Comments on: How The WMSCOG Turned My Life Upside Down Part 4 – The NDA – A Former Member’s Story https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/how-the-wmscog-turned-my-life-upside-down-part-4-the-nda/ An in depth look at the World Mission Society Church of God Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: bradjefferson https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/how-the-wmscog-turned-my-life-upside-down-part-4-the-nda/#comment-296075 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:08:34 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=1738#comment-296075 The World Mission Society Church of God has ZERO authority over members. This is just plain bullying, not to mention illegal. The next time something like this happens it needs to be recorded and put up on Youtube and Facebook for the world to hear.

]]> By: Sarah https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/how-the-wmscog-turned-my-life-upside-down-part-4-the-nda/#comment-24719 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:24:18 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=1738#comment-24719 @ Nicholas: Thank you for sharing your experiences with this growing organization. Your testimony is very familiar and I am glad you got out soon enough. Any organization claiming to be of Jesus Christ or last Adam and last Eve as they claim, yet mentally confusing, is not of the Christ Jesus we know. I learned the hard way with them and grateful to God for getting me out when he did. God bless you and all who are bold in the name of the true Christ – Jesus.

]]> By: Nicholas https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/how-the-wmscog-turned-my-life-upside-down-part-4-the-nda/#comment-480 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:20:49 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=1738#comment-480 Hi I’ve been reading this site and another about this Church for a while now. To start off, I was never a member of this church. By the time I met members of this church,I had already been attending another church for two years and I’m very happy with it. But I want to give a testimony for this site, to help anybody that has been a victim of this church.

To start off, I’ve been going to school at a campus for the last few years and it was a few years ago that I decided to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior and I’ve been going to a church that I really love. With that said, I had been living a lukewarm Christian life since I asked Jesus to save me. I had made many attempts to strengthen my Christian life and was met with many failures, I would never read my bible or pray and and was more interested in the things of the world. The situation for me is now different and I’m making a serious effort in my relationship with Jesus. This was the year that I had a big wake up call that would make me want to know the word of God. It wasn’t a wake up call that I would consider to be a good experience but one that opened my eyes. Like I said before I had been going to school for a while now and one day after taking care of business and was on my way to my car to drive home I saw this guy and girl standing near the library and they stopped me. This is where my experience with the WMSCOG started. The encounter started with introductions and then the guy asked me if I knew about God the Mother. Naturally I said no and then after a few minutes of chatting we decided to do Bible study right at the library of the school. We sat there talking for 15-20 minutes and he spent that time explaining to me God the Mother and showing verses in the Bible that at a glance, seemed to support their beliefs. It’s worth noting that I was skeptical from the getgo and when I was being taught about God the Mother I wasn’t sure if I should buy into it or not because this guy seemed very smart and seemed to know the Bible very well. But as I said before, I was living a lukewarm Christian life and I thought maybe if I went did some Bible study with some new faces on the side it would help motivate me so I would start taking my faith seriously.

After a bit of time at the library their group had decided to go back to the church and they invited me up there to do some more Bible study so I drove over there with someone riding with me and leading the way. When I got there I was introduced to some of their members and they all seemed like nice and friendly people. I was then led into a room that pretty small and then another guy came in and was going to teach me about what his church believes. The Bible study lasted for about 2-3 hours. We talked about many different topics such as God the Mother, the Passover, parallels between Adam and Eve and the fall of Lucifer, our souls existing before we were born, everyone coming from the dust, the meaning of Elohim, and many other issues. Now when I walked out that particular day I thought to myself that even though I didn’t agree with what a lot of what they said I thought maybe there was some room to understand and I agreed to go back the next week. That night I had went over to my friend’s house, I go to church with these people and they have supported me throughout my spiritual journey. I had told them about my experience earlier in the day and initially they were happy that I had this opportunity but then they saw something wrong when I brought up God the Mother. I referred to those verses in Genesis( “let us make man in our image”) and Revelation (“the Spirit and the Bride”) but they weren’t too enthusiastic about these beliefs. My friend admitted to me later that he was nervous about me in relationship to this church and on all counts, he was right. I didn’t quite see it at that moment but the second time I did Bible study is where things took a turn. After the weekend, I went to school on Monday and afterwards I drove back over to the church.

