Rebuilt gymnasium of ancient Sardis
This is the second part of a two-part sermon series on the Sardis era of the Church of God (Revelation 3:1-15). This sermon covers not only COG doctrines held by that era, but opposing views that the Seventh Day Baptists hold. Dr. Thiel pointed out that although the SDBs are trinitarian, most who they claim were affiliated with them in and before 1811 were not. He mentions that the SDBs and SDAs are Protestant, but that the Continuing Church of God is not. He also points out that although the Seventh-day Adventists are now trinitarian, their early leaders were not. Dr. Thiel mentions history regarding the Cottrell family, which show Sabbatarian ties for centuries. Dr. Thiel discusses the formation and beliefs of the General Conference of the Church of God. Its adopting the name Church of God (Seventh Day) in 1923, its affirmation of its binitarianism in 1924, as well as splits it had in 1933. Dr. Thiel, also citing others, asserts that the COG was never part of the Millerite movement nor an offshoot of the SDAs. He also provides a list of named leaders to help demonstrate that.
A written article is also available titled "The Sardis Church Era" URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/sardischurc...
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A free online book going into more information about the Bible and the CCOG is titled: "Hope of Salvation: How the Continuing Church of God Differs from Protestantism" URL: https://www.cogwriter.com/protestant-...
