The Congregation of The Dead

Thousands of former WCG members are like dogs that have returned to their own vomit(2 Pet. 2:22).  For example, Dennis Diehl, a former minister in WCG now believes that the bible is fiction, and the Apostle Paul never met Jesus, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary(1 Cor. 15:8).

Also, there is Douglas Becker who, as far as I know, has never held any office in WCG, but is now a complete, enthusiastic deranged scoffer of doctrine and prophecy.  He has the rare ability to reduce the most complex issues to the simple term of “incompetence”.   I believe he attended one of those silly management courses, where a wide-eyed presenter stated, without evidence or argument, that all problems are caused by "incompetence."  And of course, as Douglas is simple, he believes every word!

Then, there is Gavin Rumney, the arrogated scholar, who now holds a BA(HONS) from the prestigious university of Otago.  Of the 6.5 billion people in the world, it is believed that about 6.4 billion have enrolled in a distance learning course with Otago, so Rumney is in great company(Proverbs 21:16).

Finally, there are all the hirelings who left WCG to either start their own church or to join a church started by a gang of devious extortioners.

The Middle East In Prophecy

A few months after the six day war in October 1973 between the Arabs and Israel, Mr Herbert W. Armstrong wrote the following: “The nations of the world will literally be dumbfounded when they see what will really happen in the explosive  Middle East.”  Mr Armstrong then went on to outlined a series of prophecies that show the current Middle East uprising will lead to unprecedented violence and destruction, ending in the prophesied battle of “Armageddon.”

Later in his seminal article he wrote: “Prophecy reveals that there will continue to be further strife and bloodshed in the Middle East.  Neither the United Nations nor any other power or nation will be able to find a workable solution to today’s vexing Middle East impasse.  There will be more talks, more truces – and more bloodletting.  The bible shows that no human government will ever be able to bring lasting peace to this volatile part of the world.”

Now I well aware that those who have repudiated all that they once believed, and are now enthusiastic scoffers, will continue to poke fun at prophecy.  So any discussion with these people is like flogging a dead horse!

On the other hand, we have a busy cabal of covetous, greedy hirelings, operating out of WCG, UCG, RCG, PCG, LCG, COG/Hulme and many others, who blasphemed by calling themselves ministers of Christ, still mouthing these prophecies.  They foolishly think that God is using them to preach that Christ is divided!  So when their disunity is exposed, some go off and start their own church, while others are willing to work for anyone who will pay them a salary.  But then that is the nature of hirelings, they are motivated by money!  These, of course, will be hurled into the lake of fire, where their worm dies not!
But Mr Armstrong and God's elect will inherit eternal life!

The Subtlety of Heresy

For 36 years I have been singing the hymn, Not many wise men now are called, but it was only while singing it at services this afternoon, that I realised the word “now,” inserted in the tittle, perpetuates a subtle heresy.  You see, for years the leadership of The Worldwide Church of God believed and taught that God will call everyone, it was only a matter of timing.  So though he is not now calling many wise men, he will no doubt do so in the future.  It is therefore logical to believe that it was this heretical opinion, which led Dwight Armstrong, if he were responsible for adapting the words of the hymn, to insert the word “now” in the title.

However, the word “now” does not appear in the biblical text.  Paul’s inspired words are (1 Cor. 1:26-27).  And they do not imply that many wise men will be called at a later date.  The text explicitly states, without qualification or equivocation, that God is mainly calling the foolish people of the world, to confound the people of the world who think they are wise.  An example of God confounding the so-called wise of the world, is demonstrated by Peter on the day of Pentecost thus: (Acts 2:4-6).  Please note the phrase: “the multitude came together, and were confounded.”

This heretical teaching may appear insignificant to some people, but it is a classic case of “a little leaven leavening the whole lump”(1 Cor. 5:6).  For all of the divided splinter groups, that came out of WCG, still believe in the false doctrine that “everyone will have a chance for salvation.”   This false opinion is a clear denial of the sound doctrine of predestination.  But I don’t have the time or inclination to expose that fallacy at this point in time!

The Passover or a Travesty?

