat and the tares:
"He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels." (Mt.13:37-39 NKJV)
Take note that the good seed planted by Christ are seeds (plural) or sons (plural) of the kingdom. Therefore, what this means is that there is more than one true churches. Manalo, therefore, is a liar because he is saying only his cult is the true church. Anybody knows who is the father of Manalo, the liar? The devil (Jn.8:44). If Manalo's father is the devil, naturally, the Iglesia ni Cristo is the tare planted by the enemy or devil.
Why the true church is plural
The two main churches founded by Christ according to John 10:16 and Romans 9:24 are the following:
1) The Jewish churches (Sheep already in the fold), and
2) The Gentile churches (Other sheep called by Christ after His resurrection).
The Jewish churches and children
This is the first group of people of God that has the promise of salvation as mentioned in Acts 2:39 (To you) and Acts 1:8 (Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria). The Jews have an everlasting covenant with God through Abraham (Gen.17:7, and through Isaac (Gen. 17:19, and through Jacob (Gen. 28:13-15). Those Israelites who have transgressed the first covenant have been remedied by God through the new covenant by means of the death of Christ (Heb.9:15). The Israelites are the first group of people who have been sealed and will receive salvation (Rev. 7:4-9. The Israelites include the Judeans and Samaritans who recognize Moses as their father (Jn.4:20) and those converted by Philip (Acts 8:4-40).
The Gentile Christian churches
The second (last group) group of people that has the promise of salvation are the Gentiles as mentioned in Acts 2:39 (To all who are afar off) and Acts 1:8 (to the end of the earth). The context of the "end of the earth" is a place based on the mentioning of places preceding it. In King James, it is called the uttermost part of the earth. As explained in Mt.24:14, this place is described as a place where the gospel will reach, which is, all the world. Gentiles encompass all other races other than Jews. That is a lot of people. Therefore, Gentiles are universal. The Gentiles are what we call today as Christians who are the Catholics and the Protestants. Being a Christian means being a follower of Christ. Gentile Christians are found in every corner of the world. They are universal. During the Roman Empire, Christians were all over the Roman Empire territories. That's why they are called universal or Catholic. Gentiles are the other sheep mentioned in John 10:16 mainly from the evangelization of Apostle Paul who was appointed Apostle to the Gentiles (Acts 13:47). The Gentile Christians (Catholics and Protestants) are the second group that will received salvation (Rev. 7:9-10). There is no third group or Iglesia ni Cristo group that can be found in the Bible.
Members of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church are called Christians (Acts 11:26) because they are followers of Jesus Christ. They originally belong to the organization "Way" (Acts 9:2). Each member is a church, i.e., a body of Christ, and each member is member of one another. (1 Cor.12:27;Rom.12:4-5). Therefore, any member is a church. Two or more members (being plural) are called "churches". The places where they meet for fellowships are called by the names of the towns or cities they are located, i.e., church of Jerusalem, church of Antioch, church of Ephesus, church of Rome, etc. Overall, they are Christians or Catholics, or Protestants, or Chinges, or Gentiles. These are all terms denoting having universal status.
about 4 months ago
Santiago
The Lies of Manalo about the Catholic Church
1) Manalo lies that the Catholic Church has two demon doctrines which are: forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, using i Tim.4:1,3)
Why is this a lie? It is a lie because the Catholic Church does not prohibit all Catholics to marry. It is the Iglesia ni Cristo that has this doctrine (Doctrine 21). The truth is, not marrying or being single is an option and a gift from God in the Catholic Church as well as in the Bible. Let us read this teaching:
"For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry than to burn with passion." (1 Cor. 7:7-8 NKJV)
Probably, Manalo will insist it is the priests who are forbidden to marry. Does Jesus Christ teach celibacy? Absolutely. Let's read this:
"But He said to them, "All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it." (Mt.19:11-12 NKJV).
Therefore, it is not a demon's doctrine if you have voluntarily made yourself eunuch. The priests voluntered themselves to become priests, therefore, they voluntered to be eunuchs or the vow of celibacy.
b) How about the Catholic's abstaining from foods during Lent? Here again, Manalo is lying because the Catholic Church does not command abstaining from
foods as written in 1 Tim. 4:3. If the Catholic Church will do that, all Catholics will die of hunger. Actually, what the Catholic do on Lent is doing fasting. Fasting is not prohibited. In fact, Christ fasted for 40 days and 40 nights (Mt. 4:2).
2) Manalo lies that the Catholic Church is the woman harlot of Rev. 17:1,5,15.
Why is this a lie? It is a lie because there are two harlots mentioned in Chapter 17 of the Revelation:
a) Harlot sitting on many waters (Verse 1), and
b) Mother harlot sitting on a scarlet beast (Verse 3,5).
Who do you think are these mother-daughter harlots? The mother-daughter combination rings a bell. Ahah, the Iglesia ni Cristo is the daughter of the Seventh Day Adventists while the SDA is the mother of the Iglesia ni Cristo cult. They are perfect together as mother-daughter team in persecuting the Catholic Church.
The mother harlot sitting on the beast is the SDA that had been given ride by the beast or devil to go on an excursion to the bottom of the pit. What is going to happen to the daughter harlot Iglesia ni Cristo? According to Verse 16 (Rev.17:16) the daughter harlot Iglesia will become a chow, a food to be eaten by the ten horns or kings. Not only that. The Iglesia ni Cristo harlot will be burned with fire.. Goodness, what a horrific end for the Iglesia ni Cristo cult.
We have, therefore, discovered the lie of Manalo. The one eaten and destroyed with fire is the daughter harlot. The water in which the daughter harlot sits, or, shall we say, peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues (Verse 15), or Gentiles, were victorious. They were relieved of the harlot that had sitted upon them. The end of the harlot is by fire which is no other than the lake of fire.
Who was this old harlot that had sitted upon the Gentile Christians?
During the reign of the Roman Empire, when the Christians were yet few, they were being tolerated by the Empire. Because of the Christians' rapid increase
in memberships, they soon spread in almost all parts of the Roman Empire, and were therefore attaining catholic (universal) status. Because of this, they were perceived as threats to the empire. Various reasons why the Roman Empire started to persecute the Christians.
1)They don't participate in the sacrifices for the pagan gods or in the worship of the emperor and were therefore branded atheists;
2) They don't patronize the idols sold by merchants, sales of which are necessary for tax revenues to support the defense of the Empire;
3) Aristocrats feared they will lose their status if the Christian teaching of equality between masters and their servants be allowed to be preached;
The persecution of the Christians by the Roman Empire started with the reign of Emperor Nero in AD 64 and ending with the reign of Emperor Diocletian in AD 313. Emperor Nero is reponsible for killing most of the Apostles. Apostles Paul and Peter were killed in Rome. It should be noted here that the persecutions and killings of the Apostles and Christians was purely done by the Roman Empire, a pagan regime. The Catholic Church has nothing to do with it whatsoever. There was no Catholic Church yet at the time. It is the Christians who were being persecuted and who will soon reach full catholic or universal status upon the advent of a Christian Emperor.
The Christian Roman Emperor
What do you think will happen when a Roman Emperor is a Christian? Naturally, the persecutions and killings of the Christians will come to a stop. This happened in AD 313 when Emperor Constantine through a vision credited his victory against his enemy to the god of the Christians. Henceforth, he signed the Edict of Milan,stopping all Christian persecutions. From henceforth, the Christians were allies of the empire. Christians were given back their freedoms and their confiscated properties were returned, and the Emperor helped them in what they need. Because of this unprecedented happening in history, Christian propagation went unhindered and the Christians reached catholic (universal) status. The Christian church quickly organized. Bishops were elected by the Christians based on merits according to their scholarly writings about the Scriptures and the Christian faith. These bishops became the apostolic fathers of the Christian church.
The Nicene Council of 325 AD
Each bishop has his own areas of leadership in the entire empire. Each bishop however is co-equal from one another. In such a case, if there is a question of disagreement on a certain Christian doctrine, how will it be resolved? They know how it was done by the Apostles -- through convening of a council just like what the Apostles had done at the Jerusalem Council in 50 AD when there arose a question whether the Gentiles will have to be circumcised or not. The procedure then was deliberations by all the apostles including the opinion of the leaders then who were Apostle Peter and James. The council voted. The majority side won and the decision is enforced by the leader.
When Arius had the opinion that Christ is not divine but just a mortal man, naturally, it caused a problem among the bishops. To resolve this issue, the Nicene Council was convened and approved by Emperor Constantine. As usual,there was deliberations by all the bishops including Arius. Arius contended that Christ is not divine because He is a created being. Other bishops contended that Christ is divine because Christ is begotten, therefore, not created. The bishops voted and the majority were against Arius. Emperor Constantine has to enforce the majority decision. Arius remained defiant. Arianism did not die and when Constantius, son of Constantine, became the emperor, the Arianists waste no time in influencing the new Emperor that the Constantinople Council was convened in AD 360. Against the majority vote, Constantius sided with the Arianists. Fortunately, in AD 381, Emperor Theodosius I reversed the Constantinople error and made Arianism a heresy. There were other questions of faith that the bishops councils had settled.
Split of the Roman Empire and consequent split of the Christian Church
The Roman Empire in AD 395 split into two: Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. The Christian church also split into West and East. The Western Christian church had adopted the name Roman Catholic Church while the Easter Christian church had adopted the Greek Orthodox Church. The seat of the west is Rome while the seat of the east is Constantinople (Istanbul). The head of the Roman Catholic Church was henceforth called Pope while the head of the Greek Orthodox Church was henceforth called Patriach. The Western Roman Empire collapsed in AD 476 while the Eastern Roman Empire lived on till 1453 AD. The long lived Eastern Roman Empire was called the Byzantine Empire.
After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Pope became the leader for the protection of the Catholic christians. He negotiated with the conquering Goths as much as possible for the preservation of the Catholic church. Unfortunately, the Catholics were persecuted because the Goths were Arianists. Luckily, the Goths were driven by the Lombards, and the Lombards were themselves defeated by the Franks. Clovis, the Franks Emperor, like Emperor Constatntine converted also to Christianity. Soon, Clovis will be replaced by Charlemagne who soon will revive the Western Roman Empire with the difference that the Pope will swear allegiance to the Emperor. The consequent revival of the supremacy of the Popes was due to exigencies of the times. There arose the Muslim threats of the Ottoman Empire and the Mongols and there is a need for a strong Christian leaderships.
Q: What further proofs that Manalo is a liar?
A: The following lies appear in the doctrinal lesson:
"Q. How did Christ sow the good seed?
A. Christ built His Church.........Mt.16:18
Q. How many churches did Christ built, according
to the Apostles?
A. There is one body or Church.....Eph.4:4
Q. What name did the Apostles call this church?
A. Church of Christ................Rom.16:16"
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p. 29)
The Manalo lies:
1) What is written in Matthew 16:18 is "church" not "Church". Manalo had changed the letter from small "c" to big "C". The church that was built by Christ is a house. This house are the believers (Heb.3:6 NKJV);
2) What is written in Eph.4:4 is one body. This one body are no other than the members or believers (1 Cor.12:27). Let us read this:
"Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually." (1 Cor.12:27 NKJV)
Therefore, the body is not the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo. The body are the members or believers of Christ.
3) What is written in Romans 16:16 is not "Church of Christ" but "churches of Christ". Manalo had snipped the letters "c" and "es" from the word "churches". After cutting out the three letters, Manalo had replaced the small letter "c" with capital letter "C". Therefore, Manalo is the three arm nocturnal bandit of the devil who while men slept came out snipping and cutting out and adding letters to the words of God.
The Iglesia ni Cristo had departed from the faith
What is the reason why the Iglesia ni Cristo (daughter of SDA), is the one who had departed from the faith? The reason is simple. The true faith is the faith in Christ (Gal.2:16). The faith that Manalo is preaching, however, is the faith in the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo. This is a clear departure from the true faith. The proof that Manalo had departed from the true faith is his doctrine that salvation is to be attained only in the name Church of Christ. This is gross violation to the teachings of the Apostles that the name in which we must be saved is Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Acts 4:10-12).
The Iglesia ni Cristo's Doctrines of Demons
Manalo had heeded the Seventh Day Adventists' deceiving spirits and has been enforcing the four demon doctrines. Which are these? They are written in 1 Timothy 4:1-3:
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth." (1 Tim.4:1-3 NKJV)
According to the verses, it is only in the latter times that some will depart from the faith. Which of the following foundings are considered latter times that happened in history?
1 AD - Founding of Christianity by Christ
1844 AD - Founding of Seventh Day Adventists by
William Miller
1914 AD - Founding of the Iglesia ni Cristo by
Felix Y. Manalo
We can see that the SDA and her daughter Iglesia ni Cristo are the ones that are founded in latter times.
The four demon doctrines of the I.N.C:
1) Speaking lies in hypocrisy;
2) Having own conscience seared with hot iron;
3) Forbidding to marry;
4) Commanding to abstain from foods.
The Iglesia ni Cristo teaches two demon doctrines (No. 3&4 only). Actually, there are four as can be seen above. Forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from foods, are two of the demon doctrines possessed by the Iglesia ni Cristo and incorporated in its Gospel of Manalo Doctrine No. 21. What about the demon doctrines 1 & 2? These additional demon doctrines are being practiced inside the Iglesia ni Cristo.
The Iglesia ni Cristo's lies of hypocrisy doctrine
Why does the Iglesia ni Cristo speak lies in hypocrisy? The Iglesia ni Cristo is a hypocrite. They teach the one God is composed only of the Father, but their Doxology hymn that they sing every worship service tells otherwise. Their Doxology hymn contains the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If the Father is the only composition of the one God, why do they sing also the Son and the Holy Spirit? This is speaking lies in hypocrisy, plain and simple. What else? They teach the Jesus Christ is not a spirit but a man who has flesh and bones, but, everytime they pray to God, watch out, they will also pray to Jesus Christ in the spirit as if Jesus Christ is a spirit. This is plain speaking lie in hypocrisy about the nature of Christ. What else? They claim they teach love of the brotherhood, but, when their brethren sleep, they are forgotten and unloved. They neither visit their dead brethren in the cemeteries or remember them, but, when it comes to their Felix Manalo, this man is being given a special Anniversary worship, and is being remembered twice a year. What else? They teach they are Christians, but, their actions prove otherwise. They follow and believe Felix Manalo as the messenger of God rather than Christ who is the true messenger of God.
Conscience seared by hot iron doctrine
When your conscience is seared with hot iron, that means the conscience has already evaporated or the conscience is no longer there. This conduct is being practiced by the Iglesia ni Cristo's so-called Church Administrator, which has no conscience at all in the treatment of all its members. Erano G. Manalo embodies the no conscience Church Administration treating his members like machines not humans. The members work long hours for the Iglesia ni Cristo, doing labor, clerical, and administrative works, but EGM being the employer, doesn't want to pay any compensation to the deacons, deaconesses, or other officials working like slaves.
Even EGM's ministers are not given wages but are only given meager sustenance allowances to live a life worh less than rats. Rats don't pay for their dwellings but ministers are required to pay for their dwellings. This is plain greediness and a conscience seared with hot iron. It is the command of the Apostles to owe no one anything (Rom.13:8). God also requires wages be not held back overnight (Lev.19:13). If it is ungodly to hold back wages overnight, how evil it will be not to pay wages?
