Artist’s portrayal of Peter and John going to prepare for the Passover COGwriter April 21st, after sunset, is the 14th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. Christian groups, such as the Continuing Church of God, will observe tonight as the Christian Passover. In addition to information on how to keep it in English (read […]
Month: April 2024
Sermon: Loving your enemies
Matthew 5:42-45 in Greek (via Wikipedia) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God put together this sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:59 Mercy: Loving your enemies On the ‘Sermon on the Mount,’ Jesus taught His followers to love their enemies. Can you do that? Why should you? How can you do that? Should you pray for […]
Sermon: Passover Preparation
Artist depiction of the Apostle Paul writing his epistles COGwriter Passover is coming very soon (after sunset April 21st, 2024). Christians should prepare and examine themselves prior to Passover as the Apostle Paul taught (1 Corinthians 11:28). Related to this, the Continuing Church of God has the following sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:12:33 Passover […]
Holy Day Offerings
COGwriter The Spring Holy Days are almost upon us. The first Holy Day where an offering is taken up is on April 23rd in 2024. The late evangelist Leroy Neff wrote the following that was published in the old Good News magazine in September 1983: Why offerings on Holy Days? Are offerings required of everyone […]
Pope Leo IX and the Sabbath
Pope Leo IX COGwriter April 19th is a date that some in the Church of Rome honor, as one of their saints, Pope Leo IX (whose name had been Bruno). Here is some of what they teach about him: Son of Count Hugh of Egisheim. Cousin of Emperor Conrad II. Chapter canon of Saint Stephen’s, […]
Do not confuse the Jewish Sedar with the Christian Passover
Table Prepared for Jewish Seder (datafox) COGwriter After sunset on April 22nd, 2024 is the 15th of Nisan. Although many Jews will claim to celebrate the Passover then, but Passover was actually the night before (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). The Bible says Passover is on the 14th: 5 On the fourteenth day […]
Can Christians be deceived from spells they never heard from witch doctors they never met?
Witch Doctor (photo from Pexels) Many in Africa, Haiti, the West, and various other parts of the world believe that witch doctors are powerful and can successfully cast evil spells on anyone. Various ones have succumbed to such to the point they believe Christians can be actually cursed by them or blinded by deceit from […]
Could nearly everything Protestants believe about the second coming of Jesus be wrong?
‘The Rapture of One in the Field’ etching COGwriter Are Protestants who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture wrong? They are according to another Protestant, Joel Richardson. Notice the following from him: Is everything you know about Second Coming wrong? Filmmaker, evangelist and renowned bible prophecy teacher Joel Richardson says it is a time of change […]
Are Christians really supposed to pay taxes?
(From Pixabay) COGwriter April 15th is traditionally the day income tax returns are due in the USA (the date is extended if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday). Many in the USA are now scrambling to try to get their returns done. Governments around the world spend tax money on many things that […]
Pope re-institutes ‘Patriarch of the West title, while the Lutherans hope Orthodox ‘Creation day’ will help ecumenical efforts
Papal title ‘Patriarch of the West,’ dropped by #PopeBenedict, reappears in 2024 #Vatican yearbook https://t.co/b7CVizEo3u @Cindy_Wooden — Thomas Reese, S.J. (@ThomasReeseSJ) April 12, 2024 COGwriter The Vatican surprised many by re-instituting a title for its pontifex maximus: April 10, 2024 Pope Francis has revived the papal title Patriarch of the West, bringing back the style […]