In Reply to: Re: My take... posted by OT2 on April 20, 2010 at 15:18:19:
Oops! That last "bible tools" reference was from a guy that was in another cult! Herbert W. Armstrong's "Worldwide Church of God": see
The reference cites a BIG change from obvious heresy to "better" doctrine", with a proviso comparing Armstrong's original:
"Concerning the former, much is being made by the church's hierarchy that critics will not be satisfied until the bones of Herbert W. Armstrong are exhumed and burned. This is a grave overstatement, to say the least. All should be deeply concerned by the continued claims and allusions to Armstrong "as a minister of Jesus Christ." It is inconceivable to us as to the amount of false doctrine, false prophecy, and abusive practices of this man which has had to be altered and/or camouflaged, and for this organization to continue to promote him with such reverence.
The most important reason for caution is Matthew 7:15-20. Jesus identified cultic and aberrational groups as "false prophets." He said we would know them by their fruit (v. 16) and that a rotten tree does not produce good fruit (v. 18). Yet the WCG's leadership today is telling us that the "church" is capable of producing good fruit. It has had to rework and relegate its "bad tree" history into a "good tree" image, which just needs a little care and some pruning and fertilizer. Yet Jesus said, "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire" (v. 19). He did not tell us to coddle, prune, and nurture it."
Similarly, TF MUST NOT be "coddled pruned, or nurtured". I MUST be completely abolished, and abandoned!
OT2