The earliest surviving paintings claimed to be of Jesus, from a church at the ruined city of Dura-Europos on the Euphrates (dating from first half of the 3rd Century AD) COGwriter There are a lot of myths about Jesus, His birth, and His teachings. What about His appearance? A while back, the BBC addressed the […]
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).
Christmas: 25 items to consider
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter Many who claim Christianity celebrate December 25th as the date of Jesus’ birth. Yet, many do not understand the biblical or historical truth about it. Here is a list of 25 items people who keep Christmas seem not to fully consider: In Leviticus 23, God lists His festivals–with specific dates. In Jeremiah […]
Response to Shane Schaetzel’s ‘Against the Modern Judaizers’
Ancient Fragment of Jude;s Epistle via Wikipedia COGwriter A reader sent me a copy of a post from Shane Schaetzel that he wanted me to respond to. I was hesitant at first, but after praying about it, decided to post about it. Shane Schaetzel’s post (https://news.gab.com/2021/12/15/against-the-modern-judaizers/) starts out as follows: Against the Modern Judaizers Is […]
Yuletide, Christmas, and Mithraism
COGwriter On December 25, people in many parts of the world celebrate a holiday. This holiday was celebrated before Jesus was born. And, depending on where it was observed, this season had some different names. Two that come to mind are the Saturnalia and Yuletide. The real reason for the season was to worship the […]
Doctor of the Greco-Roman Churches, John Chrysostom, on Christmas and biblical Holy Days
John Chrysostom (Istanbul, Turkey. May 2008) COGwriter The 4th century bishop John Chrysostom is a ‘saint and doctor’ of the the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Certain Protestants also consider him to be of great importance. He is considered to be so important, he is one of four persons depicted in holding up a […]
CGOM says many supposed Christians believe things are in the Bible that are not
COGwriter A while back, a newsletter associated with Church of God Outreach Ministries had the following: It’s not in the Book! You turn up for an event—only to find it has been cancelled. You plan a picnic—and it pours. You look forward to a big night out—and go down with ‘flu. We are used to […]
Was the ‘virgin birth’ an invention of the Apostle Paul?
COGwriter Dr. James Tabor, once part of the old Worldwide Church of God, had an article published titled Did Paul Invent the Virgin Birth? Here is some of what he had published: Paul never explicitly refers to Jesus’ virgin birth nor does he ever name either Mary or Joseph. What he does affirm is that […]
The Church of Rome called the Protestant faith a ‘Tannebaum religion,’ then adopted the same practice
COGwriter The Wall Street Journal ran an article before that contained the following: The Stranger in the House Christmas trees arrived in England and America only in the mid-19th century… The Tannenbaum (which simply means “fir tree”) came to be associated, apocryphally or not, with Martin Luther. Because of that, many Catholics in Germany once […]
Gendron on COVID, Uncertainty, and Purgatory
“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter In his newsletter, Mike Gendron had the following: Assurance in the Midst of Uncertainty In the midst of the mounting uncertainty and instability facing the future of our nation, we can take comfort in knowing that our great God and Savior is sovereign over the affairs of all nations. There […]
Stephen Mumford was not Church of God, and the CCOG does NOT include him as one of our preceding leaders
COGwriter A couple of anti-COG sites have pushed some of the following that came out many years ago: Bruce Renehan Chapter 9Sardis…Thou Livest, and Art DeadRhode Island 1671 The first Seventh Day Baptist Church in America was organized in December 1671 from members of a Baptist Church who had come to the conviction of the […]