What else is another conscience seared with hot iron? It is the Iglesia ni Cristo's practice of not giving to the poor which is an open defiance to the command of Christ to give to the poor (Mt.19:21). It is the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church that Manalo bedevils, that are the ones giving to the poor. This alone is evidence that these two original faiths are of God. Truly, a tree can be distinguished by its fruit (Mt.7:20).
The conscience seared with hot iron works on both ends to the Iglesia Administrator as well as to its members. How does it work among its members? Members' mouths are sealed shut from complaining from whatever Manalo desires to impose. Manalo says, "There will now be two weeks of devotional prayers!" The member's no conscience reply is "Amen!" Manalo says, "Don't deduct from your income tax returns your offerings to the Church of Christ!" Members' no conscience reply is "Amen!" Manalo's no conscience order is "To love the brotherhood, you must guard your brethren that they will not be absent from the worship services!" Members' no conscience reply is "Amen!"
The True Babylon
Manalo has been conspiring with the Seventh Day Adventists that the harlot woman in the Revelation book is the Catholic Church based on misconception about the word Babylon. Babylon symbolizes abominations, defiance of God, and practice of evil in this earth.
The word Babylon is Greek for Ba-bel. This Babel is the Tower that men try to build in Shinar (Souther Iraq). The word Ba-bel is associated with "confused", i.e., when God confused the people by giving them different languages to twart man's desire to magnify himself and unify against God. This is the first Babylon.
The second Babylon is the famed Babylonian Empire under King Nebuchadnezzar, conqueror of the Jewish Southern Kingdom of Judah. This Babylon is located in Al-Hillah, south of Bagdad, Irag. King Nebuchanezzar is implicated by the Bible in the evil deed of building a gold status and enforcing a forced worship of this statue.
The third Babylon is the Roman Empire between AD 64 under Emperor Nero through AD 313 under Emperor Diocletian. The Apostles and the Christians were decimated and killed by this Babylon.
The fouth Babylon is Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo that reintroduced forced worship of an idol, therefore, reviving the second Babylon. The idol used by Manalo is the Iglesia ni Cristo name that whenever Thursdays and Sundays come, every Iglesia ni Cristo members should bow and worship this idol. Manalo's teaching that this idol must not be exchanged with anything else in this world is an open defiance to God. This is abomination in the sight of God.
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 7
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: How much is probably the expenses of the Iglesia ni Cristo?
A: The Iglesia ni Cristo's expenses strictly speaking are the allowances being paid to its 1,000 (approx.) full time ministers in the Philippines and around the globe. At an average of yearly allowance of $12,000 each, total allowance is $12,000,000. Take this out from the annual receipts of $75,000,000 will leave net Manalo receipts of $63,000,000. Other expenses such as utilities, telephones, supplies,and others, are all paid from the local oferings. Strictly speaking, the local offerings pays for all expenses other than the minister's allowance and travel expenses. Therefore, if we take out the local offerings of #3,000,000 the net takes of the Iglesia ni Cristo owner is $60,000,000 tax free.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 8 and what are its fallacies?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Lesson No. 8 follows:
" LESSON NO. 8 - Not by Faith Only
Theme: Salvation Cannot Be Attained By Faith Alone
Summary: Many Protestant groups uphold the belief that faith alone in Christ is sufficient for salvation. They have excluded other necessary conditions such as baptism (Mt.16:15-16), Church Membership (Jn.10:9,Acts 2:47, 20:28 Lamsa), suffering for Christ's sake (Phil.1:29), works (Js.2:14,17,20), preaching by the messenger of God (Acts 16:32-33), remaining in the true church (Jn.15:5-6), holding firm and obey Gospel (1 Cor.15:1-2 NIV), enduring & remaining till end (Mt.24:13). Their faith-alone concept of salvation is in direct conflict with the teachings of the Bible where we can find pronouncements that man is not justified by faith only (Js.2:24)." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ),Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p.32)
The fallacies of this Gospel of Manalo Lesson 8:
Manalo has been misusing the words of Apostle James to enslave all Iglesia ni Cristo members to do works for the Iglesia ni Cristo cult. Let's read the verse being perverted:
"You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." (Js.2:24 NKJV)
This statement by Apostle James is a conclusion to the paragraph. In order to see what the Apostle is saying, we have to read the whole paragraph. The paragraph starts in Verse 18 and ends in Verse 24. What did Apostle James want us to see? In Verse 22, this is what he says:
"Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?" (Js.2:22 NKJV)
Now we know what Apostle James wants us to see---To see that FAITH WAS WORKING TOGETHER WITH HIS WORKS. Faith and works are working together. They go hand in hand. They cannot be separated. You cannot just do works alone. Or vice versa, you cannot just have faith alone. Manalo had been perverting this teachings of Apostle James by separating works from faith. How does Manalo separates the works from faith? He separates them by requiring the many works for the Iglesia ni Cristo as requirements for salvation.
The real works taught by Apostle James
What works does Apostle James teach? We have to know the kind of works being taught by the Apostle James because Manalo, the three arm nocturnal buddy bandit of the devil who has a penchant for changing the words of God is out there seeking to capture people to become his slaves. Let's read the real works taught by Apostle James:
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom." (Js.3:13 NKJV)
The bandit is caught in his deceptions! The works that we must do is showing good conduct! Which are these? Further down, we read that these are the works or fruits of righteousness:
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruits of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." (Js. 3:17-18 NKJV)
The works that we must do is the conduct of purity, peaceableness, gentleness, yielding willingly, mercifulness and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy or truthfulness.
Compare the above works prescribed by Apostle James with the following works prescribed by Manalo:
"Brethren, do the following works: Do not leave the Iglesia ni Cristo or else you will be thrown by God to the lake of fire; Do not be absent from the Thursday and Sunday worship services or else there will be no mre sacrifice for your sin but a fearful fire to devour you, plus, your deacon or deaconess will appear at your door to extract your reasons for being absent; Do give to the many kinds of offerings, contributions, and deposits or else you will rob God; Do produce always visitors to the bible manipulation studies or else Christ will chop you off from the vine; Do listen to the church administration messages from your deacon/deaconess in your house during weekly committee prayer conductance or else you are a church administrator rebel; Do buy food and snacks or cook meals from your house budget in order to bring to the bible manipulation studies or else you have stopped building up riches for the life to come; Do go nightly to the devotional prayers or else God will not have pleasure on you; Do always obey the Church Administrator or else he will be grieved and that is unprofitable for you; Endure doing all the above works until the end of your life or else you will not be saved."
Let us now deal on Manalo's requirements for salvation
1) On baptism (Mk.16:15-16)
"And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." (Mk.16:15-16 NKJV)
The bandit has changed the commandment of Christ. Christ's command is to go into all the world, the bandit, however, commanded his ministers to go into all the chapels of the Iglesia ni Cristo to preach the gospel. What is the second requirement of Christ? It is believing. Who? Let's read who should we believe:
"And he brough them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved." (Acts 16:30-31 NKJV_
Bandit Manalo is caught again in his deceptions. It should be the Lord Jesus Christ whom we must believe, not Manalo, the bandit. And the third requirement is baptism. Here again, we must know to what name we must be baptized. Let's read:
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. (Mt.28:19-20 NKJV)
Where did the bandit go? He had changed the name of God we should be baptized. Christ's command is we should be baptized in the name of the Trinity, which is, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, but the bandit had been baptizing in the name of the Father only because he had rejected the Trinity. As a consequence, he had thrown out the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2) On Church of Christ membership
"I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." (Jn.10:9 NKJV)
As usual, the bandit has changed the words of God, It is Christ who is the door, but, the bandit replaced the door with Church of Christ. What else? Those who are saved can go in and out. What about the rule of Manalo? Oh no, you can go in, but, you can not go out. You are imprisoned. What else? He had changed the word "church" of Verse Acts 2:47 into "Church". Let's read the verse:
"And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:47 NKJV)
The bandit, instead of always carrying the American Express Card, he always carries a pair of scissors, and pastes, and supplies of capital letter "C's, a technique where later on when you are not looking at his hands, "Church" becomes "Church of Christ".
Where are those being saved really added to? Let's read the explanation of the Bible:
"And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women." (Acts 5:14 NKJV)
The bandit's happy cutting and pasting sprees are over. Those being saved are really added to the Lord. Where will the bandit now paste his stocks of capital "C's? The word "Lord" can't be changed anymore to "Church".
3) On Suffering for Christ's sake
Let's read the verse being used by Manalo:
"For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake." (Phil.1:29 NKJV)
As written, sufferings is for Christ's sake. It is never for the Church of Christ's sake. What is this business of not exchanging Church of Chrit memberships with anything else in this world? It is the business of changing what is written in the Bible. Sufferings is for Christ, not for the Church of Christ. What other changes made by Manalo? Fill in the blanks:
"For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in ________ but also to suffer for ___________ sake."
The bandit's answer for Blank #1 is Felix Manalo, while his answer for Blank #2 is Church of Christ.
4) On necessity of preaching by a messenger of God
"Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately, he and his family were baptized." (Acts 16:32-33 NKJV)
Paul and Silas, who baptized the keeper of the prison and his household were messengers of Christ. There is only one Messenger of God in the Christian era---Jesus Christ (1 Jn.4:14 NKJV).
Christ had set up the rule on proper way of connecting with God. According to Christ, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me(Jn.13:20 NKJV).
Therefore, the set up is: From God, to His Messenger Christ, to Christ's messenger Apostles, to people. And from the people, to Christ's messenger apostles, to God's messenger Christ, to God.
Bad news for the bandit. Where will he place his body in this orderly set up? He is damned if he takes the office of Christ as messenger of God because that would be war against God and against Christ. He is damned if he will change his title to be Messenger of Christ at this late hour because all Iglesia members already know he represented himself as Messenger of God. The more he will be damned if he will at the last minute change his title as messenger of the Apostles because Iglesia members will kick his ass for lying to them as God's messenger. Well, for son Erano, it will be a helluva of problems on how to solve the mess created by father Felix.
Let's go now how the Apostles baptize those who are being added to the Lord Jesus Christ. According to Acts 16:33, the prison keeper and his household were baptized that SAME HOUR of the night. Uh oh, how does the bandit baptizes his converts? My goodness, the one hour of the apostles time becomes months of indoctrinations and trial periods of attending six months of worship services and committee prayers before being baptized. Indoctrinees must even have a school bag to keep his attendance slips. Manalo trains his indoctrinees in patience because his converts are not added to the Lord but are added to the Iglesia ni Cristo concentration camps
5) On remaining in the true church
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." (Jn.15:5-6 NKJV)
The vine is Christ! The bandit has changed the vine into Church of Christ. Again, the bandit has changed Christ into Church of Christ as the one whom to abide.
Bad news to all Iglesia members---They can not do anything to save themselves because they are not in Christ as the vine, but, they are in the Iglesia ni Cristo vine. They have listened to the bandit's vine instead of the true vine which is Christ. The bandit's vine's end leads to the Gulag prison of Manalo.
6) On holding fast and obeying the gospel
"Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain." (1 Cor.15:1-2 NIV)
It takes a detective work to know why Manalo had used the NIV this time. The question is, which is this gospel that is preached by Apostle Paul? It is no other than the gospel of Christ (Rom.1:16 NKJV). Therefore, it is the gospel of Christ where we must be saved. What about the gospel of Manalo? Guess if you will be saved by the gospel of the bandit? Absolutely not! The bandit is not the Savior. Apostle Paul says we must hold firmly to the gospel of Christ. What do you think will happen if you will hold firmly to the gospel of Manalo? Surely, if you will hold fast to the bandit, you will be losing your monies.
7) On enduring and remaining until the end
Matthew 24:13 is the most favorite verse of the bandit. This verse is what makes him go on in his labors night and day of deceiving Iglesia members. Everytime the bandit is tired, or in the midst of tribulations, or anxieties, he retreats to his secret chamber and there underneath the cover of his desk is the verse which gives him strength to go on to oversee the Iglesia ni Cristo prison camp. Let's read the verse:
"But he who endures to the end shall be saved." (Mt.24:13 NKJV)
Manalo takes pleasure in the verse. He must endure giving punishments to all Iglesia members. He must continue to increase their duties, their responsibilities, more work,more reports, more monies to give, more meetings, devotional prayers.
What does Lord Jesus Christ want us to endure? Let's read:
"And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved." (Mk.13:13 NKJV)
Bandit Manalo will not be called bandit for nothing. He is expert in scamming his members. Imagine? Manalo had been requiring all Iglesia members to do this and that, and this and that, and other chicaneries and telling members they won't be saved unles and until they endure doing them until the end of their lives when what should be endured is just the persecutions in Christ's name, nothing else? What a scam artist.
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Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO (CHURCH OF CHRIST OF FYM) IN A NUTSHELL, PART 9
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: What is the Iglesia ni Cristo's mini worship service?
A: The Iglesia ni Cristo's leader, Erano G. Manalo, has come up with batteries of additional worship services that are not discernible by Iglesia members. These additional worship services are called mini worship services. These mini worship services have only two parts--- prayers and Manalo teaching. They are currently being done in the nightly devotional prayers and in the weekly family prayer gatherings.
These mini worship services do not have offerings for now, but due to the Iglesia ni Cristo's Law of Increasing Responsibilities, it is expected that EGM will religiously obey the law. That is, offerings will soon be collected in the very near future. These mini worship services are already becoming forced worship services due to the monitoring of the attendances in such gatherings.
The mini worship service scheme was put to a test first in the family prayer gatherings. Upon being successful, they are now being implemented in the devotional prayers such as the two weeks devotional prayers that had passed in the July 27th anniversary thanksgiving worship. Why do you think there were no regular worship service thanksgiving lessons given for the anniversary? It is because the verses were already spewed out during the two weeks nightly devotional prayers, where before praying, the minister reads the verses to scare the hell out of every member attending the devotional prayers so that they will give more money gifts for the coming anniversary worship of Felix Y. Manalo.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson No. 9 and what are its fallacies?
A: The following is an excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson #9"
"LESSON NO. 9 - One Organized Church
Theme: The true believers in Christ are in one organized Church, the true Church of Christ.
Summary: Those who do not give value to the Church have two ways of denying the necessity of the Church of Christ. One way is by stating bluntly that the Church is not necessary for salvation. They say that it is enough to accept Christ as one's personal Savior. They say that those who stress the need for the Church consider the church as another Savior.
Another way is by saying that the Church consists of all the people who believe in Christ whatever church they belong to. Consequently, they say it is futile to try to find out which organization is the true Church of Christ, since all these churches are of Christ." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p.36)
The fallacies of this Gospel of Manalo Doctrine #9:
Firstly, the theme of the doctrine is outright lie. The Church of Christ established by Felix Y. Manalo is a church planted by the devil because it was established only in 1914 AD. The true church established by Christ was in 1 AD. According to 1 Tim. 4:1, only in latter times will some depart from the true faith. Which is latter time? 1 AD or 1914 AD? Absolutely, 1914 AD is a latter time. Manalo will have to produce a document that he had established his Iglesia ni Cristo cult sometime in BC so that he can beat the latter time mark of a devil's church.
