The Principal Heresies of Armstrongism:
The notion that Christians are obligated to observe the Sabbath, Holy Days, and Dietary commandments of Torah
The mixing of the Old and New Covenants
The notion that Christians must earn their place in God's Kingdom
Rejection of the Trinity
Anglo-Israelism
The notion that traditional Christianity has been corrupted by paganism
The notion that spiritual understanding identifies someone as Christian
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It ALL Boils Down to This...
Their failure to understand that the Hebrew Scriptures MUST be understood/interpreted in the light of the Christ event. In other words, their inability to understand that the Law, Prophets, and Writings point to Jesus of Nazareth, and that they were ALL fulfilled by HIM is at the root of most (if not all) of their theological failures! Think about it a minute and prove me wrong, if you can!
So true. They follow a false prophetess (EGW) who swapped the centrality of Jesus out for a day of the week. What they do goes way beyond just feeling obligated to keep a weekly Sabbath. Well, once you do that you're never going to really understand what Jesus did. Then, it cascades form there.
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