The short answer is “Yes”. While the name of the church sounds Christian, after reviewing their Statement of Beliefs it would seem that it is cultish. It is an offshoot of the Worldwide Church of God of Herbert W. Armstrong, who held to the idea of British Israelism -- that the throne of England is the throne of David from which Christ will rule, and that the lost tribes of Israel are the European nations. They say that "The major doctrines of the Church are those, which were taught by Herbert W. Armstrong...”
This church has a strange mixture of Gospel truth, false doctrines, and parts of the Law of Moses.
1. They believe that God consists of only the Father and the Son: “God consists of the Father and the Son Jesus Christ...”
2. They do not believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the triune Godhead, but only “the power of God”: “We believe in the Holy Spirit which is the power of God, both of the Father and of the Son...”
3. They believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit is given by the laying on of hands by "true ministers": ”...they [believers] are baptized by immersion and, after the laying on of hands by one of God’s true ministers, receive the Holy Spirit...”
4. They believe that born-again Christians become “divine” members of God’s family: ”...the potential of Man [is] to become a born-again immortal and divine member of the God-Family”. Which would mean that Christians eventually become “little gods”.
5. They believe that the Gospel of the Kingdom of God must be preached “especially [to] the lost tribes of the house of Israel (mainly in the United States, Great Britain, certain Commonwealth nations and nations in Northwestern Europe)”
6. They believe in tithing: “We believe in the godly institution of tithing...:
7. They believe in observing the holy days which are mentioned in the Law of Moses: ”We believe that we are to observe certain weekly and annual Holy Days, during which time we are to attend Church services and to refrain from secular labor, including school, college or university attendance, and which time we are to dedicate and devote to worship, spiritual study, prayer, fellowship with Church members, and physical rest. These weekly and annual Holy Days are: Weekly Sabbath, Passover, The Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, The Feast of Tabernacles, The Last Great Day."
8. They believe in the dietary restrictions (“unclean meats”) of the Law of Moses: “We believe that we are to refrain from eating meats which the Bible instructs not to eat and designates as unclean in passages such as Leviticus 11:1-47; Deuteronomy 14:3-20; and Acts 10:1-21, 28.”
9. They reject (a) voting, (b) jury duty, and (c) military service: ”...We therefore, following Biblical commands and principles, do not participate in voting for national elections or jury duty, and we do not join the military...”
10. They reject active evangelism and call it “proselytizing”: ”...We do not believe in proselytizing. Therefore, we do not seek members by having people standing on street corners or going around neighborhoods knocking on doors...”
This church has a strange mixture of Gospel truth, false doctrines, and parts of the Law of Moses.
1. They believe that God consists of only the Father and the Son: “God consists of the Father and the Son Jesus Christ...”
2. They do not believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the triune Godhead, but only “the power of God”: “We believe in the Holy Spirit which is the power of God, both of the Father and of the Son...”
3. They believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit is given by the laying on of hands by "true ministers": ”...they [believers] are baptized by immersion and, after the laying on of hands by one of God’s true ministers, receive the Holy Spirit...”
4. They believe that born-again Christians become “divine” members of God’s family: ”...the potential of Man [is] to become a born-again immortal and divine member of the God-Family”. Which would mean that Christians eventually become “little gods”.
5. They believe that the Gospel of the Kingdom of God must be preached “especially [to] the lost tribes of the house of Israel (mainly in the United States, Great Britain, certain Commonwealth nations and nations in Northwestern Europe)”
6. They believe in tithing: “We believe in the godly institution of tithing...:
7. They believe in observing the holy days which are mentioned in the Law of Moses: ”We believe that we are to observe certain weekly and annual Holy Days, during which time we are to attend Church services and to refrain from secular labor, including school, college or university attendance, and which time we are to dedicate and devote to worship, spiritual study, prayer, fellowship with Church members, and physical rest. These weekly and annual Holy Days are: Weekly Sabbath, Passover, The Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, The Feast of Tabernacles, The Last Great Day."
8. They believe in the dietary restrictions (“unclean meats”) of the Law of Moses: “We believe that we are to refrain from eating meats which the Bible instructs not to eat and designates as unclean in passages such as Leviticus 11:1-47; Deuteronomy 14:3-20; and Acts 10:1-21, 28.”
9. They reject (a) voting, (b) jury duty, and (c) military service: ”...We therefore, following Biblical commands and principles, do not participate in voting for national elections or jury duty, and we do not join the military...”
10. They reject active evangelism and call it “proselytizing”: ”...We do not believe in proselytizing. Therefore, we do not seek members by having people standing on street corners or going around neighborhoods knocking on doors...”
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