"The Christianity of history is not Protestantism. If ever there were a safe truth it is this, and Protestantism has ever felt it so; to be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant." (-John Henry Newman, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine).

"Where the bishop is, there let the people gather; just as where ever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church". -St. Ignatius of Antioch (ca 110 AD)a martyr later thrown to the lions, wrote to a church in Asia Minor. Antioch was also where the term "Christian" was first used.

“But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15

"This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic." -CCC 811

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Saint On the Making in Cuba

International Herald Tribune
The Associated Press
Published: November 29, 2008


Today, the Church has added to its long lists of virtuous men and women who offered their lives to Christ by selflessly giving what they have in the service of the poor.

In Camaguey, Cuba, the only tough standing communist country in South America, Friar Jose Olallo Valdes, a member of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God was beatified, the first outside Vatican City. The rite was very unusual since Cuba is a communist country and in communism, they give little room for religious tolerance just like Vietnam, North Korea and the equally notorious Chinese government.

Read additional info at Zenit.com or have a view of the beatification at
YouTube

Monday, November 24, 2008

CHRIST THE KING! May He Reign Over Us!

Today is the Solemnity of Christ the King. This feast was declared Solemn by Pope Pius XI to commemorate the last Sunday in Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar of the Church. This also signals the faithful that Christmas is almost at hand preceded by the Advent Season.

Christ, the Son of God is declared the King of the Universe in the Holy Scripture as we read in all Catholic Churches today in different rites and languages reflected in the First Reading taken from Ezekiel 34; the second reading taken from I Corinthians 15 and the Gospel taken from Matthew 25.

May all who confess belief in Christ find this day fitting to make good their faith in him and pledge faithfulness to his honor and splendor as our King and Savior. Amen!


Picture Credit: Thanks to EWTN.com

Friday, October 24, 2008

Being Christian is Exclusively Born-Again, Is that So?

I’ve met an Indian national recently at our jobsite. I noticed he was reading through a website with a big caption in it “Prayer Request”. I suspected him as “Catholic” after I notice a picture of Mama Mary and the child Jesus stuck on his side wall right website He was If you are Catholics reading this blog, I have a question for you: Have you ever asked yourselves why you called yourselves “Catholics” as a substitute of “Christians”?

Or which is more appropriate, to call yourselves “Christians” or “Catholics”? Or you doubt you’re an indisputable Christian?

Would you believe both represent the same? (Read Are Catholics Christian?)

In fact, when you say, “I’m a Catholic” you imply you’re originally Christian and it doesn’t reduce you as “pagans” or “idol worshippers” or Mary fanatics. Catholics should be humbled with such a mockery for even Jesus was mocked and died for our sakes. The truth is that we Catholics are the bona fide Christians in its truest sense. We have history to back us up.

Ok so let’s go back to the pages of history.

This is what I know. The early Christians never like St. Paul and other Apostles of Jesus Christ never called themselves “Christians” as their official name. In fact, it was the nonbelievers and the pagans in Antioch who came to call them as such (Acts 11:26). That’s according to the Holy Scripture. Possibly early believers were deliberately named “Christians” to distinguish them from others who followed great philosophers and thinkers in Greece. Or perhaps it’s used as a mockery in opposition to the new circulated teachings about monotheism against their pagan beliefs.

From the time of the apostles who preached in Antioch, there was only ONE Church, not two or more. It was ONE! (Read Here)Soon, there came dissenting ideas and teachings which were not according to the apostolic teachings handed down through mouth or by deed for there wasn’t a Bible yet during those time. And the name of that only Church was “Church” with a capital “C” in it. There’s no need of registering it because everybody knows Jesus founded the true ONE Church upon the rock of Simon who was named Cephas, Petrus, Rock (or rock if you prefer it that way, if you mean “Rock” with a capital letter “R” solely for Christ.)(Read Four Marks of the Church).

That’s why when early dissenters in the Church led by Arius and Nestorius, immediately, the only true ONE Church condemned their teachings so as to protect the genuine teachings from the fake.

As a means to safeguard the authentic Church’ identity from the fake ones, early Church Fathers liek St. Ignatius of Antiochissued a letter addressed to the Smyrnaens to the only ONE true Church and called it “Catholic” meaning “Universal” not local, not global, not national, not international, but it’s UNIVERSAL as against those dissenting local churches claiming to be true (but not historically rooted to the time of the Apostles).

In the year 1054 during the East-West Schism the Eastern churches (Greek Rite) had doctrinal dispute over the Filioque Clause in the Nicene Creed and so it dissented from the Western churches (Latin Rite) from Rome. And because of this huge breaking up of the two great and apostolic churches, the Latin Church (Western) upheld its unique role as the absolute authority from solving any doctrinal disputes. Such authority was exercised by the See of Rome because of Papal authority (conferred by St. Peter as the first Pope) given to the Church of Rome, acknowledge by Church Fathers even before the split. (see the Primacy of Simon Peter).

The Church which was named Catholic—Universal, not local) as oppose to those local dissenting Protestant churches which were founded by men and women in the early 18th-19th century, some claimed to be prophets (like Joseph Smith, some angels (like Felix Manalo and some as “son” of god (like Apollo C. Quiboloy), whose faithful were identified as “Christians” by pagan Antiochians in Greece whose roots directly from Apostolic Tradition.

Such was the authority of this ONE, Holy, Universal—Catholic and Apostolic Church that it conferred in 393 at the Synod of Hyppo and put an end to the disputed New Testament books, and was repeated at the Councils at Carthage in 397AD and 419AD. The full articulation of the canon was confered on 1546AD at the Council of Trent 46 OT Books and 27 NT Books.

This same ONE true Universal—Catholic, Holy and Apostolic Christian Church which set the final canon of the Bible, made official the long been belief that Jesus was true God and true Man, which formulated the Apostole's Creed according to the writings of early Christians and members of the ONE true Universal Church which is Holy and Apostolic; that Mary, Christ’s mother was immaculately conceived and that during her last breath, she was assumed taken body and soul to heaven as the new ark of the new covenant.

In October 31, 1517, another dissenter Martin Luther broke from the ONE, true Holy, Universal Apostolic Church because of scandals he himself witnessed and made himself Lord over his newly founded protesting church. He was excommunicated by the Vicar of Christ (the Pope). By his own authority, he translated Lutheran Bible and removed 12 books from the original canon of the Bible and named it “Apocryphal” or “hidden” (Deuterocanonical). He wanted to hide the truth from his lies like the Church’ teachings on Purgatory (which is found in one of the books he took away -- 2 Mac. 12.43–46). He almost does away with Catholic Epistles like James, Jude, Letter of Peter, and Revelation because according to him, he found it to be less important and therefore should be removed. But God was protecting his Holy Word; he didn’t allow this dissenter to decide by his own authority that one of his words would be labeled “lesser”.

Because of him and other schisms, today there are more than 3,000 churches popping rapidly like mushrooms Christian Denominations and still continues to divide constantly and called themselves as “Born-Again” and tried to patent the word Christian as solely to them! All of them profess being Christians. Everyone use the Bible (the incomplete Protestant canon)! Everyone quoted the Bible as their sole authority!

But historical facts remain; that the present Catholic Church traces its root from the time of the Apostles to this present age; that the present Pope Benedict XVI is the legitimate successor of St. Peter, the first Pope of the Universal Church; that the Bible was a collection of books by Catholic Church Fathers sealed its canon and named it “Biblia”.

That the Catholic Church labored so hard to divide the Holy Book by Chapters by the then Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton and Verses by a dominican biblical scholar Santi Pagnini.

