Back in the late 1990s, the Worldwide Church of God, headed by the late Herbert W. Armstrong, used to teach the truths about the 7th day Sabbath, Holy Days, dietary laws, etc. But then abandoned all of that and adopted Sunday worship, Christmas and Easter, abandoned the dietary laws, etc. They changed their name to Grace Communion International. Any thoughts on why this happened?
Mark Price
Another reason I can think of is the culture of the church. I'm a regular visitor of one of the offshoots who wanted to preserve the original doctrines. Although they follow the Torah truths, the culture is the same as a traditional church with no Hebraic culture at all. It is a very Anglicized environment with songs that sound like traditional church hymns and all English terminology with no Hebraic terms used at all. I even remember one member being annoyed that the word "Torah" was used and preferred the word "law" used instead.
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