Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 All or nothing statements of church vs church " [Of] all the religions and all the more than 250 denominations and sects in 'Christianity,' NOT ONE, except the Worldwide Church of God, knows WHO and WHAT God is, what, and why, MAN IS,.the TRUTH about the nation Israel,.the TRUE GOSPEL Christ proclaimed....what happens in the hereafter....what salvation really is! " Herbert W. Armstrong - Founder of Worldwide Church of God " God began revealing MALACHI'S MESSAGE--the prophesied " little book " - -to ME. It was all prophesied in detail! " " All of the doctrines of God were restored by Mr. Armstrong--ALL OF THEM! " Gerald Flurry - Founder of Philadelphia Church of God " Every spirit that does not confess that God has sent Joseph Smith, and revealed the everlasting gospel to and through him, is of antichrist. " Joseph Smith - Founder of Mormons: The Later-day Saints " I said that I had been in conference with the Great Master Workman, the Lord himself, and I have secret information through the Holy Spirit and guidance in respect to what the Bible says. " Charles Taze Russell - Founder of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society (today known as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society or Jehovah's Witnesses) " There is only one organization on earth today fulfilling the righteous requirements outlined in this commission from the Lord. The Society, represented by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, is the only one. " " We should not expect more than one organization doing this work. " Joseph Franklin Rutherford - Second President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (changed the name to the Jehovah's Witnesses) " We are the only people who truly understand the heart of Jesus, and the hope of Jesus. " Sun Myung Moon - Founder of the Unification Church ( " Moonies " ) " My teachings are the final revelation of God for Mankind. " Mary Baker Eddy - Founder of Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) " In my books, the truth is stated, barricaded by a `Thus saith the Lord.' The Holy Spirit traced these truths upon my heart and mind as indelibly as the law was traced by the finger of God upon the tables of stone. " Ellen G. White - Founder of Seventh day Adventism " ECK is the mainstream of life out of which ALL other doctrines flow...No amount of prayer or any religious faith will bring about freedom from the uncertainties of life, not until one has the good fortune to meet and be accepted by the (ECK) Master. " Paul Twitchell - Founder of Eckankar " Start learning the true way to Salvation. This way is not taught in the world by any organization, other than the one established by Yahweh--The House of Yahweh. ... Unless one becomes an associate of, and in full agreement with, this brother from the womb (Yisrayl), they are not Philadelphia, no matter what they might preach. " Buffalo Bill Hawkins (name changed to Yisrayl Hawkins) - Founder of House of Yahweh " A true minister is defined purely by whether or not he teaches the full, complete and unabridged truth of God. I am the only minister now doing that. " " While many groups arose from the WCG, we are the only true extension of Mr. Armstrong's ministry--the Church in which Christ is now working! " Dave Pack - Founder of The Restored Church of God " I am God's end-time prophet to America! " R. G. (Ralph) Stair - Overcomer Ministries " Living Church of God is carrying on the teachings and practices (that is religious not personal practices), of Herbert Armstrong more than any other group on earth! ... LCOG is the true Church of God which teaches and practices Apostolic Christianity! " Roderick C. Meredith: Founder of Living Church of God " Outside the true organized Church of God [CGCM] the whole truth has never been found and neither will ever be found outside of it. " John Holdeman: Founder of Church of God in Christ, Mennonite " Should you ask why we differ from other Christians, as they are called, it is simply because they are not Christians as the New Testament defines Christianity. " Brigham Young: Second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) " This church is the only true and living church on the face of the whole earth. " Mormonism (D and C 1:30) " We acknowledge as the visible organization of Jehovah on earth the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. " Jehovah's Witness (Watchtower, April 15, 1939 p. 125) " There is one church! There is one God. There is one kingdom of God and this is it! " International Church of Christ (The Great Commission, audio tape, Weger/Rock, Hodge/Hamann/Fulcher/Fields) " Since we keep all ten Commandments and have Ellen White as our prophet, we Seventh-day Adventists are The Remnant Church! " Seventh Day Adventists " The True Jesus Church is the true church restored by God through the Holy Spirit of the latter rain. She is the revival of the apostolic church in the end times. " True Jesus Church On 5. on the web " The " household " is God's Family or true church. It's the family that God rules. This is God's inner circle--His very elect...we are God's only true representative on this earth. " The Philadelphia Church of God (The Philadelphia Trumpet, p.1 May 1995) " LCOG is the true Church of God which teaches and practices Apostolic Christianity! " Living Church of God " This is the only Way that was started by Christ. " Cooneyites (Post Falls, ID Conference 1957 REF #185 " We are not following some way founded in the early 1900's, but it goes clear back to Christ. " Cooneyites Tharold Sylvester 11/16/83 " Ours is the Church Christ founded. " Iglesia ni Cristo " God has made no covenant with any other church " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite John Holdeman, A History of the Church, page 20 " All sects organized alongside of His Church have not been endowed with heavenly wisdom; otherwise they would not have been established to the displeasure of God and His Church. