Picture this: You think you’re walking into a Christian church, but instead you’ve stumbled into Wade Cox’s ultra-exclusive private club. Sorry, newcomer — you don’t even qualify as a real member at first. No, you start as a pathetic little measly guest until the overlords decide to “induct” you through baptism. Until that magical moment, you’re basically tolerated but irrelevant.
Once you finally get dunked, congratulations, sucker! You’ve now earned the glorious privilege of a three-year probationary period — a spiritual boot camp where you must grovel at the leaders’ feet, binge-watch every single one of Wade’s rambling, eccentric sermons, and open your wallet wide and often. Only after proving you can “go the distance” with this nonsense might they — in their infinite mercy — grant you the sacred title of voting member.
But don’t get too excited! They can still boot you or strip your precious voting rights over the tiniest little infraction. One wrong glance, one missed sermon, one insufficiently enthusiastic “amen” and poof — back to the minor leagues you go.
What an absolute load of Armstrongite bullcrap.
Of course, what else could we expect from a group so hopelessly chained to Old Covenant legalism and — dare we say it — Islamic-style authoritarian control structures? Jesus and that wonderful New Covenant? They barely rate a mention, except when it’s time to roll out the “angry pissed-off dude coming back to wreck havoc on humanity” routine. That’s their favorite Jesus, after all.
Membership, they solemnly declare, is reserved for “rational and disciplined people in fellowship that have the capability to overcome.” Translation: only the most obedient, wallet-open, Cox-worshipping rule-keepers need apply.
The position of CCG is simply this. All things are run decently and in order. The church has appointed representatives who are responsible for the various operational and legal responsibilities of the church. We comply with the legal requirements of the nations in which we operate.
People may come into CCG in guest or fellowship status. Until they are inducted and baptised they are on guest status. Once they are baptised they come into fellowship and are placed on a three year trial to be proven in the faith and to satisfy themselves also that they can last the distance. There is no guarantee they will be admitted to voting membership at all. Although usually that is offered to rational and disciplined people in fellowship that can overcome.
We don't mind if people wish to leave or disagree with us but if they disagree go and find someone with which they do agree as that is required of them by Christ under God. No baptism is valid if it is not done by an appointed person with the authority to baptise. There only a few churches of God that we recognise as having a valid baptism. Without that you will not enter the First Resurrection and receive the Holy Spirit and come under judgment.
Somewhere on this planet is Christ's true Church following God's laws and the Testimony of the faith, or Christ is a liar. If it is not CCG then go and find it and when you have done so come and tell us and we will sell all we have and go and work for them. However, don’t tell us it is some lawless rabble that has no structure and no appointed officials that are not subject to order and discipline and which does not follow the laws of God and the nation in which they operate and are not accountable to their brethren.
How generous of them! They’ll supposedly sell everything and join the “real” church… just as long as it’s not some disgusting, lawless, unstructured group that — horror of horrors — actually believes in the New Covenant and the finished work of Christ.
This is textbook cult behavior wrapped in pious language. By rejecting the New Covenant of grace and clinging desperately to Old Covenant shadows, these folks have developed exactly what Scripture warns about: reprobate minds. Minds that trade the freedom and rest found in Jesus for endless rules, human gatekeepers, financial shakedowns, and three-year loyalty tests.
Jesus already paid it all. The veil is torn. The Holy Spirit is given freely to every believer. No probation. No “induction.” No Cox-approved hierarchy standing between you and God.
But hey, if groveling for three years under Wade Cox sounds like the abundant life to you, by all means — enjoy your “rational and disciplined” captivity. The rest of us will be over here enjoying actual New Covenant freedom.
Come out of her, my people. The exit door is wide open.
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