COGwriter Dr. James Tabor, once part of the old Worldwide Church of God, does not believe many doctrines it once taught. He had an article published titled Did Paul Invent the Virgin Birth? Here is some of what it said: Paul never explicitly refers to Jesus’ virgin birth nor does he ever name either Mary […]
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).
No, Nicholas did not act like a saint
Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter December 6 is the Greco-Roman Feast for Nicholas. Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the group that was part of the changed Worldwide Church of God) had the following in its December 2021 newsletter: Believe it or not, even Santa can be saved! Far from being […]
Gendron says Roman Catholics should heed their first claimed pontiff
Artist portrayal of the Apostle Peter preaching COGwriter Former Roman Catholic Mike Gendron had the following in his newsletter: Catholics Should Believe Their First Pope Roman Catholics believe Peter was their first pope, but to their peril, they do not believe what he taught. Peter did play a prominent role in the early church, but […]
Do Christians really go to heaven when they die?
COGwriter Do Christians really go to heaven when they die? While most who profess Christ think so, that simply was not what early Christians believed. Certain scholars who have looked into the Bible and early church history have properly questioned the popular idea of Christians going to heaven: (RNS) The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven […]
Thanksgiving: Pilgrims’ antisemitism inherited by various Protestants
COGwriter Israel365 News posted the following: Thanksgiving: Pilgrims’ anti-semitism inherited by Kanye, Kyrie .November 24, 2022 The recent surge in antisemitism from the black community regurgitates age-old tropes, namely that another group has replaced the Jews as God’s Chosen People. When Christianity first broke off from Judaism 2,000 years ago, the younger religion claimed that […]
Gregory Thaumaturgus’ signs and lying wonders affected beliefs–other signs and lying wonders will deceive even more
Eastern Orthodox Rendering of Gregory Thaumaturgus COGWriter November 17th is observed by some Greco-Roman Catholics in honor of the third century bishop known as Gregory Thaumaturgus, whom they also call saint Gregory of Neocaesarea. Although I had heard of him about two decades ago, until I was doing research related to Fatima, I had not […]
Does the Bible teach Greco-Roman confession? Did early Christians practice that?
Roman Catholic confessional (Didier Descouens) COGwriter Last year, the Vatican made a temporary announcement that is closer to the original practice of confession: Pope: Catholics may now Confess Directly to God without a Priest Present March 30, 2020 Due to coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican issued a dispensation temporarily dispensing with the need for meeting with […]
Feast of Holy Relics?
Statue at Fatima Chapel and Image of What the Children in Fatima Said They Saw COGwriter November 8th is the day that the Church of Rome claims is for ‘Holy Relics.’ Its followers partially cite the Council of Trent from the 16th century as proof this is acceptable: Feast of the Holy Relics Protestantism pretends […]
Which church has continued with the apostolic doctrines of the original Christian church?
COGwriter Last decade, Christianity Today was promoting an article that stated: We are now in a period when it is not enough to know only about the Bible. The apologetics of the past is no longer adequate. Today’s questions involve not only how the Bible came to be, but even if there was originally such […]
Close to everyone misunderstands important aspects of church history
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32) COGwriter Many books have tried to tell the story of early Christianity. Yet, nearly all of them overlook much of what the original church taught. This has been confirmed by scholars, including the late French Cardinal […]