Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Edward K. Watson, The Iglesia Ni Cristo Under a Microscope


Edward K. Watson, author of Mormonism: The Faith of the Twenty-first Century (1998) has an abbreviated version of his book critiquing the Iglesia Ni Cristo:


I have not encountered many INC members (except some on facebook), but they have a large presence in the Philippines (where they were founded by Felix Manalo), though they seem to have some presence in nearby in two cities in the Republic of Ireland (Galway and Dublin) and also in Belfast in Northern Ireland. It has a good discussion of proof-texts the INC uses to "prove" the Bible prophecies of Manalo, including Mal 4:5-6, and a section devoted to the Holy Spirit being a person.

Notwithstanding, their Christology is very similar to that of the Christadelphians (i.e., Socinian), a group I have written quite a deal with (see my Listing of Articles on Christadelphian Issues which discusses John 17:5 and other texts pertinent to the nature of Christ's pre-existence).