THE "FOUR MARKS" OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

EXAMINING THE "FOUR  MARKS" of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH claims that there are "four identifying marks" of the one true Church which they posses. However, these "identifying marks" they claim are they themselves who made it up. Remember what Apostle Paul said in Roman 10:2-3?

MUST KNOW ABOUT IGLESIA NI CRISTO

WHAT EVERYONE MUST KNOW ABOUT

IGLESIA NI CRISTO

Do you have a relative, classmate or a friend who is a member of the “Iglesia Ni Cristo” (Church Of Christ)? There are a lot of things you need to know about the Iglesia Ni Cristo before you accept their invitation to attend their “Pamamahayag” (Bible Exposition), “Doktrina” (Bible Studies on doctrines) and “Pagsamba” (worship services).

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) firmly believes that the Bible is the word of God and the only foundation of our faith. Thus, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ):

We do not go beyond what is written

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) strictly adheres to the admonition of the apostles that we should not go beyond what is written:

I Corinthians 4:6 NIV

“Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "DO NOT GO BEYOND WHAT IS WRITTEN." Then you will not take pride in one man over against another.” [Emphasis mine]

We do not give any private interpretation

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Churct Of Christ) strictly follows what the Bible said that “no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation”:

II Peter 1:20 NKJV

“Knowing this first, that NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION.” [Emphasis mine]

Thus, we do not give any private interpretation on what the Bible says.

We do not teach any man-made doctrines

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) based all of its beliefs in the Bible. We do not adhere to any teachings or doctrines made by men because God will not accept any worship or services based on the doctrines and commandments of men:

Matthew 15:9 NKJV

“And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”

Thus, we reject all man-made doctrines.

We do not speak in words taught by human wisdom

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) strictly follows what Apostle Paul said:

I Corinthians 2:13 TEV

“So then, WE DO NOT SPEAK IN WORDS TAUGHT BY HUMAN WISDOM, but in words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual truths to those who have the Spirit.” [Emphasis mine]

Thus, we don’t give any personal opinion.

We compare “spritual things with spiritual”

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) let a verse of the Bible be explained by the Bible itself through comparing a verse with the other verses of the Bible because this is the “way” the Holy Scripture itself teaches how a verse should be “explained” – “comparing spiritual things with spiritual”: 

I Corinthians 2:13 NKJV

“These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, COMPARING SPIRITUAL THINGS WITH SPIRITUAL.” [Emphasis mine]

THUS, WE SPEAK WHAT THE BIBLE SPEAKS

This is what you will witness in our “Pamamahayag” (Bible Exposition), “Doktrina” (Bible studies on doctrines) and “Pagsamba” (Worship Service”) – the Minister asks the question and get the answer STRAIGHT FROM THE BIBLE. So, what will you receive from our Bible studies are the pure and unadulterated words of God. 

God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

Why Iglesia Ni Cristo rejects the doctrine that the One true God is consists of three persons (God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit)?

LET US EXAMINE and make a comparison of the doctrine upheld by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) that the Father alone is the only true God with those of the Catholics and Protestants (let us call them “Trinitarians”) that the one true God is consists of three persons (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit).

WHICH IS LOGICAL? WHICH IS ILLOGICAL?

 

Which belief about God is logical and which is illogical? The belief of the Iglesia Ni Cristo or the belief of the Trinitarians?

         The Iglesia Ni Cristo:

                    The Father only = One True God

          The Trinitarians:

                    God the       God the       God the

                    Father   +    Son         +   Holy Spirit   =   One God (?)

 

         Logic says:

                    1   +   1   +   1   =   3

 

 WHICH IS BIBLICAL? WHICH IS UNBIBLICAL?

 

         The Iglesia Ni Cristo:

“There is only one true God, the Father, and besides Him there’s no one else.”

          The Trinitarians:

The Triune God, the Trinity: There is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, and these three, each of whom are true God, are only one God.

 

          The Bible says:

“After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: ‘Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.

“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:1, 3 NIV)

“Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.” (I Corinthians 8:6 NIV)

“Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?” (Malachi 2:10 NIV)

“Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.” (Isaiah 44:8 NIV)

WHICH MAKES SENSE? WHICH IS NOT MAKING ANY SENSE?

