Si Kristo tao, si Ka Felix Manalo anghel?

Maraming taong nabubuwang sa pagkakaintindi sa turo sa Iglesia ni Cristo. 

Bakit nabubuwang? 

Dahil hindi nila maintindihan ang totoong turo ng Iglesia ni Cristo tungkol kay Kristo at kay Ka Felix Manalo kung kaya hilo sila sa pagsasabing "ano ba yan, mas dakila pa pala si Manalo kesa kay Kristo kasi si Kristo TAO LANG si Manalo ANGHEL!"

Tanong, TOTOO ba ang kanilang pagkakaintindi at akusasyon na MAS DAKILA, at MAS MATAAS daw ang ranggo diumano ni Ka Felix Manalo sa ating Panginoong Hesukristo na tagapamagitan at tagapagligtas?

Sagot: HINDI. Kailanman ay hindi namin kinilala at kahit kailan ay hinding hindi namin kikilalanin na mas mataas si Ka Felix Manalo sa ating Panginoong HesuKristo!

Klaruhin natin ang mga bagay-bagay....

Ang turo ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa LIKAS NA KALAGAYAN ni Kristo ay TAO. Pag sinabi po naming tao siya, hindi po namin sinasabing TAO "LANG" na parang ordinaryong tao lang dahil kung nagbabasa tayo ng bibliya alam natin na marami siyang ginawa na hindi nagawa o hindi kayang gawin ng ordinaryong TAO. Pero hindi porke nakagawa siya ng mga bagay na hindi kayang gawin ng ordinaryong tao eh DIYOS AGAD.

Bakit?

Dahil tayo mismo ang nakakasaksi na may mga tao din naman ngayon na nakakagawa ng mga bagay bagay na hindi kayang gawin ng ordinaryong tao. Kaya hindi natin pwedeng sabihing DIYOS din sila.

Ang turo naman ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa pagka-anghel ni Ka Felix Manalo ay hindi yung anghel na iniisip nating nakakulay puti na may pakpak. Si Ka Felix Manalo ay tao lang din. Ang sinasabi namin ay siya ang katuparan ng hula bilang pangatlong anghel sa Rev. 9-11, at itong "anghel" na binabanggit sa talatang ito ay hindi namin tinuturing na anghel na kulay puti na may pakpak kundi ang ibig sabihin sa amin nito ay "sugo ng Diyos" o "Messenger of God". 

At hindi porke sinasabi namin na sa Rev. 9-11 at sa Rev. 7:2-3 ay "Messenger of God" ang ibig sabihin nito sa amin hindi namin sinasabi na sa lahat ng buong nilalaman ng bibliya na kapag may "ANGHEL" na nakasulat ay hindi ito yung mga espiritong anghel na nasa langit na ginawa ng Diyos.

Ayon na rin sa Christiananswers.net:

The word “angel” actually comes from the Greek word aggelos, which means “messenger.” The matching Hebrew word mal'ak has the same meaning.  

Sometimes, the Bible uses these words for human beings:

• ordinary people who carry messages (Job 1:14; Luke 7:24; 9:52)
• prophets (Isaiah 42:19; Malachi 3:1)
• priests (Malachi 2:7)
• church leaders (Rev 1:20)

Sometimes, it speaks figuratively of things or events as “messengers”…

• the pillar of cloud (Exodus 14:19)
• pestilence or plagues (2 Samuel 24:16-17)

But it usually describes the whole range of spirits whom God has created, including both good and evil angels, and special categories such as cherubim, seraphim, and the archangel.

Angels are mentioned at least 108 times in the Old Testament and 165 times in the New Testament (Chafer, Systematic Theology, II, 3). Hence, there is ample information available in Scripture to allow us to build a foundation for our knowledge of angelic beings.

Kung sinasabi ninyong mas mataas si Ka Felix Manalo dahil kinikilala namin siyang ANGHEL at si Kristo eh TAO "LANG", eh di mas mataas din pala si John the Baptist kay Kristo dahil siya ay tinawag ding ANGHEL?

"And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings. But what went you out to see? a prophet? yea I tell you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." Matt. 11:7-10 Douay Rheims Bible

Eh ano daw ba ang dapat na maging pagkakaintindi natin dito?

Ayon sa Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible commentary:

"...which last is the true sense of the passage: nor should it be once called in question, when our Lord himself has applied it to John the Baptist; to whom the things said in it perfectly agree. He was an "angel", not by nature, but by office; a "messenger" sent by God,..."

