1. The basis of our faith is the BIBLE. This is where God's words are written. We do not follow any creeds.
2. We believe in only true God, the Father. We do not believe in Trinity.
3. We do not believe that Jesus is God. We believe he is a human, but not an ordinary human. He is worshiped as what God commanded.
4. We believe that membership in the Church is necessary for salvation. We do not believe that salvation can be attained only by faith alone.
5. We believe that baptism by means of immersion is necessary for salvation. The church does not baptize babies.
6. We believe that Jesus established only one church. We do not believe that all churches belongs to God.
7. We believe that the true Church founded by Jesus Christ in the 1st century is the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ). It is the name of his church. It is the Church that he will save. Everyone is needed to enter Christ's church in order to be saved.
8. We believe that the Church of Christ in the 1st century had fallen to apostasy. It became as it is now known, the Roman Catholic Church.
9. We believe that Bro. Felix Manalo is a messenger of God in these last days. He is the instrument on restoring the true Church that was apostatized. We do not recognize him to be the founder of the church.
10. We believe that the fulfillment on where and when the Church re-emerged, in the Philippines (a country in the far east), in 1914 (beginning of the first world war).
11. We believe that being a member of the church is not enough to be saved. One should lead a new life, and should obey all the teachings of God until the end.
12. We believe in the Day of Judgment which will take place in the second coming of Christ. We also believe in resurrection.
13. We believe in the second death which is the Lake of fire.
14. We believe that attending worship services are our obligation as well as giving offerings.
15. We do not practice tithing. We give our offerings on our heart's desire.
16. We believe that it is the will of God for us to love one another as true brothers and sisters. We treat each other equal.
17. We believe that unity is God's teaching that should be practiced and there should be no division in the church. We practice unity in voting in elections.
18. We believe in the separation of Church and State. One should respect and observe the rules of the government.
19. We always practice discipline and orderliness.
20. We believe that God is against eating blood as food, live-in relationships, inter-faith marriage, homosexual unions, same-sex marriage, divorce, annulment, legal separation, extra-marital affairs, excessive drinking of liquors, and taking of drugs.
21. We do not believe in Catholic Saints and we do not keep images or statues of them in our homes and chapels.
22. We do not believe that Mary is the mother of God.
23. We do not believe in purgatory and we do not pray for the dead.
24. We believe that a dead should not be cremated.
25. We do not believe in ghosts, Feng shuis, magics and superstitions.
26. We do not celebrate or observe Christmas, Halloween, All saints day, All souls day, Valentines day, Lenten Season and Fiestas that are associated on honoring saints/patrons.
27. It is not true that we are discouraged by the ministers to read the bible. We do not practice private interpretation of the bible.
28. We believe that ministers are the ones who have the authority to preach the gospel through the guidance of the holy spirit. We members do not preach.
29. Missionary work is one of our duty.
30. All members are expected that we know how to pray. We do not use rosary and we do not pray in repetition. We do not make the sign of the cross.
31. We believe that we should obey the Church administration and church officers.
32. The church supports use of family planning and artificial contraceptives.
TRUE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH:
1. Do not join labor unions, fraternities, and sororities.
2. Do not participate in dancing in bar, J.S prom and cotillion.
3. Avoid attending Christmas Parties, worship services in other religions and other assemblies that are not in accordance to church's teachings.
4. Do not imitate wrong doings.
5. Lead a new life and follow church teachings.
6. Actively participates in church activities.
7. Do not swear.
8. Do things properly and orderly when attending worship services.
If you want to know more about church doctrines, you can visit the locale nearest you. You can freely ask our ministers and evangelical workers, they will be glad to answer your questions.
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Jesus is God and the same as God the Father . !!
ReplyDeleteThere is only one true God, the father.
DeleteIt was stated on the BIBLE that Jesus is God. I have a proof, according to this verse:
Delete"I and the Father are one." ----John 10:30
http://theiglesianicristo.blogspot.ae/2013/10/john-1030.html
DeletePlease click on the link to understand INC's teachings on John 10:30. Thank you...
John 10:30?
DeleteOne in WHAT?
In being GOD? Or taking care of the SHEEP? Please answer.
It is to understand stated John 10:30. Read properly the whole verse that Jesus is not God.
DeleteOnly God can forgive sins, Thank you Jesus
ReplyDeleteWe are not against that Jesus and the Father are one. Because it doesn't mean that they are one God. The one God according to the Bible is the Father only.
ReplyDeleteCan you show me in the Bible that "the one God is the Father only?"
DeleteCan you show me in the Bible that the one God that you said is the Father only?
