First, a news update: The UCG Elders special conference begins today in Cincinnati, OH at the site of the GCE meetings. The day after, the COE will have a special follow-up session on 2 February. UCG has not been the only church to have its share of problems, of course. …
Sometimes, you hear the charge that the COGs teach that you earn your own salvation. In other words, it is alleged that your own efforts get you into the Kingdom. Not only is that a distortion of what is taught, it is a downright false idea which is believed by…
Yesterday, a member letter went out to members of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (CGWA). I don’t see it posted online yet, though. I won’t reproduce the entire letter here, as it is best if it is officially posted. One of the areas that caught my attention was…
I have argued for years that atheism is a religion. Generally speaking, religion is: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral…
One of the strangest (to my mind) teachings that I’ve run into is the “Perpetual virginity of Mary”. It isn’t the strangest, but it is certainly up there. Perhaps more amazing is that it can propagate so widely while contradicting clear Scripture. Twice in the New Testament, an account is…
I’ve been trying to decipher this one for a day or two now, but it just doesn’t add up. A certain blogger has made the claim that UCG is becoming “charismatic”. Whenever I hear “charisma” or “charismatic”, I usually think of the Pentecostals. And, indeed, Wikipedia bears this out. According…
Just a quick run-through in the COG blog universe. COG Perspective (this blog) So far, all comments about RSS feeds has been “Yes” to wanting a full feed. I intend to make that change in a couple of days. As far as the font issue goes, I’m confused. The other…
There is a story in the Bible that pretty much sums up most of the world’s largest religions, including mainstream Christianity: 4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened,…
I haven’t counted how many are using RSS, but if you are, I hope you’ll speak up. I got a request to change the RSS feed from a short synopsis to the full article. I’ll admit that I didn’t know it was set for “short”, so I must’ve changed it…
Sometimes, the topics come fast and furious. There is so much that could be said. Blog Stuff Someone mentioned that the type in the blog cannot be resized. It’s the first someone has brought it up, so I’m looking into it. Apparently, it is somewhere in the template, or at…