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and finally into the Lake of Fire--and He will raise up OTHERS to
carry on His Work. As I wrote to you before, we NEED a minimum of
$35,000 per month for these necessary building operations this
year. The conditional pledges I asked of EVERY MEMBER have reached
only a little over $20,000--just slightly more than about three
years ago, when we had less than HALF as many members!
I know we can do better than this! WE SIMPLY HAVE TO DO
BETTER! Just barely more than HALF of you members have responded--
almost HALF of you have failed to pledge a single dollar! Even
though those in their third tithe year, those on public welfare, or
widows without income, or wives whose unconverted husbands object
(and who have no separate income of their own) are exempt, they do
not make up anywhere near half of our membership. MANY OF YOU WHO
ARE ABLE AND OUGHT TO PLEDGE HAVE FAILED OR REFUSED!
Brethren, do you realize this is the work of ALMIGHTY
GOD? Do you realize HE is holding you accountable, according to
your ability? It is not yet too late--but if you become a
spiritual slacker, there is a Lake of Fire looming ahead, and I say
to you in all sincerity and love, and by authority of Jesus Christ,
you had better begin to fear and TREMBLE! This is EXPECTED of you,
and if we don't do MORE than expected, we are UNPROFITABLE
SERVANTS, and Jesus Christ says that the unprofitable servants are
to be thrown into the Lake of Fire! I did not decree that--CHRIST
DID!
Dear Brethren, let's RALLY to this pressing, vital NEED.
If you can send in a little MORE, by all means do so! Let's get
behind this crusade, and get it really ROLLING!
To those who have responded generously, I THANK YOU on
behalf of our Leader and Head, Jesus Christ! He is opening new
doors constantly. His Work goes marching on--WE MUST NEVER
SLACKEN, BUT SPEED UP OUR EFFORTS!
In Jesus' name, THANK YOU!
Herbert W. Armstrong