Splinter Group Cocoons
In the world of religions, every group without exception lives within the walls and confines of the thinking of its founders and leaders. Every Bible college and every Bible correspondence course is tailored to the thinking of the author or authors of those institutions and study courses. Bible colleges are manufacturers of clones of their own making. There is a two fold purpose for Bible schools and this is to perpetuate their peculiar beliefs and $money. They are businesses that provide income to their existence and like a machine they make molds of their own teachings, which are rubber stamped in the young people who are caught in their web.
In the Worldwide Church of God, Ambassador College was the means to a never ending supply of Herbert W. Armstrong clones. Young people are very impressionable, pliable and like clay---moldable. Only those who are capable of independent thought and thinking, break out of the mold. Many live their entire lives within the confines of their programmed minds and thinking, while some eventually break free and run as fast as they can.
This is true not only of the Worldwide Church of God and its many splinter groups who live in religious cocoons, but it is true of all groups, including Mormons (Brigham Young University), Jehovah Witnesses (Watchtower Bible School of Gilead), Southern Baptist (many colleges), Seventh Day Adventist (Southern Adventist University), and the list is endless. Of course many "Bible" schools and colleges also offer liberal arts and studies in non-religious venues.
Every religious group wants to perpetuate itself and there is no greater means to do so than "Bible" colleges. In reality they are not "Bible" colleges, they are clone manufacturers of their own particular beliefs. Many young people aspire to position and influence over others and so hence off to "Bible school" they go to become "pastors" and "preachers" of "truth." What they really become are clones of how they have been indoctrinated to "think." Have you ever had two people knock on your door and attempt to persuade you to listen to them or read their Jehovah Witnesses material? Many have and I have also. I admit that these people are generally friendly, sincere and zealous, but at the same time they are NOT independent thinkers, they are parrots. They are programmed robots of Jehovah Witnesses indoctrination. I always feel sorry for the two young people that I have seen with white shirts and ties walking down the street, who are intent to proselytize anyone who will give them an ear to Mormonism.
Young people in general don't have the experience to discern, but with time you would think that as people become older they would become wise. Sad to say, many never become wise to the serpents, snakes and wolves in sheep's clothing who devour. Worldwide Church of God splinter groups are all led by clones of Herbert W. Armstrong and they are NOT "the Way, the Truth and the Life." There is NO mediator between God and man, aside from Jesus Christ, for those who still believe in Jesus Christ. Religious cocoons are not a new phenomenon and they have been in existence for a very long time. Public persuaders are often pretenders. Most likely the common factor as to why so many will follow these fake religious rulers is simply FEAR. However, God is NOT a monster. The "Bible" may portray God as a monster, but I would suggest that in fact the so called "Bible" so misrepresents and distorts the true character of God is so many parts, that it is the very reason so many have warped views of the true nature and character of the Creator of all life and the universe. No loving parent would act toward their own children the way the Bible portrays God as acting toward His own human creation, in many parts of it.
Splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God, are living inside religious cocoons. In nature, cocoons break open and the butterfly or moth is set FREE.
