Doctrines
LCG preaches Armstrong's message of an impending Apocalypse followed by a thousand year reign of Jesus Christ on Earth.
Other beliefs include:
- That there's a two-person Godhead, consisting of God the Father and God the Son (also called The Word). The Holy Spirit is "not a Being", and is considered "the very essence, the mind, life and power of God".
- It also holds generally that members should not take part in politics, juries, voting, swearing (members can only "affirm", not swear, in court), or military service.
- British-Israelism, a belief that the Anglo-American people are descended from the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, and are the possessors of the birthright promises and accompanying blessings of Abraham’s descendants through his grandson Jacob.
- That certain Laws, including the "dietary laws" mentioned in Leviticus 11 and in Deuteronomy 14:3-21 concerning the distinguishing between the unclean and the clean animals, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten, should be adhered to by Christians today.
- That Christians should observe Sabbath from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. No paid physical labor is to be performed during this time period. No personal activities that take away from worship and family time such as participating in sporting events (such as Friday night high school football) any entertainment such as going to the cinema, theater, dance hall or bar and also no watching non-religious movies or television besides the news. The day to day labor of feeding livestock, and family members is allowed. Annual festivals listed in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy should be observed by Christians today. They forego member birthdays, Christmas and Easter which are pagan holidays and have been adopted by early Christianity to placate those with pagan beliefs.
The church's official statement of beliefs are comparable to those of Armstrong's original Radio Church of God and the other WCG offshoots.
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