Herbert W Armstrong

IN BIBLE study, as well as with anything else, there is a proper and an improper way to accomplish. There are certain rules which, if followed, will give you a more thorough understanding of God's Word - leave you with fewer questions, begin to help you think and act as God does because you unders ...

Some people believe there can be no apostles except for the original 12. Others believe all ministers and even deacons can be classed as apostles. What does the Bible say about apostleship? What does the Bible reveal about the office of an apostle in the Church of God? How many apostles are listed i ...

Millions of people already claim to believe in Jesus. Hundreds of thousands more in all parts of the world will "receive Christ" this year - or rather, they will think that they have received Christ. They will, as they say, "give their hearts to the Lord," and believe that they are at last saved. ...

The other day the editor heard of a clever "con" game which has made considerable money for certain swindlers. It contains a lesson we all need. One of the swindlers noticed a possible victim seated at a writing desk in a hotel lobby on a hot day. He sat down opposite and began to write a ...

This eleventh installment brings us to time of Jesus - and explains how the Jews attempted to justify their human traditions. WE CONTINUE with the story of the Pharasaic doctrines. Their teachings represent by far the major part of Judaism and its beliefs in Jesus' day. The other sects were of muc ...

"I have prayed and prayed and prayed for an answer to my problem but God just doesn't answer. I don't know what to do. How can I know God's will? Why doesn't He answer my prayers?" Many of you readers have written in asking these very important questions. This article gives the answers! FIRS ...

Your ETERNITY depends on what you do with revealed TRUTH. Study this - and HEED. Some two million people around the world read The PLAIN TRUTH magazine. People from every walk of life - from every corner of the earth tell us how much they appreciate the magazine. They all say it is "different." They ...

A STARTLING statement is found in Mark 9:48. In this passage of Scripture, Christ spoke of a worm that "dieth not." Who ever heard of the immortality of worms? What did Christ mean? Some PEOPLE think that Jesus was referring to people as worms and was trying to say that these "people" never died - b ...

Question: "Why do some believe that Christ was a nazarite and wore long hair?" Answer: Jesus was not a nazarite. Some have been misled by an erroneous interpretation of Matthew 2:23, "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, ...

Dear Fellow Ministers: Greetings from cool, rainy Southern California. Our weather has been terribly wet for the past several days, but I know that most of you would consider that a vast improvement over the bitter cold and major snowfalls that have been the lot of so many in the western, central ...

Question: Heb. 2:14 says, "That through death he might DESTROY him that had the power of death, that is, the devil." How can the devil be destroyed if spirit can't die? Answer: Satan is an angel. Turning over to Hebrews 1:13-14, you will see that angels are spirits. So Satan is an evil a ...

A startling statement is found in Mark 9:48. In this passage of Scripture, Christ spoke of a worm that "dieth not." Whoever heard of the immortality of worms? What did Christ mean? Some PEOPLE think that Jesus was referring to people as worms and was trying to say that these "people&q ...

Has losing your cool ever gotten you into trouble? Have you ever become angry, perhaps at an insult or threat, and then said things you regretted later? Losing your temper can be the cause of fights, accidental injuries and destroyed relationships that could be impossible to restore. In this study, ...

(Editor's Note: The following is from a transcript of the videotaped message Mr. Armstrong prepared for the members of the Churches in Southern California. He expressed his deep appreciation of their support during the Church/state crisis and explains a bit further the why and wherefore of what th ...

Some who think they are going to a place of safety MAY NOT GET THERE AT ALL! Read WHY and whether this could include YOU! GOD's Church has heard many times the blunt warning of Jesus Christ: "Watch ye therefore, and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape" (Luke 21:36). We ...