John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
We recently returned from a West Coast trip and while traveling I spotted a logo on what I thought was a Mormon temple. I wanted to get a better look at it because it was an obvious masonic compass and square.
Upon examination I found the church to be called "Iglesia Ni Cristo." I thought that it was Spanish, but upon looking into it I learned that Iglesia Ni Cristo was started in the Philippines and has since spread around the world and has a current membership on a par with the Mormons.
The name Iglesia Ni Christo means Church of Christ. You can find a lot of images in the Internet of Iglesia Ni Cristo church buildings. They remind me somewhat of Mormon temples, but they remind me a lot more of a Disney Castle:
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
Iglesia Ni Cristo Core Teachings
The Trinity
Christ and the Apostles are united in teaching how many and who is the real God. Similar to other true Christians, according to Apostle Paul, there is only one God, the Father—not the Son and more so not the Holy Spirit. The Apostles also did not teach that there is one God who has three personas who are also Gods. ... It [Trinity] is not found in the Holy Scriptures or the Bible, and if [Catholic] priests ever use the Bible to prove this teaching of theirs, all are based only on suppositions and presumptions. source: Iglesia Ni Cristo translated from Pasugo (November 1968)"...there is only one God, the Father—not the Son and more so not the Holy Spirit....It [Trinity] is not found in the Holy Scriptures or the Bible..."
Anyone who owns a Bible and can read will be able to easily disprove these false statements of Iglesia Ni Cristo. You are commanded to search the scripture. You are also commanded to study to show thyself approved that you need not be ashamed. You are also commanded to test the spirits of those who would be your teachers. The membership of Iglesia Ni Cristo fail miserably on all accounts.
This is what the Scriptures say:
God the Father gave all things to his coequal, Jesus Christ:
John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:Those who honor not the Son have NO HONOR toward the Father either:
John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.Jesus Christ was co-creator of all things:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.The co-creator of all things, JESUS CHRIST, dwelt with man in the flesh:
John 1: 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Jesus Christ is distinct from his Father, yet they are one. This looks like a contradiction to those who are in the flesh, which is why they stumble over it:
John 10:30 I and my Father are one.Jesus, the Spirit of God and God the Father are three distinct persons:
Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.There are THREE members of the Trinity:
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."God was manifest in the flesh"
There can be no misunderstanding of this statement or argument about what it means.
Jesus Christ has always been God and he became flesh.
What Timothy is talking about in the verse above is exactly what we speak of now. "without controversy great is the mystery of godliness" - In other words, everyone agreed that there was a great mystery in the nature of God: how that he was manifest in the flesh and how that he was evinced in his spirit. The Spirit and the Son of God ARE GOD.
The Apostles recognized the triune nature of God:
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:According to Iglesia Ni Cristo, "It [Trinity] is not found in the Holy Scriptures or the Bible..."
Then what is this:
1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
The Deity Of Jesus Christ
Iglesia Ni Cristo teaches the Mormon doctrine of Christ being a created being:
The church believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the mediator between God the Father and humanity, and was created by God the Father. source: Iglesia Ni Cristo
But we do not subscribe to the belief that Christ is a God-Man. He is man in nature according to His own testimony (John 8:40) and the teachings of His Apostles (I Tim. 2:5; Matt. 1:18) Iglesia Ni CristoThis statement of Iglesia Ni Cristo (and the Mormons) reveals that they truly do teach falsely. When Jesus Christ came into the world to live and eventually die for the world he being THE WORD was "made" flesh for that purpose:
Hebrews 2;9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.But these people stumble horribly over the truth. Jesus' life and existence did not begin at his conception. Jesus was in the beginning and has always been:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.And:
Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.And if those verses do not clrarify the matter we have Colossians 1:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:"his dear Son:"
Everything that follows now is a reference back to "his dear Son."
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:In whose blood do we have redemption?
"his dear son"
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:Who is "the image of the invisible God?"
"his dear son"
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:By whom were all things created?
"his dear son"
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.Who is "before all things?"
"his dear son"
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.Who "is the head of the body, the church?"
"his dear son"
Who "is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead?"
"his dear son"
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;Jesus Christ is the creator of all things. Jesus Christ was before all things. Jesus Christ is the beginning, which is to say the SOURCE and the MEANS by which all other things came.
ALL things were made by THE WORD and the WORD is the SON and "without him was not any thing made that was made."
So to say that he (Jesus) who made all things was made when John 1:3 says that nothing that was made was made without him MAKES Iglesia Ni Cristo (and the Mormons) false teachers.
Jesus Christ was a party to his own incarnation into this world. He was incarnated, meaning God became flesh, but he was not created.