Secondly, Manalo's Church of Christ cannot even be found in the Holy Scriptures. Despite Manalo's rummaging all available versions and translations of the Bible looking for a verse he can use for his Church of Christ cult, he is still short because what he had found is a clear miss---church of Christ, which is, not a name of any particular church. And the Lamsa Translation is not even accurate because Acts 20:28 should be "church of God" not "church of Christ" (Acts 20:28 NKJV).
Manalo has always resorted to violence on the Scriptures to remedy the situation. He does this by using his tools of deceptions, which are-- pairs of scissors, pastes, and stocks of capital letter C's. He always cuts the small letter "c" from the written word "church" and replaces it with capital "C" from his pockets, and boom, there is "Church of Christ" name deception.
Another evidence that Manalo had established a devil's church:
Manalo teaches we should give value to the "Church" (inferring the Church of Christ). What does this mean? It means Manalo has created an idol, an image, a god that must be given value, must be worshiped, and served, in defiance to the true God who should be the one to be valued, worshiped, and served.
The other lies of Manalo in this doctrine
1) The body of Christ is the Church of Christ? Let's read Manalo's Scripture basis:
"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful." (Col. 3:15 RSV)
"And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence." (Col.1:18 NKJV)
Why do you think Manalo uses two Bible versions for the same Colossian book? He has to pervert the Scriptures, that is why. Let's read the NKJV of Col.3:15:
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Col.3:15 NKJV)
The difference between RSV and NKJV of Col. 3:15 is that the NKJV is not easy to pervert because the NKJV has the word "also" and the body is not separate (described as "in one body") whereby the RSV describes the body as if separate ("called in the one body").
Where the heck did Manalo find in the two verses of Colossians (3:15 & 1:18) the name Church of Christ? What we can find is only the word "church" in Col.1:18. Uh oh, Manalo has still his tools in his pockets! He has changed the word "church" into "Church of Christ". And he has added some supplies, too. In addition to his pastes and scissors, now he has supplies of the letters, o-f-h-r-i-s & t's. That's why Manalo's pockets are bulging and pregnant. He was able to pass the metal detectors. Fortunately, Manalo is stopped by the truth detector of God.
Which is really the body of Jesus Christ? Let us go now to the truth:
"Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually." (1 Cor. 12:27 NKJV)
The body of Christ as taught by Apostle Paul are the members! Never is it the Church of Christ of Felix Manalo. Felix Y. Manalo is a pathological liar!
2) The one new man is the Church of Christ? Let's read the Scripture basis of Manalo:
"having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace." (Eph. 2:15 NKJV)
Where is the Church of Christ name that Manalo says is in the verse? The verse says, "create in Himself". Who do you think is the Himself? Is it Church of Christ or is it Jesus Christ? Off hand, we know readily that Himself is not the Church of Christ of FYM. The pronoun Himself is not a neuter nor a female gender. Himself is a male gender and because it is capitalized it refers to Jesus Christ Himself!
To be sure that this one new man is Jesus Christ, let's go to the further explanations of Apostle Paul:
"But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth as in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." (Eph. 4:20-24 NKJV)
The one new man is Jesus Christ. It is Jesus Christ whom we must put on (Rom.13:14 NKJV). What about the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ man? What man is this? This man is the idol created by Felix Manalo! And what about the old man? Well, the old man is the former conduct that is corrupt.
Let's now have a short quiz of the different men we have studied, so far:
Identify the following men with those mentioned in a through e:
1) Old man _______
2) Scissorman_____
3) New man _______
4) Church of Christ man _____
a) Jesus Christ
b) Former conduct
c) Idol or image created for worship
d) Felix Y. Manalo
After completing your answers, check your answers with the following official answers: 1) b 2) d 3) a 4) c.
3) The will of the Father is to become Church of Christ members? What are the Scripture basis of Manalo for this perversion? Let's read:
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." (Mt.7:21 NKJV)
"having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fulness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him." ((Eph.1:9-10 NKJV)
Manalo's perversion is making the will of God in Mt. 7:21 to refer to the mystery will spoken in the Ephesian verse to mean the gathering of all people to become Iglesia ni Cristo members. He says it is the will of God that all people must become Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ members.
Why is it a perversion? Firstly, the will in Mt.7;21 is absolutely different from the mystery will provided in Eph.1:9-10. Secondly, the will in the Matthew verse pertains to present time while the will in the Ephesian verse pertains to future time when God will establish his eternal kingdom. Thirdly, it would be a folly to apply the will in the Matthew verse to the mystery will in the Ephesian verse making all Iglesia ni Cristo members because the Ephesian verse is a gathering of all things on earth and in heaven! You can not do that. Can you make all things on earth become Iglesia members?
Imagine? Making the dogs, cats, fish, birds, trees, grass, mountains, become Iglesia ni Cristo members? My goodness, how will Manalo preach his gopspel to these creatures? Another problem is how in the world can these creatures attend the Iglesia's forced worships? The fishes alone are problems. Deacons and deaconesses will catch them, put them in acquariums, and bring them to the Iglesia worship service. What if, there are mischievous and hungry deacons who would want the fishes for supper? The fishes won't reach the chapels but will end up in their stomachs. What about baptizing the bamboo trees and mango trees converts? Manalo will have to construct a deep and huge baptismal pools because the Iglesia's baptism is by immersion. How about witnessing the Iglesia's worship service where crocodiles, gorillas, apple trees, worms, birds, sit side by side with people? It will be chaos! A two hour worship service would bring the all creature parishioners eating each other. What about money offerings by non humans? Since Manalo will not accept in kind offerings, the dogs and cats and trees will have to sell themselves to have monies. And if they sell themselves, they would not be able to attend the worship services. If all creatures on earth are problems becoming Iglesia members, how much more would it be if creatures in heaven will be forced to become Iglesia members? Probably the angels of heaven will rip apart Manalo.
Fortunately, the above scenarios are not going to happen because all things in heaven and on earth are not to be brought to the Iglesia ni Cristo cult, but, will be brought to Christ. That event will be in the future described to be "in the dispensation of the fulness of the times." When is that? In the end when Christ comes to establish His millenial kingdom (1 Cor. 15:24-28; Rev. 20:4,6), which is a prelude to the eternal kingdom (Rev.21:10-27;22:1-5).
The true will of God on entering heaven -
Now, let us go to the true will of God in order to enter the kingdom of heaven specified in Matthew 7:21"
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." (Mt.7:21 NKJV)
Which is the will of the Father?
"And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day." (Jn.6:40 NKJV)
The will of the Father is to see the Son and to believe in Him. You can not see or recognize the Son unless grace of mercy by Christ's Father is awarded to you, which will allow you to be able to believe Jesus Christ. Upon believing Jesus Christ, that is the time when you are able to enter the kingdom of heaven. Entering heaven is easy because it is God who does the work of saving people (Jn. 6:29 NKJV). No one can do any kind of work to go to heaven because men are dead (as a corpse) because of his trespasses and sins (Eph.2:1 NKJV). Can the corpse be able to do anything to save himself? Nothing. It takes the mercy of God to give him life (Rom.9:15 nKJV).
The Ephesian mystery will is really the will prayer taught by Christ (Mt.6:10) concerning the kingdom that will come when the will of God will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This is the scenario when all things on earth and all things in heaven will be brought to Christ. After all things are brought to Christ, Christ will in turn report to His Father so that God will be all in all. (1 Cor.15:27-28). That even will happen only when Satan (manalo's father) will be imprisoned for good so that he can no longer get converts. When will Satan or the Devil be imprisoned? During the millennial rule of Jesus Christ (Rev.20:1-4).
Another proofs that believing Jesus Christ is enough to have eternal life:
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. (Jn.6:47 NKJV)
"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (Jn.3:18 NKJV)
Based on the above, not believing Jesus Christ is equivalent to condemnation already.
What about believing Felix Y. Manalo and accepting the Church of Christ as our personal Savior? This is a defiance to Christ because Christ is the Messenger of God, not Manalo (Jn.17:3). Attaining eternal life according to Jn. 17:3 involves two things: 1) Knowing the true God, and 2) knowing Jesus Christ is one that God sent (messenger of God). Iglesia members are excluded from entering heaven because they do not know Christ as the messenger of God and don't even know the true God. What they know is their fake messenger, Felix Y. Manalo.
Who should we receive then as our Personal Savior?
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name." (Jn. 1:12 NKJV)
Believers of Christ are the true children of God. What about the believers of Felix Manalo and acceptors of the Church of Christ as their personal savior? What do you think? Remember the Church of Christ man? He is the idol who can not save. If an idol false god that has eyes but could not see and has ears but could not hear, nor feet that could not walk, how can it save others? It could not even save itself!
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO IN A NUTSHELL SERIES, PART 10 (1 OF 2)
This is a continuation of the series.
SHOCKING REVELATION OF THE BEAST HAVING 666 NUMBER:
In this part, we will know that Felix Y. Manalo is the beast. There are proofs beyond reasonable doubts that Felix Y. Manalo is the beast from the earth. Not only that he has the 666 number but also he has all the other seven damning clues of the beast, as provided in Chapter 13:11-18 of the Book of Revelation.
Q: What is Manalo's persecution of the Catholic church concerning the sign of the cross, and what are its fallacies?
A: The following is found in the Manalo gospel:
"Q. What mark is given to those who are deceived by the false prophets or the priests?
A. The sign on the forehead and right hand ... Rev.13:16;
Q. What is the sign on the forehead and right hand?
A. This is the sign of the cross..Ref: Externals of the Catholic Church, Rev. J.S.Sullivan, p.219;
Q. What is the sign on the forehead and right hand according to the priests themselves?
A. The proof of the anti Christ...Ref: 1000 Questions and Answers on Catholicism,P.O'Reilly, p.240;
Q. What awaits those people who possess the sign on the forehead and right hand?
A. They will be punished by fire...Rev.14:9-11;
Conclusion: Thus, stop making the sign of the cross."
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p.19)
Fallacies of Manalo about the mark mentioned in Rev.14:9-11:
Let us bring up the verses to know the perversions of Manalo:
"He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads." (Rev.13:16 NKJV
"Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." (Rev.14:9-11 NKJV)
Manalo had changed the Scriptures! What is written is mark on his right hands OR on his forehead. He has replaced "or" with "and". We have underestimated Manalo's pocket contents. Now it turns out Manalo has stocks and supplies of all letters of the alphabet in his pockets. He is always ready to change what is written in the Bible. Manalo has no respect at all to God's words written in the Bible.
Furthermore, Manalo has put words that was not written by his referenced book's author. Let's read what is written in his reference book:
"What is the significance of the sign of the cross?
The sign of the cross is an inseparable symbol of the Catholic faith." (Philip O'Reilly, 1000 Questions and Answers on Catholicism, 1963, p.240)
The reference book says, "inseparable symbol of the Catholic faith, but, Manalo changed the statement into, "proof of anti Christ". Because of this, Manalo is not only a perverter of the Holy Scriptures, but also a perverter and changer of the books he is using as references.
What is forbidden about the mark?
The verse says, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead OR on his hand." Therefore, there are two requirements, not only one, that are specified by the third angel.
They are: 1) Anyone who worships the beast and his image; plus
2) Receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand.
All these two requisites must be present before one will be punished. The Catholics do not have either one of these requirements. The Catholic's sign of the cross is not the mark because Catholics do not have an option to either use their right hands or their foreheads. Do we see Catholics doing the sign of the cross using the foreheads only, or vice versa, using just the hands only? Absolutely no! Neither Catholics worship any beast or worship any image of any beast.
If Manalo insists Catholics have the mark, Manalo will suffer billion dollars losses from his scammed monies. Why? He will have to pay for the result of his discrimination---he is required to provide artifical hands to armless Catholics or to Catholics who lost both arms or have lost their right hands to allow them to do the sign of the cross. He will also be required to repair the right hands of senior citizen Catholics who through old age or disease, have unmovable, or unbendable, or erratic, or twitching right hands, prohibiting them from doing the sign of the cross.
One of the requirements of the third angel for anyone to be punished besides the mark of the hand or the forehead, is worshipping the beast and his image. Problem is who is this mystery beast?
THE MYSTERY BEAST WITH THE NUMBER 666:
If we will read Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation, we will know that there are two kinds of beasts, namely, beast from the sea (Rev.13:1-10), and beast from the earth (Rev.13:11-18). Both beasts are buddies of Satan (Rev.13:4,11). The first beast, also known as the beast from the sea, is the one whom Mother harlot SDA sits. This was touched on in previous series as the roller coaster beast on which mother harlot SDA rides in an excursion to the bottomless pit.
What about the second beast, also known as beast from the earth? This beast is another monster. The characteristics of this beast are the following:
1) With two horns like a Lamb and spoke like a dragon (Rev.13:11);
2) Exercises all authority of the first beast (Rev.13:12);
3) Performs great signs, even makes fire come down from heaven (Rev.13:13);
4) Orders making of the image of the beast (Rev.13:14);
5) Granted power to the image to speak and causes those not worshipping the image to be killed (Rev.13:15);
6) Causes all rich and poor, small and great, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads (Rev.13:16);
7) No one may buy or sell except those who have the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name (Rev. 13:17);
8) The number of the beast is the number of a man which is 666.
Who has all these eight characteristics of the beast? Without a doubt, it is Felix Y. Manalo!
Let us tie one at a time these characteristics to Manalo:
1) Two horns like a Lamb and spoke like a dragon - The two horns of the Iglesia ni Cristo which was founded by Felix Y. Manalo are: Far East and Far West. Manalo teaches that his cult will come from the Far East (Philippines), the first horn, and will reach the Far West (USA and rest of Europe), the second horn. Like a Lamb means falsely appearing like Jesus Christ or impersonating Jesus Christ. Manalo had made it known that he is messenger of God taking the position of Jesus Christ who is the true messenger of God.
Spoke like a dragon means spoke lies because the dragon is the devil (Rev.20:2) and the devil is the father of liars (Jn.8:44). There are too many lies of Manalo. One of the many lies of Manalo is telling the first century Christians were Iglesia ni Cristo members. The truth is, the first century Christians were members of the organization called, "Way" (Acts 9:1-2). The second most notorious lie of Manalo is telling everybody that the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ is written in the Bible, but not just any Bible, but only the Lamsa Bible. The truth is, the name Church of Christ is not written in any Bible. Manalo carries always his tools of deceptions which are pairs of scissors, pastes, and capital letter C's to change Lamsa's "church of Christ" into "Church of Christ".
2) Exercise all authority of the first beast - Which are these authorities? They are a) blaspheme God, b) blaspheme God's name, c) blaspheme God's tabernacle, d) blaspheme those who dwell in heaven (Rev.13:6), and e) leading people into captivity (Rev.13:10).
Does Felix Y. Manalo and his Iglesia ni Cristo cult possess all the above blaspheming authorities of the first beasts? Absolutely!
How does Manalo blaspheme God? Manalo blasphemes God by changing the words of God written in the Holy Scriptures. He changes always the word "church" into "Church" or brazenly changing it into "Church of Christ" if you are not looking at his hands. He also teaches all Iglesia members should not exchange their Iglesia memberships with anything else in this world. This is blaspheming and relegating God second only to their Church of Christ idol.
