PCG Member Goes To Doctor BEFORE Getting Anointed - Has To Repent And Ask God For Forgiveness

 

The Philadelphia Church of God posted a letter from a member in the members-only section of their website the following:

PCG's eternally pissed-off god was not happy that this person decided to go to the Doctor FIRST instead of getting anointed, so it had one more lesson to teach this person:

Magical god and magical phone calls from the minister. Powerful!

Then, the person has to ask the minister for permission to get a second opinion. No minister in any COG has the right to expect members to ask for permission to see a doctor or for any other decision, especially when it comes to health matters.

Divine healing, misdiagnosis, or the body correcting itself, it's hard to say. The problem with this article lies in the fact that this person thought they were turning their back on their god by going to the doctor first instead of to the minister. 

The number of licensed doctors in Armstrongism is probably around .5 - 1% and that's being generous. No minister in any COG has the qualifications to tell a member what to do with their health issues. 

The crazy belief that God is not going to heal you because you went to a doctor first is absurd. If you are going to ask the minister to anoint you while in the hospital then ask for God to guide the hands of the doctors as they perform their necessary duties.

Herbert Armstrong surrounded himself with doctors for many years and relied upon them. Many in the church woke up when they witnessed the unnecessary deaths of Richard Armstrong and Loma Armstrong. Letting the bullheadedness of Herbert destroy two lives was a wake-up call. Rod Meredith then stoked the fire more when he went to the doctor to correct an eye issue. 

Like most things in Armstrongism, the leadership did the opposite of what the members were expected to do. You can be guaranteed that Gerald Flurry, Lil'Stevie, and all the grandkids make regular use of doctors when needed.

UCG's Unattainable Checklist Of Things To Repent Of Before Passover

You can tell it is Passover time in COGland as members continue to get lambasted about all the things they are doing wrong and are told to repent of those sins before they dare to take Passover. This year members are being told to be watching for the following sins in their lives. Imagine how exhausting this entire list is.

wicked or inappropriate attitudes 

motives 

weaknesses

faults

sins

transgressions  

iniquities in us

pride

feelings of superiority

complacency

apathy

a party spirit

backbiting 

gossip

 accusatory spirits

hardness of hearts 

dullness of hearing

 disunity

discord 

division

In these end times in which we live we are admonished by God to “wake up, redeem the time, watch and pray” and “remember our calling.” The attitudes of pride, feelings of superiority, complacency, apathy, a party spirit (as described in 1 Corinthians 1:11-13 and 1 Corinthians 3:1-4), resistance as manifested in backbiting, gossip, accusatory spirits, hardness of hearts and dullness of hearing—all of which lead to disunity, discord and division—are alive and well, and on full display in the world around us. Sadly, these same attitudes can creep into the Church if we allow them to. 

 

As we approach Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread, we must remember the words of our Savior on that last evening before He was crucified. His will was and is for His disciples to be “at one” with each other and with Him and God the Father. That takes acknowledgment, repentance, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation—all of which are part of our Christian lifestyle. Unity of the Spirit, unity of faith, unity in the truth and one-ness with God and each other take effort and constant vigilance. Satan will do anything to come between us and God, and us and each other. Let us all be aware as we prepare for the Passover in a “worthy manner, rightly discerning the Lord’s body” as God instructs in 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.

From the weekly Home Office report.  

"Prophetic and Davidic Fuckery": Concept Certified and Approved by Gary :)

 

NO2HWA said...

Dennis wrote:
"Dave practices "Theological Fuckery' and is the basis for all his mistaken notions about the intent of scripture and his personal inclusion in them. It's simply inarguable an impossible for Dave to claim any kind of theological training save that which he has concocted in his beautiful mind."

Love this! This pretty much sums up what Pack, Thiel, Flurry, Weinland, Billingsley do

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Let us now consider the Prophetic and especially Davidic Fuckery, where Apostle David C Passover now easily sees wherever he sees the name "David" in the scriptures, it is referring very often referring to himself in these times. 

In a normal theological setting, this would be considered a deep-seated kind of theological narcissism, self-absorption, blasphemy and not a little bit of a deviant personality disorder, but with David C Passover, it's just who he is. And, of course, David C Pack has never created a normal theological setting in his life. 

In the real world of studied theological and Biblical studies, The Branch is the Messiah to the Jews and Jesus Christ to NT Christians.  Dave Pack? Not so much.

As well, Dave has to admit that it was not his god that revealed this to him, but flesh and blood. Mr Dale Shurter who was overseeing the agricultural aspects of the campus and produced his own drama for Dave.

Restored Church of God: Dale Schurter Back In The Fold Ready To Minister To Surging RCG Membership

Continuing...

According to Apostate David C Passover...

"It talks about him, I don't know, maybe about a dozen times. This man is referred to. There his name isn't found. (But) In chapter in chapter 55 it is and Psalm 89 and Hosea 3 and so forth....  It's awkward to cover this but...

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Psalm 89:3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,

Hosea 3:5   Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.

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"When you are in this world you have to have somebody on this throne and somebody who is directing sacrifices , who is a Levite.  And I know for a fact I'm descended from both

"I will raise him. Christ comes and (muddled word) and raises him. I will raise unto David... Now try to imagine this Branch is Christ. You're going to raise Christ unto David, the ancient King David?  WHAT? But if there was some human being who was the last King to sit on David's Throne in this world, it would make perfect sense. You would raise a man, servant...EVEN WITH THE SAME NAME.  But also hide from the world what you're doing. The last man to sit on David's throne was named David but he was a servant, and he was a man...."

Apostate David C Passover determines that he is "The Branch"

Part 3

If you want to wallow in more of Dave's foolish shepherding, this is part 2 of Dave Pack declaring himself to be "The Branch"

Apostle David C Passover's Full Series Now available in Hard Cover...

but only if you "send it in". 

Bonus Fuckery

"Now what I'm  going to cover at this point is awkward. I actually thought about skipping this material."

"John 15 and verse one. Every time I read the word "David" in scriptures it gets awkward. But it's my job to carry out this charge."