1 John 5:7 states that the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost are one. All three are God and God has no beginning and no end. As Timothy said, it is a mystery. This means that God reveals it to his own and conceals it from the tares who stumble. If Jesus came back today these masonic cultists would seek to stone him for claiming to be God just as the Pharisees and Sadducees had done.
Revelation 3:14 is often used by those who hate Jesus as a defense to the argument that Jesus was a created being:
Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Mormons and Iglesia Ni Cristo state that Jesus being described here as the "beginning of the creation of God" proves that Jesus was created by God and has a distinct beginning and is therefore not one with God. Not only does this lie not agree with the whole of Scripture is also fails easily under scrutiny when you simply look at the language.
The Greek work used here for "beginning" is arche:
746 arch arche ar-khay’The Greek word used in this verse for "beginning" is "arche" and arche means "source."
from 756; TDNT-1:479,81; n f
AV-beginning 40, principality 8, corner 2, first 2, misc 6; 58
1) beginning, origin
2) the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
3) that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
4) the extremity of a thing
4a) of the corners of a sail
5) the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
5a) of angels and demons
JESUS WAS THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS THAT WERE CREATED. This is just as John and Colossians tells us.
Jesus Is and Always has been God
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.This verse from Isaiah is undoubtedly speaking of God the Father. Jesus has not yet been incarnated into this world as flesh as of yet. Yet in Revelation we see this spoken of Jesus:
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead!" Here we see the natures of God the Son and God the Father (from Isaiah) being mingled together. THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE.
Jesus called "Mighty God":
Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Jesus name means "God with us":
Matthew 1:23 - “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”Jesus made all things:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.Jesus did not correct Thomas when Thomas called him "my God":
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."God" purchased the church "with his own blood":
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.Christ was a party to his own incarnation:
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God: 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond-servant, and coming in the likeness of men.Before his incarnation, Christ had been "in the form of God." The Greek word used here for "form" is "morphe":
3444 morfh morphe mor-fay’Before becoming flesh Christ look like God and considered himself "equal to God."
perhaps from the base of 3313 (through the idea of adjustment of parts); TDNT-4:742,607; n f
AV-form 3; 3
1) the form by which a person or thing strikes the vision
2) external appearance
How is he not then God, Iglesia Ni Cristo?
The leadership of INC know that Jesus is God. That is because the true leadership of INC is not flesh and blood, but are principalities and powers and the rulers of the darkness of this world.
Jesus' deity affirmed:
Colossians 2:9 - For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily."Godhead" from the Greek, "theotes":
Godhead:
2320 yeothv theotes theh-ot’-ace
from 2316; TDNT-3:119,322; n f
AV-Godhead 1; 1
1) deity
1a) the state of being God, Godhead
Jesus is God in flesh:
1 Timothy 3:16 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.Jesus is "our great God and Savior":
Titus 2:13 - looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus ChristEven God the calls Jesus "God":
Hebrews 1:8-9 - But to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”God speaking to Jesus says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever..." And again, God speaking to Jesus says, "Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You..."
The Church
They believe that the Iglesia Ni Cristo is the fulfilment of the passage above while "east" refers to the Philippines where the Church of Christ would be founded. source: Iglesia Ni CristoThis false teaching of Iglesia Ni Cristo is based upon Isaiah 43:5:
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west...But who is God speaking to in this verse? Is it the Philippines? Is it China? Is it Hawaii? Fiji perhaps? Let's just make it whatever we need to make it in order to support our cult.
No, God is speaking to Jacob, which is Israel. Verse 1 of Isaiah chapter 43:
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.As C.H. Spurgeon once said, "a text without a context is a pretext" and Iglesia Ni Cristo seems to be in no short supply of those.
The Elect
The INC teaches that its members constitute the "elect of God" and there is no salvation outside the Iglesia ni Cristo. Faith alone is insufficient for salvation. source: Iglesia Ni CristoOnly a poor student of the Bible cannot see past this whopper. Did the thief on the cross attend Iglesia Ni Cristo?
Was no one saved before Manalo created his cult?
They actually teach that you must attend Iglesia Ni Cristo to be saved. This alone reveals a lie in that it contradicts the very next sentence, "Faith alone is insufficient for salvation."
To build such an important doctrine upon a single verse of utterly vague application to the point lays bare the deception.
The Symbol of Iglesia Ni Cristo
The Iglesia Ni Cristo logo is an occult device and it stands as a testament to "STRONG DELUSION," as millions of people worldwide faithfully believe that Iglesia Ni Cristo is Christian in spite of the fact that Iglesia Ni Cristo boldly proclaims that it is Antichrist by placing this monstrosity on all of its churches.
