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Fully Man and Fully God?
(Copyright 09-26-2025) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Will someone please explain how a person can be more than the sum of his parts? It seems illogical, when we consider all the parts of something separately, that a fully constructed whole could be greater than the combined value of its constituent pieces. Although this is, of course, a word game, there is a serious purpose behind it. Some in the church of God have begun to doubt its traditional teaching regarding the physical/spiritual makeup of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Many may not be aware that this issue was a significant controversy […]
Vladimir Putin, The Antichrist, and the Kingdom of God
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming and is already in the world.I John 4:3b In II Thessalonians 2:1-4 Paul speaks of an evil, end-time world ruler whom he calls “the man of sin.” This individual whom Paul says, opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, is obviously the same person that John refers to as “the Beast” in Revelation 13 and “the Antichrist” in I John 2:18; 4:3. In I John 2:18, John says, You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists in the […]
God Is Gracious
(Copyright 08-16-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Dear Friends and Brethren, I did not post a sermon or send out a newsletter last Sabbath because some other matters came up requiring my attention, and for lack of time I was not able to complete the editing of the sermon I had planned on posting for the Sabbath. I have completed it now, however, and for this Sabbath I have edited and posted a sermon titled “God is Gracious.” There are many ways in which God’s grace is revealed and demonstrated throughout the Bible, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. […]
‘Why does God allow such things to happen?’
(Copyright 07-10-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “A great and strong wind rent the mountains, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake, and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire, [but] after the fire a still small voice.” – Kings 19 “The Truth is stranger than fiction,” they say. “But not as popular.” People who believe in no God or a hands-off God shouldn’t complain when He keeps His hands off. I’ve recently talked to two elderly men who claim they […]
“Act of God” And Original Sin – Most Eat the Forbidden Fruit?
(Copyright 07-12-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) Jesus Christ said: “Only God is good.” what is the “good” message from God to the living when “Act of God” great natural disasters occur bringing, destruction, and death to young and old? To those who are conscious of God: Instead of Devil-Media conscious and have the “Beginning of Wisdom” that is the fear of God. The answer is given by Jesus Christ in Luke 13:1-5 “Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Christ answered, do you […]
God Our Provider
(Copyright 06-13-2025) by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) One of God’s names is Yahweh Jireh—the Ever-Living One, our Provider. Our Father supplies all our needs—what we need for our daily living as well as what we need to carry out His work. The story of the building of the Tabernacle of Meeting illustrates how God provides all we need to do His work. Today, this story serves as an encouraging example (I Corinthians 10:6) to us as we actively collaborate with God in building another structure—His church. The Tabernacle of Meeting was an important structure to God—it functioned as a portable Temple where He could dwell while His […]
My Father Taught Me that God is Really Real without Saying a Word
(Copyright 06-14-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) When I was 11 years old my family was living on a farm near Tipton, Oklahoma where my dad worked as a farmhand making .50 cents per hour. Our family attended the Assembly of God church seven miles away in Tipton, and we were there every Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night. Becoming dissatisfied with his situation on the farm, Dad began making plans to move to Dallas, Texas and work as a bricklayer. But as he made his plans to move, he heard the Holy Spirit speak in his heart, “What about pastoring […]
From Eden to AI – The Spiritual Cost of Trying to Play God
(Copyright 04-21-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) We’ve explored the idea that while AI is revolutionary, it remains a product of human design, devoid of organic intelligence or morality. Today, we discuss the topic of transhumanism, and the dangers of this AI cult. Artificial Intelligence has potential for both good and evil. But its potential for harm stems from its reliance on algorithms and logic, often neglecting moral and ethical considerations. And certainly, since AI is not created in the image of God, it can’t have a true conscience or sense of morality. This leads us to the question: Where does […]
Trust in God Ministry, Kawambwa
(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) Rebecca Wise and Laura Lee, our beloved spiritual families, Thank you once again for your response and I hope you are encouraged in the service of the Lord today. Also, we are much beneficiaries of our Lord is service. All Brothers and Sisters here,are sendeth christian greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sister Wise, I’m Mambwe obed from Kawambwa, Trust in God ministry it’s a home church, p.o box 730142, Kawambwa 730000, Luapula province Zambia. I’m not Obed Mambwe from sign language is from Lusaka and he […]
Fulfilled Prophecy a Proof of God and the Bible
