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Learn how to pick up a hot date in the produce aisle at your local market.
This is how the one true church does it,
unlike you promiscuous Laodiceans who go to bars and nightclubs.
Would you look to a man who has been an utter failure in prophecy, biblical interpretation, and running a splinter group, to tell you how to date?
Well, get ready boys and girls, the Great Bwana to Africa, and 100 Caucasians is here to do that.
Woo Hoo!
This truly is the most pathetic thing you will ever watch...
narrated by the Great Bwana himself.
The Great Bwana to Africa, Bob Mzungu Thiel has this to say about dating in the greatest Church of God to ever exist in human history!
Should a first date be between two experienced pickup artists interested in fornication? Or should it be between a man and a woman who would like to actually know each other better? Does the Bible give any guidelines that Christians who date should pay attention to? If so, what are some? This brief animation shows a worldly pickup date at a bar, and an inelegant, but appropriate request for a date in a more open environment. Dating should be fun and involve communication, and not regrets. So, check out our animation on worldly vs. Christian dating.
Dating is a key to success in marriage. Should Christians have different dating standards than those who are not real Christians? How are men and women different? Can people fall in love? What should people do on a date? What about getting physical? Who should pay for the date? What should a man expect from a date? What should a woman expect from a date? What should be the authority for morals? What should a date be like? Dr. Thiel addresses these issues and more. This is part one of a two-part series.
What do you do when the Greatest Church of God ever to exist in human history
is so incredibly SMALL that there is no one to date?
Never fear! The Bwana is here!
This is the second part of a two-part sermon on dating for Christians. In it, Dr. Thiel covers subjects such as what do you do if there is no one to date, if Christians can date or marry someone not part of the Continuing Church of God, dating for marriage, and pre-engagement counseling. He also provides answers to questions that teens have had about dating. He goes into the use of ‘social media’, avoidance of trolling, sexting, and some other matters somewhat unique to the 21st century. Dr. Thiel goes over factors such as cultural, racial, financial, age, mental, education, family, and other factors Christians should consider. He also discusses dating for those who have been married before, as well as if married couples should still date.
That first date after listening to the Great Bwana pontificate:
The openly practiced hypocrisy of David C. Pack cannot be overstated. Last week, the Pastor General of The Restored Church of God handed out stern warnings to the Headquarters Feast of Tabernacles attendees that if they intended to leave the Feast early or skipped the Last Great Day, God might kill them.
Part 473 – October 5, 2023
@ 09:43 Here’s another powerful point. And it’s very powerful. And I’m gonna warn the church right now. I’m gonna give a very strong warning and a rebuke to people thinking of leaving.
@ 13:37 You may not even get home.
After planting the mental seed that execution was a post-Feast activity option, Dave appealed to the more snitch-minded members to clean off their spy goggles and entirely ignore the instructions of Matthew 18:15-17.
@ 14:37 If you know of anybody who’s gonna leave the Feast, tell us now so we can maybe save their life. Maybe warn them and save their life. If not, expel them.
@ 14:59 I’m glad I have the opportunity to stand up and speak like this.
I am glad I have the opportunity, too. After his “powerful warnings” about not skipping commanded assemblies as the time draws near, it was a curious “gift” what David C. Pack admitted two days later.
Part 474 – The Last Great Day – October 7, 2023
@ 36:40 I di–literally did not know about this attack till I walked in the door at about a quarter of 11 [AM] because I was going over a few little things, so I got here late for Services. I wuddn’t even here at 10.
Dave realized what words fell from his lips and abruptly started moonwalking his statements.
@ 36:53 Maybe maybe the maybe it was about twenty-five till 11. Something like that. Hafta remember what it was.
His body language shifted right at the moment of sobriety. He scratched his head, looked down, and dropped his voice. That is what liars do.
The same man handing out “powerful” threats to members neglecting Holy Day services admitted to the entire Restored Church of God membership that he neglected a Holy Day.
Pastor General David C. Pack of The Restored Church of God was late to the Last Great Day. The hypocrisy runs more profound than that.
Was Elijah That Prophet tardy because he was planning on giving a sermon? No.
@ 01:18 Only a few closing comments had been planned.
Was the Fraudulent Branch late because of critical instructions from God? No.
@ 36:47 …because I was going over a few little things…
After arriving at the Hall of Administration, did the Blaspheming Messenger of the Covenant attend the AM Service? No.
@ 36:19 I prepared today’s sermon faster than any time I ever have in my life…
David C. Pack was upstairs in the Third Floor Executive Imaginarium learning about the war in Israel while the rest of The Restored Church of God assembled together on the Holy Day.
