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The Bible, History, HWA, and the Gap Doctrine

Sketcher’s view of the Gap Theory COGwriter Genesis 1:1 has the ‘In the beginning” statement and Genesis 1:2 has the “chaos and void” statement. The time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 has been called the Gap Theory. Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, it would be John 1:1, and not […]

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WND: Fake meat is a market failure

Lab-grown ‘hamburger’ (WEF via Wikipedia) COGwriter World Net Daily posted the following: Fake meat is a market failure January 26, 2024 A growing list of potentially intractable problems confronts the alternative meat industry, which includes both plant-based substitutes and cultured “cell-grown” meats. Consumers have not managed to swallow the fake taste (beet juice may be […]

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Yes, you can make your prayers count

COGwriter The old WCG published the following article by Clayton Steep in the August 1985 edition of the Good News magazine: Make Your Prayers Count! Could you be overlooking some of the most basic principles regarding answered prayer? A major blunder. That’s exactly what Henry had just made. “I simply don’t understand why God didn’t give me […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: BRICS Push Aside USA Dollar

BRICS Confirms Another 6 Country Expansion in 2024https://t.co/4TfiAbw0oR — BRICS (@BRICSinfo) December 22, 2023 COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:31 BRICS Push Aside USA Dollar The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have as one of their founding […]

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FT: Preparing Europe for Trump 2.0

   Donald Trump (Official White House Photo) COGwriter The Financial Times and Deutsche Welle reported the following: Preparing Europe for Trump 2.0 The former president’s possible return alarms mainstream politicians but appeals to some on the hard right January 27, 2024 Welcome back. Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire’s Republican primary this week makes it […]

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Germany’s Boris Pistorius urges a ‘change in mentality’ towards militarization

Boris Pistorius (Photo by Daniel Biskup via Wikipedia) COGwriter A reader sent me information related to the following: Germany’s Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, has declared that he envisages a widening of the war in Ukraine, even if he does not expect an attack by Russia at present. A leading NATO admiral does not rule out […]

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Many who claim Christianity hold to practices that are ‘not in the book’–CGOM

COGwriter A while back, a newsletter associated with Church of God Outreach Ministries had the following: It’s not in the Book! You turn up for an event—only to find it has been cancelled. You plan a picnic—and it pours. You look forward to a big night out—and go down with ‘flu. We are used to […]

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Sermon: The Millennial Kingdom of God

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:16:15 The Millennial Kingdom of God Did Jesus proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of God? Does the Bible teach a millennial reign? Are resurrected saints to be kings and priests and rule with Christ during the thousand year period known as the millennium? […]

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Peter Waldo, the Sabbath, and Apostolic Succession

Statue purported to be Peter Waldo (photo by Alexander Hoernigk) COGwriter Did any of the Waldensians keep the seventh-day Sabbath? Did all of them? What about Peter Waldo? Some have asserted that those who have called themselves some version of the term Waldensian always kept Sunday. Seventh-day Adventist scholar Gerard Damsteegt has stated: Although there […]

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Though PCG claims its ‘little book’ is the path to glory, it overlooks the Bible as well as what God’s plan is for everyone

COGwriter PCG posted the following to promote one of its telecasts by Gerald Flurry: The Little Book—God’s Path to Glory God’s loyal people in this end time are charged with delivering an urgent warning to the world. This warning is contained in a little book. Learn where to find this little book—and how it illuminates […]

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