Church of God Restoration

  • COGR Built On The Foundation Of An Adultery Group - Below is short review and link to a booklet published by D.S. Warner (1842-1895) on Marriage and Divorce and a letter by the Church of God Gospel Trumpet (est. 1881) ministers that was issued during a ministers assemble at the General Camp Meeting at Moundsville, W. VA June 1901. These two [...]
  • No-Sectism - The following is a short editorial written by B.T. Roberts and published in ‘The Free Methodist’ paper on No-Sectism, in which Roberts notes that no-Sectism groups are “ferocious bigotry” and “prolific breeder of sectarianism”. While I was not able to find what year this editorial was written, it would have been [...]
  • Pentecostals Shouting as the Glory Came Down - Take the ties off the men, put the women’s hair up in a bun and give them longer dresses, remove the instruments, stop the clapping, and change the words to the “Restoration Version,” and you would have all the excitement of a shouting, jumping, running, praising Church of God Restoration [...]
  • ‘Since You Left the Restoration’ Questionnaire - Someone kindly forwarded a list of questions that an ex-Restoration member emailed to a number of people requesting answers for a documentary they are making concerning their “9th anniversary of our escape/change in life”. I think they were very good questions, and they brought to my mind some of the positive [...]
  • Sects and No-Sects - False Doctrines and Fanaticism Exposed- by E.E. Shelhamer 7. Sects And No-Sects Sects All the deplorable splits in this age of splits has resulted from the fallacy which permitted graceless leaders to lord it over God’s heritage. Dear reader, this may shock you, and you may say it is not true of [...]
  • ‘Radical Righteousness’ by Wallace Thornton - I am currently reading ‘Radical Righteous — Personal Ethics and the Development of the Holiness Movement’ by Wallace Thornton. Yet another book from Russell’s library. This book traces the development and influence of personal ethics and outward standards from the start of Wesley’s ‘holy clubs’ up to the mid to late [...]
  • Inconsistencies of No-Sects - ‘The Ups and Downs of a Pioneer Preacher’ by E.E. Shelhamer 5. Inconsistencies of No-Sects After Three Years Absence Returns Home — Experience With The “No-Sects” — Their Inconsistencies and Destructive Work. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out [...]
  • Speeches on Perfect Love - I am reading a book called ‘Speeches on Perfect Love’, which contains six speeches on the subject of ‘entire sanctification’, compiled by Hiram Mattison. This book is another gem from Russell Stephenson’s library. This book has an 8-page introduction into the controversy that happened at the Methodist Episcopal Preachers’ meeting in [...]
  • 10 Difficult Questions for the Restoration - Here are 10 difficult questions to ask the Restoration. Each of them are true. 1. Is it true that there have been cases in the Restoration group where Restoration members have been told they were not saved because they sought medical help? 2. Is it true that there have been cases in [...]
  • Church of God Restoration Revival Meetings - The Church of God Restoration is holding revival meetings from March the 2nd to the 8th. Ernest Benion Jr. from Oklahoma City will be preaching the meetings. I have not heard Benion preach, but any of the Restoration’s black preachers I have heard are very able ministers. I think you would [...]
  • The R, Friday the 13th, Cracks, Ladders, and Black Cats - Too funny! I just realized it was Friday the 13th. I would like to say that I am not scared of Friday the 13th at all. God is in control. Often when I walk down the street I purposely step on as many cracks as I can. When I [...]
  • Church of God Restoration Movement Dating - Daniel S. Warner and the earlier ministers of the Church of God (Anderson) taught that the restoration of the church was prophesied by the Old Testament Prophets, in the New Testament, and in the book of Revelation.
  • Updated COGR Booklet - I am republishing My Experience With The Church Of God Restoration booklet with 3 new articles. There are pictures with all the articles, and a picture of the local COGR chapel here in Aylmer is on the front of cover. This post is my 172nd post, and out of these, 12 [...]
  • Sectarianism - What is a definition of sectarian? Sectarianism is bigotry, discrimination, intolerance or hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions within a group, such as between different denominations of a religion or the factions of a political movement. – Wikipedia: Sectarian
  • A Call To Repentance - To Condemn Me To Hell Because I Don't Believe That The Church of God (Restoration) Is The One True Visible Church, And All Other Congregations Are Of The Devil And False Is Worse Than The Attitude Of This Poor Bigoted Boy! I want to express my love to my Christian [...]
  • Sect OTVC: Bubble, Babble, Babel! - The key to one true visible church (OTVC) teaching is the word visible. All true Christians understand that there is only one church (Eph 4:4) and that all the saved are the members of that one church which is in heaven and earth (Eph 3:15). Most would agree that the New [...]
  • My Experience With The Church of God Restoration - I have just written two new articles on the Church of God Restoration. I have put them in booklet form with the other 4 articles and renamed the booklet to My Experience With The Church of God Restoration. The 6 articles I put in the booklet that are in the Church [...]
  • One True Visible Church (OTVC) Fruit - I think one of the keys that will unravel the OTVC teaching is to have it applied to you. To me, this was a big shock! I believed that I would never be put out of the Church of God Restoration, as I was a Christian - and they wouldn’t [...]
  • Banned by the Church of God Restoration - There are 4 articles published on this site that are in the Church of God Restoration category. I had planned to wait awhile before I published this booklet, as I have been working on articles addressing each of the 16 objections to the practices and doctrines that I sent to [...]
  • One True Visible Church (OTVC) Teaching - Groups that hold the “One True Visible Church” (OTVC) doctrine teach that their group is the only church, that all honest people will come to them, and that God is not working with any other group but them. If they put you out of their fellowship, they hold that you [...]
  • How To Act Toward Those That Do You Wrong - When I was cast out of the Restoration congregation in Aylmer because I disagreed with some of their practices and teachings, I determined by the grace of God to not act like they would act toward me (I have been around them for 20 years and I know how they [...]
  • Embrace Your Trials - Embracing trials with open arms, They waft us up above. They are the chariots sent from God, To purify our love. They come from friends and family, Those that hurt the most. They cause us to walk alone, To ride with angel host. Embrace your lot in this life, Twill all soon be past. Do those things that please the [...]
  • 16 Objections to COGR Practices & Doctrines - I was surprised to say the least when I was asked to meet my Pastor, Henry Hildebrandt, at this office on July 22nd to find out that I was banned from all the meetings of the Church of God (Restoration). I was told by Henry that the decision was made [...]
  • My Email to Henry Hildebrandt - Dear brother Henry, I am sorry I took so long to answer your email. I have done my best to carefully and prayerfully answer your questions and to be honest and up front with you as to where I stand. I wrote this reply on May 12th (a week after I [...]