{"id":25534,"date":"2011-01-12T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T03:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=25534"},"modified":"2020-10-22T21:11:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T02:11:30","slug":"your-analysis-of-the-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-is-amusing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-analysis-of-the-redeemed-christian-church-of-god-is-amusing\/","title":{"rendered":"Your analysis of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is amusing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I read your post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-the-redeemed-christian-church-of-god\/\">The Redeemed Christian Church of God<\/a>, which I happen to be a member for the last 16 years. Your analysis is very amusing, if half of what you said was true, then I wouldn&#8217;t be in that church! I guess it&#8217;s based on the information you have!<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what parish you went to, but the write up is far from the truth! I am not saying RCCG is perfect, but I know that a good majority is looking for Jesus! At least I can say that about the overseer and my pastor!<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it&#8217;s an interesting and amusing read!<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Like many people, you belong to a denomination not knowing what your denomination teaches. The information presented was collected from the denomination&#8217;s web site and other neutral sources which were explaining the origin and teachings of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad you recognize that the teachings they hold are incorrect. You also indicate that the various members of this particular denomination do not all teach a consistent message. But one suggestion for the future: if you wish to offer constructive criticism it would be useful for you to state what you found to be inaccurate and back it up with facts from your denomination&#8217;s teachings. All I was able to conclude is that you don&#8217;t believe what your church teaches and refuse to research it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables<\/em>&#8221; (II Timothy 4:3-4).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>RCCG is not a denomination. I know what the RCCG teaches and they don&#8217;t dedicate kids to the church! Where is your proof of that? Where are your neutral sources! Please provided the sources. Let&#8217;s see the research!<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>The list of beliefs came from the page titled &#8220;Our Fundamental Beliefs&#8221; on the Redeemed Christian Church of God&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The second entry from the bottom states:<\/p>\n<blockquote>DEDICATION OF CHILDREN<br \/>\nWe believe that after a child is born on the 8th day, the parent should bring himher unto the House of the Lord for dedication unto the Lord &#8211; 1 Sam. 1:22; Luke. 22:22-24; Matt. 19:13-15.<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is true that the Redeemed Christian Church does not refer to itself as a denomination, but I refer to it as one because it functions as a denomination. For example, it places the church organization as the authority, &#8220;Rebellion against Church Ministers is against the Will of God.&#8221; It has an earthly headquarters as stated in &#8220;Our Vision\/Mission.&#8221; These are typical elements of a denomination where men are followed.<\/p>\n<p>Note: I had links to this group&#8217;s pages. They have since blocked cross-linking. Hopefully, you can still find the information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I read your post on\u00a0The Redeemed Christian Church of God, which I happen to be a member for the last 16 years. Your analysis is very amusing, if half of what you said was true, then I wouldn&#8217;t be in that church! I guess it&#8217;s based on the information you have! I don&#8217;t know&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[942],"class_list":["post-25534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-redeemed-christian-church-of-god"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9863,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-the-redeemed-christian-church-of-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":25534,"position":0},"title":"What is the Redeemed Christian Church of God?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I am a member of the Church of Christ and I study with many that are outside of the body of Christ. I have been doing Bible studies with a couple of different people\u00a0in different states who say they attend worship at a Redeemed Christian Church of God. \u00a0I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28523,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":25534,"position":1},"title":"What Is It?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Flavil L. Colley Firm Foundation, January 20, 1948, p. 3 \"Now, a denomination- what is it? I think the following will prove true: A denomination is a religious organization larger than any local church on earth and yet smaller than all the Christian people on earth. Think of the statement\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96865,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-church-that-isnt\/","url_meta":{"origin":25534,"position":2},"title":"The Church That Isn&#8217;t","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Steve Dewhirst via\u00a0Sentry Magazine, Vol. 21 No. 4, December 1995 Language is our best friend and worst enemy. On the one hand, it's flexible and accommodative, allowing the conveyance of a concept without being overly technical. Yet it's this very ease of loose language that finally blurs the same\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31789,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-you-be-saved-and-in-a-denomination\/","url_meta":{"origin":25534,"position":3},"title":"Can you be saved and in a denomination?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I understand that the word \"church,\" as used in scripture, has two meanings: (1) the universal church - consisting of all redeemed souls that have obeyed the authorized steps of hearing the Word of God, believing (that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and our Savior), repenting (change\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14544,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/isnt-it-alright-to-go-to-a-denomination-if-a-faithful-church-isnt-close\/","url_meta":{"origin":25534,"position":4},"title":"Isn&#8217;t it alright to go to a denomination if a faithful church isn&#8217;t close?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 27, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I am a member of the church of Christ and my children have started going to an Alliance Missionary church. 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