Herbert W Armstrong

Speaking of degrees of sin, smoking may be a milder sin – but nevertheless a SIN. Here is the story of how this came into the doctrine of this Church. It may come as astonishing news to some of our members, but the truth is, I personally did smoke – until a little more than 51 years ago, that is. As ...

Natalie Wood dead at 43! It hardly seems possible. I remember her well as the gifted child star of the more tasteful movies of World War II vintage. In due time the schoolchild in pigtails grew into a successful professional actress. The fame and riches of this world were hers. Her marriage to Rober ...

WHY DO you believe the things you believe, do the things you do? The chances are you never stopped to ask your­ self that question. You have been taught since childhood to accept Easter as the chief of the Christian holidays. You have supposed it is part of the true Christian religion to observe ...

Do you picture God as a cold, frowning Judge always-on the verge of anger? You shouldn't - God is the very Creator of humor. God created the smile. So He knows how to smile. He created laughter. So He knows how to laugh. In fact, the Bible says our Maker is the "happy" God (I Tim. 1:11 - th ...

WHAT is the Bible? Does it have a purpose? Can it be proved that the Bible is an inspired revelation from God for man? How can you be sure? And how can you know that if there be an original inspired revelation, given directly by God to His prophets and apostles, it has been accurately preserved? ...

Now then, we are the temple to which Christ is coming. All right, now I would like to have you turn back, if you will, to Malachi - Malachi the 3rd chapter. Here is a prophecy. You have heard it before. Malachi 3:1-4 Behold I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me and the Lord ...

One of the most important doctrines Jesus Christ has put in His Church is that of the "Old," and the "New Covenants." WHY should these be misunderstood? For that matter, WHY should the Sabbath truth, the annual holy days and festivals, tithing, healing, or even salvation? Yet they are misunderst ...

Must we keep one specific day, or may we "let our conscience be our guide"? This article dares to show what the Scriptures really say. Last month in an article entitled "What Was the Apostolic Sabbath?" we examined all the scriptures where the Sabbath was mentioned after Christ w ...

WHAT is the Bible? Does it have a purpose? Can it be proved that the Bible is an inspired revelation from God for man? How can you be sure - if there be an original inspired revelation, given directly by God to His prophets and apostles - that it has been accurately preserved? ...

Never has there been a Bible story book like this. That is not a rash statement indulging in superlatives. It is the truth. I would like to explain the reason. For years, in my ministry, I felt an overpowering sense of responsibility, mingled with a feeling of inadequacy, for getting the proper teac ...

My friends why is that today we are in such religious confusion? Why is it that there seem to be more than one Jesus Christ being proclaimed today? And why is it that the message that Jesus Christ brought is not known today? And people believe exactly the opposite, and they can become very much rile ...

Can the Bible REALLY be understood? Is it RELEVANT in the Space Age? This article reveals the answers. It shows how scores of thousands are finding they CAN UNDERSTAND the Bible! Recently, very elementary Bible tests were given to hundreds of U.S. college students and church laymen. The results were ...

It has been two months or more since I have written most of our Co-Workers. Tremendous things have happened in that time, of world importance. Yes, and what has happened to this work is destined to be of world importance! We will all see that a little later. PROPHECY is being rapidly fulfilled. The ...

Sunday was NEVER observed by the inspired, original New Testament Church. But today it is almost a universal custom among professing Christians! Why? The incredible TRUTH about the origin of Sunday observance is published for the first time in this intriguing article. HOW AND WHEN did Sunday replace ...

Modern Christianity is a puzzle to many people. It does not really make sense. Why? Here is one outstanding reason. A person reading the teachings of Jesus cannot reconcile His teachings regarding love and kindness to neighbor with the violent and bloody wars which many millions of "Christians& ...