COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:21:49 Apostolic Laying on of Hands Succession What is apostolic succession? Is it in line with the teachings of Jesus? Is spiritual succession more important than claims of physical succession? Does any church have both? Is it possible […]
Category: Church History
“I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).
99.99+% of people have significantly wrong ideas about church history
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32) COGwriter Many books have tried to tell the story of early Christianity. Yet, nearly all of them overlook much of what the original church taught. This has been confirmed by scholars, including the late French Cardinal […]
Clean and unclean meat arguments, COVID, and scripture
Peter’s vision of a sheet as painted by Domenico Fetti, 17th century COGwriter A while back, GoogleNews suggested the following for me written by a Protestant pastor: Jesus Declaration about Foods When God was trying to convince Peter to rise, kill, and eat unclean foods, Peter said that he had never eaten anything unclean in […]
NCR: Pope Francis to Declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with Title ‘Doctor of Unity’
An engraving allegedly of Irenaeus, in Gaul (now Lyons, France) COGwriter The National Catholic Register (NCR) reported that Pope Francis announced he intends to declare Irenaeus of Lyon. a “Doctor of the Church”: Pope Francis to Declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with Title ‘Doctor of Unity’ October 7, 2021 Pope Francis said […]
Sagaris of Laodicea
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Sagaris is believed to have been a martyr and faithful member of the Church of God in Laodicea of Asia Minor in the second century. Some observe October 6 in honor of his death. The Catholic Encyclopedia records this about him and Laodicea: The first bishops attributed to the See of Laodicea […]
How is the Seventh-day Adventist Church similar and dissimilar to the Continuing Church of God?
COGwriter From time to time, I have received questions asking about some of the differences between the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) from a member of the SDA church. But before going to them, let me point out some doctrinal similarities: Both claim to believe that the whole Bible, […]
What about Confession of Sins?
Roman Catholic confessional (Didier Descouens) COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but how has that been historically understood? What is the position of the Bible? When did the Church of Rome develop its current practices? What did the old Worldwide Church of God teach? First, let’s start by reading a passage from the […]
What happens to babies when the die? Perdition, limbo, heaven, or awaiting 2nd resurrection
Anne Catherine Emmerich COGwriter Do you know what happens to babies who die? Growing up as a Roman Catholic, I was taught about Limbo. I was also told that certain Catholics (such as Anne Catherine Emmerich) had even been given visions of it. Basically, the belief was that babies who die without being baptized as […]
Sermon: Nazarenes: Christians or Heretics?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a sermon which is at its ContinuingCOG channel and was given at the Feast of Tabernacles in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee several hours ago: 1:02:06 Nazarenes: Christians or Heretics? The term ‘Nazarene’ was applied to early Christians by the Jews. It was also derisively applied to […]
Sermon: The Ten Commandments and the Coming Beast
COGwriter Here is a sermon given in Tennessee a several hours ago: 1:24 The Ten Commandments & The Beast Did early Christians keep the Ten Commandments? What are the Ten Commandments? What is the decalogue? What are each of the Ten Commandments? Are the Ten Commandments burdensome? Is the purpose of the commandments love? Will […]