Theology
This web page is intended to give a quick orientation of the theology of the Church of God – PKG, or Weinlandism. It’s divided into two parts. Since Weinlandism has its roots in the teachings of Herbert W Armstrong (Armstrongism) that will be summarized first. After that, the Weinland add-ons and modifications to Armstrongism will be summarized.
Armstrongism
Herbert Armstrong started out in the Church of God - Seventh Day (CG7), being ordained by them in the 1930′s. But later on he split and invented his own religion, borrowing doctrines from various others and in some cases plagiarizing the works of others. The following are doctrines of Armstrongism which have many differences from traditional Christianity:
- A belief in God as the father and Jesus Christ as the son. Armstrongism is binitarian, that is a disbelief in the Trinity.
- A belief that Jesus died for our sins, but at the same time a belief in a selected subset of the Old Testament laws. This does not include animal sacrifices but does include certain critical aspects such as tithing.
- Instead of Sunday, the weekly sabbath is on Saturday beginning at sunset on Friday, just as the Jews.
- Baptism is by total immersion in water, no “sprinkling”.
- A belief that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, as told in various books of the Bible such as Revelation and Daniel.
- When a person dies, his spirit/soul does not go immediately to heaven or hell. Instead a person is in soul sleep, until being resurrected later. There are three resurrections: The first is of the 144,000 when Christ returns. The second is at the end of the Millenium following Christ’s return, when most others are resurrected to live for 100 years. At the end of the hundred years, Satan is released for a short time and then the third and final resurrection takes place of those who have committed unpardonable sins who are immediately cast into the lake of fire.
- Christmas and Easter are not observed, believed to have pagan roots brought in when Constantine hijacked Christianity. Instead, the holy days of the Old Testament: Passover, Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles are observed. The days are set according to the Jewish calendar, though not all days are observed on the same days as do the Jews.
- Tithing is mandatory. A tithe is a tenth of one’s income. The first tithe is to be paid to God’s church. The second tithe is to be used to attend the various holy days (or festivals), and this tithe is kept by the member except that a tithe of the second tithe is to be sent to “headquarters” to be used to pay for festival locations. A third tithe was to be set aside every third year for widows and orphans (although Armstrong put that money into his church’s general fund and used it to buy gas for his Gulfstream jet).
- A belief in British Israelism, which is that the lost 10 tribes of Israel are manifested today in modern nations mostly in western Europe. The USA is thought to be the tribe of Manasseh, and the British Commonwealth the tribe of Ephraim.
- The local church areas of first century Christianity mentioned in the first 3 books of Revelation are analogous to church eras. Armstrong taught that his church was “Philadelphia” and the one he split from was “Sardis”. One more church era was to follow, the Laodicean era.
After splitting from CG7, Armstrong founded the Radio Church of God. In 1968 he changed its name to the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). It should be noted that Armstrong’s successors reversed all of these doctrinal differences with traditional Christianity and the denomination is now called Grace Communion International. However Armstrongism continues in different variations among hundreds of splinters that broke away from the WCG after Armstrong’s death.
Armstrong had a history of False Prophecies. He prophesied that Hitler was the “beast” and would win World War II. Through his surrogates backed up by other statements from him, he prophesied that the Great Tribulation would begin in 1972 and that Christ would return on the Feast of Trumpets in 1975. After that failure he learned to be less specific, but still put out the idea that the Great Tribulation was imminent with German soldiers treading the streets of the US.
WCG Member Lifestyle During Armstrong’s Era
WCG members generally live in their community and dress average to conservatively generally according to the current style with limits. While Amish-style dress and unusual head gear is not used, there are limits as miniskirts were not allowed. And otherwise fashion trends are not followed until adopted by the majority of the population. Long hair on men and short hair on women is frowned on. Smoking is heavily frowned upon, practically a biblical sin. Drinking alcohol in moderation is OK. Participation in civil government was frowned upon, no voting or serving or juries. The members’ diet was similar to the community, except that certain meats such as pork or shellfish are considered to be “unclean”. Some extended this to avoiding products with ingredients that are byproducts, such as vitamins in gel-cap form (gelatin being a byproduct of pigs).
