COGwriter In the Mar-Apr 2012 issues of CG7- Denver’s Bible Advocate, its former president Calvin Burrell wrote the following answer to the listed question about faith and works: Question Your church doctrinal statement suggests to me that salvation requires faith plus works. Do you believe that good works are required for saving faith? Answer Teaching […]
Month: March 2012
American Kills Afghanis, Israelis Kill Palestinians
COGwriter Notice the following: American servicemember opens fire on Afghans, 15 dead USA TODAY 11 March 2012- BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) – A US service member walked out of a base in southern Afghanistan before dawn Sunday and started shooting Afghan civilians, according to villagers and Afghan and NATO officials. 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes […]
LCG: Record deadly tornadoes
COGwriter In the latest TW News & Prophecy, LCG reported: In the central United States, more than 150 tornadoes touched down from February 28 through March 3. These storms killed 49 people and literally wiped several towns “off the map.” Most of the tornadoes occurred in the five states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and […]
Daylight Savings Time Changes Sunset
COGwriter Sunday at two a.m., the USA and some other nations changed their clocks to go off of Standard Time and back to Daylight Savings Time: At 2 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, March 11, we’ll be springing our clocks forward—and losing an hour of the day, for daylight saving time. The good news: sunset […]
Pope Benedict XVI Meeting With Anglican Archbishop Rowan Willams
Rowan Williams COGwriter The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury is meeting with Pope Benedict XVI today: Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope to Reaffirm Anglican-Catholic Solidarity Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and head of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI will come together in prayer this coming Saturday in a symbolic gesture of solidarity and unity after years […]
TW: Lost the game, won the battle
COGwriter Today’s TW News & Prophecy from the Living Church of God has the following: Lost the game but won the battle. The basketball team of Beren Academy (an Orthodox Jewish High School), almost missed a semi-final tournament game because team members refused to play at the scheduled time–on the Sabbath. The Academy asked for […]
St. Patrick’s Day: A More Dangerous Time to Drive
Postcard from 1912 for “St. Patrick’s Day” COGwriter March 17th is often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Some see it as a Catholic holiday, while others mainly an Irish holiday. There are many items in news today announcing upcoming parties and parades for it. Aside from its non-biblical origins, what else is wrong with it? […]
Britian’s Influence Continues to Decrease
Palace of Westminster in London COGwriter Many no longer consider Britain to be “Great” and its influence around the world is decreasing: UK lawmakers: Prepare for loss of global influence LONDON (AP) — Britain can no longer ignore that its influence on the world is shrinking amid the rise of developing nations, a panel of […]
Obama urged Israel to not attack Iran until 2013?
COGwriter Notice the following: 1:38 PM, March 8, 2012 The US offered to give Israel advanced weaponry — including bunker-busting bombs and refueling planes — in exchange for Israel’s agreement not to attack Iranian nuclear sites, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported Thursday. President Obama reportedly made the offer during Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to […]
UK Study Supports Daniel Diet
COGwriter Notice the following from the Book of Daniel: 5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king. 6 Now from among […]