similar in practice to the Churches of Christ and plain Anabaptist churches, believing that musical instruments in worship are not sanctioned by scripture. Strong focus on outreach and missionary endeavors. No discrimination based on ethnicity, language, culture, gender, or social status. They reject the concept of race distinctions and believe there is only one human race. Strong teaching against sexual immorality, including homosexuality. Nonresistance, precluding all military service and employment as police officers. No remarriage following divorce, although reunification with a first spouse is permitted if that relationship was not adulterous for both spouses. This differs from what Warner taught. Belief in corporal punishment of children, as a last resort. They believe that they are forbidden to spank their children by hand, because the hand is considered an instrument of love, guidance and comfort. Excommunication of those that leave the Church and actively attempt to help others leave the Church, or are a threat to the Church. The church has been accused of implicitly teaching several other controversial doctrines. Though the church officially denies these claims, former members have maintained that these views are promoted by members of the church. The most popular accusations include: praying to apostles or in their names, belief in Ray Tinsman as the messiah, and belief in reincarnation. Former members have also published threats against church leaders including violence and death threats. Eschatology The official eschatology of the sect is a form of church historicism. This church teaches that the sounding of the 7th Trumpet referenced in the Book of Revelation began around the same year in 1980 when Daniel Layne was saved, alleging that there was a general discontent among many of its current adherents that were in various Churches of God at that time. A variation of this "7th Seal message" had been taught in other Churches of God for approximately 50 years prior to this point. Daniel Sidney Warner and the earlier ministers of the Church of God (Anderson) taught that the restoration of the church was prophesied by the Old Testament prophets, in the New Testament, and in the Book of Revelation. They taught that the time period from 270 to 1530 was the "Papal age" and 1530 to 1880 was the "Protestant age", with 1880 being the year the church of God was restored with the full message of salvation, sanctification, and unity of God's people. Warner describes how he