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The Remarkable Story of a Cult's journey from Deception to Truth The Liberation ^ Worldwide ^ Church qod <>/ Michael Feazell J. Executive Editor, The Plain Truth Magazine Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/liberationofworlOOfeaz "The transformation oftheWorldwide Church ofGod repre- sents a unique phenomenon in church history.Assuch itwar- rantscarefuldocumentationandin-depthreflection,especially from aninsider'sperspective. MikeFeazelliswellqualifiedfor thatchallengingtaskas onewhohas formanyyearsbeen part ofthe leadership core ofthat church. His account is deeply moving, reflecting his personal struggles; refreshingly honest indealingnotonlywiththetheologicalissuesbutthepastoral implications for the leaders and members who were trauma- tizedbythechanges;andtheologicallyperceptiveinexploring the changes in his church's key doctrines. I believe that The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God is destined to become astandardwork,whichchurchhistorians andreligious sociologists will continue to consult foryears to come." —Eddie Gibbs School ofTheology, FullerTheological Seminary What Others Are Saying About the Worldwide Church ofGod "I have met with the leadership ofthe church, and without reser- vation considerthembrothers in Christ. I am profoundly movedby their testimonies ofwhat God has done for them personally and in the movement.These people have led the most courageous, inspir- ing, and Christ-centered movementinto biblical Christianity that I have ever seen." — Richard Mouw President, FullerTheological Seminary "This is the most astonishing change that I have ever seen or heard ofin any religious group, for which, for one, praise God." — D. James Kennedy Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Fort Lauderdale, Florida "Never before in the history of Christianity has there been such a complete move to orthodox Christianity by an unorthodox fringe church." — RuthTucker Associate Professor Calvin Theological Seminary Quotationsfrom"Fromthe Fringetothe Fold,"by RuthTucker [Christianity Today,July 15, 1996). The Liberation WbRLDWIDE thc °f Church god «/ The Liberation Worldwide fa °f Church god * Michael Feazell J. Executive Editor, Plain Truth Magazine RVAN I)E GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49530 We want to hear from you. Please send your comments about this book to us in care ofthe address below. Thank you. Zondervan Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 www.zondervan.com /ONDERVAN ™ TheLiberationofthe Worldwide ChurchofGod Copyright©2001 by MichaelFeazell J. Requestsforinformationshouldbeaddressedto: Zondervan, GrandRapids,Michigan49530 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Feazell,J. Michael. TheliberationoftheWorldwideChurchofGod: theremarkablestoryofa cult'sjourneyfromdeceptiontotruth/J.MichaelFeazell. p. cm. Includes bibliographicalreferences(p.). ISBN0-310-23858-7(hardcover) 1.WorldwideChurchofGod. 2.Armstrong, HerbertW. I.Title. BX6178.A73F432001 289.9—dc21 2001023552 Thiseditionprintedonacid-freepaper. All Scripture quotations,unless otherwise indicated, are takenfrom theHoly Bible: NewInternational Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International BibleSociety.UsedbypermissionofZondervan.Allrightsreserved.Quotationsiden- tified as NRSV are from theNew RevisedStandard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division ofChristian Education oftheNational Council ofthe Churches of ChristintheUnitedStates. UsedbypermissionofZondervan. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrieval — system,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans electronic,mechanical,photo- — copy, recording,oranyother exceptforbriefquotations inprinted reviews, with- outthepriorpermissionofthepublisher. Interiordesign byMelissa Elenbaas Printedin the UnitedStatesofAmerica 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 /DC/ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ToVictoria Wife, companion, friend GOD— "Oh, thank he's so good] His love never runs out. All ofyou set free by GOD, tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression, Then rounded you up from all over the place, From the four winds, from the seven seas." Psalm 107:1-3 The Message
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