As we are two weeks away from Passover, the hirelings who were called ministers in The Worldwide Church of God, and who are now fighting over the tithes and offerings of some very deluded people, will be preparing to eat bread and drink wine, believing that they are taking the Passover.  Well, Judas ate bread and drank wine with Jesus and his faithful disciples, but will anyone be so mad as to believe that Judas took the Passover, when Jesus says: “Give not that which is holy unto dogs”(Matt.7:6)?

Similarly, can anyone in his right mind believe that the men who now tacitly accept that Christ is divided and God is author of confusion will be used by God to officiate at the Passover?  The so-called leaders of UCG, LCG, PCG, RCG, COG/Hulme and the latest concoction of WCG, believed to be the brain child of Jim Franks, have all betrayed God’s people for a financial package, just as Judas betrayed Christ for a paltry 30 pieces of silver.

And even though Judas regretted his treachery, it was too late for repentance!  But the evil men now operating in cog-land, making merchandise of some of God’s flock, have never shown the slightest signs of regret for their failure to speak out against the poison that Tkach was feeding the church.  However, their fate will be the same as Judas.  For Jesus spoke of Judas thus: Mark 14:21, the same may be said of these evil hirelings!

Earthquakes and A scoffer’s Reaction. (SEE UPDATE)

The below quote is the opening salvo from a former member of The Worldwide Church of God, who has repudiated all that he once believed, and is now an enthusiastic but ill informed scoffer: ”Dimwitted morons who are keen to find cause for disasters are two a penny, but apocalyptic control freaks have to be at the very bottom of the barrel.”  This insane attack is against Ron Fraser, a “minister” and writer in the Philadelphia Church of God.

The enthusiastic scoffer in none other than Gavin Rumney, of the infamous Ambassador Watch Blog.  Since graduating with a distance learning BA in theology from Otago university, Rumney has arrogated to himself the status of a scholar, and delights in quoting from a farrago of texts, penned by men with bloated egos, who think they understand the bible.

However, even after Rumney’s rant of hot air against Ron Fraser, he was unable or unwilling to say what was the cause of the Christchurch earthquake.  Perhaps Rumney believes in the idiotic theory of plate tectonics, and thinks that nature operates by caprice.  So the quake in Christchurch was just an unfortunate event, which could occur any where at any time.  Well, nothing should be done to wake up Rumney nor rescue him if the next "capricious" quake is centered under his home!

But for the few people who still believe that God controls nature, and decides where earthquakes and other so-called natural disaster will strike, the words of Jesus might be helpful.  When Jesus was told that Pilate had mingled the blood of Galileans with his sacrifices, and that the temple of Siloam fell on 18 people, note his reply: “Suppose you that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?  I tell you, no: but except you repent, you shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:1-5).

So today it is Christchurch, but tomorrow it will be you, Rumney and the deranged Douglas Becker might be shocked to learn!


UPDATE

My audience include people from Japan.  If God led them to this site they may have been unaffected by the recent quake, as his intention is to have mercy on them by eventually leading them to repentance.  

However, much larger and more destructive earthquakes are on the horizon, for God has promised to shake both the heavens and the earth!

When was Satan thrown out of heaven?

The above question was posed by an earnest soul looking for the truth, as he or she had read that the Jehovah Witnesses believe and teach that Satan was cast out in 1914.  Eric Snow, from UCG, wrote a rambling reply denying the year 1914, but was unable to say when Satan was cast out.

In replying to the earnest soul, Eric cited a number of scriptural texts, which he twisted, to regurgitate the WCG teaching that Satan was cast out of heaven before Adam and Eve were created.  This belief is pure heresy, which Satan has planted in the minds of those who were and are afflicted with the Laodicean condition of blindness.

It would be tedious to write a long explanation of how and when Satan was cast out, as most of my faithful readers are either still on the milk of the word or have fallen from grace, and are therefore unable to understand the meat of the word.  But one text will suffice to show that Satan was not cast  out before Adam and Eve were created.

When Jesus was talking about his death and resurrection, please note what he was inspired to say: "Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out(John 12:31).  If Satan had been cast out before the creation of Adam and Eve, why was Jesus saying that he would be cast out after his death and resurrection?

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…