Recapture Tomorrow

Recapture Tomorrow Looking at our present world troubles, has tomorrow been lost?

The Worldwide Church of God, is a spiritual organism.Mr. Armstrong stated this: "Actually the Worldwide Church of God is...
06/05/2026

The Worldwide Church of God, is a spiritual organism.

Mr. Armstrong stated this: "Actually the Worldwide Church of God is a spiritual organism, created by GOD — not a legal corporate organization created by this world's laws."
(03/16/1981)

This is a clear distinction being made between the CHURCH and any legal corporate organization.

Mr. Armstrong also stated: "The members of the Church are NOT members of the "Worldwide Church of God, Inc."
(03/16/1981)

So why are we told the Worldwide Church of God is a mere corporation, or name? We are told it no longer exists, yet we have a promise from Jesus Christ in Matthew 16:18, that the gates of the grave would never destroy the Church created by God.

Mr. Armstrong stated: "the laity of the Church received their teaching and instruction from the apostles."
(08/14/1978)

He also stated: "But what of the separated individual believer, who tries to GET his salvation all by himself or by following some MAN or any of hundreds of professing Christian denominations of our day? He is CUT OFF from that TRUE teaching, which Christ reveals to and through His apostle!"
(08/14/1978)

This TRUE TEACHING, that Christ reveals to and through His apostle, is lost when you go outside of the Church, following MEN instead of Jesus Christ.

Mr. Armstrong stated: "There has been much discussion at Pasadena between certain ministers of lower than Apostle rank, as to the CHURCH binding and loosing. So now let it be MADE OFFICIAL — by Christ's present-day Apostle — that this binding and loosing PLAINLY, CLEARLY, was given to Christ's chief APOSTLE — not to lower-rank ministers ordained by his authority — not by the CHURCH as a body — but by the APOSTLE!"
(11/08/1978)

The apostle Herbert W Armstrong stated: "What if one in the Church disagrees on some point of doctrine? Then he is out of harmony with God's Church. And GOD HAS ONLY THE ONE CHURCH.
"And all in the Church are commanded to speak the same thing — and it must be what CHRIST, either in person or by written Word, has taught His apostle.
"To the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul wrote: "Now I beseech you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing". (I Corinthians 1:10) Some of them wanted to follow Peter, some wanted to follow Apollos, some Paul. But PAUL was their apostle and Christ taught them by PAUL.
"The separated individual believer will follow his own idea of God's truth. THAT IS NOT GOD'S WAY.
"God in His almighty wisdom, has raised up the CHURCH, as HIS MEANS of teaching all the SAME TRUTH — all speaking the SAME THING! Not each individual his own thing!
"God raised up the CHURCH, not only that its apostles and evangelists go into all the world announcing the GOOD NEWS of the coming Kingdom of God, but also as the very means for the general body of lay members to develop God's own holy righteous CHARACTER — by means of GIVING — giving their continuous prayers for the apostle, giving their encouragement, tithes and offerings.
"WHAT then, of the person who follows after a man outside the Church or tries to GET his salvation simply by GETTING and not GIVING that which members are to give to the Church's Work? Consider Jesus' parable of the pounds in Luke 19. The pound is the British unit of money. Jesus illustrated Himself giving each member, on conversion, one pound — representing the Holy Spirit given at conversion. But the Christian MUST GROW in grace and Christ's knowledge. As he does, by GIVING in the Church, he receives an increasing amount of God's Spirit. The isolated, separated member will probably LOSE OUT (see Luke 19:20-24)."
(08/14/1978)

If an individual goes off speaking something different, he/she is not following Jesus Christ, not speaking the same thing the apostle has spoken, and follows his/her own ideas of God's truth. He/she is OUT OF HARMONY WITH GOD'S ONE TRUE CHURCH!

We also need see this point clearly! When you follow MEN outside of the Church, you lose the TRUE TEACHING that Christ reveals to and through His apostle! You begin to accept a SUBSTITUTE, not from God! And you go off the track.

