1. Soriano rejects the Trinity doctrine (i.e.

, the Godhead) and believes the following:

Father - Almighty God and over-all Savior. Greater than the Son and the Spirit.

Son - Mighty God but not the Almighty God like His Father. He is equal to the Father as God but not
greater than the Father because He was sent. Greater than the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit - part of the Father and the Son and also called God but not a Person. Aside from believing
these “three Gods,” he also insists that there exist “many gods” because of 1 Cor. 8:5.
2. Soriano believes the Father, who is the Living God, was the overall Savior who must be given credit for
all the things He has done by sending saviors during the times past (Hebrews 1:1-2).

3. Soriano believes Jesus is a "Mighty God" but not the Almighty God. Soriano does not believe that
Jesus is the only Savior of humanity. Soriano teaches two kinds of salvation that Jesus will do: (1) He was
sent primarily to be the savior of the house of Israel (Matthew 15:24) during his humanity (Matthew 1:21),
but he is just one among the sent ones to be the savior. (2) On his Second Coming, he will save the
faithful (i.e., members of Soriano’s group). Soriano teaches that Moses was also sent by the Father to
become an instrument of salvation and savior to the Israelites (Acts 7:35-37), and the Apostle Paul (Acts
13:46-47) was a savior to the Gentiles up to the ends of the earth. According to Soriano, Timothy was to
be the next savior after the apostle Paul’s death.

4. According to Soriano, Jesus the Son of the Living God also needs a savior who is his Father, the Living
God as allegedly stated in Hebrews 5:7-9.

5. According to Soriano, the meaning of the “house of God” in Psalms 127:1 during the Old Testament is
“Church of God” (Iglesia ng Dios), and the name of that church is: Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi
at Saligan ng Katotohanan (Church of God in Christ Jesus The pillar and the ground of the truth
Philippines). They do believe that a person may be saved even though he has not heard of Soriano’s
teachings. He is judged by God according to his conscience. Soriano believes not everybody can preach
the Bible but must therefore be a “sent one” (who is none other than the founder, himself).

 Eli Soriano teaches that God doesn't know everything.

 God doesn't know the Day of Judgment; but Soriano knows and predicts that the world will not last
by 2010...
"Eh 'yung iba ang pangarap pa eh mapaka...magtatayo pa sila ng isang project na matatapos sa twenty
ten (2010) ha! Sa two thousand ten 'dun daw matatapos, malaking project. Sabi ko, kayo nalang di' na
ako sasali riyan, hehehe!. Hindi naman ako naniniwalang aabot pa tayo ng ganoong katagal na matagal
na matagal eh."
 Teaches God of not present everywhere (i.e., omniscient).
 Teaches God of not capable of doing everything (i.e., omnipotent).
 Teaches that God is not alone in being God.
 Eli Soriano introduces himself as a god.
 Christ as the Saviour of men was not an original plan of the Father; but rather, a voluntary gesture
or self-will of the Son after a supposed “caucus in heaven took place involving the three, i.e., God the
Father, Son, and the Holy spirit.
 Teaches Christ of being sinful at one time.
 Teaches the Apostles of being prone to error when teaching the Gospel; yet Soriano claims he can
answer any question.
 Believes there is only one Apostle with the name of James, instead of two as described in the
Bible... compare
 Ladies are not created in the image of God but only men... compare
 Ladies will not enter Heaven unless she becomes a man, and a man a god.
 Personal insults, badmouthing and any other form of human degradation to fellow men is freely
practiced and encourages at anytime, even during their worship service, just as long as it is what they
personally think of that person, young or old alike...compare
 At one point he forbade his members to marry (see 1st Timothy 4:1-3).
 Practices speaking to the dead as well as spoke with God... compare
Soriano Approves of Homosexuality!
Soriano teaches that homosexual behavior is not abominable in the sight God... link. Although male by
gender, many question his preference..
Danny Navales: "Yun pong makaramdam ako ng attraction halimbawa sa kapareho, kasalanan na po ba
'yon o natural pa rin?"

Soriano: "Ha?"