That the Protestant Church simply took the freedom to copy and translate them without proper authority of the ONE, Universal, Holy, and Apostolic Church established by Christ through St. Peter, which have caused division among its own members and churches.

As I’ve mentioned earlier about the Indian national I’ve met, he was quick to answer that he’s a Christian and not a Catholic which only shows his immense historical ignorance about Christianity and Catholicism (are one and the same). Apparently he fell short in his understanding about the faith. When I asked him if he’s a Catholic, what I actually suggest is that “Is he a genuine Christian whose roots is Apostolic?” In fact, St. Thomas brought the faith in India so he must have known that Catholics are originally Christians.

Most of “Born-Again” groups sprouting from Protestant circles exclude Catholics from being called “Christians”. In my thoughts, I should be smiling and bless God for giving me this Church Christ built on a solid rock, which is genuinely ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC!

Whatever angle you may want to start, from History of Christianity to Timeline of Christianity, the Catholic Church is present! Therefore we are historical!

So with firmness, I say 'yes'! I am Catholic and I trace my roots to the times of the Apostles!

And Yes! I am 100% Christian!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

The Wrong Path of Iglesia ni Cristo (Ang Maling Daan ng Iglesia ni Cristo)

Iglesia ni Cristo (as a Trade Mark) Ministers are very quick in their judgment for non-members of their cult founded in the Philippines on July 27, 1914. In their TV Net23 program "Ang Tamang Daan" their hatred against the Catholic Church in particular and to other non-believers who oppose their un-Christian cristology are evident.

Yesterday, I was up late till almost midnight. Switching from channel to another channel, I get hooked with Net23 Channel aired by the Iglesia ni Cristo (Trade Mark as per their registration at SEC). The topic? "Ang Karapatan ng Mga INC na tawaging 'Mga Anak ng Dios' Ayon (daw) sa Bibliya." (The right of the INC members to called 'children of God' according to Bible).
Hmm... I just don't trust their gullible tones and facial expression. Wolves in sheep's clothing (Mt. 7:15)! A lot of them in there.

I was late for that program, a quarter maybe so I got to start with John 1:12 as they qouted "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." According to their Minister, believers can have the right to become "sons of God" only when they become beleivers of Jesus. Which of the many false believers they are referring to? Definitely, they're far from the real believers of the real Christ. Poor memory, they forget that in Chapter 1 of John, it deals mainly with the Word (Logos), the true Jesus whom Christians should worship! The Word God who became flesh, God Jesus in the form of flesh.

Trying hardly to prove their assertions having the exclusivity of being "sons of God" they quoted Dueteronomy 32:5-6: and was badly interpreted. Those who disbelieve (as the verse was written) have lost that previledge. In their quotation, they reduce the Bible as merely servant to their evilness, not the Bible serving man's purpose. It has no direct subject on that matter, just to fit their lies so they qouted Deutoronomy.

Trying hard to make their very superficial and small-minded explanation understandable, they quoted John 3:16 as his basis that they are the believers who has the (sole) right to be worthy of being called"children of God." Desperatedly they qouted Romans 8:16: "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Make no confusion with the pronoun "we". It didn't spell out their Trade Mark "Iglesia ni Cristo." The Letter of St. Paul to the Romans was addressed to Christians in ancient Rome and their churches are still standing to this day, bearing witness to Paul's zealous missionary activities! Compared to their newly built Catholic copied Gothic-styled temples.

Just like a boxer who is desperate in winning the fight, the Iglesia ni Cristo's Ministers will find every word that may sound siding with their point. Take for example Colossians 2:6-7 . "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him. Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
They say, this verse clearly states that those who walk in him (Jesus) are rooted and was built up in him have the rights to be called "sons of God". Narrow it down they claim that its members are the real inheritors to this previledge. Playing amnesia, this letter of St. Paul to the Colossians was addressed its citizens in the Lycus Valley in Asia Minor, east of Ephesus when they " have been under pressure to adopt the false doctrines, they have not yet succumbed." (Introduction to St. Paul's Letter to the Collosians) This has nothing to do with their claims. What a poor interpretation...

Believe me. They even have the nerve to quote Matthew 16:18 but with twisted interpretation to suite their lies. Here's the whole story in Matthew 16:14b-19
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his
disciples,"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say
John the Baptist, 10 others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Jesus
said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood
has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.

And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon (you) this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

The Ministers didn't keep focus on this Chapter rather they jumped to another book of the Bible proving that "the Rock" in Matthew 16:18 wasn't Peter but Jesus and quoted furtherActs 4:11 which says "He (Christ) is 'the stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.'
In Matthew 16, Jesus must have said "You are Peter and upon my Rock I will build my Church." Jesus is not stupid to mean nothing when he meant it. He cannot be fooled, his words cannot be twisted. Our words may be of error but with due respect, Christ's words shouldn't be changed, altered, or corrupted with our evil interpretations. These Ministers will have to answer to God in the last days.

No doubt, the Rock in Acts 4:11 is Jesus Christbut let's not forget that in Matthew 16:18, Jesus was talking directly to Simon, whom he called Peter later on. According to Fr. Paul Kaiparambadan in his magazine "Know the Truth" he said: "Jesus spoke Aramaic and nicknames Simon "Kepha" (Cephas) which means "Rock."

Anti-Catholics are too quick to disprove the "Rock" wasn't Peter but Jesus himself. In this particular Biblical verse, Jesus wasn't speaking to himself. That could be rediculous if he would be calling Simon "Cephas" (rock) when he was referring to himself as the Rock. Really that's stupidity! He was speaking to Simon 'YOU are Peter (the Rock)' and that through this Peter he'd build his (Christ's) church. Notice, Jesus was conversing with Simon Peter, not to himself. According to Fr. Paul Kaiparambadan, "the next sentence clarifies this: 'I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.'" Isn't that something clearer to understand than to qoute Acts 4:11 to answer Matthew 16:18? What a shame for their Ministers!

"The "true" Church must have a name" as they insist. It's Romans 16:16! There we go again in circles!

Is it?

According to Romans 16:16, the name is a common noun "iglesia ni Cristo" not "Iglesia ni Cristo" as proper noun. He never said in that verse to name his Church as "Iglesia ni Cristo". Nor he commissioned someone from the Philippines to register his Church subject to human government under its existing trademark laws. That's more ridiculous to think, aren't they? Rather Jesus left us Four Marks of the Church (Further Reading here from EWTN) that we can use as a guide to differentiate false churches like the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by Felix Y. Manalo in the Philippines to the real Church he founded.

The INC Ministers may try and try to confuse nominal Catholics and other further confuse other Christians however their lies will never quench the TRUE CHURCH, the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church which Christ have built upon the rock of Simon Peter whom he promised that the "gates of hell will never prevail against it"; not even the lies of Felix Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo!
An INC Minister in "Ang Tamang Daan" TV Program


Ms. Miriam Isla - a new convert from the Catholic Church


In between the program, they featured a new convert. Her name is Ms. Miriam Isla, a Medical Doctor, resident of De Castro Locale in Southern Metro Manila.

According to her, she's baptized Catholic (infant baptism in the Trinitarian way). Nothing to do with her being a member of Manalo's cult, she said "miyembro pa nga ako ng Legion of Mary' (I was even a membef or the Legion of Mary).

Uncertain of her faith (as a nominal Catholic), she was drifted afar until she found herself being with Protestants and was baptized there. Still doubtful of their beliefs, she had a dorm mate who happen to be a member of this cult and successfuly convinced her to become its new convert.

What convinced her to join Manalo's cult was their opposition against the teachings of most Christians that Jesus is God. She failed to understand "Cristology" for that reason. She must hav tried to read extensively as a Medical doctor with that kind of keenness in balancing knowledge.

