IGLESIA NI CRISTO DOCTRINES EXPOSED, PART 21 (2 OF 2)

CONCLUSION OF PART 21

Q. What are the deceptions of Manalo regarding marriage?
A. The following are the deceptions of Manalo concerning marriage in questions and answers format:

9. "Q. Why is a member in the Church of Christ forbidden to intermarry with someone from other religion?
A. God forbids it...II Cor.6:14 Lamsa
10. Q. When did God start prohibiting His servants from marrying anyone who is not from among His own people?
A. In the olden times...Deut.7:3-4
Note: Even engagement with anyone who is not a member of His people is also forbidden.
11. Q. Is it a small sin against God to marry a non member?
A. A great sin...Neh.13:27,26
12. Q. What will we lose if we love the world?
A. The love of the Father...1 John 2:15
Conclusion: Therefore, it is such a great sin for a member of the Church of Christ to marry a non member. This will mean the loss of God's love for us.
13. Q. Is it right for a member of the Church of Christ to elope with the one he or she wants to marry?
A. This is a sin against God because this is an insult to the parents...Mt.15:4
Instruction: If you desire to get married, show your respect for your parents by informing them of your intentions to do so. Do not elope just to get married. Be sure to get permission from your parents. Courting or being engaged with a non member is already prohibited by God. Those of you who are still single, should not marry an unbeliever.
You are also commanded to avoid joining organizations or labor unions whose principles run in conflict with biblical teachings."
(Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Erano G. Manalo, 1989, pp.87-88)

EXPLANATIONS OF MANALO'S DECEPTIONS -

9. On II Cor.6:14-15 Lamsa

Manalo who has a penchant for Bible switching, uses this time his easy to pervert Lamsa Translation to justify his demon doctrine of forbidding to marry. Let's read his reference:

"Do not unite in marriage with unbelievers, for what fellowship has righteousness with iniquity? Or what mingling has light with darkness? Or what accord has Christ with Satan? Or what portion has a believer with un unbeliever?" -II Cor.6:14-15 Lamsa Translation

This Lamsa translation is not accurate. Why? It is Apostle Paul who has written the Corinthian books and the Timothy books. He is not supposed to contradict himself because in his Book to Timothy (1 Tim.4:1-3), he taught that forbidding to marry is a demon doctrine. It it is a demon doctrine, why is he teaching now the very same demon doctrine of forbidding to marry? Let's go to a more accurate translation such as the New King James:

"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?" -2Cor.6:14-15 NKJV

Based on the correct translation, it is not marriage that Apostle Paul was prohibiting, but instead, being unequally yoked together. What is this unequal yoking together? The yoking is not equal, right? Which is not equal?If we will read the upper verses (2 Cor.6:11-13), there is unequality of listening and giving of affections by the Corinthians to the false preachers than to him (Apostle Paul), who is the true preacher. Though the Corinthians are not restricted from listening to other preachers who are unbelievers, they must at least be equal in their listening and in giving affections. Apostle Paul lectured the Corinthians that there is no way that the two sides can accommodate or work together. If you are in the light, you are in the light. If you are in darkness, you are in darkness. Christ and Satan cannot befriendd each other. There is only one who should rule. Therefore, it is not marriage that Apostle Paul was talking about, but the impossibility of working together between a believer and an unbeliever. Can there be merging between light and darkness? Never. When it is daytime, it is day. When night time, it is night. Therefore, the "marriage" word used by Lamsa is wrong because working together is not marriage. All other Bible translations did not use the word "marriage".

Is marriage to anybody allowed in the New Testament? Yes. Let's read:

"Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." -Heb.13:4 NKJV

Based on this verse, marriage is allowed to all people. Did the verse says "ALL"? You have read it. Fornication and adultery are the ones that are not honorable.

10. On Deut.7:3-4 -

"Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly." -Deut.7:3-4 NKJV

First of all, this commandment was given to the Israelites. Who are these people that the Israelites are prohibited from marrying? Let's read the upper verses:

"When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Gargashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perrizites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them." -Deut.7:1-2 NKJV

Therefore, the prohibition is only applicable to the seven nations mentioned: Hittites, Gargashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perrizites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Why is it prohibited to marry any of these nations? It is because God wants them be utterly destroyed because their lands will become the land of the Israelites. If one of these races are left alive, later on they will work to take back their lands. There is a lesson in history here. The Canaanites who survived are the Palestinians who are now at war with Israel to take back their land. The Palestinians wanted to drive the Jews out to the Mediteranean Sea.

