Herbert W Armstrong

How we use alcoholic beverages is a measure of our character! If we drink alcohol, God holds us responsible for the use and control of it. Members come into God's Church from diverse backgrounds. Some come from families where drinking was moderate. Some come from backgrounds where alcohol was abus ...

WHEN SAMUEL saw Saul for the first time, God informed Samuel that this was the powerful young Benjamite who would become the leader of Israel. Saul didn't know who Samuel was, though God had caused him to walk up to Samuel and inquire where the chief of Israel could be found. (I Samuel 9:10-18.) ...

The ORIGIN of the peoples of NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE has occasioned much controversy! As a result, a considerable amount of confusion has been generated over the question of the racial affinities of the various branches of those peoples who inhabit primarily the coastlands, islands and peninsulas of No ...

For one hundred years, anthropologists have searched for the "missing links" to man's ancestry. Many have been proposed. But the "missing link" - long overlooked by scientists - stands revealed. Read the proof in this surprising article. HAVEN'T YOU often wondered where you c ...

We are off to a running start in the new year, 1981. Never before has God given us such a leap forward at the very beginning of a new year! This is the MOST SERIOUS year of the Work of God so far. GOD'S TIME HAS COME TO SPEED UP HIS WORK WITH DYNAMIC AND TREMENDOUS POWER! Time for completing the G ...

WHY ISN'T the TRUE gospel of Jesus Christ being preached by the churches TODAY? WHY haven't most people heard Jesus' own gospel - the message HE preached? Understand that JESUS came into the world not as a HUMAN philosopher or idealist, but as A DIVINE MESSENGER DIRECT FROM GOD, the Creator of ...

Your children can begin to understand God's great plan if you teach them about His festivals. Here's how. I shall never forget the question! My children were soberly watching through our station wagon's windows as "Booth City" and the Big Sandy, Tex., festival grounds receded behind us. The Fe ...

Are you, if you obey God, cheated of a fun-filled life? Are the other kids down the street, the live-it-up generation, having all the fun? Don't be fooled! This is the sick, sick sex age of the Soaring 60's and 70's. This article makes plain the future, an opportunity of a lifetime, so colossa ...

Surest way to avoid being permitted aboard an airliner these days is to walk up the hallway in the airport with a gun in your hand. I imagine you'd be arrested before you go all the way to the checkpoint where you have to walk through the metal detector before it lets you on board the airplane. Th ...

It's happening now, all over this earth. Do you know what God is doing? What on earth is God doing? The many facets of God's Church, including the Good News magazine you are now reading, work together to proclaim to all the world the wonderful announcement of God's coming Kingdom (Matthew 24:1 ...

When did life begin? Have scientists found evidence that life evolved from dead matter? Are the first fossils simple and primitive as the theory of evolution demands? IT IS commonly taught that you and I are end products of an evolutionary process that began with simple one-celled animals. These fir ...

How are we able to give you The Plain Truth - without subscription price or advertising revenue? Because many people have voluntarily become co-workers, giving of their financial means so that we may give to you! Many of these volunteer co-workers tithe their income. They find that it pays! We give ...

Millions are experimenting with " pot" (marijuana), tripping on LSD, or are hooked on heroin! Thousands are "turning on," "tuning in," dropping out. The shadowy, surrealistic world of drugs is emerging as youth's greatest "cop-out." Here are the sobering fac ...

The primary target in life for some has become the things of this life - its fulfillment and its security, its rewards and satisfactions. Without realizing it, we often let this happen. But this is extremely dangerous! Just what are God's primary purposes for His people? How much should we ex ...

Exactly what are the Old and New Covenants? And what do these covenants have to do with Spirit-begotten Christians today? ...