Herbert W Armstrong

Major airplane crashes, devastating hurricanes, nuclear mass destruction of whole cities. Does God lack the power to prevent it? But what about all of these evils? The violence, the human suffering that humanity has been going through all of these years now comes a new school of religious thought ca ...

Paul said to "study to show yourself approved unto God." He said the man of God must be "thoroughly furnished unto all good works." What did he mean? And, more important, what are you doing about it? IN WRITING his New Testament epistles, the Apostle Paul lost no opportunity to stress with ...

Two Sabbaths ago, in a sermonette before the Pasadena Headquarters P.M. congregation, Mr. Dwight Viehe, a local elder, referred to my letter to you dated June 25. He elaborated on my letter. What he said is important and timely at this critical time. I want to share it with all of you, and I repeat ...

The atheist, to support his belief that there is no God, will point to the terrible conditions in the world and say: "See, there can't be a god. And even if you could convince me there is one, I would say he has certainly forgotten and forsaken mankind." We of God's Church know this is ...

What is sin? Where did sin come from? Who may define it? The answer to these and many other questions you have wondered about are in this article. ...

The way to act and live that gives those who dare to do it increased pleasure, fun, good time, enjoyment. The "forbidden fruit" that is sweeter, more desirable. The concept, though unrealized, is that God is unjust and unfair, forbidding us really to enjoy life. As a consequence, sin is th ...

People will believe almost ANYTHINGI Hitler proved it. You may not have believed Hitler's lies - but how do you know what you believe is the truth? What is the REAL SOURCE AND AUTHORITY of your beliefs? STUDY this article - check up on yourself, and come to KNOW that you KNOW the Truth! During the ...

Some of the youths at the second camp at Orr, Minn., may have misunderstood what I said to them about COMPETITION. Truly, COMPETITION, not cooperation, is the attitude Satan inoculates into human minds. But that does NOT mean all sports are wrong or banned in God's Church, college and schools. The ...

For the past week I have been in Tucson, Arizona, in an inquisition, legally called a deposition. It is becoming evident that the case is being turned into another legal battle aimed to destroy the Church of the living God. Satan tried to destroy the Christ-Child in Jesus' infancy. Satan again att ...

Is the construction of a temple in Jerusalem necessary to fulfill prophecy? The future holds some startling possibilities. Will there have to be a temple in Jerusalem before prophesied end-time events can take place? Must sacrifices be offered on the Temple Mount? Or will a physical building and sac ...

People assume that Judaism is the religion of Moses - that Jesus brought a message opposed to the Old Testament - that He came to nullify the teaching of Moses. It is taken for granted that the New Testament presents a Gentile religion and that the Old Testament teaches Judaism! Yet all these assump ...

Have we had any instruction lately in the Church on water baptism? I'm sure I haven't spoken or written on the subject for a long time. And what I'm going to tell you will be a little different than anybody else would give it to you. is water baptism essential to salvation? Why do we nee ...

You know, most churches pay no attention to Pentecost. I remember as a boy growing up in a Protestant church ... The Quaker church it really was. There are several kinds of Quaker churches, by the way. The original old-fashion type where I understand they'd twiddle their thumbs; they'd wait for ...

Where is the one and only true Church today-the Church founded by Jesus Christ in A.D. 31? Seven major eye-opening proofs identify it unmistakably. Proof Six (Continued): WHAT AND WHY THE CHURCH? What about the "loner" Christian who says, "I will serve Christ in my own way"? What ...

Is it because there is no God in the homes of our families, that we rely on "the god of Ekron"? I am shocked – saddened — discouraged — hurt! I am writing this in flight. We just took off from Orr, Minn., flying back to Pasadena. At the SEP camp I spoke to 728, including 280 brethren from ...