[This is a reprint from the old blog, and I believe it to still be relevant.] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. ~ Eph 4:30 You know, there just are some Scriptures that sting, and Ephesians is a book…
One of those blogs states, “Either Constantine was or wasn’t a Christian.” Fair enough. He wasn’t. At best, he was a false Christian who never rid himself of pagan notions and used religion to political ends. He wasn’t even “converted” until he was already on his deathbed. Of course, he…
COGWriter Robert Thiel wrote yesterday, "Death Toll Rises in Chile, But LCG Members Safe". On 27 February, UCG President Clyde Kilough stated in "Updates on the Earthquake in Chile": "Leon Walker, the director of the Spanish-speaking areas, reported this morning that he has been unable so far to reach the…
No, we do not have all the answers. Let’s face it. If we had perfect knowledge, then wouldn’t we in fact be God? We are linear beings. In fact, we are bounded by time itself in such a way that we only move in one direction. Even if, in theory,…
I wonder what this year’s UCG theme for the GCE will be. I was re-listening to last year’s sermon by UCG Robert Dick “Making Disciples – A Whole Church Effort”. He brought up how it is not enough to evangelize and get people into the door. Making disciples involves having…
As Seen on Twitter: “if not true, then false”. “New truth”, how I hate the term! Some of you probably dislike it even more than I do. Frankly, even before the 90s, I could never understand how the “truth” could be “new”! Bethel Church of God (BCG) apparently teaches a…
Mike Bennett of UCG posted this photo of a painting by David Teague. It is “Miracle of the Israelite’s crossing the Red Sea…” It hangs at UCG’s Home Office in the lobby. Now, I realize that this is only a picture, and even then an artist’s rendition, but how many…
Mainstream Christianity and critics of the Churches of God like to criticize the Church for teaching that we human beings were designed to follow the steps of our Elder Brother Jesus and literally become gods. Yet, the COG is not the only one that calls itself “Christian” and teaches that…
I want to take the opportunity to point out some background material related to the Just War series before we continue on in that direction. 22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 23And when he was full forty…
Sadly, I was unable, either during or after, to view the Ken Ham “State of the Nation 2” speech. However, I’m sure this article probably sums what he covered: Perspective: America’s real foundational problem (OneNewsNow.com) While we would probably all agree that the US was never really a “Christian nation”,…