Herbert W Armstrong

QUESTION: "What does the Bible mean when it says we should fear God? Does it mean that we should be afraid of Him?" ANSWER: The term "fear" as used in the Bible can encompass a sense of awe, respect and reverence for God, as well as fear of the consequences of disobeying Him. The Bible say ...

Here are Scriptures to baffle most professing Christians. How could Christ, Himself, have been born AGAIN - WHEN? One year ago, in The PLAIN TRUTH of February, 1962, appeared an article captioned "Just What do You MEAN - BORN AGAIN?" It warned: "Don't be too sure you know! Many reli ...

Stories From The New Testament - Chapter 2: A Time to Be Born. The cooler days of fall came to Nazareth. A chill was in the air as Joseph returned to his modest home one evening after a hard day at construction work. As Mary served the evening meal she saw that something was troubling her husband. R ...

RECENTLY, we received a thought - provoking letter from a subscriber in Australia. We were refreshed by the honest approach and felt we should share it with our readers. You may even see yourself here. Dear Sir: It is more than a year now since I started reading The PLAIN TRUTH. I sent for it in the ...

President Ronald Reagan was accused by candidate Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984, of not being a good Christian. Who decides what is "Christian" and what is not? "The President walks around calling himself a good Christian," Mrs. Ferraro declared during last year's election campaign. "I don't for on ...

India is NOT a Catholic country. What's behind the Pontiff's history-making India visit? What are Catholic plans for Asia? The world is being swept off its feet by this new Pope. He has shown himself to be a vigorous leader - he has dared to do things NONE of his predecessors dreamed of doing! P ...

Let's suppose you're talking to a person about a mutual friend, discussing all about what a fine fellow he is. But you don't know approximately when he was born, his height, weight or what he looks like; you don't know to which race or ethnic group he belongs. You know nothing abou ...

My friends, once again let me ask, "Where is the true Church that Jesus Christ did build?" We look about us and we see churches on a great many street corners today. Our land is literally dotted with churches — many, many different denominations. Now there must be a right and a true Church. Which on ...

UNITED STATES senator preached a sermon in a Methodist pulpit in Los Angeles, Calif. Of all things, imagine a well known senator saying that patriotism is a false god to many people! And he was right. Love of country can transcend the love of God," he said, "and we must, in time of stress, ...

The Bible pictures the whole world under the sway of an invisible devil. Where did he come from? Did God create a devil to tempt us and to lead us astray? Here are the answers from God's Word! Is THERE a devil? Many people talk about the devil and Satan. Others scoff and say it's just superstiti ...

Each year the people of the United States and Canada set aside a national day of thanksgiving. Why? Do the inhabitants of fabulously rich North America really know the cause of their manifold blessings? Few people around the world understand the origin and purpose behind the American and Canadian cu ...

Ambassador College is different. While many schools drill students its studies which never go beyond the classroom, our College makes instruction practical. The following composition, written for a class in sentence structure and article writing, is a good example of student effort directed to be us ...

To bring our readers the truth about Communism, we continue, in this issue, the third in a series of eyewitness reports on the Soviet Union. Moscow, USSR. There is a way to peace - a way to end the harassment of the Cold War. A way to end all fear of nuclear holocaust between the West and the Soviet ...

The Ambassador College campus in Pasadena, California has been the headquarters of the Worldwide Church of God for 32 years. Here on January 3rd began one of the most dramatic confrontations between church and state in 200 years of American legal history. The Worldwide Church of God was placed into ...

How can we determine what is truly worthwhile in the realm of literature, art, music, the theater? On every side we are exposed to what is rightly or wrongly called artistic creativity. It either serenades us or it blasts at us from radios and stereos. It soothes our eyes or it assaults them from th ...