Besides not participating in Christmas or Easter, birthdays were also generally not observed. Instead Jewish-like holy days were observed, with the Feast of Tabernacles in the fall being the main event. Members would travel great distances to different locations to assemble for 8 days. Initially during the feast, there would be two sermons everyday with the schedule rearranged so that there would be 3 sermons on the higher days within the feast. Later on this schedule was relaxed to one sermon per day and two sermons on the high days. For kids, the feast was the closest thing to Christmas. That is except for children like me whose father wanted to economize so that he could turn over excess second tithe to “The Work”.
Initially, divorce was a big no-no. In some cases marriages were broken up by the church when it was discovered that one of the partners had previously been married. This doctrine was relaxed later on, conveniently prior to Armstrong’s marriage to a divorcee. Members were taught to avoid using the medical profession and some died following this belief including Armstrong’s first wife Loma. Instead, members were to seek anointing by a minister. Armstrong himself used medical services. There were teachings against the use of makeup, which was relaxed before Armstrong married his second wife and then reinstated during Armstrong’s divorce from wife #2.
Church services were low key, no snake handling or speaking in tongues or other such exotic practices. The format was generally a sermonette of perhaps 15 minutes and a longer sermon. There was singing before after and in between sermons. A lay member generally gave an opening prayer and another a closing prayer. (Weinland has changed the format, eliminating the sermonette and the singing.) Women were not allowed to speak during services, and could only be ordained to the lowest rank of Deaconess. There was no weekly communion, the closest equivalent happens once a year during the Passover season, and includes a foot-washing ceremony restricted to baptized members only.
Weinlandism
Ronald Weinland summarizes Armstrongism as the core 18 of his “Fifty Truths” plus 3 “truths” remaining intact at the end of the “Sardis” era. He interprets the prophecies of the Bible into modern events some of which have already happened.
He emphasizes two main doctrines in order to join his church: (1) the seventh day sabbath and (2) paying tithes to his church. The most important doctrine though not stated as such is that Ronald Weinland speaks for God and is the only person eligible to interpret the Bible, particularly the book of Revelation.
In a major departure from Armstrongism, Weinland teaches that Jesus Christ did not exist prior to being born to Mary. This doctrinal change was imposed on his church during the 2005 Feast of Tabernacles a few weeks before he proclaimed himself to be one of the two witnesses.
Some of the liberalized version of Amstrongism has been retained. Instead of tithing on the gross (before tax) income, one may tithe on the net after taxes. The third tithe is not required any longer since governments have already covered this via Social Security taxes and similar programs. Divorce and remarriage requirements have been softened, and even some of his elders are in marriages in which one of the partners was divorced.
Some other prophetic doctrine:
- Originally he taught that Herbert Armstrong was the End-Time Elijah, but now claims the title for himself.
- The Worldwide Church of God was the temple prophesied to be rebuilt and destroyed before the end time.
- Joseph Tkach Sr., HWA’s successor who changed the church doctrine during his sermon in Atlanta on Dec 17, 1994 (the “abomination of desolation”) is the “Man of Sin” and the “son of perdition” of 2 Thes 2.
- The Philadelphian church era has ended and we are now in the Laodicean era. The Church of God – PKG is the only one of the splinters of Armstrongism which is God’s true church.
- In a departure from Armstrongism, Weinland is unitarian in teaching that God is the only being to have eternally existed and Jesus did not exist before being born to Mary.
- “The 144,000″ are those currently living and those who lived through the last 6000 years who are to be resurrected and/or converted to spirit being at Christ’s return. To be part of the 144,000 you have to be “sealed” 1335 days before Christ’s return. The only people eligible to be “sealed” were those who were members of WCG on Dec 17, 1994 and were also members of COG-PKG on Sep 30, 2008.
- Eventually a tithe of a third (or about 3000) people who were in WCG in 1994 will join his church.
- There is no reward in heaven. When resurrected, you become a full member of God’s family (Elohim) with God as the Father and Jesus as elder brother. You remain on the earth, playing a role in God’s government and occasionally fighting Satan, whenever God decides to release him for a bit of exercise.
- The Seven Thunders mentioned in Revelation 10 but not revealed by John have been defined by Weinland. These thunders were to occur leading up to and intensifying at the Sealing of the 144,000 which precedes Christ’s return. (The sealing allegedly took place Feb 2, 2008 but was rescheduled for Sept 30, 2008.)