Perhaps, these INC members qouted John 8:40 where He said: "But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God". Yes, he said he's human but he never denied being God in this verse.

In fact, there are more Biblical passages that says he is God. Consider these chapters and verses:

(1)John 1:1-3 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. He made not any thing made that was made... and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us."
(2)Matthew 1:23 - "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means "God is with us."
(3)John 8:57-59 - "Then the Jews said to him, 'you are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them: 'Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM'". (see Exodus 3:14-17).
(4)John 8:24 - "That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM".
(5)John 13:19 "You may believe that I AM".
(6) John 5:17-26 - Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God is his father, making himself equal with God. (And Jesus never recanted that fact!)

(7)John 10:28-39 - "The Father and I are one".
(8) John 14:189 - "Whoever have seen me has seen the Father."
(8)Matthew 4:7 - "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." (Because Satan was tempting him in the wilderness.)
(9)Philippians 2:6-11 "Though though he (Jesus) was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 9 to the glory of God the Father."
(10)Revelation 21:6 - "I (am) the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end" says Jesus. (see Isaiah 44:6).

And the list goes on...

Due to her belief that Jesus is not God, she was found accusing those who teaches otherwise that God will punish anyone who adds or takes away from Scripture (Revelation 22:18-19) . Poor soul, she never realized it was the cult of Manalo who added and subtracted the Scripture to suit their lies!

She was baptized in the cult on October 6, 1990 in the Trinitarian way.... hmm... very ironic!

We shouldn't forget that they too accept the fact that the Catholic Church is the true Church Christ founded in Jerusalem"


PASUGO Mayo 1964, p. 15:
Tinatanggap halos ng lahat na sa Dios at kay Cristo ang INK na itinayo ni Cristo sa Jerusalem noong unang siglo
. Datapuwat ang INK sa huling araw na ito na lumitaw sa Pilipinas noong 1914 ay hindi nila kinikilalang sa Dios at kay Cristo. Ito ay nagpapanggap lamang na INK ngunit ang totoo raw ay Iglesia ni Manalo. Walang katotohanan ang kanilang palagay na ito sapagkat walang Iglesiang kanya si Kapatid na Manalo."


PASUGO Mayo 1954, p. 9:
"Alin ang tunay na Iglesia? Ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo sa Jerusalem."

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Iglesia ni Cristo's (INC) Lies to Proselytize

Read, understand, digest, use common sense and pray...

The heat goes on at this forum entitled: INC (Iglesia ni Cristo, which Christ built?. I guess it was their blatant lies against the Catholic Church that made that forum attractive to neo-apologetics (not professionals like me)and to defend the Church's teachings against these lies spread by the members of Felix Manalo's cult.


THEIR NAME

Members of the cult prided themselves about the Biblical basis of their name which was supposed taken from the Letter of St. Paul to the Roman's 16:16 (take note it's Paul's letter to Christians in ancient Christian Rome!) which says "Magbatian kayo ng banal na halik. Lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo binabati kayo." (Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.)

If you're just listening while the verse is read, you will not recognize the lie. You hear only "iglesia ni Cristo" as it's read without realizing the rule of grammar in St. Paul's letter. Look at the difference below:

iglesia ni Cristo (notice the small letter "i"? That's what's written in the Bible.)

Iglesia ni Cristo (their registered name at the Securities and Exchange Commission. They changed a common noun to a proper noun!) They lied indeed!

In grammar, common noun is "a noun, such as book or dog, that can be preceded by the definite article and that represents one or all of the members of a class."

The Bible is never exempted from the rules of grammar. Therefore, what's biblical is that the word "iglesia" is a common noun and it's not the official name given to Christ's established Church in Jerusalem (See Four Marks of the Church). Nor he told his disciples to name it as such.

Though it may sound funny but let's consider a dialogue below:
Teacher: What's the name of your mother?
Student: The name of my mother is Mother?
Can you see now the error in the answer?)

That's onother lie (among the many lies) Manalo's cult is trying to use to proselytize nominal Catholics.

Another claim is Acts 20:28 which says, "Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood."

Notice the "church of God" in the last sentence. This verse is taken from The New American Bible version. The same would appear in all other existing translations and versions except the Lamsa Translations being used by their ministers to emphasize their lies. They changed it to "Church of Christ" which seems to be a proper noun to me. (I'm sorry but Lamsa translation is not available in bookstores but only to their ministers and their members as well.)

That's another dishonesty on their part!





IT'S A CORPORATION SOLE

According to wikipedia.com, the [I]glesia ni Cristo is "an independent, non-trinitarian Christian church that originated in the Philippines. The INC was incorporated in the Philippines by Felix Y. Manalo on July 27, 1914; The church professes to be the reestablishment of the original church founded by Jesus and teaches that the original church was apostatized. It does not teach the doctrine of the Trinity, as well as the Divinity of Jesus." (Read here for more!).

According to the self-proclaimed "angel from the East" Felix Ysagun Manalo he was destined to be the last sugo (messenger) and established (again) the church Christ's founded because it totally apostatized. They also recognize the authenticity of the Catholic Church as the true Church Christ founded in Jerusalem but because it apostatized, Manalo's has the responsibility to restore it.

Is their claim true?

No!

The Catholic Church never apostatized. In fact it's still alive and vibrant in the world. To prove it, wikipedia traces the present Catholic Church to the original and ancient Church founded by Christ in Jerusalem. (See Timeline of Christianity).

St. Thomas the Apostle (or better known as the "Doubting Thomas") died in died c. AD 53, Madras, India and until now his remains is preserved and the Catholic faith in that Hindu dominated population country is very much alive. The Catholic Church NEVER apostatized!

If there's no such thing as "total apostasy" in the Catholic Church then Manalo's cult have lied again to its members. In fact, none of their ministers can point out in history when that "apostasy" happened.

Common sense would dictate that as a Corporation registered and is protected by the laws of the Philippines (an not the Holy Spirit), all its properties should be owned by the Manalos-- from Felix Manalo as the founder to the next heir, Eraño G. Manalo as Executive Minister and his son Eduardo V. Manalo as its Deputy Executive Minister. In other words, the management of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Proper Noun as it's registered name) will always and will be only Manalos and their heirs. They would never allow other members to take their corporation away from them. Christ has nothing to do with their corporation sole.

Since they do not have their official website for fear of ridiculing them: visit these sites for further reading and be enlightened:

1. Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo
2. List of Cults
3. Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa Iglesia ni Cristo
4. Examin Iglesia ni Cristo
5. Iglesia ni Cristo: from Catholic Answers.
6. Let's Reason
7. Iglesia ni Cristo in a Nutshell Exposed
8. INC Disproved

Here are some sites their ministers approved:

1. TruthFinder's INC Page
2. Unique Bible Study
3. Schedule of Worship

All I ask for those who wanted to leave this cult, pray and ask the Lord to guide you to the right path... back to his true fold, the Catholic Church.



WARNING ABOUT THE COMING OF THE FALSE PROPHET

All throughout their programs on TV, radio or in their official magazine PASUGO, the Iglesia ni Cristo keep on repeating their false teachings that the original Church of Christ has apostatized and that Felix Manalo has come to restore it. He's not alone in this claim, Joseph Smith has claimed to be the prophet to restore Christ's Church.

Nowhere in the Bible we can read that the Church which Christ founded will be quenched by any power of darkness (Matthew 16:18): "And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. " He never told his disciples that he would send angels and prophets to restore his Church. Simply those claims aren't true and its all lies. On the contrary, Jesus warned the Apostles of false prophets to come like wolves snatching the sheeps when he leaves. Take for examples these Biblical warnings:

(a). Hebrews 1:1: "In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe.. (Jesus is the zeal of the prophets!)
(b).
Matthew 24:4-5: "Jesus said to them in reply, "See that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah,' and they will deceive many."
(c).
II Corinthians 11:13-14: "For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, who masquerade as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light."
(d).
Galatians 1:8: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach (to you) a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed!"
(e).
II Peter 2:1: "There were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who ransomed them, bringing swift destruction on themselves."