This time when I did Bible study, I did it with the guy that I met at the beginning when I was at school. When I got there, before we did the Bible study they showed me an introductory video about their church which seemed very positive like but my experience during that bible study told a different story. This time we talked about issues like the Sabbath, how we’re saved, what happens to babies, God the Mother the passover, communion, repentance and other topics. I had asked about the end times and Anti-Christ but he wasn’t far enough into his studies to teach me about it and then if I came back another day someone else could teach me. This time I did Bible study, they really sent me on a guilt trip and I felt like I was being severely condemned for not doing the things they do. Throughout the Bible study, I became extremely frustrated and even wanted to curse him out. But God kept my strong throughout it all and I kept my composure. To make a note, I go to church on Sunday and with my limited knowledge I did know that in the old testament they worshipped on Saturday. But that 3-4 hours I was there this time was a lot of him trying to get me to submit to the way of his church and trying to scare me. His attitude was inappropriate, after a while of talking to the Sabbath he would make remarks like “And YOU go to church on SUNDAY?!” and that people who didn’t keep the Sabbath would be the ones that Jesus would say “Depart from me!” There was such a strong emphasis on the Passover as well. He kept saying this was the only way my sins would be forgiven. The Bible studies this church does seem very systematic and it doesn’t seem the members can speak for themselves but only what their leaders want them to teach. I thought maybe this was just me dealing with this but after reading many testimonies and watching videos of people who had experiences with this church, it wasn’t just me. One thing that I was very curious about was what happened to babies when they died? The answer I got was an answer that shocked me and ultimately made me walk away after that day. To hear him say that if babies don’t keep the Passover they’ll go to hell really pushed my buttons. I tried to argue with him on this matter but it was hopeless, I simply did not read enough of the bible up to this point to support what I said. He trapped me many times during the study, saying stuff like “Show me in the Bible where it says to take communion!!” “or show me where it says to repent!” My efforts were hopeless. Initially I agreed to do another bible study but I just didn’t feel right about it anymore. I left their church that day feeling lower than dirt and feeling like I failed as a Christian. I feel God used this event I saw a curse and turned it ultimately into a blessing. After talking to my friend and his father about this whole ordeal, they offered up their support and love and the father offered a parting word by advising me to read Galatians. I ended that day certain of a few things, that I didn’t need to be involved with the WMSCOG and that I can find the truth on my own through the faith and love of Jesus Christ and so the time came that I would really started reading the Bible and getting to know God’s word. I sent the guy I did Bible study a text and ended the relationship. Since that day, I have talked to a few more people from that church on campus and each time I rejected any further offers to do bible study. I’ve even tried to argue with them regarding what they teach and was met with hostility from its members and accusations that I just don’t want to know the truth. But God has better plans for me, I don’t want to argue with these people but I want to instead love them and forgive them.

I want to offer a word to the people who have encountered this church. No matter what happens, always trust in Jesus Christ. He is the truth, the way, and the life. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Since this whole experience I’ve learned of real peace that I could only receive through the love of Jesus. Following the conclusion of my experience, I started to take everything about my faith seriously and decided to start reading my bible all the time and praying to God every day. I put my trust in Jesus Christ and he has not let me down. I’m not perfect, but I know God is doing a work in me and I know he can do a work in you too. For anyone who has had an encounter with this church, I understand completely they have taken over peoples lives and hurt others but we shouldn’t hold that against them. God forgave us through his son Jesus Christ and we should extend that same love and forgiveness to others regardless of what church they’re part of or what they believe in. Remember that we cannot change the way they see things but God can. Nothing is impossible for him. I just encourage you to pray for these people so that they can know the real love of the man I call Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ.

I hope this testimony encourages anyone reading it, remember you always have a friend in Jesus. God Bless You.

]]> By: MountainMom https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/how-the-wmscog-turned-my-life-upside-down-part-4-the-nda/#comment-411 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:52:05 +0000 https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/?p=1738#comment-411 This is exactly the type of thing they have done to divide my son and his wife. She is a non-believer, so they kept him at church all they could, week after week till midnight or even later. It makes me feel like they think there were doubts in his mind, and they use this tactic all the time to stymie those doubts and the voice of reason. I think this would qualilfy as “alienation of affection” which is against the law in Illinois. I wonder if they know that.

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