Many bloggers and others have pointed out the masonic compass and square that are present in the center of the logo:
However, you will notice that within the Iglesia Ni Cristo logo there is a scale attached to the top of the compass and between the arms of the compass there is a lamb resting atop a book of what looks like several scrolls. These objects provide a definitive and unquestionable connection between this logo and the Scottish Rite 17th Degree "Knight of the East and West":
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17th Degree – “Knight of the East and West”“The jewel is a heptagonal (seven-sided) medal, half gold and half silver or mother of pearl. These two colors are emblems of the sun and moon, themselves symbols of the Egyptian deities Osiris and Isis, who represent the generative and productive powers of nature, illustrated in Masonic Symbolism by the columns Jachin and Boaz as the active and passive forces manifested in nature (Morals and Dogma, p. 202). On one side are engraved, at the angles, the same letters as are on the capitals of the columns in the ceremony and possessing the same meaning, that of the last seven of the Sephiroth of the Kabalah. A star is over each. In the center, on the same side, is a lamb, lying on a book with seven seals, on which seals are, respectively, the same letters, though shown in this representation as the Roman equivalents. On the reverse side are two crossed swords, points upward; their hilts rest on an even balance. In the corners are the initials in Greek of the names of the Seven Churches (Revelation 2 and 3). source: Scottish Rite 17th Degree
...the Masonic author of the authoritative Richardson's Monitor of Freemasonry, no doubt lets the cat out of the bag, so to speak, by detailing how, during this ritual ceremony for the Degree of Knight of the East and West, the Sacred Word is given to the assembled members of the Lodge. That sacred word is a shocker: It is Abaddon. Yes, Abaddon is the Sacred Word for the Masonic Knights of East and West. And the Holy Bible reveals exactly who Abaddon is in Revelation 9:11:
Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.There is really no denying that the Iglesia Ni Cristo logo is taken directly from the 17th Degree:
In Richardson's Monitor of Freemasonry, it is revealed that, following the announcement of the sacred word, Abaddon, the Lodge drama for this fateful degree provides a demonstration 'intended to represent the end of the world'. (Marrs, Codex Magica, page 207) What symbol does Texe show to represent the Knights of East and West? A Skull & Crossbones! And, of course, the crossed bones represent an "X"! source: 17th Degree Knights of the East and West
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The Lamb of God, Jesus, is associated with the seals in Revelation. Within the Iglesia Ni Cristo symbol the lamb is oblivious that it has been placed in a magic triangle as a sacrifice, so it makes a good analogy for those who attend Iglesia Ni Cristo. If the lamb was wise it would open and study its Bible, but it seems content to lay down on it and trust false teachers to interpret Scripture. Being ignorant of Christ it will be sacrificed to Antichrist.
The occult symbolism of sacrifice is clear:
Aleister Crowley, in Magick in Theory and Practice, said that "The ethics of the thing [blood sacrifice] appear to have concerned no one; nor, to tell the truth, need they do so." "Crowley sacrificed animals and fowl in his rituals within a MAGICK CIRCLE or MAGICK TRIANGLE, which prevented the energy from escaping. He condemned the practice of torturing the animal first to obtain an elemental slave, calling it "indefensible, utterly black magick of the very worst kind." However, he said that there was no objection to such black magic if it was "properly understood." source: Rosemary Guiley, The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy (p. 282)
Conclusion
Seventh Say Adventists, Jehova's Witnesses, Mormons and Iglesia Ni Cristo all tell lies about who Jesus is and who God is. The Catholics set up idols between man and God. The bulk of Protestant denominations sold out to the Ecumenical Movement and joined themselves to every false teaching.
All organized religion is false.
They preach unity and their unity is the same that Nimrod preached.
Come out of it. All you need is Jesus.
I do not believe that it would be productive to debate with people that teach such things, as it is apparent to me that such organizations are set up for the sole purpose of financial gain and to spread false teaching to prepare the world for Antichrist.
They have everything to lose by backing down and their false doctrine has been carefully formulated to ensnare the ignorant, so to change it would mean to risk losing control of the golden geese. They never will.
Therefore it does not matter how elegant and compelling your arguments might be, such organizations will fight to protect their gold and their hidden agenda.
Before you call me a hater you need to understand that I am warning you to come out of religious Babylon. I am warning you about the coming of 666 and the false Christ.
Step back and for once question what you have been goaded and brow beaten into accepting as truth. Question it before it is too late. Most if not all of the churches of every denomination are fallen.
The only people defending them are those who are feeding at the trough. Come out of these deceptions that have been set up by agents of the Synagogue of Satan.
God Speaking:
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
God Acknowledges what Iglesia Ni Cristo refuses to acknowledge.
Jesus Christ is God
All churches that deny this are of Satan.