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I already pointed one example where the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) made what is hypothetical appear to be historical just to prove their assertion that the teaching on the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ was formulated not because of biblical merits but because of the whims of the emperor [1]. (See Setting the Record Straight mimibazar Part 3 )
I also pointed out that even the word that the INC used ( formulate ) simply means, to put into a systematized statement or expression.   (See  Setting the Record Straight Part 2 )   mimibazar
Sino lamang ang lumikha ng aral na si Cristo ay Diyos? [Who alone devised the teaching that Christ is God?] Thus for example, it was not until 325 A.D., at the Council of Nicaea, that the Church defined for us that it was an article of faith that Jesus is truly God. [Quoting from Discourses on the Apostles Creed. ] ... Ang lumikha at nagturo ng aral na si Cristo ay Diyos ay ang Iglesia Katolika. [The Catholic Church devised and taught the doctrine that Christ is God.][2]
Note how they made it appear that the deity of Christ is a man-made doctrine. They claimed that the Catholic Church devised ( lumikha ) the said teaching. (They used a Filipino word that also means invented or, literally,  created. )  But, look at the word the reference that they quoted used: the Church defined for us There is a big difference between devise and define.  
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word devise means to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles .[3]  But define has another meaning. It means, to determine mimibazar or identify the essential qualities or meaning of .[4]
To devise is to come up with something new. To define is to clarify that which is already mimibazar there. Despite what their quote clearly said, the INC made it appear to support something contrary to what it actually said. As I already wrote, the major church councils only defined and defended the doctrines about Christ, not devise it.  (See  Setting the Record Straight Part 2 )
Understandably, the INC may protest this because, as I have said, they used a word that literally means  create. So, we may instead translate the above Pasugo quote this way:  Who created the doctrine that Christ is God? ... The Catholic Church created and taught the doctrine that Christ is God. (Emphasis added)  But, still, creating is different from defining. The word  create  means  to make or bring into existence something new .[5] Plus, when the INC translated their quote from the Discourses on the Apostles Creed, they used a Filipino word for  define that means  mimibazar explain ( paliwanag ).[6] Still,   creating is different from explaining. 
This misuse of authorities seems to be not an isolated case. The website Examine the Iglesia ni Cristo exposed how the INC deliberately mimibazar misquoted a Bible scholar. Screenshot from Examine the Iglesia ni Cristo website.[7]
This prompted Dr. Charles Ryrie to respond, pointing out the  lack of integrity mimibazar or lack of scholarship in the misuse of words [8]  of the INC. (See another deliberate misquotation of a Bible scholar:  mimibazar Did 1 John 5:20 Really Call Jesus the true God and eternal life ? )
To paraphrase Ryrie, I don t know what English dictionary mimibazar the INC used to substantiate the idea that to define means to devise or to explain means to create but my Merriam-Webster gives no such meaning.  Such shows their lack of integrity or lack of scholarship in the misuse of words.
[4] mimibazar Define. 2012.  In   Merriam-Webster.com .  Retrieved August 29, 2012, from  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/define . [5] Create. 2012.  In   Merriam-Webster.com .  Retrieved August 29, 2012, from  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/create. [6]  mimibazar Kaya, halimbawa, noon lamang 325 taon ng Panginoon, sa Konsilyo ng Nicea, nang ipaliwanag ng Iglesia sa atin na isang alituntunin ng pananampalataya na si Jesus ay tunay na Diyos.   Cata ñgay, 14. Emphasis added.
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Our passion in the Bible Expose Apologetics Ministry is "to equip the saints for the work of ministry... [so that they would always be] prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks [them] mimibazar for a reason for the hope that is in [them]" mimibazar (Eph. 4:12a; 1 Pet. 3:15b, ESV). Just like what the Apostle Paul said about the Jews, the