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PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 2, NO. 25
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 10, 1978
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GOD'S APOSTLE D I D N O T APPROVE
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY PROJECT
by Herbert W. Armstrong
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Recently I called a meeting of Messrs. McNair, Meredith, Apartian,
and Luker. I was shown in that meeting, for the first time, a leather
bound copy of "Systematic Theology Project,""" which I understand is
commonly referred to as the "STP."
I have found it necessary recently to reveal that many major
decisions, doctrinal alterations, and policy changes were being made
WITHOUT AUTHORITY -- in my absence -- and the knowledge of which was
kept deliberately from me. That is part of the reason making it
imperative that I step back into CONTROL!
I now find for the first time that the "STP" was presented at
the January Ministers' Conference. I addressed the conference on the
opening morning. But I had not yet regained full strength from the
heart failure of last August, and, BEING ASSURED BY MY SON THAT NO
DOCTRINAL CHANGES WOULD BE DISCUSSED OR PRESENTED at the Conference,
I returned to Tucson.
In my absence, utterly unknown to me, this "STP" was presented,
and represented as having my approval. Some ministers assumed the
very fact that I had addressed the opening session implied my approval.
I KNEW NOTHING WHATSOEVER ABOUT IT!
This "STP" is voluminous. My time these past weeks has been
occupied in much writing, and other actions to SET THE WORK BACK ON
THE TRACK of CHRIST'S HEADSHIP!
This has simply not allowed time to study carefully the contents
of this "STP." I have been informed, by those soundly instructed since
the earliest days of the college that, by and large, this "STP" is
sound in its doctrinal expositions. Yet a number of ERRONEOUS and UN
AUTHORIZED doctrines are altered or changed, and MUST BE, as I can find
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time, CORRECTF;D!
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For example, in the section under "LAW OF GOD" I find the follow-
ing:
"However, in fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy of magnifying the law
and making it honorable (Isa. 42:21) Christ instituted certain changes."
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