Ang IGLESIA: Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohan (I Tim 3:15)

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Bagamat nabanggit nga sa sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga Kristiano sa ROMA (16:16) ang mga salitang "iglesia ni Cristo" HINDI nangangahulugan na ang ang mga organisasyon o samahan na may ganitong KATULAD na pangalan ay SILA na nga. NANGOPYA lamang sila at kung tuus-tuusin ay PEKE pa rin sila!

At dahil may NAG-IISANG IGLESIA na ITINATAG si Cristo noong Unang Siglo, ang LAHAT ng mga nagsisibangon na mga iglesiang nagpapatawag din sa pangalang "Iglesia ni Cristo" ay mga HUWAD o PEKE o NAGPAPANGGAP lamang.

Ito ay sinang-ayunan ng opisyal na magasin na pag-aari ng samahang may katulad na pangalan-- ang Iglesia ni Cristo na tatag ni Felix Manalo noong 1914 sa Sitio Punta Sta. Ana, Maynila.

Ang sabi ng magasing PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:

“Ang tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo ay iisa lamang, ito ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay INK rin ang mga ito ay hindi tunay kundi huwad lamang!"

Bakit nila nasabing HUWAD o PEKE ang mga NAGSISIBANGON at nagsasabing na sila rin ay mga "Iglesia ni Cristo"?

Heto ang sagot din nila sa magasing PASUGO Nobyembre 1940, p. 23:

“Iisa lamang ang tanging makapagtatayo ng Iglesiang magiging dapat sa Dios. Kung sino? -- Ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo lamang! Sinumang tao-- maging marunong o mangmang-- ay walang karapatang magtayo..."

Bakit? Sino ba ang nagtatag ng Iglesia ni Cristo na natatagpuan sa Pilipinas?

Ito ang sagot din ng magasing PASUGO Agosto-Setyembre 1964, p. 5

“Kailan napatala sa Pamahalaan o narehistro ang INK sa Pilipinas? Noong Hulyo 27, 1914. Tunay nga na sinasabi sa rehistro na si Kapatid na F. Manalo ang nagtatag ng INK."

Sa makatuwid, ang Iglesia ni Cristo pala sa Pilipinas ay HUWAD, PEKE, NAGPAPANGGAP at NAGKUKUNYARI lamang kahit na may pangalan pa itong "IGLESIA NI CRISTO" sapagkat ang samahang ito ay HINDI TATAG ni CRISTO na siya LAMANG ang may karapatang magtayo!

Ang samahang ito ay ITINATAG ng isang TAONG HAMAK na si FELIX MANALO dating kabilang sa TUNAY NA IGLESIA at saka NAGTAYO ng sariling KANYA at pinangalanang KATULAD ng sa atin.

At dahil IISA LAMANG ang IGLESIANG kay CRISTO na KANYANG TATAG hindi maaaring ang INC ni Manalo ay kay Cristo rin.

Saanmang dako ng Biblia ay mababasa natin ang salitang IGLESIA. Kung minsan tinatawag na "IGLESIA ng Dios" o kaya'y "IGLESIA ng Dios na buhay" o kaya'y "IGLESIA ni Cristo". Pero sa maraming pagkakataon ay ang katawagan sa kanya ay IGLESIA lamang sapagkat WALANG IBANG IGLESIA kundi ang IGLESIANG KAY CRISTO.

Bago iyan, basahin ang "Alin ang Iglesiang binabanggit sa Roma 16:16?" upang maunawaan natin kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng sulat ni Apostol San Pablo kay Timoteo.

Ngayon, may BINABANGGIT si Apostol San Pablo na IGLESIA raw. Hindi nabanggit dito ni San Pablo ang salitang "BIBLIA".

Balikan natin ang Unang sulat ni Apostol san Pablo kay Timoteo (3:14-16).

