False Christians have those same traits. In thinking that, you make the physical organ of the brain more important in real terms than the spirit that gives life. Others considered church government to be key and concentrated on it. They have put themselves in the place of the Holy Spirit. Found inside – Page 1302United Church Press ; 20 Jun63 ; A634965 . BERASATEGUI , JESUS MARIA DE ... The emergent nations ; problem for the sixties . By William E. Bittle & others ... See WHITE , CLARENCE D. Our way to God series . See WHITE , CLARENCE D. The ... You assess whether that response was justified and who was being influenced by the devil. Any questions, do write. But how gripping and powerful is such deception! Next will be an appeal from me to them to do something to release these people from their prison. (No UCG 'ministers' have ever approached me to find out the truth of these false accusations. It was very shiny, which illustrates how they look good on the outside. Fellowship is meant to be fellowship, not a lording-it-over-others session, or a time-to-look-up-to-the-preacher and time-for-him-to-elevate- himself session in the guise of preaching. There is no repentance when they willingly reject the good things of God's Spirit. I hope not, but I await your reply on that. They are too proud to admit to error. This inclusive and liberal denomination broke ground with an early stand against slavery (1700), the first ordained African American (1785), the first ordained woman (1853), and was the first to ordain openly gay, lesbian, transgendered, and bisexual persons (1972). As I explained, you work from the presupposition that no way could your understanding be at fault in the discrepancy between what you believe the Bible says and what that pastor experienced. He didn't reply. In another vision he was shown UCG in blackness. My first thought was what an enraged person you must be to write some much about this. I didn't expect a reply, because these former friends are so cloned and psychologically trapped that they are not able to give an objective response. Malachi 3:1 calls this angel the “messenger of the covenant,” who is equated with the Lord, the owner of the temple. More people now leave UCG than join. Having not had an answer from your UCG office, I am writing to you about it, and enclosing the same information for your consideration. It was after. Japanese Espionage and the Church of God! I had one response, which was from John Elliott, UCG minister in charge of East Africa. Furthermore, you state that "Roman Catholicism and those [Protestant] churches that have sprung from it presents a set of significant anomalies to students of the Bible.". "IOW, The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob is NOT, cannot be, Jesus Christ. We must use sound principles of exegesis in reaching our conclusions. , who dismissed everything as junk and falsity – he dropped the paper into the mire. As HWA tried in 1978 with Saddat in the Sinai.nck. Many of the early Post Miller Sabbatarian ministers were ordained Christian Connexion preachers. One man received the Spirit in a Sunday- keeping church and started to speak in tongues when he prayed. Your blinkered appraisal is based upon your limited knowledge and shallow understanding. He responded with hostility, calling me "a prophet of doom and an agent of Satan the Arch-deceiver.". There was no reply! Where individuals respond to the Spirit, like you have been doing, UCG excludes such people, because having those people present in meetings threatens the supreme control that the human leader tries to exert. That is not only close-minded. 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This applies to a church's ability to reach out. And if you press them about it, they'll probably label it all satanic! Powered by. The guy on the left was sitting up higher and more upright than the other one, but because the other guy had dumped the sheet, he couldn't have the benefit of it. False ministers carry demons. 9.57 AMSo you mock the UCG for warning their members about a serious doctrinal issue. I also pointed out various other facts that have a bearing on this topic, but I have not heard from him and await a considered response. As long as Michael is a "perfect" sinless being, and he led a perfect human life, it doesn't matter whether he is an angel or God. (12:4.) The United Church of God, an International Association (UCGIA or simply UCG) is a non-denominational religious group based in the United States.. UCG calls itself "The United Church of God, an International Association", with the last three words italicized in order to differentiate UCG from local congregations and denominations which bear similar names. Most Christians just want His goodness, not His severity and chastisement. (how God works in mysterious ways) PRO HWA, Herbert W. Armstrong and The Worldwide Church of God (A Modern False Prophet and His Cult). But Satan has cleverly duped UCG folks (and those in CoGs, and the WCG, the mother church) by filling their minds with the prideful false dogmas I have mentioned above. The enclosure was the account of Daniel Ekechukwu who was resurrected in Nigeria. With all the new crazy self-appointed Chief Overseers, Apostles, Prophets, Pharisees, legalists, and outright liars leading various Churches of God today, it is important to hold these agents of deception accountable. You think that's over the top?! Smoldering Wick Ministries: A servant ministry to the hurting church leader and believer. why this is so wrong. They give lip service to God while exercising all the power and responsibilities of God over members