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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n As many who profess Christ claim it is fine to celebrate Halloween, they seem to overlook many scriptures and historical facts.<\/p>\n The Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> addresses many issues in this sermon, which is from its ContinuingCOG<\/a> channel:<\/p>\n Here is a link to our sermon: Debunking 17 reasons to celebrate Halloween<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Is Halloween Holy Time for Christians? <\/a>Here are some historical and biblical insight on this question. There are many cultures that have celebrations and observances that are similar to some associated with Halloween. What did the Druids do? Is Halloween one of the most important holidays for Satanists? Do the Japanese, Indians, and Chinese have any practices that are similar to some associated with Halloween? Does the Bible endorse or condemn practices that are associated with Halloween?<\/em> Here are links to two related sermonette length videos: <\/span>Halloween: Are there 7 reasons for Christians to celebrate it?<\/a> and International \u2018Halloween\u2019 Should Christians observe Halloween?<\/a><\/span><\/span> COGwriter As many who profess Christ claim it is fine to celebrate Halloween, they seem to overlook many scriptures and historical facts. The Continuing Church of God addresses many issues in this sermon, which is from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:14:11 Debunking 17 reasons to celebrate Halloween What is Halloween? What do Druids and saints have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctrine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51113,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51111\/revisions\/51113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dFxNFPOIKcE\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCPYBEIoBSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLBIFoYlcpOrRp65T0p1c-gv5avwaw\")
<\/a><\/p>\n 1:14:11 <\/span><\/div>\n\nDebunking 17 reasons to celebrate Halloween<\/a><\/h3>\n
What is Halloween? What do Druids and saints have to do with it? Does the Bible endorse Halloween? When did people start to observe it? Should Christians celebrate it? It seems like more reasons are given by some Protestants and Catholics each year to observe it. In this video, Dr. Thiel gives 17 reasons that have been given to celebrate Halloween and debunks each of them from the Bible. Three reasons he debunks have been promoted by the actor Kirk Cameron–with others from pastors and religious writers. He also debunks what could be called an 18th reason from a Catholic source–plus cites Catholic sources (including the Vatican) opposed to its observance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nAll Saints\u2019 Day, the Day of the Dead, and All Souls\u2019 Day<\/a> When did \u201cAll Saints Day\u201d and the \u201cDay of the Dead\u201d begin? \u201cWhat about All Soul\u2019s Day\u201d?
\nThe Falling Away: The Bible and WCG Teachings<\/a> Who is 2 Thessalonians 2:3 referring to? Are there multiple falling aways? Here is a related link in Spanish\/espa\u00f1ol<\/span>: La Apostas\u00eda: Ense\u00f1anzas de la Biblia y de la WCG<\/a>. There are also two YouTube videos on the subject that you can watch The Falling Away Part 1: From the Bible and Church History<\/a> and The Falling Away Part 2: Positions Presented by Others<\/a>.<\/em>
\nDo You Practice Mithraism?<\/a> Many practices and doctrines that mainstream so-called Christian groups have are the same or similar to those of the sun-god Mithras. December 25th was celebrated as his birthday. Do you follow Mithraism combined with the Bible or original Christianity? A sermon video from Vatican City is titled Church of Rome, Mithras, and Isis? <\/a>
\nShould You Observe God\u2019s Holy Days or Demonic Holidays?<\/a> This is a free pdf booklet explaining what the Bible and history shows about God\u2019s Holy Days and popular holidays.
\nIs There \u201cAn Annual Worship Calendar\u201d In the Bible?<\/a> This paper provides a biblical and historical critique of several articles, including one by the Tkach WCG which states that this should be a local decision. What do the Holy Days mean?
\nHoly Day Calendar<\/a> This is a listing of the biblical holy days through 2024, with their Roman calendar dates. They are really hard to observe if you do not know when they occur ? In the Spanish\/Espa\u00f1ol\/Castellano language: Calendario de los D\u00edas Santos<\/a>. In Mandarin Chinese: \u4f55\u65e5\u662f\u795e\u7684\u5723\u65e5\uff1f \u8fd9\u91cc\u662f\u4e00\u4efd\u795e\u7684\u5723\u65e5\u65e5\u5386\u4ece2013\u5e74\u81f32024\u5e74\u3002<\/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>.<\/span>
\nWhere 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><\/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.
\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.
\nCCOGAfrica<\/a> channel. This has messages from African pastors in African languages such as Kalenjin, Kiswahili, Embu, and Dholuo.
\nBible News Prophecy<\/a> online radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy<\/em> videos as well as some ContinuingCOG<\/a> channel sermons. It is also available as a mobile app<\/a>.
\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":"