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Faith for those God has Called and Chosen (English, German, & Spanish) booklet

The Continuing Church of God is pleased to mention at the COGwriter.com website, the availability of its booklet titled Faith for Those God has Called and Chosen. What is faith? Can faith be increased? Are you saved by faith? What about works? Do Christians need to keep the Ten Commandments? What is the ‘faith chapter’? [...]

‘Christianity, government and reality’

From http://conservativebyte.com/2014/01/w...#   COGwriter A reader sent me the following: Christianity, government and reality July 25, 2015 Many, if not most, conservatives think a person who is a pro-life, anti-gay, pro-traditional marriage Christian would make a good president and solve all our ills. The late Charles Colson saw both sides of the presidency as an [...]

Police deal with troubles in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av; Did the Temple’s destruction lead to a Christian building?

Artist’s Portrayal of the Destruction of Jerusalem COGwriter Today is Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning for many Jews.  There were problems in Jerusalem today related to it: July 26, 2015 JERUSALEM — Israeli police entered a holy Jerusalem site on Sunday to prevent Arab youths from attacking visiting Jews marking a biblical holiday, a [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Alternative to the US Dollar in the Fall of 2015?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 19:07 Alternative to the US Dollar in the Fall of 2015? Is the US dollar about to lose its dominance as the world’s reserve currency? Does the Bible teach anything about that? Could Porter Stansberry [...]

Ignoring church pleas, Barack Obama promotes homosexual agenda in Kenya. Is he fulfilling prophecy?

Mount Kenya COGwriter US President Barack Obama promoted his homosexual agenda in Kenya: July 25, 2015 President Obama publicly disagreed with his Kenyan counterpart over gay rights today as he urged African nations not to discriminate against individuals based on sexual orientation. The president made the remarks at a news conference he held with Kenyan [...]

India wants US$3 trillion in reparations for 2 centuries of British rule; Will lands of the UK, USA, etc. be divided?

COGwriter Government leaders in India believe that India is entitled to reparations for two centuries on British rule: July 24, 2015 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined a chorus of support for lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, who gave a now viral speech speech in which he called for Britain to pay reparations to India for [...]

Sermon: John 7-9: Feast of Tabernacles, Last Great Day, and the Blind

Fragment from the Gospel Written by John (Ryland’s Papyrus c. 125 A.D.) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:53 John 7-9: Feast of Tabernacles, Last Great Day, and the Blind This is the third part of a multi-part series on the Gospel according to John.  [...]

‘Bible does not define our laws’

COGwriter The following came out very late last night: July 23, 2015 Bible does not define our laws EDITOR: I support the First Amendment rights of same-sex marriage opponents to practice their faith. But the greatest freedom of religion is freedom from being forced to follow a particular brand of religion. As to our forefathers, [...]

French Supreme Court approves mass surveillance; Pakistani surveillance to rival NSA’s

Paris, France COGwriter The French Supreme Court has approved mass surveillance of internet and other data: July 24, 2015 PARIS—France’s Constitutional Council has ruled that a bill legalizing broad surveillance of terrorism suspects doesn’t violate the country’s constitution.Friday’s decision was the final step before the law can come into effect. The bill was proposed long [...]

CG7 take on the ‘unpardonable sin’ and ‘hope of salvation’

A slightly difficult uphill and narrow way in Tobago COGwriter An issue of CG7-Denver’s Bible Advocate had the following by Arlo Gieselman: Jesus said that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven (Matthew 12:31). Blasphemy had a death penalty (Leviticus 24:16), and the wages of sin is still death. Jesus did not sin [...]