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Understanding YOUR destiny

COGwriter What is your destiny? Are you to rule the universe as a deified being with God?  Might God’s plan include YOU? A Church of God doctrine that many Protestant seem to indicate identifies a group as a “cult” is the teaching that Christians are to become deified. Or worded another way, Christians are to [...]

LCG and PCG teach ten (or eleven) nations in Revelation 17:12-13–what if they are wrong?

Artist Portrayal of the Beasts of Daniel 7 COGwriter Somewhat confirming a position taught by the improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (PCG), the Living Church of God (LCG) has been putting out statements like the following: Bible prophecy reveals that the final leader of the end-time European Beast power will be an influential person [...]

Origins of the Anglo-Saxon Canadians and some in Quebec

Canadian Coat of Arms COGwriter What are the origins of the non-indigenous peoples of Canada? Since the word Canada is not mentioned directly as such in the Bible, in order to find out about Canada in the Bible, we need to try to identify the ancestors of the Canadians. Now, like many nations, Canada is [...]

It’s been two years, but evolutionist prediction has still not come to pass

COGwriter Notice the following about evolution that was posted just over two years ago: NEW YORK — Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself. Sometime in the next 15 to 30 years, the Kenyan-born paleoanthropologist expects scientific discoveries will have accelerated to the [...]

George Pataki enters the race

George Pataki campaign logo COGwriter George Pataki has decided to announce his hopes as a Republican presidential candidate: May 28, 2015 Former New York Gov. George Pataki, announcing Thursday that he’ll seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016, told Fox News that he would authorize American “boots on the ground” to go after Islamic [...]

Is the ‘Shroud of Turin’ really Jesus’ burial cloth?

Shroud of Turin, poster from 1898 COGwriter For several weeks this Spring, for the first time in 5 years, the Shroud of Turin has been on public display: Devotees believe the shroud, which is imprinted with the image of a man who appears to have been crucified, to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. [...]

LCG says prophets are rare, but look at the fruits

“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter A previous edition of the Living Church News by the Living Church of God (LCG) is the following by its Dexter Wakefield: Special Gifts To serve the needs of the Church, God—through His Spirit—gives different members different gifts. “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences [...]

Rick Santorum enters the race

Rick Santorum (Photo by Gage Skidmore) COGwriter Rick Santorum is once again a Republican presidential candidate: May 27, 2015 Republican Rick Santorum has launched another run for the White House with a promise to restore the economic power of middle-class American workers. Mr Santorum, 57, a former US senator from Pennsylvania who fell short in [...]

Biden claims USA will stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression

US Vice President Joseph Biden COGwriter US Vice President Joseph Biden warned Russia that Vladimir Putin’s plans are ‘doomed to fail’: May 27, 2015 The United States will stand by Ukraine to fight Russian aggression, which has become a prominent consideration for European security, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday. Speaking at the Brookings [...]

The British are the Covenant People

Israel Blessing Ephraim & Manasseh (Genesis 48) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to post its sermon, British are the Covenant People, which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:21:08 British are the Covenant People What do ‘British’ and ‘Britain’ mean in Hebrew? Are the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons people of the covenant? Does [...]