Mike Carlton: Tales of an Unlikely Convert

Source: The Coming Home Network

It was 11:45 p.m. and I couldn’t sleep. I was anxious about a phone conversation I overheard my wife, Laurie, was having with her mother about Catholicism, and my patience for this divisive topic had run out. My mother-in-law was asking my wife how she would feel about not receiving the Eucharist at her sister’s upcoming Catholic wedding now that she had no longer been attending the Catholic Church (we decided to join my Presbyterian church after a period of time “church shopping”). She was also concerned because my future brother-in-law’s best man was not Catholic and, combined with my wife, there would be no Catholic witnesses to validate the wedding. Why does religion have to be so difficult? Why can’t we just agree on the same God and live happily ever after? Why does my mother-in-law care about these matters?

I’m glad she did.

I grew up in a typical Protestant Christian home. With Scottish roots, my family is Presbyterian. My church background involved Youth Club retreats, Senior High Fellowship, and many fond memories of Orchard Park Presbyterian Church just outside Buffalo, New York. My parents raised us to respect everyone independently and in a neighborhood filled with Catholic families, religious difference rarely came up. The only difference I personally noticed was that Catholic families were larger, went to private schools, and followed Notre Dame football. There was a time, however, that I wondered about the word “Protestant” and why my church was associated with the word “protest.” I never imagined someday feeling challenged to wade through the vast theological distinctions that have sadly separated Christianity for almost over 500 years.

Manila Bulletin in error: Felix Manalo "FOUNDED" the Iglesia ni Cristo 1914

Remembering Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Erañao Manalo's 87th Birthday

MANILA, Philippines — On this day, the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) observes with deep respect and affection the 87th Birth Anniversary of INC Executive Minister Eraño de Guzman Manalo who passed away on August 31, 2009. Ka Erdie’s sincerity, humility, and word of honor were among the sterling qualities for which he was admired. His words and actions made him a worthy successor to his father, the late Felix Y. Manalo. He was succeeded by his eldest son Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo, as INC Executive Minister. [emphasis mine And Eduardo V. Manalo will be succeeded by Angelo Manalo and another Manalo and another Manalo--- because it's the Manalo's Corporation.)

Born on January 2, 1925, Ka Erdie took over the church on the death on April 12, 1963, of his father INC founder Felix Y. Manalo (emphasis mine). The officials and members of the INC looked upon Ka Erdie, who followed the example of his father, as their guiding light and inspiration. (I hope MB would be sensitive to its writings.  It was NOT Felix Manalo who founded the INC but Jesus Christ.  How could MB, a prestigious local news in the Philippines commit such a mistake in their news reporting? Are they not aware of that fact alone? )

Since its founding on July 27, 1914, in Punta Sta. Ana, Manila, with a handful of followers, the INC has grown to become a universal church with over 5,400 local congregations in 90 countries. (The True Church was founded in Jerusalem and not in Punta Sta. Ana. And what's that name again? SANTA ANA? The INC do not believe in "santas" or "santos".  Why the church is founded in that street named after a "santa"? That's most ridiculous!!!)

Read more Manila Bulletin!

The "Iglesia ni Cristo Church of Christ"?

By Kevin Boie

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police on Monday arrested a 15-year-old they said was driving a stolen car belonging to the victim of a violent robbery.

Police allegedly caught the unidentified boy behind the wheel of Carlos Asido's vehicle.

Asido on Sunday was shot in the stomach and robbed of his car outside Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ in the 5400 block of Anderson Street.

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Biblia, Kasaysayan at Pasugo: Felix Manalo HINDI ligtas!

Ang Iglesia ni Cristo na tatag ni Felix Manalo ay kakaiba sa lahat ng mga pananampalatayang umiiral sa Pilipinas.  Ito ay sa kadahilanang HINDI sila naniniwala sa pagka-DIOS ni Cristo samantalang malinaw na sinasabi ng Banal na Kasulatan na siya nga ay DIOS.

