Church of God News

Month: July 2019

Bert Otten on descendants of the tribe of Benjamin: Western Vikings

Norsemen drawing (Pixabay) COGwriter Several hours ago, retired teacher Bert Otten, who was once part of the old WCG, sent me a paper with his reasons why he feels that many ‘Western Vikings’ are the descendants of the biblical tribe of Benjamin. He told me that I could edit and/or use what he sends in […]

‘In Major Threat To Dollar’s Reserve Status, Russia Offers To Join European SWIFT-Bypass’

EU-Russia ‘Flag’ (Pixabay) COGwriter Russia is interested in the European Union’s Instex as a way to bypass the US dominated SWIFT system for international payments: In Major Threat To Dollar’s Reserve Status, Russia Offers To Join European SWIFT-Bypass July 18, 2019 Three weeks after a meeting between the countries who singed the Iran nuclear deal, […]

Church of God News in Spanish and Russian

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received today, with the last item in Russian: ‘ DEBT PILES UP! DEFICIT 25% HIGHER SINCE ELECTION’ ‘La deuda se acumula! DEFICIT 25% SUPERIOR DESDE LA ELECCIÓN’ http://www.cdlidd.es/la-deuda-se-acumula-deficit-25-superior-desde-la-eleccion/ ‘Anti-ICE protesters pull down […]

Bonner: Inflation Will Dominate the Next Five Years

Hungary 1946 sweeping up hyperinflation currency notes COGwriter Money and Markets posted the following from Bill Bonner: Bonner: Inflation Will Dominate the Next Five Years July 18, 2019 YOUGHAL, IRELAND – This just in: The crooked tower of debt is growing taller and leaning further over. The Global Debt Monitor reports: Spurred by falling interest […]

Why are there atheists?

COGwriter At the Christianity Today website, an author (Shawn Graves) asked and provided some answers to the question, Why are there still atheists? A lot of ink has been spilled over whether God exists. Within this context, some theists like to point out that “God has made it plain” that he exists, that “God’s invisible […]

China and Italy move ahead on the Belt and Road Initiative, which is consistent with the EU’s ‘Connectivity’ objectives

How will the #OBOR initiative impact treasurers operating in Asia? Part 1: the internationalization of the RMB https://t.co/7Wg0nOlUqz pic.twitter.com/h114ZjfVKZ — The Global Treasurer (@TGTreasurer) February 19, 2019 COGwriter Italy continues to work with China to be part of its Belt and Road Initiative (also know as the new Silk Road Project): By Matteo Giovannini … […]

‘New Political Party Formed to Fight Against Gay Agenda’

Noam party logo (Wikipedia) COGwriter Breaking Israel News reported the following: New Political Party Formed to Fight Against Gay Agenda Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence. Leviticus 18:22 (The Israel Bible™) July 17, 2019 A new political party has been formed for Israel’s upcoming September […]

RCC and CCOG on confession

COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but has the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) taken this beyond the practices recorded in the Bible or any found in early Christian documents? What do the Bible and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) teach? Let’s start by reading a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible (a Catholic […]