1. Does PCG believe Herbert W. Armstrong was the end-time Elijah? What does that mean?
   
   
2. Does PCG believe that God reveals prophecy in this present time to Gerald Flurry? Do you believe he reveals prophecy to anyone else?
   
   
3. Has God revealed to Gerald Flurry that we are in the end times? Has he revealed to Gerald Flurry that we are in the last days? Has he revealed to Gerald Flurry that we are in the last hour?
   
   
4. What is the Great Tribulation? Does the PCG believe it will be protected during the tribulation? Where does the PCG believe it will be protected? Is the PCG teaching that the place of safety is probably in a Middle Eastern country? Is it generally believed by the members that the church will probably be protected in the caves of Petra in Jordan¹? What must you do to be worthy to be protected in the place of safety?
   
   
5. Have you ever heard a sermon or read church literature which indicated that the United States government may throw the church out of this country? Have you ever heard a sermon or read literature that indicated that the army will shoot at the church members as they flee from this country?
   
   
6. Are you aware that the location of the college campus in Edmond, Oklahoma was chosen as being capable of holding 7000 people temporarily during the time of fleeing from the country? Are you aware that this location was chosen because it has an airstrip on the property to aid in the evacuation? Are you aware that the water and sewage systems were set up to handle thousands of people?
   
   
7. Are you aware of the doctrinal similarities between the PCG and the Branch Davidians?² Why does the PCG hold closed services that no one can attend without being invited by a minister?
   
   
8. Does the PCG allow dating between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds? What happens to people who want to do either of these things?
   
   
9. What does the term "church government" mean? What happens to someone who disobeys church government? What is the chain of command in church government?
   
   
10. Describe the church's guidelines on disciplining children.
    
    
11. Are tithes required? If so, how many tithes are required? What happens if you do not tithe? Is your willingness to follow the teachings on tithing considered one way that you will be deemed worthy to be protected in the place of safety? Are offerings in addition to the tithes given or expected? Are they required, in other words are you expected to bring an additional offering to a holy day service? Are you asked to contribute to building the college compound in Edmond Oklahoma? How much of the money contributed stays in your local congregation? What are the tithes and offerings used for? What is the tithe of the tithe? What is excess second tithe?
    
    
12. Describe reasons why a person could be disfellowshipped from the PCG.
    
    
13. Describe the practice of "marking" a person.
    
    
14. If there is a conflict between the laws of this country and the teachings of the PCG, which will you choose?
    
    
15. What happens to anyone who openly disagrees with the teachings? Is open discussion encouraged in order to determine what is right? What if a person disagrees with a teaching that Gerald Flurry claims was given to him by God?
    

Why Flurry says "the Daily" instead of daily sacrifice:

The verse in Daniel does indeed say daily sacrifice. However, Flurry says that "sacrifice" is in italics in the KJV, which means it was an added word. Therefore, PCG just says "the Daily" which means many different things such as, God not hearing the prayers of the Laodiceans (which is a buzzword meaning not only WCG, and those who leave PCG, but all other churches and offshoots outside of PCG). The Davidians used similar terminology. The word "the Daily" is used frequently in Philadelphia Church of God sermons.

By Eugene (former member of PCG)
August 1, 2002

Footnotes by ESN:

¹ Members of the Worldwide Church of God were taught to believe that they would flee to Petra for 3 l/2 years during the time of the Great Tribulation. Gerald Flurry, likewise, has suggested that members of Philadelphia Church of God will flee to Petra and hide out in the caves there. Read: Memories About Petra.

² David Koresh and his members (the Branch Dividians) all kept the Seventh day Sabbath and also believed the books of Daniel and Revelation had been unsealed. They claim to have the Key of David. They teach that the Daily (a.k.a. the "Continual") has been taken away. They give the identification of the tribes of Israel today. They teach about the Elijah messenger. They hold to clean and unclean foods. They teach about the two trees, and the two witnesses. They also claim to understand the firstfruits harvest. They claim New Truth and New Revelation. They distinguish their faith as special and unique and they believe they are God's chosen people and are living in the end times. The Branch Dividians (David Koresh) were an offshoot from the Millerites (Seventh-day Adventists), just as the WCG was. More can be read under WACO in: "An Open Letter to our Acquaintances in The Church of God."

For Those Who Want to Get Out of Philadelphia Church of God

Without My Informed Consent! (Would you have gone into the group if you had known what the stipulations were?)

Lifton's Eight Criteria of Mind Control (includes how it has been used by WCG and controlling offshoots)

Letter to author Janis Hutchinson from ESN (Vitally important letter with much exposé regarding the history of HWA's Worldwide Church of God; helpful in undoing the propaganda and misinformation)   

Opening the Closed Mind (directed at Jehovah's Witnesses, but contains questions that help any member of these groups to think) [offsite link]

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