Herbert W Armstrong wrote: "The person who says "I will get my salvation alone, outside of the Church" is totally deceived. This is not the time when salvation is opened to those in Satan's world. Those called now, I repeat emphatically, are NOT CALLED just for salvation. They are called for a special training provided only in God's Church.
"Those in Satan's world cannot train themselves outside of the Church for the special calling of being rulers and teachers in God's kingdom when Satan is removed and the world has become God's world.
"The Church is ORGANIZED on GOD'S pattern of mutual teamwork and cooperation to function perfectly together. They shall become the GOD FAMILY as it shall exist at the time of Christ's Second Coming. Remember God IS that divine family!
"Take an analogy from Satan's world. A football player says: "I want to play in all of the games, but I'll train alone. I don't want to be part of the TEAM until the games start." Would the coach let him be part of the team in the games, without having learned TEAMWORK during practice season? Neither will God let one INTO his family at the resurrection who refused to be part of it now — in the CHURCH — in the spiritual "training season."
"To those chosen to be apostles in the start of the CHURCH, Jesus said, speaking of the CHURCH:
"I am the vine, ye are the branches." Those not joined with others of the branches, all joined to the main vine, were NO PART OF THE CHURCH, and God the Father will cast them away as DEAD branches. The LIFE (spirit life impregnated now) is received along with all other "branches" from the main vine — Christ, the Head of the CHURCH!
"What about one who has been IN Christ's "spiritual BODY" — the Church — and is PUT OUT for cause (causing division or rebellion or opposition to Church government)? The CHURCH is like a human mother who is pregnant. If there is an abortion, the HUMAN LIFE departs totally from the fetus. There is, however, perhaps one difference in this analogy. A human who goes out, or is put out of God's Church, could, on repentance and renewed belief, be admitted back into the body again."
(Mystery of the Ages, Chapter 6)

So, we see brethren, that if one leaves the Church, and gets cut off from the TRUE TEACHING that Christ reveals to and through His apostle, and starts to follow MEN, and their own ideas of God's Truth, we see they are not going to be connected to the BRANCHES, which are "apostles" according to Jesus Christ! Therefore, the golden oil or the Holy Spirit is CUT OFF FROM THEM, and they are dead sticks, until they repent and have that Holy Spirit again flowing into them, as they stick with Christ's apostles!

So let us look at this TRUE TEACHING of the authority of the Apostle of Jesus Christ. That Jesus Christ reveals truth, doctrines to and binds and loosens only through the "apostle".

Now what about the man/woman, who disagrees with the judgement of the apostle of Christ! They are in DISHARMONY with the one and true Church(and there is only one) which is headed by Jesus Christ!

So we see many people walking is DISHARMONY, and that is going to KEEP THEM from making it to the Place of Safety. If they are in DISHARMONY, by assembling as a separate group, because they are following a man, or their own ideas on God's Truth, Jesus Christ CANNOT USE THEM.

Herbert W Armstrong writes: "Now churches or works OF THEIR OWN have been started. But they overlook one thing: “EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE THEY LABOR IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT.” God is NOT raising up and building a “house” based on resentment, bitterness and strife — on attempt to DESTROY what GOD has built and build something for SELF — on attempt to DESTROY the Worldwide Church of God by their false witness and false accusation of wrong-doing in God’s Church, bringing about the massive lawsuit by America’s largest state to try to take over and DESTROY the Church of the living GOD! — and to build for THEMSELVES by “siphoning off” to their own work the members of the Worldwide Church of GOD!
"No, this, like several other little tiny offshoots of embittered, angered, revenge-seeking disfellowshipped former members, MUST COME TO NAUGHT! GOD is not building their houses!"
(05/11/1980)

These "cog" groups, are in DISHARMONY with the one and true Church...the Worldwide Church of God. They have their own ideas, they follow, and people are following MEN instead of Jesus Christ.

People get upset at this often. They think "why Herbert W Armstrong is just a fallible man", if I follow him, I follow a man, and I will never do that!"

THE BIG DIFFERENCE is Herbert W Armstrong was raised up by Jesus Christ, and PLACED in front of you, and you are commanded to FOLLOW HIM in Christ.

Today, people spread rumors, false reports, and false accusations of wrong doing, against the Worldwide Church of God in order to try to SIPHON OFF TO THEMSELVES AND TO THEIR WORK!

I am here to remind you of the true Church Jesus Christ founded 31 A.D, which is the Worldwide Church of God, and how Jesus Christ leads those INSIDE of this Church today. Let us hold fast, and let no man take our crowns, Let's not follow them OUTSIDE of the Church and do not listen to their fair speeches meant to gain you as supporter for their work.