Sa unang kapitulo ng JUAN, malinaw pa sa liwanag ng araw ang sinasabi ng talata:

"Sa PASIMULA ay VERBO,
At ang VERBO ay nasa DIOS
At ang VERBO ay DIOS...

At ang VERBO ay NAGKATAWANG-TAO..."

Sa Juan 8:58, sinabi ni Jesus:

"Bago pa man umiral si Abraham, AKO NA!

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit siya PINAPAPATAY ng mga PUNONG SASERDOTE. Sapagkat "nagpapanggap" raw siyang KAPANTAY ng DIOS.  

Binawi ba ni Hesus ang kanilang mga paratang?

HINDI!

Sapagkat ALAM niya KUNG SINO SIYA.

Bakit ko naman tinanong kung ligtas nga ba si Felix Manalo ay sapagkat maraming mga naisulat sa Biblia at sa kanilang Pasugo (official magazine ng INC-1914) na nagpatunay na si Felix Manalo ay HINDI LIGTAS.

UNA, ang lahat ng di naniniwala na si Cristo ay DIOS na naging TAO ay hindi maliligtas (JOHN 3:18-19:

Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.

Dahil di naniwala si Felix Manalo na si Cristo ay VERBO na DIOS na nagkatawang TAO, siya'y hindi LIGTAS.

Ang sabi ng sulat ni San Pablo sa mga taga-Filipos 2:6:

"Bagamat SIYA'Y NASA ANYO NG DIOS hindi niya ibinilang ang sarili niyang kapantay ng Dios, bagkus hinubad niya... at nakipamuhay sa atin."

Sa kabila ng pagiging CONSISTENT ng mga talata sa Biblia tungkol kay CRISTO na sa pasimula pa ay VERBO, naron na bago pa man si Abraham ay umiral, ang liwanag na galing sa langit at namuhay sa gitna natin, ang Dios na naging tao... ang INC ni Manalo ay pilit na BINABALUKTOT ang mga talata ng Biblia para palabasing si Felix nga ay dapat na maging sugo.

At dahil HINDI ito pinaniwalaan ni Felix Manalo, siya'y HINDI LIGTAS.

PANGALAWA: Ang sabi sa Mark 16:16, ang NANINIWALA at NAGPABAUTISMO ay maliligtas.

Naniwala nga si Felix Manalo sa kanyang tatag na Iglesia pero HINDI siya BINYAGAN doon, dahilan para siya'y HINDI MALILIGTAS sapagkat ang sabi ng kanilang turo, TANGING ang BINYAGAN sa INC raw ang siyang maliligtas. Eh HINDI nga BINYAGAN si Felix sa kanyang Iglesia. Kaya mismong ang kanyang tatag na Iglesia ang siyang nagpahamak sa kanya sa kapahamakan.

PANGATLO, ang sabi ng kanilang opisyal na magasing PASUGO (God's Message), July 2009, Vol. 61, No. 7, ISSN 0116-1636, p. 32 (pangalawang saknong):

"O hindi niyo baga ninyo nalalaman na ang mga liko ay hindi magsisipagmana ng kaharian ng Dios? ... kahit ang mga mapakiapid..., ni ang mga nangbababae... ay hindi mangagmana ng kaharian ng Dios" (hango mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Corinto 6:9-10).

Ang buhay ni Felix Manalo ay puno ng pagkukunwari at kahayukan sa laman. Isa na rito ang pagkukunwari niyang "sugo" raw ng Dios samantalang naging MAPAGMALABIS naman siya sa mga KABABAIHAN sa kanyang tatag na Iglesia (Basahin ang Felix Manalo: May Rape ba o Wala?.)

Sa LIHAM sa ibaba, mababasa natin ang pagiging mapagmalabis ni Felix Manalo sa mga kababaihan.

