COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:19 Scripture and Traditions Should Christian doctrine come from the Bible? What about tradition, such as is found in the ‘Living Magesterium’? Are ‘sacred scripture’ and ‘sacred tradition’ equal as sources for doctrine? What did the Apostles Peter, […]
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).
Clement of Rome was NOT theologically above the Apostle John
View in Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter November 23rd is the day the Catholics of Rome have declared as the day for “Saint Clement I.” There is an individual named Clement in the Bible. He is mentioned one time. Here is the only passage that mentions him: I implore Euodia and I implore […]
Peter and Paul and Roman Catholic Myths
Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter On November 18th, various Catholics of Rome celebrate the feast of the dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul–both of which I have visited. The one known as St. Peter’s Basilica is in Vatican City and is claimed to have the remains of the Apostle Peter. Part […]
Infant baptism or blessing of little children?
Child being blessed COGwriter Traditionally, the Church of God has a ceremony, called the “blessing of little children” for infants and young children. This has occurred in the Continuing Church of God (watch The Blessing of Little Children Ceremony). Greco-Roman faiths do not do that. Instead, groups such as Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutherans […]
A Demonically-connected preacher affected Greco-Roman doctrine
Eastern Orthodox Rendering of Gregory Thaumaturgus COGWriter November 17th is observed by some Greco-Roman Catholics in honor of the third century bishop known as Gregory Thaumaturgus, whom they also call saint Gregory of Neocaesarea. Although I had heard of him about two decades ago, until I was doing research related to Fatima, I had not […]
Is God willing to forgive all who have sinned?
Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son COGwriter Will all sins be forgiven? Can all sins be forgiven? Is forgiving even more sins part of God’s plan? Because of Satanic deception (Revelation 12:9), human society being cut off from God (1 John 2:15-17; 2 Peter 1:4), and personal selfishness (James 1:14-15), all have sinned and fall […]
Veteran’s Day and Church of God Christians
By COGwriter November 11th is called Veteran’s Day in the USA. It is a day to remember those who served in the military. For what it’s worth, I happen to be a veteran myself, as I served four years in the US military. And while it is a day off for most in the USA, […]
Do Christians go to heaven when they die?
COGwriter Do Christians actually go to heaven when they die? While most who profess Christ think so, that simply was not what early Christians believed. Certain scholars who have looked into the Bible and early church history have properly questioned the popular idea of Christians going to heaven: (RNS) The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven […]
Roman Feast of Holy Relics
Statue at Fatima Chapel and Image of What the Children in Fatima Said They Saw COGwriter November 8th is the day that the Church of Rome claims is for ‘Holy Relics.’ Its followers partially cite the Council of Trent from the 16th century as proof this is acceptable: Feast of the Holy Relics Protestantism pretends […]
How did early Christians view the Godhead?
COGwriter How did the original Christian church understand the Godhead? Did you know that the early church was neither trinitarian nor unitarian? The early church was binitarian. That is, early Christians considered that the Father and the Son were God and that the Holy Spirit was the power of God. And while some dispute this, […]