Herbert W Armstrong

Elevating his personal teachings above the Bible, and preaching a "no-works" doctrine of salvation, Simon Magus soon had a universal, popular following. Deified by the Romans, he was buried on Vatican Hill. Read how it happened in this article. SIMON Magus, just like his Samaritan forefathers, delib ...

Now in this series that is going out to the churches, we have gone through Romans and Galatians and I Corinthians and II Corinthians and all writings of the apostle Paul. And one remark I might make about the books that were inspired by God, but written by Paul is that most of these writings are cor ...

Peace on earth, good will toward men" may sound trite and hollow this year. But in spite of terrifying world troubles, the traditional, commercial, chief of the "Christian" holidays looms on the horizon once again. Yet, chances are, you would flunk miserably in a simple test about its ...

THERE'S an enemy in your home, probably. You haven't seen this enemy. He's right in your family — he's made you all suffer — he's broken up many families, caused untold suffering and a world of unhappiness. But you never saw him. He's kept hidden from your sight. It's high time you ope ...

Have we been overlooking the very first lesson in true Christian living? There's an enemy in your home, probably. You haven't seen this enemy. He's right in your family - he's made you all suffer - he's broken up many families, caused untold suffering and a world of unhappiness. But you ne ...

Why has God permitted 6,000 years of human woe and suffering? LOOK AT THE WORLD TODAY! War, famine, pestilence! Poverty, inequality, hunger, want! Sickness, disease, suffering, death! Crime, graft, dishonesty, corruption! Insanity, degeneration, decay! Unhappiness, fear, wretched­ ness and woe! How, ...

Today, many claim "You can believe BOTH The Bible and evolution." Theologians often teach that you can believe BOTH - saying evolution was God's METHOD of creation. A WELL-KNOWN theologian recently stated, "Theologians today tend to believe that man descended from more than one ancestral species." ...

Turkey's unique position between the Muslim Middle East and the Christian West carries far-reaching implications for the future! It is time to awake to the importance of modern Turkey in world affairs! This largely ignored nation is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the international ...

Just who were the Pharisees and where did their religious doctrines originate? In the Old Testament? If so, why did Christ so strenuously oppose their ideas? Is the Bible — both Old and New Testaments — a house divided? An examination of the period "between the Testaments" shows that while ...

Free societies are gradually disappearing! Within a few months you have seen the world's largest democracy revert to a virtual dictatorship, with mass arrests and loss of personal freedoms. In free, democratic nations, including the United States, we see the loss of many personal freedoms we ...

Never before in history has a reigning Pontiff visited Latin America. Why did Pope Paul VI find the trip so urgently needed? Here are the surprising answers reported on the spot. Bogoui, Colombia. "AMERICA. I bless you! said Pope Paul VI. And minutes after he landed at El Dorado airport in his silve ...

"Every year newspapers and magazines comment that Christmas is not Christian in origin. Is this true?" Answer: Many commonly assume that Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. But anyone who has studied the matter knows this is not the case. Consider, for a moment, what Catholic ...

What is the Bible? Why was it written? And to whom? Why do so few really understand the Bible? Read this eye-opening article for the surprising answers! Biblical ignorance is considered "respectable" today. "It is one of the curious phenomena of modern times," reports J. B. Phillips in The Young C ...

Now it was not too long ago, there was an editorial in one of our largest news magazines, 'The United States News and World Report.' It said that it would seem that the only hope of survival of humanity now, is the sudden appearance of a strong unseen hand from someplace - to intervene in world ...

There is only one place on earth where the government of God is administered - and even that has been sidetracked. Now Christ, the living Head of the Church, sets it back. THE WORLD DOES NOT realize that the GOVERNMENT OF GOD once ruled over the earth. God's government does rule the UNIVERS ...