Danny Navales: "Dahil halimbawa, kung ako'y bading halimbawa, ang attraction ko eh sa kapareho ko,
hindi kasalanan 'yon. "

Soriano: "Hinde!!!... Natural 'yun eh. It glows naturally out of your person."

Danny: "Sabayan mo ng panawagan ‘yon sa ating mga ka-barangay."

Josel: "Hi-hi-hi."

Soriano: "Anong panawagan?"

Danny: "Hoy lahat ng mga tita, dito kayo hi-hi-hi."

 Maning Manzanillia - His former confidante , an MIC who abandoned him for that same reason
 Don Manolo Favis - One time when they were at odds, admitted of having noticed such
homosexual behavior of Mr. Soriano
 Lolita Hizon - Testified that one time he caught Soriano with another man performing lascivious
act.
 ADD members behind the Komiks-their write ups contains so many lurid details that you canot
deny they know a lot behind the scene including the one at Fortune Hotel.
 ADD breakaway group-another group who notices such behavior from Mr. Soriano.
 Mr. Eliseo Soriano - the Joint account in Metrobank worth millions with another man Uly which He
himself confirmed and admitted that there is nothing wrong with it

"Di naman ako ang humihingi no'n! BOBO! BOBO!..engineer ang humihingi no'n! BOBO! TANGA!"

"Humingi lang naman ako ng tulong sa inyo mga kapatid (Php)20M lang naman..."

"Ang hinihingi ko lang naman ay ang pagpapagawa ng kalsada at right of way..."

Sana tulungan naman ninyo ako para maalisan ako ng isipin, (Php) 20 milyon lang ANG KAILANGAN KO,
interest lang sa bangko, palaki ng palaki.

"Free will mo ‘yan eh, pagbibigay mo 'yon, kusang loob mo. Pero 'pag sinabi 'yong pangangailangan,
lumalabas hindi mo kusang loob. You have to cope up with the pangangailangan. That thereby making
you a HOSTAGE OF EXTORTION. Nai-extort ka, bakit? Eh SINASABI 'YUNG PANGANGAILANGAN EH.
SA BIBLIA, HINDI PO GANOON mga kapatid..."

"Pero humihingi lang ako ng tulong. DALAWAMPUNG MILYON LANG ANG KAILANGAN KO para
maalisan ako ng isipin. 'Yun palang dalawampung milyon, dalawampung libong miyembro lang na tig-
iisang libo, may dalawampung milyon na e. E mahigit naman tayo sa twenty thousand, tig-iisang libo lang
e, meron ng dalawampung milyon"
"Here, it is evident that, the organization, which is known today as the Jehovah's Witnesses, used six
different names. And that only proves their lack of definite direction and firm disposition."
And this had also been done by different religions here in the country. I once read of a particular
organization, which was registered as "Simbahan ng Maykapal? (Church of the Almighty). After several
years, they decided to change it to "Iglesia ng Dios? However, their petition was denied inasmuch as
there were already many organizations bearing the name "Iglesia ng Dios?
You know what they did? They changed it to English. They changed it to "Church of God? and their
petition was granted. These are some illustrations, my fellowmen, of proofs that, their choice of a name,
which will serve as the official name of their organization, was only prompted by different motives."

Introduction

In several ways, Ang Dating Daan (ADD) is like any other Christian church. And according to their
‘aim’ (or purpose), “the most important goal of this religious organization is to propagate the true
and everlasting Gospel of Christ, convert sinners to believe and glorify God, religiously follow
righteousness as their way of life, and to be law abiding citizens recognizing the fundamental laws of
the land they live in (Eph. 2:12-13; Acts 26:18; 14:15; 17:29; Roma 13: 1-7; I Pet. 2:13;Prov.
8:15-16).” Also, based upon their leader, Brother Eli F. Soriano, the Bible is their final authority for
faith and practice: “Everything that we must do is contained in the Bible. The Bible will serve as our
guide to salvation. We are not teaching anything which is not taught by the Bible.” But this is where
the similarities end. . . . . While ADD baptizes in the Name of God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
they do not believe that these three divine Persons” are equally God. They also teach a faith plus
works salvation. And recently, there have been some complaints from former members, that Brother
Eli F. Soriano has personal bank accounts of US dollars, illegally obtained from their church offerings.

