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HERE'S WHAT I MEAN! Our ministers have been interviewing
Co-Workers in several states. Here is a typical comment: "Yes, I
listened to The WORLD TOMORROW for years. I sure did like to
listen to Brother Armstrong and the TRUTH of the BIBLE. I used to
send quite a little money to help carry on the work---tithes, and
offerings too. But I just don't have time to listen any more. We
have Television, now."
DO YOU REALIZE what that means? It means two things: 1)
the explanation of the grave crisis this precious work of God is
facing, and 2) such Co-Workers (and former Co-Workers) are saying,
without realizing it: "Yes, I sure did like to listen to GOD'S
TRUTH, but I just don't have time for CHRIST or His GOSPEL any
more. I've put worldly entertainment programs sponsored by the
Tobacco, Liquor and Cosmetic interests first in my life now. I
serve and devote myself to the pleasing entertainment of the WORLD,
now. I'm NEGLECTING Christ's so great salvation, and eternal life,
now. I'm letting myself enjoy a few hours of WORLDLY ENTERTAINMENT
that the Tobacco, Liquor, and Cosmetic people send INTO MY HOME,
now, instead of finding what will REALLY satisfy my hungry soul---
and give me a happy, joy-packed, ABUNDANT life for ALL ETERNITY.
I'm passing up an ETERNITY of GLORY for a few hours a day of
feasting my eyes on the sordid scenes of crime, murder, intrigue,
illicit love, and plain silly, empty, worthless fun."
Co-Workers LISTEN! God is showing His servants the
solution of this crisis FOR HIS WORK. God's work will not die---
for we rely on GOD, for wisdom, for guidance,---for everything---
but SOME OF YOU are going to die FOR ETERNITY, unless you can WAKE
UP in time, and realize that you are allowing a WRONG USE of a good
thing to crowd out the hours you OUGHT to be spending not only in
the study of God's Word, but also in YOUR vital part in carrying on
HIS WORK, in building the eternal spiritual CHARACTER which is the
very PURPOSE for which you were born!
LET ME TELL YOU, dear Co-Workers, this knowledge God has
been putting in your ears by my voice, and into your minds by The
PLAIN TRUTH, and YOUR BIBLE, is DANGEROUS knowledge! It is
knowledge God will hold you accountable for! Christ said to the
Pharisees: "If ye were blind, we should have no sin: but now ye
say, 'We see,' therefore your sin remaineth." Likewise Jesus says
to YOU: "If you had never heard or understood, your sin would not
be imputed; but since this true SAVING knowledge has entered your
heart, therefore it condemns you IF YOU NEGLECT IT." Yes, "how
shall we escape, if we neglect so GREAT salvation?" (Heb. 2:3.)
"O, my GOD!" I cry out, "have you made me your instrument
for transmitting YOUR MESSAGE to all these people that SOME or them
condemn themselves by neglecting what you have sown in their
hearts?" Yes, dear Co-Workers, this thudding realization that many
of our Co-Workers---so many that the very life of GOD'S WORK has
been threatened---have been UNTHINKINGLY allowing themselves to
become SO ABSORBED in foolish time-wasting WORLDLY entertainment,
that it is crowding out their ZEAL FOR CHRIST, threatening loss of
salvation, leaves me just sick at heart!