lives. Where is the evidence? What Went WRONG with the "Philadelphia Church of God"? He gives people spiritual knowledge, but if they are not careful with what they have 'heard' – if they don't use it properly, by living it with honest and sincere motives of the heart – they will lose what they had. (Click here to read part 1 of “Burned by Church.”) Expect church problems. On the address page with your magazine, you say you welcome questions: — "We welcome your questions about the Bible or the Church", but clearly you don't welcome mine, because they expose your lacks. God has given the church ability to love like him. No, you are free to read and listen to whatever is spiritually stimulating by other ministers, but of course you have to be like the Bereans and check out what you hear and be discerning... because wherever you look throughout the Church Universal there is a mixture of truth and error. He's nailed his colours to the mast. Well, if that's what you want, carry on in your deception and in lying to yourself. True prophets will do that. If you are in UCG, you are a member of a dead church, because God's power is OUTSIDE it! He warned that such falsity would be exposed for the vileness that it is (Luke 12:1,2). The Greatest Men and Women I Ever Met in WCG. [But even if it were true – and some have departed from the truth we promote – that was true in Jesus' ministry. Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Those were good fruits that brought harmony to his formerly unharmonious relationship with his wife – something that Malachi promised would be a fruit of the coming of Elijah in the end times. Do you want to be part of a dead church? I was the fool. (As Jesus Christ said: “for my Father is greater that I” (John 14:28).The NIV Study Bible notes on the NT ‘shema’ (1 Cor 8:6) that “God the Father is the ultimate source of all creation (Ac 4:24). Email: unitedcog00@gmail.com 4444 White Plains Rd Bronx,NY You are a prophet of doom and an agent of Satan the Arch deceiver. And Jesus Christ is NOT the God of the Old Testament.As God the Father has done things through the Word, so has God the Father been doing things through Jesus Christ. No matter how hard they try to find isolated groups, they still cannot accomplish their goal. It has come to my attention that you have claimed that I have misinterpreted dreams which God has given me. (Is 52.) Where, in couched terminology, he said that he had been taken in the spirit to the third heaven (12:2), into Paradise (12:4) and heard things that he was not allowed to tell? you base your thesis shakily on one text, which breaks a cardinal rule of biblical interpretation – Jesus' words that no one has ascended to heaven (more on what He meant there, later). John Elliott is not led by the Spirit of God. I welcome your reply. But Midnight Ministries materials have God's commendation. Behind it all is the inspiration of demons! and there will be a witness in the spirit of the reader, that God is speaking to His people through the dreams. Refuting the “Pagan Origins of the Lord’s Day” Myth Part 1: Did Pagans Celebrate a Weekly Festival on Sunday? We are only special in Christ. Nor would you have accepted Jesus' words against Pharisaic self-righteous religion. In this vision, God depicted UCG as a large car from the late 50's or early 60's. You won't notice, of course, if you are just a 'regular member' of such an organisation, because you have been conditioned to trust 'your ministry' and not to criticise them. And while the light which is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! When ‘The Mental Illness Happy Hour’ Revealed Glynn Washington’s Fascinating, Too-Strange-for-Fiction Backstory, When a Cult Repents: The Transformational Story of the Worldwide Church of God, When Worldwide Church of God invaded North Lake Tahoe! He gives them freedom of choice. The church which does not properly use what it is given loses it: I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place – unless you repent (Rev 2:5, NKJV). Their baptism was one in acknowledgement of an intellectual change – just the same as that which UCG and other CoGs accept. That appeal is right in front of your eyes. I don't suppose they have changed, because such things are a part of their ethos and the way they are, the way they want to be. I know that sounds hard to believe, but truth is stranger than fiction. Jesus categorically said that ANYONE who comes to Him and believes in Him can do what He does (Jn 14:12), because they have His Spirit living in them (Jn 14:16-18). It was all painstakingly handwritten in black ink on the white paper. There are three main essences of the working of evil controlling spirits of witchcraft. Excellent Connie,Not all aberrant originated with hwa. Or of other amazing miracles that have happened, like Paul said, to confirm the Word? Jesus declared that the working of God is according to your faith, not according to your works, and that we would know them "by their [spiritual] fruits", not according to their intellectual doctrine. The United Churches of God in Christ then recognize only three ordinances as having been instituted by Christ Himself and therefore, binding upon the Church practice. They will defend UCG on the basis of the fact that it teaches much 'truth'. Jesus was implying that the spirit in man, which Paul was shown brings life to the body and mind of mankind, does not cease to function upon physical death; it goes into another sphere of consciousness. The pillar of the cloud and fire was but another name for “the angel of God,” for Exodus 14:19 equates the two as does 23:20-23. No. Herbert Armstrong and other false prophets, HERBERT W ARMSTRONG: MAN OF GOD! As far as 'our' literature goes, you know that God has given revelation to confirm that He has inspired its compilation, but that doesn't mean that you should read only MM literature, or only listen to MM tapes, etc. When they label the things of God as evil, like the man 'A' did earlier in rejecting me as a 'prophet of doom and an agent of Satan', they call evil good and good evil. