Originally posted by Phoenix
I haven't been on this site for a while Ed .. if it hasn't been covered in this thread could you explain..
through the preaching function of God's LAST messenger.
Exactly why your convinced this man was God's last messenger ?
The Bible teaches that a "fellow-servant and brethren" HAS the testimony of Jesus which is the Spirit of Prophecy (Rev. 19:10). When Jesus started his ministry, he read a prophecy regarding his mission then closed the book (Luke 4:18-20) and said, "Today, this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:21).
I asked the same question when I first went to an Iglesia Ni Cristo Bible Exposition and the minister opened the book of Isaiah to a prophecy pointing to Bro. Felix Manalo as the fulfillment of the prophecy which parallels what Jesus did.
I have never in my life as a Baptist encountered any man who could point out a single prophecy about himself. I have read about Ellen White and Joseph Smith, but their credentials consisted of 'visions' or 'dreams' which I know fully well that any IMAGINATIVE man can concoct.
Next, I was told to test whether this man's doctrine is of God just as Jesus had said that his doctrine is not his but God's (John 7:16). A messenger SENT from God is expected to DELIVER messages that come FROM God. Anyone who CLAIMS to be a messenger FROM God but delivers a message that does NOT come from God is an IMPOSTOR, the minister told me.
Ask yourself this question, the minister told me. How can one who is NOT from God DELIVER a message FROM God? Would you allow yourself to be operated on by someone who does NOT have the necessary credentials to do so? If not, why would you trust someone to lead you to salvation when that someone is NOT autrhorized by God to do so?
I challenge anyone who CLAIMS to be a messenger FROM God or is AUTHORIZED by God to DELIVER His messages,
to PROVE to me by scripture that he is INDEED authorized by God, like what John the Baptist, apostle Paul, Jesus, Bro. Manalo did, and I'll consider changing religion.
Until then, I'll try my best to help SAVE people by "pulling them out of the fire" (Jude 1:23) by leading them to the TRUE way to salvation.
Ed