18 Truths
The article was a clear affirmation of truths restored to the Church through Mr. Armstrong over his 52-year ministry. These "18 essential truths" were:
1) Jesus' Return will restore God's government to Earth.
2) The true gospel is about the kingdom of God—not Christ's Person.
3) God is a Family and His purpose is to reproduce Himself through human beings.
4) God is not a trinity, the Holy Spirit is not a person and Christ is the God of both the Old and New Testaments.
5) Man does not have an immortal soul.
6) The human mind is very different from the animal brain.
7) God is working with a very few right now, and is not trying to save the whole world yet.
8) The Church is not yet the kingdom of God.
9) Only those whom the Father calls and draws to Jesus Christ can be converted now.
10) The Great White Throne Judgment is when all humanity will have an opportunity for salvation.
11) The kingdom of God will rule all nations on earth for 1,000 years after Christ's Return.
12) God's Spirit opens our minds to His truth.
13) We are only begotten now—not yet born again.
14) The lost tribes of Israel can be identified with modern nations.
15) Identifying the modern nations of Israel is the key to understanding end-time prophecies.
16) God commands observance of His seven annual festivals.
17) The authority of the sacred calendar is of utmost importance.
18) Paying second and third tithe is a direct command.

Baptised True Christian standing behind & supporting the last Apostle in full unity of mind & purpose.The world is built on the foundation of Satan's way. As "god of this world," he has constructed his own governments, cultures, educational systems, and other institutions—and he has also built his own "churches" (II Cor. 11:13-15). All of these together also form a "building," and with a vast superstructure, but one that is founded upon "sand," instead of the "rock" (I Cor. 10:4) that is Jesus Christ! I repeat: the all-powerful, living Christ is not trying to build or to rebuild—repair!—the governments, institutions or churches of Satan's world. Soon these will all be swept away by the "rain, wind and floods," He described in Matthew 7:24-27.
But we saw Jesus also calls His Church "a building"—one that is "fitly framed together" (Eph. 2:21), and built with Himself as the foundation. He is literally "building a building" consisting of brethren whom He calls "lively [living] stones" (I Pet. 2:5). Psalm 127:1 declares, "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." Christ is continuing His building of the Church today, and you are seeing it.
The true Church is depicted as a type of Jerusalem and as the Mother of all the brethren in the Church (Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22-23). Like any Mother, she cares for and feeds her children. God's Church is pictured as a bride prophesied to marry Jesus Christ at His Return (Rev. 19:7-9). She is described as having "made herself ready" for this marvelous, wonderful, glorious event!
Will you be one who strives to "make yourself ready"?
Finally, we need to address the meaning of the Greek word translated "church" in the New Testament. Most have supposed "church" means a building or an organization. It means neither. The word "church" is ekklesia, meaning "a calling out," especially as a religious congregation. Christians are indeed called out of this world (John 15:19; 17:14)—its ways—its customs—its practices—its traditions—its false knowledge and false doctrines—and into the true Church, and fellowship with God and Christ (I John 1:3).
God thunders this to all His people: "Wherefore come out from among them [the world], and be you separate...and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty" (II Cor. 6:17-18).
May God help you to come out of the Babylon of this world (Rev. 18:4), that you may qualify to rule with Christ in the wonderful, utopian new world that lies ahead!