Living Church News

Volume 2, No. 1, January 2000

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Establishing Right Priorities

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends, As we move together into this New Millennium—as designated by the Roman calendar—we need more than ever to prepare for the real New Millennium. For Christ will then be here in dramatic…

A Family Spirit

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

One aspect of restoring Apostolic Christianity that we need to recover is a genuine “family spirit.”  A few of our local churches have this.  But others do not, and certainly all of us can do better. A warm, close, loving spirit among ALL…

Religion 101

Douglas S. Winnail

Why do some long-time Church members begin to vacillate and drift away? Have they forgotten basic Biblical truths?

How Did We Get the Old Testament?

John H. Ogwyn (1949-2005)

Where here did we get our Old Testament? Who decided which books were holy and deserved to be included as part of the Bible? Did some council of Jewish rabbis define the canon? If not, when was it done and who did it? Also, where did they get the…

Disfellowshipping and Marking

Dexter B. Wakefield

In the Church we hear occasionally that someone has been “disfellowshipped” or “marked,” but these practices are not always well understood. Can a person who is not a member of the Living Church of God be disfellowshipped? No. Can a person…

God Sits on the Mercy Seat

Donald Roach

There are many references in Scripture to God as a God of mercy, such as Psalm 136. But a term which vividly captures this attribute is that of God sitting on a mercy seat. The Hebrew word used to describe God’s seat means lid or covering, but is…

A Message for Teenagers - Young Heroes for God's Kingdom!

Gorgonio de Guia

Young heroes are wanted in God’s Church, and in the coming Kingdom of God. What is a hero? Who is going to be a hero? You have the opportunity to be young heroes for God’s Kingdom.