(This article was a popular article published in Gary Scott’s now defunct site XCG on April 20th, 2006. I am also planning in the works a sequel to this article ‘Tkachism hates Judaism, not cultism. What’s with the picture of the woman with whip marks? This is a clip from “Submission” a short movie directed [...]
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It is not legalism that corrodes the Christian but it is the spirit that abides in the Armstrongite churches based on the doctrines of being exclusive, fear of contacting people outside the fellowship, fear of being disfellowshipped and the belief that we do not help people outside of the church.
It is the dynamics of the [...]
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Now here’s an Aussie who in my opinion is truly doing the work of God. He has not used emotionalism nor conned people with money. This man’s name is Desmond “Des” Ford who was a Seventh Day Adventist scholar who preached against a cultic doctrine of Adventists called “The Investigative Judgement” and preached for the [...]
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Read Ambassador Watch’s segment and a link on the charismatic group Hillsong at http://ambassadorwatch.blogspot.com/2007/11/hillsong-pt-1.html. I regretfully inform Gavin that their television program can be seen here in Canada on the Burlington, Ontario based CTS (Crossroads Television Service). It is chilling to discover that the dark side of American religion (especially charismatic-Pentecostal) on Aussie soil. I [...]
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Check a piece of his video segment on Real Time “New Rule” on The Huffington Post blog at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule-clock-blocker_b_71410.html. Bill, never, never, ever take no prisoners!
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Here’s an article from Dr. Dwight Pryor of the Centre for Judaic Christian Studies on the issue of supersessionalism at http://www.jcstudies.org/assets/pdf/SupersessionismArticle2007.pdf. I hope many will benefit greatly from this article to be read.
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Thanks again to Gavin for introducing me to Amy Jill Levine’s book called The Misunderstood Jew, which I have borrowed from my public library and have read a sizeable portion of it. My reaction, is that this should and must be the basis for another refomation (hopefully more massive than the one in the 16th [...]
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For those who are keeping up to date with Gavin Rumney’s blog of late, he is discussing his displeasure with 20th century Swiss theologian Karl Barth and his theology (or Barthianity as Gavin calls it). What also equally torments Gavin is that the evangelical WCG has a strong admiration for Barth and Gavin has some uncompromising words [...]
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I have been a long time fan of the music group Genesis and I have always loved Phil Collins during my teen years. Yes, growing up in the WCG there was one minister who had to a be a spoiler at a Bible study was preaching how Phil’s song, “One More Night” was an evil song amongst [...]
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Isn’t that Special???
[T]hey go there because deep down they still believe they are the REAL true Church!! Others are true.. but they are more SPECIAL!!
Martio, who responded to a post here (Another Word On My Former Congregation, Sept 24th) discussing why certain people today still stay in the Worldwide Church of God
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