Let me Clarify the "Let Me Clarify..." Post!

A great friend, and former pastor of mine, has pointed out that my "Let me Clarify.." post could lead the reader to think that the whole Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) shares the same views as I once held. Just as with any denomination, there are a varying degree of views to be found within the Church of God of Prophecy.

The good news is that the COGOP is an organization that is reforming itself (though not in the Calvinistic sense of the word!). So, what I decribed are some of the more extreme views within the COGOP. I do believe some of these ideas are becoming more and more the minority view, so please do not get the idea that every COGOP member has that kind of mindset. While there are probably a few hold-outs, many of the more extreme groups have broken off and formed their own cultic denominations every time steps toward reform were made in the COGOP.

Please note: I don't think the COGOP ever endorsed snake handling (though my wife's grandma says it happened at her COGOP church in the past). I just thought the picture was very funny and demonstrated one extreme view within the overall Pentecostal/Holiness movement!