Deleteif there is father there is a child!!! AND THE CHILD IS OUR LORD JESUS..THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON..AMEN
DeleteWe are not against in John 10:30 . Because it's not the proof that Jesus and the Father are one God.
ReplyDeletewhy do you believe that it is not the proof that Jesus and the Father are one God?
DeleteCan you show me in the Bible?
The Gospel of John was written to assert the divinity of Jesus, together with the Johannine letters. In John 10:30, Jesus himself clearly states His coequality with God. That is why the Jews responded, "We are not stoning you for any good work," they replied, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." (John 10:33) Jesus further defends His answer in the succeeding verses. Further, we must remember that the New Testament has Jewish origins and Hellenistic backgrounds. John opens the Gospel with the Hymn on the Word, a parallel idea to the Jewish concept of God's wisdom and the Greek search for universal order and reason. John uses "I am..." quotes to remind Jesus' oneness with Moses' "YHWH "(I am he am; Exodus 3:14) John depicts Jesus with superiority, power and glory as of God. John also portrays Jesus as Good Shepherd (Ezekiel 34:15)and light (Psalm 27:1)- a metaphors for the Jewish God. The whole logic of the New Testament would be destroyed if we neglected His divinity. The omnipotence of Jesus, his High Priesthood, his preeminence among Angels, his eternal Sonship would be impossible to explain without accepting his divine and human natures.
ReplyDeleteHebreo 1:8...Roma 9:5...Juan 1:1...Juan 20:28...1 juan 5:20... Tito 2:13...Isaiah 9:6...Juan 8:58...juan 14:6..... Pakibasa po. Laht po yan ay nagpapatunay na si Kristo ay Diyos..ilan kamng sa mga talata iyan....isa lamang ang dapat sambahin at yuon ay ang Diyos. At hindi dapat sumamba sa tao.ngunit kung sinasabi niyong Tao lamang si Hesus bakit niyo siya sinasamba? Hindi ba iyan salungat sa katuruan ng Bibliya? At kung hindi Diyos si Kristo.. Bakit ang mismong Diyos Ama ay tinawag siyang Diyos sa Hebreo 1:8? Sinabi po ng Bibliya na atin itong basahin at pagbulay bulayan araw gabi (joshua 1:8)....kaya bakit bawal ang pribadong pag aaral ng Salita ng Diyos? Hindi bat ang Diyos ay mangungusap sayo kung babasahin mo ang Bibliya mo ng kayo lamang dalawa?...ginagalang ko po ang inyong opinyon..sana po ay mas lalo pa tayong matuto at maliwanagan mula sa Salita ng Diyos.
ReplyDelete1. Ministers lang pwede magnilay sa Bible? Sila lang ba may Holy Spirit
ReplyDelete2. This is the mystery of God. God the Father created everyone, yet everyone sins. And sabi sa book of Romans, the wage of sin is death. That's why Jesus, God's only Son, came down on earth and sacrificed his life, so that all our sins may be repayed. Take note, Jesus died human so he may conquer humanity's sins, and because Jesus is God he was able to pay for all those sins, it wasn't anything a human could do. This was the fulfillment of God's promise in the book of Genesis saying how the fruit of the woman will end the suffering and defeat the serpent. And remember this, there is nothing we can do to pay for our sins, our sins have already been payed, God asks for nothing more but for you than to follow Jesus. Why? Because God is a loving Father. He did not create us so that we may worship Him, he made us because He has so much love in Him and He wants to overpour that love into our lives... See this, the mystery of the Trinity isn't that God has 3 personas, what it means is that these 3 personas (God our Father, the Holy Spirit (God's presence that is in all of us, and Jesus (the bridge between us people who were sinners and God) ) are one. It was sin that separated us from God (the first sin was in the garden of Eden) and it was Jesus that brings us back to him. God bless!
3. INC isn't the only church that doesn't pray with the rosary, believe in purgatory (since it's not in the Bible) or pray repetitive prayers. Just fyi for Catholics.
4. Bawal pig or yung ganitong food? Check Colossians 2:16-17... we are made full in Christ, Christ is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. We don't have to do anything for Him, just love God and one another. The curse of the Old Testament has been broken. Move on please ^ - ^
5. If you are looking for a loving church, look for Church So Blessed near GMA Kamuning, it's along Timog Ave.
No hate, just love. God bless!
Basically same as the Watchtower/ Jehovah's Witneses Cult belief that Jesus was just a man... The JW's are a Masonic/ Luciferian Cult that reject the Christ every year by passing the body and blood of Christ rather than eating and drinking...
