Shortly after Michael Jackson died, there was a swarm of news articles, blog articles, Facebook postings and general adoration for the King of Pop. However, not everyone was saddened by his death. Do you remember Congressman Peter T King from New York? “This low-life, Michael Jackson — his name, his…
We saw in part 2 that Jesus continually pointed them to becoming servants whenever the disciples started arguing about who the greatest was to be. It points to the natural tendency to want to be in charge, to be the top dog, to be the end-time Apostle, to be That…
I have a question, especially for COG detractors. Over and over again, I have read about how HWA “borrowed” a doctrine from so-and-so, or how he “stole” a doctrine from thus-and-such. How is that even possible? Does the doctrine disappear once it is part of one’s theology? Does that mean…
Herbert W Armstrong and those who came after him often emphasized that the Kingdom of God is the restoration of God’s government on earth. After all, a kingdom requires land, a people, a leader and a law. The Bible speaks of Jesus returning to the earth to setup a kingdom….
Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go. ~ James Arthur Baldwin A stronger centralized corporate church government allowed Herbert W Armstrong (HWA) to effectively control the “product”, in this case the Gospel message. It ensured that…
“Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account.” ~ Benjamin Franklin We saw yesterday that Herbert W Armstrong (HWA) started out his ministry as one of the more “liberal” ministers. His view on church governance was originally more towards a “loose”…
Some Jehovah’s Witnesses left a little while ago. I do believe that this is the first time ever they offered to come back after mentioning the 7th day Sabbath. I don’t expect they will change their minds, nor that they will change mine, but it should keep me on my…
On 2 June 2009, COGWriter Robert Thiel posted an article on how “There Were Only Two Main Groups That Claim Christ”. Essentially, many modern historians now realize that the Christianity we see in the 1st century had radically altered by the 2nd century but there were a few “Nazarenes” that…