The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1967

• rm _trong, II IT1 • • • by Dr. Robert T. Ketcham ..lll'!l \'ll \\'\I ~ I ,\\.ii\) ,lt'lti tf ial lllO,l ..lll\ l,lti, 11 :t· l\.l \l)l' 'l 'I' l I' l.\tCI \ \)ll • ,,ii\ 1l11, i11t\., l-lc1l1c1l \\ 1 • J\ 1111"trt1ng <'r l1 ,,,n. t,.1rner 1 C\.I ... \ 1n1,t1 <)11g. ~tr. 1\ rr11,t1 ,1,g'" 1 ,\lill' r•l l)gl,\111 '" (',1lh.. ''-' •· r·11<..; \\ ,,rill l t,n1,.'rrl)\\ .. 1-11" 1111g..1; 11'-' ,, callt:c..i 1 he Plair, l "rt1th 8 '..:' .. 1t1 "c ()tlc he 41 r • 111c ,agt: I fl n, l11n1 ll'li1.l\ th1.lt "' CCI)) t<.) he a . Ollild .1, the Bihle it .. elf. 111t1ltipli t th tt - anli ct1nclt1de that h i~ a af llrc.1chcr tt) ft1llt1,,. Ho\i\e\er. on hi , , er, ne,t n,e~ ,,ge h 111a, go of( on '-'n, of hi, n1an) tangent.. of wild cL.11n1 for hin, elf Jnli t tal di, t r– t11n" and denial. f the truth. of the r1ptt1re .. . For the n10 t part hi me age and article are a conglom– eration f JU t about every error ran1p nt in thi confu ed world. Hi , nnual budget i reported to be arot1nd 1ght n1illion dollar . The purpo e of thi word of warn– ing about 1r. Arm trong i to alert the people of God who eem to be unable to detect hi error. everal pa tor have told me that they find Ir. Arm trong~ magazine in the home of the members of their churche . Ju t why this bla phemou literature hould find acceptance in a Bapti t home i hard to under tand. o doubt much of hi eight million dollar income i donated by the e ame Bapti t . \l·ie li t here ju t a few of Mr. Arm trong· wild claim and bla - phemou teachings. 1. He hold that nothing of any im– portance in church realms happened on thi. earth from A.O. 70 to Janu– ar\- l . 1934. ., 2. He holds that on that date Her- bert W. Armstrong came upon the cene and started "The Radio Church of God." He says that his Radio Church of God is the only true churc:!:i since A. D. 70. If this be true then e\ 1 er)· church, every missionary ad– \' ance. and all else during these eigh– teen and one-half centuries i a false church and a false message! J. l l crl1crt W. Arn1,tr(1ng clc111a11tl s tl1a1 l,i" fc1ll0\ er kc"l'l the C)l,1 Jcwi"ih P,1 <; t)\Cr 4 Herl1crl W . r111~tr0ng tlc 111antl~ th4\t Hi follo\.\-cr" kce11 the Jcwi"'i a l t 1 rd a y ab l1 at h. 5. Hcrl1erl W. rn1 trong is what i k.nown as a " Briti h r~raelite." He h 1(1 that , reat Britain a ncl the nited tal e~ are the ten lost tribes of T. ra 1! 6. Herbert W. Arn1s trong teache~ that Je. us Chri. t had to he horn again. 7. Herbert W. Arni .. trong teaches that pre ent-day beli evers a re not yet born again. They are "conceived' ' but they will not be "born' ' again until t~ey get to heaven. . Herbert W. Arn1 trong teaches that men are saved by believing in the future "government" of God. 9. Herbert W. Arm trong teaches that we are aved by keeping the law. 10. Herbert W. Armstrong ha no place in his teachings for " the Name of J esu ." 11. Herbert W. Arm trong teache that God planned to wreck Hi cre– ation by sin. 12. Herbert W. Arm trong teaches that we will eventuall y become God. * * • * This ought to chase The Plain Truth magazine out of every Bapti t ~ome. T h e only thing that is "plain' ' about it is that it i plainly NOT the truth. We have confined our remarks to li ting only a few of Mr. Arm trong s wild teaching . For full and docu– mented disclosure of hi s blasphemies, we urge every reader to secure two very helpful books. Herbert W. Armstrong and His World Tomorrow, by Dr. Noel Smith Box I 06, pringfield, Mo., Price: $1. Herbert W. Armstrong - A False Prophet by Dr. Robert L. Sumner. Publ i hed by word of the Lord Pub- 1 isher , Box 1099, Murfree boro, Tenn. Price: 10¢ MOHICAN TRAIL CAMP 278 Acres of Lakes, Woods and Recreation Area s Churches and Youth Groups - Hold Your Own Retreat! 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