Wolf in sheep's clothing?

With the death of Herbert W. Armstrong in 1986, the leadership of the Worldwide Church of God began a renewed unbiased study of the biblical foundations of our beliefs. It came as a great shock to our fellowship that one-by-one each of our cherished doctrines (including the nature of God and the 7th day Sabbath) were in error and had to be rejected. This began a systematic dismantling of the core doctrines of our church resulting in a major exodus of many of our members.

We are grateful that many in the global Body of Christ have walked alongside us through this time. However, we understand many may not have heard of our changes or may consider them to be insincere and a trick to lure innocent believers. Let me assure you these changes are real and are a result of the lead of the Holy Spirit. Let me also assure you we have no intention of returning to the legalism we once help to.

Statement of Beliefs

We believe:

• In one holy, loving, all-powerful, and gracious Creator God who exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• That the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God, fully authoritative for all matters of faith and practice.

• That Jesus Christ, born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully human, is both Lord and Saviour.

• That Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross for human sin, that he was raised bodily on the third day, and that he ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father.

• That Jesus Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead and to reign over all things.

• In the Holy Spirit, who brings sinners to repentance, who gives eternal life to believers, and who lives in them to conform them to the image of Jesus Christ.

• That Christians should gather in regular fellowship and live lives of faith that make evident the good news that humans enter the kingdom of God by putting their trust in Jesus Christ.

• In the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

• That salvation comes not by works, but only by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

• In the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

For a detailed description of each of these statements, visit www.WCG.org: Statement of Beliefs.