Samuel—our fearless guardian of the one true remnant—has once again dusted off a priceless relic from the golden age of Armstrongism, when the church was supposedly "pure and virtuous" (meaning everyone knew their place and bowed nicely to the fearless leader, of course).
This gem is clearly a tantrum-throwing sermon or Bible Study from some minister—maybe even Herb himself—ranting about all those naughty rebels who dared to question the divine order and exit stage left during the glorious 1970s rebellion era (roughly 1971–1974, when a bunch of ministers and members had the audacity to think for themselves). It's typed on an actual typewriter, so you know it's ancient, authentic, and definitely not another one of those sneaky AI fakes Samuel got caught peddling just the other day. Or, is it?
The classic line gets trotted out yet again: "Those who have rebelled against God have left the Body of Christ." Ah, yes, the favorite epithet the church loved to hurl at anyone who so much as raised an eyebrow or packed their bags. Spoiler alert: It was never true—not then, not now, not ever. Leaving Armstrongism doesn't torpedo your salvation. Shocking, I know.
And naturally, if you're "outside" the one true church, who's running the show? Why, big bad Satan, of course—the ultimate scapegoat for every doctrinal flip-flop, failed prophecy, or inconvenient fact the ministry didn't like. No nuance, no personal responsibility—just straight to the devil's doorstep.
Then comes the real kicker: All those nasty COG splinter groups are wallowing in "iniquity," and under no circumstances should you dare observe Passover with them. Nope, Passover is only legitimate if Samuel (or maybe Bob Thiel, depending on whose ego is louder that week) is presiding over the bread and wine. Everyone else? Spiritually radioactive.
And according to that dramatic final paragraph on page three—keeping Passover the "right" way will literally save your life. Christ will wash you sparkling clean that very night, while everyone who is doomed to death by the sword. (Because nothing says "love and mercy" like a divine hit list tied to your choice of Passover venue.)
Unfortunately—for those trapped in this theology—the cleansing lasts exactly one nanosecond. The moment you partake, you're pristine... right up until you sin again. Which, let's be honest, happens about twenty-five minutes later. Drive out of the Masonic Lodge parking lot (or wherever the "true" service was held), someone cuts you off in traffic, you mutter a less-than-holy word under your breath—BAM! Sin strikes again. Your shiny white robe? Instantly filthy. Back to square one, doomed to wallow in 365 days of miserable, sin-soaked guilt until the next Passover rolls around for your annual reset button.
What a liberating system, right? Truly the pinnacle of spiritual freedom and joy. Who wouldn't want to live like that? In a church where you can never do anything right. Forget the New Covenant with its grace, redemption, and restoration. Who needs that wishy-washy protestant liberal theology!
Keep clutching those old typewritten sermons, Samuel— they're clearly working wonders and will bring in millions of dollars to buy that auditorium that you so earnestly covet
27 comments:
A angry, constipated Al Gore has something to do with the Passover? Some of the graphics on this site lately have been quite good, but this one is a bit of a stretch!
Harmstwrongism: DUB 15th-21st.........Eze 45:21: DUB 14th-20th.
What the hell does Al Gore have to do with this? This is the stupidest comment I've read today.
I don't know about dying by the sword being a consequence of failing to keep Armstrongism, or failing to keep someone's interpretation of it. The scripture is "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword!" I know because I actually quoted that scripture to the judge empowered to determine my sincerity as a conscientious objector back in the 1960s.
Sometimes we get to witness true justice triumphing in the cursed world in which we live. To many of us, that is so sweet! Although, I imagine that Ice Barbie is experiencing a feeling of analphallactic shock today as a result of having been fired by El Presidente!
This has nothing to do with Trump! It's time to turn on the No Vacancy sign and stop letting him occupy your brain. Life is so much more fun. I don't know why every post here has to be derailed by politics.
Reading through sermon notes such as these makes one realize we were all really in a cult. And we actually believed it for considerable periods of time for many.
If Sam can prove he is God I will send him $5.00.
If Sam can prove he is chosen by God to be leading a fake WCG then I will give $500.00 towards his auditorium.
Definitions of day, night......Mat 12:40 (the meanings of the Greek words also apply to Jonah).....
Strong's 2250 - day/hemera..... the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours; Luke 22:66.....when it became day (hemera), daylight.......