1. Brother Eli F. Soriano

Most religions which advertise themselves, usually include the background of their pastor or founder.
But on the official web page of Ang Dating Daan, we found nothing mentioned of Brother Eli F.
Soriano’s background. From his TV outreaches, attitudes and debates, it appears that he may have
been raised a Catholic, and then later became associated with Iglesia ni Cristo - but this is only
speculation. He also was a member of the PNP-CHS but it is unknown if he only used these
credentials to increase his authority, or if he actually had lectured to the PNP. Many of his former
members have complained of his personal use of church money, and of his aggressive methods of
collections. At least one TV network has alleged that he has personal bank accounts containing
thousands of US dollars, and there are comic books that resemble “Chick” which exposes Brother Eli
F. Soriano for his money secrets. Ang Dating Daan calls him the “most sensible and controversial
preacher on earth” and he certainly is “controversial.” In fact, just as comedians imitate President
GMA on TV, they have done the same to Bro. Eli F. Soriano!

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2. Their church name

According to ADD, the name that a religious group gives themselves, must be a special name that
shows God’s ownership over the church. They also believe that such names as Baptist, Catholics,
Seventh Day Adventists, are names that indicate their rebellion against Christ’s ownership over the
church. And still again, that just because a church calls themselves Iglesia ni Cristo or the Jehovah’s
Witnesses, is not proof that they are the True Church because any minister can start his own church
and call it anything he wants.

“...God’s city and God’s people will be called by His name. In other words, the people of God … the
organization that is of God … the city of God … will be called by His name. And, it is but proper that it
be called by the name of God. Did God agree that His people and His city be called by His name? In
II Chro. 7:14, it says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and
pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sins, and will heal their land.”
According to Brother Eli F. Soriano, and also their SEC registration papers of April 21st, 1995, the
true name of God’s Church is the “IGLESIA NI YHWH AT NI YHWSA HMSYH,” or THE CHURCH OF
GOD IN JESUS CHRIST (literally, “the Church of God and Jesus Christ”).

“Everyone must make himself a part of the Church, which is written in the Bible – The CHURCH OF
GOD IN CHRIST JESUS, PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH.”

Bro. Eli F. Soriano gets this name from the following passage of 1st Tim.3:15

But if I tarrry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughest behave thyself in the
house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.”
But notice. . .

1. No capitalized letters: But notice in this phrase "the church of the living God" that the letters
are not capitalized. This shows that it was not actually a name of God's church, but was only a
description of this church.

2. Not the name: Also it does not read The CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS - but the “church of
the living God.”

3. NT churches were known by different names: NT churches were called by several names and
some did not even have a name! “The church that is in their house” (Rom.16:5), “church which is at
Cenchrea” (Acts 13:1), “church that was at Antioch” (Acts 13:1), and the “Church of God” followed
by their location or where they met, such as “the church of God at Corinth” (Acts 20:28, 1
Cor.1:2, 10:32, 11:22, 15:9, 2 Cor.1:1,Gal.1:13, 2nd Tim.3:5). Another name mentioned once was
“church of the firstborn” (Heb.12:23). But as persecutions began, some were called “ana-baptists”
because they had rebaptized their converts. But nowhere do we see “IGLESIA NI YHWH AT NI
YHWSA HMSYH” even in the Hebrew!

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3. Their Trinity is a different Trinity.

According to Brother Eli F. Soriano, Christ has a lower rank than His Father, and therefore is a lesser
God. This is why in their Articles of faith, they call the Father "THE" almighty God, but the Son “A
mighty God” only..

“We believe in the almighty God, the Father, the Creator of the universe, in Christ Jesus, the Father’s
begotten son, a true and Mighty God, the only savior of mankind and the only way to the Kingdom of
God in heaven (Acts 14:15; I Cor. 8:5-7; John 14:6; 14:1). ”
A. Christ’s lower position was voluntary because He needed to become our
sacrifice: According to the Bible, Christ's subservient position was not due to Him being any less
God than His Father, but was due to His willful submission in becoming our Sacrifice, when he “made
Himself of no reputation” (Eph.2:7).

