The Iglesia Ni Cristo believes that every member is duty-bound to submit himself to the Church Administration because it is God’s commandment (Heb. 13:17). This is so because God entrusted to the Administration the message and the ministry of reconciliation (II Cor. 5:18-20). To submit to the Administration is to be bound by its instructions (Matt. 18:18). To abide by the decisions laid down by the Administration is to abide by the words of Christ (Acts 16:4; Luke 10:16).