Ancient Laodicea (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Sagaris is believed to have been a martyr and faithful member of the Church of God in Laodicea of Asia Minor in the second century. Some observe October 6 in honor of his death. He is considered to be a saint by the Greco-Roman Catholics, Protestants, and those […]
Category: Church History
“I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).
Was the Reformation necessary? Did Martin Luther actually believe in sola Scriptura?
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses (via Wikipedia) COGwriter In his October 2025 newsletter, Protestant Mike Gendron had the following: Was the Reformation Really Necessary? This month many of us will celebrate the 508th anniversary of the historic Reformation. Tragically, numerous evangelicals have forgotten or dismissed the Gospel truths that many Reformers gave their lives defending. It is […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Calling Christians Names
(UnSplash photo) COGwriter Jesus said: 25 If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! (Matthew 10:25, NKJV throughout unless otherwise noted) Yes, Jesus said that His faithful followers would be called all kind of names. Satan wants you to not be part of […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Social Media Superglues People to Screens
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter Many believe that social media is addicting. A couple of studies have pointed to reasons why. To discuss them as well providing a biblical perspective, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following Bible News Prophecy video on our Bible News Prophecy: 14:33 Social Media Superglues People to Screens A study found that social media […]
John Chrysostom: If the Jewish ceremonies are venerable and great, ours are lies.
John Chrysostom (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Eastern Orthodox Bishop John Chrysostom died on September 14, 407. The Catholic Encyclopedia teaches the following about him: St. John Chrysostom (Chrysostomos, “golden-mouthed” so called on account of his eloquence). Doctor of the Church, born at Antioch, c. 347; died at Commana in Pontus, 14 September, 407. John […]
Cross Exaltation Feast was not part of ‘the faith once for all delivered to the saints’
Decorated Cross used by the Orthodox in their observation of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross ( ΙΣΧΣΝΙΚΑ-888 via Wikipedia) COGwriter Wikipedia has the following: Feast of the Cross The Feast of the Holy Cross, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, or Feast of the Cross, commemorates the True Cross. On 13 September, 335, the […]
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò correctly asserts bishops and popes do not hold to the true faith, and that a pope could be involved with the Antichrist
COGwriter Lifesite News posted the following: September 2, 2026 Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a new essay, The Capital Schism, presenting his analysis of the crisis of authority in the Catholic Church. Viganò argues that generations of deficient post-conciliar formation have produced bishops, and even popes, who no longer adequately understand or transmit the Catholic faith. […]
The first Christians kept the Fall Holy Days: Do you plan to follow the example of Jesus and the Apostle Paul?
(Wikipedia public domain photo) COGwriter What are commonly referred to as the ‘Fall’ Holy Days will start soon for 2026. The biblical month of Ethanim (1 Kings 8:2), also known as Tishri, begins at sunset September 11th this year. Last year, the Continuing Church of God put of the following sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel. […]
Would you like to see what the original Church of God building looked like?
Hagia Sion (left) and Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western Wall (right) Mosaic (4th century) in Church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome COGwriter Do you know about the two early church buildings that were in Jerusalem in the fourth century–but one was from the first century? The late fourth century historian Epiphanius recorded that in Jerusalem […]
The Parting from the Way is Accepted by Protestant Scholars, But …
COGwriter Partially to explain church history, many Protestant scholars teach that there was a parting of the ways. The Protestant scholar Dr. James D.G. Dunn wrote: In the first edition of Partings I made bold to draw the conclusion that a final ‘parting’ can be discerned in the second century-with the second Jewish revolt against Rome, and […]