How does Manalo blasphemes God's name? Manalo had instituted a forced worship reviving the forced worship of King Nebuchadnezzar (Dan.3:1-7). This is clear blasphemy against God's name because Manalo has been telling its members it is God who is being worshipped when in fact it is the worship of their Iglesia ni Cristo idol created by Manalo. What else? Manalo is teaching that the many offerings, contributions, and deposits that members are doing are commands of God when they are not. This act is abomination to God (Ezek.22:28). The truth of the matter is, sacrificial offerings had already stopped when Christ had offered His body in the cross (Heb.10:10). Using the name of God in order to deceive people is blasphemy against the name of God.
What about blasphemy against the tabernacle? Manalo had built an imitation tabernacle near the Iglesia ni Cristo central office in the Philippines. The tabernacle of God is the one that was authorized by God that was built by Moses. This true tabernacle is a movable tent, but Manalo's tabernacle is a fixed building structure. A tabernacle built that is mocking the true God's tabernacle is blasphemy against God's tabernacle.
What about blaspheming those in heaven? This is Manalo's mischievous use of Ephesians 1:9-10 where Manalo teaches that according to that Ephesian verse, all things in heaven such as heavenly angels must be forced to become Iglesia ni Cristo members.
What about the beast leading people into captivity? This is the teaching of Manalo to go in and enter the Iglesia ni Cristo cult but after going in members must not go out from it. Members are therefore imprisoned. Manalo has been leading all his Iglesia members into his Gulag concentration camps. Iglesia members can not even evade the forced worship services on Thursdays and Sundays, lest their deacons and deaconesses will be in hot pursuit to extract for their reasons for non attendance.
3) Performs great signs and even makes fire come down from heaven - Manalo is noted for having performed great signs about the progress of his Iglesia ni Cristo cult. He had appropriated many Bible
prophecies that serve as signs to prove his allegation he is from God. How does he makes fire come down from heaven? He does this by scaring people if they do not become Iglesia ni Cristo members, they will be burned in the lake of fire, or scaring current Iglesia members, they will be thrown into the lake of fire if they ever leave the cult.
4) Orders the making of the image of the beast -What is the image of the first beast? Let's know this:
"Now the beast, which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion." (Rev.13:2). The image that Manalo has created for the Iglesia ni Cristo is the image of wild animals such as leopards, bears, and lions, that prey on anyone easy enough to catch or capture for food or for devouring. Iglesia ni Cristo ministers are strong enough to capture and convert people who are weak, wounded, or babies as to knowledge of God and the Bible.
5) Granted power to the image to speak and cause those not worshipping the image to be killed - Manalo and his Iglesia ni Cristo cult speak with authority and power. All members are required to obey for as long as they live. Those who are authorized to be killed for not worshipping the beast are the cold Iglesia members for whom Manalo instructs his guard deacons/deaconesses to find and locate them and bring them back to the worship service or to the fold. Bringing them back to the worship service is tantamount to killing them because not only that they could not have a life of their own because they return to being slaves, but also have no more opportunity for the salvation of their souls.
6) All rich and poor, great and small, are given marks on their right hands or on the foreheads - Everyone inside the Iglesia ni Cristo are given two distinguishing marks by Felix Y. Manalo.
First mark is in their foreheads, which is, to remember always that every Thursdays and Sundays, they will have to troop to the Iglesia ni Cristo chapels to worship their idols. Watch out all of you friends of any Iglesia members! You are not invited in their homes on those sacred days. Whoever you are, and whatever you are, you, who accidentally happens to be in their homes in those days will be left cold in their houses. Reason: Their idols are more important than you.
Second mark is on their right hands, which is, the many varied offerings, contributions, and deposits that every member give to their Iglesia idols.
Either one of these marks distinguishes the Iglesia ni Cristo cult from all presently established churches all over the world.
QUIZ:
1) Question: Which established church on this earth that requires more than 25% of your income and requires weekly deposits, and requires yearly increasing of thanksgiving offerings twice a year? (THIS IS THE MARK ON THE HAND)
2) Question: Which established church on this earth has forced worship service that every time Thursdays and Sundays arrive, everyone must troop to the chapel buildings, must flip their nametags in the hallways in order to avoid being visited by his deacon/deaconess, and must always obey the Church Administrator?(THIS IS THE MARK ON THE FOREHEAD)
Official answers to both the two questions: Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ (of FYM).
7) No one may buy or sell unless given the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of the beast - The marks were already explained in Item #6 above. The name of the beast is Felix Y. Manalo. The number of the beast is explained in Item #8 below. The buying and selling is exclusively under the authority of the beast. Without the marks, members of the Iglesia ni Cristo can not do buying and selling. Which are these merchandises being bought and sold in the Iglesia chapels? They are their monthly magazines, Pasugo and God's Message, and the certificates of deposits. The Pasugo and the God's Message magazines are not sold to outsiders but only to members. The members in turn distribute them free to non members. What about the certificates of deposits for their yearly December thanksgivings? These are members only buying and selling transactions. The Church of Christ administrator (EGM) sells them in the Iglesia chapel buildings exclusively to members. You can not buy them if you are not an Iglesia ni Cristo member. Members buy them weekly accomplished through their weekly deposits from January through December. At the end of the year, the bought certificates are handed to the buyers who in turn surrender their deposit booklets. The certificates of deposits are placed in an envelope plus additional cash and money orders. The envelopes are to be collected during the Iglesia Thanksgiving worship service (third week of December). The buying of the certificate is a lifetime member obligation.
8) The number of the beast is the number of a man which is 666 - This number is read as six six six which is the number of Felix Y. Manalo, as follows:
Number of the first letter of his name?
F (A-B-C-D-E-F), therefore, F is the
sixth letter of the alphabet..... 6
Number of syllables of his name?
(Fe-lix-Y-Ma-na-lo)...................... 6
Number of Iglesia ni Cristo prophecies
that Manalo had propped up?
(Isaiah 43:5-6; Isaiah 46:11;
Isaiah 41:9-10; Acts 2:29;
John 10:16, Revelation 7:2-3
(God's Message, Special Issue of
1993, Page 13)......................... 6
Therefore, the number of Felix Y. Manalo is 666
There is only one man in this whole wide world who has these three unique six's. That man is Felix Y. Manalo.
What are we going to do with Beast Felix Y. Manalo?
It is high time that we get out of this beast and his abominable Iglesia ni Cristo cult that he had created. Here is the command of God to all Iglesia ni ?Cristo members:
"And I heard another voice from heaven saying: "Come out of her my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities." (Rev. 18:4-5 NKJV).
Take note that the verse says, "lest you receive of her plagues.." All Iglesia ni Cristo members will be punished for possessing the two requirements pronounced by the third angel:
1) Worship the beast Felix Y. Manalo and his image - All Iglesia ni Cristo members worship and bow their heads in recognition to him as their alleged God's messenger. They have placed him as an idol more important than Christ and God. They adhere to his teaching of not exchanging INC membership with anything else in this world, therefore, surpassing the importance of Jesus Christ and God.
2) Given the mark on their hands or on their foreheads. Either one of these two marks distinguishes them uniquely from all peoples of this world.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson #10 and what are its fallacies?
A: An excerpt of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson 10 follows:
about 4 months ago
Santiago
"LESSON NO. 10 - The Church of Christ in the Philippines
Theme: It was Christ who established the Church of Christ in the Philippines by virtue of the fulfillment of the prophecy.
Summary: The Church of Christ which emerged in the Philippines (a country in the Far East) in these last days was established by virtue of the fulfillment of the prophecies of God (Isa.43:5 Moffatt) and of Christ (Jn.10:16;Acts 20:28 Lamsa). This is the third group (Acts 2:39) of people in the Church established by Christ. This arose in these last days after the apostasy of the Church built by Christ in the first century as a result of the work done by false prophets. Even the spread of this Church in the Far West (Isa.43:4-6;59:19 NKJV) is a fulfillment of God's prophecy written in the Bible." (Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p. 40)
Fallacies of this Gospel of Manalo Doctrine No. 10:
This doctrine is based on a false assumption that the church established by Christ in the first century had completely apostatized or completely disappeared. Through skillful use of perverted two or three verses and with lots of Catholic bashings and Catholic bedevilings, Manalo unfortunately succeeds in creating anger of the indoctrinees against the Catholic church, making easy for him to sell the fraudulent establishment of the Iglesia ni Cristo cult in the Philippines.
The problem is did the Christian church established by Christ in the first century completely apostatized? Let's highlight Manalo's teachings:
"Q. What did Christ prophesy concerning the Church which He built in the first century?
A.It would be led away......Mt.24:4 RSV
Q. What did the Catholic Church do to those who refused to be apostatized?
A. They did not spare the flock....Acts 20:29
Q. How did Christ introduce the false prophets who would lead His Church away?
A. They are dressed in sheep's clothing...Mt.7:15
Q. Who is that sheep whose clothes are to be imitated by the false prophets?
A. Christ, the Lamb of God...Jn.1:29
Q. Who imitated the clothing of Christ?
A. The Catholic priests...(Ref:Father Smith Instructs Jackson, Rev.J. Francis, p. 214")
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ),Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p. 17-19)
The following are the lies of Manalo based on these Manalo teachings:
1) What is written in the Revised Standard Version for Matthew 24:4 is as follows:
"And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray." (Mt.24:11 RSV)
Observe how Manalo had changed the word "astray" into "away". Why do you think Manalo had used the RSV? Because it is easy to change the word "astray" into "away." In the New King James, he can not do that. Here's what is in the NKJV:
"Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many." (Mt. 24:4 NKJV)
Manalo could not afford to use the NKJV because the verse will make him guilty as the deceiver. Another thing, where would he place his "away" placard that is tucked underneath his belt? His "away" placard is usable only for the RSV. For every word in the Bible that he needs to change, Manalo is always eveready with his supplies of deception hidden in his pockets or in his belts. Manalo is as wise as the serpent when it comes to Bible versions and translations to use for easy perversion.
2) Is it the Catholic Church that did not spare the first century flock according to Acts 20:29?
Manalo tries to reinvent history. Here is the true history:
1 A.D. - Founding of Christianity by Jesus Christ (Note: Christ has been going forth from of old from everlasting, Micah 5:2 NKJV);
30 A.D. - Jesus Christ crucified and risen;
49 A.D. - Jerusalem Council attended by Apostles. Council upheld that Gentiles should not be circumcised;
64 A.D. - Start of Christians and Jews persecution by Roman Emperor Nero (Nero had replaced Emperor Claudius who had peaceful co-existence with the Christians);
67 A.D. - Apostles Paul and Peter were executed in Rome by Emperor Nero;
70 A.D. - Roman Legions under Titus, son of Vespasian, destroy the Jerusalem Temple;
95 A.D. - Christian persecution continued by Emperor Domitian. Apostle John, last remaining Apostle exiled to Patmos (an island southwest of Asia Minor, now Turkey);
112 A.D. - Christianity banned by Emperor Trajan. Christians were brought in by informants to be killed;
250 A.D. - Christian persecutions and killings continued by Emperor Decius;
303 A.D. - Most severe persecutions of Christians by Emperor Diocletian;
313 A.D. - Christian persecution stopped by Emperor Constantine, a converted Christian;
313 - 800 A.D. - Christianity flourished and spread;
800 - 1300 A.D. - Christianity became formally universal starting with the reign of Charlemagne of France;
1521 A.D. - Christianity brought to Philippines by Spain;
1914 A.D. - Felix Y. Manalo founded the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).
It should be noted from the above that during the first century (first one hundred years) the Christians were under the rule of the Roman Empire, a pagan regime. There was no Catholic Church as yet. If there was a Catholic Church, they were the Christians who were being persecuted and killed by the Romans.
3) Were the Catholic priests the false prophets that did not spare Christ's flock in the first century? How could the Catholic priests do that when they were not yet born? If it is possible, Manalo will force the Catholic priests to be born three hundred years earlier in order to blame them for the killing of the Christians. Backdating is tampering of history. To reinvent history just to get converts is plain deception. Therefore, Manalo is the fulfillment of Matthew 24:11 as the deceiver of Christ's flock.
Are priests wearing long gowns the savage wolves in sheep's clothing?
Just because the Catholic priests are wearing long gowns does not mean they are wolves in sheep's clothing. Firstly, in Jesus Christ's time, all people wear long gowns. Were all the people in Christ's time savage wolves? Secondly, in the present time, priests are not the only ones who wear long gowns. If Manalo insists those wearing long gowns are savage wolves, he would be killing all the savage wolves doing hymn singing in his Iglesia chapels because Manalo's choir members all wear long colorful gowns. If Manalo enforces his dark obsession outside his Iglesia fold, he would be killing also the judges of the courts, and the high school graduates and college graduates attending the graduating ceremonies, including the school administrators because they all wear long gowns. What this portends is, if ever Manalo succeeds in spreading his own gospel, there would be inquisitions of unimaginable proportions.
The real false prophets
False prophets had existed even during the time of the Apostles. False prophets have one thing in common---they lead you away to serve another god (Dt.13:1-2). What does "in sheep's clothing" really tells us? It tells us they identify themselves as sheep or people of God though they are not. They are impostors. Were there moles inside the Christian church during the time of the Apostles? Yes, there were. Let's read:
"For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our Lord God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ." (Jude 1:4 NKJV)
Based on the above, there are men who surreptitiously enter as sheeps of the flock, but they are not really true sheeps. They are only in disguises. Actually, they are wolves that prey on the sheeps. These are the true false prophets. Who were the true false prophets in the false century? They were the spies introduced by the Roman Emperors to spy on the activities of the Christians to know who should be brought in to be killed. The false prophets have also introduced some foreign doctrines in order to lead some to another gods. One of them is Arius.
How about in our time, do we have false prophets? Absolutely. As a matter of fact, Christ had predicted them as one of the signs of the end of the age (Mt.24:24). And it is not only false prophets, but false Christs, also. Who do you think are examples of false prophets and false Christs? Since Felix Y. Manalo is already dead, that leaves his son, and his ministers in the Iglesia ni Cristo cult. How do they become false prophets? They lead people to worship another god, which is, the Church of Christ god, or the Iglesia ni Cristo idol. They also worship the beast in our time regularly in July and May. Would you like to see a picture of this beast? Get the May issues of any year of the Iglesia ni Cristo's God's Message and Pasugo magazines.
Who do you think are the false Christ?
They are the Iglesia ni Cristo and the Iglesia ni Cristo ministers. When Manalo teaches that the door specified in John 10:9 in which we must enter is the Church of Christ, we are seeing the false Christ.
When Manalo teaches that Iglesia members must abide in the vine as provided in John 15:5 and a corresponding Manalo teaching that any Iglesia member who does not abide in the Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ can not do anything to save himself because he did not abide in the vine, we are seeing the false Christ.
When the Iglesia ni Cristo teaches Felix Y. Manalo is the messenger of God when according to the Bible it is Jesus Christ who is the true messenger of God (Isa.61:1; Lk.4:18; Jn.3:17;17:3; 1 Jn.4:14), we are seeing a false Christ in the person of Felix Y. Manalo.
When we see the Iglesia ni Cristo ministers carrying different Bible versions and translations pretending to be sheeps and who shamelessly change the words of God written in the Bible, and who tell Iglesia members always to have the obedient mind of Christ to remain Iglesia members until the end of their lives, we are seeing the false prophets and false Christs guiding those deceived to their deaths.