I have been sent to the nations, to declare this! To stand up and declare the Worldwide Church of God STILL EXISTS! Brethren, stand up with me. Let's be in harmony. Let's not walk disorderly any longer. Let us repent with all our hearts, and let Christ place each of us back on the right track.

In Jesus Christ's name,
Samuel W Kitchen
worldwidechurchofgod.org

06/03/2026

People are playing games with God.

Jesus Christ says in Matthew 16:18, that He “will build HIS CHURCH”. He didn’t say churches, or multiple groups, just one true Church of God.

People don’t want to believe Jesus Christ. They think He is a liar. That He didn’t mean what He says here in the Bible.

Jesus prophesied in Matthew 17:11, that before He would return, a man in the spirit and power of Elijah would first be raised up, to restore all things.

What did Christ restore through Herbert W Armstrong? The apostolic rule. The government of God as it was first established in the Church by Jesus Christ through Peter.

Matthew 16:18

When Mr Armstrong came on the scene, those in the Church of God who still had the Holy Spirit had gathered in Oregon.

They wanted to revive a work! And so they organized themselves into an Oregon Conference for the purpose of setting aside tithes.

They knew the Church of God was given certain authority and responsibilities.

Those in Stanberry, Missouri and later in Salem, West Virginia could no longer be used by Jesus Christ, as they had become spiritually dead!

Jesus Christ could only use those who had the Holy Spirit.

God raised up Herbert W Armstrong, and the remaining members of the Church of God in Oregon, believed he has fruits that he was to be ordained a minister.

So they all laid hands on him and ordained him. They knew Jesus Christ gave the church authority and power to ordain further ministers! And with a spiritually dead ministry, Christ could only use those elders left in the Church!

When a minister leaves the Church, the place where he had been placed in and ordained in, he no longer carries authority from Christ outside of the Church. Not until he repents and shows fruits of repentance.

Most of the ministers who have done this in the last forty years, shortly after died having been sealed in the Holy Spirit.

“And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.”(Daniel 11:35)

You cannot compromise with one truth, in order to preserve another.

To fight to preserve truth is an honorable act. But to disobey God in order to do it, is simply a temptation of Satan the Devil.
Many have been tempted and are actually rejecting Christ while thinking they are doing right.

This needs to be exposed for what it is. Because it has cut deeply against the Worldwide Church of God, in order to disqualify ministers. Because they are now outside of their places, dying spiritually (if not dead spiritually already).

How do you think the church ended up spiritually dead in the Sardis era? Satan knows what he is doing brethren! Do not think you can outsmart him.

So we have come to a place in this Philadelphia era, as was at the beginning of this era.

In Revelation 3:8-11, we have Christ praising those who have remained faithful, who have HELD FAST and not let go. To them is granted a promise of protection in a place of safety. This is speaking of those who REMAIN in the Worldwide Church of God.

Those who become the remnant, or the Laodicean era, are those coming into a calling, but not yet fully repenting and coming out away from this world!

Those who go through martyrdom , will be those who left the Worldwide Church of God! They left the Church! So the fruits of repentance required of them, to be grafted back, is to die in martyrdom!

Those of the Laodicean era, are those who see the martyrdom of saints, repent and come out of the tribulation, in obedience keeping the commandments of God and holding the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Today, those who REMAIN members of the Worldwide Church of God, do have authority and do have responsibilities!

They have authority to ordain the man who is the witness of God!

They have NO CHOICE OF PICKING WHO IT IS HOWEVER! God does that!

He won’t be a self appointed witness, but by his fruits he will display a witness that the Worldwide Church of God still exists! That Philadelphia Candlestick is still alive!

That is what His witness is for!

And when the Church goes into a place of safety(pictured in Revelation 12:14-17), He is a witness in Jerusalem for the Philadelphia candlestick! (Rev. 11:4)

The second witness, will give testimony and witness that indeed the man of Philadelphia is speaking the truth. And he will represent those who come out from the tribulation, and be minister unto them, grafting them into the same Worldwide Church of God.

He will receive ordination by the hand of the first witness. Those in a place of safety will be the freshman year of Ambassador College, which will start the education program in the World Tomorrow as they join with Christ as He returns! Herbert W Armstrong will have been raised from the dead at Christ’s return, rising to the sky as a sport God being, and the two witnesses will be his arms his assistants in the World Tomorrow.

