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CCOG vs. COR on confession and repentance

COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but has the Church of Rome (COR) taken this beyond the practices recorded in the Bible or any found in early Christian documents? What do the Bible and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) teach? Let’s start by reading a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible (a Catholic [...]

Obama Administration wants USA to lose internet control: A prelude for 666?

Ted Cruz COGwriter The Obama Administration wants the USA to no longer control the internet. But yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Sean Duffy introduced a bill to try to stop this: June 8, 2016 President Obama’s plan to turn over control of the Internet to an international organization that could curb freedom of speech [...]

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the items we received today: Bob Thiel addresses some false statements from ‘accusers of the brethren’ Bob Thiel se ocupa de algunas falsas afirmaciones de ‘acusadores de los hermanos’ http://www.cdlidd.es/bob-thiel-se-ocu... Could there have been prehistoric [...]

Bilderberg Conference 2016: One world government is consistent with its agenda

Bilderberg Hotel (M.M.Minderhoud) COGwriter The infamous Bilderberg meeting is going on starting today. Here is what the official press release from Bilderberg states: The 64th Bilderberg meeting is set to take place from 9 – 12 June 2016 in Dresden, Germany. A total of around 130 participants from 20 countries have confirmed their attendance. As [...]

What is the meaning of life?

COGwriter What is the purpose of your life? Does God have a plan for you personally? Yes, but it is different than what many have believed. What is the meaning of life? Why did God make YOU? What is YOUR purpose? The Bible teaches: 15 God is love (1 John 4:16). 7 The LORD is [...]

Patriarch Kirill: Soviet Union preserved ‘Christian morality’ and President Putin is a ‘miracle of God’

Patriarch Kirill (Kremlin.ru) COGwriter Russian Patriarch Kirill made the news: June 8, 2016 MOSCOW—The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, recently said that the Soviet Union preserved Russia’s Christian morality – a claim that raised more than a few eyebrows. Omitting any mention of the Soviet government’s mass persecution of religious institutions, Kirill’s [...]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump increase their leads and attack each other

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton COGwriter Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both increased their delegates and are believed to be assured (short of indictments, deaths, etc.) of the nominations of their respective political parties. Here are some reports from the British and German press: June 8, 2016 Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping [...]

The Vatican’s ‘cathedra’ is within the seven hills of Rome and is not in Vatican City

Lateran Cathedra (Photo by Joyce Thiel, January 2014) COGwriter Despite having its physical headquarters in Vatican City, the Church of Rome claims that its ‘spiritual authority’ derives from a chair, called the ‘cathedra,’ which is in nearby Rome. St. John Lateran dates back to Rome’s emperor Constantine, who donated the building to the Bishop of [...]

VOA: Urgency Expressed for Libya’s Government to Work Better

COGwriter There are still serious problems in Libya as Voice of America (VOA) reports: Urgency Expressed for Libya’s Government to Work Better June 7, 2016 ROME— Militias backing the U.N.-negotiated unity government in Libya are making progress on the battlefield against Islamic State militants, but the Government of National Accord is making little progress in [...]

Boy wins all state honors at girls’ track meet

COGwriter The  ‘transgender agenda’ is starting to impact girls’ sports: June 6, 2016 A male won the all-state honors in girls’ high school track and field — and his female competitors are saying he had a disqualifying advantage. Haines High School senior Nattaphon “Ice” Wangyot, a biological male who self-identifies as female, is the first trans woman in Alaskan [...]