Forbidden in UCG on February 14
Just when we thought Armstrongism couldn't get any crazier...
Feastgoer said...
UCG indicated in some articles several years ago that ANY act of love on February 14 = keeping valentine's Day, and thus is wrong.
From Good News Jan-Feb 2014: "What about showing love on Valentine's Day if I'm not doing it for pagan reasons? Isn't that okay? No, because the expression of that kind of 'love' is still rooted in a former pagan holiday."
In other words, don't love God on Feb. 14. Don't love His Law that day.
Loving evil.... well, it appears that's wrong, too. It's still love, right?
So what's a human to do?
Wow! If you follow that logic, UCG is saying that when a Sabbath falls on December 25, you had better keep on working and doing your own thing, otherwise your worship is really the worship of Sol Invictus!
ReplyDeleteIt's a problem for them, I understand. A sensible Christian would say that you should love on February 13 and February 15, and that if you "show love" any more on February 14 than on the other days you are indeed following a pagan custom. But that would lead to the logic that you should love God on Friday and Sunday, and that if you try to "show love" for God any more on Saturday you're worshipping the Sabbath instead of the Lord of the Sabbath.
2:24, so that would make the sabbath a pagan holiday.
DeleteUCG cares more about their beliefs and covering up for bad guys than they do about love.
ReplyDeleteStrained a gnat and swallowed a camel on that one didn't they.
ReplyDeleteUCG doesn't bring it's best.
ReplyDeleteSomebody didn't go to college!
ReplyDeleteUCG is money hungry just like the other cogs.
ReplyDeleteHere is the context of the entire article:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/valentines-day-whats-wrong-with-showing-love
Looking at the link I find this:
ReplyDelete"God is personified by the characteristic of love (1 John 4:8). Godly love is genuine outgoing concern for others as God would love them—not as a selfish love. Divine love is reflected in keeping God's commandments (1 John 5:3), including the Ten Commandments and instruction like that in Deuteronomy cited above."
That all sounds wonderful if UCG actually practiced love. They do not. They try to pass themselves off as the enlightened COG who is doing things better. They aren't. We left UCG last year because of all the nastiness we had to deal with.
Anon 7:20 good for you!
ReplyDeleteUCG has a lot of corrupt ministers and brethren that need to be exposed.
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ReplyDelete“UCG: Do Not Show Love On Valentines Day!”
The UCG never shows any love at all on any day of the year.
UCG needs to the Holy Spirit to produce His fruit in them. They started keeping birthdays and wearing make-up.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! But sexually immorality, corruption and out and out evil doesn't bother thee 9:45.
Delete2014 ? getting desperate on this blog? How far has UCG grown since 2014? Is this blog LIVING IN THE PAST ? Hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteFirst, a post that has Thiel saying that people who bend down to put presents under a Christmas tree are bowing in worship to the tree (which, apparently, means that, if you're standing in front of me when I go to tie my shoe, that I'm bowing in worship to you), and now this. What happened to "God looks on the heart"?
ReplyDeleteAnon 5:57 the owner of this blog actually wants to do good by exposing the corrupt UCG. Even if it was from years ago it UCG must be destroyed.
ReplyDeleteUCG doesn't have any concern for others.
ReplyDelete'..it UCG must be destroyed" announced 12:03.
ReplyDeleteWhy? because vindictive you says so. How do you know the owner of this blogs goals and desire? Who told you ?
Who died and said you can destroy anything?
Do you mean burn it up? Like straw in a burnt field? How's that one going. You cannot lift a finger if God Almighty stops you.
1:10 if you destroy the biggest one then you work your way down that's how it works.
ReplyDeleteRCG is better than UCG they have more law and order UCG is nothing but hypocrites.
You'll be destroyed before you destroy UCG foolish one.
DeleteTrue anon 2:14 no one respects UCG.
ReplyDeleteRCG is better than UCG they have more law and order UCG is nothing but hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteAnd North Korea is better than RCG, with even more law and order, fewer hypocrites, and more unfailing love of the Dear Leader, to a degree that probably makes Dave Pack awfully jealous.
ReplyDeleteUCG versus RCG
The UCG has become a cult full of godless people led by godless paycheck collectors and newly credentialed power seekers.
The RCG has become a cult full of extreme suckers led by a vicious false prophet and his cowardly yes-mice.
And the correct answer is: Neither of the above cults is safe to go to.
What are you people even talking about? There is NO better or worse! Attempting to find any "true" church amongst the ACOGs is like comparison shopping for diarrhea! Every one of them is utterly crap, although there are sincere, well intentioned members in each, patiently waitimg for God to straighten out the mess. It's wearing kind of thin, because He never does!
ReplyDeleteAnon 8:28 UCG is very lukewarm and not a good choice.
ReplyDeleteGod by our side always is a great privilege 🙏 But when UCG started going off track they lost to have God by their side.
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