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| − | '''Armstrongism''' is the common name of the doctrine | + | '''Armstrongism''' is the common name of the particular doctrine identified with the preaching of Herbert W. Armstrong, a radio preacher in the 30's and 40's, and original founder of the ''World Wide Church of God'' and ''Plain Truth Magazine'' in 1950. It has been classified as a [[cult]]<ref>See the following: |
| + | *[http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-kingdom-of-the-cults/chapanal021.html#gsc.tab=0 The Kingdom of the Cults - The Worldwide Church of God—From Cult to Christianity Summary & Analysis, by Walter Martin (bookrags.com)] | ||
| + | *[https://www.gotquestions.org/Worldwide-Church-God-Armstrongism.html What is Armstrongism? Is the World Wide Church of God a Cult? (gotquestions.org)]</ref>. He opposed [[Trinity|Trinitarianism]] as an evil deception by Satan, asserting that God the Father and God the Son (Jesus) are two separate beings, essentially two Gods. At its height, the World Wide Church of God boasted 150,000 members scattered throughout the world. After his death he was succeeded by his son, the charismatically handsome and well-spoken televangelist Garner Ted Armstrong, who soon became embroiled in controversial charges of having deviated from the original doctrine of his father's church by a form of [[Syncretism|syncretistic]] compromise with aspects of mainstream Christianity. The church split into factions, one of them the ''Restored Church of God'' which claims to have faithfully retained all of the doctrines preached by Herbert W. Armstrong. Garner Ted Armstrong together with his supporters reorganized the church into the [[Corporation|corporate]] ''World Wide Church of God, International''. | ||
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Revision as of 20:06, September 1, 2019
Armstrongism is the common name of the particular doctrine identified with the preaching of Herbert W. Armstrong, a radio preacher in the 30's and 40's, and original founder of the World Wide Church of God and Plain Truth Magazine in 1950. It has been classified as a cult[1]. He opposed Trinitarianism as an evil deception by Satan, asserting that God the Father and God the Son (Jesus) are two separate beings, essentially two Gods. At its height, the World Wide Church of God boasted 150,000 members scattered throughout the world. After his death he was succeeded by his son, the charismatically handsome and well-spoken televangelist Garner Ted Armstrong, who soon became embroiled in controversial charges of having deviated from the original doctrine of his father's church by a form of syncretistic compromise with aspects of mainstream Christianity. The church split into factions, one of them the Restored Church of God which claims to have faithfully retained all of the doctrines preached by Herbert W. Armstrong. Garner Ted Armstrong together with his supporters reorganized the church into the corporate World Wide Church of God, International.
History
Doctrines
See also
External links
The Rise of the “Megachurch” - The Real Truth (rcg.org)
"Where Is God's Church?" David C. Pack. The Real Truth Magazine - Restored Church of God (rcg.org)