(Copyright 03-16-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) How do we really know God exists? How do we really know that God answers prayers and keeps his word? How do we really know even what his word is? Many people, in reality the vast majority, live their lives with little or no knowledge of or regard for the true God. There are many who scoff at the idea that God actually intervenes in a decisive way in the affairs of men and nations (2 Peter 3:3-4). Fulfilled prophecy is one of the primary proofs not only that God exists, but of his identity […]
Love God
(Copyright 03-17-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Jesus was asked the question, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” (Matthew 22:36). Jesus answer, as recorded in Matthew 22:37-38, was, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” We see then that the first and greatest requirement for a Christian is that we love God. And not just that we love God, but that we love him totally, with all our heart, mind and being. This means that we must love God […]
Only God can make America great now (and the jury is out on that)
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Even Trump himself has tried to warn his worshippers that the only savior of anyone and any country is God and NOT him! He has come straight out and told people this truth!” – posted on Facebook by a friend. FROM WHAT does this country most desperately need to be saved? I’m dipping into my Facebook scroll today. Here’s one example: “Their minds belong to us and they’ll learn what we want ’em to learn; forget the parents.” – a public school teacher. More examples, regarding “wokeness”: “People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much […]
Elmer Fisher – one of the first members of the Radio/Worldwide Church of God
(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia) I have now included some information on Elmer and Margret Fisher who HWA mentions a number of times in his Autobiography: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/iframe/ABC/Pioneers&Researchers/Fishers/Fishers.html This link also mentions a Bobby Fisher referred to in a Good News magazine – she came to a HWA campaign in 1934 and to a GTA campaign 13-14 Dec 1974 (Good News, March 1975, p. 24): “That evening Mr. Armstrong spoke to another capacity crowd. Among those sitting in the audience was a veteran of many early campaigns, Mrs. Bobby Fisher. Forty years earlier, in December 1934, Mrs. Fisher, then a teenager, sat in a […]
The Doctrinal Heritage of the Church of God in the Nineteenth Century
(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia) This writer has had a long-term interest in the history of the Church of God and Sabbatarian movement. Of particular interest has been the period around 1820-1880; the supposed ‘missing link’ in Sabbatarian history; how the doctrines of the Church were assembled; how they were sourced; and the mysterious ways God works to bring this about. When I was still investigating the Truth in the mid-1970s, I did notice some similarities between the Churches of God to other groups such as the Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, Second Adventists, British-Israelites etc. Further investigation proved enlightening. As […]
How are God the Father and Yeshua One?
(Copyright 2008) by Bryan T. Huie (Dennard, Arkansas) To most Jews, including many Messianics, the nature of God is defined in the Shema: DEUTERONOMY 6:4 ” Hear [shema’], O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one [echad]! (NKJV) Messianics apply this understanding of the oneness of God to a confusing statement by Yeshua recorded in the tenth chapter of John’s Gospel. In response to the Jews’ request to confirm that he was the prophesied Messiah (John 10:24), Yeshua stated: JOHN 10:30 “I and the Father are one [hen].” (NASU) What did he mean by this declaration? Was Yeshua here applying the Shema […]
The Frightening Prospects of a Major Political Party Turning its Back on God
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian-born Nobel prize winning laureate, suffered for eight years in a Soviet labor camp because he refused to acquiesce to the tyranny of the Marxist Soviet regime. In explaining how this could have happened in his beloved Christian homeland, he wrote, If I was asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to report, “Men have forgotten God; that is why all this has happened.” The DNC’s Official Rejection […]
The Israel of God
(Copyright) by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) In Galatians 6:16, the apostle Paul refers to the church as “the Israel of God.” Why? Why not “the Judah of God,” “the Ephraim of God,” or “the Galilee of God?” Why did God not inspire Paul to call the church by Israel’s original name, Jacob—”the Jacob of God?” We can learn much from the names God gives people, places, or things because those names reflect the way He perceives them. What can we learn about God’s church by studying the name Paul used for it in Galatians 6? It was God Himself who first uttered the […]
Is God a Family?
(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina) Some believers think that the Word, Jesus Christ, was a created being. Revelation 3:14 is one scripture that is wrested in attempt to support this position. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God (Revelation 3:14, KJV throughout). This verse has been twisted to mean that the Amen, the Christ, who is also the Beginning, the Alpha as well as the Omega, came into being at his birth. It is true that Revelation 3:14 does not […]
‘God bless America?’ Why should he?
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “I know that the Lord will heal this land because God is not done with America yet.” –Mike Pence (DECISION magazine, March 2022) “YET” is the operative word there. Ronald Reagan said that status quo is “the Latin word for the mess we’re in.” As many people have said in different ways: “If you are content with the status quo, are you out of your mind?” If you still don’t understand what the root problem is, especially now, you’ll probably never get it. The tit-for-tat in Ukraine could ignite World War III. We’re already losing 100,000 of our […]
Did God Want Israel to have a King?
