.   About Us-   Maybe the best way to describe ourselves and to tell a little about who we are would be to list a number of important ways we differ from many of the other churches of God organizations or administrations.    1. We do not believe that God’s headquarters is located in our office, house, garage, or basement like many of the other COG organizations claim it does in their particular groups.  We believe that God's headquarters is located on the sea of glass up in heaven, at the very Throne of God Himself. Rev. chapter 4.    2. We do not believe in any way, shape, or form that we, or any other man on the face of the earth, is the head of the church of God.  We believe that Jesus the Christ is the Head of His church, and that He is alive and well and quite capable of leading His church: “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.” Eph:5:23.    3. We do not believe that membership in the COG is determined by whether or not one is associated with any particular physical group of people.  We believe that the COG is a spiritual organization, and that membership in the church (Or Body of Christ) is determined solely on whether or not one has the spirit of God dwelling within him and leading him: “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Rom:8:9.  “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Rom:8:14.   4. We do not believe that man has the authority to place members of the COG into the many different positions within the COG.  We believe that God places them where it pleases Him: “But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.” 1Cor 12:18.  We also believe that those that God places in positions within His church are not there to “lord over” the other members of the body, but instead are there to help edify & perfect them:  “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” Eph. 4:11, 12.   5. We do not believe that the government of God is a hierarchical government in the same way that many COG leaders do. They often believe (and preach) that God works directly through them alone, allowing them to pass new truths down to the members under their control.  We believe that God’s government today is more accurately represented as a “Vine & Branches” type of government.  Jesus Christ being the Vine, and the rest of the Body (ALL the rest of the Body) being the branches:  “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” Jn:15:5.  And yes, we believe that we are commanded by God the Father Himself to bring forth much fruit (Good Fruit).  But like nature alone shows us, no branch can bring forth any fruit unless it is directly connected to the Vine Itself.  That Vine is Jesus, our Lord and Savior, King and Head of the church.   6. We do not believe that a good understanding of the Word of God comes directly from the teachings of any man.  We believe Scripture is quite clear concerning who has and who has not a good understanding.  It’s determined totally by one's walk and not by one's talk, and has much to do with whom we fear:  “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.” Ps:111:10.  Scripture makes very clear who is justified before God: “For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” Rom:2:13:   7. We do not believe that man will continue practicing sin right up to his change from physical to spirit as many in the COG teach.  We believe that we have been called to stop practicing sin and to become right with God.  Now as long as we are flesh and blood we will have the potential to sin, but we must remember that we are commanded not to sin.  There are many many places throughout both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible where we are told to stop sinning.  Just to mention a few: 1Cor:15:34, 1Jn:2:1, Eph:4:26, Ezek:18:4, Deut:30:19.  Many in the COG preach from the pulpit that man cannot stop sinning as long as he is flesh and blood, but that is not true.  There was a man who walked this earth approximately 2,000 years ago who did not sin.  But make no mistake about it; He had the potential to sin just as you and I, but He chose NOT to sin.  He was able to overcome the temptation to sin by the very powerful Holy Spirit of His Father.  It is important for all of us to realize that we, too, have access to that very powerful Holy Spirit of The Father.  And it is very important for all of us to realize that Jesus is our Chief Cornerstone. He is the One that we are to conform to, and He is the One we are to follow.  Now we can never say that we have no sin, but we do need to strive with our whole being to stop sinning and to overcome.  It is humanly possible. Jesus the man proved that.   Jesus also told us: “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God and shall not be hurt of the second death.  I will give him to eat of the hidden manna, and will also give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.  And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations.  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.  Yes, him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”  Rv. 2:7, 11, 17, 26.  3:5, 12, 21.   The above list is not all inclusive, but we hope it will help you better understand who we are and what we believe.  We also want to welcome you to our site and hope that all of us will continue to grown into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.