Ang kanyang kahayukan sa BABAE ay pumutok noong inakusahan siya ni ROSITA TRILLANES na gumahasa raw sa kanya. Ang pagpapatunay ay inayunan ng Court of Appeals at binansagan si FELIX MANALONG SUGO na "man of low moral".

"... the Prosecution admits that there is reason to believe that the offended party, Manalo, did commit immoral acts with some women members of the Iglesia... "And the Solicitor concludes that he found out through proofs presented that Manalo is a man "de baja moral" (man of low moral) and that he took advantage of his position in the Iglesia to attack and sully the virtue of some of his female followers." (DESISYON ng COURT OF APPEALS na NAGBABASURA sa KASONG LIBEL na ISINAMPA ni FELIX MANALO laban kay ROSITA TRILLANES (Case No.8180, April 21, 1942) at INIULAT ng OFFICIAL GAZETTE sa Vol. I, No. 1, July 1954, p. 394. basahin sa Tumbukin Natin)

Ang kaligtasan ng ating kaluluwa ay nasa ating pagpapasya.  Kay CRISTO ang sandigan ng ating pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng kanyang TUNAY na IGLESIA.   Si Felix Manalo ay napatunayang manlilinlang at mandaraya, at mapagmalabis sa mga kababaihan, siya ay hindi maaaring maibilang sa pagliligtas ng Dios sapagkat KINUTYA niya si CRISTO na anak ng Dios na nagkatawang tao. At ibinilang niya ang sarili niyang mataas kay Cristo.

Sa buong buhay ni Felix, HINDI siya nakitaan ng KABANALAN. Ito ay dahil sa siya ay HINDI tunay na SUGO ng DIOS kundi siya'y ang KATUPARAN ng mga hula sa Biblia. Siya ay ang BULAANG PROPETA na darating upang magkalat ng pagkalito, panlilinlang at pagtatakwil sa KANYA.

Si CRISTO ay DIOS na NAGKATAWANG-TAO at nakipiling sa atin. Siya ang dapat paniwalaan natin at sampalatayanan upang tayo'y ganap na maliligtas.  Suriin natin ang kanyang mga aral sa SANTA IGLESIA.

I, CATHOLIC

Church of Christ Convert to Catholicism: Joe McClane

Joe McClane (Source: Why I'm Catholic)
Joe grew up in the Church of Christ but fell away and became agnostic in his teens. He joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil of 1999 and was married, to his lovely wife Michelle, in September of 2000. Joe is active in new media ministry under the pseudoname "The Catholic Hack" and coordinates Catholic family conferences full time for Fullness of Truth Catholic Evangelization Ministries in Houston TX.

"From Slavery to Sonship"

Joe McClane

The Inheritance

St Luke 15:1: And he said, "There was a man who had two sons; 12: and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them.

I too took my inheritance from my father in an untimely fashion. It was 1980 and my father, who was serving in the Army, had just been stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. I was six years old, and I began to recognize the very peculiar and confusing behavior he had towards my mother. At the time I didn't understand what he was doing, but I knew that the way he was treating her was just not right.

May Pasko ba ang Iglesia ni Cristo ni Manalo?

Larawan kuha sa The Splendor of the Church

Tahasang itinuturo ng Iglesia ni Manalo na ang kanilang Iglesia ay HINDI nagdiriwang ng Pasko.  Ayon sa kanila ang pagdiriwang na ito ay "HINDI" ang kapanganakan ni Cristo kundi pagdiriwang daw ng mga Pagano.

PASUGO Disyembre 1956, p. 34: (sinulat ni Benjamin T. Villalba)

“It strikes people as odd that members of the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo) do not celebrate Christmas. (ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay tuwirang hindi nagdiriwang ng Pasko ng kapanganakan ni Cristo).”

Ngunit sa kabilang dako, kanilang ginugunita ang KAPASKUHAN na "PAGSILANG ni HESUS".