Yun naman pala, hindi naman pala BY NATURE na ANGHEL si John the Baptist kundi MESSENGER pala ang ibig sabihin noon... Kaya nga sa ibang salin ng bibliya eh ganito ang nakasaad:

"This is the one of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who shall make ready Your way before You." Matt. 11:10 Amplified bible

Pero dahil gusto ko ay happy kayo, sige sakyan nating yan pagkakaintindi niyo na kesyo si Ka Felix Manalo ay anghel na hindi simpleng "messenger of God" ang ibig sabihin kundi yung espiritung anghel na kulay puti na may pakpak, pero ang tanong, MAS DAKILA BA o MAS MATAAS BA ANG ANGHEL KAY KRISTO?

"Siya ang kaliwanagan ng kaluwalhatian ng Ama at ang ganap na kapahayagan ng pagka-Diyos ng Ama. Siya ang humahawak ng lahat ng bagay sa pamamagitan ng salita ng kaniyang kapangyarihan. Pagkatapos niyang gawin ang paglilinis sa ating mga kasalanan, umupo siya sa kanan ng Kamahalan sa kaitaasang dako. Yamang siya ay higit pang dakila sa mga anghel, ang pangalan na kaniyang minana ay higit pa kaysa sa kanilang pangalan." Hebreo 1:3-4

Tignan natin sa ibat ibang salin ang Hebreo 1:4:

 New International Version (©2011)
So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

New Living Translation (©2007)
This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.

English Standard Version (©2001)
having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.

International Standard Version (©2012)
and became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is better than theirs.

NET Bible (©2006)
Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And This One is altogether greater than the Angels, according to how much more excellent than theirs is The Name which he possesses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The Son has become greater than the angels since he has been given a name that is superior to theirs.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

American King James Version
Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

American Standard Version
having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

Darby Bible Translation
taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.

English Revised Version
having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

Webster's Bible Translation
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Weymouth New Testament
having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.

World English Bible
having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.

Young's Literal Translation having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.

source: bible.cc

Naku, kahit naman pala ipagpilitan ninyong ANGHEL SI KA FELIX MANALO, yung may pakpak, hindi pa rin pala siya magiging MAS DAKILA O MAS MATAAS KESA SA ATING PANGINOONG HESUKRISTO!

Si Kristo ba ay tao "lang"?

Bakit nga ba sa dinami rami ng Christian religions sa buong mundo, ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay isa sa iilan na naniniwala na si Kristo ay hindi Diyos?

Kasalanan bang kilalanin na si Kristo ay hindi Diyos dahil lang most Christian religions ay naniniwala na siya ay Diyos?

Naniniwala ba kami na si Kristo ay TAO LANG? Eh kung hindi kami naniniwala na si Kristo ay TAO LANG, eh bakit hindi na lang namin paniwalaan na siya ay Diyos?

Ganoon na lamang ba ang kagustuhan namin na maniwala na kaiba sa pinaniniwalaan ng marami, para MAIBA LANG?

Kapag ba sinabing EXTRAORDINARY ang isang tao, o may mga kakayahan siya na hindi nagagawa ng isang normal na tao DIYOS NA SIYA? DIYOS AGAD? Hindi ba pwedeng TAO PA RIN?

Etong mga tanong na ito ang mga tanong na paulit ulit na itinatanong ng iba sa aming mga Iglesia ni Cristo, at itong mga tanong na ito ay ang parehong mga tanong na hindi nawawala kahit nasagot na, dahil itong mga tanong na ito ay ang mga tanong pa rin ng mga tao noon pang 1914 hanggang ngayon. Ibig sabihin, mag 100 years na ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay paulit ulit lang ang mga tanong na nasagot na.

(Puro "tanong" eh no. hahaha)


Pero seriously, kami bang mga INC members naniniwala na si Kristo ay TAO LANG? Yun bang ordinaryong tao lang?

HINDI. Dahil kahit kelan hindi namin pinaniwalaan na si Kristo ay tao "LANG", ang pinaniniwalaan namin ay ang likas na kalagayan ni Kristo ay TAO, pero hindi basta basta TAO LANG. Pag sinabing hindi basta basta hindi nangangahulugan yon na DIYOS na siya, isa lang naman po ang point namin kung bakit si Kristo ay tao at ang ama ang tunay na DIYOS, upang ma maintain ang SINGULARITY NG DIYOS, dahil kahit saan sa bibliya from cover to cover IISA LANG ANG DIYOS.

