"Ipaglaban mo nang puspusan ang pananampalataya. Panghawakan mong mabuti ang buhay na walang hanggan, dahil diyan ka tinawag ng Diyos nang ipahayag mo sa harap ng maraming saksi ang iyong pananalig kay Cristo." I Tim. 6:12
In what church has the BIGGEST CHAPEL IN THE WORLD?
ANY GUESS?
Is it the Iglesia ni Cristo Central Temple?
Im a member, but the truth is, NO.
Is it the Salt Lake Temple by the Church of Jesus Christ latter day saints?
No again.
Maybe the ROman Catholic Church's St. Peter's square Basilica?
Sadly but no.
Is it the ADD Convention Center by Members Church of God international?
Of course not!^^ especially its not a chapel, its a convention center.
What do you think?
CLUE:
The Chapel is not in Asia.
Not in Europe.
Not in North and South America.
Not in Australia....
Dont know the answer?
Faith Tabernacle is the headquarter church of Winners' Chapel.
It is in Canaanland, Ota, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria. Faith Tabernacle has a capacity of 50,400 worshippers and it is reputed to be the world biggest church in terms of capacity.
The Church building was constructed in under a year in 1998 and hosts the annual Shiloh religious festival which comes up every December in the same Canaanland.
The Pastor in charge of Winners' Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, said that building the 50,000 black person capacity, biggest church in the world is from a revelation God gave to him (a black person) many years before it was constructed.
If not, SURELY HE WILL NOT ATTAIN SALVATION AS THE CHURCH BELIEVES AND IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE THAT ONE MUST BE BAPTIZED TO BE SAVED!
Well then, Is Bro. Felix Manalo, BAPTIZED OR NOT BAPTIZED?
From the Pasugo, it says:
It is true that Bro. Felix Manalo was not baptized into the Church of Christ because no one was there immediately preceding his work to baptize him. Remember that the Church of Christ fell in the way of apostasy and the emergence of the Church of Christ led by Bro. Felix Manalo is its restoration. Hence, who will have to baptize him?
The same is true with John the Baptist who was called and sent by God for a specific work and who was not baptized. Yet, John the Baptist is God’s messenger.
Our Lord Jesus Christ receive baptism through a messenger sent by God, one who preceded him and prepared his way—John the Baptist (Mt.3:3).
The baptism that our Lord Jesus Christ received is different from the kind of baptism he commanded to his apostles. The baptism performed by the apostles was for the forgiveness of sins, and for making disciples of those who received it (Acts 2:38, Mt. 28:19). Christ, who is sinless and was made lord (I Pt. 2:21-22, Acts 2:36) was baptized not for that purpose but to “fulfill all righteousness”. (Mt. 3:13-15).
On the other hand, it was God himself who cleansed Bro. Felix Manalo so that he would be made worthy to preach his message of salvation in these last days. The almighty declared:
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;and I will not remember your sins.” (Is. 43:25, New King James Version)
The point that Bro. Felix Manalo was not baptized into the Church of Christ does not in any way disqualify him from being a true messenger of God. His commissioning as a true preacher of the gospel in these last days has been attested by the various prophecies written in the Holy Scriptures, one of which is Revelation 7:2-3:
“Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” (New king james version)
There are many other prophecies in the bible that specifically pertain to the commissioning of Bro. Felix Manalo, such as Isaiah 41:9-10, 14:16, 43:5-6, 46:11 and Rev. 14:9-14. Hence, although no one baptized him into the Church of Christ, his commissioning is from God through the fulfillment of the prophecies recorded in the Holy Scriptures. He is a true messenger who was chosen to start God’s work of Salvation in these last days.
Source: Pasugo Novermber 2001
Yes, BRO. FELIX MANALO IS NOT BAPTIZED IN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST!
But Wait,
Dont panic,
And give comments right away...
The thing is, WHY DOES BRO. FELIX NOT BAPTIZED IN THE CHURCH?
It is like the article about "Who ordained Bro. Felix Manalo?"
But in this time, Bro. Felix was not baptized because:
"no one was there immediately preceding his work to baptize him,... who will have to baptize him?"
Saying that Bro. Felix Manalo is not a true messenger of God and not be saved, is also saying that JOHN THE BAPTIST (the one who baptized our Lord Jesus Christ) is not a true messenger and therefore not be saved!
The short answer is “No.” The Bible does not say who baptized John and any other answer would be pure speculation. As a matter of fact, there is no record of John’s being baptized at all. John was the divinely appointed forerunner of Christ. Malachi 3:1; 4:5-6; Matthew 10:17-13. His baptism was from God. Matthew 21:24-26. There is no reason to believe that the divinely prophesied and appointed forerunner needed to receive the baptism that he was sent to administer.
See? Even John the baptist wasnt baptized, but then does not mean that he is not a true messenger of God and will not be saved. It is God who CLEANSED BRO. FELIX, i will again quote:
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;and I will not remember your sins.” (Is. 43:25, New King James Version)
Prophecies about Bro. Felix, the truth about what he preached and so his commissioning from God to continue the work of salvation is enough for us to believe that he is indeed God's Last Messenger!