(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)
Church of God Timelines
(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia) Church of God Timelines captures the major events in the Church of God and related communities since the late 1700s. Almost a year-by-year recording of key and interesting events can be found in the document which is thoroughly referenced. It also contains a number of appendices and an extensive bibliography for further research. Download at: CHURCH OF GOD TIMELINE (friendsofsabbath.org) ———————————————————————————————Reprinted with permission from: Friends of the Sabbath Australiahttp://www.friendsofsabbath.org/ ———————————————————————————————
Living for The Glory of God
(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) “To Him are all things” (Rom. 11:36). God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning, and the End, the First and the Last. And so, as all things of an eternal nature originate in Him, they find their consummation in Him too. All things were created by God to bring glory to Him. This is not because God selfishly desires our glory. He is completely self-sufficient in Himself, and there is nothing that we can offer Him that can add to His sufficiency. When He calls us to seek His glory, it is […]
How are we in the image of God?
(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina) What does it mean that humans are made in the image of God? Romans 1 states that we should look at the things God made to understand the Godhead. The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead . . . (Romans 1:20). God Made Kinds!Genesis 1 tells us that God made kinds. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after […]
Why, Oh God, Why?
(Copyright) by Bill Glover (Eugene Oregon) Tragedy strikes and we find ourselves crying out to God: “Why, oh God, Why? Why did this tragedy happen to me? After all, I believe and trust in you and yet you allowed this terrible thing to happen to me! I pray for your intervention and yet you do not hear and answer! Why?” The above scenario is something we can all identify with regularly. We truly believe we are trusting God and serving Him faithfully and yet bad things happen to us. Why? Then we struggle maintaining faith in Him. If God really loves […]
Lost a Job – God Will Help You
Sent by Glen Walker (Fort Wayne, Indiana) God watches His children Years ago, when Colorado was going through hard economic times, I lost my job, and it took me six months to find another. My unemployment ran out, I had no income coming in, and I was behind on my rent. Eventually I was evicted from my apartment, and my 7-year-old daughter and I were living in the car with everything we could fit in it. We sold everything that wasn’t absolutely essential and used that money to buy food. We washed up in gas station bathrooms, and I tried to find well-lighted […]
The Love of God and Enduring till the End
(Copyright) by Tommy Willis (New Orleans, Louisiana) The trials of life have increased with the Coronavirus, with a rise in suicides, domestic violence, drug abuse, and we could make a long list. Some are having frightening, pandemic-induced dreams. That’s the reality of the times we are living in—increased tribulation. The Plague has made us think more about our mortality. I heard some social psychologist say recently that we in this society were not ready to face our mortality; and the plague is forcing us to; and many are terrified. Too often we live in denial of death and suffering; and the plagues could […]
America’s Covenant with God
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) The earliest immigrants to this land believed that they, as a people, had entered into a sacred covenant with God. This was clearly expressed by John Winthrop who, in 1630, led a flotilla of eleven ships with 700 passengers to New England and founded the city of Boston and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During their journey across the Atlantic, Winthrop formulated a sermon entitled “A Model of Christian Charity.” In it he exhorted his fellow pilgrims that “the eyes of the world are upon us” and that God would have them, in their new home, to be that […]
The Mystery of God
by Dwight Fleming (California) “In the beginning . . . God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” Genesis 1:1, 27. Both a man and a woman picture the likeness and nature of God. We primarily only see the masculine side of God while the feminine side of God is not as obvious. There is God the Father and Jesus the Son of God. Both members of the Godhead are described as masculine and for good reason. But if the Godhead is both male and female, then where can […]
Does God Love All Men Equally?
