Herbert W Armstrong

The death of Pope Paul may have tremendous significance to God's Church and to God's Work! Some 20 years ago when Pope John was elected, I wondered if he would be the pope who would offer his good offices to the nations of Europe to bring about the political and military, as well as economic, un ...

God's Church continues to GROW! Let us REJOICE as we see more men and women being directly used in God's Church-preparing for His kingdom! A MOST happy event took place on the Sabbath, November 23, in the San Diego Church of God. It inspired the brethren there to realize more fully that Jesus Ch ...

Is "speaking in tongue" the BIBLE evidence of the baptism with the Holy Ghost? Is this "baptism" for us today? What is the Bible teaching about "TERRY MEETINGS?" Here is the PLAIN TRUTH about this burning question, plainly stated. Read every word. In the year 1906, a ne ...

Jesus Christ while living His life in the flesh suffered many things, why? He was God, manifest, He lived a life free from sin, a life which is supposed to be happy, and prosperous, fulfilling, abundant, certainly a life which most of us feel should certainly not warrant any reason to suffer. Isn' ...

The focal point of eruptions breaking out all over the world has suddenly become Palestine! This ancient holy land may hold the answer to world PEACE - or WORLD WAR III. It all started from a jealousy of two women over one man. Here's what's back of the whole explosive situation - the plain trut ...

Quoting again from Jones: Their elders and officers do not appear distinguished from their brethren by dress or names. No reverends! No Rabbis, Holy fathers! They don't have a collar turned backward. Every Christian was considered capable in a certain measure, of instructing others, and of confirm ...

We had the opportunity back in the 1956 for a couple years to come down and do a lot of visiting and preaching here in the St. Louis area. Then for quite a few years after that it was in the district, we had in Chicago, we came down here quite often to visit the St. Louis area as well. It's been q ...

Another local Elder has been ordained! A new local church has begun on the other side of the earth! "PRAY ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." (Mat. 9:38). Have YOU been praying that God would provide more ministers and elders for His Church ...

SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDANGERS ISRAEL, NOW THAT Canaan was subdued, Joshua announced a pleasant surprise for the soldiers of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh: "You have been faithful in remaining to work and fight with the rest of the Israelite army these six y ...

Read the answers to this CHALLENGING question! The creation of earth satellites has shocked the world. Everywhere we hear world leaders cry out for a "new concept of God and morality." But where are we to find this "new concept" in this materialistic SPACE AGE? Is the Bible the s ...

We did want to get something to you this week concerning events of the last few days, but we're already late with the Pastor's Report, so we don't have much time for a long report. On Monday, May 8th, Mr. Armstrong asked all the Area Coordinators from the U.S. and Canada to come to his home in ...

Church In Wilderness: As a result of the Council of Nicea, 325 A.D., the great false church commenced 1,260 years of tribulation against God's Church (Rev. 12:6). The true church fled into the valleys and mountains of Europe and Asia Minor. So it isn't going to be as obvious as it was when we re ...

If you remember our story began when Grandpa Wilson, Jim his dog Major walked over to the Havir place one Sabbath morning after a big breakfast of Grandma Wilson's pancakes. They were on their way to investigate some mysterious lights, which had kept Jim awake the night before, when they un ...

What are you waiting for?" said Ananias to Saul. "Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away..." (Acts 22:16, NIV). Now why would a Christian layman in the first century say a thing like that to Saul of Tarsus? Only three days before, Saul had been struck down by Jesus of Nazareth on his way to Dam ...

I wonder if you realize that the most difficult and the most important, by far, of anything that God can create or ever has, is holy righteous character. And I wonder if you realize that is something that even God himself cannot create. That's something that God instantaneously, by himself, simply ...