Herbert W Armstrong

The apostle Peter commanded the crowd gathered in Jerusalem: "Repent and be baptized every one of you...." But is Acts 2:38 relevant in the space age? Does God require baptism for one to become a Christian today? The ancient ritual of water baptism seems passe to some in the Western world. ...

God's Word is full of instruction for peacemaking. Here are three areas in which you can develop and maintain peace in your family. Could you sit down in your living room with a group of today's world leaders - Ronald Reagan, Yuri Andropov, Menachem Begin and Yassar Arafat, for example - and dem ...

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THE PROMISED LAND, THE TWO Israelite scouts sent to the city of Jericho were eating at Rahab's inn when officers banged loudly on the door. "Two officers have come from the king of Jericho to arrest you!" Rahab whispered to them. "They're impatient and I must go to the door at onc ...

Satan the devil is your adversary. He is the one who seeks to destroy God's Church, and you along with it. Be prepared to fight and win in the battle for spiritual survival. "This charge I commit unto you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on you, that you by them migh ...

Is Christ divided? There are hundreds of denominations in America - and many other little groups and sects. WHY? When did this confusion originate? IT'S HARD to believe, but it's TRUE! The actual facts of history - both Biblical and secular - are astonishing! It's time we looked behind this cu ...

To inherit God's Kingdom, we need to endure to the end of this age, relying on God's power to help us. The Feast of Tabernacles always seems to be over too soon. You sing the last, emotional hymn, perhaps with tears in your eyes. Somebody gives the final prayer. You linger as long as possible in ...

Sometimes puzzling questions crop up when you study the Bible. You can find the answers if you search for them. Agnostics and atheists attack the Bible by claiming it cannot be divinely inspired because of its seeming contradictions, discrepancies and absurdities. You may have been confronted with t ...

Well greetings everybody; once again I'm going to speak to you as no man has spoken in our time. Today we have nations and chaos, many at war, but in our present time, this world is going to erupt into peace. Today we face human extinction, survival is humanity's number one problem today, but to ...

QUESTION:"I noticed the cover and the center-fold spread of the March Good News, and my reaction was 'there goes the salesman of God.' I don't think it proper to use the caption 'And You Shall Be Brought Before Kings,' because the original context was directed to incidents involvi ...

The Bible depicts Satan the devil as a roaring lion. Do you understand Satan's tactics and know how to defend yourself against this evil, devouring force? I received a shock when I drove around the bend in the dusty African road. There, straddling my path, was a lion! You may not find anything abo ...

Now and Forever - Festival of Music 3 - Cassette 1 Side B: Sunset To Sunset by Ross F Jutsum; Tenor Solo by Rick Peterson ...

Here I am, in the hurry and high tension of last-minute preparations for another Television shooting tomorrow — but I have to drop everything right here, in the midst of all this rush, to send you another letter. As much as I dread it, I have to tell you the receipt of money for God's work has sta ...

In an unprecedented move, in January 1979, the State of California placed the Worldwide Church of God into Receivership, attempting to replace the leadership and the board of directors. Placing any corporation, let alone a church, in Receivership is a drastic legal remedy. It amounts, in essence, to ...

Work Grows - Despite Hardships and Persecution: Now we come to the year 1937. I've explained how, in about mid-November, 1936, we started on KXL, smallest-powered 100-watt station, in Portland. With it, using Postal Telegraph wires for a hook-up, we included station KSLM, in Salem. This was our fi ...