The heat is started to bear down on California and it's causing our favorite crackpot prophet to say stupid things.
After being an epic failure in converting Christians to his cause, and even Church of God members, he is turning his attention to trying to convert Muslims so they can jump ship into his superfantabulous church. I have a feeling that will not go down as well as he found it did with a few thousand Africans who were Sabbatarian church hoppers.
Muslims and a Book Not Yet Finished
There are reportedly over two billion Muslims in the world.
Jesus said:
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20)14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)
Being nearly a quarter of the world, it seemed appropriate to put together materials, other than, for example, mainly just having our The Gospel of the Kingdom of God booklet in multiple languages that Muslims and others can read. This is part of our preparation for the short work mentioned in Romans 9:28.
That is also consistent with something that the Apostle Paul wrote:
19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)
Yes, for the gospel’s sake, we want materials that are directed to different peoples.
So with that in mind, to the Muslims, we wish to show some connections, as well as important differences.
The problem is, he does not preach the gospel and is deliberately leading Muslims astray with his heretical crap.
In the recommended sermon for this week, I showed a new book that we are still working on. Originally, I hoped that this book, which I began working on in the early Fall of 2023, would have been ready this past January, but research on it took longer than than originally anticipated.
That said, I ordered two preliminary draft copies of it which arrived last week. One was to use as a visual prop during sermons, and the other was given to the caretaker at a local mosque for him to see if he or others there will give additional feedback before the book is finalized for printed distribution.
The caretaker and I originally met several weeks back and some items we discussed were added to the book as the result of that meeting. We, along with my wife Joyce, also met late last Thursday, when I gave him a draft copy of the book.
Someone needs to contact that mosque and let them know what a nutjob they are cavorting with. Nothing good is going to come of it!
While the draft of the book is available online, it is not expected to be finalized, printed, and sent to supporters for several months from now.That said, the recommended sermon for this Sabbath is based on parts of the book as well as with items that are not in the book, but that were published by the old Worldwide Church of God over forty years ago. I expect to do several sermons related to the book, and then plan on it being re-edited before it becomes available from us in print.
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Muslims growing dissatisfied with their religion are VERY unlikely to join up with a California cult whose African ministers moonlight as witch doctors.
How else are you going to be truly persecuted unless you aim your message at Muslims?
But ordering draft copies "to use as a visual prop" - isn't that fakery?
Certainly very interesting to read about the growth of Christianity within Iran at this time.
The Islamic revolution has failed to deliver the freedom Iranians desire and the mullahs know this and their inept management of the Iran economy and its resources is felt by the common man daily. Will take only a small spark to set off an explosion that would topple the mullahs. The young yearn for freedom and are western looking.
Whatever is the outcome in Iran it’s highly unlikely, let’s say nil chance, that Armstrongism will play any part in the growing church there.
One scenario is that Muslim converts to CCOG could become very much like preConstantine Christians. They will be targeted for torture and martyrdom.
Hey, Bob? Isn't it better to leave some people for the hundred year period? You want people hurt just to feed your incredible vanity???
If the book repeats Armstrongs gospel unfortunately it ought be pulped now as this gospel of one thousand years is not the gospel we wee revealed in the scriptures sadly. An amazing thing - they can't even get the gospel right.
"Certainly very interesting to read about the growth of Christianity within Iran at this time."
That is true, but it is also true that Bob Thiel is not a Christian and he has no message of worth for Iranians.
ATTENTION ISLAMIC FOLKS---
Iran should say --- I RAN FROM THIEL!
Islam should say --- I SLAM THIEL!
Bob could probably take some lessons from Salman Rushdie! He's doin' a Molly Hatchet and Flirtin' with Disaster!
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