Herbert Armstrong's Non Reproducing Dinosaurs and God's Master Plan

Living Armstrongism has an article up today about HWA and his theories about dinosaurs. Like all things in Armstrongism we had to have an answer about everything.  Of course paleontologists were ignorant evolution believing morons so they could not be believed.  Only Herbert Armstrong had the correct answer about dinosaurs.

In all the silliness that the church taught about dinosaurs I had forgotten this little gem from Herb:

Notice what he wrote in The Incredible Human Potential. HWA is not writing about the initial creation of the Earth, he is writing about the situation after the failed rebellion of Lucifer and the Earth is in a chaotic and empty waste. Look at the link below if you do not believe me.

Consider, now, the truly AWESOME project God set out to accomplish - to REPRODUCE HIMSELF!

It is probable that, prior to this time, no form of life had ever been created with the reproductive process. Probably the very first example of reproductive life was that of plant life - at the time God was renewing the face of the earth (Gen. 1:11-12). God had created the physical universe before placing the angels on the earth. God had created MATTER containing properties so that marvelous things may be done with it. (Chapter 6.)

It would appear to me that HWA was irritated by the thought that physical life in the pre-Adamic Earth reproduced themselves for billions of years. It made human reproduction appear less important. According to HWA humans have been reproducing for 6000 years. But if life in the pre-Adamic Earth have been reproducing themselves for billions of years why would (HWA's) God reproducing himself be anything special to see? How could reproduction be "the CROWNING PINNACLE of even God's unmatched creative POWER" if pre-Adamic life had already been doing so for billions of years?

HWA's answer to this problem was to simply deny that any pre-Adamic life could reproduce.

In summary:

It seems to me that HWA was denigrating pre-Adamic life as non-reproducing in order to elevate reproduction (natural and spiritual) among animals, humans and within the God Family as something that only happened after Lucifer's rebellion.

I sure wish we had these kinds of illustrations in our Bible Story book instead of the drowning people clawing at the side of the ark and people being killed by hail stones  While these pictures are here in jest, there are a few in the COG who believe that dinosaurs were in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve.

 Check out the entire article at the link above.

Chewing The Cud

I had to laugh when I saw this.  I remember when I was little that we traveled to the feast in Jekyll Island, Georgia from Ohio.  We took with us this absolutely nut-job member and her son.

This women had buttons missing on her clothes and I remember my mother telling her that she would sew some new buttons on as we drove along.  The woman refused.  She said God did not look at the outer person, but only the inward person.

Then we stopped to eat and the woman asked this question.

Crazy as hell!

Dennis on: "It's None Of Your Business!"

Now there is a phrase I'd like to see the average Church of God member adopt ASAP and understand what topics it might apply to as they allow themselves to be ruled over by the ministerial elite, such as a self appointed Apostle, Prophet  or That Prophet .   I know the average COG member thinks that they have to answer every question and inquiry a minister can come up with, but this is not actually so.

"Why weren't you at Church this Sabbath?"

None of your business

"Where were you for Bible Study?"

None of your business

"I have checked your tithing and you aren't up to date."

That's really none of your business

"Do you have a blog site?

None of your business

"Are you reading  blogs about the Church?'

None of your business

(My favorite)

"Do you know Dennis Diehl?"

None of your business

"Do you believe this is God's Church and I am it's leader?"

Ummm..none of your business

"Why weren't you at Spokesman Club, Church outing, family night, movie night, district weekend, join the team, support the change drive or contribute to the Steuben fund?

None of your business

"What did you say to Mr We Don't Like Him?

None of your business

"Have you been talking to Mr. or Mrs. Marked for Life?"

None of your business

"What is your annual income?"

None of your business

"Does your wife work and what is her income?"

None of your business

"Is this your comment on BannedbyHWA??"

UMMM....NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

"How much 2nd Tithe do you have?"

None of your business

"Shouldn't you be third tithing by now?"

None of our business

"Where are you going for the Feast?"

None of your business

HERE ARE SOME EVEN BETTER ANSWERS IT WOULD BE REFRESHING TO SEE COG MEMBERS PRACTICE MORE.

"Do you agree I am Joshua the predicted High Priest of Haggai?"

Not really...No.  You can be if you want.

"You are not to talk with or see your unconverted family."

No.  I'll talk with and see whomever I please.

"I marked that person. They are enemies of the Church."

No, that's my mom and I love her

"Do you understand I am 'That Prophet?"

I believe you believe that but , no I don't personally

"If I get off into strange and unusual ideas or go weird on the church and make the Bible start meaning things it never meant or see myself spoken of by the prophets,

 will you call me on it?"

Yes   and I am......

"Because you know that when that happens I won't want you to remember I said this. 

 I'll say this does not apply. 

No, no, no, no...this is different.  

Will you call me on it?"

Yes I will

"But I said 'I'm not going anywhere Brethren' so do you trust me not to?"

Oh no sir.  I trust no man and the older I get the less I would and do. 

Let me ask you.  If I call you on going weird and strange and trying to get me to forget you said to be looking out for that in you, will you listen?"

"NO..I won't have to because I said I am not going anywhere and that should be good enough for you.  Do you think I would get weird or strange ideas about myself like seeing myself spoken of by the prophets?"

Yes sir you have and you have already gone somewhere and I'm not going.

"Do you read Banned HWA?"

Yes and time will tell if Haggai was really all about you, which it is not.

"Hey, I'm not done with you. Where are you going?"

None of your business

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