PASUGO Disyembre 1957, p. 28: (sinulat ni Emeliano I. Agustin) (Patula)

“Ang diwa ng Pasko ay kapayapaan;
Nang mundong naglunoy sa lusak ng Buhay;
Mabuting balita sa kinalulugdan;
Pagsilang ni Jesus sa abang sabsaban."

Hindi ba't ito rin ang minumungkahi ng PATALASTAS na NAILIMBAG nila sa kanilang PASUGO? Isa sa maraming kaipokrituhan ng Iglesiang tatag ni Felix Manalo!

Note: Ang lahat ng mga Pasugo quotes ay hango sa munting aklat na Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914

Republic of Mosambique now has diplomatic ties with Vatican

VATICAN CITY, 9 DEC 2011 (VIS) - The Secretariat of State today published a communique regarding the signing of an agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Mozambique, which took place on 7 December at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the latter African country.

The communique states that "the agreement, the first of its type signed by a southern African country, consolidates the existing links of friendship and collaboration between the two Parties. It is composed of a Preamble and twenty-three Articles, which regulate various aspects, including the juridical status of the Catholic church in Mozambique, the recognition of academic qualifications and canonical marriage, and the fiscal regime".

The Accord was signed on the part of the Holy See by Archbishop Antonio Arcari, Apostolic Nuncio in Mozambique, and on the part of the Republic of Mozambique, by Dr Oldemiro Julio Marques Baloi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Early Christianity is Catholicism! Therefore IT IS the only CHURCH!

For the first thousand years of Christianity there was no "Roman Catholicism" as we know it today, simply because there was no Eastern Orthodoxy or Protestantism to distinguish it. There was only the "one, holy, catholic church" affirmed by the early creeds, which was the body of Christian believers all over the world, united by common traditions, beliefs, church structure and worship (catholic simply means "universal"). Thus, throughout the Middle Ages, if you were a Christian, you belonged to the Catholic Church. Any Christianity other than the Catholic Church was a heresy, not a denomination.

-Religion Facts

Atheist Convert: Dr. Ronda Chervin

Source: Why I'm Catholic

Ronda converted to the Catholic Faith from a Jewish, though atheistic, background and has been a Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola Marymount University, the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is a widow, mother, and grandmother.

Saved!

by Ronda Chervin, Ph.D.

"I have called you by name, you are mine!" (Isaiah 43:1)

Thinking back, I imagine that my twin-sister and I were among the most alienated little children in New York City. I have never met anyone with our peculiar background. We were the children, born in 1937, of unmarried parents who met in the Communist party, but had left it shortly before our birth to become informers for the FBI. Apparently enraged communists threatened to bomb our cradle.

Both father and mother, though militant atheists, had Jewish backgrounds, but neither had been brought up as Jews – not even observing high holidays at home or at a synagogue.

As right wing political atheists of a Jewish ancestry, we didn't fit in with anyone around us: not with Catholics, not with the sprinkling of Protestants, certainly not with Orthodox religious Jews in full regalia, nor Reform Jews, nor Zionist atheist Jews, nor left-wing non-Zionist Jews. Later, as a Catholic, I realized that my desire to belong to an identifiable group forever and ever had a psychological as well as a theological reason.

Afraid of the Cross: Muslims say crosses at Catholic University Violate 'Human Rights'

Muslims in our lands are becoming too demanding now that they literally wanted our faith to be out of their ways. If they can use our Democratic laws to press for their "human rights" they would do so. I may not be living a hundred years but I am afraid they are testing the waters now. They are up for the Islamization of our lands "Thanks to your democratic laws, we will invade you. Thanks to our religious laws, we will dominate you" says one Muslim leader to a Catholic Bishop.  They start to demand for something and soon once they are a majority, they will demand Sharia (Islamic Law) within our system. These demands are NEVER enjoyed by non-Muslims in Islamic states!  They DO NOT know how to reciprocate their own demands.

This is a "CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY".  They should KNOW that before they enroll.  They are free to enroll somewhere but not in our universities.