FINALLY, ALL ABOUT THEIR LOGO
From: pinoyexchange.com forum


On this image below, you’ll see a craftily “hidden” pattern of a “pentagram” on the compass and square. Observe really closely.

On this image below, you’ll see the scale, interlaced compass and square, and the craftily “hidden” pentagram. Now, this is a third coincidence already between the stark similarities between INC and Freemasonry. What do you call a 3rd coincidence? Is there such a thing in this world? Deliberate, copied, or just coincidence? Or, perhaps, they are the same institution!

Now, we see here on the image below a torch on top of the compass. Combining the craftily hidden pentagram here with the torch we have this, observe closely and take note:

We see here on the image below, a torch on top of the pentagram, with the torch in “drawing form”. Observe and take note.



I will leave you the right thinking and judgment. May God bless you for searching the truth.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Remember When They Attacked!

September 11, 2001-- The world was shocked by the news that the Twin Tower World Trade Center Buildings in the USA were attacked by the terrorists. Two jet planes crashed into the two buildings in a matter of hours and they crumbled down together with all those innocent victims inside it. (Watch YouTube video here).

It was a scene supposedly seen only on movies but it was real at this time. The terrorists made it real for anyone to see. The world has seen how brutal and barbaric these terrorists are, respecting no religion, no political systems, making the civilized world lame and helpless.

I was seated with my eyes glued on the screen. I couldn't believe a sane person could do such things. Even pagan or those who doesn't believe in the existence of a higher being won't do that. They still do respect human lives as something so important as they give importance to their own existence. Here's a group of terrorists, the Al Qaeda founded by Osama bin Laden, who wanted to impose strict Islamic Laws (Sharia) to all Muslims and to convert the World into a Islamic state particularly the United States of America and other western countries whose morality doesn't reflect any of its roots as believers in One God and thus religiously intolerant of other belief systems. Their extrememist views were considered by the Western civilized world as a direct opposite to any democratic societies.

Heavy setback fell to innocent Muslims living in predominantly Christian countries. Even the United States which respects every human being regardless of its religious affiliations have experienced among their neighborhood atrocities against radical Christians. It was the day when the world changed.

Seven years later, many of our modern laws concerning flights, passengers in the air, in the seas and in land had to pass strict implementation of safety rules due to the continuing threat of terrorism. In banking systems, no one can open an account without showing ample credentials and other identification cards that says all of your identity. Literally, terrorism changed the way we live with our neighbors. Everyone becomes a suspect and we treat anyone as enemy or stranger. We stopped trusting people.

In the US alone, Robert Spencer spearheaded a website particularly watching closely world events and violence done in the name of Jihad movements done by some radical Muslims particularly in Islamic countries or where Muslims are residing. (Read Jihad Watch) The power of media is now the battle ground, even terrorists use the internet to spread their violent teachings. Some use videos to counter-act the terrorists just like the video entitled "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" and the controversial Fitna Movie strongly opposed by Muslims and some non-Muslims who sympathized with their cause. This movie was boycotted in some democratic countries accusing its producers to be "anti-semitic in nature and fosters hatred against the Muslims. I didn't see the movie, maybe because it was banned in the Philippines for being too discriminatory.

The setback was very strong to minority Muslim communities in some countries (not much in the Philippines). Thanks to democracy, they were protected according to the existing constitution laws. According to democratic societies, no one should be discriminated because of his/her religious beliefs as long as it doesn't contradict any of its promulgated laws.

I don't want another hate campaign to be sown among believers particularly among Jews, Christians and Muslims. I am appealing to those who believe in ONE GOD to respect the name of God, whether his name is Yahweh, Jesus or Allah. And to those victims of 9/11 tragedy and those victims of terrorism in the world, let's unite our prayers that there would be world peace for our children to enjoy.

God bless America and the Americans on its 7th Anniversary of 9/11 and those other nationals who died during the attack. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen! Shalom, Salam, Pacem!

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Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001-- The world was shocked by the news that the Twin Tower World Trade Center Buildings in the USA were attacked by the terrorists. Two jet planes crashed into the two buildings in a matter of hours and they crumbled down together with all those innocent victims inside it. (Watch YouTube video here).

It was a scene supposedly seen only on movies but it was real at this time. The terrorists made it real for anyone to see. The world has seen how brutal and barbaric these terrorists are, respecting no religion, no political systems, making the civilized world lame and helpless.

I was seated with my eyes glued on the screen. I couldn't believe a sane person could do such things. Even pagan or those who doesn't believe in the existence of a higher being won't do that. They still do respect human lives as something so important as they give importance to their own existence. Here's a group of terrorists, the Al Qaeda founded by Osama bin Laden, who wanted to impose strict Islamic Laws (Sharia) to all Muslims and to convert the World into a Islamic state particularly the United States of America and other western countries whose morality doesn't reflect any of its roots as believers in One God and thus religiously intolerant of other belief systems. Their extrememist views were considered by the Western civilized world as a direct opposite to any democratic societies.

Heavy setback fell to innocent Muslims living in predominantly Christian countries. Even the United States which respects every human being regardless of its religious affiliations have experienced among their neighborhood atrocities against radical Christians. It was the day when the world changed.

Seven years later, many of our modern laws concerning flights, passengers in the air, in the seas and in land had to pass strict implementation of safety rules due to the continuing threat of terrorism. In banking systems, no one can open an account without showing ample credentials and other identification cards that says all of your identity. Literally, terrorism changed the way we live with our neighbors. Everyone becomes a suspect and we treat anyone as enemy or stranger. We stopped trusting people.

In the US alone, Robert Spencer spearheaded a website particularly watching closely world events and violence done in the name of Jihad movements done by some radical Muslims particularly in Islamic countries or where Muslims are residing. (Read Jihad Watch) The power of media is now the battle ground, even terrorists use the internet to spread their violent teachings. Some use videos to counter-act the terrorists just like the video entitled "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" and the controversial Fitna Movie strongly opposed by Muslims and some non-Muslims who sympathized with their cause. This movie was boycotted in some democratic countries accusing its producers to be "anti-semitic in nature and fosters hatred against the Muslims. I didn't see the movie, maybe because it was banned in the Philippines for being too discriminatory.

The setback was very strong to minority Muslim communities in some countries (not much in the Philippines). Thanks to democracy, they were protected according to the existing constitution laws. According to democratic societies, no one should be discriminated because of his/her religious beliefs as long as it doesn't contradict any of its promulgated laws.

I don't want another hate campaign to be sown among believers particularly among Jews, Christians and Muslims. I am appealing to those who believe in ONE GOD to respect the name of God, whether his name is Yahweh, Jesus or Allah. And to those victims of 9/11 tragedy and those victims of terrorism in the world, let's unite our prayers that there would be world peace for our children to enjoy.

God bless America and the Americans on its 7th Anniversary of 9/11 and those other nationals who died during the attack. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen! Shalom, Salam, Pacem!

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Picture Credit: wikipedia.org

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001-- The world was shocked by the news that the Twin Tower World Trade Center Buildings in the USA were attacked by the terrorists. Two jet planes crashed into the two buildings in a matter of hours and they crumbled down together with all those innocent victims inside it. (Watch YouTube video here).

It was a scene supposedly seen only on movies but it was real at this time. The terrorists made it real for anyone to see. The world has seen how brutal and barbaric these terrorists are, respecting no religion, no political systems, making the civilized world lame and helpless.

