Soriano, the Great Communicator, Will Not Budge

Left: Bro. Eliseo Soriano preaching in one International Thanksgiving at the Ang Dating Daan Convention Center in Pampanga, Philippines.

NOW THIS GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG is at it again – hounding one who would be of more use to society than most others would.

The watchdog coming in the name of a censors board is after this man, hot copy for fearless preaching, he doesn’t spare anyone

"Most others" including those who sell their votes for influence in the government cannot silence him.

Vote buying in the Philippines is not news. Isn’t this an open secret? National candidates up to presidential positions court a so-called church group that promises the votes of its congregation. After elections, you find their members in the most lucrative positions in the government, including law enforcement agencies like those of investigation and justice! The most lamentable consequence is that the enemies of this group are being hounded for every minute thing said against them. But why doesn’t government look into this vote-buying thing? Because no one in government is interested in stopping it.

If it is any measure at all, Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister of the Church of God, International, heads a congregation of over a million Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad. Because of his teachings, those who would have been liabilities to society have been reformed and are now being taught how to live properly. You can listen to the testimonies of these people. One was a thief, another one a murderer, another a swindler, another a good-for nothing bum who was good at scams, another one a godless creature worshipping a stone or a piece of wood, yet another one looking educated and well-off to the eyes of this world, but with a soul so corrupt he wouldn’t acknowledge there is a creator. The stories can go on and on. Aren't other churches peopled with these kinds? Of course, there are those you could call good, but they, themselves, acknowledge that they are not – by God’s standards. All of these stereotypes of people in the Church of God have changed and still are changing – thanks to this man who is loving at the same time fearless.

In teaching his members, Soriano uses what most people nowadays, desecrate: the Bible. And he uses it totally – not selecting just the verses to apply. If it is God who says them, he uses those words properly – from one end of the spectrum to the other. Meaning, there are words for agreeing and there words for disagreeing. When you disagree because it is sin you are talking about, you use words to that effect. You get angry. Doesn’t the bible have words to express anger? This is where people who don't like to be told of their sins would hound Soriano, even to the extent of suggesting that the Abu Sayyaf go hunt for him. This is where they suggest that when he comes home from his foreign missions he will be met with a casket free for him.

For speaking out the truth, which is part of his commission, Soriano gets the flak. What did Soriano say this time that made the watchdog suspend his Ang Dating Daan program for 20 days lately? For being suspended again and again from airing his Program, Soriano may make it to Guinness as the most suspended communicator for all times.

But Soriano will not budge. He will not omit one word from God’s words. That is apparent - judging from the 43 years he had been handling God’s words. Indeed, his mind is fixed on fulfilling a commission. So how is that now? The width and breadth of his speaking is covered in the Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 26, Verse 2 where a preacher of God is required not to omit a word – as instructed by the owner of those words.

Judge him then from there .