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Answers to Interesting Questions about

"Faith - Belief"

faith only, faith alone, faith without works....
from those who studied the
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Many people have already studied the Iglesia ni Cristo. Thus, many interesting questions have already been ask before that might be of interest to you and/or may provide the Answer to the Questions you have in mind. This section is being developed to facilitate your search for the truth written in the Holy Bible.  May you find the Questions and their corresponding Answers helpful and relevant to your needs.

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Interesting Questions List
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"God" "Jesus Christ" "Holy Spirit" "Holy Bible"
"Church" "Baptism-Membership" "Faith-Belief" "Salvation"
"Judgment-Eternal Life" "Messenger-Prophecy"   "Saints-Images-Idols" "Worship"
"Prayer" "Family-Person" "Offerings" "Various"
"FAITH - BELIEF"
IQ No. Inquiry Subject Inquiry Highlight
IQ-12 Faith alone and the Lord's grace of salvation?
(Romans 10:9-11)
From my readings of the Bible, especially the significant verses my church taught us, I’ve learned that what the Lord essentially requires of us is to have faith in Him. In fact, it is faith alone which  makes us worthy to merit the Lord’s grace of salvation. As Romans 10:9-11 teaches us: “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For  with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth  confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame’.”
Charles Ostling, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
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IQ-80 Saved through faith ONLY... and not of works?
(Ephesians 2:8-9)

IF BY GRACE man is saved "through faith" and "not of works," as Apostle Paul stated in Ephesians 2:8-9, then why does man still need to become a member of the Church of Christ in order for him to be saved?  Doesn't a person  need only to have faith?
Manuel Tolentino,
Makati City, Philippines
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IQ-81 Can a man all by himself work out his own salvation by  just having faith in God?

     I CAME TO know of the Iglesia ni Cristo through a friend who is an active member of your Church. I am a devout Catholic who had the opportunity to see for myself what sort of religion the Iglesia ni Cristo is.
    I have the following questions: What makes you certain you are the selected few or the chosen ones Christ will save?  How about those who are not members of your Church?  Will they be saved?
    I believe that religion cannot save  man. Only he himself alone can lift up his soul to God through his faith in Him.
J.M.E.,
Zamboanga, Philippines
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IQ-97 No need to conspire to alter teachings

I AM  A DEVOUT  CATHOLIC. In the process of my historical and biblical search for the truth, Mr. Efren Baula, a member of your Church gave me several copies of God's Message. I was satisfied in reading your magazine, although even before this, I already had doubts about my own beliefs and practices. In the July 1994  issue of God's Message, the article, "Just   when was Christ made God?", made it clear that Christ was made God in order to preserve the empire of Rome. This teaching is against the doctrines of the Bible. 
My  questions  are as follows:
     1. Was there a conspiracy between the Roman empire and the pagans to reverse the original biblical doctrines?  
     2. What   happened  to the early Christians, the original believers in Christ, during the evolution of the doctrine of Christ's deity?  
     3. Was the flock or the Iglesia ni Cristo then existing?  What was the name of the flock?
Nestorio Boco,
Eastern Samar, Philippines
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IQ-150 Saved by believing in or receiving Jesus as personal Savior and not by being a member of any particular church

THE APOSTLE PAUL clearly  teaches that "it is by grace that you have  been saved, through faith—and not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8).    John 3:16 further adds that  "... He (God) gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."   Romans 8:1   thus   concludes:    "Therefore, there  is now  no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."  Doesn't it follow  from these verses that we are saved by believing in or receiving Jesus as a personal Savior and not by  being member of any particular church?
Will K. Scott,
Washington D.C., USA
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IQ-158 "you have been saved through faith not of works”. So where does Church membership
come in here?
I LEARNED THAT your Church opposes the teaching that faith alone matters in salvation. Some religions indeed dismiss it as flawed ..... But how can it be faulty when it is the Bible itself that teaches it? John 3:16 states: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Ephesians 2:8-9 substantiates, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Notice the phrase, "you have been saved through faith not of works”. So where does Church membership come in here?
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