I was seated with my eyes glued on the screen. I couldn't believe a sane person could do such things. Even pagan or those who doesn't believe in the existence of a higher being won't do that. They still do respect human lives as something so important as they give importance to their own existence. Here's a group of terrorists, the Al Qaeda founded by Osama bin Laden, who wanted to impose strict Islamic Laws (Sharia) to all Muslims and to convert the World into a Islamic state particularly the United States of America and other western countries whose morality doesn't reflect any of its roots as believers in One God and thus religiously intolerant of other belief systems. Their extrememist views were considered by the Western civilized world as a direct opposite to any democratic societies.

Heavy setback fell to innocent Muslims living in predominantly Christian countries. Even the United States which respects every human being regardless of its religious affiliations have experienced among their neighborhood atrocities against radical Christians. It was the day when the world changed.

Seven years later, many of our modern laws concerning flights, passengers in the air, in the seas and in land had to pass strict implementation of safety rules due to the continuing threat of terrorism. In banking systems, no one can open an account without showing ample credentials and other identification cards that says all of your identity. Literally, terrorism changed the way we live with our neighbors. Everyone becomes a suspect and we treat anyone as enemy or stranger. We stopped trusting people.

In the US alone, Robert Spencer spearheaded a website particularly watching closely world events and violence done in the name of Jihad movements done by some radical Muslims particularly in Islamic countries or where Muslims are residing. (Read Jihad Watch) The power of media is now the battle ground, even terrorists use the internet to spread their violent teachings. Some use videos to counter-act the terrorists just like the video entitled "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" and the controversial Fitna Movie strongly opposed by Muslims and some non-Muslims who sympathized with their cause. This movie was boycotted in some democratic countries accusing its producers to be "anti-semitic in nature and fosters hatred against the Muslims. I didn't see the movie, maybe because it was banned in the Philippines for being too discriminatory.

The setback was very strong to minority Muslim communities in some countries (not much in the Philippines). Thanks to democracy, they were protected according to the existing constitution laws. According to democratic societies, no one should be discriminated because of his/her religious beliefs as long as it doesn't contradict any of its promulgated laws.

I don't want another hate campaign to be sown among believers particularly among Jews, Christians and Muslims. I am appealing to those who believe in ONE GOD to respect the name of God, whether his name is Yahweh, Jesus or Allah. And to those victims of 9/11 tragedy and those victims of terrorism in the world, let's unite our prayers that there would be world peace for our children to enjoy.

God bless America and the Americans on its 7th Anniversary of 9/11 and those other nationals who died during the attack. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen! Shalom, Salam, Pacem!

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Picture Credit: wikipedia.org

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Mama Mary

Mary of Nazareth is the most controversial woman in history. Not only because she's the mother of Jesus of Nazareth who is the Christ, but because of her titles and adoration Catholics are showing her.

Among the most controversial titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary are:

    THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION & MARY'S ASSUMPTION TO HEAVEN

    Aside from the many Anti-Catholic articles, pamphlets, books, films and websites that attacks her credibility in the economy of salvation, authored by our seperated brethren in the Protestant churches, she remained the most sought Saint in the Catholic Church both the East and the Western tradition of the Catholic Church. She was even pictured by some "extremists" as hindrance to salvation according to the fact that Jesus is the only mediator between God and our humanity and that his sacrifice on the Cross is enough for the salvation of souls which is definitive to be true according The Catechism of the Catholic Church [616-608]

    Just like any other Saints in heaven, Mary who has enjoyed the fullness of God's grace intercede for her Son Jesus Christ (see Marriage at Cana).

    From recent years, some Protestants were now discovering the big role of Mary in our salvation. According to Time Magazine:
    "She was there at the Cross. Yet Protestants seldom talk about Jesus' mother at Easter—or at most other times. But they are starting to now..."
    (Time Magazine, March 21, 2005)
    Sad to realize that there are still many of our separated brethren who use their energy and wealth to discredit Catholic practices concerning Mary and their devotion to her. Among the hostile websites are the Chick Tract's attack on the Catholic Church as a whole. I pity their souls for wasting their time and energy to sow hatred among Christians while they themselves have failed to be "Christians" and to love even their own enemies.


In May while I was with my father in the hospital for a week, a group of so-called "Christian Mennonites came to visit every ward offering the sick Christian songs sang nicely. An informed Catholic shouldn't be persuaded by their angelic voices because while singing, they distribute small pamphlets with a Rosary image on its cover, thinking it's something Catholic. They are usually seen in unusual outdated fashion dresses, seemingly looking like Russians in their appearances. According to wikipedia, they "practice from old fashioned 'plain' people to those who are indistinguishable in dress and appearance from the general population."

Below were the pamphlets they distribute to hospital patients mostly are Catholics.

Prayers or The Rosary? How will you be?





In response to their misinformation, I decided to pull out my treasured old Kerygma Magazines to distribute it, first to our room mates then to the next wards with the instruction to share the same magazine when they're done reading them. And because the magazine was printed in a special kind of paper and the layout of the said magazine is very professional, some family members of the sick requested for more. Curtly, I told them to order the magazine and invest treasure for their souls. (see below pictures for my old Kerygma Magazines)



For Catholics, we ask the intercession of Mama Mary to help our separated brethren to come back to Christ's true fold and discover the vast beauty of the Catholic Faith tested by history.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
(Luke 1:18,42)

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners;
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Truth About the Iglesia ni Cristo (Last Part Part)

Read the Tenth Part

All exerpts posted were taken directly from the booklet Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, a thorough PASUGO compilation by Julian Pinzon published by Divine Word Publication, Oroqueta Street in Manila. Please buy your copies at Chrirst the King Mission Seminary, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City (near Quezon City Sports Club; in front of Maryhill School of Theology).

All entries were copied as they are. It was intentionally done for Filipino Catholics's proper information and in particular for Filipino members of the sect Iglesia ni Cristo's own discernment. I hope and pray that with this little effort of typing some from the booklet, our separated brethren may finally come home to the real Church Christ has built on the rock of St. Simon Peter:

ANG IGLESIANG LAGANAP SA MUNDO AY MAY SATANAS (DAW) NA DIABLO

Ang paksa na ating tatalakayin ngayon ay ang Iglesiang Pambuong Sanlibutan na siya raw ang nadaya ni Satanas at ang buong sanlibutan kay Satanas (Diablo).

PASUGO Setyembre 1970, p.20:

"Sino ba ang nakadaya sa buong sanlibutan ayon sa itinuturo ng Banal na Kasulatan? Sa Apoc. 12:9 ay ganito ang mababasa: 'At inihagis ang malaking Ahas, ang tinatawag na Diablo at Satanas, ang nakadaya sa buong sanlibutan.' Sinasabi ng Banal na Kasulatan o Biblia na si Satanas o ang Diablo ang nakadaya sa buong sanlibutan. Kay Satanas ang Pambuong Sanlibutan. Kung ang Iglesia Katolika Romana ay pambuong sanlibutan o laganap sa buong sanlibutan kung gayon ito ang nadaya ni Satanas."

Iyan ang ang paghatol nina G. Felix Manalo sa Iglesiang Pambuong Sanlibutan. Datapuwa't ang nais kong una sa lahat na bigyang pansin dito ay mali ang paggamit ng talata ng Biblia. Bakit? Sapagkat ang tinatanong ng PASUGO ay kung sino ANG NAKADAYA SA BUONG SANLIBUTAN. Ang pinanagotna talata ay DUMADAYA ang sinasabi at hindi nakadaya; na anupa't dinadaya pa lamang at hindi nadaya na.

