Baptism of Bro. Felix Manalo

WHO BAPTIZED HIM?

If not, SURELY HE WILL NOT ATTAIN SALVATION AS THE CHURCH BELIEVES AND IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE THAT ONE MUST BE BAPTIZED TO BE SAVED!

Well then, Is Bro. Felix Manalo, BAPTIZED OR NOT BAPTIZED?

From the Pasugo, it says:

It is true that Bro. Felix Manalo was not baptized into the Church of Christ because no one was there immediately preceding his work to baptize him. Remember that the Church of Christ fell in the way of apostasy and the emergence of the Church of Christ led by Bro. Felix Manalo is its restoration. Hence, who will have to baptize him?

The same is true with John the Baptist who was called and sent by God for a specific work and who was not baptized. Yet, John the Baptist is God’s messenger.

Our Lord Jesus Christ receive baptism through a messenger sent by God, one who preceded him and prepared his way—John the Baptist (Mt.3:3).

The baptism that our Lord Jesus Christ received is different from the kind of baptism he commanded to his apostles. The baptism performed by the apostles was for the forgiveness of sins, and for making disciples of those who received it (Acts 2:38, Mt. 28:19). Christ, who is sinless and was made lord (I Pt. 2:21-22, Acts 2:36) was baptized not for that purpose but to “fulfill all righteousness”. (Mt. 3:13-15).

On the other hand, it was God himself who cleansed Bro. Felix Manalo so that he would be made worthy to preach his message of salvation in these last days. The almighty declared:

“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;and I will not remember your sins.” (Is. 43:25, New King James Version)

The point that Bro. Felix Manalo was not baptized into the Church of Christ does not in any way disqualify him from being a true messenger of God. His commissioning as a true preacher of the gospel in these last days has been attested by the various prophecies written in the Holy Scriptures, one of which is Revelation 7:2-3:

“Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” (New king james version)

There are many other prophecies in the bible that specifically pertain to the commissioning of Bro. Felix Manalo, such as Isaiah 41:9-10, 14:16, 43:5-6, 46:11 and Rev. 14:9-14. Hence, although no one baptized him into the Church of Christ, his commissioning is from God through the fulfillment of the prophecies recorded in the Holy Scriptures. He is a true messenger who was chosen to start God’s work of Salvation in these last days.

Source: Pasugo Novermber 2001