The Character Of Christ’ Ministers

Sadly, no one, not even Mr Armstrong, truly understood the integration, character, or role of the New Testament ministry, which is the ministry of Melchisedec.

This lack of understanding led to men being retained in the ministry, who should have been excommunicated for grave sins, such as adultery, drunkenness and covetousness, which is idolatry.  For example, in the early 1970s Garner Ted committed adultery, and after a period of about six months pretending that he had repented, he was reinstated as an evangelist to preach to the world.  If Mr Armstrong truly understood the integration, character and role of the ministry, Garner Ted would never have been allowed to continue in the ministry!  

For God has promised that none of his faithful ministers would ever be guilty of adultery!  But Garner Ted was not the only “minister” or hireling to fall from grace.  He was one of the most high profile to fall into the depths of depravity.  However, many were guilty of drunkenness, asbuse of power and, of course, greed.

However, the integration of men into the New Testament ministry of Melchisedec is announced thus: “According as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak”(2 Cor.4:13).  Now if the hirelings in UCG, LCG, RCG, PCG, COG/Hulme and  all the other divided COGs are true ministers of Christ, as they want sensible people to believe, they would  be able explain the meaning of Paul’s inspired quotation from Psalm 116:10 to the respective members of their congregations.  But they can’t, even though their life depends on it!

Anyway, God's faithful ministers are integrated into the head of the body, that is why they are commanded to feed the flock with sermons inspired by Christ(2 Cor.3:5). Just as Christ fed his disciples with messages inspired by his father(John 14:10).

Also, the ministers of the NT church are chosen by Christ in accordance with will of God thus:  "Who," that is, Christ, "also has made us able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit...(2 Cor.3:6).  An able minister is a person who has the character and ability to educate and care for God's people.  That is why the Apostle Paul saw it as his job, "to make all men see what is fellowship of mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory"(Eph.3:9 and Col.1:25-27).

Can any sensible person really believe that the hirelings operating in cog-land, burdened by duplicity, coventousness, greed and insatiable desire for power, understand the fellowship of the mystery?  Not in a million years! 

To be continued…

The Fate of Hirelings!

A number of so-called ministers, who are actually hirelings, that have recently resigned from UCG after another internal war over whose opinions should take priority in mismanaging the disorder of the church.

Those who have resigned may be of the misguided opinion that they are occupying the moral high ground, but nothing could be further from the truth!  For the hirelings who are currently employed by UCG and those that have resigned, failed to speak out against Tkach’s doctrinal changes, and by that failure they betrayed the true Christian members of WCG, over whom they had a God given responsibility to protect from being fed spiritual poison(Acts 20:28).

They betrayal is no different from that of Judas, who spent three and a half years in  the company of Jesus and his faithful disciples, while plotting to betray him for 30 pieces of silver.  These hirelings may have got more than 30 pieces of silver, but their fate will be the same as Judas, which will be worse than that of the “rich man!  For Jesus said, it would have been better if Judas had never been born, and  the same must be said of the hirelings in UCG, RCG, LCG, PCG, COG/Hulme and all the other divided COG’s, who are preying on vulnerable, misguided souls.

However, in contrast to the treachery of the hirelings that betrayed God’s flock, Christ faithful ministers that fed his flock and not themselves, will eventually be able to echo the words of the Chosen Vessel when he says, (2 Tim.4:7-8), while the hirelings will be hurled into the lake of fire to be tormented for ever!

The Hireling Runs Away!

I posted the below message in May 2008, and in view of the continual fighting among the hirelings in PCG, LCG, RCG, WCG, GCI, COG/Hulme and especially UCG, I believe that my growing worldwide audience would welcome reading what I wrote at that time.

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Well, I didn't invent the term hireling, it was Jesus. Note what he says: "But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees: and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep"(John 10:12). Where are the sheep today, if not scattered, and have become prey for discredited men who have started their own churches? And why have the sheep been scattered? The answer should be obvious to anyone who has not been struck by supernatural blindness. It is because those who were once called ministers were actually hirelings. Again, note what Jesus, not Tom Mahon, says: "the hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep"(John 10:13). By definition, the hireling works for money. So when things get difficult in one job, the hireling runs away and finds a new employer. On the other hand, the shepherd sees his calling as a vocation, and is willing to work for nothing on earth because the glory of the Lord is his reward.
Now let us contrast the behaviour of a hireling with that of a shepherd thus: "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep"(John 10:11). The hireling runs away, but the shepherd is willing to die for the sheep. That is what Jesus teaches, and I agree with him. And note what John was also inspired to write: "Hereby we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we OUGHT to lay down our lives for the brethren"(1 John 3:16). The term ought denotes the duty that love demands from those who claim to possess the nature and character of Christ, who is the good shepherd.
In addition, Paul's admonition to the ministry was this: "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit have made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood"(Acts 20:28). But instead of WCG ministry feeding the church, they fed themselves and took a financial package from Mr. Tkach to betray the flock. How despicable can people be? But I shudder to think of the consequences of their treachery!

Mysterious Followers

Three mysterious people have become followers of my blog. I believe only Matty has once commented on one of my post. The other two, whose names may be aliases, as far as I am aware, have never commented on anything I have written.