 

         The Iglesia Ni Cristo:

“Because there is only one true God, the Father, thus the Lord Jesus Christ is not God because He is the Son of the one true God, and the Holy Spirit is also not God because he is the one that is sent by the Father (the one true God) in the name of Jesus Christ. The Father alone is the true God.”

 

          The Trinitarians:

“The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is also God. These three are all true Gods (co-equal, co-eternal and co-substantial). However, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (these three) are only one God.

The Admission of the Catholic authorities:

A Catholic priest testifies that the Trinity “cannot be proved by the reason…” (Bounth, C. J., S.J. The Blessed Trinity. London: Catholic Truth Society, p. 21.)

IS IT TRUE THAT JESUS IS GOD BECAUSE ONE OF HIS NAMES IS "IMMANUEL" WHICH IS TRANSLATED AS "GOD WITH US?

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us" (Matthew 1:23, NKJV)

ANSWERS: 

1. How do they use this verse? They claim that Jesus is God because the meaning of his name is "God with us." Is this argument valid? No! There is nothing in the verse that explicitly states "Jesus is God" or Jesus is the God who is with us. 

GOD’S STANDING POLICY OF ELECTION

THE SETTING OF PEOPLE APART FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD - HAS BEEN GOD'S STANDING POLICY.

FELJUN B. FUENTES

ONE BELIEF COMMONLY held by many today is that service to God could validly rendered to Him by practically all people in the world regardless of religious belief or affiliation. This notion is based on the unwarranted assumptions that all men belong to God by virtue of creation and that all men are equal before the Creator. It has been conceived further that man reserves for himself the freedom of worship which entails his option to choose the manner by which his service to God could be made or to attend any religion of his choice.

JESUS CHRIST: TWO NATURES, ONE PERSON?

The Fallacy of the Doctrine of Hypostatic Union

INTRODUCTION

The belief that Jesus Christ is God-Incarnate, although unbiblical, gains a large following even today. Proponents of this concept subscribe to a doctrine technically called the Hypostatic Union, meaning that there are two natures - both human and divine, subsisting in one person, the Lord Jesus Christ. For those who accept this formula, Jesus of Nazareth is one and the same person as God and the Son, the Second Person of Trinity. This concept was defined by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. The creed reads:

IS JESUS CHRIST THE TRUE GOD?

IS JESUS CHRIST THE TRUE GOD

TAUGHT IN THE BIBLE?

Bienvinido C. Santiago

MANY PEOPLE TODAY who unquestioningly hold that Jesus Christ is the true God take it as a matter of course that the deity of Christ explicitly taught in the Bible, without checking out if what they assume to be in the Bible is actually not mentioned there.

Most of them are likely to be offended when we say that the Bible does not teach that Christ is the true God. Having been brought up in religious traditions that believe in the deity of Christ, most of them feel that in so saying that He is not the true God we are denigrating Him or are simply expressing a disbelief in Him.

CHRISTMAS DAY

DECEMBER 25 TRADITION

SAMUEL P. PARAN

                THE TWENTY FIFTH OF December is considered by many Catholics and Protestant as Christmas Day – the birthday of Christ. It is most celebrated holiday of the year throughout the world. It has inspired men of music to create such nostalgic and soothing tunes of “Silent Night,” the jolly beat of “Joy to the World” and other familiar Christmas carols. People could not help but listen to this tunes announcing the most awaited festival of the year. Young and old, men and women, rich and poor, all anxiously breathe the Christmas spirit and eagerly participate in one way or another in the celebration of the alleged birth anniversary of Christ.

WHO IS THE TRUE GOD IN 1st JOHN 5:20? IS IT THE FATHER OR THE SON?

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (New King James Version)

1st John 5:20 is often quoted by those who teach that Jesus Christ is the true God. They argue that the antecedent of the pronoun THIS in the second sentence of the verse is Jesus Christ, which is the noun immediately preceding it. If it were so, then it would appear that this verse is directly referring to Jesus Christ as the true God.

ANG KASAYSAYAN NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO

Paglalahad ng kasaysayan sa naganap na pagtalikod "apostasy" ng Iglesia sa mga tunay na aral ng Panginoong Diyos at Panginoong Jesucristo.

 ANG NAGANAP NA PAGTALIKOD SA UNANG

IGLESIA NI CRISTO

TEOFILO C. RAMOS, SR.

