His early career in the print advertising industry which followed had a strong impact on his future ministry and would shape his communication style. At age 18, on the advice of an uncle, he decided to take a job in the want-ad department of a Des Moines newspaper, the Daily Capital. He regularly attended the services and the Sunday school of First Friends Church in Des Moines. Herbert Armstrong was born on July 31, 1892, in Des Moines, Iowa, into a Quaker family, the son of Eva (Wright) and Horace Elon Armstrong. 9.2 Personality, personal conduct, and governance.
6 Ambassador International Cultural Foundation.As founder and head of the Ambassador International Cultural Foundation, Armstrong and his advisers met with heads of governments in various nations, for which he described himself as an "ambassador without portfolio for world peace." He also proclaimed that behind contemporary world events loomed various Biblical prophecies, interpreted in light of British Israelism. These doctrines and teachings have been referred to as Armstrongism by non-adherents.Īrmstrong's teachings required observance of parts of the Mosaic Law including seventh-day Sabbath, dietary prohibitions, and the covenant law " Holy Days". An early pioneer of radio and television evangelism, Armstrong preached what he claimed was the comprehensive combination of doctrines in the entire Bible, in the light of the New Covenant scriptures, which he maintained to be the restored true Gospel. Armstrong (J– January 16, 1986) was an American evangelist who founded the Worldwide Church of God (WCG).
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