Crackpot Liver "Profit" So Embarrassed By His Own Theology Books That He Covers Them Up

 

This is the Great Bwana to Africa Bob Mzungu Thiel, the highest of all Church of God leaders in human history. The biggest and best "profit" the Church of God has had walking in its midst. This is the same dude that proclaims he is the one and only COG leader preaching the truth originally restored by Herbert Armstrong. Not by Jesus, mind you, but Herb.

Here he is pitching the overpriced supplements that he calls "food", plus he has covered up all of his books of the crap theology he preaches. Instead of a big fat Bible thrust in our faces, it's a bottle of "food".

From a reader.

PS: In case you thought his religious videos were bad, he is not any better at selling his products. This is rather pathetic. Hat tip, Ronco

Bill Goff's "Kenya Hands of Hope" Puts Bob Thiel's Shameful African Leadership To Shame

 

We have all seen the blustering and chest-thumping that the Great Bwana Bob Mzungu Thiel does regarding Africa. As his so-called ministry grows more ineffectual day by day, due to witchcraft practices and adultery, other COG-related ministries in Africa are making a difference.

Here is the latest from Bill Goff posted on COGNews:

Evangelism in Africa – it’s not about the numbers 

 

Bill Goff of Kenya Hands of Hope wrote on the 21st of July 2023 : 

 

Nehemiah Sibwoga has begun an outreach ministry of bringing Bible studies to the youth, both inside and outside the Church of God. It’s called “Nehemiah’s Daily Bread”. He has been moving around to our various church groups, and giving the studies, and also serving a simple nutritional meal (can’t learn with an empty belly). The study is open to all youths, and the project is being funded by other youths in the United States. 

Compare that to Bob Thiel's so-called evangelist who sits in fancy restaurants eating while those with him have no food and have to watch him eat as he sits in silence. Imagine feeding the brethren instead of the ministry first! 

But before I elaborate on that, the Principal at Nehemiah’s old High School liked his Bible studies so much that he called the entire school to assembly numerous times and had him give the study to all students and staff. Those Bible studies were going on great, there were so many having their first love, learning Truth direct from the Scriptures … until the Monsignor was informed, who immediately stepped in and put a stop to it. (The High School is a Catholic establishment.) 

Bob Thiel and none of his so-called evangelists would ever dare to do such a thing. 

Nehemiah was quite worried that the Principal (who loved what he was learning from the studies) would lose his position, his job. But I assured the Principal at that time that our Creator would only bless him for not only his love for Truth, but also for allowing the Truth to be shared with the entire school. (And they all knew it was Truth that they were learning, because Nehemiah gave the Principal [as he did to all of the teachers, and some students] their very own Bible so they could read and study and prove for themselves what the Word of God actually says. I reassured the Principal at that time that this trial would turn out quite positive, because I knew that God was involved in these important studies right from the start. But the Principal feared, because the Monsignor had opened up a full investigation into the matter. When this all started, with God’s hand in it, the students, teachers, and Principal loved the teachings and were on fire for the Truth they were learning. 

It is interesting that you never see Bwana Bob posting comments from his followers that they LOVE his ministry. Even his Caucasians don't respond to him. 

Well the verdict is in, and God’s hand is clearly seen, the Principal was blessed. The investigating committee just finished their probe, and in their conclusion they stated that: “the Principal did nothing wrong by allowing Nehemiah to give those Bible studies. After all, they said, Nehemiah graduated High School here, and he has even been giving teachers and students their very own Bibles.” They commended the Principal for allowing the Bible Studies. And they went on to say that Nehemiah is welcome to continue coming and giving the studies any time, that the door is open. The only stipulation is that he doesn’t try to draw people away, into his own group. 

Bob Thiel has gone out of his way to poach African members from other COG/Sbbatarian groups. Claiming he has the only truth and that salvation is not available outside his group leads to all kinds o problems. 

Well no problem there, because the “True” Church of God would never try to draw followers to themselves, but only to point them upstairs, to our Creator. We have been against that kind of behavior ever since we first came in to Kenya in 2005; and we addressed it quite boldly, we called it “turning that tide”. Here is a quote from our “Why support this ministry” page published back in 2007: 

 

“Common Problem Plaguing the Church of God World Wide”

 

“Aside from a lack of mosquito nets, and Bibles, I also found another problem among many of our brethren in Kenya, a “huge” problem, and one that has been plaguing the church of God all around the world. Many of the brethren were confused about whom they need to pledge their allegiance to. You see, all the big groups are there in Kenya, and many are confusing the brethren by competing for control over them. Many of those groups pressure the brethren to be part of their particular “man-made” organization. (Some even preach that one’s salvation depends on it.) So our work was cut out for us. It was time to turn the tide; by pointing the brethren to God and teaching them that He (God) is the one that we all need to be pledging our allegiance to. There is only one “Head” in the church. There is only one Body, one Spirit, and one Vine that we all need to be directly connected to.”

