The One Great Goal in Life - Herbert W Armstrong - April 1978

Herbert W Armstrong

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - A United States senator preached a sermon in a Methodist pulpit in Los Angeles. Of all things, imagine a well-known senator saying that patriotism is a false god to many people! And he is right. "Love of country can transcend the love of God," he said, "and we must, in time of stress, avoid making patriotism a religion." He said a number of other things I might have said myself. Among the idols professing Christians worship, he cited prosperity, science, patriotism, peace - and some people actually make an idol of the Bible, strange as that may sound. Some, he said, worship the Bible for itself, instead of valuing it for the information it contains: truths necessary for salvation, but also truths which guide to a complete way of life. What is your idol? What are you really dedicated to? Is it earning a living-making money? What absorbs your mind, your thoughts, your time- what are you really devoted to? Is it God - above all else? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library