Post WCG Life and Theology

As the Passover season approaches in mid-April, wife of Dwight Pryor (Centre of Judaic Christian Studies fame), Kareen Hannah gives perspective of how the Exodus Passover has still relevant lessons today. Read the PDF article at http://www.jcstudies.com/assets/pdf/PASSOVER-TheClashofCultures.pdf.

As I have said before the Christmas season is coming and many of the Church of God splinter groups will come in to full gear attacking every aspect of the holiday. There is an article from Dr. Dwight Pryor of Centre for Judaic-Christian Studies in Ohio which is (I feel) strikes  a balance from the strident millitant anti-Christmas spirit that Armstrongists seek to vigourously impose on the rest of the world and the consumerist (and even pagan) aspects that are promoted by society which are pressured on most of us. His article on his website is called Christmas: “Hallelujah”Praise or “Humbug” Paganism and you can get it at http://www.churchmessiah.org/CoM/Resources_files/COMChristmasMessage.pdf . A word of caution, make sure you save and copy this article in your files (like I did) because this article is released on Dr.Pryor’s site for a “limited” time, meaning after the Christmas season, he will take it off his website until next Christmas season in 2008.

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.

Don’t adjust you browsers. I am just learning of how to adjust pictures on WordPress.com and I am learning slowly but surely.  This is for ALL who are interested in going to the Dayton Feast of Tabernacles sponsored by the Church of the Messiah (Center of Judaic Christian Studies). This has the general information, schedule and registration. Good luck to all those interested!

To certain ex-Worldwiders and other ex-XCGers they believe that this is impossible! Not only they would believe that this is sinful Judaizing but “so-called” Christians celebrating the Levitical festivals is Armstrongism hand in hand. Well, thanks to none other than Doug Ward, editor of the magazine Grace and Knowledge which invests it’s time discussing the Hebraic roots of Christianity mailed me his latest copy of the magazine with an invitation to go the Feast of Tabernacles. What was the XCG??? Believe it or not, none!  Yes Messianic Jews do celebrate festivals but not all of them have a  convention like this.  This event is sponsored by the Church of the Messiah which is a group that specializes in the Hebraic roots of Christianity. They are based in Dayton, Ohio and in turn, they are also associated with Dr. Dwight Pryor’s Center for Judaic Christian Studies, website at http://www.jcstudies.com/index.php .  These groups have no connection with the WCG, it’s splinters or the religious ideology of Armstrongism. Dwight Pryor firmly believes in the essentials of Christian faith (God exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the humanity and deity of Jesus Christ, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ).  I firmly agree with Doug Ward, that the WCG now orthodox (thank God!) could have took this more non-polarizing route for change. In other words, it was bitter and fruitless for Joe Jr. and Mike Feazell  (and friends) to millitantly carry out “anti-Holy Day” campaigns. To the traditional feast-keeper, this maybe of a disappointment because you would celebrate your feast from September 27th to October 4th, this convention is during the weekend of October 12th and 13th. For all interested in attending (count me out this year but I hope 2008 will do it for me), I have scanned copies for general information, the schedule and registration. Give me a shout on the comments section! To all those who can make it, I hope you will have a truly God-centered good time and Chag Sameach!