What are the proofs that the Christian church established by Christ did not disappear?
Biblical Proofs:
"Go therefore and make disciples of the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Mt.28:19-20 NKJV)
"For where two or three are gathered in My name, I am there in the midst of them." (Mt.18:20 NKJV)
The fact that Lord Jesus Christ promised He will be with the Apostles and His disciples always even to the end of the age, is proof that the Christians were not abandoned by Christ up to our time, even today.
Visual Proofs:
First visual proofs are our Christian Bibles that we can see everywhere. Even tares such as the Iglesia ni Cristo cult, have them in order to disguise themselves as sheeps but inside they are ravenous wolves.
Lord Jesus Christ has been faithful with His promise. He had protected Christianity from the Muslim conquerors, as it was then (from Ottoman Empire) as it is today (from Interntional Muslim extremists). Christianity always triumphs.
Second proofs, we can see many Catholics and we can see many Protestants walking all around the globe. There is Pope John Paul II who is a Catholic from Poland, and there is President George W. Bush, a Protestant, from the United States.
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO IN A NUTSHELL SERIES, PART 10 (2 OF 3)
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: What is Manalo's war on monies?
A: Manalo's war on monies is a different kind of war not of the flesh and blood but of wits and tricks to extort monies of Iglesia ni Cristo members and making them happy for doing so. It is a one sided war where Manalo is always the victor while members always surrender -- i.e., surrender their monies. It is also a war that has no end. It recurs yearly, and in fact, twice a year every July and December. It is similar to the War on Poverty, only that it's guiding principle is the reverse -- instead of uplifting the members from poverty, Iglesia members become more impoverished.
Q: How does Manalo successfully wage his war on member's monies?
A: This war is patterned at such war as World War I or World War II. In a conventional war, there is always preparation and a plan to win the war. There is always logistics involved on proper use of materials and personnel. There is a war room where the generals convene to see how the war is progressing using a huge map where the concentrations of enemies are placed on the map, their probable attack plans are shown,and the consequent plans to launch the counter attacks.
So is the Manalo's war on monies. He has a plan, has personnel and materials, and has a war room managed by his generals of the Iglesia army of ministers to oversee the ongoing war. As a Commander in Chief of the Iglesia ni Cristo army, Manalo is fed with all the information including the success of the war, which is, the capturing of tons of moneys from members.
THE PLAN
Every Iglesia ni Cristo congregation that has an established chapel, worship services, and a Manalo appointed minister, must surrender a money thanksgiving that is more than what was surrendered last year. Ministers must see to it that his assigned congregation fulfill this faithfully.
THE PREPARATION
EARLY:
Early in January, suitable Bible verses are incorporated into the worship service sermons, teaching members and reminding them of their obligations that they must prepare in advance (using 2 Cor. 9:2 NKJV) for their respective thanksgivings in December. Deacons and deaconesses are instructed to see to it that every members under their care have thanksgiving deposit booklets which will be used in making weekly deposits.
MIDTERM:
Ministers check the progress of the thanksgiving deposits regularly every end of March, June, September, and November. To make sure that members comply with the abounding of thanksgiving. This is accomplished by comparing members current year to date deposits with previous year's deposits. Any deficits found gives authority of the minister to stress faithfulness and curse free making of deposits in the Thursday and Sunday worship services in order to correct the downward trend. This is to make sure that no one lags behind in his/her deposits.
FINAL:
Four or eight worship services prior to the scheduled thanksgiving day, the worship service sermons are about perfect manners of complying with the thanksgiving obligation. The sermons are about the curses that happened to those who did not properly perform their obligations. Of course, blessings are incorporated also in the sermons for those who faithfully obeyed acceptable manners of giving thanksgivings to God.
Also, one week prior to the thanksgiving day, members are required to do seven days of devotional prayers nightly in the Iglesia chapels. In such devotional prayers, members must recollect how God had saved them from various accidents, sickness, and other calamities. Manalo reminds them that God can kill anyone anytime even if you are in your respective offices, just like what happened to the thousands who died in the twin towers of New York when they were blown up by the terrorist last Sep. 11, 2001.
Members are enjoined to name the prices or values of their lives and if such values merit the thanksgiving monies they will be giving to God. Most important of all that members must recollect is the grace of God of allowing them to remain inside the Iglesia ni Cristo. According to Manalo, salvation alone is priceless. How much would you pay in order to live in the Holy City of pure gold? How much would you pay for the eternal life given by God? How much would you pay God for saving you from the lake of fire? All these recollections ordered by Manalo are sufficient to bleed the hearts of members in order to give almost all of their monies or even be indebted just to satisfy the good mercies of God.
The Thanksgiving Worship Day:
All members are ready for their envelopes. Names and amounts are written outside the envelopes for proper recording of reports. Manalo is also ready with his sermon to prop up the egos of members imploring how God is very much pleased with their thanksgiving offerings. The deacons and deaconesses collects the envelopes from each seated members. Armed guards are already placed in strategic locations around the chapel. Usually, about $200,000 cash and money orders is collected which represents a third of the total thanksgivings. Manalo does not want to lose any monies from possible stickups. Responsibilities in handling the monies are wisely spread among trusted finance and head deacons officials, therefore, precluding inside job stealing. Money handlers are required to pay pro rata for any missing monies. The monies are guarded overnight for deposit in the morning. The congregation issues one check for the cash, money orders, and personal checks. The certificates of deposits are disregarded for these monies were already taken in advance by Manalo. The congregation's bank account serves only as clearing account for these money transactions.
Manalo's War Room:
The thanksgiving day is simultaneously done all over the world. On the day of the thanksgiving, the war room is ready and functional. There is a map of the world that shows the Iglesia ni Cristo congregations scattered all over the world marked with pins. Results of the thanksgivings are required to be faxed that same night by the assigned ministers to the central office in the Philippines where the war room is situated. Ministers and preparers of the statistic reports will not sleep until the work is done and faxed to the war room. The statistical reports shows the year's thanksgivings compared with last year's thanksgivings and increase/decrease percentages of changes. The generals plot the money increases of each and every congregation.
The money generals are excited of the dozen congregation that usually surrender the highest thanksgivings. As the fax reports come in, there are "Yeahs" and "Nays". "Yeahs" for all that has produced abounding thanksgivings. And "Nays" for those ministers who faxed decreased thanksgivings. There is a general secretary that keeps tab of accumulated monies that will soon be received by mails.
Minister's Judgment Day:
Ministers already know by the time they faxed their thanksgiving congregation results whether they will receive blessings or curses. Ministers are ranked as to their thanksgiving production from highest to lowest. Those producing the cream top twelve will be awarded promotions, allowance increases, and prestigious congregation assignments. The ministers who are neither top twelve or the bottom dirty dozen ministers are not entitled to blessings or punishments. They just performed what they were required to do, in essence, they had just performed a satisfactory job. The bottom dirty dozen, however, will incur the wraths of Commander in Chief Manalo, for they have failed their thanksgiving production jobs. These bad ministers deserve to be demoted, their pays cut, and reassigned to a remotest place or barrio in the Philippines, or even be reassigned in Mindanao to fend themselves against the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers or the Muslim secessionist forces of Mindanao in southern Philippines.
The Day after the Thanksgiving:
It is the members' day of reckoning. Members will now realize how they have lost their monies. It is a day of grieving and thinking how in the world did they voluntarily parted with their hard earned monies. The monies could have been used wisely to pay their mounting debts. The monies could have been saved for their retirements and purchasing their family's needs. Now, the money is gone. The depression is too much for some. There are reported suicides for those unable to cope. Others just banished themselves out of shame to hide from their relatives. There was a reported head deacon from the the Ilocos region in northern Philippines who was rich and having several agricultural lands. Upon becoming an Iglesia ni Cristo member and had appointed as head deacon, had annually sold his landholdings to make sure his thanksgivings is the highest until he had no more lands left. One night, he and his family disappeared to start a new life at an undisclosed place out of shame from non Iglesia relatives.
Thanksgiving Aftermath Shocker:
There is a very big shocker that affects many members. Because of the too much thanksgiving increase that members have given, they are required now to deposit the same amount next year plus corresponding increase. For example, if a member's total thanksgivings (deposits plus supplementary cash) is $5,000 this year, the member must deposit this same new amount next year plus additionals. What a shocker!
Worship Service is eraser of all Iglesia hurtings:
Manalo is wise enought to soothe the wounded feelings of members. He does this through his worship service that members can not do away with. It is Manalo's worship service that does the trick of equalizing the anomalies being done inside the Iglesia ni Cristo. The worship service serves as the eraser of all ill feelings against the Iglesia ni Cristo, and all doubts on its teachings, and all problems of being an Iglesia member. The worship service is designed to restore trusts in the Church Administrator.
Manalo teaches that God will solve every problem of members because they are the children of God. Manalo teaches that the monies they have lost will be replaced by God with much much more monies and blessings. Manalo is so powerful in designing a worship sermon that will make all Iglesai members cry that after leaving the worship service, they are refreshed, reinvigorated, rehashed, and makes them forget their problems so that once again they will be able to continue and remain as slaves of Manalo.
Members' attendance in the worship service is of utmost important to Manalo. Without the forced worship service, the Iglesia ni Cristo dies a natural death. Manalo instills into the minds of members always that it is not God who benefits in the worship service, but it is them who benefits. That is why Manalo emphasizes never never to be absent from it. He scares them there will be no more remedy for such sin if they ever become absent. He scares them God will not be pleased on those who do this most evil act. Manalo scares them their names in the Book of Life will be delisted by God. To make sure that no one escapes the worship service, he instructs his deacons and deaconesses to get their reasons for being absent. Manalo even deputizes fathers and mothers to make sure their children attend the worship. And deputizes every member to look out and not allow any one they know to be absent from the worship. Manalo reviews regularly the absence reports submitted by his deacons/deaconesses for possible correction sermon.
Manalo's fooling of members:
Manalo teaches forsaking the worship service is the most dreadful sin a member can ever commit because there is no more remedy for it except the lake of fire that will consume the forsaker. Guess what? Manalo violates his own teaching. He provides a remedy. He sends his deacons/deaconesses and ministers to cajole the erring members to come back to the worship service. Ministers will go to the extent of pleading and kneeling to get back cold members. Manalo wants his cold members back dead or alive.
Manalo Plays Witch Doctor and Fortune Teller:
Manalo teaches that members must pray to God so that their problems will be solved. But Manalo plays safe by becoming a fortune teller. He has an escape route in case members will not receive what they pray for. He says if members do not receive what they pray, the problem is not God's but the members'. Probably, he says, the members have been remiss in their duties, or probably the members were having sinful lives, or probably the things that they pray for will not result in their salvation. What a witch doctor!
Q: How do we know that all the prophecies being used by Manalo are stolen prophecies?
A: Manalo can not provide, not even one, fulfillment verse to confirm his prophecies. He uses only fulfillment that come from his mouth. It is the Apostles teaching that prophecies must have confirmation (2 Pet.1:19). As a rule, prophecy appointments found in the Old Testament must have their respective fulfillment verses in the New Testament. The following are examples:
1) Prophecy and fulfillment verses of John the Baptist:
Prophecy.....Isaiah 40:3;
Fulfillment of the prophecy....Matthew 3:1-3
2) Prophecy and fulfillment verses of Jesus Christ:
Prophecy.......Isaiah 61:1-2
Fulfillment of the prophecy....Luke 4:16-18
3) Prophecy and fulfillment verses of Apostle Paul:
Prophecy .......Isaiah 49:6
Fulfillment of the prophecy..... Acts 13:47
As evidenced by the above, a prophecy if it is fulfilled, must have corresponding fulfillment verse. Prophecies in the Old Testament are confirmed by fulfillment verse in the New Testament. It is to be noted also that the fulfillment verse paraphrases the prophecy or repeats substantially the prophecy. Any person who claims to have prophecies but cannot substantiate or cannot produce the required fulfillment verse is a fake.
Q: What are the prophecies mentioned in the Gospel of Manalo Doctrine Lesson No. 10 that have corresponding fulfillment verses?
A: None. The following prophecies mentioned in the Doctrinal Lesson do not have any fulfillment verse confirmation:
Isaiah 43:5-6 (Moffatt & NKJV);
Isaiah 59:19 (Moffatt)
John 10:16 (NKJV)
Acts 2:39 (NKJV) Note: Manalo instructs his ministers never to use the NLT (New Living Translation).
Q: How does Manalo pervert the above verses to make them appear as his inspite that he had stolen them?
A: First of all, at this stage, Manalo had already stripped the indoctrinees of all their clothes and underwears. Their nakedness is exposed. If you become stark naked in public and somebody throws even a small towel or piece of hanky, you will readily accept it to cover yourself. Secondly, Manalo is expert in perverting the prophecies. Although he does not own them, he makes them appear as if he owns them by changing the letters using his tools of deception that we already know he carries in his pockets.
The perversion of Isaiah 43:5-6 (Moffatt & NKJV):
Manalo uses two Bible versions to support his invention that the prophecy pertains to the establishment of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the Philippines (Far East) and will spread to the U.S. and Europe (Far West).
Let's read the verse:
"Fear not, for I m with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west; I will say to the north, Give them up! And to the south, "do not keep them back!' Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth." (Isa.43:5-6 NKJV)
"From the far east will I bring your offspring,
and from the far west I will gather you,"
I will bid the north lands give them up,
and bid the south let go,
bringing my sons from afar,
and my daughters from the end of the earth." (Isa. 43:5-6 Moffatt)
Manalo's reference that Far East is Philippines nand Far West is the U.S.:
"The Philippines were Spain's share of the first colonizing movement in the Far East..." (Boak, Slosson & Anderson, World History, USAFI, 1942, v.2, P.445)
"Far West: California, Neveda, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii..." (World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1976, G.E. Delury, NY,p.88)
Manalo's Deceptions:
True, the reference that Manalo uses has Far East and Far West. Are these the locations mentioned in the Scriptures? Read again what is written in Isaiah 43:5-6. After reading carefully, what are written in the Bible? Are you still being deceived? If you see Manalo's deception, how did he do it? Remember always what Manalo has in his pockets. That's right! He used his scissors to cut the small letters "f" and "e" of the word "far east". And what did he do after that? Right you are! He took out the capital letters "F" and "E" from his pockets and pasted them in the places of the cutout letters, and boom, there is no longer "far east" but we have now "Far East" to agree with his book references! The same thing he did with the words "far west" changing it into "Far West". Manalo is as cunning as the serpent, isn't he? Far East is different from far east because there is only one Far East, but there are as many far easts depending on the places you go and travel. The same thing is true for Far West and far west. There are as many far wests as you move from place to place and there are only certain places comprising the Far West.
The true context of Isaiah 43:5-6
The verse is about bringing and gathering from the east and west and telling the north and south to give them up or not keeping them back. Therefore, rightaway we catch the deceptions of Manalo because it is not only east and west but also north and south are the places where the children of God are coming from. Which event in history did the children of God gathered from east, west, north, and south? This even happened when the Israelites were exiled and deported everywhere (north, south, east, west) by the Assyrians and Babylonians conquerors after the Israelites' lands were captured. God had used King Cyrus of Persia who defeated the Babylonians to bring back the Israelites from their places of exiles (north, south, east, and west of Palestine). Therefore, Isaih 43:5-6 is this prophecy of gathering of the Israelites back to Israel. The prophecy is unquestionably owned by the Israelites but is being stolen by Felix Y. Manalo.
