Why Is Nimrod The Most Powerful Being In Armstrongism?

Anyone who has spent much time in the Church of God movement knows all about Nimrod. He was spoken about incessantly by almost every pastor out there, but never as much as Gerald Waterhouse and Herman Hoeh did.  Nimrod was the all-powerful god who was able to accomplish every desire he had, while the god of the Church of God seemed to be constantly quivering in the background.  During all my years in the church, I heard more about Nimrod than I did Jesus.

The only time the Church of God ever focused upon Jesus was around Passover time. But even then he only had value as someone to be killed, as the ministry (at least in Pasadena) loved to portray him by breaking matzo's in front of a microphone just so you could be made to feel like a filthy pile of crap for killing him each year in the college gym.  

We never heard much spoken about him, but sure heard all about Nimrod.

LCG Theme for the family weekend – trials are good – the longer you are in the church, the longer the trials!

This is a rather sad commentary about the Living Church of God.  Its members are gathering this weekend for its annual Winter Family Weekend.  One ould assume it is a time of fun activities and great fellowship.  Imagine kicking off a weekend with the following.  Truly sad!

LCG Theme for the family weekend – trials are good – the longer you are in the church, the longer the trials!

Instead of an uplifting Bible Study, LCG starts off with more of a sermon with the theme of trials are good, the longer you are in LCG, the longer your trials will last – maybe they will never end until you are dead. 

Have a heart LCG – you have families coming in looking forward to an uplifting joyful weekend of activities, of meeting and making new friends – the children and teens especially. This theme is a killjoy. 

Instead of a kick off Bible Study showing how God loves His people getting together and rejoicing, you hit them with a gloom and doom sermon. 

Ecclesiastes says there is a time and place for everything – this was not the time and place.
Jesus (remember Him?) started off His ministry at a wedding feast and turned the water into wine. Jesus knew how to celebrate and have a good time, and make people happy at a joyous occasion. 

The problem with being a prophecy first church is you are always seeing the bad behind every event. 

Lighten up – church services can be fun and inspirational.

submitted by TLA