ReplyDeleteNo church can give salvation only a personal relationship with God through Christ: faith and grace. Any church that teaches that ONLY its members are saved is an obvious cult and should be avoided.
I have studied with JW's LDS and now am listening to INS.But soon as I hear... U have to be a member of this church to be saved,this is the true church the only church, something inside of me says NO this is not right. Am I right? Are they right? Who is right? I pray for an answer. The members of these churches are SO SURE and truly believe in their churchs. Why do they believe the way they do?
DeleteWell I admire that you are seeking for an answer, however, it is you and you alone can find that answer by way of reading God's word and try understand them with faith that God will show you the clear teaching about God, Christ, Bible, Holy Spirit, Angels, Demons, Satan, Salvation, Sin, Man, Church and the Last Things.
DeleteThis is very similar to the Watchtower/ Jehovah's Witness cult beliefs that reject the new covonent and the Christ as nothing more than a perfect man.
ReplyDeleteNote that the JW's were founded by a Masonic Witch C.T. Russell from an illuminati family. He used Masonic images, taught pyramidology, died Halloween 1916 and is buried in a Masonic cemetery next to a Masonic pyramid that was built in his honor.
Any church that teaches only those church members can be saved is a cult. Jesus died for ALL mankind; all who believe in Christ and have faith in him can be saved. However if you don't believe Christ is God then you don't believe...
Your members are hypocrites. I didn't know why I wanted to join your church years back but I'm glad I didn't. You keep on saying that only your church members can be saved but how clean are you? I know a handful of INC members who are active in church and recruit people to join but they sure aren't good people. Those people I know drink alcohol, enters in premarital intercourse while being in a relationship with a fellow INC member, curses at God, borrows money and doesn't pay, does not take good care of their children, goes to disco bars, etc. etc. You guys are good at keeping your scandals private but somehow, you leave nasty trails and people from outside your church can sense those. I firmly believe that it is by FAITH that we are saved because being a member of a Church WITHOUT FAITH is the same as a wolf in sheep's clothing. God is not an IDIOT you can fool. Stop insulting HIM.
ReplyDeleteHi brethren,
ReplyDeleteI am from India. I want to join Iglesia Ni Cristo and also wants to become a member of INC. I contacted brethren Vasu (Tenali, India) and he asked me why do you wants to join. I answered him. Later he I asked him again to come over there and start my worship but he said you've to wait, God's will. My current situation is not so good. I'm from a poor family where I am the only breadwinner in my family. I'm not happy with brethren Vasu's decision. Could anyone help me.
JESUS CHRIST IS GOD
ReplyDeleteAccording to these Passages
Philippians 2:5-8
Titus 2:13
Hebrews 1:8
Isaiah 9:6
1 John 5:20
John 1:1
I am so concerned. Wrong doctrine would cost you your eternity! wake up! Read your Bibles!
ReplyDeletePhilippians 2:5-6 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was GOD, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Juan 1:1 “JESUS IS GOD!”
ReplyDelete“Sa pasimula pa ay naroroon na ang Salita. Ang Salita ay sumasa Diyos at ang Salita ay Diyos. 2 Siya ay sumasa Diyos nang pasimula pa.
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Ang lahat ng mga bagay ay nilikha sa pamamagitan niya. Kung wala siya ay walang anumang nilikhang bagay na nalikha. 4 Ang buhay ay nasa kaniya at ang buhay ay ang ilaw ng mga tao. 5 Ang ilaw ay nagliwanag sa kadiliman at hindi ito naunawaan ng kadiliman.”
Talon tayo sa verse 14.
Nagkatawang-tao ang Salita at nanahang kasama natin. Namasdan namin ang kaniyang kaluwalhatian, ang kaluwalhatian ng bugtong na Anak ng Ama. Ang Salitang ito ay puspos ng biyaya at katotohanan.
“Nagkatawang-tao ang Salita” - si Jesus. “at ang Salita ay Diyos” from V1.
kase kung Diyos sya di Siya pwede mamatay kaya kailangan Niya mgkatawaang tao para mamatay at bayaran ang lahat ng ating mga kasalanan. Napalinaw po. We should have the Holy Spirit to understand this. God bless us all!
SEVEN VERSES THAT JESUS IS GOD:
ReplyDelete1. John 1:1
2. John 20:28
3. Hebrew 1:8
4. Romans 9:5
5. Isaiah 9:6
6. 1 John 5:20
7. John 1:18
help us God to understand your words...HAVE A BLESSED DAY!