Herbert W Armstrong

The origin of many of our Christmas customs is amazing, SHOCKING! Millions of Christians accept the customs without ever questioning their origin. Millions observe them without REALIZING the God they hope to worship through these customs CONDEMNS THEM! Have you ever wondered how Santa Claus fits int ...

Hundreds of millions of people around the world are now preparing for the Christmas holiday season. Little children, filled with anticipation and excitement, are wondering what Santa Claus will bring them this year. Entire families will soon be busy putting up Christmas decorations. Holly, mistletoe ...

"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 comes 'round every December. Chances are, you would FLUNK MISERABLY in a simple test about its origins. Go ahead - ...

Beyond parties, presents and peace proclamations- beyond Santa Claus, reindeer, church bells and Madison Avenue miracles - lies the origin of Christmas. Chances are you've never understood its real meaning. The season to be jolly is nearly upon us again. With it will come parties, gifts, family g ...

Santa Claus, reindeer, decorated trees and candy canes. What have these to do with Christ? Is Christmas Christian? And should it be observed? FOR ME Christmas was one of the most joyous times of the year. Well do I remember, as I grew up in New York and Chicago, the cut pine trees in the pub ...

Did you know that Christmas was observed by pagans 2000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ? - that neither the apostles nor the inspired New Testament Church observed it? Here are the astounding FACTS! IT WILL come as a shocking surprise. You probably have never noticed it before, but it is true ...

Behind the modern observance of an ancient pagan holiday - now clothed in religious respectability - is an urgent need within every human being. Here's how that need should be filled. THE SEASON to be jolly is nearly upon us again. With it will come parties, gifts, family get-togethers - and very ...

How did customs, celebrated long before the birth of Jesus, come to be called "Christmas"? It was that festive season again. The little children were filled with anticipation and excitement. The whole family was busily involved in putting up decorations. Boughs of holly and evergreen were ...

"Put CHRIST back in CHRIST-MAS" urge church leaders - but was He ever really IN it? You would be SHOCKED if you knew the PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS! PEACE ON EARTH-GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!" may sound a little shop-worn this year - in view of Viet Nam, The Congo, Cuba, The Berlin Wall, a ...

Strange as it may seem, there is no Biblical authority for the celebration of Christmas. The reasons may surprise you. The facts about the origin of Christmas will startle you. Abundant historical evidence proves beyond doubt that Christmas is not of Biblical origin at all. The festival, believe it ...

The origin of many of our Christmas customs is amazing, shocking! Millions of Christians accept the customs without ever questioning their origin. Millions observe them without realizing the God they hope to worship through these customs condemns them! ...

How did customs, celebrated long before the birth of Jesus, come to be called "Christmas"? It was that festive season again. The little children were filled with anticipation and excitement. The whole family was busily involved in putting up decorations. Boughs of holly and evergreen were assembled ...

In the minds of many, Christmas is the most important Christian holiday. Yet the facts of history show that this day and the celebrations which surround it are little more than a perpetuation of ancient Roman paganism! Until the fourth century A.D., Christians did not celebrate the birth of Chr ...

How did customs, celebrated long before the birth of Jesus, come to be called "Christmas"? It was that festive season again. The little children were filled with anticipation and excitement. The whole family was busy putting up decorations. Boughs of holly and evergreen were assembled and ...

Should a Christian observe Christmas? How did Christmas originate? Answer: Look at the FACTS of history. Did you know that in Great Britain, for example, "the 25th of December was a festival long before the conversion to Christianity? (See the Encyclopedia Britannica.) That in the Roman Empire, ...