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.
11 comments:
You know, Herbert W. Armstrong used to blame certain things on "the younger ministers who came along". "Their overzealousness". Of course, no matter! He still allowed what they said and did to become the realities of his church. It happened on his watch, so ultimately he was responsible.
One of the comments he had made at one time was that "these younger ministers" put all manner of preconditions upon people counselling for baptism that he never did, such as quitting smoking, no longer overindulging in alcohol, and other similar activities. He said that so long as he had discerned they had the proper attitude of repentence, he would baptize them anyway, realizing that baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit would HELP them in overcoming the bad habits.
The descriptions of Wade Cox's approach indicate expectations that members come up to spec using sheer will power, under the micro-supervision of a religious dictator. As does the false prophet, he presumptuously usurps the role and function of the Holy Spirit. It's another reason why I have said for years that at best, Armstrongism only teaches a rudimentary understanding of 2/3 of God. Considering how they diminish the importance of Jesus Christ, the fraction is even smaller than that!
Such a pity! How can we avoid attacking "sabbath Christians" when they indulge in ridiculous, abusive practices such as this??? You can't blame the sabbath, folks! The sabbath doesn't make orthodox Jews do stupid, stupid things!!! These splinter people are serious micreants and flaming kooks who just happen to keep a seventh day sabbath. Their examples and behavior do serious damage to the concept of sabbath-keeping!
When I joined the WWCG, most of the people in my workplace were like lawless ten years olds. Initially the church structure and rules gave a degree of relief, but after I was allowed to settled in, the micromanagement began. Overall it was worse than the workplace.
i was dragged in by my parents. Once we had a local congregation to attend, many of the brethren were people I would not have met in our normal socioeconomic bubble. These days HWA would have been known as a bottom-feeder. A large percentage of the members he attracted were the types of people who knew they were better off letting someone else do their thinking for them. The micromanagement and counselling was beneficial to them and elevated them in many respects. Not their fault, not our fault, it was just the way things were. Herbert always called us his dumb sheep, and applied the scripture which said not many wise are called to his members at large.
The only people I can imagine being "called" to some of the splinters we discuss here are borderline mental patients who badly need structure just to be functional. Ten year old mentality as you say. All they can say is "you hate sabbath Christians", when it's not the sabbath at all that most of us have a problem with. They believe this is a persecution site, and they were taught they'd be persecuted, fired and possibly even jailed sometime in their lives for keeping the sabbath.
Wait... people in CCG can *vote"?!?!
Not only can CCG members vote, they can run for public office, as Wade Cox has done! But Australians aren't stupid. When Cox ran for local office in 2025, he came in fifth place with 2.4% of the vote.
Have you ever MET of of their demon possessed "ministers" ? I have. Here is the account: https://called-chosen.blogspot.com/2025/12/freaked-out-by-minister.html
You need help.
Was that you, Mom?
Wade guarding the VIP section, baby. Love the illustration.
Awww what's the matter do you need to try and upset people ? Are you ok ? How funny it is to see the wannabe elites showing their true colours.
Relax! Just think of me as you would the Jews who look back at the holocaust and proclaim " Never again!!!" I regard my tenure in Armstrongism as my personal holocaust. It's just that I only did one tour, and can't understand the people who have re-upped every 3-5 years. Like a Jew, I still have high regard for shabbos and most of the people who keep it. Will never understand people who live with badness because their spiritual guides add so much cultic garbage, ignorance, and false prophecy.
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