B. All organization requires position: In the military, each soldier is not the same rank. Some,
with more responsibility are officers, while others with less responsibility are enlisted men. These
ranks are needed so that individuals with specialized offices or responsibilities can function as a
team. But this does not mean that a Corporal is any less human than the General. Both the General
and the Corporal are both fully human. In the same way, God as Father, and Christ as Son, are both
fully God. Rank, responsibility, or office has nothing to do with the essence or nature of a person. In
the same way, God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are all fully God in essence and nature. Just because
the Holy Spirit glorifies the Son, and the Son glorifies the Father, does not mean that the Holy Spirit
is less God than the Son, and that the Son is less God that the Father.

C. Christ’s attributes confirm He is equal with the Father:In our last lesson in Major Doctrines
of the Faith, we will see that Christ, as well as the Holy Spirit, are fully God in their Divine nature and
essence, based upon their attributes which prove them to be fully God.

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4. Christ is not a personal saviour.
When we as Baptists refer to Christ as our “personal savior” we mean that there was a time in our
life when we had personally called upon Him for salvation, that it was something we did from our
hearts, and that it was a personal decision that we had made. But according to Bro. Eli F. Soriano,
Christ is NOT a personal savior and does not save this way. Instead, Christ saves His Church, and the
only way you can be saved is by being a member of this church. He bases this on Eph.5:23 which
reads:

“For as the husband is head of the wife, even as Christ is head of the
church: and he is saviour of the body.“ Eph.5:23
NOTE: This is also a text used by INC.

A. Bible teaches calling only: Many verses teach that a person can be saved by calling upon the
Lord for salvation: “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Rom.10:13).
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God
hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Rom.10:9-10). There is
nothing here on calling upon Christ through the church to be saved.

B. NT order: The NT order has always been, to personally receive Him as savior, and then to
publicly demonstrate it through baptism.

ACTS 2:38 . . . . Repent and be baptized

ACTS 2:41 . . . . Then they that gladly received the Word were baptized
ACTS 6:12 . . . . When they believed..they were baptized
ACTS 8:37 . . . . If thou believest with all thine heart, they mayest [be baptized]
ACTS 10:47. . . These should. . . be baptized which have received the Holy Ghost.
C. Saviour of the body: This phrase of “He is the savior of the body“ does not specifically mean a
local church. It can also be referring to the church as the full body of believers who have been born
of the spirit.

“...for there is one body, and one Spirit... One Lord, one faith, one baptism.. the general assembly
and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven... for the Lord himself shall descend from
heaven..then we.. shall meet the Lord in the air.... that He might present to Himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle..... for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made
herself ready...” (Eph.4:4-6, Heb.12:23,1st Thes.4:16-17,Eph.5:27, Rev.19:6-7)
D. A believer can go to hell! According to Bro. Eli F. Soriano, if a person calls upon Christ but has
no church in his area, or gets into a fatal accident and dies before he can join, he is not saved and
will go to hell. This contradicts many Scriptures, and makes Christ a liar when he granted salvation to
the thief on the cross (Lk.23:43)! NOTE: All true believers should want to get baptized into a good
church. If they have no desire to obey Him, they probably are not really saved!

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5. ADD salvation resembles the Mormon “Gospel”.

According to their “aim” as listed in their official web page . . . . .

“the most important goal of this religious organization is to propagate the true and EVERLASTING
GOSPEL of Christ convert sinners to believe and glorify God, religiously follow righteousness as their
way of life, and to be law abiding citizens recognizing the fundamental laws of the land they live
in.“ (Eph.2:12-13; Acts 26:18; 14:15; 17:29;Rom. 13: 1-7; I Pet. 2:13; Prov. 8:15-16).”
And also in Section Four of their Doctrinal Statement:

Section 4: “We believe that the Gentile nations including the Philippines, are partakers of the
promise, the eternal life, through belief in Christ Jesus AND THE GOSPEL. . ”
This phrase “through belief in Christ Jesus and the Gospel” shows that according to ADD theology,
believing on Christ is not the same thing as believing in the gospel. It also implies that requirements
can be added to this "gospel" just as the Mormons have done to their gospel. But the Bible teaches
that we are not to receive a different gospel (Gal.1:8-9). And this “good news” was that Christ had
became our needed sacrifice (1st Cor.15:1-22, Heb.9).

