This was mailed out to many ministers and members
in Philadelphia Church of God and a few PCG
offshoots. It combines the contents from two letters.
Dear Brethren,
Help those of us who are no longer in the PCG to understand.
What is the difference between the
Worldwide Church of God
selling the rights to Herbert Armstrong's works and the PCG selling
the book by Stephen Flurry entitled Raising the Ruins?
Does not the Scripture say, "Buy the truth and sell it NOT"???
How ironic that one book, being SOLD, entitled Raising the Ruins, written
by the son of a FALSE PROPHET (FP), tells of the "legacy" of a man who wrote a
book, Mystery of the Ages, that its author, a
FALSE PROPHET,
also SOLD.
Look at page 369 of his book, Raising the Ruins:
"You simply cannot affix a monetary value to spiritual truth. That is
why Mr. Armstrong ALWAYS gave away his literature for free. He did also
OFFER his major works for SALE in bookstores, but only to reach a larger
audience with that material. However he went about it, Mr. Armstrong's
mission was ALWAYS about GIVING the word of GOD--and to as many people
as possible."
One finds it hard to fathom how one could ALWAYS give
away his literature and at the same time OFFER his
major works FOR SALE in bookstores. Talk about
cognitive dissonance, a
term PCG likes to use when referring to WWCOG.
Either HWA ALWAYS gave his literature away for FREE,
or he did not ALWAYS give it away for free. If he
OFFERED his major works FOR SALE in bookstores, then
he most definitely
did NOT ALWAYS give his literature away for
free. Unless, of course, HWA did not, and the PCG does
not now consider HWA's major "WORKS" as "LITERATURE."
Obviously, HWA's major works were his "literature."
This obvious contradiction, within the same paragraph
of his book, shows how he follows in the footsteps of
his more famous, yet, FALSE prophet father, Gerald
Flurry.
Remember the words of our Lord and Savior that it is
better to GIVE than receive. (Acts 20:35)
Ask yourself why the PCG feels it is their "CHRISTIAN
DUTY" to SELL their works, the so-called truth. If GF
the FP feels that the whole world should read
Raising the Ruins, then why not keep the $35,000
of advertising money and print 11,000+ copies and give
them away for free, to help that to happen?
The PCG lost the court case and was in the damages
portion of the case when a settlement was made and the
PCG
BOUGHT the works of Herbert Armstrong, which WWCOG did
not even
want any longer. Yes, PCG paid millions of dollars
for the works of a false apostle, to carry on the
"legacy" of a false apostle, who wrote and taught
erroneous things, who copied other men's writings and
who gave us the ridiculous teaching that the angels
were place here on earth to beautify and finish the
creation of the earth. Both HWA and Gerald Flurry
claim that had the angels obeyed there would have been
no need for GOD to create mankind. [See
Mystery of the Ages, Chapter two)
Despite Gerald Flurry's ridiculous claims that Jesus returned to help
"win" the court case, that He made a PERSONAL APPEARANCE, it is simply
NOT TRUE.
Read how Jesus Christ will return in Matthew 24 v 23-27. He warned of
false Christs and FALSE PROPHETS who would make erroneous claims that
Christ is here, or He is in the wilderness, or desert.
Dearly beloved brethren, stop believing the fables,
lies and deceit of Gerald Flurry.
Mystery of the Ages contains totally unscriptural information. Where in
the Bible is it written that "Lucifer" and one third of the angels were
"placed" on earth to beautify and finish the earth's
creation?
Where in the Bible is it written that if the angels had obeyed they would
have ruled the universe? What Scripture tells us that the angels had the opportunity to rule the
earth, or the universe???
Does anybody in the PCG, or do any of the former WCG members who hold to
all the teachings of Herbert Armstrong, read Hebrews chapter one???
Does anybody in the PCG, or do any of the former WCG members, know how many
times Herbert Armstrong made definitive, dogmatic statements that certain
events would transpire
and they NEVER TRANSPIRED, nor can they ever transpire because some of
those so called prophecies made by HWA were about men who are NO LONGER
ALIVE???
For instance, HWA dogmatically wrote in the Plain Truth that Palestine
would be taken in World War II by a certain man. The man to whom he referred is now
dead and Palestine was never taken.
He also wrote that certain events occurring at the time of World War II
would definitely lead to Armageddon, the final world war, in the next
3 or 4 years. None of that ever happened. Truly Herbert Armstrong was a false prophet and false apostle.