- The End-Time Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 have been revealed: Ron & Laura Weinland. And it doesn’t matter that Laura is a woman despite a general prohibition against women speaking in church.
- The “Fiftieth Truth” announced in June 2008 was that the 144,000 are to be sealed on the Feast of Trumpets, Sept. 30, 2008 and that Christ returns on Pentecost, May 27 2012.
- In December of 2009 he announced the ordination of women to the rank of elder. Women will not be able to deliver sermons but will be able to baptize.
The “Fiftieth Truth” is a revision of Weinland’s first prophesied timeline which had the 144,000 sealed on Feb 2, 2008 and the return of Christ to occur in September of 2011. This change came about after the failure of other prophesies of the first timeline which included that there was to be clear evidence by June 8, 2008 (the date CoG-PKG had set for Pentecost), that 1/3 of all plant life in the US would die, and that there would be the deaths of tens of thousands of animals and humans as well.
The “truths” are given on the church website, www.cog-pkg.org, then click the Publication tab and then find the link for the 50 “truths”.
The most important doctrine, not stated as such, is that Ronald Weinland receives revelations from God. This is accomplished, not via a burning bush or similar mechanism, but rather directly into Ron’s mind. Ron often brags how he was converted to Armstrongism by his father explaining what they were, no proof biblical or otherwise was needed.
Revisions
During November of 2009 Weinland claimed that in addition to being a prophet that he is also an apostle, and in December pushing Herbert Armstrong to the side claimed to be the final Elijah-to-come. He also began ordaining women as elders in his church, however they are still not allowed to speak during church services.
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“In a major departure from Armstrongism, Weinland teaches that Jesus Christ did not exist prior to being born to Mary.”
From John: In the beginning was the Word…….and the Word was God……….All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made……..He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not……..And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…….
I just tuned in to the Ron Weinland situation about 5 months ago (approximately).
Has anybody ever heard Ron in a sermon speak in detail about Jesus Christ not existing before Mary?
And did he say anything about the first fourteen verses of John chapter one?
I’m just curious, because the first fourteen verses in John are pretty hard to dispute, if not impossible, because they seem pretty plain.
I don’t see, how even members of Rons’ church wouldn’t see this as a direct contradiction to the Word of God on a major issue. (for those who believe)
Kirrily (or anybody) have you ever heard Ron give a sermon on this topic?
I have listened to a sermon on this, I think it was announced and taught on during the 2005 feast – but I am not 100% sure.
Kirrily is correct (a bit of alliteration there
On the PKG Audio page, look for a link to the 2005 FoT Nature of Christ sermon series which includes “NOT ONE WORD!!!”
I have to agree with Ron on the issue that Jesus did not exist before being born (never thought I would say this). I am not surprised that the John 1 card would be pulled to back this argument because this chapter has caused much confusion, even to myself.
I am sure you will agree with me that God’s Word can be understood to be God’s plan or purpose. I am sure you have done your homework and come to understand that the word “Word” is translated from the Greek word “logos” which means intention or purpose. God’s plan is to have Jesus (a human like you and I except sinless) rule over the earth. This plan is currently being realised due to Jesus being made existent (made flesh) on earth +/- 2000 years ago and when He comes back God’s ultimate plan for the earth will be fulfilled.
Now before you pull the John 3:13 card with regards to Jesus coming down from heaven, can this not be interpreted as Jesus’ origin being heavenly in-so-far as being conceived by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.
I am not going to sit here and tell you that you are wrong, I have no intention of doing that, but you can easily see how this can be interpreted differently, as with many verses in the Bible.
Here’s another one for you to think about, most Christians believe that they will go to heaven when they die but John 3:13 mentions that no man has ascended to heaven except Jesus. Where do you think we go when we die then?
BTW Ron Weinland is a prick!!
Read more about the unveiling of Weinland’s (heresy in Armstrongist terms) unitarianism at the Feast in 2005, reported by an eyewitness to the event.
when time came for ron to prove himself a Godly man he boldly stood up and turned tail an ran!!! brave brave brave ron weinland!!