Dahil dito ay ito naman ang tanong:

Tanong: Ito bang Iglesia na itinaguyod nina Manalo ay para sa Pilipinas lamang o pambuong mundo at naging laganap na sa buong daigdig?

Sagot: Ang sasagot sa tanong na ito ay ang PASUGO na napalathala noong Abril 1969, at ang nababasa sa huling panakip ay ganito: (patula)

"Kung buhay an sugo, Makikita niya na hindi nasayang;
Ang mga panahong kanyang ginugol nang siya'y mangaral;
Saka ang Iglesia'y hindi lamang dito ngayon nakatatag;
Tumawid na ito sa ibayong Pangpang nitong Pilipinas;
Pati na sa Hawaii at sa San Francisco doo'y lumaganap;
Nakatatag ngayon si Cristong pinakahahamak;
Papaano di gayon ay kalat na ngayon ang mga kapatid;
At nangakalatag sa palibut-libot ng buong daigdig."

(Hindi totoo ito, ngunit napasilat...)

Dito pa lamang sa unang puntong ito, ay nagangamote na sina Manalotos. Bakit? Sapagkat sila ang may sabi na ang Iglesiang laganap o pambuong sanlibuan ay siya ang nadaya ni Satanas na Diablo.

Pansinin: Ang kanilang Kapatid daw ay nangalatag sa palibut-libot ng buong daigdig. Kahabag-habag na nilalang ng Dios.

Tanong: Mayroon po bang ibang daigdig na kinaroroonan ng mga tao? O wala na ba sina G. Manalotes dito sa daigdig na ito?

Sagot: Narito rin sila na kasama natin sa mundo. Kung gayon kay Satanas din sila, ayon sa kanilang sinabi, na kay Satanas ang buong mundo.

Tanong: Ang buong mundong ito, o ang mga nasa mundo ay kay Satanas na ba at hindi sa Dios?

Sagot: Ang sabi ng mga talata ng Biblia ay ganito: Salmo 50:7-12:
"Iyong dinggin, O Bayan, at ako'y magsasalita, O Israel, at ako'y magpapatotoo sa iyo; Kung ako'y magutom ay hindi ko sasaysayin sa iyo: sapagkat ang sanlibutan ay akin at ang buong narito."
Idaragdag pa natin ang sabi sa 1 Corinto 10:10:26 ay ganito:

"Sapagkat ang lupa ay sa Panginoon at ang kabuuan ng narito."

CONKLSYON: Sa anumang sabihin nina Manalo at ng kanilang mga panatikong Ministro; nasa Biblia at wala sa Biblia ay may nakaabang na panlunas na nasusulat sa PASUGO. At sa wakas mga kababayang Manalista ay nakikiusap ako sa inyo na sagutin at isulat sa Magasing PASUGO ang inyong mga paliwanag at opinyon sa mga inilahad kong ito.

-Julian Pinzon


--END--

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Monday, July 28, 2008

The Truth About the Iglesia ni Cristo (Tenth Part)

Read the Ninth Part

All exerpts posted were taken directly from the booklet Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, a thorough PASUGO compilation by Julian Pinzon published by Divine Word Publication, Oroqueta Street in Manila. Please buy your copies at Chrirst the King Mission Seminary, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City (near Quezon City Sports Club; in front of Maryhill School of Theology).

All entries were copied as they are. It was intentionally done for Filipino Catholics's proper information and in particular for Filipino members of the sect Iglesia ni Cristo's own discernment. I hope and pray that with this little effort of typing some from the booklet, our separated brethren may finally come home to the real Church Christ has built on the rock of St. Simon Peter:

SI FELIX MANALO BA ANG IBONG MANDARAGIT NA HINULAAN SA ISAIAS 46:11?

Ang ibong mandaragit na mababasa sa Isaias 46:11, ay mababasa sa PASUGO na si Felix Manalo raw ang tinutukoy at ang talatang ito ni Isaias 46:11 ay ganito ang sinasabi:
"Buhat sa silanganan, tinatawag ko ang ibong mandaragit, buhat sa malayong lupain ang taong (gaganap) ng akingmga ablak. Kung ano ang aking sinabi ay siya kong gagawin; kung ano ang aking binalak ay siya kong isasagawa".


PANSININ: Ang interpretasyon nina G. F. Manalo at ang mga panatikong Manalista ay ganito:

  1. Ang ibon ay mula sa silangan -- W. History, B.S.A. p. 445
  2. Ang tao na iyon din ang ibon ay mula sa malayong lupain, mga pulo ng dagat -- Isaias 24:15, ang Pilipinas.
  3. Si G. Felix Manalo ang ibong mandaragit mula sa Pilipinas.

Ang ibong mandaragit na ito na hinulaan ni Propeta Isaias ay si Ciro na hari ng Persia, ayon sa mga Pantas at Dalubhasa sa mga Kasaysayan at sa Banal na Kasulatan.

Kaya ang hulang ito (Isaias 46:11) na ipinatutungkol ni G. Felix Manalo sa kanyang sarili, ay hindi dapat bigyang pansin kung isasaalangalang sa mga nailahad na mga paksa. Bakit? Sapagkat nasusulat sa Santiago 2:10 ang ganitong mga pangungusap:

BlockquoteSapagkat ang sinumang gumanap ng buong kautusan, at gayon ma'y natisod sa isa, ay nagiging makasalanan sa lahat."

Si Felix Manalo 'y napatunayan natin na hindi sinugo ng Dios, ayon sa paliwanag ng kanilang Magasing PASUGO at gayon din sa Banal na Kasulatan; na anpa't ang mga itinurong aral ay hindi nagmula sa Dios kundi nagmula lamang sa kanyang sarili. Bakit? Sapagkat wala sa Bibliya at laban sa Bibliya. Ang magasing PASUGO ay laban sa magasing PASUGO.

Datapuwa't bagaman wala nang pangangailangan pa o nasabi nga natin na hindi sapat pansinin pa ang bagay na ito, ay sa kapakanan ng mga walang kabatiran sa hulang ito, narito ang pahapyaw na paglilinaw tungkol sa "silanganan at malayong lupain at mga pulo ng dagat" na kanilang piagbabatayan na umano'y ang Bansang Pilipinas, at ilalahad natin ito sa pamamagitan ng mga tanong at sagot:

  • TANONG: Saang dako ng daigdig ang tinutukoy ng Banal na Kasulatan na Silanganan?
    SAGOT: Genesis 25:6
    BlockquoteDatapuwa't ang mga anak ng naging mga babae ni Abraham ay pinagbigyan ni Abraham ng mga kaloob; at samantalang nabubuhay pa siya ay inilayo niya kay Isaac na kanyang anak sa dakong silanganan sa lupaing silanganan."

Pansinin: Ang mga anak ni Abraham ay pinapunta sa silanganan. Ang mga ito'y anak ni Abrahamn sa laman. Si Felix Manalo'y hindi anak sa laman ni Abraham.

  • Genesis 29:1,4
    BlockquoteNang magkagayo'y si Jacob sa kanyang paglalakbay ay napasa-Lupain ng mga anak ng Silanganan. At sinabi sa kanila ni Jacob; mga kapatid ko, taga saan kayo? At kanilang sinabi, taga Haram kami." (Kapatid -- kapwa Israelita)

  • Deut. 4:47-49
    BlockquoteAt kanilang sinakop ang kanyang lupain sa pinakaari, at ang lupain ni Og na Hari sa Basan, ang dalawang hari ni Amorreo, na nangasa dako pa roon ng Jordan sa dakong sinisikatan ng araw. Mula sa Aroer na nasa hangganan ng libis ng Arnon hanggang sa bundok ng Sion o Hermon at ang buong Arabia sa dako roon ng Jordan sa dakong Silanganan hanggang sa dagat ng Arabia sa ibaba ng gulod ng Pisga."

