CoG claims legitimacy from the phrase 'Church of God' appearing in the New Testament — this is a shallow name-based argument that proves nothing

Mike points out that many churches use 'Church of God' in their name. The existence of the phrase in Scripture does not validate any particular organization using that name. This is a logical fallacy — argument from name similarity — and reflects the group's tendency toward simplistic, childlike argumentation designed to assert authority rather than reason carefully.