You Are NOT an "Armstrongite" - Richard D Armstrong - August 1958

Richard D Armstrong

Some of our members need to learn to what Church they belong! DO YOU know what Church you belong to? When your friends ask you, "What is your church? What denomination do you belong to?" - what is your answer? Do you tell them you are an "Armstrongite?" - or a member of the "Armstrong Movement" - the man that preaches over the radio on the World Tomorrow program! JUST WHAT DO YOU TELL THEM? First, let's look at the meaning of the word "church." As it was originally used, the word "church" meant a group of people, no more, no less. It did not mean a holy group or a Christian group merely a group of people. That is the meaning of the original Greek word, ekklesia. If you call yourself solely "a follower of Herbert W. Armstrong" or any other man, then you are not a follower of Christ - hence not a Christian! The word Christian implies one who is a follower of Jesus Christ, who patterns his life after the life Christ led, who believes His teachings and follows His precepts. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library