INC: a Filipino church only for Filipinos?

Its funny to think that detractors of the INC make innovations in their lies, if not repeating those lies again and again. Like Catholic defenders/apologists, they create another attack if they have no more to show because its already been answered by the INC. Now, they say:


-->INC is a "Filipino Church"
I wonder what does it mean? Do they want to point out that this church is only for Filipinos that's why they call this a Filipino church? Or they call it that way to say it came from the Philippines?


The early Christian Church
So, my question to them: Does the first members of Christ's church in the 1st century are of mixed race?


Answer? Simple. NO!


All of us knows that the first members and even the disciples of Christ are Jews, because Christ himself is a Jew that's why he preached it first to the Jews.

"The first Christians (the disciples or students of Jesus) were essentially all ethnically Jewish or Jewish proselytes. In other words, Jesus was Jewish, preached to the Jewish people and called from them his first disciples. However, the Great Commission, issued after the Resurrection is specifically directed at "all nations."" source: wikipedia

"Acts gives a history of the Church from this commission in 1:3–11 to the spread of the religion among the gentiles and the eastern Mediterranean by Paul and others." source: wikipedia

Then to the Gentiles and to the rest of the world...

I wonder why their reactions like that, they say: Most of the members of the INC are Filipino's! and they conclude: INC is only for Filipinos!

Is it not DUMBNESS?

INC came from the Philippines, as prophesied in the bible, what do they want? Bro. Felix preach words of God outside the country before in his own country???


The Prophecy to the expansion of the early church
“For the promise is to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, as many as the lord our god will call.” Acts 2:3 (for more click here)


Prophecy to the expansion of the INC
“From the Far East will I bring your offspring and from the far west I will gather you.” Isa. 43:5 (MOFFAT TRANSLATION) (for more click here)

The fulfillment:
This was in fulfillment of the prophecy concerning the gathering of god’s children in the part of the world. Through the instrumentality of its present Executive minister, Brother Erano G. Manalo, who went in the united states in July 1968 for this purpose, the members of the church of Christ who migrated to this region of the world were gathered together with the establishment of the church’s congregations in Hawaii and California, both states of the USA that are situated in the far west (The world Almanac book of facts, 1976, p.88)


Meaning, on that year 1968 is the beginning of the expansion of the church outside the Philippines. The church outside the Philippines is only 43 years but it is now in 90+ countries and territories. Congregations in other countries are just starting, so why would them expect the INC to have many NON-FILIPINO members???


The Main purpose of having INC locales abroad
The main purpose is for the brethren, even they migrate or work abroad, continue to attend worship services. It is a fact that the key/reason of INC's expansion is because of the OFW's and Filipino immigration abroad, and it doesnt matter.

But i have read some articles like for example, an African-American became a member in the Church in the USA, and because he wanted to share his faith to his family in the Dominican Republic, he wrote a letter to the Church admin. and it was granted that a minister will be sent in that country. And the key of the establishment of the locale in the Dominican Republic is because of the converts of his family...

There is so many stories that is related to that, in the locale of Mexico and King William's town, i know only ministers are Filipino's there, and some locales in Japan, most members are Japanese.

The INC is not like other religions for example, send some evangelical workers/missionaries in other countries that they dont have still a church. It is not more likely to the expansion of the RCC in Asia and other continents where the main key is the colonization of France, Spain and Portugal.

The INC abroad is through forming of Group worship services by the brethren, then if their number becomes bigger, they will have a resident minister, if it becomes bigger again, that is the establishment of a local congregation but they should first find a suitable place for them for their house of worship.


Evangelization
Again, INC does not send missionaries abroad to evangelize, non-members knows about the church only if they were invited in the church's GRAND EVANGELICAL MISSION and other activities. Others were invited in bible studies by member's friends, relatives, co-workers and etc. Members are giving Pasugo magazines and other pamphlets for others to know more about the church.

That is the very fact that the jealous non INC members should know, like Catholicdefender2000! That before you conclude something or say something,

MAKE A RESEARCH FIRST

so you will not be ashamed on yourself!

And just for you:

TRIVIA: INC have a membership consisting 102+ different nationalities! If that so, then INC is not a Filipino Church only for Filipinos...

It is described as GLOBAL CHURCH only in a span of a half century!