But even before that, he was perfectly comfortable coming late on the Last Great Day for no pressing reason. Just because he could.
If any of the visiting brethren had done that for ANY reason, they would have received a personalized sermonette across the hall about “disrespecting God,” “not fearing God,” “being self-willed,” “having an Israelite attitude,” and “thinking the rules don't apply to you,” how it was “a commanded assembly” and all the brethren “must walk together in unity and everyone else showed up on time” and on and on and on.
Nobody on the face of the earth is ranked high enough to chastise David C. Pack. He is above all correction. He is above reproach. He is most high, after all. His flexible attitude about the start time of services (or attending at all) has been documented repeatedly on exrcg.org.
David C. Pack verbally confirmed what I have been reporting for over a year. Once again, he validated what you read on exrcg.org.
David C. Pack's arriving in the building 45 minutes late has unspoken implications.
Mrs. Pack must be pretty accustomed to the empty chair next to her during services. Yet again, she was the one to place the green envelope into the offering basket because her husband was attending to more important matters like “a few little things.” She wisely took it with her when she left the house as if she already knew he would be a no-show.
You better attend the Holy Day, brethren, or you might not make it home.
But Dave will be fine.
You better give your offering with a pure heart and cheerful attitude before God.
But Dave will be fine.
Do not forsake the assembling together as you see the day approaching, people.
But Dave will be fine.
hy-poc-ri-sy
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform
The one thing David C. Pack does not skip is the meal. Whether it is a Holy Day, Spokesman's Club Ladies Night, or a Sabbath potluck, the man is always present to stuff his mouth. All the other junk on either side of that event is subject to the coin toss of his presence.
There is no amount of rushing to call out anything under the sun that would keep him from grasping his fork to enjoy a meal he did not prepare and sometimes did not even pay for.
@ 58:18 The Last Great Day is called a solemn assembly. A holy convocation…which means a commanded assembly.
A commanded assembly David C. Pack was comfortable being late for. This means he does not believe the commands of God apply to him. If the command to assemble on a Holy Day does not apply to The Apostle, what other commands is he comfortable ignoring? What other command-breaking goes on at the Headquarters of The Restored Church of God that “lesser” enabling hirelings are too cowardly to hold him accountable for?
Kaiju Dave is god over there. He can do whatever he wants whenever he wants. He can preach anything, and nobody makes a peep. That is why the Spirit of Antichrist thrives at Headquarters. When good men do nothing, evil prevails. There may just be no more good men left.
Dave's “powerful” warning two days earlier proved later to be a double-bladed sword he cut himself on. The first cut involved him disregarding what he told everyone else to regard. The second cut was conjuring a reverie that his threats made an actual impact on anyone in RCG.
Right after teaching the church the importance of a commanded assembly, Dave trailed off into the realm of make-believe.
@ 58:28 And I bet you…
Stop.
David C. Pack is telling everyone that what he is about to say is fiction. He has no evidence to support his claims. His “bet” is an illusion using the power of presumption to verbally invent imaginary members and manufacture reality by talking until it becomes true.
@ 58:28 And I bet you some who were gonna leave the Feast decided to stay…
He knows this based on what? Nothing. If he knew if it were real, he would cite an example. But he cannot because there is not. “I bet you” is a preface meaning, “I don’t know this to be true, but I think it could be.”
Things are real in The Restored Church of God because Dave says so, just like his doctrines and titles.
@ 58:33…and I’d just about bet you (I don't bet, but) thatsome who were warned went home anyway.
Oh yeah? Who did that? Nobody.
Hey Brad, please tell me—oh wait. I forgot. Brad Schleifer no longer reads these articles. My bad.
Well, IF Brad WERE still reading, I would have asked him to fact-check this for me because I do not believe for one second that even a single human being across the entire globe left the Feast of Tabernacles or Last Great Day early. The caveat to that would be the Pastor General, but he does not count in this context.
If any zealous field hirelings want to check CRM and let me know, I will type a correction and admit my error publicly.
In the meantime, the scenario inside RCG where anyone was going to leave but stayed or was going to leave and did anyway is pure fantasy.
This is Dave making himself the hero of his own story. He tried to warn them. Some listened. Some rebelled. He finds odd ways to pat himself on the back and wants it so painfully, he invents a magical “win” when there is none else to be found.
This entire concept is baloney-stuffed malarkey topped with fairy dust and happy thoughts.
But for those in RCG, it is true because “Mr. Pack said so.”
