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God’s Holy Days and Human Mistranslations

COGwriter Since Jesus and the Apostles kept the Sabbaths and the Holy Days (including the Day of Atonement, which is today in 2016), why do most who profess Christ not observe them? While social pressure, tradition, and twisted interpretation of scripture all play a role, one role that is overlooked by many is the fact [...]

Early Roman and Eastern Orthodox Catholic leaders did NOT hold to what their churches now teach about the Holy Spirit

Liberius, Bishop of Rome from 352-366 A.D. COGwriter While the Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants like to act like every “Christian” long believed in the trinity, (even though that doctrine was not finalized for them until a council in 381 A.D.), the truth is that even the primary leaders of the Romans and Greeks denied the [...]

The ‘unpardonable sin’

Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son COGwriter Will all sins be forgiven? Can all sins be forgiven? Because of Satanic deception (Revelation 12:9), human society being cut off from God (1 John 2:15-17; 2 Peter 1:4), and personal selfishness (James 1:14-15), all sin and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). What is [...]

Fasting tips and the Day of Atonement

People Fasting in New Zealand COGwriter From sunset the 11th of October through sunset the 12th is the Day of Atonement for 2016. On the Day of Atonement, the Bible says to “afflict your souls” (Leviticus 23:32). In Isaiah 58:5 the Bible teaches that a fasting day is a day to afflict one’s soul. Furthermore, [...]

Debt Peak or Peak Stupidity?

COGwriter Notice the following: Peak Debt… or Peak Stupidity? Source: MichaelPRamirez.com http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09... The debt truly is peak stupidity, but many seem to like it that way. The reality that a more severe debt crisis is coming. And when it happens, it will be so much worse than most imagine (though a less severe crisis or [...]

Halloween does not have Christian origins

COGwriter Many will be observing “Halloween” in about two weeks. Many consider that it is a holiday appropriate for “Christians.” One article at the mislabeled Christianity Today starts out with the statement, “I love Halloween” (Mendenhall D. A Halloween Solution. Christianity Today, October 31, 2005. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2...). But the origins of today’s Halloween are not biblical. [...]

‘Ken Rogoff’s Government Debt Default Plan’

COGwriter Here are some comments by Peter Diekmeyer related to book that came out recently titled The Curse of Cash: Ken Rogoff’s Government Debt Default Plan Ken Rogoff is by all accounts a brilliant man. The Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist is a chess grandmaster. His thesis committee included current Fed vice-chair Stanley Fischer. [...]

CNN: ‘Trump, Clinton wage scorched-earth debate’

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump COGwriter The second presidential campaign debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took place a few hours ago. Here is some of what CNN reported about it: Trump, Clinton wage scorched-earth debate October 10. 2016 (CNN) Donald Trump will live to fight another day — but it took the nastiest, [...]

ZH: ‘Deutsche Bank Tells Investors Not To Worry About Its €46 Trillion In Derivatives’

Deutsche Bank twin tower headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany (© Raimond Spekking) COGwriter Zero Hedge (ZH) reported the following: Deutsche Bank Tells Investors Not To Worry About Its €46 Trillion In Derivatives October 9, 2016 Having first flagged Deutsche Bank enormous derivative book for the first time back in 2013, it wasn’t until last week that JPMorgan [...]

’200-year-old prediction could doom America’

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter World News Daily (WND) ran the following: 200-year-old prediction could doom America A rising conservative voice says Americans have largely grown ignorant of the principles and motivations surrounding the U.S. founding and America is in the process of fulfilling 200-year-old predictions about what could doom the republic, but [...]