It’s all one program. It’s all one spiritual Temple! It’s not a different church. But the same Worldwide Church of God. Jesus Christ is not a liar. And the Word of God cannot be broken!

06/03/2026

Shall We All Leave THE CHURCH OF GOD and join ‘THE CHURCH OF PEOPLE’?

Written by Herbert W Armstrong(September 1980, Good News Magazine)

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong

Some already have done that. Let's think about it for a moment.
I had a vivid example of this a couple of mornings ago, awakening from a dream. In the dream it seemed to be several years ago when the Church was smaller. There was a young man across the street who looked like a possible one of our leaders. He was about age 30, with outstanding personality and appearance, and an articulate extrovert. Then two other young men of about 30, well dressed, of somewhat impressive appearance and manner, were seen walking over and talking to him. They took pains to avoid me, and I seemed to know they were opposed to me personally.
In the dream I determined to speak immediately with the man they were trying to influence adversely. I told him I knew they were "lobbying" against the Church and against me.
"Yes," he replied, "but I have to tell you, Mr. Armstrong, I think these men have something worth listening to. They say you arrogate to yourself too much power. You make yourself the leader of the Church. They say the people ought to have all the 'say so.' The people ought to vote on who they want to be their leader and on what they want to believe and accept as Church doctrine. That sounds like a good idea to me. I think we need more DEMOCRACY."

