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"HOLY BIBLE - Holy Scriptures" |
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IQ-03 |
Why not publish your own Bible?
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YOUR PREACHERS USE different translations of
the Bible in delivering a sermon. I was thinking that you do
this to suit your own set of reasoning. But upon speaking to a
member of your Church I was informed that it is necessary to use
different translations of the Bible for there are Bible
translations that contain mistranslated verses. If this is true,
Why don't you publish your own Bible and put all the correct
translation of the verses in it? And given the premise that
there are translations that contain errors, how are we to know
which one is right?
Carlos Reyes, Dagupan City, Philippines
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IQ-05 |
On forbidding
members to read the Bible |
I HEARD THAT members of the Church of Christ are
prohibited from reading the Bible. This is saddening because
everyone should benefit from the enormous wisdom the Holy Scriptures
offers. The Bible is an open book and it doesn't take a genius to
read it and understand God's will. In fact the Bible has been
translated into different languages so that people from various
races and nationalities can benefit from it. Why do you forbid your
members to read the Bible? What are you afraid of? Are you afraid
they will know the truth?
Tatia Marshall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
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IQ-06 |
Why use different Bible versions?
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I HAVE READ several issues of your magazine. I greatly admire
the way you tackle doctrinal issues by quoting directly from the
scriptures. However, I find it disturbing that you use many
Bible versions, and not stick to just one. Are you being
subjective and arbitrary by choosing the version that suits your
beliefs? Why the need to use different versions?
Kim Valdez, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
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IQ-09 |
Is the Bible is incomplete as a
basis of faith and salvation? |
I WAS BORN A CATHOLIC but I am one of those who attend Mass only
when there are special occasions in the family like Christening,
wedding, internment, and Christmas days. My friend who is a
seminarian encourages me more to be active in our religion. In
one of our friendly discussions, I asked him where in the Bible
we could read many of our doctrines and practices like Trinity,
purgatory, rosary, keeping images and the like. He read some
biblical verses which I believe are not conclusively teaching
them. He nevertheless pointed out that we must not be strictly
biblical, for the Bible is incomplete, especially on the written
account of Christ's life. He explained that we must
believe in the Bible, but we must also accept other Catholic
books and traditions as bases of our faith.
Peter Yong,
Seoul, South Korea
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IQ-10 |
Are traditions as essential as the
Bible?
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AS A CATHOLIC, I believe that it is not only the Bible but also
the Apostolic traditions that must be upheld. We Catholic adhere
to traditions as much as to the bible because they are also
Christ's words and deeds which do not contradict but only
supplement the Scriptures. We Catholic adhere to traditions as
much as to the bible because they are also Christ's words and
deeds which do not contradict but only supplement the
Scriptures. Just because Catholic traditions are not recorded in
the bible doesn't mean that they are not necessary. And if
traditions were really unnecessary Apostle Paul would not have
admonished to hold on to these, . . . .
Narciso Teodoro, Pampanga, Philippines
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IQ-41 |
Whom to believe
and why? |
I WAS SURPRISED when I read the
article entitled "Whom to Believe and Why" printed in Pasugo which was handed to me by my Iglesia ni Cristo friend.
I was amazed. How could an ex-Catholic seminarian make
a horrible comment on the faith which he had embraced and loved
since birth and even patiently studied for eight (8) years? How sad!
What you've learned as Catholic did not reach your heart. How
easy it was for you to accept and-even believe what the Iglesia ni
Cristo is teaching and forget what the Fathers and Doctors of the
Catholic Church have shared with you. If it is hard for you to
accept the teachings of Ignatius of Antioch; Tertullian, a
theologian; and Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, then, why is it easy
for you to accept the teachings of the Iglesia ni Cristo when Manalo,
too, is not an eyewitness to Jesus?
I know that this piece of paper is enough for me to
write what I want you to know (like, our little brain is not enough
to understand the greatness of God's Wisdom), but whatever your
answer will be, always remember that God, Jesus and Mary hear all
those.
Helen G. Paule,
Metro-Manila, Philippines
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IQ-140 |
Is the Bible a fragile basis
of faith? |
A RELIGIOUS PROGRAM I watched
on television contested the authenticity and authority of the Bible.
The preachers in the said program pointed out that the Bible is a
very fragile book or literature to be the basis of the Christian
faith. Two of the reasons they gave are as follows:
1. Almost all of the Bible writers were not firsthand
witnesses to the biblical events they wrote. Therefore, they are
not-qualified to be writers of such events. There is a great
possibility that their accounts are inaccurate because they were not
present when the events took place.
2. The four evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John),
although having written the same gospels, have contrasting accounts
of the life of Jesus.
How can I explain to my friend that the above-mentioned
reasons are weak arguments to discredit the Bible.
Melanie Distor,
Lagro, Philippines
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IQ-144 |
On Apocryphal-
Deuterocanonical Books |
AFTER ATTENDING A Bible study sponsored by your
Church, I became more inclined to read the Bible, and in the course
of my readings I came across the Deuterocanonical books. I have read
some information regarding them, and what I find intriguing and
troubling is that Christians are divided as to whether such writings
should be included in the Christian canon. I would like to know what
is your Church 's stand concerning this debate about the books that
for others they should be considered as Scriptures inspired by God?
Corazon Patricio,
Las Pinas City, Philippines
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