Pag pinaniwalaan namin ni si Kristo ay Diyos din, DALAWA NA ANG MAGIGING DIYOS, at ang paniniwalang yon ay against na against sa bibliya dahil sinabi ng tunay na Diyos, ang AMA, siya lang ang dapat na kilalanin na Diyos wala ng iba:

“I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God I will gird you, though you have not known Me; That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other,” Isa. 45:5-6 

Kung tunay kang KRISTIYANO (follower of Christ), susundin mo si Kristo dahil siya mismo ang nagpakilala sa IISANG TUNAY NA DIYOS, ang AMA:

“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” john 17:3

Pinatotohanan pa ito mismo ng isa sa mga Apostol ni Kristo, si Apostol Pablo:

"yet there is for us only one God, the Father, who is the Creator of all things and for whom we live; and there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created and through whom we live." I Cor. 8:6-7

Si Apostol Pablo rin ang nagsabi na hindi siya nagsisinungaling, si Kristo daw ay TAO:

"There is one God and one mediator so that human beings can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who is himself human. He gave himself as a payment to free all people. He is proof that came at the right time. That is why I was chosen to tell the Good News and to be an apostle. (I am telling the truth; I am not lying.) I was chosen to teach those who are not Jews to believe and to know the truth." I tim. 2:5-7

Ilan lang ito sa mga  katunayan sa bibliya na nagtuturo sa atin na NAG IISA LANG ANG DIYOS, pag sinabing IISA, hindi ito binubuo ng mga persona at kung ano pa man.

Si Kristo mismo ang may sabi na siya ay TAO:

"I am a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that." John 8:40

Baka naman sabihin na naman ng ilan, "eh putol yang verses na binigay mo eh" at kung ano pa man, kahit hindi ko ibigay yang verse sa bible, kayo na po mismo ang magbasa ng BUONG BIBLIYA, tignan nyo rin po kung nagbago ang Diyos sa OLD TESTAMENT sa Diyos ng NEW TESTAMENT.

Idadagdag pa ng ilan, eh eto nga oh Diyos nga daw si Kristo, ang katunayan yung John 1:1, na nakasulat sa most english translations ng:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

Tanong, paano nangyari na most bible versions at translations ay ganito ang pagkakasalin? 

"the Word was God/ ang Salita ay Diyos" daw. 

Dapat po natin malaman na noong unang panahon kahit bago palang maimbento ang Trinity noong 4th century ay pinagtatalunan at pinagdedebatihan na itong verse na ito ng marami, ibig sabihin yung mga tao simula noon hanggang ngayon ay ininterpret ang nakasaad sa John 1:1 as "the Word was God".

Tanong, ano bang relihiyon ang nagpasimulang gumawa ng ibat ibang versions at translations ng bibliya? 

Ano ba ang kanilang paniniwala na nakaapekto sa pagtatranslate sa original na manuscripts para sabihing ang salita ay Diyos? 

May kinalaman ba ang kanilang relihiyon o paniniwala sa pagkakatanslate ng bibliya tulad ng nangyari sa I John 5:7-8 kung saan sa ilang salin ng bibliya ay nagsasabi ng ganito:

"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

Samantalang sa karamihan ng bibliya ay ganito ang nakasaad sa pareho ring verse:

"For there are three that testify:" 

Ang tawag doon ay Comma Johanneum/Johannine Comma at ayon sa catholic 
dictionary:

"The text in St. John which in the Vulgate reads: "There are three witnesses in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Spirit, and these three are one; there are three witnesses on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood" (1 John 5:7-8). These words are not found in the early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, nor in the best manuscripts of the Vulgate. They are probably a mystical interpretation that found its way as a gloss on the original text. Called the Johannine Comma, the text has more than once been the subject of the Church's interpretation. The Holy Office declared that scholars may further investigate the authenticity of the passage but accept the Church's judgment on their findings (June 2, 1927)."

Wala daw pala sa early greek manuscripts, yung mga translators na nagsalin ng ganoon ay interpretation nilang pansarili dahil nga naimpluwensyahan sila ng kanilang paniniwala sa Trinity.

Ngayon naman balik tayo sa John 1:1 pansinin po natin ang mga nakasulat, bilangin natin ang binabanggit nilang Diyos:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

Yung Salita daw ay Diyos at yung Salita daw na yun ay kasama ng Diyos din= 2 Diyos

Palitan nga natin baka di pa rin magets ng ilan, tutal yung WORD daw ay DIYOS din:

"In the beginning was the GOD, and the GOD was with God, and the GOD was God."

Ano daw? Ang Diyos ay kasama ng Diyos? e di ilan na ang Diyos nun? 

