"Saint" Herbert W. Armstrong
Looking back after many years,
it is really quite amazing how so many of us were deluded and deceived
by "Saint" Herbert W. Armstrong. At least some people come to their
senses and take an exit from the "temple"
of Herbert W. Armstrong.
Herbert created his own "temple" and many worshiped at his feet.
Splinter group leaders learned well from Herbert and they imitate his
success at fleecing the flock. It is astonishing that
so many allow
themselves to be sheared right down to the bare skin by the Herbert
clones who stand in pulpits promoting themselves as the "anointed" of
God. It is hard to understand but I suppose when people are called "brethren", it means they are "special" and in the "inner circle" of those who are closest to the throne of God.
"Saint"
Herbert was a master deceiver. He deceived multitudes about
"tithing", about divorce and remarriage, about building fund donations
and about the "need" for the "work of God." Herbert was not alone
because the world is overrun with bedfellows of the same ilk. There
is something odd about the common sheeple who are persuaded that they
"must" follow these human seducers. The Worldwide Church of God is
only one among many of the worlds most successful religious cults.
When men place themselves in the position of being "important",
"special", "elite", "on the phone with God at all times", "a prophet or
prophetess", "in tune with God Almighty", "the understander of all
truth", "anointed by God", "ordained by God", "wiser than all others on
earth", "an apostle of Jesus Christ" and so forth, if we really had any
sense we would all run as fast as we could in the opposition direction.
What
is that magnetic pull that draws so many into the spiders web of
religious deception that devours humans like the graveyard? It would
seem that so many are really just simple minded humans, and I confess
that as a young man, I was in that group. Herbert was not a "saint"
in the sense of being an angel from heaven and far from it. The human
mind is most definitely mysterious and it is subject to being deceived
even when otherwise it is very intelligent. Why do humans have that
obvious weakness? Having experienced "Saint" Herbert W. and "Saint"
Garner Ted Armstrong, I did learn long ago that humans who stand in
pulpits should be viewed with grave doubt and suspicion, because they are very capable of not only deceiving others, but even of self-deception.
There
is something very disturbing about the human mind and the fact that it
can be persuaded to believe what "Saint Pastors" in the pulpits say or
speak. Why should humans believe "pastors" just because they are
persuasive
or charismatic public speakers? All "Bible correspondence courses"
and "literature" from the various splinter groups of the Worldwide
Church of God are designed to indoctrinate those who are gullible enough to
believe this INK on PAPER is what "truth" is. The same can be said for
all Bible colleges and schools. Each group teaches what they think
"truth" is. There are no exceptions. Allegiance to "pastors",
churches, religious organizations or even human governments has NOTHING to do with following Jesus Christ.
"Saint"
Herbert W. Armstrong was NOT God and not even close, nor was the
infamous Garner Ted. The same applies to ALL the leaders of ALL the
splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God, who promote their particular
beliefs as being the absolute "truth" of God Almighty. NOT SO!
Exposure to alternative thinking will set the captives free from the
ridiculous claims of self-appointed "spiritual" rulers of cult religious
groups. Anyone who has the courage to exit the nonsense of man-made
churchianity, in time will see that the church world is in reality a
man-made farce. Millions the world over have taken an exit from the
world of churches of all flavors. The reason is because there is
great disappointment with the pied pipers who stand in pulpits and who
promote themselves as "religious kings" over the foolish who bow to
their nonsense.
Van Robison