Pansinin: Ang SILANGANAN na binabanggit sa Isaias 46:11 ay walang pangalan ng bansa na sinasabi. At sapagkat Bibliya ang may sabi nito, ay dapat din na Biblia ang magsasabi kung san naroon. Ngayon ipinakita at sinasabi sa atin ang dakong tinatawag ng Biblia na SILANGANAN. At ang sabi ay sa dako pa roon ng Jordan. (Pansinin sa mga talatang ito.)

Dahil diyan ay maliwanag na paltos at kamangmangang sabihin sa Pilipinas ang tinutukoy na SILANGANAN sa Isaias 46:11. At huwag isali dito ang Word History p. 445.

At ngayon ay sisipiin natin ang nasa Isaias 24:15, na kanilang pinagbabatayan hinggil sa SILANGANAN at MGA PULO NG DAGAT, na ganito ang nasusulat:

BlockquoteKaya't luwalhatiin ninyo ang Panginoon sa SILANGANAN samakatuwid bagay ang pangalan ng Panginoon ang Dios ng Israel, sa MGA PULO NG DAGAT.


Tanong: Mayroon bang masusumpungan sa Banal na Kasulatan na lugar ng "MGA PULO NG DAGAT?"

Sagot: Mayroon at si Isaias din agn una nating pasasagutin dito, at sa Isaias 11:11-12a na ganito ang pahayag:
BlockquoteAt mangyayari sa araw na yaon na ilalapag ng Panginoon uli ang kanyang kamay na ikalawa upang mabawi ang nalalabi sa kanyang bayan na nalalabi mula sa Asira, at mula sa Ehipto, at mula sa Patros, at mula sa Cus, at mula sa Elam, at mula sa
Sinar, at mula sa Amoth, at mula sa mga pulo ng dagat."
Pansinin: Unawain sa mga binanggit dito na walang nabanggit na Pilipinas.

Sa Esther 10:1 ay ganito ang sinasabi:
"At ang Haring Assuero ay nag-atang ng buwis sa lupain at mga "PULO NG
DAGAT."
Nayon ay ito naman ang tanong:
Ang bawat Pilipinas na maraming mga "PULO NG DAGAT" ay nagbayad p ba ng buwis kay Haring Assuero? O sa kasaysayan ng Bayang Pilipinas, mababasa po ba na nakasakop ni Haring Assuero ang bansang Pilipinas? Sa tanong na ito'y tiyak na mangangamatis ang mga Manalotes panatikostes. Kaunting pagbubulay-bulay mga kababayan!

Tanong: Yaon bang 'MALAYONG LUPAIN' na binanggit ni Propeta Isaias 46:11, saan naman mababasa at aling bansa ang tinutukoy?

Sagot: Sa Isaias 39:3 ay ganito ang pahayag:
"Nang magkagayo'y duating si Isaias na propeta sa Haring Ezequias at nagsabi sa kanya; Anong sinasabi ng mga lalaking ito, at ssan nanggaling na nagparito sila sa iyo? At sinabi ni Ezequias; Sila'y nagsiparito sa akin mula sa MALAYONG LUPAIN." (Ang mga lalaking nabanggit dito ay mga pangkat ni Ciro.)
Sa talatang ito ay ipinababatid salahat na ang MALAYONG LUPAIN na nasusulat sa Biblia ay doon sa Babiloni at hindi sa Pilipinas. Dahil diyan, sino ngayon ang dapat paniwalaan, sina Manalo ba o si Isaias na sumulat sa Isaias 46:11, at Isaias 39:3? O ang World History nina Boak, Sosson at Anderson, p. 445, na ito ang ginamit nilang patotoo upang linlangin ang mga walang muwang sa bagay na ito.

Datapuwa't malaman ang buong katotohanan. Ang World History ay naglalaman ng mga katotohanan. Datapuwa't suriin ang mga bagay-bagay na inilalarawan ng bawat mannulat kung ano yaon. Isang halimbawa'y may sumulat sa lalawigan ng Abra at ilarawan niya ang apat na direksiyon: Silangan-- Isabele; Kanluran-- Vigan, Ilocos Sur; Hilaga-- Laoag, Ilocos Norte; at Timog-- La Union o Cabanatuan. Sa gayon, mayroon lamang hangganan na inilalarawan. Dahil diyan siya na sumulat ang dapat tanungin kung ano ang ibig sabihin, at huwag sa ibang manunulat. Ang ibig kkong ipagunita sa halimbawang ito, si Isaias ang nagpahayag ng SILANGAN, MALAYONG LUPAIN at MGA PULO NG DAGAT, siya rin ang dapat magturo kung nasaan ang mga bagay na sinasalita, ay Biblia rin ang magbibigay ng liwanag.

Ngayon ay nais kong sariwain sa alaala ng mga kinauukulan ng bagay na ito ay baka magtanim sila ng galit sa atin ay unawain nila ang nasusulat sa mga Magasing PASUGOng sumusunod:

PASUGO Okt. 1956, p. 29:

"Bakit ang hindi nag-aral ng Iglesia ni Cristo ang iyong tuligsain? Ipakita
ninyo sa pamamagitan ng Biblia na mali ang aming mga aral. Ito ang dapat ninyong
gawin."
  • PASUGO Marso 1962, p.2:
    "Makagagawa ka ng mabuti kung ang mga aral ng INK ay iyong tututulan at ipakita mo sa pamamagitan ng Biblia. Kung iyan ay magagawa mo... makapaglilingkod ka pa sa Dios at makapaglilingkod ka pa sa kapwa mo tao."
    (sanay'y maunawaan ng mga kinauukulan ang nasusulat na ito sa kanilang Magasing PASUGO.)

Read the The Truth About the Iglesia ni Cristo (Last Part).

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

The Truth About the Iglesia ni Cristo (Ninth Part)

Read the Eighth Part

All exerpts posted were taken directly from the booklet Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, a thorough PASUGO compilation by Julian Pinzon published by Divine Word Publication, Oroqueta Street in Manila. Please buy your copies at Chrirst the King Mission Seminary, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City (near Quezon City Sports Club; in front of Maryhill School of Theology).

All entries were copied as they are. It was intentionally done for Filipino Catholics's proper information and in particular for Filipino members of the sect Iglesia ni Cristo's own discernment. I hope and pray that with this little effort of typing some from the booklet, our separated brethren may finally come home to the real Church Christ has built on the rock of St. Simon Peter:

IBANG ANGHEL SA APOC. 7:2-3

Ayon sa isang aklat ng INC-1914, na pinamagatang SULO p. 80-105, at gaundin sa kanilang Magasing PASUGO, ang hula sa Apoc. 7:1-3 ay ganito ang interpretasyon nina G. Felix Manalo at ng kanyang mga kaanib:

Apoc. 7:1, (Apat na Anghel)
  1. Wilson ng America
  2. Lloyd George ng Englatera
  3. Clemenceau ng Francia
  4. Orlando ng Italya
Apoc. 7:2-3 (Ibang Anghel)
  • Felix Manalo ng Pilipinas
  1. Ang ibang anghel (Apoc. 7:2-3) na umakyat sa sikatan ng araw upang pigilin ang apat na mga anghel (Apoc. 7:1) na ibig magpahamak ng daigdig ay si G. Felix Manalo raw na taga-Pilipinas (o lumitaw sa Taguig, Rizal).

  2. Ang hangin na nasasabi sa bersikulo 1 ng kapitulo 7 ng Apocalipses ay iyan daw naman ang unang Digmaang Pandaigdig (Hulyo 27, 1914)

PALIWANAG: Ito ang pakahulugan ng mga salamangkero ng Biblia na sina Manalo at ng kanilang mga panatikong Ministro.

