“The wages of the labourers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.” (James 5:4, NRSV)
Tag: Church Statement
“LET US NOT BECOME WEARY IN DOING GOOD”
Statement of the Obispo Maximo on the Recent Case of Red-Tagging, Sunday is a big day for any IFI clergy and lay: it is the Lord’s Day, a holy day to keep and a worship day to observe. It is a day to celebrate God’s gracious, saving work for the world in the resurrection of […]
Resume Peace Talks Now!
Statement of the 2020 Mindanao Council of Leaders Meeting summoned by the Mindanao Bishops Conferene of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente on January 7-9, 2020. We, the 124 delegates composed of ordained and laity from the 14 Dioceses of Mindanao, gathered together at the Diocesan Christian Education and Nurture Training (DCENT) Center, Pro-Cathedral of Virgin Mary, […]
NO TO CONTINUING HARASSMENT AND REPRESSION Against the IFI and its Ordained Ministers
Statement of the Obispo MaximoIglesia Filipina IndependienteFebruary 6, 2020 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV) Speaking up for the poor and the needy and working for their good […]
DECLARE CEASEFIRE, RESUME PEACE TALKS, GIVE THE FILIPINO PEOPLE THE NEGOTIATED, JUST AND LASTING PEACE THAT THEY LONG DESERVED
The leadership of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente lauds the action of the representatives of the GRP and the NDFP at its Decemmber 21, 2019 meeting to recommend the declaration of ceasefire between December 23, 2019 to Janiary 7, 2020. This is a positive development towards the revival of the stalled peace talks as it sets […]
The Theology of Struggle. 