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Bible vs. Church of Rome on confession of sins

COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but how has been historically understood? What is the position of the Bible? When did the Church of Rome develop its current practices?  What did the old Worldwide Church of God teach? First, let’s start by reading a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible (a Catholic version, abbreviated [...]

If turkeys receive an Islamic blessing, should you eat them?

COGwriter A while back, a reader sent me a link to the following item from 2011 that was somewhat true then: America’s favorite meal may be secretly dedicated to Allah… Customer service representatives from Butterball, one of America’s most popular Turkey brands, confirmed to WND that the company’s whole turkeys are – without being labeled [...]

Protestant archeologist’s prophetic views contain error

Patriarchate of Moscow COGwriter Notice something about a Protestant archeologist’s views of prophecy: Christian archeologist Dr. Jeffrey Goodman in his book “THE COMETS OF GOD” pokes a big hole in the theory long held by most evangelical Christians that Russia will be one of the bad guys during the end times. Based on misconceptions about [...]

Pope Francis to address the European Parliament; end-time Babylon?

Logo of the European Parliament COGwriter Pope Francis is to address the European parliament tomorrow: Pope Francis on official visit to European Parliament in November Parliament’s President Martin Schulz … informed the Conference of Presidents, made up of the leaders of the political groups, that His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted his official invitation to [...]

COGWA on Zephaniah, but what about protection?

COGwriter One of the websites of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) had the following about the Book of Zephaniah: Main theme The theme of the book is the Day of the Lord. Despite the fact that Zephaniah warns Judah of impending doom, the prophecy is dual, and the major fulfillment of his [...]

Clement, Rome, and Claims

View in Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter November 23rd is the day Catholics have declared as the day for “Saint Clement I.” There is an individual named Clement in the Bible. He is mentioned one time. Here is the only passage that mentions him: I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Jesus: Married with Children?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 15:22 Jesus Married with Children? Was Jesus the Christ married?  Did He have two children as some claim the so-called “Lost Gospel” teaches?  Was He married to Mary Magdalene as the Da Vinci Code and [...]

George Washington on giving thanks

COGwriter November 26, 2007 is the date for the USA holiday of Thanksgiving this year. The Smithsonian Institute said the following about it: The first Thanksgiving service known to be held by Europeans in North America occurred on May 27, 1578 in Newfoundland, although earlier Church-type services were probably held by Spaniards in La Florida. [...]

al-Shabab kills 28 non-Muslims in Kenya

Al-Shabaab Flag COGwriter The Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab has killed again in Kenya: November 22, 2014 Gunmen from the Somali militant group al-Shabab say they have attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28 people. The bus was travelling to the capital, Nairobi, when it was stopped in Mandera county, not far from the Somali [...]

Benghazi report out: Might it help Hillary Clinton?

COGwriter A new report on the Benghazi incident came out: November 22, 2014 As members of Congress slipped out of town Friday for a long Thanksgiving break, they left behind a report on Benghazi that might seem surprising – coming as it did from the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee. In essence, the committee sums up [...]