I awoke at that point, thinking about the dream, which had stuck in my mind. But before awakening, I remember I had said to this man in the dream, "Well, the REAL QUESTION is whether this is GOD'S Church or the PEOPLE'S Church! If it is GOD'S Church, then GOD is running it, and revealing what we shall believe and teach. GOD has the 'say so'. God runs it through Jesus Christ, who is the HEAD of the Church. And Jesus Christ runs it through His chosen apostle, whom HE, not men, chose, prepared and now guides and leads. Those men are getting your eyes off of GOD — you are leaving GOD out of the picture — out of the Church. You are looking only at people! If you want to put GOD out of His Church, then you will have to be excommunicated!"
I awakened considerably impressed with the dream. Was God revealing to me that TOO MANY within the Church membership are leaving GOD out of the picture? — in their own minds putting GOD out of the Church? Do they think that the kind of men the people would vote for ought to be made the LEADERS in the Church? — that the people should say to GOD, "This is OUR Church, God, we want you to GET OUT of the Church and leave us alone. WE will run this Church OUR way!" I awakened impressed that TOO MANY of our people are LEAVING GOD AND CHRIST OUT OF HIS CHURCH, and trying to make it OUR Church — the church of the PEOPLE, and NOT the CHURCH of GOD!
I could cite you any number of examples of where this actually has been done by leaders under me in the Church. This was done to justify watering down GOD'S TRUTH, and the true teaching and doctrine He had put in His Church through His chosen apostle! That was done in Ambassador College, until it was no longer GOD'S college. They wanted a college approved by SATAN'S world — they called it "accreditation," although we had already had GOD'S accreditation — the HIGHEST accreditation. I had to start Ambassador College all over again, with one freshman class! Now, once again, we have GOD'S accreditation — but we don't want the anti-God accreditation of Satan's world!
I thought immediately of the time when God told His prophet Samuel to go to the house, or ranch, of Jesse. God had chosen one of Jesse's sons to be GOD'S chosen king over Israel. Jesse knew right away which son people would choose — his eldest son. He was stalwart, handsome, with charming, outgoing, extrovert personality, articulate. He looked like a leader. But God said to Samuel, "No, he is not MY choice."
The second son was almost as handsome and had the appearance of a leader. God said No! The third son and so on. "Have you no more sons?" asked Samuel.
"Well, no — except only for a stripling of a youth who is out in the field shepherding sheep."
"Well, bring him," said Samuel. In came the youth none of the people would have chosen, the lad David. "He is the one I have chosen," said God. "The ETERNAL sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the ETERNAL looks on the heart."
Man does not see things the way God does. God says, "There is A WAY which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of DEATH" (Prov. 14:12)! As to how MAN looks at it — how MAN would choose, God says, "Lean not unto thine own understanding" (Prov. 3:5).
How did God prepare the one HE had chosen to lead you — His Church of our time? I had to learn and admit that what I believed was ALL WRONG! I had to give up MY ideas, beliefs, opinions and ways. I had to allow God to sweep my mind clean, so HE could fill it with HIS Truth.
Now IF this truly IS the Church of GOD and not of THE PEOPLE — if GOD is not only very much IN the picture — but FIRST and AT THE HEAD of it UPPERMOST in our minds — then HOW does GOD run or operate it? HOW did He raise up this generation or succession of it? Just as God ALWAYS has done when raising up anything through humans. How is that?
All of God's calling and election of humans in His great overall SPIRITUAL PURPOSE FOR MAN, started with ONE MAN — Abraham. All the promises, both material, national and spiritual, were made to and come to us through Abraham — promises passed on to Isaac and Jacob who with Abraham became "the fathers."
When God decided to call a certain group of humans to be His people — His congregation or CHURCH of the OLD Testament, He chose to lead them ONE MAN, specially prepared and trained for the purpose — MOSES! God freed the Israelite slaves — made them His NATION, His CONGREGATION or OLD TESTAMENT Church. WHO really led them? GOD did! By supernatural miracles God took them across the Red Sea. But the people were led by God's chosen, MOSES! They did not SEE God — they only saw the leader God chose — Moses. God led them, through Moses.
They became organized. Some were put in positions over 50 people. Some over a hundred — some over a thousand. Among them were some who had been elevated quite high in the organization — men of renown — just as in the Worldwide Church of God today we have had men in comparatively high office — "men of renown." I do not need to print their names — you know who they were.
But GOD SAYS: "Now Korah... and Dathan and Abiram... and On... rose up before Moses, with ... two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly [Church], famous in the congregation [Church], men of renown: And they gathered themselves together against Moses... and said... Ye take too much upon you... wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation [Church]... ?" (Num. 16:1-3).
Now through Moses, God had given them important offices in the OLD TESTAMENT Church — they were "men of renown." But they wanted more — they coveted Moses' seat! They wanted to be chief boss! They coveted more power!
In 1974 men of renown, in reasonably high position in God's CHURCH of our time, coveted MORE POWER and AUTHORITY. I quoted the above to them about Korah. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. They conspired to take over headship of the Church — to depose Christ's chosen apostle. They had two men — vice-presidents and of evangelist rank — men in high position — men of renown — at headquarters. They thought that with these high-up men at headquarters they could pull a coup — a POLITICAL REVOLUTION — and the GOVERNMENT in the Church would cave in under their politically conspired plot.
But they UNDERESTIMATED the REAL HEAD of the Church — Jesus Christ! They thought it was a church OF THE PEOPLE — not the Church OF GOD! God simply was not in the picture in their eyes!
Christ's apostle did not cave in. These men WENT OUT — several of them formed what they called the "Associated Church" in or near Washington, D.C. But those so "associated" soon fell out among themselves. GOD WAS NOT IN THEIR PLOT TO TAKE OVER — NOR IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BUILD A NEW CHURCH OF THEIR OWN when their attempted coup failed! It was the "work of covetous MEN." It fell flat on its face. It came to naught!
"EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE, THEY LABOUR IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT" (Ps. 127:1).
Later, other "men of renown" in God's Church could not see CHRIST in the Church — only THE PEOPLE! They were in very high position in God's Church — but they wanted to make it MAN'S church. Their conspiracy was far more subtle than that of 1974. They undertook to produce a "scholarly work" setting forth their own distortion and perversion of the doctrines God had put in His Church through His chosen apostle. It was done secretly. Christ's apostle was overseas most of the time, and it was carefully kept from him. It was handed out to all the ministers as the "official doctrines of the Church." There were at least six or seven in TOP offices next to Christ's apostle in authority — men trusted and honored. But they were going to make it "THE CHURCH OF PEOPLE," instead of the CHURCH OF GOD. They could not see God nor Christ in their mental picture of God's Church. They were LIBERALS! They liberalized Ambassador College. They liberalized The Plain Truth magazine. They changed and liberalized Church doctrines and teachings and beliefs.
But God brought His chosen apostle back from the jaws of DEATH — from complete heart failure. God, through His apostle, PUT THOSE MEN OUT OF HIS CHURCH. Now churches or works OF THEIR OWN have been started. But they overlook one thing: "EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE, THEY LABOUR IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT." God is NOT raising up and building a "house" based on resentment, bitterness and strife — on an attempt to DESTROY what God has built and build something for SELF — on an attempt to DESTROY the Worldwide Church of God by their false witness and false accusation of wrongdoing in God's Church, bringing about the massive lawsuit by America's largest state to try to take over and DESTROY the Church of the living GOD! — and to build for THEMSELVES by "siphoning off" to their own works the members of the Worldwide Church of GOD!
No, this, like several other little tiny offshoots of embittered, angered, revenge-seeking, disfellowshipped former members, MUST COME TO NAUGHT! GOD is not building their houses! So what, now, do we have? Look at them — all now coming DOWN — all coming to naught! They are THE WORKS OF EMBITTERED SELF-SEEKING MEN — ALL FALLING FLAT ON THEIR FACES!
The only good they accomplished was to attract out of GOD'S Church the few malcontents, disgruntled troublemakers. God's ministers report to me that now that those contentious, accusing, bickering trouble-makers have left their local churches, THEY HAVE PEACE!
Of course a few well-meaning members were honestly deceived by these departed leaders. They have since had their eyes opened — they have realized their mistake and have returned HOME into GOD'S Church.
Our GOD turns Satan's handiwork into blessings for His people.
The living Jesus Christ raised up from death His apostle, whom He has used to SET HIS CHURCH BACK ON THE TRACK OF GOD!
Peace has been restored. God's TRUTH has been restored — the liberalism swept out! There is peace, harmony and TEAMWORK, solidly behind Christ and His chosen apostle at Pasadena. There is now ONE GOAL in the Church — to COMPLETE the Work of God around the world and to prepare GOD'S people for Christ's soon coming! The Spirit of GOD vitalizes the Church, draws us closer to HIM and closer to ONE ANOTHER!
Now, after some 12 years of tearing down what Christ had built, once again new members are coming in — Church GROWTH is once again, during 1980, up to a 30-percent increase — as it was for 35 long years!
Today GOD ALMIGHTY and the living JESUS CHRIST are very much IN THE PICTURE! It is truly the CHURCH OF GOD — not the "church of PEOPLE"!
Jesus said, "I am the vine, ye are the branches... without me ye can do NOTHING" (John 15:5)!

