INC Fundamental Belief: "Reject ALL Catholic Doctrines."

  
     INC minister Eraño Guzman Manalo, the former executive "minister" of the iglesia ni Cristo (church of Christ) summarized the fundamental beliefs of the iglesia ni Cristo in an instructional book. And according to the 6th fundamental belief of the INC:

6. The apostasy of the Catholic Church from the Church established by Christ in the 1st century took place with their turning away from the teachings of God taught by Christ and His Apostles (Worship of Images, Mass, Popes and Priests as vicars or successors of Christ, Mediator Saints, Purgatory). Therefore, the apostasy takes place whenever there is a teaching of God the Catholic Church violates. In view of this, all the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church should be rejected.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Beliefs_of_the_Iglesia_ni_Cristo 

     You clearly saw that the iglesia ni Cristo said that "...all the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church should be rejected." It's one of their "fundamental beliefs." For me, this is not a fundamental belief. This is a "mental belief." Why? Please skip to the next paragraph.

     The Nicene Creed is the summarized doctrines of the RCC together with the Apostles' Creed (this is the shortened Nicene Creed). This is the Nicene Creed:

We believe (I believe) in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for oursalvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. And one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We confess (I confess) one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for (I look for) the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Source: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm 

     If INC members are going to follow their fundamental beliefs/doctrines, they should become Atheists in order to follow the 6th INC fundamental belief. We believe that God exists. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father. All of those underlined is what we believe that the iglesia ni Cristo also believes. In order to follow their 6th fundamental belief, they need to become Atheists first. Their 6th fundamental belief isn't agreeing with their doctrine that they should believe in the Bible alone. This is what we call "mental beliefs" not "fundamental beliefs." This is a doctrinal failure of INC minister Eraño Guzman Manalo.

Crucem Tuam

(Verse I)

Crucem Tuam

Adoramus Domine

Resurrectionem Tuam

Laudamus Domine

(Verse II)

Laudamus et Glorificamus

Resurrectionem Tuam

Laudamus Domine

(Repeat verses I and II)*

*You can also just repeat verse I twice. 

The Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Sacred Heart of the Lord Jesus Christ

"Lord Jesus, 

let my heart never rest until it finds You, 

who are its center, its love, and its happiness. 

By the wound in Your heart 

pardon the sins that I have committed

whether out of malice or out of evil desires. Place my weak heart in Your own divine Heart,

continually under Your protection and guidance, so that I may persevere in doing good and in fleeing evil until my last breath. 

Amen. "

- Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Source: http://www.rc.net/sanjose/shrnolp/cttihoj.htm

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The late Pope John Paul II.

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Credere in Sola Scriptura? No Way!

This is the door where Mr. Martin Luther posted the "Ninety-Five Theses."

     One of the main Protestant doctrines (the 5 "solas") is the "sola Scriptura" which means "in the Scripture alone" in English. Protestants, mostly those very much influenced by Mr. Martin Luther, believes that every doctrine/practice/dogma must be got from the holy Bible alone. For short, sola Scriptura doctrine is instructing Protestants to "have faith in the Scripture alone" or "credere in sola Scriptura" in Latin. The R.C.C. is against the sola Scriptura "doctrine."  Why? Let's find out.

Where in the Bible was sola Scriptura taught? 

     I've tried to find the phrase "Scripture alone" in the Bible but there was no any phrase like "Scripture alone" or any verse containing the two words "Scripture" and "alone." To prove it, I used e-Sword and I searched in the K.J.V. bible (an English Protestant bible) the phrase "Scripture alone," and as you can see in the photo above (click the photo to enlarge it), no verse found! Now, let us consult the Latin Bible itself (the Latin Vulgate/Biblia Sacra Vulgata by Saint Jerome, a well Latin translation of the holy Bible). 

     Now, I searched for the Latin phrase "sola Scriptura" in the whole Biblia Sacra Vulgata by Saint Jerome, doctor of the Church. And, again, as you can see in the photo above (click this to enlarge the photo), no verse with the two words "sola" and "Scriptura" was found in the whole Latin Bible in one verse. No verse in the Latin Bible contains the two words. So, it means that sola Scriptura doctrine itself is not Biblical.

What does the holy Bible taught us about Sacred Traditions?

     There are 2 kinds of Sacred Traditions, the traditions taught by the mouth of the apostles and traditions taught through epistles. Hey hey hey, what if the Protestant folks ask "is it Biblical?" My answer to that is, just read the verse below. It's very clear!

"Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle." (II Thessalonians II:15, Douai Bible)

Conclusion

     It's very sad to know that even though the sola Scriptura doctrine contradicts itself, Protestants are still having firm faith to that doctrine. Let us accept the truth that:

I - The sola Scriptura doctrine is not true.

II - The sola Scriptura doctrine contradits itself.

III - There are traditions taught by the apostles through words and we have to follow them.

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Lord Jesus Christ: True God or True Man?

The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sagrado Corazon de Jesus)

     The iglesia ni Cristo or the Philippine church of Christ believes that the Lord Jesus Christ is only man while the Members church of God Int'l (religion/Christian sect mentained by Eliseo Fernando-Soriano, abbreviated: MCGI) believes that the Lord Jesus Christ is only God. What does the Catholic Church believes about the Lord Jesus Christ? The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) believes that the Lord Jesus Christ is true God and true Man. Why does the RCC believes that Jesus Christ is true God and true Man? Because the holy Bible says so!

Jesus Christ is true Man

I - "...the man Jesus Christ." (I Timothy II:5)

II - "The Word* became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us...." (John I:14)

III - "The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus has died. 'This man was really the Son of God!' he said." (Mark XV:39)

IV - "So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, 'Look! Here is the man!'" (John XIX:5)

Jesus Christ is true God

I - "Christ was truly God..." (Philippians II:6, Contemporary English Version)

II - "No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is the same as God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known." (John I:18)

III - "About the Son**, however, God said: 'Your kingdom, O God, will last forever and ever! You rule over your people with justice.'" (Hebrews I:8)

     The Lord Jesus Christ is true God and true Man. The holy Bible approves of it. 

*The Word is the Lord Jesus Christ. Try reading the whole verse. The verse says he is the only Son of the Father. The only Son of the Father is the Lord Jesus Christ.

**The Son is Jesus Christ.

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