{"id":48328,"date":"2018-04-28T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T08:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=48328"},"modified":"2018-04-21T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T22:58:28","slug":"sermon-ccog-qa-prayers-for-the-dead-18-truths-birthdays-insurance-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/church-history\/sermon-ccog-qa-prayers-for-the-dead-18-truths-birthdays-insurance-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon: CCOG Q&A: Prayers for the Dead, 18 truths, Birthdays, Insurance, & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PRAYER<\/a><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

The Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG <\/a>channel:<\/p>\n

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1:12:26 <\/span><\/div>\n
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CCOG Q&A: Prayers for the Dead, 18 truths, Birthdays, Insurance, & More<\/a><\/h3>\n

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel answers questions that have been submitted to the Church of God on many topics, such as: Should Christians pray for or to the dead? What scriptures are involved related to this? What were the 18 truths that Herbert W. Armstrong claimed Jesus had him restore to the Philadelphia portion of the Church of God? Does the Bible have any guidance about buying insurance? What about Canaan being cursed? Did Jews or early Christians celebrate birthdays? Are Christmas trees appropriate? Is male circumcision in any way helpful? Is it required for Christian salvation? Was the transfiguration with Jesus, Moses, and Elijah a vision?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here is a link to the sermon: CCOG Q&A: Prayers for the Dead, 18 truths, Birthdays, Insurance, & More<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Some items of related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach?<\/a> This free booklet contains 28 biblically-based tips on improving the effectiveness of your prayers. This is a pdf. A related two part sermon is available: <\/span>What Does the Bible Teach About Prayer?<\/a> and <\/span>What does the Bible Teach About Prayer (& Healing)?<\/a>
\n<\/span>Did Early Christians Pray for the Dead?<\/a> What about prayers for the dead? Is this a Christian practice? Dead the ancient Greeks and Romans do this? This is also discussed in the sermon: CCOG Q&A: Prayers for the Dead, 18 truths, Birthdays, Insurance, & More<\/a>.
\n18 Truths Restored to the Churches of God: Mission of the Philadelphia Church Era<\/a> Herbert W. Armstrong wrote that he felt he had restored at least 18 lost truths to the Church, here is Herbert W. Armstrong’s list given 12\/17\/83. This articles also has links to show that these truths were believed by professors of Christ in earlier times, hence they were not some invention of Herbert Armstrong.Here is a related link in Spanish\/espa\u00f1ol<\/span>:<\/span><\/span> Lista de Herbert W. Armstrong de las 18 verdades restauradas<\/a>. As far as the mission goes, here is a link to a sermon: Mission of the Remnant of the Philadelphia Church Era<\/a>.<\/span> Here are links to a related two-part sermon: The 18 Restored Truths: 1-8<\/a> and The 18 Restored Truths: 9-18<\/a>.
\n<\/span>Did Early Christians Celebrate Birthdays?<\/a> Did biblical era Jews celebrate birthdays? Who originally celebrated birthdays? When did many that profess Christ begin birthday celebrations? A related sermon video is available and is titled: Birthdays, Christians, and December 25th<\/a>.<\/span>
\nHealth Benefits of Circumcision<\/a> Various studies show health benefits for male circumcision. Have Christians observed circumcision throughout history?
\nThe Ten Commandments: The Decalogue, Christianity, and the Beast<\/a> This is a free draft\/unedited pdf book explaining the what the Ten Commandments are, where they came from, how early professors of Christ viewed them, and how various ones, including the Beast of Revelation, will oppose them. A related sermon is titled: The Ten Commandments and the Beast of Revelation<\/a>.
\nThe Gospel of the Kingdom of God<\/a> This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. Here are links to three related sermons: The World\u2019s False Gospel<\/a>, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments<\/a>, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution<\/a>.