Why did Mr Armstrong always go back to the TWO TREES?1• The Tree of Life2• The Tree of Knowledge of Good and EvilBecause...
06/02/2026

Why did Mr Armstrong always go back to the TWO TREES?

1• The Tree of Life
2• The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

Because they are TWO SOURCES of knowledge.

The Tree of Life pictured God as the Source of All Knowledge.

The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil pictured the SELF as the source of knowledge.

It is the difference between God and men.

Mr Armstrong went on to show what men have been doing the last 6,000 years, by eating of the wrong tree!

He then showed who God was, what He has done, what He plans to do, and what it means for us to choose the tree of life and receive the Holy Spirit of God!

It is rightly defining between what is HOLY and what is profane.

If you examine Malachi 3, you find that is action is a result of FEARING GOD and not denying His Name(Rev. 3:8)!

This means Mr Armstrong put GOD FIRST, obeying the first commandment of the Lord(Ex.20). Therefore HE KNEW JESUS CHRIST!

“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”(1 John 2:3)

And if He knew Jesus, He received a GOOD UNDERSTANDING.(Psalms 111:10)

A lot of people have questions about the Worldwide Church of God. They want to know if it was of God, or was it of men.

Some say Mr Armstrong didn’t have a good understanding, received through the Holy Spirit of God, but went on “bad information”. They say, the Worldwide Church of God was merely an organization formed in California.

Making it an object that can be passed around, and if needed…destroyed and thrown away.

“First of all, the true Church of God is a spiritual organism. It is NOT a human organization. This spiritual organism is the "Body of Christ" existing for the PURPOSE of carrying on THE WORK OF GOD.” (Just What Is The Church? By Herbert W Armstrong, 1970)

The WORK is different from the CHURCH.

The various corporations, including WCG Inc, were support services IN THE WORK, but was NOT THE CHURCH. It supported the Church.

So when an organization is set up for a Church, it represents the Church, but it is NOT THE CHURCH.