Bro. Felix is baptized or not, WE DONT CARE! And it doesnt mean that he is already a FAKE "god's messenger" only because he was not baptized, and even he was not ordained. The thing is, he preached the truth that was written in the bible, and the truth that YOU BECOME ONE OF THE DEVIL'S INSTRUMENT TO MAKE SUCH LIES SAYING THAT HE IS NOT A TRUE MESSENGER OF GOD!
Ordination is the investiture of ministerial or sacerdotal function through the laying on of hands. The first ordination mentioned in the bible was when Moses laid his hands on Joshua to be his successor.
Moses, however, had no need of anyone to ordain him because his commissioning was mandated by God himself—this is also why Bro. Felix Manalo had no need to be ordained.
No man has the right to ordain another unless he is sent by God to preach his words(Rom.10:15).Bro. Felix Manalo was directly appointed by God through the prophecies recorded in the bible fulfilled in him.
Through prophecy, God commissioned his chosen servant from the “ends of the earth” refers to the period of when Judgment day is near signified by the outbreak of the First World War on July 27,1914. (Mt. 24:3,33,6-8). God chose Bro. Felix Manalo to proclaim his righteousness which is the gospel of salvation (Rom. 1:16-17). Concomitant with this right to preach was the authority for him to ordain would-be ministers.
From Pasugo September 1999
Again, BRO. FELIX MANALO WAS NOT ORDAINED BY ANYONE!
especially the alleged "ordination" of Bro. Felix Manalo done by some protestant pastors, catholic officials and etc!Click here.
Their conclusion:
"If he is not ordained in the Church of Christ meaning, HE IS NOT A MESSENGER OF GOD!"
If that is your point, it is like saying that MOSES IS NOT A MESSENGER OF GOD.
It is like asking, WHO IS THE GOD OF OUR GOD? WHO IS THE LEADER OF OUR LEADER? and etc...
Since the 1st century Church apostatized, How can the last messenger of God be ordained by some who have different beliefs especially contrary to the bible? or Can Bro. Felix be ordained whom ordained by him?
It is written in the bible:
And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" Rome 10:15
Why would protestant pastors, catholic officials and etc would ordain Bro. Felix especially they are NOT SENT BY GOD? and why would a minister in the INC would ordain Bro. Felix especially it is them first to be ordained?
The point here is, BRO. FELIX WAS NOT ORDAINED BY SOMEONE IN THE CHURCH AND EVEN OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. It is because he is already the messenger of God, meaning it is HIM who have the authority to ordain (in the commissioning of him by god) ministers and not for the ministers to ordain him and not for others OR OUTSIDE THE CHURCH have the authority to ordain him.
Northeast Asia District Inaugurated and registering INC in the Japanese government
Recounting the events that let to the creation of the district of Northeast Asia, the legal advisers of the church recalled how the Executive minister gave a direct order for an ecclesiastical district in Northeast Asia to be established and how he wanted the church to be registered formally in Japan.
The formal filling of the registration of the Iglesia ni Cristo with MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) of Japan took place on September 13,2010.
On November 7,2010, The Executive Minister, together with his wife Sister Lynn Manalo, inaugurated the new building that now serves as the Main Office of the ecclesiastical district of Northeast Asia. Located at 51-21 Chome, Kita-Magome, Oota-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, near the center of Tokyo, the five story building houses the office of the district minister, the finance office, the secretariat, and other vital offices of the ecclesiastical district of Northeast Asia.
Bro. Alfredo Carvajal, immigrant in Tokyo decades ago, said:
“I am very lucky to have seen this day come. Just barely a month ago, the Church was registered formally with the Japanese Government. We can now purchase and register properties here in Japan. We don’t have to rent anymore. We could not have done this by ourselves… The realtors asked one another about us. They were all surprised that the Church is buying properties left to right. The Church here is moving forward in great strides…..”
Excerpted From Pasugo January 2011
Iglesia ni Cristo to ordain new ministers
THOUSANDS of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members will converge in Cebu City to witness the ordination of new ministers tomorrow, Jan. 2.
Cebu City has been chosen as one of the 15 remote sites for the ordination during a worship service officiated by INC executive minister Eduardo Manalo, which will be held at the house of worship of the locale of Tondo in Manila.
The ordination will be beamed live to eight sites abroad and seven sites in the Philippines, including the INC house of worship on Gen. Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City.
There will be 46 candidates for ordination as new ministers of the Church, bringing to 636 the number of newly ordained ministers.
This is the seventh ordination held by the INC this year. The six ordinations were held twice in the INC Central house of worship in Quezon City on Jan. 2 and Feb. 13, once each in Tagbilaran City (April 17), General Santos City (May 29), San Francisco del Monte locale in Metro Manila (Sept. 4) and Bago Bantay locale also in Metro Manila (Sept. 18).
The INC members in the Cebu South district and nearby districts have been eagerly awaiting this momentous event as it will be the first time that the ordination will be beamed live to other areas since the Church emerged in the Philippines in 1914.
For most of the members who will be attending the event, this will be the first time they will witness an ordination.
In Cebu City, the ordination would be shown live on wide screen and 40-inch LCD television sets inside and outside the house of worship of Cebu City locale.
The INC members who will attend the worship service in Cebu City will come from the different locales in Cebu South district and from other districts, including the Cebu North district.
The ordination on Jan. 2 will commemorate the 86th birth anniversary of the late executive minister Eraño G. Manalo. source: Inquirer.net