Some people wil believe anything. He is obviously cashing in on this fact and sucking them dry with an Old Covenant theology of tithing which Hebrews 8 specifically says is obsolete. “Believe not every spirit but test them to see whether they are of God”
Ok. If anyone wants to hear what is probably a true timeline of the things that will happen in the next 7 years they can email me at wolftracks4@gmail.com. Yes, I am claiming to be a prophet. No, I don’t want ur Damn money. Ever saw a beautiful mind? Basically that’s what happened to me. Im nineteen years old, had a pretty normal childhood (average athletically, good at baseball, high iq and very high test scores not trying to brag just stating some facts). Around january 8th (not sure if that’s exact), two friends and I had a very close encounter with what I can only describe as 3 ufos. For around three days after that I had what doctors called a delusional psychotic break. Basically what happened was god (I believe) gave me full understanding of biblical numbers and their significance. I have no clue how I know what these numbers mean but they make sense. I don’t claim to be sinless because im not. All I can say is that I will try as hard as possible in the future to do what god wants me to do, and follow all of jesus’ commandments (I believe that old testament commandments were made null and void by jesus’ commandments, plus if you do believe in the old testament commandments you should follow all of them which im pretty sure includes stoning ur wife and kids if they break certain laws). Anyways, I apologize for bad grammar im using a phone to type this. Email me if you’re interested at all. Also I love hatemail so bring it on.
You really need to take your medication, there. Mental illness is no laughing matter. Even worse when religion enters the mix.
I am astonished that anyone would believe all of the self-proclaimed false prophets out there today, much less follow one as blatant as this one. Thanks for your work and saving me the time to investigate this one. Date setting and changing the rules are enough for me to not accept any of the teachings to be truth. I will believe the Bible as the Holy Spirit reveals it to me and double check it as I have been deluded before.
Why does everyone else get to be a prophet? God never talks to me or sends me anything! All I get are constant bills and rent notices…
“Astonished”, as a general rule anyone who claims to have special knowledge is making things up. Best to figure things out, particularly if the religious guru starts running your life and asking for money.
i am a prophetess and if you send me lots of money i will paint your image on my toenails. stand back in wonder as i work!
Gaelen: FINALLY! Someone who can lead me to true freedom and knowledge of God! No one today is preaching what you are preaching, like a lone voice in the wilderness. As Christ said, “greet each other with a holy kiss” which clearly means that I must observe the Passover by having my image painted on your toenails.
I have e-mailed you 18.6 billion dollars through the sky via the Pentagon, and my pet cat knows that’s true and I saw a mermaid yesterday who taught me how to maximize my returns on general interest compounded accounts and Ronald Weinland is a true prophet of God and my other cat has just written an excellent article exposing semiological reductionism in Derrida’s later works. Praise gaelen! praise gaelen!…my blood hurts….
Glad I found this page Mike. Wanted to read on Armstrongs back ground. So apparently he changed his teachings as time went on also.
Yes, he (both Herbie and Ron) changed their teachings as time went along. The word of God is quite flexible. As in making being a sin, then not a sin, then it became a sin when Herbie had a marital spat with his second wife who liked to wear makeup.
Really then it comes down to ministers change up scripture and what God tells them so it will fit into their own lives!!?
Exactly. Don’t you wish you could be an apostle too, so that you could make up the rules as you went along?
“make up” the rules…nice unintentional pun!
Hello Ronald Weinland:
If indeed this is really you in the preceding post and not just some prank, let me be brief. You said you would stop preaching if your predictions didn’t come true. You didn’t do so, thus you are a liar and by your own words are INSANE. Are you brave enough to actually show up here for real and debate with Mike (DDTFA), a guy your CURSED to die and it didn’t happen?
Are you man enough to actually admit you are a liar and a thief, or are you too weak to face your critics?
MIKE! I didn’t know Ron Cursed you to die. Why? When? That is a horrible thing to preach… WHOA… From the inside out? Oh for pete sakes.. disgusting. I haven’t known an Athiest or Agnostic to wish death on someone for giving out truth. He is not Athiest or a Christian then what is Ron!!! Just had a long talk with my son on Athiesm and Agnostic.. Just because he believes in Evolution, not the Bible or a God, he is a non-believer, but didn’t go ahead and say, “I wish the Christians death”. Hmmmm
Now myself, I think there has to be a God. Where else did the earth come from and creatures. My son said, “God didn’t point and say, OK put a mountain over there and over there, or let’s put a lake here, ect. ect”. No maybe not. Time and weather could have done all that, but who started for everything to go in motion”?
