oldiesman

What was their actual change? I must have missed it.

Vaguely, yes. Just like it was wrong to wear a cross, or have a crucifix. It was carnal thinking with very little if ever consideration for what's in a person's heart and soul.

Right. Guess they first need to publicly acknowledge that the original teaching was error; and I can't remember if they ever did that with anything.

That was nice, thank you!

The TWI definition of it doesn't make sense to me anymore. What does make sense to me is that the unforgivable sin is self-inflicted, i.e., you come to a point that you never seek repentence, never ask God for forgiveness for your sins, so hardhearted that it's a self-imposed destiny.

The scripture itself above refutes Branham's belief. What I remember: the original sin as taught by VPW was masterbation (CFS class). Sometime later, Craig said that Eve had a lesbian relationship with the serpent who appeared to her as a beautiful woman, but I don't recall if he ever said anything about that producing fruit? I don't think so; I think that also was in the context of the original sin. The seed of the serpent teaching of VP (the unforgivable sin) was a person confessing satan as their god, thereby getting born again of the devil's seed, thereby making it impossible after that to get saved. That alone does contradict other scriptures and promises of God of what happens when people repent and ask God for forgiveness.

That was excellent George -- Thank you, and nice job! Did I ever tell you that a long time ago, I went to the HS of Performing Arts in Manhattan and played the string bass? That was fun-- ahhh those memories.

Hard to remember. Are you talking about the guy who was carried to the teaching center in his pajamas? He had a habit of sleeping through teachings so they finally decided to wake him up and carry him to the front of class... he took it like a sport and later became a Rev. I do remember the hitchhiking trip from Emporia to HQ and back, and how I fought with my partner all the way there, took us twice as long to get there, then when time came to go back to the college, asking Craig if I could go back alone he said yes, and it took me half the time doing it alone.

I apologize for another diversion but I just remembered something else: that was the night that Sunny Sanders left as well. I believe she was asst. corps director or something like that. She was a nice person and I didn't spend any time with her on campus, even to talk. Guess she was tired of all the BS and I suspect she has many stories to tell.

He was the corps director... but I suspect he called VP first.

Nope you made a good case for it to be called into question. Thx.