Strong's 3571 - night/nux....night, (mid)night; Ps 104:20....You make darkness and it is night...; Acts 16:33...... the same hour of the night (nux).......
The days and nights of Mat 12:40 could be minutes, hours. The days could be calendar days. Days and nights do not have to be 12 hours each.
Three hemera: Nisan 14,15,16 hrs or minutes, or, daylight after 3PM Fri, Sat, Sun-Mark 16:2. Three nux: dark minutes about 3PM, Fri-Sat nights.
Jesus could have been put in the sepulchre when still dark and the darkness began to lift a few minutes or so later.
Every single damned thing we do nowadays has politics strings attached. To every move we make.
1.58, Al Gore? You forgot to take your meds.
Looking at the sermon notes it looks more to be about Garner Ted exodus in 1978 than Raymond Coles quieter more polite exit in early 1970's.
From Radio đź“» In 1966, To All IN 1977-86,
It Was a Wild Ride At the Sacramento Branch Churc
From listening to radio and reading Plain Truth In 1966 - to All IN (1977-86).
It Was a Wild Ride at the Sacramento, California Branch of Armstrongism.
I regret in 1978, I gave up a great, once in a lifetime career - for this Cult.
Good riddance to WCG, and all the splinters and offshoots of this poisonous tree.
Worst part of Armstrongism was in 1978, giving up a once in a lifetime career opportunity for this Cult.
Politics has NEVER had control over my life to the point where every consuming thought I have is focused upon Trump, Biden, Obama, Democrats, or Republicans. Life is too beautiful and fun to let them occupy my mind 24/7.
I also thought that the AI image looked like Al Gore!
Will someone donate to Sam Kitchen so he buy himself a decent computer to write on? Why is he on an old typewriter?
Bravo, Avoura. I tried posting that sentiment here myself but the self-appointed judges running this site censored my opinion of how the image certainly looks Al Gore-ish.
Thank you Avoura, and thank you Banned for allowing Avoura's post to "post".
To be clear, 9:46, when I wrote @ 8:04, I never said politics controls our lives.
I simply stated that in this age of extreme polarization, everything we do is tied with strings used by one side of the political spectrum, or the other. Both sides literally grab onto any move any of us make & then they utilize the connection and place it into their campaigns.
Mary and the women viewed where the body was laid, on the 14th, the first day of unleavened bread, a high day, a sabbath. As they went home? the darkness began to leave that was over the land from about noon to 3PM. ......the sabbath began to grow light - Luke 23:54 (Greek epiphosko). They went home with the intent to prepare (Greek hetoimazo) spices and ointments but the weekly sabbath came and they rested, that weekly sabbath being a high day for the Jews who observed the passover on the 15th. Then Saturday night after sunset at the beginning of the 16th they bought spices and ointments and prepared them. My understanding is the shops/stores opened for business after sunset on Saturday. Then early Sunday morning Mary and the women went to the grave, leaving home when still dark, and arriving at the grave at sunup, when the sun was possibly above the horizon for only a few minutes.
because he wants the article to resemble the original 1934 edition of P.T. typewritten by HWA hisself
How wild was it...did they swig copius amounts of Drambuie & Don Q 151.
Didn't Stanley Rader's book Gates Of Hell mention Raymond Coles partaking to protect A.C. from Pasadena police intrusion at the sit-ins? Or was it another name similar to Raymond Coles.
because he wants the article to resemble the original 1934 edition of P.T. typewritten by HWA hisself
Including the parts where HWA said the "end of the age" would be in 1936, and that Mussolini was the prophesied Beast?
Why didn't the 1934 edition of P.T. at least have the patience to wait for color TV invented soon 1st.
Why did 1934 P.T. think the end would come before the internet...the €uro...the EMP pulse weapons...satellite weather...GPS...autonomous cars...Starlink...Neville Chamberlain...D-Day...the Watergate plumbers...Jack Ruby...Fonzie...Tattoo/boss/boss/da plane/da plane...E. Germany/W. Germany split then re-unite...Apollo 11...
2nd paragraph is right on, 3:19! We are living in times of horrible national outrage. The top 4-5 news items each day chronicle new repression, escalation of the national debt which will soon destroy us, and leaders touting the worst possible activities as if they could be considered as good news.
These ACOGs should be exploiting the situation and getting their message out, except for one problem. Their solution is just as bad or worse!
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