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Originally Posted by gthaywood1880
Bishop R.C. Lawson(1883-1961) was the founder of the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ in 1919. Bishop Johnson seperated from Lawson in 1930 and founded the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ because of these reason's the wearing of jewelry and makeup worn by women, the observance of Christmas,Easter, and Lent.
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Originally Posted by Candle
Praise the Lord. Bishop SC Johnson was the real thing . . . a true Apostle. He preached the gospel without regard to fame or favor, unlike Bishop Lawson, who dabbled in
politics and social causes. He was a true man of God. I consider myself to be blessed to have known him and heard him preach many, many times until his death in 1961.
Candle
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First gt, I left the UPCI in 1979 and joined up with a COOLJC church for almost 24 years.
At that time, while some churches wore earrings and make up, many did not.
As for Bishop Lawson preaching for fame and favor, Candle, do you have PROOF of this, or is it supposition?!
Just because a preacher is involved politics and social issuses doesn't mean he is not a true man of God.
I am of the opinion that there are not
enough men of God with the open door first, and the willingness second, to say, as did the prophet, "Thou art the man!!"
Bishop's influence was far and wide in New York, and reached many souls with the gospel who may not have heard it otherwise.
He may have made wrong choices in his ministry...I was not there and did not know him.
And as he was just a man, I's sure he missed it more than once.
But I would never venture to say that he was not a true man of God...
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