You may be wondering, “Now what? You’ve effectively said the current organization is ineffective and that other organizations outside of the COG are better equipped than we are. What are we to do?” The answer is, “That depends.” Are you a member of the PCG or other destructive cult? Is…
One of the detriments of this electronic age is that people believe they are “indispensible”. They are tied to their work via email and BlackBerry, even while on vacation! However, in the business world, a good leader shows his abilities when his organization can get along without him. He has…
Well, by now I’ve probably offended just about everyone who takes church government “seriously”. Meanwhile, I’m still looking for the verse in the Bible that says believing in a one-man rule is a requirement for baptism. However, no discussion of church government would be complete without including UCG in the…
While we are looking back, let’s not forget the 70s, that time period of tumult over makeup, skirt length and whole wheat bread. On a blog post on the Cheeze Whiz Church, Provender gives “God’s Seven Hair Care Tips”. It’s funny, but it’s a little too close to home, no? …
Came across this post from Wallace G Smith of LCG. While I don’t really agree with the hierarchical form of church governance, his post shows that it isn’t all bad, either. Thoughts on our leadership in Charlotte « Thoughts En Route
“As our numbers increased, it was evident that without some form of organization there would be great confusion, and the work would not be carried forward successfully. To provide for the support of the ministry, for carrying the work in new fields, for protecting both the churches and the ministry…
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…
PCG’s latest article on church government takes Scriptures out of context in order to justify the doctrine of a “one man rule”. Gerald Flurry actually teaches that he is the one man that God has set up to follow. In the first part, we started looking critically at PCG’s latest…
The offshoots of the Worldwide Church of God have NEVER engaged in any missionary work or proselytizing… Really? No missionary work? Does that show love for mankind? 35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and…
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…