The prohibition pertains only to the Jews. If you are not a Jew, there is no prohibition for you. Therefore, if you are not a Jew you can marry anyone. There is no prohibition to marry a Philippino, American, Chinese, Vietnamese, British, African, or Indian. It depends upon you if you want to marry a smelly Indian. No offense here for Indians. A strong odor is a strength rather than weakness. It should be emphasized here that the prohibition against the seven nations pertains only to Jews but not Gentiles who are not Jews. For example, a Philippine woman (a Gentile) marrying a Palestinian man, will their children when they become adults become terrorists in Manila to expel Philippine citizens out to the Pacific Ocean? No! What will happen probably, is if the family were converted to the Iglesia ni Cristo cult and the family got impoverished by Manalo, the children might strap some dynamites into their bodies to become suicide bombers in any Manalo chapels.

11. On Nehemiah 13:27,26 -

"Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women? Did not Solomon, king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin." -Neh.13:27:26 NKJV

Erano's trick here is making Solomon's marriage to the pagan women his only sin. It is not. The graver sin is Solomon had not been faithful to the Lord God because he had gone to the idol gods of his wives (1 Kings 11:5-11). Solomon was allowed by God to marry seven hundred wives and have three hundred concubines. Disfavor by God with Solomon started only when he began to go after the other gods of his pagan wives. Marriage is not prohibited because it is God who had established marriage so that man will be happy and can have companion and helper in life (Gen.2:18,24). The exceptional prohibition was only to the seven nations--the Hittites, Gargashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perrizites, Hivites, and Jebusites, because the Israelites will take their lands. Did Solomon compounded his sin by marrying anyone of these prohibited races? Let's read:

"But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of the Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites--from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, "You shall not intermarry with them, and they with you. Surely, they will turn away your hearts after their gods." - 1 Kings 11:1-2 NKJV

Yes, Solomon did took some of the prohibited women, the Hittites. Was Solomon punished by God for his sins? Being a man of God, Solomon's punishment is only a punishment by a loving Father to His son. The punishment is in the future when his son takes over his kingdom. The punishment is splitting his kingdom into two--Israel (north kingdom)and Judah (south kingdom). Of course, both kingdoms fell to the Assyrianns and Babylonians when their future kings became wicked by introduction of idols leading to their exiles to surrounding areas of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. Then came the Persian rule of King Cyrus who allowed the Israelites back to their homeland. Then came the Greek rule of Alexander the Great. Then came the long Roman rule starting in 63 B.C.

The case of Solomon having many wives -

Solomon, son of King David and Bathsheba, ascended the throne as king of the Israelites through coup d'etat. He had sidetracked his older brothers Adonijah and Joab. He had an illustrious reign as king. As king he facilitated alliances by marrying the princesses of other tribes of surrounding nations including marrying the Pharaoh's daughter. Solomon is credited for building the huge Jerusalem Temple. Unfortunately, he built also the temples of his pagan wives' idols. His harem were his 700 wives and 300 concubines. The difference of a wife and a concubine is that a wife has a higher class because King Solomon had married her while the concubine, he didn't.

Having many wives or many husbands is called polygamy. Polygamy is allowed by God during the early times (before Christ) because of four reasons: First, it was commanded by God to reproduce and multiply (Gen.1:22), second, God wanted man to be happy by having companion and helper comparable to him (Gen.2:18), third, it was not one of the ten commandments forbidding more than one wife, fourth, there is no adultery if the woman is your wife or the woman concubine is on paid service. Solomon can afford to pay because he was one of the richest ruler. The other Bible people who had more than one wife (or husband) are: Lamech (Gen.4:19), Jacob (Gen.29:15-25), Esau (Gen.26:24;28:9), Tamar (Gen.38:6-10), Gideon (Judges 8:30), Samuel (1Sam.1:1-2), Saul (1Sam.14:50;2Sam.3:7), and the Samaritan woman (Jn.4:6-19).