To be sure that the prophecy is owned by the Israelites, let's bring up the New Living Translation, and the Living Bible:
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you, I will gather you and your children from the east and west and from north and south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth." (Isaiah 43:5-6 NLT)
"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you from the east and west, from north and south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the farthest corners of the earth." (Isaiah 43:5-6 LB)
Without a doubt, the children that are to be brough together from all corners of the earth back to Israel are the Israelites. Never the Philippinos. By the way, did the verses say brought FROM the east or gathered FROM the west? If the east is Philippines, it would be a catastrophy for Manalo. Why? Where will Manalo bring his Iglesia members if they are brought out from the Philippines? Manalo will have a monstrous problem where to bring his Iglesia members. If he says, he will bring them to America, uh oh, the verse says, "gathered from the west", it is not going to the west but coming from tghe west. Now he has two problems. Where will he bring his Philippine Iglesia members and where will he bring his western Iglesia members? His two groups were both kicked out. If Manalo tries to bring his two groups to Israel, probably the Israeli Prime Minister will ask, "Hey Manalo, what is this news I hear that you are telling the people of the world, we, the Israelis, are no longer the people of God? And how dare you to steal our prophecies?"
Q: How does Manalo use the "ends of the earth" as time of rising of the I.N.C. in 1914 and what are its fallacies?
A: Manalo says the phrase "ends of the earth" found in Isa. 43:6 is time, not place, because the earth has no end. According to Manalo, since the word "ends" is plural, it refers to the time between the end of the sixth seal and the beginning of the seventh seal which is another end. Manalo uses the war mentioned in Rom.6:25, Jer.4:19.13; Mt.24:6-7 wjen great men hid in caves as timeline of the start of World War I of 1914 that started in July 27, 1914. Because the Iglesia ni Cristo was also registered in the Philippine government in July 27, 1914 coinciding with the prophecy, Manalo gloats the I.N.C.'s rising was in accord with the prophecy.
The fallacies of Manalo's time element:
1) The phrase, "from the ends of the earth" refers to place and is not a time because it is preceded by the word "from". If this "ends of the world" is time, then from which previous time? It would be a "Back to the Future" science fiction time that Manalo is trying to make here. If we have to believe this, then we have also to believe that Manalo came from a previous time back to the Garden of Eden when the first deceiver appeared embodying the serpent. Therefore, the devil has now embodied Manalo.
2) It is not because of war that the great men hid in caves but because of the wrath of Lamb that has come (Rev.6:15-17). Take note that the men wanted to die wishing the mountains and rocks to fall on them.
3) The "ends of the earth" refers to the mentioned four points of the earth, which are: north, south, east, and west.
4) What happens before men will hide in the caves is that every mountain and island will move out of their places. This is the coming cataclysm after the tribulations as explaned in Rev. 16:18,20). This event or this cataclysm has not yet happened. Since, it has not yet happened, the kings and great men will not have hidden yet in the caves.
Q: How does Manalo pervert the north and south found in Isaiah 43:6 and what are its fallacies?
A: Manalo(both father and son) teach that the north is Protestantism because it is predominant in North America and in North Europe and that the south is Catholicsm because the Catholic Church is in south of Italy which is Rome, or prevalent in Southern Europe
Fallacies of north and south teaching of Manalo:
Here's what Moffatt says of the north and south:
"I will bid the north lands give them up, and bid the south let go, bringing my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth." (Isa. 43:6 Moffatt)
The verse says "north lands" and consequently the south is south lands. It is never the Protestant Church nor the Catholic Church. How can the Catholic Church and Protestant Church become south lands and north lands? My goodness, Manalo should ban the Moffatt's Isa. 43:6. This guy Moffatt has become a bad boy. He exposed the Manalo father and son as, like father like son deceivers of men.
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO IN A NUTSHELL SERIES, PART 10 (3 OF 3)
September 11 2002 at 11:05 PM Cultic Research (no login)
This is a continuation of the series.
Q: How were the Manalo father and son busted in their claim that the word "south" mentioned in Isaiah 43:6 is Catholicism?
A: The Manalo father and son were busted in their deception that 'south' is Catholicism because almost all of former Catholic converts came from the 'north' which is Manila and other surrounding towns all located in Luzon, a northern island of the Philippines. In Mindanao, Philippines' southern island, is mostly of the Islamic or Muslim faith. If Manalo father and son insist Catholics are from south Europe, it would result in misfire of the prophecy by about 5,000 miles or more, which is the distance between South Europe and the Philipppines.
Q: How were the Manalo father and son busted in their claim that the word "north" mentioned in Isaiah 43:6 is Protestantism?
A: The Manalo father and son were busted in their deception because most of former Protestant converts are American males who are husbands of female members. In other words, sexy female members have discovered first the Protestant males before being rediscovered by their Iglesia ministers. The INC ministers had to resort to threats of expelling the female members if their future American suitors would not allow themselves to be indoctrinated and converted into the Iglesia cult. Therefore, American suitors were made love hostages. The hearts of the Caucasian males are located neither in the north nor in the south, but midway between their heads and waitsts, debunking Manalo's teaching that Protestantism is in the north.
Q: How does Manalo pervert Isaiah 59:19?
A: Manalo's doctrine concerning Isaiah 59:19 follows:
"Q. When will the Church of Christ reach the Far West according to the prophecy written in the Bible?
A. When the East has already proclaimed the glory of God......Is.59:19 Moffatt
Q. Which part of the Far West will the prophecy begin to be fulfilled?
A. In Hawaii and California....World Almanac'76,p.88
Note: This was fulfilled when the Church of Christ went overseas, when Brother Erano Manalo officiated the first worship service in Hawaii on July 27, 1968. This was followed by another gathering of the brethren in San Francisco, California. These are the official beginnings of the Church of Christ in the Far West."
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989,p.42)
Let's read Manalo's cited Moffatt verse:
"till in the far west men have awe of the Eternal,
and in the east they see his brillian deeds,
for his vengeance pours out like a pent-up stream,
driven by a blast of wind." (Is.59:19 Moffatt)
Goodness, what glory of the East is Manalo talking about? Did anyone see the word "glory" in the verse? None! Let's go to the New King James:
"So shall they fear
The name of the Lord from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in like a flood,
The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a
standard against him." (Isa.59:19 NKJV)
Manalo has lied! The verse is actually from New King James. Manalo's perversion is in making the Iglesia ni Cristo's in the East or in the rising of the sun, the proclaimer of the glory, thereby stealing the prophecy.
Who is the real owner of the prophecy?
"For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you,
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising." (Isa. 60:2-3 NKJV)
Manalo is a thief! Isaiah 59:19 is owned by the Gentiles. The Gentiles are the ones who will proclaim the glory of God. It is never the Iglesia ni Cristo. The Gentiles are the ones rising in the sun. The Gentiles are the ones prophesied to be given the light (Isa.49:6). Manalo's acts of lawlessness is akin to finding a vacant land and claiming ownership without going to the City Hall book of records to know the registered owner.
Q: What is Manalo's perversion of John 10:16?
A: Manalo perverts John 10:16 by splitting the two groups of sheeps into three in order to accommodate his Iglesia ni Cristo cult. Let's read the verse:
"And other sheep I have which are not of this fold, them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd." (Jn.10:16 NKJV)
According to the verse, the two groups of sheeps are:
1) Sheeps already in the fold (Jews); and
2) Sheeps (other sheep) not yet in the fold (Gentiles)
How does Manalo split the two groups into three? He does this neatly by splitting the first group (already in the fold) into two to be the Jews and the Gentiles. He bumps the Gentiles from their 'other sheep' slot to make way for the Iglesia ni Cristo to occupy the slot. The result of the perversion is shown below:
1) Sheep already in the fold (Jews);
2) Sheep already in the fold (Gentiles);
3) Other sheep not yet in the fold (Iglesia ni Cristo)
Like Manalo, all other cults claim also they are that other sheep.
What are the proofs that the other sheep could not be the Iglesia ni Cristo?
1) There are only two groups (Jews and Gentiles)who are called according to the Bible. Let's read this:
"even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?" (Rom.9:24 NKJV)
2) There are only two groups (Jews and Greeks or Gentiles who are saved by the gospel of Christ. Let us read this:
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek." (Rom.1:16 NKJV)
3) Apostle Peter teaches there are only two that has the promise of salvation:
1) To you and your children (Jews)
2) To all afar off (Gentiles)
Acts 2:39 NKJV
Those afar off as explained in Eph.2:17 are the Gentiles. The first group Jews include the children who are the Samaritans who were Jews married to Gentiles. The Samaritans were from the former northern kingdom of Israel.
4) In the Revelation, the Jews (Rev. 7:1-8) and the Gentiles (Rev. 7:9-17)are the only two groups specified to be in heaven.
Who were the ones already in the fold testified by Lord Jesus Christ?
The Jews (Jn.4:22)
What are the proofs that the Gentiles were not yet in the fold at the time Christ spoke of the other sheep?
1) Christ prohibited his Apostles from going to the Gentiles(Mt.10:5)
2) The Gentiles were at one time strangers from the covenant of promise (Eph.2:10-12)
What are the proofs that the Gentiles were the other sheep?
1) They were called when their time was fulfilled (Lk.21:24)
2) They were called after Christ resurrecion during the time of the Apostles (Eph.2:10-12)
3) The Gentiles were called through Apostle Paul sent by Christ to the Gentiles (Acts 13:47)
It should be noted here that the Gentiles group are lumped all other races other than Jews.
Distinctions between the sheeps of Christ and the goats of Felix Manalo:
1) The sheeps of Christ listen and follow Jesus Christ (Jn.10:4). The goats of Felix Manalo follow and obey Felix Manalo.
2) The sheeps of Christ recognize Jesus Christ as the messenger of God (Jn.5:37;17:3; 1 Jn.4:14). The goats of Felix Manalo recognize Felix Y. Manalo as the messenger of God.
3) The sheeps are believers of Christ (Jn.3:16). The goats do not believe Jesus Christ (Jn.10:26). They rather believe Felix Manalo than Christ.
4) The sheeps of Christ are given by God to Him (Jn.6:37). The goats of Manalo are given by Manalo's devil father (Jn.8:44).
5) The sheeps are being guarded by Christ and His Father (Jn.10:28-29). The goats of Manalo are being guarded by the devil from being saved (Heb.2:14-15).
6) The sheeps are being called by their names and are lead out (Jn.10:3). The goats are being called in by Manalo by their tagboard names leading them into prison and guarding them so they can not go out.
7) The sheeps enter the door who is Jesus Christ (Jn.10:9). The goats enter the door which is the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo.
8) The Shepherd gives his life for the sheeps. The goats, however, give their lives for their goatherd Manalo.
Q: What are the other deceptions of Manalo incorporated in his Gospel Doctrine Lesson No. 10?
A: The following are the other deceptions of Manalo found in his Gospel Doctrine No. 10:
"1) Q. How did Christr establish the Church of Christ in the Philippines in 1914 when he was already in heaven?
A. The voice of Christ would be heard...Jn.10:16
2) Q. How could Christ's voice be heard in the Philippines in 1914 when he was already in heaven at that time?
A. "He who hears you hears me"....Lk.10:16 RSV
3) Q. Who are those whom when listened to, it is actually Christ who is listened to?
A. Messengers.....Jn.13:20 NEB
4) Q. What is the value of listening and following the words of Christ taught by the messengers?
A. He who listens and obeys is set on a rock...Mt.7:24-25
5) Q. What was built by Christ on the rock?
A. The Church....Mt.16:18
6) Q. What isthe great fortune and priviledge of those who belong to the Church of Christ in the Philippines?
A. They are God's children....Is.43:6
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989,p.43-44)
Fallacies of Questions and Answers #1 thru #3:
Although it is the voice of Felix Manalo, Manalo is wise enough to impersonate Christ and says it is Christ whom the indoctrinees hear. Manalo's perversion lies in the use of Luke 10:16 and John 13:20. Take note how Manalo had used two Bible versions for the two verses. RSV for the Luke verse and NEB for the John verse.
In Luke 10:16, the pronoun "you" (He who hears you hears me) is addressed to the seventy disciples who serve as advance party in group of twos to every cities and towns where Christ will go. The deception of Manalo is in making the seventy as messengers of God. They aren't! They are only messengers of Christ! There is only one messenger of God in the Christian era---Jesus Christ (1 Jn.4:9 NKJV).
In order to be properly connected to God, here is the rule laid down by Lord Jesus Christ:
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." (Jn.13:20 NKJV)(
Therefore, the orderly arrangement is:
From GOD TO God's Messenger Jesus Christ TO Christ's messengers Apostles and His disciples TO people.
Going up order will be:
From People TO Christ's messengers Apostles and
His disciples TO God's messenger Christ TO GOD.
Where would the body of Manalo fit into the orderly set up? Nowhere. He can't be messenger of God because the seat is already occupied by Christ. He can't be messenger of Christ because all members know already he represented himself as messenger of God not messenger of Christ. He can't also claim now at this late hour that he is messenger of the Apostles because he would be risking a kick in the ass from his Iglesia members.
Fallacies of Questions and Answers #4 thru #5:
Those who hear the sayings of Christ and does them are the wise men who build their houses on the rock (Mt.7:24). Take note it is the sayings of Christ. It did not say "sayings of His messengers." Messengers of Christ such as the Apostles and the seventy disciples do not have general unrestricted authority. Their authority is only to preach Christ's gospel (Mk.15:16; Rom.1:16), to heal the sick (Lk.9:2), baptizing in the name of the Trinity (Mt.28:19), and teach the commands of Christ (Mt.28:20), nothing else.
Manalo cannot use John 13:20 because the sent or messengers spoken therein are the messengers of Christ. Manalo is never a messenger of Christ. Manalo's actual position is being an impostor messzenger of God.
The fallacy of Question and Answer #5:
Manalo says what was built on the rock is the "Church" using Matthew 16:18. Is this true? Let's go to his cited verse:
"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Mt.16:18 NKJV)
Can anyone find the word "Church" in the verse? Manalo says it is in the verse. Uh oh, Manalo went back to his old profession. He still carries with him his tools of deception which are scissors, pastes, and supplies of capital letter "C's.
Are Iglesia ni Cristo members children of God?
Manalo says they are. Who are the real children of God? Let's read this:
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God to those who believe in His name." (Jn.1:12 NKJV)
The true children of God are believers of Christ's name! They accepted Christ as their personal Savior.
Whose children are the members of the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo?
What do you think? First of all they have entered a wrong door. They have entered the Church of Christ door instead of the true door which is Jesus Christ. Upon their entering the Church of Christ door, the door was shut and locked with a padlock whose key is kept only by Manalo. They are therefore locked in prison, right? Which prison is this?
"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." (Heb.2:14-15 NKJV)
Iglesia ni Cristo members are inside the prison of the devil. Iglesia members are held as slaves and in bondage inside the Iglesia ni Cristo penitentiary to obey always the commands of Manalo. Manalo scares them always they will be thrown into the lake of fire should they exchange their Iglesia memberships or abandon their faith for Manalo. They have received the false gospel. What they were indoctrinated into is not the gospel of Christ but the gospel of Manalo. Iglesia ni Cristo members are children of the devil.
