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Ang Debating Style Ng Iglesya Ni Manalo
Link: http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1990/9002fea1.asp
Ang artikulong ito'y tungkol sa karanasan ni Karl Keating, isang Katolikong Amerikano na nakipagdebate kay Joe Ventilacion ng Iglesya Ni Kristo. Basahin ang isang sampol ng kanilang palitan tungkol sa pangalan ng Iglesya. Sulat ni Keating:
My favorite example concerns the translation of scriptural passages which supposedly included the name of his sect. This is a major issue with Iglesia members. They believe the Bible mentions their church by name. They desperately want to find the phrase "Church of Christ" in the sacred text.
Their argument is facile: "What is the name of Christ?s church, as given in the Bible? It is the 'Church of Christ.' Our church is called the 'Church of Christ.' Therefore, ours is the church Christ founded."
Not many people will be impressed with such an argument--when it was first presented to me during a question and answer period some years ago, I had trouble not laughing aloud--but the folks at the debate thought it made a lot of sense. The problem was that the verse Ventilacion was citing didn't contain the phrase "Church of Christ." I read to him the Greek and said, "It means 'Church of God,' not 'Church of Christ.'"
"That?s your opinion," he said.
"No, it?s not. That's what the Greek says."
"That?s your opinion."
"If you want to know what a verse really means, you need to look at the Greek, because the text of the New Testament is in Greek."
"That?s your opinion," he repeated, smiling broadly.
"No, it?s not my opinion. It?s a fact."
"That?s your opinion."
Pamilyar ang style di ba? 
Basahin ang buong artikulo dito. Ito pa ang isa.. Isa pa: INC Deceptions.
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