Nakakatuwa na may ilang matapang na bible translators ang hindi sumunod sa pagsasalin ng John 1:1 tulad ng pagsasalin ng karamihan na ang banggit ay "the Word was God" kundi:

1864 “and a god was the Word” (left hand column interlinear reading) The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson, New York and London.

1867 “In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God” - The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.

1935 “and the Word was divine” - The Bible—An American Translation, by John M. P. Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed, Chicago.

1978 “and godlike sort was the Logos” - Das Evangelium nach Johannes, by Johannes Schneider, Berlin.

1984 "and the Word was a god” - New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, a rendition by the New World Translation Committee, published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. An interlinear translation of the New Testament was published in 1969 under the name The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures.

source: wikipedia

At sa 70 pang bible versions and translations.

Magkaiba po ang "the Word was God" at "the Word was a god", dahil yung "the Word was God", ang tinutukoy nun ay yung Diyos mismo, samantalang yung "the Word was a god", dinedescribe lang kung ano yung Word na yun.

Kahit nga sa merriam webster dictionary magkaiba ang definition ng God na big letter ( naka black) at god na small letter (naka red):

1

capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as
a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe
b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind

2

: a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality

3

: a person or thing of supreme value

4

: a powerful ruler 

Isa pang dapat nating mapansin na ang tinutukoy na "was a god" o "was divine" ay yung Word o Salita, at hindi si Kristo mismo, dahil kung si Kristo mismo yan sana sinabi nalang na "In the beginning is Christ, and Christ was with God and Christ was God/ Christ was a god".

Pero teka, ano ba kasi itong "Word" na ito?

Sagot: Ang Word na ito o Salita ay tumutukoy sa PANGAKO ng Diyos:

  "which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh" Rome 1:2-3

Itong Word na ito o salita ay ang FOREKNOWLEDGE o plano ng Diyos tungkol kay Kristo:

"foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, he has been manifested in the last times for your sakes." I Pet. 1:20

Kaya mababasa natin sa John 1:14:

"The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness and truth."

Dito, yung Word o Salita naging si Kristo nang isilang siya dito sa mundo ni Maria na isa ring tao.

Kaya ang sinasabing "was a god" o "was divine" ulitin ko uli, ay yung Word at hindi si Kristo mismo, inilalarawan lang nito na ang Salita ng Diyos ay makapangyarihan dahil ang Diyos ng lahat ay makapangyarihan:

"For no word from God shall be void of power." Luke 1:37

Kung si Kristo mismo ang sinasabing DIVINE o GOD, o sinasabing si Kristo mismo ang kasama ng Diyos noon pang una bago pa siya isilang sa mundo, hindi na siya kailangang i-FOREKNOWN.

Bakit?

Eh ano ba ang foreknowledge?

"Knowledge or awareness of something before its existence or occurrence; prescience."

source: thefreedictionary.com

Yun naman pala, ang FOREKNOWLEDGE pala ay knowledge of something BEFORE its EXISTENCE, kumbaga parang propesiya, hindi pa nanyayari pero sure na magaganap ito in the future. Nai-foreknown si Kristo para sa ating kapakanan, upang maging tagapaglitas at tagapamagitan sa Ama.

Bakit most Christian religions ay naniniwala na si Kristo ay Diyos? Umepal lang ba ang Iglesia ni Cristo na kilalanin siyang TAO para maiba lang?

Ang pagkilala kay Kristo bilang Diyos ay nabuo noong magkaroon ng kontrobersiya noong 3rd-4th century involving Arius. Si Arius ay galing sa Antiochene School kung saan naniniwala sila na si Kristo ay TAO samantalang ang mga naniniwala na si Kristo ay Diyos ayon sa maling pagkakainterpret ng John 1:1 ay galing sa Alexandrian School. At dahil kay Arius, bumuo ang Iglesia Katolika ng konsilyo, na tinawag na Council of Nicea at ang resulta ng lahat ng kanilang mga pinagdebatihan tungkol sa Diyos at kay Kristo, isinilang ang TRINITY DOCTRINE.

Dito sa konsilyo na ito pinagdebatihan ang ibat ibang paniniwala tungkol sa Diyos at kay Kristo (Note: mga obispo ng Iglesia Katolika ang nagtalo talo dito dahil nung mga panahon na yun wala pang Protestante) may naniniwalang si Kristo ay tao, may naniniwalang si Kristo at ang Diyos ay same substance, may naniniwalang si Kristo ay similar lang ang substance sa Diyos at marami pang iba.

