Criticism of Worldwide Church of God
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Under the leadership of Herbert W. Armstrong, the Worldwide Church of God was considered by many to be theologically a cult with unorthodox and, to some, heretical teachings.[1]
The church rejected the doctrine of the Trinity, regarding it as a pagan concept absorbed into mainstream Christianity.[2]
Critics also claimed that the WCG did not proclaim salvation by grace through faith alone, but rather required works as part of salvation.
The late Walter Martin, in his classic The Kingdom of the Cults, devoted 34 pages to the group, claiming how Armstrong borrowed freely from Seventh-day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormon doctrines. [3]
Much of these criticisms were replaced with praise for the church following doctrinal changes instituted by Armstrong's successor, Joseph W. Tkach, who repudiated many of Armstrong's doctrines that conflicted with the more orthodox and accepted version of Christianity.
Notes
- ^ http://www.apologeticsindex.org/w01.html
- ^ http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/1997/june16/7t766c.html
- ^ Tucker, Ruth. "From the Fringe to the Fold, Part 1." Christianity Today, July 15, 1996.
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