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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, July 25, 1980
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The first created man, Adam, rejected that Government OF and BY God
FOR the people. Our first forefather chose government OF and BY the
people.
Unfortunately self-motivated political rule ha�developed--some
times evil.
The GOVERNMENT OF GOD is government from the top down-·-from
Goe.,
through Christ as living HEAD of His Church, and on the human level the
Apostle of Christ
I
s choosing, then in administrative office: eva;1gelists,
pastors, preaching elders and teachers (Eph. 4:11-12, I Cor. 12:28). No
prophets ever served in administrative capacity in the New Testament
Church.
And as His chosen Apostle, I say to you by the authority of Jesus
Christ, the POLITICAL STATE cannot and shall not take over, govern or
administer the affairs of the Worldwide Church of God. By that authority,
far transcending yours, Mr. Attorney General, this Church shall continue
to operate, not by the will of politicians, but by the will of the Eternal
GOD as revealed in His Word:
Your jurisdiction extends only to the boundary lines of the State of
California. The jurisdiction of GOD'S GOVERNMENT is limited to the volun
tary assent of its baptized members worldwide.
Within the jurisdiction of human political government in all matters
aside from an attack to take over, own, and operate God's Church, accord
ing to political will, our members are willingly subject to whatever
government of man has jurisdiction over us. We are respectable, God
fearing, law-abiding citizens in whatever country we live. We practice
the law of outflowing love toward neighbor equal to self-concern. But our
God is a jealous God (Ex. 20:5) who will not tolerate another usurping His
rule! And in this case He will fight for US!
Mr. Attorney General, we are not in politics nor shall we be. But
when your office assumed it was launching this supreme TEST CASE to test
the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, you grossly
underestimated God's Church!
If your office assumed you were attacking a
very small, weak, though a sufficiently established Church, to serve as
the first domino of a domino theory--that we would simply lie over and
"cave in," you must have known very little of us.
Those with us are far more powerful than any power seeking to destroy
us! The Church of GOD is imbued with a STRENGTH greatly underestimated!
3od will give us the VICTORY!