Alam nyo bang inabot sila ng 100 YEARS+ para madefine ang doktrinang ito dahil nga sa mga pagtatalo talo noon?

Ang TRINITY DOCTRINE ang pagkilala sa isang Diyos na may tatlong persona. Itong tatlong persona na ito ay sinasabing co-equal, co-eternal at co-substantial. Ang Holy Spirit daw ay nagmumula kay Kristo at sa Diyos. Ang doktrinang ito tungkol sa Holy Spirit ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit humiwalay ang Eastern Churches sa Western Churches kaya nagkaroon ng Eastern Orthodox Church at Roman Catholic Church.

Sa ngayon kung mapapansin nyo magkaiba ang mga paniniwala at tradisyon ng Eastern Orthodox sa Catholic Church kahit noong una ay iisang church lang sila, itoy sa kadahilanang hindi sila nagkasundo sa mga aral, may ibat iba kasi silang interpretation ng bibliya.

Pagkatapos noon, eto naman nagkaroon naman ng tinatawag na PROTESTANTE, kilalang kilala natin kung sino itong friar sa Iglesia Katolika ang nagprotesta dahil gusto niyang magkaroon ng reporma sa mga doktrina at mga practices dito, itoy walang iba kundi sa Marthin Luther. 

Tanong: Iniba ba ng mga Protestante ang kanilang paniniwala sa TRINITY o inadopt lang din nila ang turo ng Catholic Church?

Di ba inadopt lang din naman nila? Pero may ilan ding Protestant churches at independent churches ang hindi naniwala at hindi nakigaya sa TRINITY DOCTRINE, kasama na nga ang Iglesia ni Cristo.

Eh ang paniniwalang si Kristo ay hindi Diyos?

Noong unang panahon may mga ibat ibang grupo ang naniniwala na si Kristo ay tao at hindi Diyos. Sa makabagong panahon, ang Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's witnesses, Restoration Fellowship ni Mr. Anthony Buzzard at ang Unitarian movement ang mga alam kong hindi naniniwala na si Kristo ay Diyos.

 

Kapag ba EXTRAORDINARY ang nagagawa ng isang tao, DIYOS NA?

Iyan ang paniniwala ng marami, sasabihin nila, kaya nga nakakagawa ng mga himala si Kristo ay dahil DIYOS SIYA. Tanong ng ilan, kung kayo naniniwala kayo na si Kristo hindi basta basta TAO LANG, e bakit ayaw nyo na lang kilalanin siyang Diyos?

Dapat po nating malaman na hindi porke nakakagawa ang isang TAO ng mga bagay na hindi ginagawa o hindi kayang gawin ng ordinaryong tao o may kakayahan siya na wala sa pangkaraniwang tao ay DIYOS NA AGAD.

Si Kristo po ay ganoon din, oo, nakakagawa siya ng mga himala, at binigyan siya ng ibat ibang katangian na wala sa ordinaryong tao pero sa amin ay tao parin siya dahil iyon ang itinuturo sa bibliya at kung tatanggapin naming siya ay Diyos, magiging dalawa na ang Diyos at itong paniniwalang ito ay labag sa aral na nasa bibliya.

Alam nyo ba na may mga tao rin sa banal na kasulatan na napagkamalang DIYOS?

Isa sila Apostol Pablo at Bernabe sa mga taong napagkamalang Diyos, basahin natin ang pangyayaring ito:

"In Lystra there was a man who had something wrong with his feet. He had been born crippled and had never walked. He was sitting and listening to Paul speak. Paul looked straight at him and saw that the man believed God could heal him. So Paul shouted, “Stand up on your feet!” The man jumped up and began walking around.

When the people saw what Paul did, they shouted in their own Lycaonian language. They said, “The gods have come down to us in the form of humans!” The people began to call Barnabas “Zeus,” and they called Paul “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker. The temple of Zeus was near the city. The priest of this temple brought some bulls and flowers to the city gates. The priest and the people wanted to offer a sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, understood what the people were doing, they tore their own clothes. Then they ran in among the people and shouted to them: “Men, why are you doing this? We are not gods. We are human just like you. We came to tell you the Good News. We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God, the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

“In the past God let all the nations do what they wanted. But God was always there doing the good things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from heaven and good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” Even after saying all this, Paul and Barnabas still could hardly stop the people from offering sacrifices to them.

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they threw stones at him and dragged him out of the town. They thought they had killed him. But when the followers of Jesus gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he and Barnabas left and went to the city of Derbe." Acts 14:8-20

Dahil sa mga nagawa nilang mga himala, kinilala ng mga tao noon na silay Diyos na nag anyong tao. 