Beware of FALSE PROPHETS, brethren, and especially of the one in Edmond,
Oklahoma, Gerald Flurry.
Look and see the hypocrisy of the PCG and its leader
and leaders. The PCG roundly criticizes the WCG for
changing Mystery of the Ages and changing
doctrines taught by HWA, yet PCG THEMSELVES have
deleted portions of Mystery of the Ages,
a book that was allegedly "inspired by GOD. If Jesus Christ
used Herbert Armstrong in writing MOA (as he states), how would a mere man have the
AUDACITY to CHANGE even one word in
the book???
The answer is simple. Mystery of the Ages was not inspired by
Jesus Christ, or by God the Father. Herbert Armstrong was never an apostle
or a prophet and Gerald Flurry, who claimed in The
Philadelphia Trumpet, Sept/Oct 1992, that
Malachi's Message is an
UNWRITTEN PART OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION and is a PROPHETIC PART OF THE
BOOK OF REVELATION, is a FALSE PROPHET.
The Bible teaches that all Scripture is inspired by God. (2 Timothy
3:16) It nowhere
states that books written by men are inspired by God.
May Gerald Flurry and his ministers and all those leading men in the PCG,
who are continuing to deceive the brethren, whether knowingly or
unknowingly, repent and publicly confess their part in promoting the HOAX
that Malachi's Message is the little
book of Revelation 10.
What Bible Scriptures show that the little book (of Revelation 10) would
be written in the end time, as Gerald Flurry wrote in his booklet, The
Little Book?
He wrote on page 4:
"John did write that the little book would be produced
in the end time."
So, what Scripture or Scriptures tell us this? NONE. It is just another
one of the many FABLES OF GERALD FLURRY.
That would be a good title for a book. Perhaps the byline could read
something like, "Flurryisms, True or False???"
So, "Buy the truth and sell it NOT"??? PCG is doing the exact same thing
that they accuse the WCG of doing. What HYPOCRITES!!! Gerald Flurry
claims he is the Ezekiel watchman and the one who is prophesying again and
is not telling you that Herbert Armstrong claimed that he, HWA, was the
Ezekiel watchman and that he, HWA, prophesied again, according to
Revelation 10.
He claims that the only way to find
GOD is to find the man declaring the
Micah warning. He wrote about this in the January 2001 Philadelphia
Trumpet on page 6, column 1.
Read 1 Tim. 2 v 5 -"For there is one God,
and ONE MEDIATOR between God and man, the man Christ Jesus;"
Read John 14 v 6 - "Jesus saith unto him, I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the
LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME."
So, do we need to find Gerald Flurry to find GOD? Does Gerald Flurry, BY
HIS OWN WORDS, put himself in the PLACE OF GOD???
Take heed brethren, that you be NOT DECEIVED. For many will come in
CHRIST's name and DECEIVE MANY.
What HYPOCRITES that divide families, that deny the very words of JESUS
CHRIST and who lie and deceive the brethren and steal their hard earned
money and spend it on idols like pianos,
and candelabras, and advertising, and other nonsense while they allow
a spiritual widow, who needed financial help because her automobile was
condemned to be operated on the roadways
until it was repaired, to twist in the wind and not help her financially
in her time of GREAT need.
BEWARE of the man and men you are following, brethren.
Read your PCG literature a little more
closely. Do not be like I was and so many former PCG brethren were,
blindly following a man.
Yes brethren, BUY the truth and sell it NOT!!!
Let GOD and CHRIST teach you. You do not need a man, ESPECIALLY A FALSE
PROPHET, or anyone to teach you, if the Holy Spirit is abiding in you. (1
John 2:27)
May these workers of iniquity repent and be in GOD's kingdom for we do
love them but hate their evil deeds.
In Christian love,
James Kazimir
December 3, 2006
Read:
PCG Did
NOT Win a Victory in the WCG vs. PCG Court Case (2-23-07 letter to ESN
from Attorney at Law)
It is
Hypocrisy to Publish Raising the Ruins (11-14-06 letter to ESN)
Read other articles/testimonies by Jim:
Ask Yourself These Questions About
Malachi's Message
Does Gerald Flurry
Misquote and Fail to Understand the Scriptures?
Ministerial Evils in Philadelphia Church of
God
Footnotes:
1
The Philadelphia Trumpet,
Sept/Oct 1992
Is
PCG now the Laodicean church?
Malachi's
Message: How True is It?
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