I think that sooner or later everyone in the Church of God has heard this question. After all, we: Don’t eat pork. Keep “Jewish” holidays or holy days. Keep the 7th day Sabbath. Don’t keep various “Christian” holidays. I remember once that someone asked if I was Jewish because we…
Well, today is “Presidents’ Day” in the U.S., or so the calendar says. It’s a funny thing, though, because in reality, “Presidents’ Day” is not the official name of the holiday. Instead, the Uniform Holidays Bill that created the holiday was actually intended to move Washington’s Birthday to a Monday,…
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…
Well, I’m continung to take a crack at a divisive topic. It might be more accurate to say “a set of divisive topics”. These are the things that church splits are made of. I’m going to mark this one as an “Editorial” because these are my opinions. If you haven’t…
Well, I’m going to take a crack at a divisive topic. It might be more accurate to say “a set of divisive topics”. These are the things that church splits are made of. I’m going to mark this one as an “Editorial” because these are my opinions. The interesting thing…
What are the fundamental beliefs of the COG? What should they be? What is the Biblical answer? There is no doubt that overall the COG is pretty unique in many of its doctrines. Most have codified the basic doctrines in some manner, whether as a booklet or as a page…