Eh ano ba ang paniniwala ng mga tao ngayon kay Kristo?

Di ba ganun din? Sabi ng mga Protestante at Katoliko, si Kristo daw ay DIYOS NA NAGKATAWANG TAO. 

Ano pa? 

Inalayan din si Apostol Pablo at Bernabe ng kwintas na bulaklak. 

Eh ano bang ginagawa ng mga Protestante at Katoliko sa mga imahe ni Kristo?

Di ba ganun din? Inaalayan ng mga bulaklak at kung ano-ano dahil kinikilala nila na siyay Diyos.

Anong nangyari pagkatapos?

Sinabi nilang dalawa “Men, why are you doing this? We are not gods. We are human just like you..."

Hindi sila pinakinggan ng mga tao, ganun din ang nangyari kay Kristo, sinabi niyang tao siya at di rin siya pinaniwalaan:

"I am a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that." John 8:40

Ano pa?

Sabi nilang dalawa "... We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God, the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them."

Pinapabalik nila ang mga tao sa TUNAY NA DIYOS, ang lumikha ng langit,lupa at lahat ng mga bagay, at ayon naman kay Kristo, sino daw ang nag IISANG TUNAY NA DIYOS?

"And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent." John 17:3

Eh kanino ba galing ang mga milagro na nagawa ni Apostol Pablo at ni Kristo? Ito bay sa kanilang mga sarili dahil silay mga Diyos?

"God used Paul to do some very special miracles. Some people took handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had used and put them on the sick. When they did this, the sick were healed and evil spirits left them." Acts 19: 11-12

"People of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a very special man. God clearly showed this to you by the miracles, wonders, and signs he did through Jesus. You all know this, because it happened right here among you. Acts 2:22

Ngayon, isa ka ba sa katulad nilang naniwala na DIYOS ang isang TAO?

At kung naniniwala ka paring Diyos si Kristo dahil sa mga EXTRAORDINARY na mga bagay na kaniyang nagawa at dahil sa may mga katangian at kakayahan siyang wala sa ordinaryong tao, eh di tanggapin mo ding Diyos ang mga taong may mga kakayahan at katangian NA WALA o DI KAYANG GAWIN ng isang ordinaryong tao:

Who: Thomas Blackthorne
What: Heaviest weight lifted by tongue



Who: Supatra Sasuphan
What: Hairiest teenager




































 Who: Aaron Caissie
What: Most spoons balanced on the face



 Who: Melvin Boothe
What: Longest fingernails (male) - ever




































Who: Rolf Iven
What: Longest distance walking over hot plates




































Who: Sultan Kosen
What: World's Tallest Man
  
source: guinessworldrecords.com

At iba pang superhumans o mga tao na may unusual abilities o may kakaibang mga katangian na wala sa ORDINARYONG TAO.

Kung Diyos pala si Kristo, eh di Diyos din sila! Dami nyo namang Diyos!^^


Kung si Kristo ay TAO bakit niyo siya sinasamba? Di ba Diyos lang ang sinasamba?

Tama, kung pagaganahin natin ang ating common sense, ang TUNAY NA DIYOS, ang Ama LAMANG ang dapat sambahin. Ang kaso, kaya namin sinasamba si Kristo ay hindi dahil kinikilala namin na siya ay Diyos kundi dahil INIUTOS ITO NG AMA:

"Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in heaven and on earth—even those long ago dead and buried—will bow in worship before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that he is the Master of all, to the glorious honor of God the Father." Phil. 2:9-11 The message

Pinapasamba ng Diyos si Kristo para sa kaniyang kaluwalhatian.

Eto pa sabi sa bibliya:

"Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it." I Peter 3:15

Sasabihin ng ilan, eh sabi sa bibliya Diyos lang ang dapat sambahin eh, eh di kontra na ito sa doktrina nyo dahil sumasamba din kayo kay Kristo. Maraming ibinibigay na bible verses ang mga taong naniniwala na Diyos lang ang dapat sambahin tulad ng Deut. 6:13:

"Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name."

Itong mga binibigay nilang bible verses ay galing sa OLD TESTAMENT, malamang sa malamang hindi mababanggit dito si Kristo dahil ang kwento ng buhay niya ay nasa NEW TESTAMENT.

Dugtong nila, oh eto nasa NEW TESTAMENT, ang sabi sa halip na sambahin ang lumalang, ay ang nilalang ang sinamba, diba si Kristo ay nilalang ayon sa inyong paniniwala?

