Buong Tribo Umanib sa Tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo

Isa na namang kamangha-manghang PAG-ANIB sa tunay na Iglesia ng mga tribong Manobo ayon sa kwento ni Kenya Sinclair Kenya Sinclair (Catholic Online), April 27, 2016.

Manobo tribe embraces Jesus (tikbo).

 LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to missionaries from Christian Aid Mission, nearly the entire village converted to Christianity after eight months of hearing the Gospel then finally watching "Passion of the Christ."

The ministry director, whose name has been concealed for security purposes, explained the villagers attended Bible classes for eight months before the fateful weekend they learned the powerful promise of Genesis 22:18, in which God tells Abraham, "All nations on earth will bless themselves by your descendants, because you have obeyed my command."

The director explained, "The week before presenting the gospel lesson was a week of suspense. Everyone was in anticipation as to what would happen to Jesus after He was arrested by the Jewish leaders. To make the teaching of the gospel that night more vivid, the teacher inserted a brief video clip of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus from the movie, 'The Passion of Christ.'"

Following the clip, the director said an old man "emotionally said, 'How I wish I could be by Jesus' side and help Him!' But after the truth had been explained concerning the death and resurrection of Christ as God's only provision for man's salvation, a feeling of awe and amazement was felt."

The sacrifice of Jesus touched the tribe, who expressed both understanding and faith that night.

"Finally, after consistently teaching over the past eight months from Genesis onward, we were able to present the gospel, and nearly the whole village responded and trusted Jesus as their Lord and Savior," the director stated. "It was a great joy for us to see them understand the saving grace of Jesus for salvation; some cried as they shared their testimony of faith."

The next day, the Manobo adults shared their responses to the Gospel and of Jesus' resurrection.

The Manobo were converted after seeing "Passion of the Christ (Tweaktown).

One converted older man said Jesus "suffered so much for me. I'm glad He rose again from the dead."

Another elderly woman who came to Christ explained she was grateful to hear Jesus' story and, though she was not long for the world, knew heaven awaited her because of Christ's sacrifice.

The director explained, "Many more Manobo, both children and adult, expressed faith in Jesus. Truly, God is at work in the lives of these people, moving them from darkness to light, into His eternal kingdom."

Bakit Hindi Kayang Pigilan ang Paglago ng Tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo?

Mga Katoliko sa South Korea (Larawan mula sa Columbian.com)

Katotohanan lamang po. Ang Iglesia Katolika ay patuloy pong lumalago sa kabila ng mga propaganda ng mga kumakalaban dito na nawawalan na raw ng kaanib ang tunay na Iglesia.

Catholics Rising: Why Catholicism cannot be stopped

Perhaps it is time to state the obvious. The Catholic Faith, and the Church that announces and nourishes this Faith throughout history, cannot be stopped. This is a matter of Divine guarantee. Speaking of the Church built on Peter the rock, Our Lord promised: “The powers of death shall not prevail against it” (or “the gates of hell” in some older translations) (Mt 16:18). He also commissioned the apostles and their descendants in these words:

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. [Mt 28:19-20]

But when you consider that Our Lord also promised us a share of His cross, there is a very human side to these promises: “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you…. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you” (Jn 15:18,20).

This mixture of trials with the presence of the Lord—this combination of suffering and grace—forges a uniquely Christian disposition in the face of the apparently overwhelming power of the world. I have never seen this expressed better than by G. K. Chesterton in The Ballad of the White Horse. This epic poem recounts the Christian King Alfred’s struggle against the pagan Danes in the late ninth century.

Not for the first time, I will quote a portion of it here. In the Danish camp, a great Earl has just finished a song of power and despair in which he scorns the weakness of the followers of Christ. Alfred, disguised as a minstrel in the camp, rises to reply: