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The Voice of God Recordings websites states the following: | |||
:''Voice Of God Recordings is not affiliated with any denomination and is not supported by any governing church body. We do not subscribe to any man-made creeds and our only “doctrinal statement” is our belief in the absolute authority of the Word of God. We acknowledge only the headship of the Lord Jesus Christ. | :''Voice Of God Recordings is not affiliated with any denomination and is not supported by any governing church body. We do not subscribe to any man-made creeds and our only “doctrinal statement” is our belief in the absolute authority of the Word of God. We acknowledge only the headship of the Lord Jesus Christ.<ref>From Branham.org/About, retrieved February 24, 2018</ref> | ||
While this seems mildly innocuous to both outsiders and insiders, the deception hinges on redefining all three crucial terms of the paragraph: "Word of God," "Lord Jesus Christ," and "man-made creeds." | While this seems mildly innocuous to both outsiders and insiders, the deception hinges on redefining all three crucial terms of the paragraph: "Word of God," "Lord Jesus Christ," and "man-made creeds." | ||
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To see more egregious examples of deception and doublespeak, browse themessage.com, Voice Of God's recruitment site. The first FAQ entry, among others, is deliberate deception. | To see more egregious examples of deception and doublespeak, browse themessage.com, Voice Of God's recruitment site. The first FAQ entry, among others, is deliberate deception. | ||
:''We would say that our “official” church doctrine would be the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Our statement of faith can be summarized like this: No creed but Christ; no law but love; no book but the Bible. | :''We would say that our “official” church doctrine would be the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Our statement of faith can be summarized like this: ''No creed but Christ; no law but love; no book but the Bible.''<ref>From http://themessage.com/faqs, retrieved February 24, 2018</ref> | ||
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