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Thursday, February 18, 2021

LCG: Are you thankful for the "precious Truths" we give you?


Once more, its close to the COG version of the Sabbath, and the Living Church of God has sent out its weekly announcements and Sabbath "love bomb" to its members telling them that they are failing once again to remain true to the path and accept everything the leadership says as 100% "precious truth." Apparently, some are falling short and allowing Satan to blind their eyes to the "incredible privilege" they have to be "called out of darkness" and into the glorious light of the Living Church of God. Can LCG members ever be praised and thanked for a job well done, with no "but's or however's" attached? Is this too much to ask? Once a year, at least? That is just one time out of 52 weeks. Just once?

Be Thankful for the Truth: The Sabbath is a good time to reflect on an important question: Are you thankful for the Truth? It is easy to take the Truth of God for granted if you are a longtime member or if you have grown up in the Church. Yet, Jesus emphasized that people cannot come to a real understanding of the Truth unless they are called and their minds have been opened to see the big picture (John 6:44, 65). The capacity to understand the plan of God, the purpose of life, and the true way of life is a gift that God is making available to only a few people at this time (1 Corinthians 1:26–27). These precious Truths are a mystery to most people (1 Corinthians 2:7–8) because Satan—the god of this age—has blinded their eyes (2 Corinthians 4:3–4). Jesus said that it is an incredible privilege to be given an understanding of the Truth (Matthew 13:10–17). The Apostle Paul said that being called out of darkness into the light of the Truth is something to be extremely thankful for. He also said that those who were unthankful and let go of or rejected the Truth of God will reap the penalty of their error which is due (Romans 1:18–32). Let’s never forget to be thankful for the opportunity to understand the Truth of God that “endures to all generations.” 
 
Have a profitable Sabbath, 
 
Douglas S. Winnail

It is always interesting that COG leaders place so much emphasis upon God calling people into the church (a COG, of course) and yet those who feel called into Christianity in other Christian churches have fake calls. God calling people into the COG is always right, God actively calling people to be real Christians who might attend other churches are always fake. The logic doesn't compute.

You never hear COG ministers quote these scriptures much as the focus is just on believing, not following all the commands of COG leaders and the endless stack of laws they dish out. Followers aren't "called to "believe", they are "called to "obey".


Just believe...that can't be right!










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8 comments:

  1. HossThursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:45:00 PM PST

    The truth was always there, and always will be there. No one had to wait 1800 years to have someone tell you what it is.

    By the way, for Church Era believers, if there was an unbroken succession of the mythical True Church from ~31 CE until now, how does that square with HWA's "hasn't been preached in 1800 years"? (I think I know what the "answers" to that may be.)

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  2. AnonymousThursday, February 18, 2021 at 9:13:00 PM PST

    Hoss
    Gosh. Does that mean that used-car-salesman HWA and his AC trained used-car-salesmen ministers lie?

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  3. TLAFriday, February 19, 2021 at 2:27:00 AM PST

    Don’t insult used car salesmen- some of them are honest and helpful.

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    1. AnonymousFriday, February 19, 2021 at 7:05:00 PM PST

      I would second this! I am outraged at the abuses that used car salesmen receive at the hands of the COG leaders. It's persecution at the highest order!

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  4. AnonymousFriday, February 19, 2021 at 4:24:00 AM PST



    “LCG: Are you thankful for the 'precious Truths' we give you?”


    No thanks.

    The (barely) Living Church of Rod's new two-fold gospel message, marriage supper in heaven, and falling away in the world, all seem like serious perversions of the precious Truths that HWA gave us.

    Again, no thanks.

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  5. HossFriday, February 19, 2021 at 6:04:00 AM PST

    Anon 913:
    HWA had a background in advertising. As Cary Grant's character said in North by Northwest, "In the world of advertising, there's no such thing as a lie. There's only expedient exaggeration."

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  6. AnonymousFriday, February 19, 2021 at 7:44:00 AM PST

    “LCG: Are you thankful for the 'precious Truths' we give you?”

    Banned: “LCG, are you thankful for the 'precious Truths' we give you?”

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  7. AnonymousSaturday, February 20, 2021 at 3:49:00 AM PST

    One essential truth LCG will not preach is this proclamation spoken by Jesus::
    John 14:6
 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.”
    Contrary to this truth statement of Jesus, the COGs insist that Jesus is not the Gospel, he was just a messenger.

    Contrary to Colossians 2:16-17, deceptive Doug and the LCG only preach about the “shadows” that foreshadowed the reality of Jesus.

    LCG members should not be thankful for being taught that they must live in the shadows and pay tithes to their dark masters who withhold teaching about Jesus, the Light of the world who fulfilled the law.

    Jesus is the Sabbath Rest; if LCG members care to have a profitable Sabbath, they will seek Jesus, instead of LCG’s “truth”.

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