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite John Holdeman, Founder, Mittor of Truth page 30 " If 10,000 persons should receive remission of sin and join in fellowship with each other by organizing themselves into a body without baptism, we could not acknowledge them as the church of God...before we could acknowledge them, they must be willing to unity with the truly organized Church of God baptism. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite John Holdeman, Founder, Mirror of Truth page 183 " We believe in one united Church of God, a true, organized, visible Church of God, which constitutes the true believers. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Conference Reports 1896-1993 published by Gospel Publishers article 9 " Can we appreciate to be in a Church where it is a lone Church? We have many different denominations, we have many different so-called churches, but there was a lone Church, there, in the desert. Today, there is a lone Church, right here in Lone Tree Township [The original congregation in Kansas]….So that when we hear about other denominations, other so called churches, we think about Lone Tree. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Paul Swartly before a crowd of 2500-3000 at the centennial program recorded in Centennial of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite 1959 published by Gospel Publishers page 40-41 " There will be an unbroken lineage, or succession, of true doctrine unto the end of time. Therefore, there will never be a need for the church to be reestablished on a ground or foundation apart from that succession which reaches back to Christ " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Bible Doctrines and Practices published by Gospel Publishers page 181 " The Church is careful to not be allied with other churches…The Church will not tolerate any effort of equating the churches. This would be considered heresy. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Reuben Koehn , a leading minister, Sixty-Five Years a Holdeman page 26,27 " Wherever you find a Christian, that's the church, we are told. That's not John Holdeman's teaching, it's not the teaching of the Christian. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Minister Frank H. Wenger in a speech in front of about 3000 members. Centennial of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite 1959 " Boasting to be the true church is akin to boasting of an endowment or inheritance of which we had no influence of power to bring about. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Article in The Messenger of Truth published by Gospel Publishers Sept 11, 2002 " All of the doctrines of God were restored by Mr. Armstrong! " Philadelphia Church Of God " Thus the Church of Christ which was apostatized after the first century was restored to its pristine purity...by... Bro. Felix Y. Manalo Iglesia Ni Cristo " William Irvine started this way; it was a divine revelation from God. He was raised up to revive the truth just like the Word of God was dormant for 400 years. " Cooneyites: (Sharon Williamson, worker, stated in Rockport, Illinois gospel meeting, February 1994). " The True Church will be a restored Church, (and was restored by Heavenly messengers in 1829!) " Mormon " Together we resolved - on June 1, 1979 - to commit our lives to restoring the church that Jesus established in the New Testament. " International Church of Christ " why would Yahweh need to establish another organization in order to get his way--the True Way of Salvation--taught? ...It should be very obvious why Yahweh had to establish His House in these Last Days " House of Yahweh " The Gospel of the Kingdom ceased to be proclaimed shortly after the death of the apostles. It was not preached again until after 1918. " Jehovah's Witnesses (WT, 12/1/1928, pp. 363-64) " The True Jesus Church is the true church restored by God " True Jesus Church On 5. on the web " We're the last hope the world has. " International Church of Christ ( Gordon Ferguson, Radical Men, Radical Times Hosea Radical Love of God, Manila World Leadership Conf., Aug. 1994 ) " We are earnestly contending for the faith once delivered to the saints and trying to separate it from the traditions of men, because there is not a doctrine in the word of God that has not been corrupted by the professing church. " Cooneyites " If the teachings held by its members had remained exactly as they were given by the first teachers, there is at least a chance that it would have continued to be one " sect " . " Berean Christadelphians " ...that truth is in only one church today, God's church. Only God's Philadelphia Church has retained God's Law in this end time. " The Philadelpia Church of God (The Philadelphia Trumpet , p.5 March 1994). " Only Jehovah's people... have an organization that completely abides by what God's Word has to say on sexual immorality, abortions, drunkenness, stealing, idolatry, racial prejudice, and other worldly pursuits and practices. And they alone are the ones obeying the command to preach the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom. " Jehovah's Witness " There is nobody else in this country that That has the true gospel - - that is, trying to make disciples of Jesus. There is nobody else in this entire world. This is the movement of God! There is no place to go. " International Church of Christ (Nick Young. Tulsa Reconstruction meeting, August, 1992, audio one, side two) " Some will think the Christadelphians presumptuous in thinking they have " the truth. " Berean Christadelphians " Only this church gives meat in due season. Only this church is doing God's work! " The