Escaping Armstrongism

[...] Cole's first assumption, the one assumption that makes much of his conclusions fail, is that Herbert Armstrong was delivered a special revelation from God. From this one assumption arises all of his [...]

[...] who is indirectly accusing people of slander who are attempting to tell the TRUTH about Herbert Armstrong. Not only that, but this minister also commits slander against these people by insinuating [...]

[...] Did Herbert Armstrong say the government of the Worldwide Church of God is the Image of the Beast of Revelation? [...]

[...] didn’t get any easier. It would appear that after certain years in his own church, Herbert Armstrong returned to the interpretation held by the Church of God (Seventh Day). And not only that, [...]

[...] many of you). This letter was written in 1974-75 and is addressed to a minister of the Worldwide Church of God by the name of Hunting. What I found most striking about the letter was the [...]

[...] Rupert - in at least one area. I happened across an article on, of all places, the Worldwide Church of God website. I may not be willling to send my tithes in to Joe Jr., but I like his new [...]

[...] my previous article where Herbert Armstrong declared the very governmental structure of the Worldwide Church of God to be none other than the Image of the Beast of Revelation. This post is going to be [...]

[...] on their history. There you will find this statement,"The PCG broke away from the Worldwide Church of God in order to preserve the teachings and legacy of its founder, Herbert W. Armstrong& [...]

[...] Most of you have probably never heard of Ron Weinland's former publication "News Watch". He started to put these out years ago when he was [...]

[...] that treatment somewhere before. I once received this gem from the false prophet du jour, Ron Weinland: "This will be my last attempt to respond, as it is quite evident your mind has been made [...]

[...] how that is simply untrue. I have done what I can to show how people like Gerald Flurry, Ron Weinland, Harold Smith, etc, are all clones of HWA. If Ron Weinland is a false prophet (and he is), [...]

[...] how about William Miller, Ellen G. White, or David Koresh; ever call them false prophets? Or Ron Weinland, Geral Flurry, Rod Merideth, Dave Pack, et al? Perhaps you glossed over one or more of that [...]

[...] that! The real issue I address here is condemnation and judgment. I exhort all who keep the food laws (to whatever degree) to stop judging and condemning people who do not keep the food laws. If [...]

[...] time in the entirety of the New Testament, is anything written that remotely resembles “food laws are in effect”. For all the times Paul says “everything is good for food”, despite that [...]

[...] reasoning. I started at HWA's beginning, with the Church of God (Seventh Day). They kept the food laws. However, some influential ministers’ understanding of those laws was different than what [...]

[...] ) old website. You can find it here. I was Googling for a bit of information about one Mr. Gerald Flurry. You may never have heard that name before. He usually goes by his title, "the end-time [...]

[...] Flurri, "Malachi's Message", in section "A Call To Remembrance" What Gerald Flurry doesn't tell you is that he has no understanding of the history he claims. Most of the men [...]

[...] . And why that? Because Herbert Armstrong is the sole and singular source of authority, for Gerald Flurry and all of Armstrog's many self-appointed successors, to assume the position of priest and to [...]

[...] posts explaining how that is simply untrue. I have done what I can to show how people like Gerald Flurry, Ron Weinland, Harold Smith, etc, are all clones of HWA. If Ron Weinland is a false prophet ( [...]

[...] In my continuing investigation into clean/unclean meats, I would like to take a serious look into Isaiah 66. I had a friend who agreed with everything [...]

[...] important points. Mr. Armstrong, in contrast to his own church, did not teach the clean and unclean meats laws as a spiritual sin. He clearly says that eating the meats is not a sin. Instead, he [...]

[...] laws. If it were not so then no Jew could effectively preach to a Gentile or vice versa. The unclean meats were a shadow. Jesus Christ who casts the shadow is clean; the shadow is therefore cleansed. [...]

[...] This is another in my line of posts about clean and unclean meats. This time I would like to go over a few verses in I Timothy 4. First and by necessity we have [...]

[...] . This helps set up the illusion which exists only in the properly distracted mind, that meats laws will be in effect - not that Jesus Christ pointed us to the spiritual meaning of “clean and [...]

[...] will be taught until eventually a person is so hopelessly deep into legalism that accepting the meats laws becomes almost logical. Afterwards, anything that is described in the O.T. as "forever& [...]

[...] In my investigation into meats laws I tried to learn why it was that the WCG taught what it did. If the laws were in effect, and it [...]

[...] abound that we are always sufficient in all things and have abundance to do every good work (II COR. 9: 8)? Many, after decades of indoctrination, would say “...and God provides through tithing!” [...]

[...] matter of generosity. Whomever had extra generously supplied the lack of whomever had need. (II COR. 8: 13-15) 13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; 14 but by an [...]

[...] . Do ministers who make high-5 to 6 figures annually have any understanding of that at all? (II COR. 11: 7-9) 7 Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I [...]

[...] himself will sum it up: "this was worship of the IMAGE---FALSE worship---IDOLATRY!!" (II COR. 11: 13-15) 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into [...]

[...] " no less. Decades later, government is great! It's one of the proofs! Is it just the Catholic Church's government that HWA spoke of? No. He said "ALL ARE ORGANIZED , and have CHURCH [...]

[...] advice was good. However, I would point out that you have preached it to be true that the Catholic Church is a harlot and the Protestant churches are the daughters of harlots - often calling them all [...]

[...] strictly lest they fall helplessly away or are defenselessly led astray. This is the way the Catholic Church looked at and treated its laity during the Dark Ages." "Before an individual [...]

[...] my father. He told me about all of the terrible things to come in the Tribulation, how the Catholic Church which I was a part of was the greatest tool of evil in Satan's arsenal, and for fear's sake I [...]

[...] Armstrongism, but of the people who reject HWA. This is mere speculation, as is any prophetic interpretation. But let me offer to you a twist which you may not have contemplated before. Read this [...]

[...] it is speaking of meats? We always wanted it both ways! And let us never forget that ALL prophetic interpretation is but speculation. When does shifting speculation become certain doctrine? It should [...]

[...] and judging others? To quote Harold Smith, of the Church of God Fellowship, "All prophetic interpretation is speculation." Based upon absolutely nothing more than speculation, Herbert [...]

[...] would have us believe it is about His second coming. I will remind you that all prophetic interpretation is speculation, and nothing to base theology on. I take the position that this speaks of [...]