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TRINITY & OTHER DOCTRINES OF GOD:<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
in Rizal province) having two locals established. The first three ministers were ordained<br />
in 19<br />
The Iglesia ni Cristo believes that God the Father is the creator deity and the only true<br />
God. INC rejects the traditional Christian belief in the <strong>Trinity</strong> as heresy, adopting a<br />
version of unitarianism. They believe that this position is attested by Jesus Christ and<br />
the Apostles.<br />
Christ and the Apostles are united in teaching how many and who is the real<br />
God. Similar to other true Christians, according to Apostle Paul, there is only<br />
one God, the Father—not the Son and more so not the Holy Spirit. The<br />
Apostles also did not teach that there is one God who has three personas<br />
who are also Gods. ... It [<strong>Trinity</strong>] is not found in the Holy Scriptures or the<br />
Bible, and if [Catholic] priests ever use the Bible to prove this teaching of<br />
theirs, all are based only on suppositions and presumptions.<br />
—trans. from Pasugo (November 1968)<br />
The church believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the mediator between God<br />
the Father and humanity, and was created by God the Father. God sanctified him to be<br />
without sin, and bestowed upon him the titles "Lord" and "Son of God". The church sees<br />
Jesus as God's highest creation, and denies the deity of Jesus. Adherents profess<br />
Jesus' substitutionary role in the redemption of humankind. He is believed to have been<br />
"foreordained before the foundation of the world" and sent by God "to deal with sin".<br />
Members "are saved by Christ's blood" who died because of his "self-sacrificing love".<br />
The following are the fundamental beliefs or basic doctrines uphold by the<br />
Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church If Christ):<br />
· We believe that the Bible is the word of God which are able to give us the<br />
wisdom that leads to salvation:<br />
“And you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy<br />
Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in<br />
Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking<br />
error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves<br />
God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.” (II Timothy<br />
3:15-17 TEV)<br />
· The Bible is the sole basis of our faith. All the doctrines and belief of the<br />
Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) are written in the Bible. We reject<br />
unscriptural and unbiblical doctrines because the Bible commanded us that we must<br />
“not go beyond what is written”:<br />
“Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit,<br />
so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, ‘Do not go beyond what is<br />
written.’ Then you will not take pride in one man over against another.” (I Corinthians 4:6<br />
NIV)<br />
· We believe in the absolute oneness of God that the Father alone is the one<br />
true God. The Church Of Christ believes in the teaching of Christ and the apostles that<br />
the Father alone is the true God: (John 17:1, 3; I Cor. 8:6)<br />
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