What are the Books of the Old Testament? Were they prophesied to be preserved? Approximately when were they written? What language(s) was the Old Testament written in? Could Moses have written the five books (called the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed to him? Was there any relationship between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and proto-Hebrew? What about proto-Phoenician or proto-Canaanite alphabet? …
Christian vs. Jewish Views on the Feast of Trumpets
What are Christian views of the Feast of Trumpets? Should it be called Rosh Hashana like the Jews began to do centuries after God had His Holy Days listed in Leviticus 23? Jews claim this day was also the 6th day of creation when Adam was made--does the Bible support or confirm this? When is the seventh month of the biblical calendar? What is Tishri/Tishrei/Ethanim? Should the Jewish year …
Trumpets Offertory: Your treasure and the Day of the Lord
On the first day of the seventh month of the biblical calendar, it is a day of blowing the trumpets. Also a special offering was taken up then. What did Jesus say about your treasure, your needs, and worry? What will happen to currencies like the British pound and US dollar? Why might people throw their gold and silver into the streets? Dr. Thiel goes over many scriptures and more in this offertory for the Feast of Trumpets. Offerings can be mailed to the Continuing Church of God, 1036 W. Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Offerings can also be given online via PayPal--check out: https://www.ccog.org/donations/
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Fall Holy Days for Christians
Are there holy days or festivals that occur in or near the Fall, autumn of the year, that Christians should observe? Which days did Jesus and the Apostle Paul keep? Does the New Testament show that any of the Fall holy days were kept? Did early Christians keep the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles, and the Last Great Day? What about Polycarp, Melito, and Polycrates? What about Methodius of Olympus? What happened with the sun-god worshiping Emperor Constantine? Did early Christians keep Christmas, Halloween, All Saints Day, or All Souls Day? …
Let's Talk About the Bible
Where did we get the Bible? What is the canon? When was the Bible written? How many Bibles have been produced? Did one or more of the Apostles, like John, pass on the knowledge of the books of the Bible? Or did it take until a 382 A.D. proposal by Bishop of Rome Damasus? Or did it take until the Councils of Hippo and Carthage? Or until the Council of Trent in 1546? …
Increasing Faith
Jesus' disciples wanted to know how to increase their faith. Jesus and the apostles gave many ways to increase faith. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel discusses various of those ways. He goes over the examples in Hebrews 11 (often called the 'faith chapter') as well as numerous scriptures in the Old and New Testaments. He discusses living as a Christian, putting God to the test (Malachi 3), and enduring. …
Christian Faith
Do you know much about faith? Do you know how important faith is? Jesus said, that along with mercy and judgment, faith was one of the weightier, more important, matters of the law (Matthew 23:23). His disciples realized that faith was important. What is faith? Does it go beyond simply believing? Are we just supposed to have faith in Jesus or also the faith of Jesus? What about works? …
Book of Remembrance
Early Glimpses of Christ in the Old Testament
CCOG Q&A: Organs, Chewing, Tkach, Sex, Prophecy & more!
In this sermon, Dr. Thiel answers questions that have been submitted to the Church of God on many topics, such as:
What about making/receiving organ donations?
Should you chew tobacco?
Is there any help to overcome bad habits?
Did Joseph W. Tkach, Sr. have the mantle of succession?
What is ‘servile work’? …