Helen:
1. Yes. Ron did put a curse on Mike AND all the presenters from the various churches run by ex members of the WorldWide Church of God (Meredith, Aimes, etc). He said it was his first duty as an End Time witness and the first sign of his power. Since that didn’t happen, he changed his explanation of it and made it “spiritual”, so Mike “actually” died in a spiritual sense and now he is supposedly filled with hate and misery.
2. There are a lot of things science can’t explain (why an electron doesn’t fly apart, how light behaves like both a particle and a wave, etc. But the everyday stuff around you is and has been explainable for decades now. Just because something seems amazing does not mean it is impossible. This is why many people have a hard time believing in scientific fact OR religion. It is just as astonishing to me that people worship an imaginary God as the fact that material in the universe is accelerating after the so-called Big Bang. BUT that doesn’t mean there is NO explanation. I don;t believe that humans can levitate on their own power anymore than Yahweh exists, so I look to any and all evidence. That is why I try to be clear about what I and other actual atheists call “atheism”. The word ‘atheism’ is a faulty word in truth because it defines me in terms of “opposite of theism”. It implies that I don;t believe in a real God. That is not what I am. I don;t believe the evidence for any God.
For example Helen, you are an atheist too in the sense that you don;t believe in the Hindu god Vishnu. So you are an atheist in context of Hinduism. All people can be defined as an “atheist” in comparison with other religions. So you and I both are ‘atheists’ to a Hindu.
I just go one God further than you…
Plus Helen it is also why I am just as against idiotic atheists as much as idiotic theists. Any and all things I might say to a Christian, I would say to an unschooled atheist too. In fact, as mentioned elsewhere on this blog, I have actually gone to a church (as requested by the senior pastor) to teach young Christians how to defend themselves against any and all atheists who don’t have their facts straight. The pastor and I had an open discussion in front of the congregation on a youth night and we discussed various methods of intellectual self-defense for the youths to consider. So I taught them about logical fallacies and the pastor discussed common scriptures that atheists used against Christians. Doesn’t mean I believe in God or am going to change how I view things. But teaching others how to think about and analyze an argument is just plain old good education, no matter who is right or wrong.
You don’t have to BE right to DO right…
This is the very reason many of us oppose Ronald Weinland. There are hundreds of people who think that they hear God or are God’s True prophet, etc. The KEY difference though is that Ronald Weinland and Harold Camping have said things that are in FACT not true.
I have no proof that Ronald Weinland hasn;t heard God speak to him or reveal divine wisdom. So I must measure what He has SAID about this wisdom, or measure the actual wisdom, or meausre his behavior in comparison to the Bible, which he claims is the Holy Word of God.
1. He SAID Mike (DDFTA) would physically die, quickly, from the inside. Wrong.
2. He said there was not going to be an American president in 2009. Wrong.
3. He said he is one of the End Time Witnesses of Revelation. he has done nothing of hat the Bible says he will have the power to do.
4. He has changed the timing and the dates mentioned on the Bible for End Time prophecy. The Bible says this is a sin.
5. Ron has told lies like Christ did most of his miracles and work in the last three weeks of his life. I proved clearly and easily on this blog that Ronald was wrong about that.
This is all demonstrable FACT. So I must conclude that Ronald Weinland is lying or deluded about who he is and what he has said.
That is right Avalo, you did have that discussion between you and the Pastor. I think that is really neat that you both were able to have a discussion like that. That is the way it should be.
Everything you said makes alot of sense. Really, to think about it, in a way to a certain point we are athiest if we are against anothers belief, is that what you meant? That is very logical what you wrote. Never thought of it like that. I think alot of people who call themselves Athiest give Athiest a bad name because they aren’t using the word correctly, as many, many Christians give the Christians a bad name, I guess that would be for Muslums also, right? I am really getting a better understanding of Athiest, I certainly didn’t have my facts straight. I am thankful to have an open mind now to want to learn more about non-believers, not just what Christians think about them. I am glad to beable to form my own opinion. I wish more people would be open minded about learning from others. But as you know alot of churches want their congragation to be close minded.. What a dis-service to all people who close their minds. That is why so many people are so screwed up.
