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the
HISTORY
ofthe
TRJ
ClllJRCH
by
Herbert W. Armstrong
Few indeed know the Bible reveals a great false church, deceiving
millions, and a
true
Church of God, persecuted, yet enduring. Few know the
real PURPOSE of the Church, who built it and why. Now we are
warned of a forthcoming effort to deceive even this generation concerning who
really built the present era of the true Church. Here is the plain truth.
Editor's note: We are printing
here, serial/y, a new book by H er–
bert W. Armstrong with the same
tille as this artic/e.
F
IRST
of a ll, let t he
true
FACT
be stated
that Jesu s C hr ist
built the true
Church of God.
lt
was
founded by the resur–
rected
living
Christ, after his
ascension to heaven. He has
remained permanently the
HEAD
of it.
The questions, then, are WHY
2
was it built-what is its PURPOSE–
by whom
did Christ build it- and
through whom
has he built up t he
present era of the Church?
What is
t he Church?
WHY
does
it exist ? What is its PURPOSE?
People in the Western world take
the church as an institution for
granted- they know not why! A
large segment of millions flock to
services Sunday mornings.
But WHY the Churc h?
But WHY? Ju st
what is
the
Church?
Is
it a building with a
sharply sloping roof, with a steeple
atop pointing heavenward , a cross
on its facade? Do the members go
to the c hurch? Or does the local
church assemble in a building or
place?
Winston Churchill said before
the U ni ted S tates Congress during
World War 11, "There is a PUR–
POSE being worked out here
below." Does the Church have
anything to do with that PUR–
POSE?
To understand what the world
does not unders tand, we need to
consider the world into which J esus
carne when he said, " I will build
my cburch."
He carne into the same world in
The
PLAIN TRUTH