What would the Church of God be without all of its stark raving mad false prophets? The last 70 some years of Armstrongism would have been boring as hell if it had not been for these mentally deranged lunatics!
Today, God's most highly favored prophet in this dispensation is back online incensed that Americans are enjoying football on Thanksgiving Day. Not only is the false prophet bitter about football but he has to find anything negative about the day - which is typical of Amstrongism in its ability to duck any enjoyment in life out of EVERYTHING!
Today is national holiday in the USA called Thanksgiving. And despite certain claims, its specific origins are not pagan. But, of course, no Christian needs to celebrate national holidays like it. And the Bible does condemn gluttony."
He then has to smack down President Obama for not saying thank-you to God today and for watching football. Regardless of ones opinion about Obama, Thiel's silliness reaches a new depth of depravity:
"One thing that I have noticed on the day called Thanksgiving by those in the USA, is when I have been at many places than the home I lived in, American football has been playing on television.
For many, other than food and family, football is a major focus of the Thanksgiving holiday."
Then he gets into his usual tripe that Paul and John the Baptist would not like football:Notice the following:
Whether or not the US president will publicly and officially thank God later today remains an open question. But the fact that Barack Obama did not do that in many past thanksgiving addresses, but instead advocates football is disturbing. Now the fact is that I have never considered that Barack Obama was a real Christian, but what about real Christians today?Nov 22, 2012For the fourth straight year, the Thanksgiving resolution from President Barack Obama fails to actually thank God — which is the fundamental reason why Thanksgiving is observed…
But, to President Obama, Thanksgiving is about food and football, according to his official remarks as distributed by the White House.
“For us, like so many of you, this is a day full of family and friends; food and football. It’s a day to fight the overwhelming urge to take a nap – at least until after dinner,” Obama said. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/22/4th-straight-year-obama-thanksgiving-resolution-doesnt-thank-god/
While I have even heard some people thank God for football, it is not a sport that I believe that the God of love would condone.
The person that Jesus stated was greater than all others born of women (Matthew 11:11), John the Baptist taught:
14 Do violence to no man (Luke 3:14, KJV)The Apostle Paul taught:
Love does no harm to a neighbor (Romans 13:9).What do sports like American football and boxing do? Even if played according to all of its rules, American tackle football is evil because it actually physically harms many its participants
Is it any wonder Armstrongism is rapidly disintegrating when these asshats run off at the mouth? All I can say is THANK-YOU!! T/e more dumb things you say the weirder Armstrongism looks to he world.
Thiel looks like the type of guy the quarterback would have given the Melvins to, maybe in the hall of his high school, perhaps in front of some of the cheerleaders. Somehow, he's never been able to let go of that, and has incorporated his past angst into his doctrines. We could almost understand that an NFL game would be different than HWA's Westerns for sabbath watching, but Thanksgiving is not usually on their sabbath. Which is worse, acting as judge, jury, and executioner and shooting a band of outlaws, or dogpiling a wide receiver?
ReplyDeleteMarginalizing yourself unnecessarily is never a good tactic when attempting to evangelize. If Ken Burns were to do a PBS movie on Armstrongism, Thiel would probably not even be mentioned.
BB
Thiel is the high-school kid who stayed after school to help his favorite teacher tidy up the classroom... then got angry when the teacher gave him a B+ based on the quality of his work instead of an A+ based on the quality of his devotion and specialness.
ReplyDeleteBitter Bob is bitterrrrr.
ReplyDeleteBob seems like Bad News Brian, the type of guy who when he sent away to the diploma mill for his mail-order Ph.D. got angry when his diploma came back with a 1.0 GPA.
And when people start trying to decided who is a "true" christian and who isn't, they're just running amok. If there were any such thing as true christians and false christians, then the most likely candidates for the false christians would be the ones who are trying to figure out who the "true" christians and who the false christians are. Whenever I somebody says "so-and-so isn't a 'true' christian," I just have to shake my head in despair.
These people are too wrapped up with themselves. Has not Bob read of the night Yahshua wrestled with Jacob all night?
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that we have way too many girly men in our culture who would faint with the sight of their own blood.
COGs - the Flat Earth societies of the 20th century. How can anyone take them seriously today?
ReplyDelete"...the most likely candidates for the false christians would be the ones who are trying to figure out who the "true" christians and who the false christians are."
ReplyDeleteI can agree with that.
" Whenever I somebody says "so-and-so isn't a 'true' christian," I just have to shake my head in despair."
I have known 2 guys that had a bad habit of saying "so and so isn't really in the church"....or "so and so was never truly converted"....
one was an ordained minister, the other wanted to be.
they're both gone now, left the Church.
Bob Thiel wrote: "...Nov 22, 2012 For the fourth straight year, the Thanksgiving resolution from President Barack Obama fails to actually thank God — which is the fundamental reason why Thanksgiving is observed…"
ReplyDeleteWhere did Bob Thiel get those ideas from? Is Bob Thiel, self-righteous Bob, really as "good" as he thinks he is? Is he any better than those who watch football?
Who is Bob Thiel that he should judge others like he does? I thought that those who think like Bob Thiel were told that God does not hear sinners, that this is NOT God's world, that God is only dealing with the few sealed Firstfruits ... and those He hears only?
So, how "good" is Bob? Here is Jesus Christ's comment:
Lu 18:19 "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God."
If Jesus as a human being did not consider Himself as good, then I guess we could consider all human beings, including football players, football viewers, etc. as not being good. And yes, that would also include judge Bob Thiel, or is Bob really somehow "good," and if good then how did he become that way?
Here's one of Paul's comments:
Romans 3:12 "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one."
Bob, that includes YOU!
What good is Bob Thiel doing by wanting us to judge all other human beings like he judges human beings? Is Bob Thiel any better than Obama? Really?
God is NOT judging human beings like Bob Thiel, or Rod Meredith, or Doug Winnail, or...the typical xcogs judge human beings. God is NOT even imposing His law upon the vast majority of human beings, who are ignorant about God and His laws, or as Christ said: "Forgive them...they know NOT what they do!" Bob Thiel does NOT know what he is doing either...going off and starting your own thing? Who are you? Did you tell God the Father to remind Jesus Christ that you now are "the prophet" and the man in charge? Was Jesus Christ sleeping?
Well, here is what Paul said of God:
2 Corinthians 5:19 "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."
To Bob Thiel: you do NOT understand that verse and how/why God will not impute trespasses to your brothers and sisters....yes, even you.
If you understood that verse, and it is a PROPHECY, you would NOT be judging all of us like you do. When you judge us like you do you continue to display your ignorance of the scriptures...
John
"...when these asshats run off at the mouth?"
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA, classic!
Let's be honest here - how many people take time to study and analyze Presidential proclamations, other than fundamentalists?
ReplyDeleteI went to the White House website for this year's Thanksgiving proclamation and found this:
With God's grace, this holiday season we carry forward the legacy of our forebears.
That's the only mention of God, other than the "year of our Lord" dating on all Presidential proclamations - a phrase you'd think some COG's might embrace.
Is it enough for them? We'll see. I kinda doubt it.
ReplyDeleteBut, to President Obama, Thanksgiving is about food and football...
I thought Thanksgiving is about women waiting on men that are having all the fun, as usual
"Has not Bob read of the night Yahshua wrestled with Jacob all night?"
ReplyDeleteMaybe Bob's jealous because he's not gay.