And a great big AMEN to “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RIGHT TO DO RIGHT”. I agree with that for sure.. Just like one doesn’t have to be of faith,or no faith to do right.
I hope my book comes Friday so i can show my son.. Thanks Avalo for your explaination. I may be asking other questions, so be prepared.
No problem Helen.
According to the Bible, Jesus as Christ said a lot of things in a lot of ways. The Buddhists call this “skillful means”, that is, saying things in a different manner to different people so they can understand on their own terms. The original Buddha would give highly intellectual lectures to scholars and simple lectures to famers. Not because the farmers were stupid, but because they terms they would understand him in would be based on spiritual allegories about wheat or soil, rather than scholarly logic. Jesus did the same thing. The Pharisees used logic against Christ and he “logic-ed” them right back. The disciples who were fishermen were taught to become “fishers of men”. The doubters saw Christ walk on water. The believers needed nothing but Christ’s promise and their sick family member would instantly healed at that moment. The hungry got actual bread, and were taught to seek spiritual nourishment. The greedy were taught to put up treasure in heaven. VERY simple.
Ronald Weinland is DEMANDING that the simple become complex, the hungry to close their mouths, the weak to be shamed, and the cold to be repentant.
Whose “doctrine” does that sound like?
That is right though Avalo, Ron has been wrong, and of course it proves they are just plain wrong. Like other prophets who claimed the end has come in the past. Now that is FACT.
It is so confusing to me why we can see Ron is wrong and have proof he is wrong and yet his followers don’t see it.. Most of them went through this with Armstrong didn’t they? Then why do they keep putting themselves through false teachings. I just don’t comprehend that. I mean I was PKG, but when Ron start saying he was prophet, then him and Laura were witnesses, i thought WHOA hold on here.. something is wrong with this picture. Then Ron changed Trinity also, and some left his church because of that. Good for them.
I know when i was in pkg Ron said some men from some churches would die. But not being familiar with Armstrong and others, I really didn’t know why he picked on them. But Mike isn’t a preacher, so why would he curse his death.. OH, maybe because who ever is against Ron will die.
To be honest I think that is really sick..
I hear there are worse preachers than even Ron.
Question: Of course you wouldn’t believe in Satan if there is no God, right? I just heard of a lady who saved 52 kids out of a Satanic Cult just from one small city.. You don’t hear much of that. And know it is growing and growing..
Ron teaches bad things. He likes to scare people to get what he wants. gimme gimme Very demanding. Very Big Ego.. Very Greedy.. Very Hateful… etc. etc..
Yes. I don;t believe in Satan. Lucifer in Jewish theology was merely a bad apple, and had no role in human misery other than the result of “original sin”. It was in Christianity and Islam that the idea of a “Hell” as we know it gained notoriety. There is no Hell in Judaism, so there can;t be one in Christianity. Plus, the Jewish Messiah was only supposed to come once and establish the New Jerusalem. Thus, Jews reject Christ, as he was NOT supposed to be crucified or return a second time.
So for Ron to go even further and suggest that Christ/Yahweh are adding even more “plot twists” to the story of Christian and jewish theology is not only heresy, it is blasphemy because it negates the Old Testament, the VERY laws Christ said he was upholding.
There is NO DOUBT what so ever Ron is teaching Blasphemy.. And you are right, those are not the laws Christ is upholding.
And consider this:
1. The Old Testament says a Messiah will come once and restore New Jerusalem.
2. Jesus arrives and says he is the Messiah and that he will return again.
3. The Jews say he is NOT the messiah.
4. He says He is and that they are wrong.
The problem is that He says their theology is wrong, BUT their theology is the one that he HIMSELF says he upholds. If the OT is the EWord of God, then Christ CAN’T be the Messiah if he upholds the VERY laws he says are wrong. If the OT jews are wrong about the Messiah, then Christ must be wrong too because he upheld those SAME laws. Thus:
1. If Jesus is right then BOTH the OT and Jesus are wrong and Jesus is not the Messiah
2. If the OT is right. Jesus is not the Messiah.
3. Ergo Jesus is not the Messiah.