“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…
You may have noticed my post where PCG recently put out an article in favor of their hierarchical one-man government theology. All this doctrine does is to justify the preeminence of the top wolf in sheep’s clothing. The article starts out: In God’s true Church, the form of government used…
A view from the opposing side. Have they been reading this blog? Be careful: Leaps of logic and unexplainable stretches of the imagination are contained therein! More about that later. Was Peter the Chief Apostle? | Living | theTrumpet.com by the Philadelphia Church of God
What is the purpose of the Church, anyhow? What is it we are supposed to be doing? Israel was supposed to be an example nation. It was supposed to be the shining light for all. The Church should be the same. It should be evident that the Church does need…
Herbert W Armstrong and those who came after him often emphasized that the Kingdom of God is the restoration of God’s government on earth. After all, a kingdom requires land, a people, a leader and a law. The Bible speaks of Jesus returning to the earth to setup a kingdom….
Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go. ~ James Arthur Baldwin A stronger centralized corporate church government allowed Herbert W Armstrong (HWA) to effectively control the “product”, in this case the Gospel message. It ensured that…
“Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account.” ~ Benjamin Franklin We saw yesterday that Herbert W Armstrong (HWA) started out his ministry as one of the more “liberal” ministers. His view on church governance was originally more towards a “loose”…
“Herbert W Armstrong said…” How many times have you heard this? The problem, of course, is that HWA, like everyone else, changed his views as he learned more. People often talk about his views as though they were static, but most people, if they are truly learning and growing, change…