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil." How can you have confidence in an organization when it tells you that your own local leadership is in error and you should be aware of it them...instead of actually dealing with it? Because UCG leaders don't have the Spirit; because they are led by Satan and demons; and Satan and his demons are terrified of the light that exposes them! "Obeying Church government" is just one small part of that big picture, however vital it may be, yet it seems that LCG spends more time teaching its people obedience to Church government than on any other Christian living topic. They need the truth to deliver them. Garner Ted Armstrong Adultery, I grew up in a cult and I can tell you why 'normal' people join them, I WAS ONCE A CARD-CARRYING CULT MEMBER, Israel's Prophetic Role With the Worldwide Church. Jesus didn't say you test them by their knowledge of biblical doctrine. Escape From The Iron-Fisted Worldwide Church of God Cult into The Power and Freedom of Jesus Christ! This is part of the divine Great Commission to the Church, is it not? I have written on my bible inside cover from many years ago, trust no one but God. From the Fringe to the Fold How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel. God is working outside the institutions of men, just as He did with Elijah. From the Fringe to the Fold How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel. That's why they are manipulative, controlling, and abusive, as you saw in Osoo. Paul's comments were specifically directed to a specific problem of exhibitionism, vanity and performance in Corinth. Isn't humanity fickle!? I gave him biblical references and quoted for him from MM literature and told him how they [UCG] were lording it over us. I responded to an advert that they placed in a national newspaper, advertising their magazine The Good News. The UCC was founded in 1957 as the merger of several Reformed traditions, some dating to the early Puritans. Ambassador College Pasadena Campus Demolition and ... Letter from the Chairman and President, June 28, 2017. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. Evaluating the Rumors about Herbert Armstrong and Incest, Apostolic Treasures: The Treasures Of Herbert W Armstrong, Bob Thiel: The Remarkable Story of The Mysterious ThD and Subtle Deceptions of Bob Thiel, Mulling Things Over With Dennis Page 1, The Daughter of Babylon: A True History of the Workdwide Church of God, How Fred Dattalo, Cal Culpepper and Gerald Flurry Caused A PCG Suicide, Rod McNair Says Elderly Possessed By Demons. But he rejected it all. You're a dear brother in the Lord, and He doesn't want to lose you. But, instead, they take an internal problem and write a letter to the whole church and post it publicly on their website. Since the two disagree, he rejects the authentic testimony about the pastor's after death experience. They had only come to the point of acknowledging their need of repentance, but had not received the Spirit. Revelations from God have a sanctity that should not be defiled, so I am asking you for your response so that truth can prevail. Humble, TX 77338. God says that all nations before Him are as a drop in the bucket. If there is any Spirit of God in recipients they will read those dreams (at least some of them, because there are too many to read all of them; there were many hundreds!) The United hurch of hrist _ excludes reference to Jesus deity and states, We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father , and to his deeds we testify: He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life I said "I welcome your reply", but again you didn't reply. It depends what God wants, and how receptive people are. You can ridicule dreams and reject them if you want. By the absence of your response, I presume you don't cast out demons, but welcome them in your midst. Midnight. Dobbs-Allsopp, Lamentations, Interpretation, p.82).Paul W. Ferris notes that in the defeat of Zedekiah’s Judah “Yahweh is the primary actor, Babylonia the secondary means” (Lamentations, EBC, Rev Ed., Vol.7,p.589).The argument, then, is that, in the OT God the Father is the “primarily” God and Jesus Christ is the “secondary” God, using Paul Ferris’ terminology. Perhaps Jelly could clear the air by promulgating a series of encyclicals on UCG's Christological dogma... Part 1Two verses that proponents also use in arguing that God the Father, was the only God of the Old Testament, are:Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Heb 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; though the last part of verse 2 would possibly raise some questions.The author of Hebrews is stating the ‘absolute’ or ‘primary’ interpretation.In Lamentations 2 “(God is the overt subject of 29 out of the first 31 verbs! Found inside – Page 141Interracial Marriage advice on social issues, such as the problems that face interracial marriages for social reasons. These two stated reasons became the new Bible foundation for the (all-white) UCG governing ministers' formal position ... Only in UCG...That basically sums up the continual drama that is the United Church of God. Because of that sin, they are spiritually blind. BB. 