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about 4 months ago
Santiago
THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO IN A NUTSHELL, PART 11
This part is an expose of Gospel of Manalo Doctrine #11
Q: What is Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo sleeper cells and why is it more dangerous than the Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda sleeper cells?
A: Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo sleeper cells is comprised of all fully established cells (committee prayer groups and congregations) established all over the world. Latest estimates of cell membership is approximately 7.5 million to 9.5 million scattered all over the globe. Its income is estimated to be from US$60 million to US$75 million annually mostly from its members. Monies are laundered and hidden through names of trusted Manalo relatives and friends and Manalo owned corporations and entities, just like how former dictator Ferdinand Marcos hid his billions of assets. Manalo's source of income are also hidden in stealth as members faithfully follow orders not to declare their Iglesia ni Cristo contributions in their personal income tax returns, a neat ploy to render income of the cult invisible from radar screens of all governments of the world.
The Iglesia sleeper cells are more dangerous because their training is not limited to just six months of the Al Qaeda's. The Iglesia training is very long term, it continues throughout their lifetime. It is regularly conducted every Thursday and Sunday and almost nightly for Iglesia officers who compose more than half of the entire membership.
Obedience to Manalo and faithfulness to the Iglesia ni Cristo cult is always stressed in the training and meeting sessions. The obedience being emphasized is the obedience until death as exemplified by Christ's obedience to God when Christ obeyed until death to the cross. The faithfullness to the cult that is being stressed is supreme over all things in this world, meaning, over any governments, over any civil and military authorities, and over any members of their own families that may interfere or become enemies of the cult.
Orders waking up the sleeper cells are constantly being tested through dry runs. The latest dry run is the faxes given to all cell leaders established all over the world to stop immediately making separate offerings to the EGM Fund and ordered every cell members to add the monies instead to their local fund offerings. Cell members complied faithfully.
Cell members were previously activated in the Philippines to support the deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada, an Iglesia ni Cristo supported president removed from office due to complicity with some kickbacks and missing funds. Cell members immediately complied to the call to duty as ordered--to rally, demonstrate, and seize if possible Malacanan Palace of the newly installed Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The Philippine armed forces chiefs averted the plot by being loyal to the newly installed president.
Cell members in the Philippine armed forces was also previously awakened to annihilate the constabulary detachment who were supposed to seize Manalo's arsenal of weapons in the Iglesia ni Cristo mansion in Quezon City during the Martial Law regime of Marcos. The constabulary soldiers were unaware of the cell enemy soldier members of the detachment that when they moved near the Manalo compound, instead of anticipated shots coming from the objective mansion, the ambush came from behind.
Marcos thereupon conceived of a plan to get rid of all Iglesia ni Cristo soldiers in all the armed forces of the Philippines. It was suggested to Marcos that the surest way to know who are the Iglesia ni Cristo members is to test all soldiers if they will eat cooked bloodied meat called "dinuguan." It is of public knowledge that one of the doctrines of the Iglesia ni Cristo is prohibition to eat the "dinuguan." However, before the eating test was supposed to be conducted, Manalo was alerted of the plan by secret moles placed in every levels of the government. Manalo, therefore, awakened the cell members in the armed forces with an order: "IF TOLD TO EAT "DINUGUAN", EAT IT WITHOUT HESITATION!" Marcos was therefore outwitted by Manalo. If Marcos had been successful, he would have reassigned all Iglesia soldiers to Mindanao, the southern island of the Philippines,to fight the Muslim separatists who were noted for chopping the heads of Philippine soldiers in the battlefields.
A more ambitious and sinister plots may be in the offing and may cause the awakening of the cells at any time for any objectives to be desired by Manalo. The question is not what nor how or where but WHEN? It is like a ticking time bomb already lighted but soon it will explode.
Q: What is Gospel of Manalo Doctrine No. 11 and what are its fallacies?
A: Gospel of Manalo Doctrine No. 11 follows:
"Lesson No. 11 - Brother Felix Y. Manalo: God's Messenger in the Last Days
Theme: Brother Felix Y. Manalo is God's messenger in the last days
Summary
The messenger of God (Rom.10:15 NKJV) in these last days (Isa.43:6) is Brother Felix Y. Manalo (Rev.7:2-3). It was not he who built the Church of Christ but it was Christ Himself (Mt.16:18)by virtue of the fulfillment of the prophesy (Jn.10:16).
Brother Felix Manalo was only utilized by God as His instrument to preach the pure Gospel of salvation in these last days. He was the first to preach the Church of Christ in the Philippines. His authority as God's messenger is clearly stated by various prophecies in Scriptures (Is.41:9-10; Is.46:11-13; Rev.7:2-3). Hence, it behooves man to have faith in the commissioning of Brother Felix Y. Manalo."
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p. 45)
about 4 months ago
Santiago
The Fallacies of this Manalo Gospel:
Firstly, the prophecies (Isa.41:8-9,Isa. 46:11-13,& Rev.7:2-3) mentioned in this doctrine have no fufillment verses. A prophesy that has no fulfillment confirmation (2 Pet.1:19 NKJV),is a fake. Secondly, Felix Y. Manalo can not be the messenger of God because God has already appointed His Son Jesus Christ as His messenger (Jn.5:37). Christ's reign as Messenger of God extends to the end of the age (Mt.28:20 NKJV0. If Manalo insists he is a messenger of God, he absolutely is referring to his devil god who is the father of all liars (Jn.8:44) and god of this world (2 Cor.4:4). Manalo is a messenger of the devil.
Q: What is the fallcy of Manalo's use of Romans 10:15?
A: Let us read this favorite Iglesia verse:
"And how shall they preach, unless they are sent." (Rom.10:15 NKJV)
The ones sent or messengers spoken in this verse are the Apostles who are the messengers of Christ (2 Cor.5:19-20). Manalo can not use this verse because he is not a messenger of Christ. Manalo should be asked, what kind of messenger is he:
1) Messenger of God? or
2) Messenger of Jesus Christ? or
3) Messenger of the Apostles?
Manalo better make up his mind because his doctrines have different conflicting spirits. At one doctrine, he says he is messenger of God (Doctrine #11), at another doctrine, he says he is messenger of Jesus Christ (Doctrine #10 using Jn.10:16), yet another doctrine (Doctrine #11 using Rom.10:15, 2 Cor.5:18-20), he says he is messenger of the Apostles. As pointed out in previous series, a true church is governed by only one spirit. Because Manalo has conflicting doctrinal spirits, he has consigned his members in darkness because they don't know whose messenger is he, thereby making his church, fake. Manalo keeps his members in the dark because he is a perpetrator of the works of darkness (Eph.5:11 NKJV).
What about if Manalo lies that he occupies all three titles, i.e., he is a messenger of God, and also a messenger of Christ, and at the same time a messenger of the Apostles? What do you think? The time has come to kick his butt. Why? He has just presented himself formally as the son of the devil because he has lied!
Another Manalo debauchery of Romans 10:15:
Read again how Manalo used Romans 10:15. Do you see anything peculiar? Compare it with what is written in the Scriptures. Did you catch Manalo's other tool that is in his pockets? Right you are! He keeps also some erasers and correction fluid bottles. He erased or wiped out some sentences from the verse. Let's read the verse in its entirety to know which ones are wiped out clean by the hideous hand of Manalo:
"And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom.10:15 NKJV)
Manalo has erased or wiped out more than half of the verse! Why do you think he did that? He wants to hide something, right? Of course, he is. Manalo does not want you to know that the true messenger of God preaches the gospel of peace! Which is this gospel? It is the gospel of Christ (Eph.2:14;Rom.1:16 NKJV).
What about the gospel of Manalo? Can we fairly say it is a gospel of peace? When their salvation is always held in abeyance pending some required tasks and works for the Iglesia ni Cristo, is it a gospel of peace? No, it isn't. They can not take rest! When there is required giving of yearly increasing thanksgiving offerings, is it a gospel of peace? No, it isn't! Their minds are not at peace because they worry for the increase they will have to make and if the increase is acceptable or not. Are the Iglesia members at peace when Thursdays and Sundays come and they are not yet inside the worship service? Goodness, their hearts are jumping up and down! Try to hold any Iglesia member, especially a deacon, for 24 hours on Thursday or Sunday and you will see how his face will turn from calm to panic to fright as the time of the worship service nears and he is being held back. He is scared as hell for not attending the worship service. The gospel of Manalo is not a gospel of peace, but a gospel of duties, troubles, tribulations, money giving, and hell, which is, its aftermath.
Q: What is the fallacy of Manalo's use of the Isaiah 41:9-10 prophecy?
A: The fallacy in using the Isaiah 41:9-10 prophecy is his using of a stolen prophecy. Let's read the verses to include Verse 8. Why do we start with Verse 8? It is the start of the paragraph, that's why:
"8 But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away;
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isa. 41:8-10 NKJV)
Why do you think Manalo does not want you to read Verse 8? He is again hiding something, right? Of course, he is! Manalo does not want you to know that the prophecy is owned by Israel. Verse 8 has the name of the owner of the prophecy so he has to hide it. The pronoun "you" of Verse 9 pertains to Israel as stated in Verse 8. Those who were taken from the ends of the earth (the ends are the four points of the earth, the norh, south, east, and west of Palestine) were the Israelites or Jews who were exiled to those territories by their conquerors, the Assyrians and Babylonians. When the Assyrians were in power, the Assyrians owned the territories around Palestine. When the Babylonians defeated the Assyrians, they became the new owners of those territories where the Israelites and Judeans were exiled to. When the Persians under Cyrus defeated the Babylonians, the Israelites were allowed to return back to Jerusalem (Israel).
How else does Manalo pervert Verse 9? He converts again the phrase, "ends of the earth" as a time. As was mentioned in Part 10, the phrase "ends of the earth" is not time but place because of the presence of preposition "from." If the phrase is taken as time, it will be a time that is left hanging because it has a "from" but there is no "to." Manalo is therefore hanging and dangling on a cliff. He is praying that there'll be no hurricanes to come, otherwise, he will fall from the cliff.
The "ends of the earth" version of Erano G. Manalo is a tragedy!
What is Manalo's son's version of the "ends of the earth" time? Erano G. Manalo has garbaged his father's version of time period beginning from end of 6th seal to beginning of 7th seal. Instead, Manalo's son uses Matthew 24:33 as the time when the end of the world is "at the doors." Because of such change, Manalo's son neatly and coincidentally made the appearing of the Iglesia ni Cristo concurrent with the appearing of the false prophets and false Christs (Mt.24:24). It is like Erano G. Manalo shouting to everybody, "HEY GUYS, THE TIME WHEN THE FALSE PROPHETS AND FALSE CHRISTS WILL RISE IS ALSO THE TIME WHEN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST WILL RISE!" Oops, the Manalo son has revealed the true nature of the Iglesia ni Cristo. If father Felix is alive, he would kill his son Erano for being candid that the Iglesia ni Cristo church and its ministers are the false Christs and false prophets. What a tragedy!
Q: What is the fallacy of Manalo's using of the Isaiah 46:11-13 prophecy?
A: The fallacy relates again to stealing what Manalo does not own. Let's read the Bible version that Manalo strictly prohibits the indoctrinees and members from reading. Why do you think Manalo prohibits this version? Probably, he is hiding something. Let's read:
"I will call that swift bird of prey from the east--that man Cyrus from far away. And he will come and do my bidding, I have said I would do it and I will. Listen to me, you stubborn, evil men! For I am offering you my deliverance; not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save you, and I will restore Jerusalem, and Israel, who is my glory." (Isa. 46:11-13 Living Bible)
It is Cyrus who is the bird of prey! Manalo has stolen the crown title of King Cyrus! Now, we know why Manalo wanted to burn this verse from the Living Bible. We also know the reason why Manalo does not want any indoctrinees, or any members, or any ministers, or anyone on earth, to look and read this verse. Not even to touch or smell it. It is because the title, bird of prey, which Manalo claims it's him, is actually King Cyrus of Persia. Cyrus is the true symbolic bird of prey from the east. Persia or Iran is located far east of Palestine. Even in Today's English Version, the bird of prey from the east is Cyrus by following the footnotes to the verses. All other different translations of the Bible from Chapter 44 through Chapter 48, the names of Cyrus are indelibly written.
What about Manalo? What kind of bird is he? He is referred to by the Bible as the unclean and hated bird (Rev.18:2 NKJV). Manalo is the hated bird who preys on members. Manalo is also a bird of pray--always instructing his converts to pray always (devotional prayers, family prayers, committee prayers, etc.)so that when they close their eyes, he can snatch their monies and lustfully touch their moist and tender bodies, their minds, their hearts, and souls. The uniform that Manalo furnished his converts is like the standard hospital apron transparent attire without underwears.
Q: What are the other deceptions incorporated in Doctrine No. 11?
A: The following are the other deceptions laid out in questions and answers format:
1. "Q.Why is a messenger necessary to preach the Gospel when the Bible can just be read by anyone who knows how to read?
A.Because the Bible is hidden in mystery...Rom.16:25;
2. Q. If the non messenger of God study the Bible carefully, will they be able to understand and see
God's will which He has hidden in mystery?
A. Religion became a confused affair because some dare to study and interpret God's word, although they have not been sent to do so....2 Tim.3:7;
3. Q. What will befall non-messengers who dare to preach the Bible and people who listen to them?
A. They will be put to destruction....2 Pet.3:16;
4. Q. What right do Brother Felix Y. Manalo and the ministers of the Church of Christ have in preaching the Gospel?
A. The bearer of the seal and the sealers have been prophesied....Rev.7:2-3;
5. Q. What is the meaning of the word "angel"?
A. The word "angel" refers to a messenger...Lk.1:19;
6. Q. Are there Bible translators who prove that a man may be called an angel?
A. The bishop of a Church is called an angel...Rev.2:1 Douay (fn);
7. Q. And what is meant by "seal" and how is "sealing" done?
A. The sealing is the preaching of the gospel...2 Cor.5:18-20;
8. Q. What is the value of receiving God's messenger?
A. Those who receive the messenger receive Christ and God....Jn.13:20;
9. Q. On the otherhand, how bad is it to reject God's messenger?
A. To reject the messenger is to reject Christ and God....Lk.10:16;
10. Q. Thus what is expected of us in order that we may benefit from God's commissioning of His messenger?
A. We should have fellowship with the messenger and with the Church of Christ administration in the last days....1 Jn.1:3;
11. Q. What is meant by the messenger's snatching the people from Protestantism and Catholicism?
A. He would snatch people away from these false religions and save them from the punishment of fire...Jude 1:23 RSV
Therefore, this Church, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), belongs to God and to Christ. Brother Felix Y. Manalo is God's messenger and this we should accept with faith."
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, p.46-48)
Explanations of the doctrine deceptions:
This doctrine has just made a mockery of Doctrine #1 which teaches it is only the Bible that is the basis of the faith of the Iglesia ni Cristo. The Bible is no longer the authority. It is now Felix Y. Manalo the authority. According to this doctrine, Manalo is the only one given the mystery of the Bible. According also to this doctrine, absolutely, no one will understand the Bible except if it is taught by Felix Y. Manalo.
