And here we are again in one of Jose Rodelio Retome Rata's Personalized Senseless Criticisms. Let's just go ahead and see what we can get -
2 Nephi 31:21
21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
Dahil sa copy-paste ideology mo, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, it simply shows you're ignorant (that you're not even aware dahil di mo binasa ng mabuti), that
God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (
plural) are "
one God." In that very same verse, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, Nephi names three distinct personages who were -
"the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." If they were literally one person, Jose, there would be no reason to distinguish or name them by separate titles. See for Example, Jose in these verses -
John 17:21-23
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Christ is talking to the Father about his disciples; was this meant to mean that they are literally one person, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata? Or maybe you interpret it that way since you only love cherry-picking ideology. Of course not, right Jose? Pero siyempre limited lang ang laman ng utak mo. Ano pa ba?
Alma 11:44
44 Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
Also in Alma 11:44 speaks of "Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit"; and even in this scripture alone, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, could clearly declare they (plural) are "one Eternal God." Again, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, THREE are identified before their perfect unity is affirmed. And again, this simply goes back to the same Christ's own teaching that His disciples should be "one" just as He and the Father are one (John 17:21-23). The disciples did not just become mutated creatures into a one-species of hybrid superhuman, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata; keep that in mind. They became perfectly united, not becoming one in flesh literally. This also applies the same principles to the Godhead. So stop comparing LDS to any Trinitarian, cause we don't believe in the Trinity. Nako naman!
3 Nephi 11:36
36 And thus will the Father bear record of me, and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.
And again, (dinagdagan mo pa talaga pero di mo naman binasa ang buong chapter) the same verse that says everything about their purpose and unity, 3 Nephi 11:36, also says, "the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one." And yet, only a few verses backward, before your copy-pasted text, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, that Jesus had repeatedly distinguished Himself from His Father; which he said about the Father had sent Him and bears witness of Him (3 Nephi 11:27, 32, 35). And take note, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata: The one who sends (which is the Father) is not the same person as the one who was sent (The Son). Nalito ka ba, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata?
According to these teachings of the Church of JS OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are one God.
But according to their prophet the only living and true God is the one that has a Beloved Son.
So how are you gonna address Christ as your Saviour and Redeemer, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, and at the same time you, as Iglesia Ni Cristo member, also worship Christ but not God? That's Absurd, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata? So, you worship a Human? Do you still call him a man, and do you worship a man because God told you so? Come on, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata.
Doctrine and Covenants 20:17-21
17 By these things we know that there is a God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them;
18 And that he created man, male and female, after his own image and in his own likeness, created he them;
19 And gave unto them commandments that they should love and serve him, the only living and true God, and that he should be the only being whom they should worship.
20 But by the transgression of these holy laws man became sensual and devilish, and became fallen man.
21 Wherefore, the Almighty God gave his Only Begotten Son, as it is written in those scriptures which have been given of him.
Doctrine and Covenants 20:17-21 obviously confirms the same distinction as the prior verses na pinaglatad mo, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, rather than denying it, Jose. Verse 19 identifies the Father as "the only living and true God," and verse 21 which says that this Almighty God "gave his Only Begotten Son." A Father who gives His Son cannot or will never be the same person as the Son He gives. The passage, Jose, clearly distinguishes the Father from His Beloved Son while affirming that the Father alone is the only God that should be worshiped.
Latter-day Saints reject both classical Trinitarian metaphysics and INC Unitarianism; the only difference between our belief and your belief, Jose. So don't push yourself. Sa Tagalog pa, Jose, ’wag mong ipilit ’yang gusto mo kung ’di mo naman pala alam ang doktrina n’yo. God as the Father in Heaven, Jesus Christ as the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct divine persons who are perfectly one in purpose, glory, authority, and work, forming the one Godhead. And Scripture, Jose preserves both truths of their distinction as persons and their complete unity as God.
The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants did not contradict the teachings of the Bible according to its interpretation; iwan ko nalang sayo, Jose, kung ano-ano na lang pinagpupulot mo pero di mo naman pala naintindihan. They are consistently teaching that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one God in perfect divine unity, while also affirming that God the Father is the Father of the Son and that the Son was sent by and glorifies the Father. Your Unitarian view, like you, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata, overlooks these repeated personal distinctions throughout the same passages.
The members of the Church of JS of the Latter-Day Saints had been fooled by their false prophet.
And again, you had been challenged on the same position of your claim. Can you prove to me that Iglesia Ni Cristo Sugo called Felix Manalo was not the False prophet of your Iglesia ng Cristong Tao? Go ahead, Jose Rodelio Retome Rata. Give it your best.
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