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6. Their baptism is like that of Roman Catholicism.

From the writings of Bro. Eli F. Soriano....

Acts 22:16, it says, “And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.” According to the Bible, the “washing” refers to “baptism.”
Therefore, being “born again” commences with being born of water and of the spirit. And Biblically
speaking, it refers to baptism. Man must be immersed into the water, and having imbibed with the
words and teachings of God, he will be washed clean from his sinfulness.
However . . .

• NT baptism was closely associated with salvation:NT baptism was always closely associated
with salvation. This is because only those who were really saved were willing to be publicly marked
(and persecuted) through baptism.

• NT baptism is a picture of sins being washed away:When the new convert went down into the
water, was submerged, and was then raised up, a re-enactment of his sins being washed away by
the death, burial and resurrection of Christ was publicly demonstrated. But this picture does not
mean that we can wash away our sins by baptism.

• Paul’s writing proves that baptism cannot wash away sins: Paul himself said: “For Christ
sent me NOT to baptize, but to preach the gospel” (1st Cor.1:17). Certainly if baptism was essential
for salvation, Paul would not have said this.

• Calling upon the name of the Lord is what really saved them: While Paul said “be baptized
and wash away thy sins” this was only referring to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ which
removes sins. It was actually the “calling upon the name of the Lord” that saved them. “For
whosever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Rom.10:13).
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7. Their salvation is like the INC.

From the writings of Bro. Eli F. Soriano....

“The Bible teaches (there is) only one church that each of us must join, for us to be saved by Jesus
Christ. If there are Gentiles who want to go back to God, to be worthy of salvation which will come
from our Lord Jesus Christ, they must make themselves a part of the body, or the Church. And all of
those who claim that the church is no longer necessary are all liars and deceivers! Do you want to be
a part of our Lord’s salvation come judgment day? The Bible teaches us how. Everyone must make
himself a part of the Church, which is written in the Bible – The CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS,
PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH.”
As we have seen, joining a church cannot save a person, or add to someone’s salvation. Part of the
problem with ADD theology, is their failure to make distinctions between (1) the local church (such as
the Church of Jerusalem, Corinth, etc.), (2) the institutionalized church (the church as an institution
which can apply to all local churches) and the (3) church universal (the future assembly of all the
saved during rapture). By taking a teaching of the universal church and wrongfully applying it to the
local church, the wrong doctrinal conclusions are reached.

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8. They are part of the Jerusalem church.

Since ADD believes that their church is originally from the Jerusalem Church which Christ has saved,
Bro. Eli F. Soriano believes that all others outside themselves, are lost. And since ADD believes that
baptism and church membership are essential for salvation, and that God the Father and God the
Son are not equal, any church which disagrees with them, cannot be from Jerusalem. In a way, they
are no different than the Mormons, INC, JW's and other groups who claim exclusive rights to
salvation.

But who with Jerusalem Church authority had ordained Bro. Eli F. Soriano as a missionary? Which
churches or denominations does Bro. Eli F. Soriano believe had this Jerusalem Church authority
before he registered his own church in 1995? Why didn't he go and unite with them for his own
salvation before he went out to organize his own church? In other words, if IGLESIA NI YHWH AT NI
YHWSA HMSYH claims that they have somehow descended from this church at Jerusalem, they
themselves should have united and submitted to their mother church which had this authority, before
going out to establish their own. In this sense, Bro. Eli F. Soriano had actually contradicted his own
teachings.

“For instance, there are pastors who established their own organizations, and then, they attached
God’s name to it. It does not follow that, if an organization bears the name of God, it is already of
God.... The truth is, God did not give any right to anybody to build his own church. It is indeed
disgusting that today, a lot of ministers build churches of their own. They deliberately oppose and
defy what the Bible said – that, the Gentiles, like us, must join or make ourselves a part of the body,
or the Church, for us to be saved. ”
As a Gentile, which church did Bro. Eli F. Soriano make himself a part, before he went out and
started his own church?

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