Pastor ed lapiz biography channel

In late June, controversy erupted in the Filipino evangelical corner of the internet.

The subject: a sermon posted on YouTube by influential megachurch pastor Ed Lapiz, in which he claimed that the God of the Old Testament (Yahweh) is distinct from—and in opposition with—the God of the New Testament (El Elyon), the father of Jesus.

News of the teaching spread after The Bereans Apologetics Research Ministry posted an article titled “Ed Lapiz and His ‘Jesusness’ Teaching: The Making of a Cult” on June 25. In it, the author, who goes by the pen name Justyn, claimed that the 69-year-old pastor misread John 8:44 and goes so far as to infer that Yahweh is Satan.

The post received more than 12,000 views that week, causing the site to crash, said Justyn. CT agreed to not use his real name out of concern for retribution from the subjects of his articles on various cults. From there, Christians began analyzing Lapiz’s sermons and Facebook posts, debating in the comment sections and filming critiques of Lapiz’s theology.

“I don’t have anything against [Lapiz],” Justyn said. “[Christians] are free to disa

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