More craziness from Brad Macdonald of the Philadelphia Church of God cult. He wants all of PCG members to "yoke" themselves to Gerald Flurry, church literature, the ministers, and of course the law.
It is interesting that whenever a yoke is invoked in the New Covenant or with Jesus it is always considered a burden. A heavy weight from keeping the law that brings no redemption or salvation that constantly makes the lives of people miserable. Yet, Jesus says his yoke is easy and the burden is light. There is peace in being yoked to Jesus. but not to Gerald Flurry or any of he crap literature he writes and particularly with the PCG ministry.
From Exit and Support Network:
Told how HWA was was “yoked to God’s law” [Note from ESN: God’s Law translates to the Law given by Moses. See Nehemiah 10:29] and he was absolutely vigilant about it. If we begin to compromise, we will let Satan get a foot in the door. There was no place for compromise in HWA’s life.[Note from ESN: To see whether or not HWA ever compromised, see our section on Herbert W. Armstrong]
Macdonald doubles down on smartphones again because this gives people access to information that lifts the burden of PCG from their shoulders. Macdonald comments about church members not speculating on the return of Christ is hypocritical since Gerald Flurry does it every time he opens his mouth. I get it though, church members are not to speculate, but Flurry can.
He also doubles down on PCG members treating their own family members like dirt because they no longer are part of the PCG cult.
“This is the approach that we need to take with Laodicean families, with smartphones; speculations about Jesus Christ’s return.” [Note from ESN: Who is it that has been speculating about Christ’s return? Hasn’t it been PCG ministers, especially GF?]
He said some individuals in PCG have done a lot of research and he told them to “stop doing it.” GF in his Bible Study said God wants His people to be thinking and asking questions, but we can’t yoke ourselves to them, “because one day you will be called out on it and if you are yoked too closely to it, it will be very, very difficult to change.”
He wanted everyone to be alike and said, “We want to be yoke fellows, all of the same mind, all of the same view. [Note from ESN: There is to be no individualism allowed in cults.]
He equated eternal life to PCG doctrines. “Either we hang on to what we’ve learned, or we lose our eternal life.” [Note from ESN: We cannot lose our eternal life once we have it. Read: “Can we ever lose our salvation?” (Q&A)]
“Yoke yourself to church literature, yoke yourself to the sermons coming from GF and God’s ministers.”
Talk about yoking ones self to a life of misery!
