Those easily deceived folk at LCG had better shape-up! They have been warned!
Why Study God’s Word: The prophet Isaiah records that God is looking for individuals who “tremble” at His word (Isaiah 66:2). Jesus taught that we are to live “by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). He also warned that misguided leaders would set aside the commandments of God and teach “as doctrines the commandments [traditions] of men” (Mark 7:5–13). This is why the Apostle Paul stressed that we must diligently study the Scriptures so we can rightly divide (correctly understand) the word of God and avoid being misled and confused by false teachers and misguided ideas (2 Timothy 2:15). In a world filled with conflicting ideas, we need to know and prove what the Bible says so we can avoid being deceived (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Jesus plainly stated, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31–32). Let’s make time to study God’s Word!
Have a profitable Sabbath,
Douglas S. Winnail
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Agree with his quoted words completely, (I think). :-) However, aren't they going into a FOT in which one must commit to being a member or prospective of LCG. Not going to jerusalem, but telling people they can go wherever they want as long as LCG has approved it. " He also warned that misguided leaders would set aside the commandments of God and teach “as doctrines the commandments [traditions] of men”. Yeah, I agree with his words .... now PRACTICE is another thing.
Why of course! How did they become COGlodytes in the first place?
It is a mark of compassion to use this euphemism, "easily deceived". I hope they appreciate not being called "stupid" which is the normal descriptive term that first comes to mind.
regarding FOT,
search the Scriptures, and you couldn't find any other place other than Jerusalem which is sanctified.
So how could you tremble at God's Word if you don't assemble yourself for a FOT at turtle beach?
Doug said “let’s make time to study God’s word”. Those are code words for read COGWA literature and believe everything you read or listen to what the minister’s say and believe what THEY say. Doug does not want any member to actually study the scriptures. For example, tithes were to go to the Levites and they were to be taken to Jerusalem. Tithes were to be gathered from the increase of agricultural products and placed in the storehouse in Jerusalem and administered by the Levite’s. The Levites were to take a portion for themselves and to administer a portion for the poor, widows and orphans. Also on the 7th year the ground was to lie fallow.
Whatever you do as a COGWA member don’t ask any minister about a contradiction in the scripture. As a member you are to do what you are told. Also if you do study the scriptures with a couple other members you had better have a minister present so he can control the “study”. You are absolutely forbidden to use any material that sheds any light on any understanding that would be contrary to “headquarters understanding”.
COGWA does not want you to study the Bible. You are to read it and comply with what you are told.
Jim-AZ
Jim-AZ "If you believe everything we say, you are not thinking," Hoeh
6.59 pm, that's the outer mask line they give outsiders. Once people join their group, they lord it over their faith using verbal violence.
Yes, they want their members to study their bibles, but endless sermons and church literature guarantees that the members view scriptures through the eyes of their church leaders. For example, many times their literature states to "love one another." But they hide that "one another" means that relationships are two way rather than one way. The obvious meaning goes over most members heads. Which is why I shunned the NT for many years after I stopped attending services. When I came back to the NT, I saw many scriptures in a very different light.
These churches put mental burkas on members minds.
Correct Jim!
They want you to follow what they have decided to apply from the OT, while they ignore the other parts of the OT, since the COGs are still in the old covenant. By ignoring certain scriptures that don’t go with their narrative, proves that they don’t tremble at His word.
Once I exited one of these cogs, I started to see the scriptures with a better perspective. It’s only about searching through the scriptures through their literature. Once an individual gets away from that, the better.
After exiting Herb's church years ago I found: only 12 apostles; 3 feasts, not 7, the other fixed times are sabbaths; tithing not required today but came and went with the Levitical priesthood; great tribulation of Mat 24:21 already occurred, won't happen again; first day of 7 days of DUB is the 14th; it is possible Herbert W Armstrong fulfilled Daniel 8:23-25 but that will not be believable until almost each word in the prophecy is checked in the Hebrew; 6000 years literally may end at the 2023 FOT; Christ is more likely to return on Pentecost than at the "Feast of Trumpets" which is not a feast but an annual sabbath and trumpets are not specified in the scriptures and a more appropriate description appears to be the "sabbath of noise"; prophecy is not dual; the "last great day" is the 7th day of the FOT, not the 8th day; there never was a "third tithe" but a third year.
Doug Winnail with his usual blaming/judging of those who follow him in the living (dead?) group instructs them in something he does not ever do: "...Jesus taught that we are to live “by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). He also warned that misguided leaders would set aside the commandments of God and teach “as doctrines the commandments [traditions] of men” (Mark 7:5–13). This is why the Apostle Paul stressed that we must diligently study the Scriptures so we can rightly divide (correctly understand) the word of God and avoid being misled and confused by false teachers and misguided ideas (2 Timothy 2:15). In a world filled with conflicting ideas, we need to know and prove what the Bible says so we can avoid being deceived (1 Thessalonians 5:21)..."
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Should an example be given? May we bring cite Doug's belief in a Mickey Mouse Millennium where another Jesus is "very soon" to arrive and establish His reign on earth for 1,000 years? No, some think that issue has been beaten to death; Doug just will not repent at this time.
Another example? The Feast of Tabernacles and Eighth Day are coming up, and Doug preaches a "commandment of men" of the living group's leadership by telling everyone to have a holy convocation daily for 8 consecutive days, while God's Word says only 2 days (Leviticus 23:35-36) are holy convocations (1st day & 8th day) with an additional holy convocation when a seventh day weekly Sabbath occurs within those 8 days.
Leviticus 23:35 "On the first day [shall be] an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work [therein]."
:36 "Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a solemn assembly; [and] ye shall do no servile work [therein]."
Other examples of Doug's teaching commandments of men could be cited, but this is enough.
When will Doug realize his own "need" to know and prove what the Bible says so he can avoid himself being deceived, and thus refrain from deceiving others, and thus demonstrate he trembles at God's Word?
Time will tell...
John
Easily deceived ?……1975…..in the next 5 to 10 years……
Deuteronomy 18:21-22
when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him
I guess they have the sure word of prophecy with their own interpretation.
The chief theological mistake HWA made was to filter the New Covenant through the Old, rather than the Old through the New. The New is the modifier, but he used the Old as his modifier. The result was a rag tag collection of "Old Covenant Christians". ('scuse the oxymoron!).
Yep 10:51, putting new wine into old wineskins
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