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June 24, 2006 Captain William Mealy Dear Captain Mealy: Grace and peace to you in Christ Jesus. I am writing to warn you of the anti-Trinitarian, and hence
anti-Christian doctrines being I have sufficiently documented many of UCG’s unorthodox teachings. I have enclosed documentation for your viewing. The UCG is one of many off-shoots of the Worldwide Church of God, a church founded in the 1930’s by the late Herbert W. Armstrong. (www.livingcog.com/237offshoots.htm lists 237 groups that can trace their origins to the Worldwide Church of God). Herbert W. Armstrong based his doctrines on unique blends of what most Christians would agree are unorthodox beliefs. Although there are some details in UCG teachings that differ from the old Herbert Armstrong teachings of the Worldwide Church of God, just as there are differences between all of the Armstrongite groups, the UCG is still without question teaching Armstrongite doctrines. “I have received and read the last two issues of the Good News (UCG magazine). It is very encouraging to see the same teachings that Christ restored to His church through Herbert W. Armstrong in your publications” (United News. Vol. 4, No. 7 September 14, 1998). The UCG website and literature teach against and even vehemently assail, many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity. Among these are the Blessed Trinity stating “it is false doctrine, blinds people to other wonderful truths of God, it’s not a biblical doctrine, the trinity doctrine has blinded so many people to the reality of what God is and what God’s plan is, saying it’s contrary to scripture, cannot be supported from the Bible, the Holy Spirit is not a person.” One booklet you can read on the UCG website: www.ucg.org/book!etsIWG/chrjstsresurrectjonh~m is ‘Who is God?” This booklet denies the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity, the literal physical bodily resurrection of Christ. Many other Christian doctrines are also denied through their literature. I myself find these statements offensive and unchristian. Please find enclosed some documentation from the UCG literature
concerning the denials of the I also am trying to warn the Kensington Salvation Army church located in Canada that they are allowing another Herbert W. Armstrong splinter group, the Church of God International, which was found by Armstrong’s son, Garner Ted Armstrong, to use their worship center. This should sound an alarm to those familiar with the teachings of Armstrong. This group also vehemently assails many of the doctrines of Christianity. One example should be sufficient. The CGI without apology denies the Blessed Trinity. One of their tapes, Who Are You Jesus? #0323, dams the Trinity. The CGI minister raises his voice on this tape, stating, “The Trinity is a damnable lie. It’s pagan. It’s blasphemy. It’s heresy. There’s perhaps no other doctrine that’s more insidious.” This tape attacks other Christian doctrines, just as the CGI’s website, and literature, stating our precious Christian doctrines are “Satan’s greatest deception, pagan, false, damnable, lies, heresy, blasphemy, fable, insidious, a joke, and doctrines the church adopted from paganism and heathenism.” Any Bible-believing Christian would be offended at such unchristian statements. I have enclosed this tape. Please be aware it’s very offensive. In closing, having the UCG and the CGI services at Salvation Army churches is equivalent to giving acceptance to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Please be assured I appreciate all that the Salvation Army has done and will do. Very respectfully in Christ, James Kieferdorf Enclosures |
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