"They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen." Romans 1:25

Hindi kami ang tinatamaan sa mga sinasabing ito ng bibliya, dahil hindi naman kami "NAGSISAMBA AT NANGAGLINGKOD SA NILALANG KAYSA LUMALANG" ang tinutukoy dito ay ang mga REBULTO AT IMAHEN. Balikan natin ang verse 22-23:

 "Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles."

Sino kaya ang dapat tamaan sa verse na ito? ILAG ILAG DIN!^^

Sasabihin na naman nila, bakit naman daw iuutos ng Diyos na sambahin ang iba eh JEALOUS GOD daw siya:

"Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." Exodus 34:14

Hirit pa nila, di ba bawal ang Idolatry noon (pagsamba sa ibang Diyos o Dinodyos) bakit naman niya iuutos na sambahin si Kristo?

Sagot: Eh hindi naman namin kinikilala si Kristo bilang Diyos kaya walang dahilan para magselos ang Diyos sa kaniyang anak lalo nat SIYA ANG NAG UTOS na sambahin si Kristo.

Hindi rin namin DINODYOS si Kristo kaya hindi kami tinatamaan sa akusasyon ninyong "Idolatry" at pagsamba sa ibang Diyos.

Ang TINATAMAAN dapat sa verse na yan ay hindi kami kundi ang sumasamba kay Kristo bilang Diyos, sa Holy Spirit bilang Diyos din, at sa mga Santo nila na nasa retablo sa may altar dahil pinapantay nila ang Diyos nilang may tatlong persona sa mga ito at sa iba pang mga imahe at statwa na PINAPARANG DIYOS NILA.

Dudugtong pa nila, eh ano to, sabi ni Kristo sa verse nato sa Mateo na ang Diyos lang ang dapat sambahin:

"Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’" Matt. 4:10

Dapat nating maintindihan na kaya sinabi yon ni Kristo dahil nung mga panahon na yon ay sinusubok siya ni Satanas, sinabi niya iyon upang ipabatid kay Satanas na hindi siya, kundi ang Diyos ang makapangyarihan sa lahat, at ang dapat sambahin. 

Eto at balikan natin ang mas naunang verses:

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Matt. 4:8-9

Kung sasabihin ni Kristong "Worship the Lord your God and me, and serve us only" lilitaw na isa rin siyang DIYOS dahil SIYA mismo ang nag uutos kay Satanas na sambahin siya at ang Ama.

Kaya tama lang na sinabi niyang ang Diyos lamang ang sambahin at paglingkuran mo, dahil ang DIYOS LAMANG ang may karapatang mag utos na ipasamba ang kaniyang sarili at kung sino ang gusto nyang ipasamba sa mga tao.


Isang seryosong tanong: Hindi ba kayo nagtataka?

Para sa mga di nakakaalam, ang Judaism, Islam at Christianity ay may LINK sa isat isa. Ang tatlong ito ay ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS, ibig sabihin, ang origin ng aral nila ay nagmula kay Abraham kaya kung mapapansin natin sa kanilang mga scriptures ay nandoon ang kwento tungkol kay Abraham. May magkakaparehas ding mga traditions and practices sa tatlong ito dahil nga pare-parehas silang nagmula sa MIDDLE EAST, ang Christianity sa Palestine, ang Judaism sa Palestine din at ang Islam ay sa Saudi Arabia.

Di ba ngat si Kristo ay isa ring HUDYO? Ano ba ang paniniwala ng mga hudyo tungkol sa Diyos?

Hindi ko na sasagutin yan dahil alam na nating lahat ang kasagutan. Ipapakita ko na lang ang comparison ng 3 relihiyon na ito tungkol sa paniniwala sa Diyos:

 Comparison of Religious Beliefs

	Islam	Judaism	Christianity
type of theism	strict monotheism	strict monotheism	Trinitarian monotheism
ultimate reality	one God	one God	one God
names of God	Allah (Arabic for God)	Yahweh, Elohim	Yahweh, the Holy Trinity

source: religionfacts.com

Hindi ba kayo nagtataka? Parehas naman ng pinagmulan ng aral kung tutuusin ang 3 relihiyong ito, pero bakit kaya ang KRISTIYANISMO ay naiiba ng pinaniniwalaang Diyos?

Dagdag kaalaman, ang ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS po ay monotheistic, ibig sabihin naniniwala sa IISANG Diyos. Pero bakit ang Diyos ng Kristyanismo ay TRINITARIAN? Isang Diyos may tatlong persona?

