The Collapse of Armstrongism
Strong arm Herbert was a master
deceiver. Throughout history there have been many charismatic
personalities that have masqueraded as the source of "light" and
"truth." The world has never lacked for sheep like human beings who
have demonstrated an inability to think or reason for themselves. The
world is overrun with human beings snared by a religious fish hook. It
is not that God Almighty has come down and presented Himself to
anyone on earth, at least in our current day and age, but you would
think that these "spiritual" gurus who stand in pulpits are personal
pals with God, in a form that no one else is. It is pure nonsense, but
the gullible overwhelm the world. If it were not for the gullible and the naive, there would be no religious organizations or institutions.
Every
religious organization is headed by some man or woman who thinks of
themselves in terms of "Godhood", but who in reality are only human as
are all other human beings on earth. They are NOT God, and not even
close. That so many would give their lives, time, energies and money
to such false religious leaders is astonishing. Herbert W. Armstrong
was NOT God. He was NOT even an "apostle" of Jesus Christ. He was a
self-appointed, self-deceived human being with an enormous ego. Words
that come from the mouths of persuasive public speakers is often
magnetic and attracts the listener. In the world of religion and the
world of politics, there is not really much difference. The goal is
persuasion! If the speaker can persuade you to follow them, then you
have been hooked.
The greatest defense against being deceived by
anyone is to QUESTION. Question everything and assume nothing is true
just because someone in a pulpit says it is true. Fear, is a tool of
those who want to control
the minds and thinking of their naive
followers. What gave Herbert W. Armstrong the "right" to know "truth"
as an exclusion from others, unless they learned it from him? This is
such a common type of situation in the world of religion that it is
ludicrous (totally ridiculous). Who can enter the mind and thinking of
Herbert W. Armstrong and understand what made him tick? How did he
arrive at all his pretended and supposed religious convictions? No
matter, he was off the deep end, as are many others, such as those in
Scientology, Mormonism, Jehovah Witnesses and countless others,
including the splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God.
The
many people involved in the Worldwide Church of God splinter groups
have no concept of Jesus Christ and that He came to SET THE CAPTIVES
FREE (from all man-made religious bondage). Life itself is NOT about keeping
the Saturday Sabbath, "Feasts" of the "Old" Testament, or legalistic
religious ideas, but about LOVE towards others, which is also by its
expression love towards God. The simplicity in Jesus Christ is that He
taught LOVE, COMPASSION, MERCY, EMPATHY and HUMILITY and NOT
rituals, like keeping the Saturday Sabbath. The Sabbath has not one
iota of anything to do with righteousness. The Sabbath will NOT garner
favor to anyone because they observe it. In reality no one keeps the
Sabbath, because it is NOT possible, based upon the conditions of what
one reads in the Old Testament ( and I suggest the website of Robert K.
Sanders an ex-Seventh Day Adventist who penned "Renouncing the
Sabbath after 47 years as of 2002" and although directed toward Seventh
Day Adventists, it applies to anyone who thinks they keep the Sabbath
(THEY DON'T), see
www.truthorfables.com/Renouncing_the_Sabbath.htm.
Under
the weight of TRUTH, Armstrongism collapses into the dust and dirt of
the earth, as do all other false religious beliefs the world over.
Those who follow leaders of the Worldwide Church of God splinter groups
need to get a real life. Wake up people! These self-appointed
religious nuts are NOT God. Neither was Herbert or Garner Ted. Can't
you think for yourselves???
Van Robison
