Herbert W Armstrong

Again we find it necessary to publish the basic principles explaining which laws are still in force. Here is how you can know which laws in the Old Testament were changed or abolished, and which we are commanded to observe today! LETTERS from new members often ask us, "How can I know the difference ...

Once we have been converted and put into God's church, should we continue to meet with our acquaintances on Sunday, or send our children to Sunday School? ON THE recent baptizing tours, it has come to our attention that one of the most important problems that new converts face is how to separate f ...

Question: What is the significance of the "Sabbath Day's journey" mentioned in Acts 1:12? Answer: The "Sabbath Day's journey" - which is not a Bible command but a rabbinical measurement - amounted to approximately three-fifths of a mile. It was the distance which the Jews all ...

Why were the Pharisees in New Testament times divided among themselves? Why did they come to Jesus to ask Him to settle disputes? Here is the answer! PREVIOUS installments of this series have shown how the Pharisees and the other chief leaders of the Jews disregarded the Word of God. They had accept ...

"WHEN the day of Pentecost had arrived they were all gathered together. And suddenly from heaven a noise like a violent wind filled the house where they were seated... and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit." This was the beginning of the New Testament Church. Jesus had fulfilled Hi ...

Greetings from Big Sandy! I am presently "in between Holy Days" on the Big Sandy campus tending to many details relative to the opening up of Ambassador College this autumn. We particularly enjoyed our visit with the Youngstown-Akron area churches and a larger than expected crowd for the f ...

Why is it, my friends, if people are already saved when they accept Christ, why is it that God doesn't take the new converts immediately to heaven, if heaven is where they are to go? If heaven is the reward of the Christian, and you need to really search your Bible to see whether you can find a de ...

GREETINGS, in Jesus' name! This special letter contains important instructions about the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread that are drawing near. I will be at the tabernacle building near Gladewater, Texas, again this year, God willing, with Mrs. Armstrong for the entire eight days. We will pr ...

GREETINGS, in Jesus' name: I have to sidetrack everything else for the moment, and write this brief letter submitting a serious and most URGENT problem to all the membership of God's Church. Mrs. Armstrong and I stopped off at the tabernacle near Gladewater, Texas, for the Sabbath service on our ...

Whitsunday," says the Encyclopaedia Britannica, is "one of the three major festivals of the Christian Church" (article "Whitsunday," 1973 edition). But you will never find it by that name in the Bible. Instead, you will read of Christians observing "Pentecost," a t ...

As a member of God's Church you are already familiar with the biblical passages concerning God's millennial Kingdom. However, you may not be aware of the many commentaries about the Millennium and the Feast of Tabernacles found in extrabiblical writings from both the Jews and early Chris ...

Does salvation come by works of law? If so, no one will ever be saved! One of the greatest continuing debates in the ecclesiastical world has been the question of "law versus grace." Are Christians saved by the keeping of various laws - or are they saved by grace apart from any law-keeping? ...

Question 1: I have been taking my boys to school and escorting them home again to keep gongs of hoodlums from beating them up . My neighbors tell me this will make sissies of them, and that I should let the boys shift for themselves. What should I do? Question 2: Does Exodus 34:28 mean that Moses, n ...

Is it proper to take photographs during religious services, baptisms, or marriage ceremonies? Here is an answer we all need to understand. IS IT proper to have flashing light bulbs, strobe lights, tripods and general disturbance in order to take photographs during an annual Holy Day at the Feast of ...

We have seen how those called of God through the ages - especially since the first coming of Christ to the end of the Millennium -fit into God's great master plan. But what about the billions of people from the time of Adam to our time (including perhaps most of your loved ones) who were not ...