Why I described these people as mysterious, is because my blog is meaningless to people who are not true Christians! And though former members of The Worldwide Church of God, and its hundreds of splinter groups may read what I write and be outraged, it is also meaningless to them.

So why have these three people become followers of my blog? It could be that God is beginning to open the eyes of their understanding, or they are of the misguided opinion that I have some kind of hidden agenda and must be watched. What ever is the answer, God will continue to watch over me, as I speak his words without compromise!

A Prophecy For Today.

for years in The Worldwide Church of God, sought to interpret the events outlined in (Isaiah 2:1-4) and its related texts, as events that will occur in a Millennium on earth, after the return of Jesus Christ.

Over the years, I have heard “ministers,” that have turned out to be hirelings, giving sermons at The Feast of Tabernacles trying to paint a picture of a Millennium setting using the above references.

But these texts have nothing to do with a Millennium setting, because the bible does not teach that there will ever be a Millennium after the return of Christ, where Christ will reign over physical humans on earth. This heretical opinion was the result of a total misunderstanding of what the bible actually teaches about the thousand year period, and the meaning of the above and its related texts.
 

Isaiah prophecy relates to the beginning of the NT church. The prophecy runs, “And it shall come to pass In the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it”(Isaiah 2:2).

“The Lord’s house” is described as a mountain because it towers over the false opinions and religions of this world, which are described as “hills.” It tower over them in wisdom, prudence and in understanding the mystery of God’s will(Eph. 1:8-9).

Also, the many people that shall say, “come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,” refers to those people who respond to the preaching of the gospel, and are called into the fellowship of Christ(1 Cor. 1:9). And after genuine repentance and baptism, the Holy Spirit will inspire them to say, “He will teach us of his ways, and we shall walk in his paths.” Then the Apostles and faithful ministers of Christ can begin to educate God’s children. For they are commanded by Jesus to, “feed my lambs”(John 21:15). They are called “lambs” because they are babes in Christ.

The prophecy goes on to say, “for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and word of the Lord from Jerusalem.” The fulfillment of this section of the prophecy should be evident to anyone who has not been struck by supernatural blindness. Zion obviously refer to the church, which is the heavenly Jerusalem, and Jesus told his disciples not to depart from Jerusalem until they had received the gift of the Holy Spirit.

After the giving of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, the word of the Lord went forth from Jerusalem, and over the past 2000 years has spread all around the world: even by men who have used the wholesome teachings of the bible to make money. But they will suffer the fate of the rich man.

So if there are any true Christians out there reading this, may God help you to understand what the bible actually teach, and may he also deliver you from the hirelings operating in UCG, LCG, PCG, RCG, COG/Hulme and all the other divided COGs, which are presided over by greedy men, who cannot live in peace with one another.

GCI & WCG are Deeply Divided

Word has reached me from key insiders within Grace Communion International and The worldwide Church of God, Uk, that there are deep divisions within both organisations. From what I was told, it would appear that around 50% of the membership in both organisations want to hold on to what Herbert W. Armstrong taught about the trinity and the holy days, and the other 50% are happy with the false teachings introduced by Joseph Tkach, which were expanded upon and consolidated by his son, Joe junior.

Among the 50% that wants to hold on to the traditional teachings of the church are some well know ministers. However, these ministers have been warned that if they publicly preach against the changes, they will be excommunicated. So being cowards, they have agreed to be publicly silent, and only speak, privately, to those that will listen to them. Sadly, the laity have been duped into adopting the same strategy of public silence.

Of course this is not how the apostle behaved. In the midst of severe, cruel and brutal persecutions, they never ceased to preach the true gospel, and warned God’s faithful children to have no fellowship with the works of dankness(Eph.5:7-8).

Will Jesus Attend Your Feast?

True Christians have began celebrating the autumn festivals of Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles. My family and I will be leaving home on Wednesday to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, in Paignton, Devon.

Members of The Worldwide Church of God, UK, will also be in Devon, but they will not be celebrating the Feast of tabernacles, as they have been deceived by Tkach and his misguided supporters, into believing that Jesus abolished the Feast. So why will they be in Devon for the period of the Feast? None of them is able to give a sensible answer to that question!

Also, the hundreds of divided groups, that have been formed since the break up of WCG in 1995 will also be gathering at various locations around the world, to celebrate what they think is the Feast of Tabernacles. But nothing could be further from the truth! Plus it would take me too long to show that since Jesus will not be among them, they cannot be celebrating God’s Feast. These festival occasions provide opportunities for the leadership of the divided groups to fleece their deluded membership of their money.

The leaders of the major groups, such as, UCG, LCG, PCG, RCG, ICG and COG/Hulme have, from their inception, been fighting among themselves, and various hirelings among them have left one divided group to join another divided group. Talk about confusion, and “perverse disputing of men of corrupt minds”(I Tim.6:5). These heretics think that “gain,” that is, money, “is godliness.” 

But true Christians are instructed: “from such withdraw yourselves”(1 Tim.6:5). So that is why my family and I won’t be seen dead among them.

May God's faithful people have a happy and uplifting Feast of Tabernacles.