With the money angle never far from his thoughts, Dave applied more financial pressure just after the brethren gave their fourth offering in two weeks. Well, except for him. His wife did that.
@ 58:38 Just like some are told, “Sell all that you have,” and they look God in the mirror and say, “I'm gonna disobey you. I will not do it.I don’t care how many times Christ says sell all, I don’t care how many times I’d read in the New Testament from day one everybody gave what they had as Common, I don’t care what happened to Ananias and Sapphira. That’s them, not me. I’m not gonna obey God, but I think this is His church.” But, they oughta just look and say, “God, I'm gonna disobey you and end the charade. I'm outta here. I'm not gonna keep the Feast, which is a great test or money is a great test.” We have people like both of those. They don’t care what God says. My thought is, “Well, then, why aren’t you just Lutherans who don’t do anything God says? Go have a ham sandwich and believe in the Trinity.” But they don't.
Dave pontificated on a vague timetable for the Kingdom’s arrival. He threw out Cheshvan 1 (October 16) as a possible deadline but would not commit to anything. The failure on the Opening Night of The Feast of Tabernacles really singed his nose hairs.
@ 1:16:17 Or maybe they’ll send their Common to the church. We won't need it. But if you want eternal life and not sudden death, you better do it.
Throwing in another death threat for good measure certainly is not due to his overwhelming outgoing love and concern for the brethren. They are his merchandise, his cattle. But the milk from the teats no longer fills the bucket.
Dave would not be begging for Common if he thought the time was too short to spend it. He desperately needs it. The biggest question on my mind is, “Which house will be the first put on the market this winter?” The members living on Hartman Road may want to consider collecting as many cardboard boxes as possible. Starting now.
You cannot get blood from a turnip. Many still in RCG already gave their Common, so they offer little help keeping the ship afloat. The Headquarters Campus cannot survive on tithes and offerings alone.
That is why exrcg.org continues to report on the happenings inside The Restored Church of God. Some current members know about these efforts, but they are now mainly to warn people before they contact RCG. Keeping the Common money from walking in the door is where the “invisible impact” lives. Due to that audience, the Headquarters leadership has no way to quantify exrcg.org's actual footprint. Quite frankly, I do not either. But enough pre-PMs reach out on occasion to keep me motivated.
I hold very little hope for anyone who stays in The Restored Church of Another god at this point. David C. Pack teaches antichrist theology, driving the organization deeper into blasphemous apostasy. If people have not left yet, they may never.
The exceptions to that are “the leakers.” They stay as living sacrifices to ensure information gets out. Their efforts are greatly appreciated. The individuals who continue to shine the light in the darkness are the real heroes.
Many of the regular readers of this blog will recall that CGI’s Jeff Reed invited some of the folks who regularly appear on this blog to appear on the program which he hosts with Mike James, Prove All Things. In fact, Jeff and Mike devoted an entire episode of that program to Banned by HWA back in August (without any guests from the site).
In response, despite a great deal of trepidation about participating in their forum, I publicly and privately accepted Jeff’s invitation. I reasoned that the courage exhibited by Jeff via wading into our forum demanded that I reciprocate. Moreover, both Mike and Jeff assured me that the forum would be friendly and nonconfrontational. Indeed, there was even some discussion about doing more than one appearance, but I suggested that we wait and see whether or not we were pleased with the initial experience before committing ourselves to do more.
Since that invitation and reply, however, there has not been any effort to follow through on the proposal. To be completely transparent, I did reach out to Jeff about a month ago and inquired whether or not they were still planning on doing the episode and was assured that they were. Subsequently, there hasn’t been any communication from either side about the proposal.
In the meantime, NO2HWA published a post by me that was critical of Canadian CGI Pastor Adrian Davis’ messaging about public health measures related to Covid-19. Interestingly, none of the CGI leadership team has chosen to respond to the post. Indeed, as far as I know, nothing was done to address Pastor Davis’ open defiance of CGI leadership on the matter or to respond to his insistence that they repent of expressing support for public health measures. So, it appears that the courage which was previously demonstrated has evaporated – that it was only a “flash in the pan.”
Whatever the reason for the inactivity and silence, I wanted to make clear to our readers that I did not back out of my commitment to appear on CGI’s forum. The decision not to move forward with the project is/was entirely their own. I continue to be open to challenges to the views expressed here and am willing to defend those which have been expressed by me in various posts appearing here and on my own blog. Moreover, I would also like to take this opportunity to invite Vance Stinson, Jeff Reed, and Mike James to comment here whenever they wish to explain their perspective or defend themselves against any criticism of their doctrines which may appear here in the future.