Philadelphia Church of God " The House of Yahweh is the ONLY place where Yahweh's Complete Truth is taught. " House of Yahweh " All the doctrines of the Church of Christ are in complete accord with Biblical precepts. This Church therefore, passes the first test of the true religion given by the Prophet Isaiah: The teachings. " Iglesia ni Cristo " In my books, the truth is stated, barricaded by a `Thus saith the Lord.' The Holy Spirit traced these truths upon my heart and mind as indelibly as the law was traced by the finger of God upon the tables of stone. " Seventh-Day Adventism " We preach and uphold the complete gospel of salvation in accordance with the Scriptures and have signs and miracles from above to testify to the truth. " Iglesia ni Cristo " Outside the true organized Church of God [CGCM] the whole truth has never been found and neither will ever be found outside of it. God will not recognize any other church than His own organized Church; and therefore He will not reveal the whole truth to any other church or to any man who is not willing to be one with God through espousal with Him… " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite John Holdeman, Mirror of Truth, page 84. " This written lineage of the Church of the Living God is the place, pillar, or ground where God has always revealed the whole truth; it is contained alone as a whole in this Church [The Church of God in Christ, Mennonite], and He will never do it elsewhere. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite John Holdeman, A History of the Church of God page 189. " Boasting to be the true church is akin to boasting of an endowment or inheritance of which we had no influence of power to bring about. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Sept 11, 2002 " She [CGCM ] is the greatest and purest fortification of truth and holiness in the world. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite " Just taking a look at the hundreds of Christian churches in existence today, it doesn't take much to notice all the disputes among beliefs, practices, doctrines, and authority that divide each denomination. It would be impossible to join all these churches, even the Protestant sects, into one church. Therefore, all of them do not make " one body without schisms " . There can only be one, and I testify that the one is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. " Mormons " Today different churches proclaim different or even conflicting beliefs about salvation. They cannot be of the same body...How can they be of the same body with the True Church? " True Jesus Church TFC Website " The Church of Christ observes unity even in electing public officials…. in obedience to God's commandment. This unity is never betrayed by a true member of the church of Christ, even if some would be displeased. " Iglesia ni Cristo " People who do not understand spiritual unity attempt to explain it away by calling us cultic and brainwashed. Yet, this unity remains. " International Church of Christ " The unity, we believe subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose. " Catholic Church " Some people say there are other fellowships that can be alright. No, there can't be, because there is only one body that Jesus had. " Cooneyites " Someone has said - but doesn't everyone in this way look alike; isn't that conformity? Well, God is our father. If you see 5 sons in a family and they all look like their father, that's not conformity - it's the family characteristics. " Cooneyites " We find no justification for the proliferation of denominations, all claiming to be part of the church of God, when at the same time they to many different irreconcilable interpretations of God's Word. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 21 " There is a dimension of this doctrine of a united, undivided church that, to a large extent, seems to escape the majority of professing Christians. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 21 " Among Anabaptist writers, like Claes Ganlof, Menno Simons, Deitrich Philips, and later, John Holdeman, there is a great deal said about unity among believers and about a united, undivided church of God. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 21 " There is no salvation outside the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. " Mormonism " Outside of the organizational structure of the PCG there is no salvation. " Philadelphia Church of God " People can come to Christ only through us. " Cooneyites " The only way to follow the Lord absolutely is to go the way of the local church. " Witness Lee Local Church Witness Lee, The Practical Expression...p.94) " I saw that God has honest children among the nominal Adventists and the fallen churches, and before the plagues shall be poured out, minister and people and people will be called out from these churches and will gladly receive the truth....But the light will shine, and all who are honest will leave the fallen churches, and take their stand with the remnant " 7th day Adventists (Early Writings, p. 261 ) " When we were in the denominations, we were blind. I do not believe that any dear Christians who have really received sight from the Lord could still remain in the denominations.... But when he receives his sight, he will swiftly leave the fold for the pasture, for the sunshine, for the fresh air. " The local Church (Witness Lee) (Witness Lee, Christ Versus Religion LSM, 197,1 p.109-110) " Outside the true Christian congregation what alternative organization is there? Only Satan's organization… " Jehovah's Witnesses " (Watchtower 3/1/1979 p.24) " Thus, outside the Church of Christ no one can be considered a true believer. " Iglesia ni Cristo (PASUGO, September/October 1981, p.9) " One can receive eternal life only through the true church. " True Jesus Church On 5. on the web " Only the golden lampstands, the local churches, are the testimony of Jesus....if you are not in the local churches you are not the testimony of Jesus. " Witness Lee Local Church Witness Lee, The Stream magazine Nov. 1976, p.7) " For it is through Christ's Catholic Church ALONE, which is the universal help toward salvation, that the fullness of the means of salvation can be obtained. " Catholicism The Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism " We will lose out if we don't go to the sanctuary. God's Way is in the sanctuary. (place of prayer) " Cooneyites " You can't have God without the fellowship and the ministry. " Cooneyites " There is no salvation where anyone will not unite with the Church of God against better knowledge. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite A History of the Church of God, page 188. " It would seem that one cannot refuse the church and remain in the kingdom indefinitely. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Bible Doctrines and Practice, page 169 " If they will not obey the call when they hear and understand it, they will find that Christ will slay them with the sword of His mouth: therefore, we cannot comfort anyone to stay in such churches. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite A History of the Church of God, page188 " If you leave the church (the Local Church), you miss the mark of the Lord's testimony. You must be in the testimony of Jesus. Only the golden lampstands, the local churches, are the testimony of Jesus. " Witness Lee Local Church ( Witness Lee, The Stream magazine Nov. 1976, p.7) " All who desire to draw away from God's remnant people in order to follow their own corrupt hearts would throw themselves willingly into Satan's hands. " Seventh-Day Adventists " If we 'separate' from the One Body of Messiah: The House of Yahweh, then we succumb to Satan, then at that very moment we become worshipers of Satan...of if one LEAVES The Body - The only Prophesied, Established Work that Yahweh Himself has chosen, then that one does NOT partake, or is NO LONGER a partaker, with the rest of The body of Messiah. " House of Yahweh " if you leave the church, God is not going to bless you and you're going to be a sheep out of the flock... and the wolves are going to come out and get you. " The Potter's House Schoner Arizona Daily Sun/October 2, 1988 " Those who leave The Way are accounted as " apostates, " for whom there is absolutely no hope! They cannot be renewed to repentance, and can only await " a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. " Cooneyites " your salvation is hanging in the balance. .... When you walk away from the movement of God, there is no where to walk. Walking out of the light into the darkness. " International Church of Christ: (Nick Young. Tulsa Reconstruction meeting, August, 1992, audio one, side two) " it [is] imperative for any apostate wanting to find salvation again to reconcile with both God and the church. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite " Our church has been described as a huge ship sailing on the seas….But if you get on this ship, you cannot get off if you want to be saved. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 7 " Excommunication is the church's proving and declaration of the individual's severed spiritual relationship with God. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Bible Doctrines and Practice, page 189. " Sometimes those under discipline reject the church's proving of their spiritual need. They may claim fellowship with the Lord. This only substantiates their fall from spiritual discernment. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Bible Doctrines and Practice, page 190. " He has then established a Supreme Court, a Supreme Judge in the Church of the Living God. " Catholic Father Damen, author of One True Church " Infallible guidance in interpreting the Bible comes from the church. " Catholic " The world is full of Bibles…why then do the people not know which was to go? Because, they do not also have the teaching or law of the mother, which is light. " Jehovah's Witness (WT 5/1/1957, p.274) " Those sent by God—His inspired messengers—are the ones exclusively given the understanding of His words. They speak the words of God. " Iglesia Ni Cristo " As the only church that claims to have modern prophets who carry the same authority as Biblical prophets, it is the only church that can even claim that a particular ambiguous verse means this or that. " Mormon " No, it is beyond man's power and intelligence to study and understand the truth, which is God's word by himself, without the guidance of God's messenger. " Iglesia ni Cristo (PASUGO, November 1973, p. 19 " God's servants are the understanding Authority of the word of God. " Cooneyites: [Olympia Washington Convention, August 26, 1979] " In my books, the truth is stated, barricaded by a `Thus saith the Lord.' The Holy Spirit traced these truths upon my heart and mind as indelibly as the law was traced by the finger of God upon the tables of stone. " Seventh-Day Adventists Ellen G. White " We believe that the Church of God is the supreme judge which God has here on earth for gospel matters. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Confession of Faith and Ministers Manual, pg 38 " The keys given to the church include the authority to interpret the Scripture. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite " One's personal interpretation of scriptures should always be proven with the understanding of the Scriptures which the united body of Christ has. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite " The Church is the ground and the pillar of the truth, and the moment you take away the authority of the Church of God you induce all kinds of errors and blasphemous doctrines. Do we not see it? " Catholic Father Damen " Sometimes we say that in God's Kingdom there are no rules, no regulations, no forms or traditions, but if we have a proper understanding of God's Kingdom, we will find to our advantage and benefit, that God hasn't left us without some guiding influences to govern and to guide our lives. If this were not true, where would we be? Everyone would go by his own thinking. God gave us this new nature first of all, then an understanding that made us want to be under the new rule. The point is, are we willing to walk according to this rule? " Cooneyites [Olympia WA Conv 1957] REF #174 " This conference [where all the rules are made and recorded into a book called Conference Decisions] will give them a hands-on feeling for that operation of the church that has always been considered the final authority on faith and practice. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 7 " The matters considered in conference pertain to our prospects of an eternal home in heaven. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 7 " Without this Heavenly counsel, some may begin to entertain false notions and lose the way. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol. 101, No. 7 " Conference decisions are mandatory " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite General Conference 1974 #6 " If we have love for Jehovah and for the organization of his people we shall not be suspicious, but shall, as the Bible says, 'believe all things,' all the things that The Watchtower brings out, inasmuch as it has been faithful in giving us a knowledge of God's purposes and guiding us in the way of peace, safety and truth. " Jehovah's Witness " How is such independent thinking manifested? A common way is by questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization. " Jehovah's Witness " If you question the group, you are persecuting Jesus. " The Potter's House " We all have been diligently taught ...not to question God's true ministers or authority. " Worldwide Church of God, An Open Letter to Our Acquaintances in Worldwide Church of God " There must be no doubt in your mind that this is God's kingdom. " International Church of Christ Faith and Convictions, audio tape " We can always judge the state of a person's salvation by his attitude towards the Workers. " Cooneyites 1985 REF #385 " To lose confidence in the ministry would be losing confidence in all we believe. " Cooneyites " Each member ... should submit himself to the Administration of the Church in order to be saved. " Iglesia ni Cristo (PASUGO, January 1976, p. 9) " For opposing the Administration of the Church is tantamount to opposing not only Christ but also God. " Iglesia ni Cristo: (PASUGO, January 1976, p. 190 " So we should therefore demonstrate complete submission, obedience and loyalty to the Administration. " Iglesia ni Cristo (PASUGO, January 1976, p.1) " To the extent I trust my disciple... I am in reality trusting God. " International Church of Christ Boston Bulletin, 22 October 1989 " The Catholic has divine faith, and why? Because the Catholic says: 'I believe in such and such a thing.' Why? 'Because the Church teaches me so.' And why do you believe the Church? 'Because God has commanded me to believe the teaching of the Church, and God has threatened me with damnation if I do not believe the Church....So then, when I believe what the Church teaches I believe what God teaches. " Catholic Father Damen " Until people are willing to ...become as a little child, they never will understand the Truth as taught by Jesus in word and deed. " Cooneyites: 1/17/71 REF #370 " I hope you have made an inward surrender to the Lord so that you can accept the teachings ...from His servants. " Cooneyites " Now, what will you do if you are confronted with apostate teaching - subtle reasonings - claiming that what you believe as one of Jehovah's Witnesses is not the truth? For example, what will you do if you receive a letter or some literature, open it and see right away that it is from an apostate? Will curiosity cause you to read it, just to see what he has to say? You may even reason: " It won't affect me; I'm too strong in the truth. And, besides, if we have the truth, we have nothing to fear. The truth will stand the test. " In thinking this way, some have fed their minds upon apostate reasoning and have fallen prey to serious questioning and doubt. " ... Do you wisely destroy apostate material? " Jehovah's Witness: Watchtower March 15th 1986 " When we understand and agree with the direction of those taking the lead, obedience may come readily. But what if we do not understand the reason behind a particular decision? Here is where we may need to be submissive, or yielding. Why? For one thing, we need to trust that these spiritually qualified men have our best interests at heart. After all, they well know that they must render an account to Jehovah for the sheep committed to their care. In addition, we do well to remember that we may not know all the confidential facts that led them to an informed decision. " Jehovah's Witness Watchtower March 15th 1986 " Having been brought up 'in the faith,'… many of us accepted without question the doctrines as they had been taught… Some are fortunate in that they have never had occasion to question the one united church of God. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT vol. 101, No. 21 " We can see the effectiveness of a healthy, functional church where its members do not question her authority " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT vol. 101, No. 21 " Like Pilate, many are asking, 'What is truth?' This sly, questioning spirit is confronting the church today. " Church of God in Christ, Mennonite MOT Vol 101, No. 4, p. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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