MAHALAGANG MALAMAN ang kasaysayan ng Iglesia na itinayo ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo noong unang siglo. Paano ito nagsimula? Ano ang nangyari sa Iglesiang ito sa panahon ni Cristo at ng Kaniyang mga apostol at ano ang sasapitin nito pagkamatay ng mga apostol?

CREMATION: Gawain ba ng Bayan ng Dios?

Ang Cremation ay isang paraan ng pagdi dispose ng bangkay kung saan ang labi ng isang namatay ay sinusunog hanggang maabo, na ang abo ay inilalagay sa isang lalagyan o kaya naman ay isinasaboy sa lupa o sa dagat o ilog.

IGLESIA NI CRISTO NG GAWA 20:28

BAKIT ANG TAMANG SALIN NG GAWA 20:28 AY IGLESIA NI CRISTO GAYONG MAY MGA SALIN NG BIBLIA NA ANG BANGGIT AY IGLESIA NG DIYOS AT IGLESIA NG PANGINOON?

Dahil sa hindi mababasa sa Biblia ang pangalan ng Iglesiang kinabibilangan nila, tinutuligsa ng mga tagapagtanggol ng IGLESIA KATOLIKA ang paggamit namin ng terminong IGLESIA NI CRISTO sa Gawa 20:28 mula sa Bibliang isinalin ni George M. Lamsa. Ganito ang nakasulat sa talata:

“Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, to feed the CHURCH OF CHRIST which he has purchased with his blood.” [emphasis mine]

POPE BENEDICT: DEC. 25 NOT CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY

A photo of a newspaper posted in social media saying "Pope Benedict: Jesus wasn't born on Dec. 25 wherein a netizen was surprised and took him/her to search it in the internet and then he/she found out that it is true. The said Pope released his newest book that also debunks Christmas myths.

CHURCH OF CHRIST in ACTS 20:28

Another document that attest to the rendition of the phrase "Church of Christ" in Acts 20:28

This information was taken from a website called TheAramaicScripture.com that features the Holy Aramaic Scriptures. The following text are copied that you could check for yourself if you would visit their website.

The Khabouris Codex

This website features The Holy Aramaic Scriptures, as preserved in the ancient Eastern Aramaic Text of the New Testament, in such manuscripts as the Yonan Codex. This Khabouris Codex, and the Mingana 148 Codex, for you to read and study; giving as literal as possible a rendering of this Holy Biblical Text, in a fresh, accurate, and literal, English translation.

The Text

The Aramaic Text used to translate here at TheAramaicScripture.com is from Eastern Aramaic Manuscripts, such as The Khabouris Manuscript, pictured above, it being a hand-written Eastern Aramaic New Testament, scribed in the ancient city of Nineveh, which took place sometime between 900 to 1100 A.D. and is internally documented and officially certified by a Bishop of The Holy Apostolic Church of the East, as being a faithful copy of a much older Eastern Aramaic New Testament Manuscript, most likely of the mid 5th century, which most likely was itself a faithful copy of The Original Aramaic New Testament Scriptures, which was personally handed to The Church of the East by the Apostles themselves, in the ancient City of Edessa, in the 1st century. 

TANGLAW NG SALITA: ACTS 20:28 PAGLILINAW

TANGLAW NG SALITA: ACTS 20:28 PAGLILINAW: PAGLILINAW GAWA 20:28   George Lamsa Translation Ganito ang mababasa sa nasabing talata: Acts 20:28 “Take heed therefo...

ANG ARAW NG PAGHUHUKOM

 

Halos lahat ng mga relihiyon sa kasalukuyan ay naniniwala na may Araw ng Paghuhukom na kung tawagin nga ng iba ay katapusan ng mundo. Madalas na din nating makita maging sa mga pelikula at sa iba pang entertainment media ang iba’t-ibang istorya tungkol sa kung paano magwawakas o magugunaw ang mundo. Maging ang mga scientistay may mga sinasabi tungkol sa isyung ito, na madalas din nating mapanuod sa television. At ang pinakasikat ay tungkol sa hula diumano ni Nostradamus na mangyayari daw na katapusan ng mundo sa Disyembre ng taong 2012 na nakita din natin na ginawaan pa nga ng isang pelikula.