tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post2778856920915628393..comments2024-03-28T22:34:16.707-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: The Next Time Your Minister Tells You : "Time is short. Obey, Pray, Pay and Stay"....NO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-52682590607290890582017-06-07T22:10:24.832-07:002017-06-07T22:10:24.832-07:007.19 PM
There are parallels between the physical a...7.19 PM<br />There are parallels between the physical and mental. Members sometimes do have their 'blood spilled' as a result of verbal attacks. Sometimes it's the ministers doing the attacking while hiding behind Gods skirts. Cowards!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-33823507643020660122017-06-07T19:19:59.355-07:002017-06-07T19:19:59.355-07:00Christian Doctrine is very clear, and a Christian ...Christian Doctrine is very clear, and a Christian should be able to distinguish the Doctrine of God from that of men...<br /><br />Joseph, son of Jacob, lived among the heathen for years, yet his Faith in the God of his fathers was not compromised because he understood the principles behind the Doctrine...<br /><br />if a person is in one of the congregations of the believers, and the fruits of that congregation become unbearable, they should find a Church of God what has the lessor of the two evils, but they should not become bitter, nor have their Faith in the basic Doctrine, e.g., the keeping of the Sabbath and the Holy Days, and the doing unto others, etc. compromised simply because they have become offended...<br /><br />and while on their journey on the road of endurance they must be Cloaked with the Holy Spirit of God to weather the storm, continue in prayer and study, repentance, etc., and endure until the end...<br /><br />this is the Commandment; and frankly most of us has not had to endure to the point of having our blood spilled, so if we are believers we shouldnt fall away simply because weve been offended...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-30131384790796738142017-06-07T12:28:00.035-07:002017-06-07T12:28:00.035-07:00Cut from the same shitty cloth. Cut from the same shitty cloth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-77966895310709512862017-06-07T11:56:21.008-07:002017-06-07T11:56:21.008-07:00It has happened Gerald. People have left Armstron...It has happened Gerald. People have left Armstrongism because of what they have read here.NO2HWAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-35865085720117903682017-06-07T11:23:15.188-07:002017-06-07T11:23:15.188-07:00We were drawn to the church because it was differe...We were drawn to the church because it was different and we wanted to be different.<br />We thought we had found some new kind of truth. <br />In reality we didn't know what the Bible actually taught. We followed the booklets and used HWA as a false guide to interpret the Bible for us.<br />His personal opinions were the gospel. Sad but true.<br /><br />This is off topic and I apologize but it just hit me about these men in the churches who believe they are Elijah, Zerrubabel, etc.<br />Mental hospitals are full of people who believe they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ.<br />Today some men think they are really women.<br />Johns Hopkins which used to lead the world in gender 'reassignment' reversed themselves and now says they are mentally ill and once changed the suicide numbers go through the roof.<br />In other words they are really mentally ill.<br />These men in the church are seriously mentally ill when they actually believe they are a modern day Elijah or whoever.<br /><br />Just sayingJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-5682498495507231042017-06-07T10:35:53.869-07:002017-06-07T10:35:53.869-07:00Dennis and Gary, your efforts to free "the fa...Dennis and Gary, your efforts to free "the faithful" from their onerous religious beliefs must occasionally feel like a poor use of your time. I often wonder if any of these posts ever cause anyone to question their cherished beliefs. Probably not in most cases, instead we just dig in, hold fast and fire back.<br /><br />I know your motives are not to "be right" but rather to help open eyes to a better way. We know that change is extremely difficult, and as we age nearly impossible. No one wants to admit they have pissed their life away, following some fool.<br /><br />Enduring to the end in error is not a great choice, but most of us know we are right, and anyone with other ideas is wrong.<br /><br />Please don't quit. You never know when you may get through to someone. It could happen! Gerald Bronkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351342089409543119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-24472983472514229012017-06-07T09:05:09.423-07:002017-06-07T09:05:09.423-07:00In the end, it boils down to "could of,"...In the end, it boils down to "could of," "should of," etc. We just have to forgive ourselves because we didn't know any better at the time. At least, I started to wake up at age 40. When 1975 came along and nothing happened, that was it. Shocked me awake, but it still took a long time to fully wake up.<br /><br />Allen C. DexterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-80171783582673028792017-06-07T09:00:10.914-07:002017-06-07T09:00:10.914-07:00Pack And Flurry Are Two Peas In The Same Pod.Pack And Flurry Are Two Peas In The Same Pod.Mr. Civil Bullardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-37028436708234802102017-06-07T08:57:50.658-07:002017-06-07T08:57:50.658-07:00Dave Pack n Gerald Flurry promote the wrong faith ...Dave Pack n Gerald Flurry promote the wrong faith in the wrong ideas 8:11Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266112796114131485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-51754865472018538842017-06-07T08:52:42.410-07:002017-06-07T08:52:42.410-07:00part of the very Christian Doctrine of Faith and E...<i>part of the very Christian Doctrine of Faith and Enduring until the end is doing just that: enduring until the end, through humiliation and scoffing, demonstrating the longsuffering of Christ...</i><br /><br />And how do we endure? With the help of the "helpers of our joy."<br /><br />2 Corinthians 1:24. "Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand."<br /><br />Weston and Pack and Flurry and others like them are working hard to have dominion over your faith. Ask yourself: "How much has the head of my church helped my joy?" In LCG, PCG, RCG and similar cultish ACOGs, members tend to fear the ministry, rather than welcome them as helpers who deepen their joy and their faith. In God's Church, the ministry are "fellow workers" rather than oppressive dominators. So, ask yourself, is your church God's Church? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-24395234880966216782017-06-07T08:48:40.205-07:002017-06-07T08:48:40.205-07:00The members are trained and conditioned to negate ...The members are trained and conditioned to negate this common sense approach, and to reject second opinions. The leaders of the splinters get around the normal mental processes by making themselves quasi-Biblical personages.<br /><br />Hopefully, there are some nagging red flags which can come into play causing some to rethink their programming. It certainly happened for us, and the overt ridiculousness of the ACOGs is even more dramatic today than it was in WCG back in 1972-75.<br /><br />It's often funny how superficial the proofs leading to membership in Armstrongism actually are, but because of the power structure that is taught and the alleged gatekeeper status of the ministry, the depths people might need to go to in order to disprove it all, and undo the damage.<br /><br />BB<br />Byker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-22268079104016002852017-06-07T08:11:34.067-07:002017-06-07T08:11:34.067-07:00part of the very Christian Doctrine of Faith and E...part of the very Christian Doctrine of Faith and Enduring until the end is doing just that: enduring until the end, through humiliation and scoffing, demonstrating the longsuffering of Christ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com