by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) The churches in the world today almost UNIVERSALLY believe that God loves ALL MEN equally, showing no favoritism, AFTER ALL, they say, God is not a respecter of persons! What does your BIBLE say – the very words GOD HIMSELF inspired to be written for you? You’ll find that it says that God does NOT love all men Equally! He, Himself said so! Psalms 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul HATETH Yes, the Lord HATES the wicked! He does NOT LOVE HIM the same as a RIGHTEOUS […]
To: God.com
Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) Dear Lord, Every single eveningAs I’m lying here in bed,This tiny little PrayerKeeps running through my head: God bless all my familyWherever they may be,Keep them warmand safe from harmFor they’re so close to me. And God, there is one more thingI wish that you could do;Hope you don’t mind me asking,Please bless my computer too. Now I know that it’s unusualTo Bless a motherboard,But listen just a secondWhile I explain it to you, Lord. You see, that little metal boxHolds more than odds and ends;Inside those small compartmentsRest so many of my friends. I […]
God and Prayer
by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) No, I love you too much. Have you ever prayed long and hard about a problem and never received an answer? Boy, I have. You wonder if God is even listening or if He even cares. The Lord of the universe is not obliged to answer our prayer in the affirmative. He will not act in ways that are contrary to His will even if He is besieged by fervent prayer. That can be good, however, considering some of the things we request. Many of us have found it to be true that God […]
The House of God: Where it was Built?
by Samuel S. Martin (Israel) When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, at that time, God dwelled among the Israelites in a moveable tent which was called “the Tabernacle.” Moses constructed this tent according to a pattern that the LORD had shown him when he was on Mount Sinai. “And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them. In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.” (Exodus 25:8,9 NRSV) This tabernacle existed for almost 500 years because from […]
Dancing with God
Sent by Carolyn Klosowsky (Unknown) When I meditated on the word Guidance,I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word.I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing.When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.The movement doesn’t flow with the music,and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,both bodies begin to flow with the music.One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the backor by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully.The dance takes surrender, willingness,and attentiveness from […]
Does God Hate Love?
by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Yes! What you have been taught by men today about love is a LIE, and God HATES IT! Understand, God does not hate TRUE, GODLY Love As a matter of fact, He IS love (1 John 4:8) but He hates DEAD Love! Allow me to explain what I mean by this. How to LoveIf you go to church, you are probably told every week to LOVE the brethren. And, more than likely you never hear what that love IS, or how to give it! You are probably told that love is simply showing concern […]
Are We Walking with God?
by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) Think about how Abraham handled difficult situations. Abraham had complete trust in God. When God told him to go to a place that He would show him he went and did not concern himself about where he was going. He had complete trust that God would take care of everything. It is amazing how God took care of Abraham. He will do the same for us as long as we keep our hearts focused on Him. This is the foundation of our salvation it allows our Father to shape us into useful vessels for […]
God Visits Kenya, East Africa
by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) Residents of Kenya, East Africa recently received a visit from the Almighty Creator God through the persons of two white men named Bill Glover and his son, Stephen. We arrived in Kenya on March 27, 2007 and were there for 22 days, departing on April 18. [We also kept the Passover in Kenya with them – – this point will be covered later in this article]. Many factors made this trip miraculous. The first miracle was the providing of the funds for the trip. Because of my worldwide web and articles printed in The Journal the […]
Testimony of Abuse within the Church of God
by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) I received your 111-page document today and read it before the evening was out. I must say, I was not the least bit surprised. Their actions were status quo as Herbert Armstrong trained them well. What is ironic, however, is that there are quite a few “ministers” out there who adhere to the hierarchy mentality (and are now affiliated with the split-off groups) who rejected authority over them and left WCG way before HWA died. They “rebelled against their superiors but preach against it to those “under” them. And they do view themselves as […]
Does God Heal Today?
by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) I have extremely mixed emotions as I write this article. My emotions are not mixed or confounded on the subject of healing itself but rather on the reaction of those who read this article. Many times, I have endeavored to address this topic in different forums and in most cases was rebuffed and criticized and even ridiculed. Some have reacted with “Who does he think he is?” This reaction caused me to avoid the subject altogether for a while even though I often encountered people who desperately needed God’s blessings. Eventually I realized how wrong I […]
Born Again: The Kingdom of God!
by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio) Jesus was sent to Earth to deliver a Message to mankind. A startling message from Outer Space – the third Heaven – from our CREATOR GOD. A correct understanding of what that REVELATION is – the one and only true Gospel – separates God’s Church from all others and exalts the pure religion above every false way! (John. 17:17). There is only one way to enter God’s Kingdom – and that is through Christ! (Acts 4:12). He is the Key that unlocks God’s Royal House, the Open Door to the Universe, the Gateway to Eternity, the […]
Ending the Cycle of Abuse in the Church of God
by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) If you saw an old woman being robbed, would you help her? If you knew a child was being sexually molested, would you report it to the proper authorities? If you knew a woman was being abused by her husband, would you help her? If you heard a man beating his wife, would you call the police? If you knew someone had just lost a loved one, would you be a friend? If you knew someone had a family member who was mentally ill, would you be a friend? If you saw, or […]