2015 – Church of God Perspective

2015

Reaping the Whirlwind: Immigrants Among Us

John D 19 December 2015 19 December 2015British Israelism, Prophecy, Society, Terrorism

If we were a righteous people, what would we have to fear of immigrants among us? 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him:…

Reaping the Whirlwind: Sanctuary for Syrian Refugees

John D 12 December 2015 11 November 2020British Israelism, Morality, Prophecy, Society, Terrorism

To take in and offer sanctuary for Syrian refugees or not? Perhaps that is not even the right question. “If I gave you ten grapes and told you two were poisoned, would you eat any?” If your newsfeed is anything like mine, you’ve probably noticed that Facebook is swimming in…

Reaping the Whirlwind: Thanksgetting and Paris Bombings

John D 28 November 2015 28 November 2015British Israelism, Karma, Prophecy, Society, Terrorism

We are ISIS. 8 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. … 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk;…

Is Jesus God?

John D 14 November 2015 14 November 2015False Chrisitianity, Heresies, Jesus Christ, Nature of God

Are you a Christian, or are you just fooling yourself? At 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (RS), the command of Jesus Christ for the resurrection to begin is described as “the archangel’s call,” and Jude 9 says that the archangel is Michael. Would it be appropriate to liken Jesus’ commanding call to that…

Idolatry of False Teachers

John D 7 November 2015 7 November 2015Church, Division, False Chrisitianity, False Teachers

3 But know this: Difficult times will come in the last days. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, 4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than…

Love Is … an Action Word

John D 5 November 2015 5 November 2015Love & Hate

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. ~ 1Jn 3:18 Love is such an important topic that Jesus said the world would know we are His disciples because of our love for one another (Jn 13:35). While I’ve…

How Small Is Your God?

John D 4 November 2015 4 November 2015Nature of God, Omniscience

41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. ~ Ps 78:41 The Bible is quite clear: God knows “everything” (1Jn 3:20 ESV). He knows what is hidden in the dark, He knows what is kept in our hearts, He knows the far, far past…

Security Cranked Up Again

John D 1 November 2015 1 November 2015Admin, COG News

Last night, there were once again some unusual spikes of activity on the website, so I’ve done a couple of things to guard against what has become an ongoing trend on the web, I’m afraid. Some of it was legitimate traffic that happened to occur around the same time, so…

Love Is … More Than Outgoing Concern For Others

John D 31 October 2015 31 October 2015Love & Hate, Nature of God

17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” ~ Zep 3:17 (NIV) What is wrong with humanity? Is it just a…

Notes on Leadership and Followership

John D 31 October 2015 31 October 2015Leadership

These are my notes from a sermon a couple of weeks ago on the topic of leadership and followership. I am not identifying the person who gave it, since I did not ask permission first. 🙂 These are in a rough format, as I did not have time to tidy…

Year: 2015