This is what Bwana Bob Mzungu does in Africa. He poaches members from other COG's and then threatens them that if they do not join him their salvation is at risk. They will be too dumb to understand when it is time to flee to the hellhole he is planning to create in the Transjordan area. 

CGI’s Mike James: The Sabbatarian Churches of God Are REAL Christians - everybody else, NOT so much!

CGI’s Mike James: The Sabbatarian Churches of God Are REAL Christians - everybody else, NOT so much!

Lonnie Hendrix

In the latest edition of their flagship publication, The International News, Mike James generously admits that he “can’t be sure of who God will raise from death to meet Him in the air at His Second Coming.” He went on to ask: “Could there be Christians there who were not part of the Church of God movement?” Unfortunately, while Mike acknowledges that there might indeed be a few of those so-called Christians in the mix, he makes clear that he believes sincerity isn’t that important in securing a spot in the preferred resurrection! He reminds us that “sincere people can be sincerely deceived.”

To demonstrate the truth of his assertion, James went on to quote the standard ACOG prooftexts about how everybody is deceived except them. Naturally, Herbert Armstrong’s absolute favorite was first. You remember – the one which identifies Satan as “the deceiver of the whole world.” (Revelation 12:9) Of course, it is understood by everyone within the ACOG culture that they are NOT part of the WHOLE world which has been deceived (After all, God has revealed “His” TRUTH to them). In similar fashion, they exempt themselves from the many who proclaim Christ and lead others astray (Matthew 24:5). Likewise, they also exempt themselves from all of those false messiahs and prophets which Christ mentioned in those same remarks (verse 24). This, despite the fact that the movement has produced numerous demonstrably false prophets down through the years (beginning with its founder, Herbert Armstrong)!

From there, predictably, James went on to underscore the importance of the “truths” which he and his associates claim that God has revealed to them. He asked: “Does it matter if we observe holidays or holy days? Does it matter if we keep Sunday for the Sabbath? Do we live on in a conscious state after death or not? Are people in heaven or hell right now?” Of course, for Mike and his brothers and sisters in the ACOGs, there is only ONE TRUTH (and they have it, and others don’t)!

According to Mike, belief in Christ isn’t enough. He wrote: “Many Christians today believe you are a Christian if you believe that Jesus lived and died for us and rose from the dead. Scriptures that are cited for this idea are Romans 10:9, 1 Corinthians 2:2, and John 3:16. Now let me be clear—I agree with these scriptures, but what does it mean to believe in someone or something?” In other words, you must observe the Old Covenant holy days, shun traditional “pagan” holidays, observe the Sabbath, and believe that people remain unconscious when they die and do not go to heaven or hell! They simply do NOT understand that the entire message of Scripture is ALL about Jesus Christ and salvation through him – that THAT is what we MUST believe and accept. In short, our beliefs and practices are really rather unimportant in the grand scheme of things. What you or I believe about what happens when a person dies does not alter what actually happens one iota! We could keep the Sabbath flawlessly for our entire lives and still accomplish absolutely NOTHING!

So, how does one really know whether or not someone is a real Christian? Jesus once said: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) Now, Mr. James quoted an impressive list of prooftexts (a favorite device of the ACOGs), but he did NOT reference Christ’s simple statement about how to identify his disciples. Isn’t that peculiar? Instead, Mr. James focused on a long list of things that we should believe and do to demonstrate our love for God. Nevertheless, spiritual understanding is NOT listed among the fruits (or evidence) of the presence of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and Paul said that salvation was NOT accomplished by works (Ephesians 2: 1-10).

Why? Why can’t these folks simply believe in and accept Jesus Christ? Could it be that they’re deceived? Could it have anything to do with a need to feel superior to other Christians? In his article, Mike wrote: “Now I know no one group has all the truth or understands all Scripture completely. But I think most of you would agree that on major doctrines like the state of the dead, the nature of God, the Kingdom of God, heaven and hell, the nature of man, God’s law, worship days, and much more there is a big gap between what the Church of God movement believes and what mainline Christianity believes.” Later, in this same article, he wrote: “God has always been working through a small minority of people. In the book of Genesis there are not many people who walked with God.” For Mike and his associates, it’s all about their special little package of doctrines – it’s what sets them apart from all of the rest! So, don’t look for them to give up on what they see as their advantage over everyone else anytime soon.