Question and Answer #1:
Is it really that the Bible is hidden in mystery? Or, is it only Manalo who is hiding it? Let's read the verse to include Verse 26:
"25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began
26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandments of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith--" (Rom.16:25-26 NKJV)
The Bible is secret only if Verse 25 is to be read. And that is the deception of Manalo. However, if we continue to read to the next verse, (we hope Manalo will not get mad)which is Verse 26, the secrets of the Bible is no longer a secret. It is now made known to all nations! Who commanded that the mystery of the Bible be made known? It is God Himself! And here comes the disobedient honcho telling us it is still a secret. Manalo, therefore, wants to control his members so that they will always be dependent on him for their salvation.
Not only the secrets of the Bible was made know to all nations, but also made known to the following :
1. The saints....Col.1:26 NKJV
2. The Apostles...1 Cor.2:10;Ml 4:11 NKJV
3. The Apostle Paul...Eph.3:3 NKJV
4. The prophets...Eph.3:5 NKJV
Is Felix Y. Manalo given the mystery of the Bible?
He claims he is. Is it true? Let's read from the teaching of Lord Jesus Christ:
"And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outsidde, all things come in parables, so that
Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them,'" (Mk.4:11-12 NKJV)
The Apostles were primarily given the mystery. But those who are outside are not. Which outside is this? Is Manalo included in these people who are considered outsiders who were denied the knowledge of the Bible mystery? Let's read:
"But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie." (Rev.22:15 NKJV)
Manalo is included as one of the outsiders. Manalo loves very much to practice lies. Many lies of Manalo have already been discovered. If we will add to that his immorality of taking advantage of women members of the Iglesia ni Cristo, such as what had happened to rape victim Rosita Trillanes and a hosts of other married Iglesia women who have fallen to Manalo's advice that it is pleasing in the eyes of God to give their bodies to him, it behooves us to conclude that Manalo is a dog and an outsider.
Question and Answer #2:
This question and answer is based on the assumption that Felix Y. Manalo is a legitimate messenger of God. The fact, however, is that Manalo is neither a legitimate or illegitimate messenger of God. He is actually an IMPOSTOR messenger of God. He has robbed the true owner of the Messenger of God title who is no other than the Lord Jesus Christ. Being a robber as he is and denied of the mystery of the Bible, can Manalo if he will study the Bible be able to come to the knowledge of the truth? Let's read:
"always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." ((2 Tim.3:7 NKJV)
No matter how much Manalo and his bunch of ministers will study the Bible, they can't be able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Why is it so? Because they were blinded by God (Mk.4:12). Yes, they have eyes that could see, but they can't perceive what they see. What is one example? They have been reading John 17:3 thousand times, but still they could not perceive that Jesus Christ is the messenger of God. This is one of the requirements for attaining eternal life. His ministers and his members fight teeth and nails that Felix Y. Manalo is the messenger of God.
Question and Answer #3:
This question and answer is still under the assumption that Felix Y. Manalo is legitimate messenger of God. Being a false messenger as he is because he is an impostor, this verse properly is applicable to Manalo:
"as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures." (2 Pet.3:16 NKJV)
Manalo has been twisting the Scriptures because he could not understand them. What are some of the verses he twisted? One is the voluntary gathering (Heb.10:24-25) that is being twisted as a forced or compulsory gathering by appending to it a part from another paragraph (Heb.10:26-27) Manalo thought that it is a continuation of Heb. 10:25. This verses, Heb. 10:26-27, is on another paragraph because it has a different topic, which is, Willful Sinning.
Which is another Manalo twisting? The will of God in Mt.7:21 is being twisted as the mystery will of Eph.1:9-10, and because of it Manalo is requiring that all things on earth and heaven must be forced to become Iglesia ni Cristo members, resulting in blaspheming those in heaven such as the angels of heaven whom Manalo is forcing to be converted as Iglesia members.
There is also the twisting of Col.3:15 to become thanksgiving with monies when there is no monies needed to give thanks to God but only the fruits of our lips giving thanks to His name (Heb.13:15 NKJV).
The twisting of the Scriptures had destroyed the lives of Iglesia members giving their monies to be pocketed only by Manalo. The twisting also resulted in the destruction of the salvation of members because what they received was not the gospel of Christ but the gospel of Manalo. Only the gospel of Christ has the power of salvation (Rom.1:16 NKJV).
about 4 months ago
Santiago
Question and Answeer #4:
Is Felix Y. Manalo and his bunch of ministers the bearers of the seal and the sealers? Let's read Manalo's prophecy basis:
"Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
(Rev.7:2-3 NKJV)
Who are these angels that have the seal of the living God? Is it Felix Y. Manalo and his ministers? Because we already know that there are only two groups of people that will enter heaven, namely the Jews (Rev.7:1-8) and the Gentiles (Rev.7:9-17), the angels could not be Felix Manalo and his ministers. Why? Felix and his ministers seals only his Iglesia members who are his third group. It is absurd that Manalo will seal the Jews. Manalo and his ministers cannot seal also the Gentiles. If they do that, who will seal the Iglesia members?
Who then are these angels? If we will go to the other corollary or related verses (corollary verses are verses that basically says the same thing, supports, clarify, or explain further the verses under consideration), which is on Chapter 14 of the Revelation, we can read that these angels are heavenly angels (Rev.14:6). Comparing Chapter 7 with Chapter 14, we can see that the latter chapter has a third group immediately following the Jews (Rev.14:1-5) and the Gentiles (Rev.14:6-7). Surprisingly, this third group (Rev.14:8-11) will be punished! Uh oh, trouble for Manalo's third group. There is another clue of this third group. And this clue is that this third group were also sealed with a mark on their foreheads or on their hands. That's it! Manalo and his ministers were the sealers of this third group. Oh my, what a turn of the events. The Scriptures has shown us the sealing being done by Manalo and his bunch of ministers. They are sealing the third Iglesia ni Cristo group to be punished on Judgment Day!
What follows after the sealing by the heavenly angels of heaven the two groups Jews and Gentiles, and the sealing also by angel Manalo of his third group, is harvest time. The Lord Jesus Christ together with His heavenly angels have sickles in their hands ready and did the harvesting (REv.14:14-20).
And we know what will happen on harvest time. The wheat and the tares will be harvested. What will happen to the tares or weeds? They will be gathered and bundled to be burned (Mt.13:30). What about the wheat? The wheat are the sons of the kingdom. They were the seeds planted by Christ. They will go to heaven or the Holy City or the New Jerusalem. The tares are the sons of the devil. How do the harvesting angels know which are the sons of God and the sons of the devil? Folks, that is the purpose of the seal. The angels know who have the seal of God and who have the seal of the devil.
Question and Answer #5:
There is no dispute that the word angel is messenger or one who is sent (Lk.1:19). However, there are many kinds of angels. There are heavenly angels (Rev.5:11). There are also fallen angels (Rev.12:9)such as Manalo's father. There are also human angels such as Bishops of churches and ambassadors, and messenger couriers riding their scooters.
Question and Answer #6:
There is no dispute also that the Bishops of churches are human angels (Rev.2:1 Douay). Hey, why does Manalo uses the Catholic's Bible version? He is not supposed to do so considering how much he hates the Catholic priests and Popes. What is this? Kissing the palms of the priests and Popes just because he has to use the Catholic Bible version? What a hypocrite mannerism!
Question and Answer #7:
Is sealing the preaching of the gospel? Let's read Manalo's cited verses:
"In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also, after having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory." (Eph.1:13-14 NKJV)
Preaching the gospel is not sealing. But believing is. The children of God are sealed only after having believed. Who do the actual sealing? The angels do the sealing (Rev.7:3)but of course under the supervision of the Holy Spirit (Eph.4:30 NKJV).
What is the other function of the angels? They do the preaching of the everlasting gospel to humans who are given mercies of salvation. (Rev.14:6). In other words, Manalo and his ministers have become jobless. The angels of heaven are the ones in charge of preaching the gospel.
Question and Answer #8:
The quality and distinctiveness of God's messenger is the ministry of reconciliation? Hey, the verses 2 Cor. 5:18-20 is talking about the messenger Apostles. Apostles are not messengers of God. They are messengers of Christ! Manalo is trying to fit his body to a group he does not belong. Get out! Out! Out! Only messengers of Christ have the ministry of reconciliation.
Do we still need somebody (such as Manalo) now that the Apostles and Christ's disciples are all dead? What do you think? Manalo is knocking at the door, shouting, "Let me in! I want to preach to you the Church of Christ or Iglesia ni Cristo, the true church!" What can you do in this instance? What you can do now that there is a pervert knocking at the door, is to call the police to report there is someone of disorderly conduct trying to disturb the peace of your home.
No, we don't need Manalo because the Apostles are not dead! That's right. They are alive not dead. Who says this? It's a teaching of Apostle Paul. The spirit of Apostle Paul is with us through his writings in the Holy Scriptures. But what about his person? His person is in the Lord, alive. It is the teaching of Apostle Paul that at any time when you are a saint, you can be either absent or present in the Lord. Let's read the teaching:
"So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord, For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord." (2 Cor.5:6-8 NKJV)
That's it. Apostle Paul is presently alive and present in the Lord. Before, when he was still on earth before he was murdered by Emperor Nero in 67 A.D., he was present in the body but absent from the Lord. So, are saints and children of God. When the saints rest, they will be carried by angels to be present with Christ in Paradise.
Okey then, because the Apostles are alive in their writings, in their spirits, and in their persons, we don't need Manalo. But who will teach us? God, the Father will teach us (Jn.6:45 NKJV). And the Holy Spirit will also teach us (Jn.14:26 NKJV). What about Christ? Christ is omniscient. Any two or three gathered in His name, He is with them (Mt.18:20). Therefore, the Trinity God is always with the saints. How about the sinners such as the Iglesia ni Cristo members? The Iglesia members are habitual sinners, right? Who is going to teach them? There is what we call as evil trinity in the Bible, which is, an imitation of the Godhead Trinity. This evil trinity is composed of the false prophet, the beast, and the devil. These three compositions of the evil trinity will be punished in the lake of fire (Rev.20:10 NKJV).
Therefore, the evil trinity are the teachers of Iglesia members. One of the evil trinity we know already from Part 10 of the series.
Question and Answer #9:
This had been taken up already in Part 10. John 13:20 is the rule laid down by Christ on proper connecting with God, i.e., from God, to God's messenger Christ, to Christ's messenger Apostles, to people. Explained as follows: If you received Christ's messenger Apostles, you will have received God's messenger Christ, and upon receiving God's messenger Christ, you will have received God.
What about Manalo?
What happens if we receive Manalo? This is the order for Manalo: His devil father god sent devil's messenger Manalo while Devil's messenger Manalo sent his Iglesia ministers.
Therefore, the indoctrinees receiving the Iglesia ministers, receive Manalo who is the devil's messenger, and after having received Manalo, the indoctrinees have then received the one who sent Manalo. Gues who? The devil who is the god of this world.
What about if the indoctrinees reject Manalo using Lk.10:16? Well, if the indoctrinees reject the ministers of Manalo, they will have rejected Manalo, and in turn, the indoctrinees will have rejected the devil who sent Manalo. The devil will cry for this. Probably, the devil will get mad at Manalo's son and will order him to refine his deception methods.
Question and Answer #10:
Are we to have fellowship with the (devil's) messenger Manalo and with the Church of Christ administration of Erano G. Manalo? Manalo says, we should. Let's read the basis of Manalo:
"that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." (1 Jn.1:3 NKJV)
Manalo is truly a worker of darkness. The verse is about fellowship with the Apostles, but here he is inserting his vile body with the Apostles. Why, did Manalo had seen and heard together with the Apostles the Lord Jesus Christ? Manalo should be ashamed of himself. The Apostles would not want to be near Manalo. Why? Manalo is a pervert who says those who wear long gowns are savage wolves in sheep's clothing. The Apostles all wear long gowns.
And another thing, what is this business of having fellowship with the Church of Christ administration of EGM got to do with the verse? Did the verse say that? No! Never. This is extreme overextension of the verse.
The verse is about fellowshipping with the Apostles. It is corollary to Jn.13:20. Shall we repeat this? GOD to CHRIST to APOSTLES to PEOPLE. And going up, PEOPLE to APOSTLES to CHRIST to GOD.
How about fellowshipping with Manalo? This is the order: DEVIL to MANALO to INC MINISTERS to INDOCTRINEES. Going up will be: INDOCTRINEES to INC MINISTERS to MANALO to DEVIL.
Question and Answer #11:
Messenger must snatch Catholics and Protestants from fire using Jude 1:23? Let's read the verse:
"but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garments defiled by the flesh." (Jude 1:23 NKJV)
Manalo is having dreams. There is no Catholics or Protestants in the verse, nor south or north. The verse is saving of those who have defiled their garments! What does dirty garments represents? Let's read:
"Now Joshua was clothed with filty garments, and was standing before the Angel. Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Take away the filthy garments from him." And to him, He said, "See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and will clothe you with rich robes." (Zech.3:3-4 NKJV)
Dirty or filthy garments represents iniquity. While those wearing white or clean garments represents children of God (Rev.3:5). Therefore, those who must be saved from fire are those children of God who dirtied their garments or have done iniquities. What is the rule of God for his children who had done iniquities?
"Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: The Lord knows those who are His, and, Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." (2 Tim.2:19 NKJV)
The rule is that children of God who had done iniquities must depart from it.
Therefore, Jude 1:23 verse is not about saving from fire the Catholics and Protestants, but saving believers or children of God if they are found in iniquities by advising them to depart from it. The fire that children of God are to be saved from is the chastening fire from God. God loves his children so he chatens them (Heb.12:6-7). God's salvation is irrevocable (Rom.11:29 NKJV). Why is Manalo teaching that Iglesia members must go out to get converts so that they will be saved from fire, is a lie? Itis a lie because if God adjudged someone to be burned, nobody on earth can save that person. Can anybody fight God? Not even the devil can save himself from the wrath of God.
Sin is no longer a hindrance for salvation because we are no longer under the law of sin but under grace (Rom.6:14 NKJV). Starting when? Starting when Christ paid for the sins of the whole world (1 Jn.2:2 NKJV)when He died on the cross (Rom.5:18 NKJV).
By the way, why does Manalo wants to save only the Christians? He is, therefore, not a Christian, right? Guess what is he? Manalo is a NAILIVED written backwards. Why does not Manalo want to save the Muslims, the Buddhists, and the Hindus? He has yet to invent Iglesia doctrines to attack the faiths of these people, that's why.
Why do believers of Manalo constantly sin?
Iglesia ni Cristo members constantly sin because they are children of the devil. Let's read this:
"He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil." (1 Jn.3:8 NKJV)
The devil has been sinning from the beginning. So also his children. Iglesia members are habitual sinners. What is the Bible's term for habitual sinners?
"having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have been trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children." (2 Pet.2:14 NKJV)
They cannot cease from sin. They are sin addicts. That's why they are called accursed children. They have also a heart trained in covetous practices. Which is this covetous practices? It is idolatry (Col.3:5)to their Church of Christ idol. What is the training about mentioned by the verse? Iglesia members are being trained constantly during their forced gatherings. Their training is synonymous to the conditioning of their minds. Remember Classical Conditioning brought out in earlier series? Therefore, the training is brainwashing.
MV:1Co6:2
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