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COGwriter <\/a><\/p>\n Received a report tonight from Dixon Cartwright, editor of The Journal: News of the Church of God<\/em>, that Leroy Neff once of the United Church of God<\/a>, then COGWA<\/a>,\u00a0 had died.<\/p>\n Here is some additional information I found out from one who knew Leroy Neff when I emailed him about it tonight:<\/p>\n Yes, he died yesterday night just before midnight.\u00a0 The graveside service will be Monday at 11am.\u00a0 I have class from 8 – 10 and Noon to 2, but plan to head over about 10:30am.\u00a0 The graveyard is about 20 miles from where I teach at Kilgore College.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n See:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.croleyfhgwater.net\/fh\/obituaries\/obituary.cfm?o_id=2394937&fh_id=12701<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As far as more about him, Leroy Neff reportedly graduated from Ambassador College in 1959.\u00a0 He had been ordained an evangelist under the direction of the late Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a>.\u00a0 He had been treasurer in the old Worldwide Church of God.\u00a0 Sometime after the falling away<\/a> that the Tkach Administration caused, he eventually left and affiliated with the United Church of God<\/a>, and then COGWA <\/a>(a UCG split).<\/p>\n I am not sure if I ever met Leroy Neff, though do believe I heard him speak in person.\u00a0 There are a couple of writings of his that I have often quoted at the www.cogwriter.com website as I have valued aspects of his work (there were more items, but decided to simply put two here now).<\/p>\n One is related to when the work is supposed to end:<\/p>\n Philadelphia has little strength to do this great work that God has given it to do. God has opened the door, and yet look how insignificant, how weak, how little strength we as a Church have to do that work…Revelation 3:7-13: “And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia write these things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that OPENETH, and no man SHUTTETH; and SHUTTETH and no man openeth.” The great door that God has opened to this work is the facility to go into all the world and preach the gospel; the door of radio, the door of the printing press, plus many other such doors. God has set before us an open door and no MAN can shut it. God can shut it, and He will when the work is finished and the Philadelphia Church goes to a place of safety<\/strong>. …The Laodicean Church is not going to he worthy to escape to a place of safety. When it is too late, they will find that the Church of Philadelphia has gone to safety (Neff L. What Is the “LAODICEAN CHURCH”? Good News August 1959 Vol. VIII, Number 8).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Many falsely claim that the old Radio\/Worldwide Church of God did not teach that the work of gospel proclamation needed to continue past the death of\u00a0Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a>, but that is in error (see also Should the Church Still Try to Place its Top Priority on Proclaiming the Gospel or Did Herbert W. Armstrong Change that Priority for the Work?<\/a>).<\/p>\n The second is related to an article he wrote titled Imposter–or–True Prophet — Which?<\/em>\u00a0 Many who were once part of the old Worldwide Church of God tend to misunderstand the truth about prophets.\u00a0 Quotes from the Bible and Leroy Neff’s article are included in the article How To Determine If Someone is a True Prophet of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n His family is in my prayers.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" COGwriter Received a report tonight from Dixon Cartwright, editor of The Journal: News of the Church of God, that Leroy Neff once of the United Church of God, then COGWA,\u00a0 had died. Here is some additional information I found out from one who knew Leroy Neff when I emailed him about it tonight: Yes, he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cog-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nThe graveside service will be Monday at 11am.\u00a0 I have class from 8 – 10 and Noon to 2, but plan to head over about 10:30am.\u00a0 The graveyard is about 20 miles from where I teach at Kilgore College.<\/span><\/p>\nLester Leroy Neff – the first time I heard his name I thought he was one of the colored brethren!\u00a0 …<\/span>Mr. Neff was one of the finest men I knew in the WWCOG.\u00a0 He did not just talk the talk, but he walked the walk.\u00a0 Probably had the least ego of any VP or evangelist in the organization.\u00a0 And he was a solid teacher – I had him for OTS Old Testament Survey.\u00a0 First half was with David Jon Hill and last 2 months with Mr. Neff.\u00a0 Quite a contrast in instructors.\u00a0 He also played the cello in one of the AC string quartets.\u00a0 Really a quality man.\u00a0 More of men like him and the group would not have gone down the toilet.<\/span>He was diagnosed with prostate cancer a decade ago but had no treatments.\u00a0 Lasted longer that many that got cut, burned, and poisoned!\u00a0 It finally spread and he spent the last week in hospice care over in Tyler.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n