So the entity of the Worldwide Church of God is a SPIRITUAL ORGANISM. The WORK simply mirrored and supported the Church.

Two areas. The Church, which is spiritual. The Work, the physical support services.

“Actually the Worldwide Church of God is a spiritual organism, created by GOD — not a legal corporate organization created by this world's laws.
But, in order to function IN the world in an organizational manner, the Church of God has needed to be incorporated according to state laws. The members of the Church are NOT members of the "Worldwide Church of God, Inc.," a California corporation, nor of "Herbert W. Armstrong, a corporation sole," under which our financial operations currently are functioning (since the massive lawsuit by the state of California).”(Advisory Council of Elders Formed by Herbert W Armstrong, March 16, 1981 Worldwide News)

Mr Armstrong always defined the Church as separate from the incorporation formed with the state.

If someone says the Worldwide Church of God is just an organization, or corporation, or a “fictitious name”, they obviously do not understand what Mr Armstrong has displayed so clearly.

They want the Worldwide Church of God to be an object they can say was passed on to Satan, and destroyed.

But in Matthew 16:18 we have a promise we can believe!!! This promise is given by Jesus Christ!

And being a spiritual organism, the Worldwide Church of God remains, and only has the membership of those who have the Holy Spirit of God.

Now if you are not IN the Worldwide Church of God, but have left it, you are just fooling yourself. You need to repent and return.

If you have been recently called by God, and are just now coming into the knowledge of knowing the Worldwide Church of God exists, you have been led here by Jesus Christ.

You are actually GROWING in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ! Just don’t allow others to cause you to disbelieve God!

What begotten child of the Church wants to kill off their mother? Think of it. A little baby growing in the mother’s womb, does not believe the mother is dead! It receives its nutrients and life from the mother!

Now, some are calling the Body of Christ, a Church of Satan.

Think of it as an identity theft. Does Jesus Christ behave like Satan? No. That would make Him a liar.

This is why thy make the Worldwide Church of God an object, so they can try to make Jesus Christ a liar.

“To govern the Church, Christ has given to it certain authority and responsibilities, such as the power to baptize, ordain further ministers, decide matters of administration (Matthew 16:19), decide disputes between members (Matthew 18:15-17), determine who is a valid member and discipline members if necessary, even with excommunication if need be (Romans 16:17).”(Prove All Things: What and Why the Church? By Bernard W Schnippert, May 1985 Good News Magazine)

Today, the ministers once ordained in the Worldwide Church of God either have died, being sealed by the spirit of God, or they have left the Worldwide Church of God to minister in some other church.

When Mr Armstrong came into contact with the people of God in Eugene Oregon, those who had formed the Oregon Conference of the Church of God, saw the fruits of a true minister of Jesus Christ in Mr Armstrong. He was ordained by those who still had the Holy Spirit of God! The ones who were still in the Church of God Seventh Day, who didn’t have the Holy Spirit, could not be used by Jesus Christ any longer. They had become “spiritually dead”.

So we see Mr Armstrong not ordained by THEM, but rather ordained by THOSE OF THE CHURCH!

There were still men calling themselves “ministers” and “elders”, but they could not be used by Jesus Christ because they had become spiritually dead.

So we now have members of the Worldwide Church of God, gathering together, as Christ leads them, outside of these false churches.

Those who have remained true and faithful and loyal, to God, to Jesus Christ, and to His apostle and the truth of God, holding fast according to the command of Jesus Christ in Revelation 3:11, are the Worldwide Church of God. They have not denied “His name”.

Jesus Christ gave us that name brethren. I didn’t choose it. I became a member of it once I was baptized and added to it! That is the Body of Jesus Christ.

And since those inside are inside, we need to start thinking about the responsibilities God has given to us!

As the quoted article above explains…

The Church is given certain authority and certain responsibilities:
•The Power to Baptize
•To Ordain Further Ministers
•To decide matters of Administration
•To decide disputes between members
• To determine the validity of membership
•To discipline members if necessary, even with excommunication.

The Autobiography of Herbert W Armstrong goes into detail on wha God’s Church in the past, had to do when faced with these things in contrast with a ministry who had failed Christ!

Go back and read what Mr Armstrong wrote about the Recent History of the Church! He establishes what Jesus Christ led His Church to do!

I think we need to pray and consider this for the future of the Work!

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