\n<\/strong><\/strong>Where is the True Christian Church Today?<\/a> This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? <\/a>Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy?<\/a> Here is a link in the German language: WO IST DIE WAHRE CHRISTLICHE KIRCHE HEUTE?<\/a> Here is a link in the French language: O\u00f9 est la vraie \u00c9glise Chr\u00e9tienne aujourd\u2019hui?<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Continuing History of the Church of God<\/a> This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D<\/a>. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries<\/a> and Continuing History of the Church of God: 17th-20th Centuries<\/a>. The booklet is available in Spanish: Continuaci\u00f3n de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios<\/a>, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes<\/a>, and Ekegusii Omogano Bw\u2019ekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>CCOG.ORG<\/a> Continuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God<\/a> The group striving to be most faithful amongst all real Christian groups to the word of God. There are links to literature is about 100 different languages there. To see how CCOG has done so far, here are links to two sermons Continuing<\/em> Church of God (CCOG) first year anniversary: What has been accomplished?<\/a> an CCOG: Four Years Revealing Philadelphia?<\/a> Here is a written link to a version of that first sermon in the Spanish language: Aniversario del primer a\u00f1o de la Continuaci\u00f3n de la Iglesia de Dios: \u00bfQu\u00e9 se ha cumplido?
\n<\/a>Congregations of the Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> This is a listing of congregations and groups of the Continuing<\/em> Church of God around the world.
\nContinuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God Facebook page<\/a> This has news and prophetic information.
\nContinuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God, Africa, Facebook page<\/a> This has news and prophetic information.
\nContinuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God, Canada, Facebook page<\/a> This has news and prophetic information.
\nContinuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God, Europe, Facebook page<\/a> This has news and prophetic information.
\nCCOG.ASIA<\/a> We in the Continuing<\/em> Church of God also have the url www.ccog.asia which has a focus on Asia and has various articles in Mandarin Chinese as well as some in English, plus some items in other Asian languages. \u6211\u4eec\u5728\u7ee7\u7eed\u795e\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u4e5f\u63d0\u4f9b\u6b64\u7f51\u5740 www.ccog.asia<\/a>, \u5173\u6ce8\u4e8e\u4e9a\u6d32\u5e76\u4e14\u6709\u5404\u79cd\u5404\u6837\u7684\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6587\u7ae0\uff0c\u5176\u4e2d\u4e00\u4e9b\u7528\u83f2\u5f8b\u5bbe\u8bed\u7ffb\u8bd1\u7684\u6587\u7ae0\u4e5f\u6b63\u5728\u8fdb\u884c\u4e2d\uff0c\u51c6\u5907\u6dfb\u52a0\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7f51\u7ad9\u4e2d\u3002 Here is a link to our Statement of Beliefs in Mandarin Chinese \u7ee7\u7eed\u795e\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u58f0\u660e<\/a>.
\nCCOG.IN<\/a> This is a website targeted towards those of Indian heritage. It has a link to an edited Hindi translation of The Mystery of the Ages <\/em><\/a>and is expected to have more non-English language materials in the future.
\nCCOG.EU<\/a> This is a website targeted toward Europe. It has materials in more than one language (currently it has English, Dutch, and Serbian, with links also to Spanish) and it is intended to have additional language materials added.
\nCCOG.NZ<\/a> This is a website targeted towards New Zealand and others with a British-descended background.
\nCCOGAFRICA.ORG<\/a> This is a website targeted towards those in Africa.
\nCCOGCANADA.CA<\/a> This is a website targeted towards those in Canada.
\nCDLIDD.ES La Continuaci\u00f3n de la Iglesia de Dios.<\/a> This is the Spanish language website for the Continuing<\/em> Church of God.
\nPNIND.PH Patuloy na Iglesya ng Diyos<\/a>. This is the Philippines website Continuing<\/em> Church of God. It has information in English and Tagalog.
\nCCOG Animations<\/a> channel. The Continuing<\/em> Church of God has some animations to teach aspects of Christian beliefs.
\nCCOGAfrica<\/a> channel. This has messages from African pastors in African languages such as Kalenjin, Kiswahili, Embu, and Dholuo.
\nBibleNewsProphecy Podcast<\/a>. This has audio-visual podcasts of the Bible News Prophecy channgel. It plays on i-Phones, i-Pads, and Windows devices that can play i-Tunes.
\nBible News Prophecy<\/a> online radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy<\/em> videos. It is also available as a mobile app<\/a>.
\nBible News Prophecy<\/a> channel. Dr. Thiel has produced many YouTube sermonette videos for the BibleNewsProphecy<\/a> channel. And you can find them there.
\nContinuingCOG<\/a> channel. Dr. Thiel has produced scores of YouTube video sermons for this channel. Note: Since these are sermon-length, they can take a little longer to load than other YouTube videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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