Si Kristo ay isa ring Hudyo na naniniwala na IISA lang ang Diyos at pinapatunayan nga ito sa bibliya, siya mismo ang nagsabi:

"Sabi ni Jesus, Huwag mo akong hawakan sapagkat hindi pa ako nakakapunta sa Ama. Sa halip, pumunta ka sa aking mga kapatid at sabihin mo sa kanila na aakyat ako sa aking Ama at inyong Ama, sa aking Diyos at inyong Diyos." Juan 20:17

At eto pa:

 Nang mag-aalas tres na ng hapon, sumigaw si Jesus, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani ?" na ang ibig sabihi'y "Diyos ko, Diyos ko, bakit mo ako pinabayaan?" Mateo 27:46

Kung si Kristo ay Diyos na may KINIKILALA RING SARILING DIYOS, ILAN ANG DIYOS NG MGA KATOLIKO AT PROTESTANTE?

Bro. Felix Manalo is the founder of the Church of Christ? Who said?

Catholicdefender2000 tirelessly spreads false info's or in short, making disinformation campaign about the Iglesia ni Cristo, in his anti-INC blog called In defense of the Church.

His favorite source is the MEDIA, that says Bro. Felix Manalo is the founder of the Church of Christ. Is he really?

FACT: NO. The INC doesnt have any doctrine that says Bro. Felix is the founder of the church, what we have is that it is Christ, the true founder of the Church of Christ.

Why? Because Christ did established a church:

“And I also say to you that you are peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.” Matt. 16:18

And this church which was established by Christ is called Iglesia ni Cristo, Church of Christ:

"Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed your overseers, to feed the church of Christ which he has purchased with his blood." Acts 20:28 (Lamsa version)

Why Church of Christ?

“But there is something we must tell you and everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to death on a cross, but God raised him to life…Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.” Acts 4:10,12

It is our Lord Jesus Christ who established the church, and was called after his name because his name is the only one in ALL the world that can SAVE ANYONE.

If it is Bro. Felix Manalo who founded the church, he will name it Church of Manalo, and not Church of Christ. We never and will not recognize Bro. Felix Manalo as the FOUNDER of the church, we recognize him as an angel or Messenger of God, not an angel with wings.

Bro. Felix Manalo is an instrument of God on restoring the true Church of Christ here on earth, as the Church in the 1st century apostatized because of the next leaders after the apostles who invent many doctrines which are unbiblical and violates God's commandments. Bro. Felix, as an instrument of God, registered this church in the Philippine government in 1914 as a corporation sole, and it is stated there that Bro. Felix is the founder/executive minister because the law requires it:

Corporate Code of the Philippines [Sec. 109-116]
Sec. 111. Articles of incorporation. – In order to become a corporation sole, the chief archbishop, bishop, priest, minister, rabbi or presiding elder of any religious denomination, sect or church must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission articles of incorporation setting forth the following:
1. That he is the chief archbishop, bishop, priest, minister, rabbi or presiding elder of his religious denomination, sect or church and that he desires to become a corporation sole;
2. That the rules, regulations and discipline of his religious denomination, sect or church are not inconsistent with his becoming a corporation sole and do not forbid it;
3. That as such chief archbishop, bishop, priest, minister, rabbi or presiding elder, he is charged with the administration of the temporalities and the management of the affairs, estate and properties of his religious denomination, sect or church within his territorial jurisdiction, describing such territorial jurisdiction;
4. The manner in which any vacancy occurring in the office of chief archbishop, bishop, priest, minister, rabbi of presiding elder is required to be filled, according to the rules, regulations or discipline of the religious denomination, sect or church to which he belongs; and
5. The place where the principal office of the corporation sole is to be established and located, which place must be within the Philippines.

Christ's second coming is unknown but believed to be in the end of the world or in the day of judgment. Nonmembers wanted the name "Jesus Christ" and not Felix Manalo to be in the papers of incorporation, as if Christ will go down from heaven and fill in his name in the papers of incorporation in the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Philippines.
If it is only ALLOWED to put the name of Christ in the papers of incorporation, WHY NOT?
But if that happens, we should expect that all CHURCHES REGISTERED IN THE SEC and around the world are entitled to Christ as their founder.
MEDIA and nonmembers says Bro. Felix Manalo is the founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Church of Christ. While we and the Holy Scriptures says that it is our Lord Jesus Christ is the TRUE founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Church of Christ.

Media vs. Bible, who tells the TRUTH?

Again, we never and will not recognize Bro. Felix Manalo as the founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo. It is not US, who says Bro. Felix is the founder but those who are not MEMBERS of the church.