Van Robison on "The Plague of Churches"

The Plague of Churches


Search the yellow pages of your local telephone book and you will find that the different churches wanting your presence are many.  They come in all different flavors and sizes, with as many different beliefs, teachings and doctrines as there are churches.    Some church groups are small, very small, local or are much larger.  Some church groups are national or international in scope.  Some may be in association with a particular creed or set of beliefs.  Had you not gone to a splinter group of the Worldwide Church of God, but instead had gone to lets say a Baptist church or perhaps a Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Methodist or any one of countless others, such as the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) or the Jehovah Witnesses, then your beliefs, doctrines, practices and customs would have been totally different from the WCG splinter group you are glued to. And lets not forget the Roman Catholic Church or anyone of thousands of other groups, to numerous to mention.

Every church group on earth thinks they have "truth", while all others are the poor deceived humans who are so blind they cannot see.    I wonder how many different church groups there will be in another two thousand years and beyond?  Will the different church groups keep dividing and splintering until there may be a billion different groups and each with their own human church Pope standing before the people, proclaiming himself as the "pastor king" of his group?  How many Herbert W. Armstrong's, Garner Ted Armstrong's, Rod Merideth's, David Pack's, Gerald Flurry's and so forth are yet to arise in the future, that will deceive many into worshiping at their feet as if they are God in the flesh?    To any outsider not associated with this comedy, it is ludicrous beyond comprehension that people are sucked into man-made religion as if God Almighty is the author.

The world of churches is not really "Christianity", but rather "Churchianity" (man-made).  Religion is as old as dirt and has long been a major means to control people, have power over people and the endless flow of free $money. All human governments on earth and all religions on earth are the twin means by which the whole human population is seduced by those who assume the posture of power over all others.  Control and power over the common people is both psychological (as in religions), and physical (as in governments, which exists by brute force).  The source book for deception is the "sacred" text, which has magically hypnotized the masses for thousands of years and as privately interpreted by the gods in the pulpits.

Like the mythical plagues of ancient Egypt, the modern day plague of fake churches is appalling and the simple minded are forever overtaken as church slaves.


Van Robison

Van Robinson: "Is It Possible to Convince the Deceived?"

Is It Possible to Convince the Deceived?

Generally speaking, a deceived mind cannot be reasoned with.  Ever try to reason with a Mormon or a Jehovah Witness, a Baptist or Pentecostal?  Why is the human mind so intolerable?  I have sent emails to various websites of the Worldwide Church of God persuasion, only to be treated with total silence.    I am not sure whether the sources of these websites think they are being "persecuted" because I ask questions and challenge what they say, or if they are just dumb human beings?    Maybe they are jackasses!

Intelligent human beings ask questions and don't automatically accept that what someone says is truth.  On the other hand, church goers seem to automatically accept that what is said from the pulpit is what truth is and
ask no questions.  Sheep are followers and generally don't think or reason.    Splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God are not alone, because in the world of churches, the mindless and non-thinking are found in all
church organizations and institutions, and even among the "educated" with credentials (such as "masters" or "doctorate" degrees, as if they have arrived at all truth.  They haven"t).

Religion is a joke and few come to their senses about it.


Van Robison

Apostle Malm: Is Eating Out On Saturday Equivalent To Going To A Whorehouse?

Check out this little gem from the Apostle today.  He is still spitting mad at Rod Meredith for allowing members to eat in restaurants on Saturdays if it is due to extenuating circumstances.

The Apostle says:

I am sick of hearing people preach the abominable lie, that eating out at restaurants is ok because they’d be working anyway.
I wonder if he thinks we should all line up at the whorehouse, because they are going to do it anyway?
Rod and almost all other COG leaders have some very serious lessons to learn and I pray they will live long enough to learn them. James

UPDATED: Apostle Malm: If Your House Burns Down on the Sabbath, is it OK to Eat in a Restaurant?

Apostle Malm is spitting darts today because Rod Meredith said it was ok to eat in restaurants on Saturdays IF it is an ox in the ditch situation.  The servers and cooks are working, so why not have a relaxing meal after church, especially if circumstances require.  Listening to Apostle Malm you would think Rod was sacrificing firstborn on altars somewhere.

The time of correction for the Church of God is now close at hand.  Let us turn to him and diligently seek him with whole hearted passionate love for him and his ways as defined by his law; let us internalize the very nature of Almighty God as defined by his commandments;
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On April 27th Rod Meredith aired this presentation titled “Rejoice in God’s Sabbath”  from about the 25 to 30 minute mark he states that such people are going to work anyway and therefore we may partate of their efforts.

What does our God have to say about this self justification?

1 Tim 5:22   Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

1 Thess 5:21   Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. ²²Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Rod then goes on to say that it is wrong to eat out in restaurants on sabbath, but if there is an “ox in the ditch”  it is alright.  He then defines his ox as the wife being tired etc.

Apostle Malm wants you to know that you are lazy backslider if you do not have food at home already prepare:

Let me ask a question here:  If there is enough money to buy in a restaurant, why is there no food in the house?  Is this not a simple question of not caring enough to properly prepare?  Are not the shops filled with bread, cheese, salads and many rady to eat products?

The Apostle indignantly spits out one of the most stupid comments he has made lately:

There is NO SUCH thing as an “ox in the ditch” regarding food on the Sabbath.  Even if our home and food were burning down, we could count on the brethren to feed us; couldn’t we?

Because we idolize our personal pleasures; our God will remove them from us in great tribulation.

I can just picture a person standing in front of Apostle Malm's god being yelled at because they went out for some warm food after their house had burnt down in the middle of winter. That poor family's nearest COG neighbor happened to have been Apostle Malm who had spit back at them that it was the Sabbath and he would NOT fix them any warm food.  So the family had to go to a restaurant for some hot food. The Apostle would not even pay for hotel accommodations for the night because it was the sabbath.  The Apostle's god was berating this family for allowing their house to burn which obviously was a result of hidden sins in their lives.  Compounding that sin, the family went and got a hotel room, driving the spear further into the side of  Jesus Christ.  It just makes me all warm inside to know that such a loving god is present. Gag.....

 The Apostle then goes on to make another dumb comment.  Because you went out to eat on Saturday, you will be kicked out of the Kingdom like Adam was kicked out paradise:

That is partaking of the forbidden fruit of deciding for ourselves instead of obeying our Lord and we shall be thrust out of the presence of Christ  like Adam.

In other words,  Your ass is grass!

UPDATE

This is the Apostle's response to a person that called him out for his legalistic silliness.  Apostle Malm considers a person"weak and apathetic"  if they dare to seek food or shelter that costs money after their house burns on the Sabbath.

I point out that the people deprived of their home would be seeking a place to stay and would naturally seek out the help of close friends and brethern anyway, would you have them sit in a public restaurant all night or be taken in by a brother?

Please explain why the roads to help a brother are more dangerous than roads to a church service or a restaurant?

I would also point out that emergency help would be on the scene to help with the fire and possible injuries anyway; and they would have or take you to a refuge that would have temporary food and shelter without charge.

Further I would rather miss a meal unnecessarily in zeal for my God to do my all to please him, than to be lukewarm and apathetic to him. However your scenario makes shelter far more important than food.

We do fast on Atonement and at other times, or do we? Do we not know that we will not perish over delaying a meal for a few hours.

You speak of a lack of compassion, quite the contrary, I call upon tha compassion of the brethren!
james