This is directed to the several non COG people on the forum who are bad mouthing other ministers and COG ministries. I will not call anyone out but I am tired of arguing with people about their personal biases and peaves. Please stay off or go private. As Ordained clergy in the Church of God we should protect and pray for other clergy ministers in the Church of God. Please stop the disrespect or d... »
In Christian circles allot of people make harsh statements about TV preacher’s like Joel Osteen and others like Rick Warren. My question is can people make such statements when we only see these TV preachers for maybe a 30 minute program and people are far removed from their ministry and in reality do not see maybe, The salvations The rededication The poor being feed The people being helped ... »
What pre-trib people don’t seem to know or accept is that the pre-trib view concerning the rapture didn’t start until about the 1850s, prior to that it wasn’t taught. The historical Church teaching, starting with earliest Christians, was that we were going to have to endure the persecution, tribulation, of the Antichrist. »
THE GATHERING vs THE RAPTURE Many people claim the “gathering” at Christ’s second coming is the “rapture”. Let’s do word studies to see if that’s true. ============================================= Here’s the verses used for the end time “gathering”: 2Thess 2:1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our GATHERIN... »