Gerald Flurry, in his vanity, has appropriated
several Biblical titles
for himself. Can Christ and pride go together? Flurry is the founder of Philadelphia Church of
God, known as a controlling, authoritarian offshoot of Worldwide Church of
God.
In the July-August 2000 issue
of PCG's The Royal Vision magazine on the inside of the front
cover it is written:
"About our cover. The
various biblical titles associated with an end-time prophet who comes on
the scene just before Jesus Christ's return."
On the front cover the
following titles are illustrated:
Malachi
The Knocker
Joel
Watchman
Teacher of Righteousness
Elisha
Lawgiver
King
THAT PROPHET (Read:
Quotes from
HWA stating that there is no prophet today.)
Ambassador
A Voice
Zechariah
Counselor
Micah
Breaker
Habakkuk.
In his booklet,
Who is That Prophet? Flurry has also given himself further
titles:
Ezekiel
God’s Chief Ruler
Amos
Eliakim
Father
The Elder
Obadiah
Messenger
In the magazine (and the
booklet) Flurry attempts to link himself to all these
titles.
On page 30 of the July-August 2000 issue
of The Royal Vision he makes this
astounding statement: "God's ministers must understand this
concept deeply and lead God's people to magnify my office--which is
really God's office." The previous statement is an exact quote.
That is blasphemy in my judgment. I am a manager at a business but I do
not equate my office as a manager with my employers office.
To illustrate how illogical
Flurry is read the following quote from page 1: "You will not know
a prophet by how many followers he has. Or how much property he
purchases."
Who in their right mind would
believe you could tell a prophet by how much real estate he bought? He
did not even have the sentence properly structured. Flurry has purchased
so much land recently that it is obsessing his already twisted judgment.
In the January-February 2001 issue of
The Royal Vision Flurry now teaches his duped followers that
" When someone is called into GOD's family, he or she moves from the
'love toward neighbor' category into the 'love toward GOD' category. That
person moves into the GOD category - into the realm of the first great
commandment."
This is a direct quote from page 17 of the above mentioned magazine. I have it
right here on my desk. I was a PCG member from December 1995 until September
2000 and I know that Flurry is a liar and a blasphemer because no human moves into
the GOD category in this life. Flurry even stated in the same issue most of
the PCG ministers are confused about this subject and that is why GOD is
teaching it to him more deeply. If Flurry is the kind of minister GOD is using
then nobody will have to throw me in the lake of fire--I think that I would
jump in voluntarily.
While we were still in the PCG Flurry was claiming that he was/is "that Prophet"
mentioned in John 1. Anyone with basic Biblical knows that only JESUS CHRIST
is THAT PROPHET. Flurry also claims at least 16 Biblical titles. The man is
totally deluded and belongs in a room with rubber walls.
By J.C. (former PCG member)
P.S. Flurry
has also given himself the title of "The Nail in a Sure Place."
He has claimed that God shows him revelation after
revelation. If
anyone tries to question his having these titles, he puts them out of his
"church."
NOTE from ESN: Only
the Lord Jesus Christ is "the nail in a sure place."
A false
teacher
will talk about how "humble" he is, but pride can never be
concealed for long. The
Word of God clearly reveals that pride is a terrible sin and God hates it:
"For whosoever
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted." - Luke 14:11
"The fear of the LORD is
to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward
mouth, do I hate." - Proverbs 8:13
"He that glorieth, let
him glory in the Lord." - I Corinthians 1:31
"Therefore let no man
glory in men." - I Corinthians 3:21
It is also
interesting to consider that while Gerald Flurry has said
Herbert W. Armstrong was
the "Elijah to come" (and he, Flurry, calls his
own position "a type of Elisha's office"1),
the Elijah in the Old Testament delivered the children of Israel from
their bondage to false gods. One must ask if Flurry's
teachings, in actuality, are not a system of bondage and the "god" that
is taught in PCG is nothing but a false god?
Be sure and
read Names and Titles of Jesus to see how
it is Christ Jesus who should be elevated and exalted, not any man.
| "Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my
name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake
unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and
a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart." ~ Jeremiah 14:14 |
Footnote: 1 That
Prophet: Part Five, "The Elisha Work," Gerald
Flurry
Names and
Titles of Jesus (The more we
study this list, the more we will understand who He really is. How can
we not help but love Him?)
Herbert W.
Armstrong's Religious Roots
(the origin of Herbert's unique doctrines)
Herbert W. Armstrong stating that there is
"no prophet today"
Mike's
Enlightenment Page (Info on Philadelphia Church of God)
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