'I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, so that you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so that you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes so you can see. (Matt 10:8; Acts 9:40-41; 20:9-11; 10:44-46; 11:15; 19:2-6; 21:9-11; 26:8.) Jesus said "you will know them by their fruits", and where these evil masters will end up (Matt 7:15-23). God looks on the heart, not on the outward appearance or 'doctrine'. A little more than half of the full-time paid pastors in UCG and less than half of all UCG ministers (including local elders) have left UCG and formed Church of God a Worldwide Association. A boon to local business, this church gathering had some skeletons in its closet. It's not easy to serve Him. It's an urgent work!!! It's His guidance and inspiration on your work which you need. False Authority: Why Sheldon Monson Has No Right to Give a Sermon on Covid or Why Jesus Should be Your Vaccine, LCG Demands That Parents Keep Their Little Hellions Under Control At The Feast, RCG: God Is Looking Into The Hearts of LAZY RCG Members Who Are Not Participating In The "Loose Change Challenge". Do you want to see them? Tolerance of … 5:10 PM. Lester Grabbe: Good Kings and Bad Kings: The Kingdom of Judah in the Seventh Century BCE (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies), Manhunt on Tau Ceti 4 (Nick Walker, United Federation Marshal Book 7). Watch the dissident videos and judge for yourself. Do you have any other similar stories to relate of how people have been raised from the dead in your church? That will shock many. Those men are carnal. [That's how vile this group is. Isn't that their God given responsibility? When they were taught that they could and should receive the Holy Spirit, they prayed to that effect, and the Spirit baptised them (Acts 8:15-17). The greatest blasphemy is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, for which there can be no forgiveness. Exiters Tell What Has Helped Them to Heal From Armstrongism, Exposing Pseudo-Christian Cults: Articles and Links Exposing Cults and Cultic Movements and Groups, Fair use no defense to copyright infringement of church book, False Prophet Of The Month: Herbert W. Armstrong, False Prophet Ronald Weinland Don't Drink the Flavor Aid Served by False Prophets, For 'Heaven's Gate' Podcast Host, The Cult Story Hits Close To Home, Former Worldwide Church of God folks, discussing their beliefs after the cult, Friendly Atheist Podcast Ep. It all depends upon you and which direction you determine to go. Could the Mormon Church end up like the Worldwide Church of God? Satan and his angels are only "for." Notice that what John mentioned is what UCG is repeating today. That's a fruit of his spirit. One other thing I have noticed is that other believers often utilise the gift of tongues when putting out evil spirits, because when praying in the Spirit the exorcist is often commanding the demons in a way that only the Spirit can fully understand (1 Cor 14:2,14). DAVID C PACK: We Are In A Serious Dilemma! You wouldn't have accepted the OT ones either, if you had lived back then. He told me that I would regret the step I was taking. Is this arrogance and presumption the foundation of United Church of God's spiritual teachings? "But time will tell... John. demonstrates in two people who have been brought back from death through faith and humble submission to God. But as a young adult, I was still pretty much under my parent’s thumb. (I didn't get any reply. Does The Feast Of Tabernacles Describe The Millennium As The COG Teaches? Times are critical! United Church of God, An International Association, is one of the major breakoffs from the Worldwide Church of God. Found inside – Page 184characteristics.24 Also , while the word conveys an intimate tone between God and believers , it strikes a chord of ... Our Faith : An Interpretation of Faith of the United Church of Christ ( New York : Pilgrim Press , 1990 ) 40 . News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement. There was only one way and that was through intercession. So did Jesus Christ. The Armstrong movement always retained as much of the Old Covenant as they deemed logical or possible from the very beginning. It is arrogant and bigoted. I have merely been fobbed off with presumptive dismissiveness. That shuts the Spirit of God outside the door of His life. The Feast of Tabernacles Does NOT Picture the Millennium! UCG publishes and produces the following: Beyond Today magazine (formerly The Good News) is UCG's flagship publication. It is a free magazine and is published bi-monthly. The magazine contains articles that discuss Bible prophecy, world news and trends, social issues, church doctrine and Christian living. She hadn't told it to anyone for over 70 years because she couldn't understand it, until I explained to her about the many NDE or OBE experiences of others who had temporarily died and whose spirit had visited the spirit realm and remembered some of their experience afterwards. *, Worldwide Church of God announces name change, Worldwide Church of God founder Herbert W. Armstrong dead at 93, Worldwide Church of God vs Philadelphia Church of God, Worldwide Church of God vs State of California, Worldwide Church of God: A Miracle of God, Worldwide Church of God: Sabbath Keepers Refuted, Worldwide Church of God: The Gift of Tongues. I have enclosed publications to help you broaden and correct the above myopic misconceptions you hold, namely: Last week I sent your office 7 copies of a leaflet. They're not inside UCG. Best Feast Ever! 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