Who is afraid of the Cross? Only those anti-Catholics. Islam and many protestant churches particularly the INC of Manalo who says the cross is the "mark of the beast" will hate the Cross of Christ. -CD2002

Under fire: Catholic University where Muslim students claim they are being discriminated against (Read more: DailyMail)

By Daily Mail Reporter

Muslim students at the renowned Catholic University have complained their human rights have been violated by the college.

They have accused education chiefs of banning them from forming a Muslim student group and failing to provide prayer rooms without Christian symbols.

The Office of Human Rights is investigating 60 pages of allegations against the private university in Washington DC.

Offensive to Muslims

The students claim they are surrounded by 'a wooden crucifix, paintings of Jesus, pictures of priests and theologians which many Muslim students find inappropriate.'

The complaint, launched by John Banzhaf, an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School, also claimed female students were being discriminated against.

Banzhaf has been involved in a previous case against the school involving same-sex residence halls. The latest investigation could take six months to complete.

He claimed some Muslim students were particularly offended because they had to meditate overlooked by the cathedral that looms over the entire campus – the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

He told Fox News: “It shouldn’t be too difficult to set aside a small room where Muslims can pray without having to stare up and be looked down upon by a cross of Jesus.

Catholic Church leads the World for Peace at Assisi

At Assisi the Catholic Church of  Christ will again invite leaders of different faiths to commit themselves to PEACE. Some 300 participants came (of course NOT ALL the "churches of Christ" (mga iglesia ni Cristo) greet the Church of Rome -Romans 16:16).  The Holy Father clearly stated “Violence never again! War never again! Terrorism never again! In the name of God, may every religion bring upon the earth Justice and Peace, Forgiveness and Life, Love.” And so we commit. - CD2000

Assisi 2011: 300 lights for peace and freedom

Assisi (AsiaNews) – The Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace and Justice in the World ended in the simplest and most poetic way, with an exchange of peace among participants. This was preceded by the lighting of small lamps that a group of young people handed out in silence to the 300 representatives who had come to Assisi on Benedict XVI’s invitation.

The Day ended in a square near St Francis’s basilica, where the 1986 edition had been celebrated. Unlike previous editions, there was no public prayer, either in group, separately or in sequence, but only minutes of silence before the lighting of the lamps, accompanied by the sound of harps. Every participant, as someone said, was able “to invoke the gift of peace or express hope for it in his or her innermost conscience.”

The lights are a token of the responsibility everyone undertook in front of the others and God. In introducing the sign of peace, Card Koch, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said, “Let us become tools of the peace that comes from high above. Let us remember that there is no peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness. Let us seal with a gesture of peace among us the commitment to peace proclaimed by the many. Let us bring peace to those near us and those far from us, to all creatures and creation.”

Turkey: Pope appeals for the victims of earthquake

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Benedict XVI today launched an appeal for support for relief efforts for the Turkish population affected by a severe earthquake. "At this time - he said during the Liturgy of the Word celebrated in the Vatican today - our thoughts go to the people of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake, which has caused heavy loss of life, many missing and extensive damage. '" The Pontiff continued: "I invite you to join me in prayer for those who have lost their lives and to be spiritually close to those many people so sorely tried. May the Almighty support all those engaged in rescue work. "

The latest official figures, published this morning, speaks of 461 dead, 325 injured and hospitalized. Rescuers have worked hard all night, and more than 67 hours after the earthquake struck two people were extracted from the rubble still alive: an 18 year-old university student and an English teacher of 27, Gozde Bahar (pictured), whose conditions are very serious, due to a cardiac arrest suffered during transport to hospital. The rescue of the woman is probably destined to be the last for this earthquake: a source among aid workers at the Van centre, the capital of the province affected by the earthquake, reported that " recovery operations have ended" and that there is no longer any hope of finding people alive under the rubble.

WE ARE CATHOLICS!