“The most difficult thing for any human seems to be to admit being wrong—to confess error of belief and conviction,” wrote Herbert W. Armstrong. Scientists studying the brain have concluded that people respond to correction and criticism in a similar way to physical pain.
But why should it be so hard for us to accept correction?
In Hebrews 12, the Apostle Paul writes that God is a Father who corrects His children. “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth” (verses 5-6).
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About Gerald Flurry
Gerald Flurry is the presenter of the Key of David television program and the editor in chief of the Philadelphia Trumpet newsmagazine. He is the founder and pastor general of the Philadelphia Church of God, chancellor of Herbert W. Armstrong College and chairman of the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation.
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Malachi’s Message
This is a story about God’s Church gone off track and what God did to correct the tragedy.
Herbert W. Armstrong founded the Worldwide Church of God in 1934 (though it began with a different name) and led it for over 51 years to its height in membership, global impact and income at the time of his death in 1986.
Soon, however, disturbing and significant changes in Church doctrine began to be introduced. The changes revealed a diversion in course, one that led to catastrophe.
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January 25, 2014
How Jeremiah Endured to the End
The Prophet Jeremiah suffered much persecution. Yet even in his hardest trial, his love for God’s Word pushed him to endure. Is God’s Word a fire in your bones?
January 18, 2014
What Is the True Gospel?
There’s a lot of confusion in this world, and we should be able to look to religion to point the way. But we find all kinds of serious, fundamental disagreements in religion. And if you look at the variety of the different gospels—the gospel of Jesus Christ, the gospel of salvation, the gospel of grace, the gospel of the Kingdom, the social gospel, or even the Israel message, etc.—you see all kinds of confusion. How are we to understand the true gospel? Many people have lost that gospel, and the gospel is everything! That’s what the entire message of the Bible is about!
January 11, 2014
Zadok the Priest
When the British people crown a new king or a queen, something really strange happens in that ceremony—they sing the song “Zadok the Priest.” But why Zadok the Priest? If you understand the Bible, you realize that Zadok the Priest is one of the most prominent characters at the time of David. But what does that have to do with you?
January 4, 2014
Ukraine Crisis Prophesied
There has been a supreme crisis in the country of Ukraine, located between Russia and Europe, and some of our very best media journalists have said this is a monumental crisis. This event is going to change the course of world history. It’s going to take us a giant step closer to World War III, and you’re going to see that happen.
December 28, 2013
Mystery of the Ages
The Bible is a mystery to most people. Not only is it a mystery to those in education and science, even religion doesn’t truly understand it! Though that is a shocking statement, you can prove it true. Here is how to remove the mystery of the Bible!
December 21, 2013
How God Speaks to Us in the Last Days
God promises that He will speak to us by His Son in these last days. But how does God do that, and how does God speak to His people today, or to this world? You don’t hear a thunderous voice coming from heaven, and yet God says He will speak to us. But how and where does He do that?
December 14, 2013
The Incredible Human Potential (2013)
Herbert W. Armstrong wrote a book about the spiritual potential of man, and it includes mankind ruling over the universe with God. What is more important to us than our physical and spiritual potential—and exploiting that potential? What could be more important to you or to anybody than that?
December 7, 2013
Geneva Nuclear Agreement
The United States and Iran have just concluded a nuclear treaty in Geneva, Switzerland, and it has caused a world sensation. What is it all about? Why is this so sensational to this world?
December 1, 2013
Finding the Ark of the Covenant
It would be the greatest archaeological discovery of all time. And Bible prophecy indicates it is about to happen.
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