What about after Christ (A.D.)? is polygamy and concubinage allowed? They are only allowed in three instances: First, you must not be a church elder (Ti.1:6), or a bishop (1 Tim.3:2), or a deacon (1 Tim.3:12). Second, if not prohibited by the law of the land. Remember that all present governments are approved by God (Rom.13:1-3). Third, if you want to be punished by God by exchanging your love of God with the love of such lusts of the flesh (1 Jn.2:15-16;1Cor.6:9-10; Gal.5:16). If your body is one flesh with Christ, it should not be joined with a harlot, otherwise, your garment becomes dirtied subjecting you for God's punishement if not in this life, in Purgatory.

Therefore, Manalo can not use the priviledge of Solomon because Solomon was born before Christ. Is Manalo born in B.C.? No. Supposing Felix says he was born in B.C. (trying to beat the prohibition against bishops)? Well, he is therefore, the serpent or the devil. But supposing Felix says he is the messenger of God, is he not entitled? Oh yeah, he is entitled to be punished for being the messenger of god of this world, the devil. Felix Manalo is expert in changing small letters into capital letters.

12. On 1 John 2:15 - Loving non members is loving the world?

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." -1Jn.2:15 NKJV

Pervert Erano is making non members become the world, commanding his cult members not to love them. This is absolutely perversion of the verse and a teaching of the devil. The context of the word "world" is not the people. If we will continue to read down the verses, the world is the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. According to Chrit, we must love our enemies (Mt.5:44). Therefore, when Erano teaches not to love non members, he is antagonizing Christ. He antagonizes Christ because he is not of Christ but of the devil. It is not the people whom we should not love but the lusts and pride of life.

13. On Mt.15:4 - God prohibits elopement?

"For God commanded saying, "Honor your father and your mother, and he who curses father or mother, let him be put to death." -M5.15:4 NKJV

The verse is about honoring and not cursing your father and mother. Iglesia parents who are deputized as guards for Erano for their children not to marry non members is not included. What will an Iglesia daughter do if she can not find a suitable Iglesia suitor? Shall she settle for a pinhead Iglesia male who is not her type? No way! She has to be with someone she loves and be happy with. Usually, Iglesia daughters elope only when her parents don't like her choice. There is nothing wrong with marrying anybody that you love. It is only the Jews who are tied up from mzrrrying the seven nations, but not for Gentiles like the Philippine citizens. Therefore, the INC demon doctrine of forbidding to marry non members is against the law of God who had created marriage. The dread of Erano why he prohibits his members from marrying non members is that their spouses will pluck the cult members out of the Iglesia prison. What is the result if cult members are freed from the Iglesia clutches? Manalo's money collections will surely decrease. Have we not taken this up that Manalo is only interested in the members' monies?

Freak Felix compounded his disrespect to the law of God by using 2 Cor.6:14 as his biblical authority in commanding members not to join any labor unions. Let's obtain a more simpler translation of the verse which is the TEV to see if joining the labor unions is prohibited:

"Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together? How can Christ and the Devil agree? What ddoes a believer have in common with an unbeliever? -2 Cor.6:14-15 TEV

Is there any labor unions mentioned in the verse? None. If working together is a labor union, that should be avoided, Manalo is implying management and labor should not work together. There will be chaos in the work place if employer and employees do not work together. If Manalo will say its only for the unbelievers we should not work together with, then, Manalo is advocating the labor union should become Iglesia members before joining it. What is this? A return to the dark ages of inquisition? If you are not a member of the Iglesia of Manalo, you can not be employed? Probably, the ultimate goal of the INC cult is to give an option to non Iglesia people to join the cult or die just like what had happened in the inquisition days.

Manalo is trying to antagonize the way nature is created by God. God has created nature as being good. But here comes Manalo saying it is bad. He wants light and darkness can marry together and wanted unbelievers
to join the Iglesia first before they can get employed. Manalo is a proponent of slavery the way he slaves his members by making workers subservient to management. "All right guys, work and work and work. So what if you are paid less than the minimum wage?So what if you have no benefits? Look at me employers guys, my workers don't receive any pay and they work for me though they work to their bones. Workers should be turned to machines the way I have turned my cult members!

QUIZ FOR PART 21

1) Which two prohibitions from the demon's doctrines that neatly became the Iglesia ni Cristo's two prohibitions on its members?
( )a. Prohibition to give offerings and prohibition from propagating the gospel of Manalo;
( )b. Prohibition of marrying non members and prohibition from eating food with cooked blood;
( )c. All of the above.