Ngunit ang tanong ay ito naman:

  • Ano ang kahulugan ng "Sigaw" Simboliko or Literal? (Apoc. 7:2-3)
    Ang sagot nila dito ay: Simboliko -- pangangaral ng dalisay na Ebanghelyo.

  • Napangaralan ba ni Felix Manalo ang apat na Ministro de Guerra noong 1914?
    Hindi gaanong marunong ng English si G. Felix Manalo at narito sa Pilipinas noong 1914, kaya walang saysay ang batayan nilang ito.
  • Marahil nagsenyasan sina ni Wilson at ni Lloyd Geroge na isang Amerikano at Ingles. Aba! Hindi rin pala maaari sapagkat nasa Amerika at Englatera ang dalawa at si F. Manalo naman ay nasa Taguig, Rizal. Kahit sa senyasan ay hindi rin maaari, ano po!
  • Kung sa wikang English ay kakapusin si G. Manalo, sa wikang Frances at Italiano ay lalo siyang mangangamatis. Kaunting repaso mga kababayan.
  • Kaya ang sagot nilang "Pangangaral ng dalisay na Ebanghelyo" ang Sigaw na tinutukoy sa Apoc. 7"2-3 ay hindi rin maaari kay G. Felix Manalo, kaya lumalabas na palsipikador ng Biblia.

PANSININ:

Kung papansinin naman nila na ang mga Apostol ni Cristo ay nauunawaan ang lahat ng wika ng araw ng PENTEKOSTES nang sila'y nagsasalita ay malayong maikapit nila sa kanila. Bakit? Sapagkat ang mga Apostol ay puspos ng Espiritu Santo, samantalang si G. Felix Manalo ay puspos ng espiritu ng maling aral.
Ito ang mga karagdagang katanungan"
  1. Natuloy ba ang Unang Digmaan? (Natuloy po ayon sa kasaysayan.)
  2. Sinunod ba ng apat na anghel si G. Felix Manalo na sina Clemenceau, Lloyd, Orlando at Wilson? (Hindi sila sumunod kay Manalotos.)
  3. Ano kaya ang matuwid na dahilan?
  • Ang Francia ay napaloob sa Digmaan noong Agosto 3, 1914. Pansinin: Hulyo 27, 1914 nang itatag ni G. Felix Manalo ang kanyang Iglesia. Pitong araw na hindi niya napigil ang Francia at hindi pa sumali noong inumpisahan niyang sinisigawan. (Malaking lamat ng utak si Felix Manalo).
  • Ang Englatera ay lumahok sa Digmaan nong Agosto 4, 1914. Pansinin: Hulyo 27, 1914 nang itayo ni G. Felix Manalo ang kayang Iglesia. Walong araw na sigaw ng sigaw si Felix Manalo noon ay hindi rin siya pinakinggan ni George ng Englatera.
  • Si Orlando ng Italya ay Mayo 1915 nang napaloob sa Digmaan. Isang taon na namang nagsisisigaw ni Manalotos at hindi niya napigil si Orlando.
  • At ang Amerika ay Abril ng lumahok sa Digmaan. Pansinin: Huly 27, 1914 nang itinatag ni G. Felix Manalo ang Iglesiang tinagurian niyang Iglesia ni Cristo. Tatlong taon na namamalat sa kasisigaw ay hindi pinansin ni Wilson ng Amerika. (Ito ang panaginip ng Iglesia Manalista sa katanghaliang tapat. Ano ang kapansin-pansin?)

Dito'y pansin: Hulyo 27, 1914 nang nagsisigaw si G. Felix Manalo, at ang kanyang sinisigawan ay itong apat na Ministro de Guerra. At sa ibang pakahulugan; sinisigawan niya ang mga hindi pa napaloob ng Digmaan. Kung gayon parang nasisiraan siya ng bait sapagkat inaaralan niya o sinisigawan ang mga wala.

At ngayon naman ay linawin natin ang apat na larawan ng apat na anghel na nasa aklat nilang pinamagatang "SULO" sa p. 82-83. At ang apat na anghel na ito ay panay na may pakpak, ay inilarawan sa apat na sulok ng lupa, at mababasa sa ibaba nito:

"At nakita ko ang apat na anghel na nakatayo sa apat na sulok ng lupa" (Apoc. 7:1). Ang apat na anghel na ito ay ang Big Four, Francia, Englatera, Italya at Amerika na nakatayo sa apat na direksyon ng mundo; Ang Silangan, Kanluran, Hilaga at Timog. (Nakalarawan ding naka-Amerikana ang apat na kumakatawan sa apat na anghel.)

PANSININ: Ang tatlo sa kanila ay pawang taga Europa (Englatera, Francia at Italya). At si Wilson naman ay taga Amerika. Kaya dahil diyan ay kamangmangang sabihing nasa apat na direksion ng mundo ang naturang apat.

At ito namang talagta 3 kapitulo 7 ng Apoc. na ganito ang sinasabi:

"hanggang sa aming matatakan sa kanilang noo ang mga alipin ng ating Dios."

PANSININ: Tinawag ito ng "ibang anghel na kaatin niya ang apat na anghel."

Ang tanong naman natin ay ito: Umanib ba sa Iglesia ni Cristo na itinayo ni G. Felix Manalo ang apat na anghel o ang apat na Ministro de Guerra, upang maging kaating Dios nina G. Felix Manalo? (Hindi po!) At sapagkat hindi nga kung gayon paltos na naman ang nasusulat sa Magasing PASUGO Peb. 1968, p.20, na ganito ang sinasabi:

"Sino ang tinutukoy ng salitang "dahil sa atin?" Lahat ba ng taong makababasa at nakaririnig ng salitang ito? Ang tinutukoy ng salitang "daihl sa atin" ay ang nagsasalita at ang kinakausap. Sino ang nagsasalita? Ang nagsasalita ay si Apostol Pablo, Ministro ng Iglesia ni CRisto at ang kinakausap niya'y ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo."

Ang ibig nilang palitawin dito, ang magkakaanib at iisang pananampalataya ay siyang magkaka-atin. At ayon pa rin sa PASUGO Mayo 1964, p. 1, sinasabi nilang "ang tanging may Dios ay si Felix Manalo at ang mg umugnay sa kanyang gawain."

At sapagkat hindi natatakan o umanib sa Iglesia Manalista ang apat na Ministro de Guerra kaya hindi totoo na si Felix Manalo ang "ibang anghel" sa Apoc. 7:2-3 at hindi rin totoo na sina Orlando, Clemenceau, George at Wilson ang apat na anghel sa Apoc. 7:1. At dahil dito ay nais kong ipabatid sa mga kinauukulan ang isa pa nilang patakaran na sila rin ang nagpapawalang saysay, na ito'y nasusulat sa kanilang PASUGO Mayo 1970, p. 32 na ganito ang sinasabi nila:
"Nasusulat sa Isaias 34:16... Kaya hindi dapat humigit sa nasusulat sa Banal na Kasulatan o Biblia ay sapagkat ito ay hindi kulang. Ito ay sapat na upang sampalatayanan sa ikapagiging dapat ng tao sa harap ng Dios. Hindi na ito nangangailangan ng kasama."
NOTA: Pansinin ang kanilang ginagamit na reperensiya, na hindi masusumpungan sa Banal na Kasulatan o Biblia, na ang mga reperensiyang ito'y mga kasaysayan at iba-iba pa. Kaya kapuna-puna ang ginagawa nitong mga panatikong ito. Aral nila laban sa kanila.
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