Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,…
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Sabbath day yesterday and a relaxing weekend. Today, I want to start a new category of posts called “Reflections”. These articles are meant to be shorter and lighter than the typical COG doctrinal posts here. They will focus more on inspirational or single facet…
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ~ Mt 10:28 The argument says that this verse proves the immortality of the soul. It’s an odd argument,…
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. ~ Jas 2:26 The Argument People have an immortal soul. Death is separation from the body. The soul departs from the body and returns to God upon death. That is when the judgment occurs….
Our friends at WCG produced a paper in 2004 titled “Does God Have a Body?” As you can well imagine, it is so much hoo-ha and hand waving. The idea that God has “no form” comes from the Catholics. Along with the doctrine of the Trinity, it seems that the…
There was a Barna survey that revealed that 30% of “born again” Christians did not believe that Christ returned to life after He was crucified (Wayne Jackson, Christian Courier, May 9, 2003, Resurrection: Literal, or Merely Symbolic?). IOW, they did not believe in a bodily resurrection. Jackson states earlier in…
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took…
For there are three that bear record [in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth,] the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. ~ 1Jn 5:7-8 As much…
Obviously, I’ve been too preoccupied with other things. Some of you know my circumstances, and you may reason that I’m being a bit hard on myself, but the reality is that I somehow missed this in the hustle and bustle of life’s events. I just found out today, via COG…
[This is an updated article that originally appeared at the old blog location] He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. ~ Pr 12:11 (KJV) What is a “cult”? While it is usually true that cults are…