2) Which is considered the latter time when some will depart from the faith in which doctrines of demons will arise?
( )a. First century A.D.;
( )b. Nineteenth century A.D.'
( )c. Twenty first century A.D.

3. How many demons may inhabit a con man?
( )a. One;
( )b. One Hundred;
( )c. Two thousand/

4. How does Erano G. Manalo regard his demon doctrines being enforced inside his Church of Christ?
( )a. He can disregard it at will;
( )b. He is faithful at them;
( )c. He is lukewarm in his enforcement;

5. What blood is forbidden to be eaten?
( )a. Blood in its liquid form;
( )b. Blood in its solid form;
( )c. Blood in its coagulated form.

6. Which blood can be used for transfusions for those who incurred blood loss?
( )a. Blood in its liquid form;
( )b. Blood in its solid form;
( )c. Blood in its coagulated form.

7. Why is blood in its liquid form the kind of blood that is forbidden to be eaten?
( )a. Blood in its liquid form is the one that gives life;
( )b. Blood in its liquid form can be poured to the altar and or to the ground;
( )c. All of the above.

8. One of the demon doctrine is abstaining from food which God created. Which food does the Iglesia ni Cristo strictly prohibits from eating and why?
( )a. Dried and salted fish because it is smelly when cooked;
( )b. Dinuguan because it has cooked blood;
( )c. Roasted whole pig because it is cruelty to animals.

9. Why are all non vegetarian Iglesia members unknowingly violating their demon doctrine of not eating food with cooked blood?
( )a. They are tricked by their family members by mixing the meat being cooked with blood;
( )b. All meats cooked have residue blood unseen by the naked eyes;
( )c. All of the above.

10. What is the favorite habit of Erano Manalo in the handling of the Bible?
( )a. Reciting by memory the Bible verses;
( )b. Keeps only one Bible version in his bag;
( )c. Keeps many Bible versions for easy switching.

11) Who are commanded by God from marrying the Hittites, Gargashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perrizites, Hivites, and Jebusites?
( )a. Philippinos
( )b. Greek or Gentiles;
( )c. Jews.

12) You are a female citizen of Philippines that has no Jewish blood and here comes two suitors. One is a physician but is a remnant Gargashite. He is tall, dark, and no more. Your father likes this fellow because he is richand also a newly member of Church of Christ. Another suitor is an American pilot who is a Jew. He is a Caucasian but bald. Your mother likes this fellow because he always helps in many household chores but is a Protestant. Which of the two men would you marry without violating God's law?
( )a. The rich Gargashite physician;
( )b. The Jack of all trades American pilot;
( )c. The one whom you love.

13) Why is Lamsa's Translation of 1 Cor.6:14-15 prohibiting marriage obviously wrongly translated?
( )a. Apostle Paul, its author, can not have two conflicting teachings;
( )b. Not working together was improperly translated as not uniting in marriage;
( )c. All of the above.

14) Why did God allowed King Solomon to have 700 wives and 300 concubines?
( )a. God commanded man to be fruitful and multiply and want man to be happy with companion and helper;
( )b. There was not prohibition from having more than one wife;
( (c. All of the above.

15) Loving the world is prohibited by God. Which is the world?
( )a. Non Iglesia ni Cristo members;
( )b. Iglesia ni Cristo members;
( )c. Lusts of the flesh and eyes and pride of life.

16. Why does Erano Manalo does not want his members to marry non members?
( )a. He don't want members to lose their salvation;
( )b. He does not want them to violate God's law;
( )c. He is scared of losing the members who are his cash cows.

17. You are a Christian passenger who survived a plane crash in a snow covered mountain far from civilization. You found out that there is another survivor who is a deacon of the Iglesia ni Cristo. After burying the dead passengers in the snow, you subsisted with the airplane's residue food for one month, but help has not arrived yet and you ran out of food. You are faced with an option to die by not eating or live by eating the flesh of dead passengers. The Iglesia deacon opted to die rather than eating human flesh because he says God prohibits eating human flesh. What is your choice if you are not deceived by the demons?
( )a. To die by not eating human flesh;
( )b. To live by eating any creature of God that include human flesh after praying;
( )c. To pray to God so that help will arrive on time.

ANSWERS:

1) a, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) a, 6) a, 7) a, 8) b,
9) b, 10) c, 11) c, 12) c, 13) c, 14) c, 15) c, 16) c, 17)b.