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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TOTHEMINISTRYOFTHE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.49
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 27, 1985
FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH; CASSETTES; COUNSELING MEMBERS ABOUT MOVING;
PRAYER UPDATE; INTERNATIONAL NEWS--CANADA
Health As we are all increasingly aware, a considerable amount of
illness exists in the Church, among members and ministry alike.
Perhaps we should not be too surprised. We are living in an age so
degenerate that even if a person takes care of his health with total
dedication, there is still no guarantee of never coming down with some
disease.
Not only do we stand to reap some of the results of our own past wrong
doing, but we also suffer as a result of the deeds of our ancestors and
the world around us. So we have major strikes against us over which we
do not have control.
But as Mr. Ellis La Ravia pointed out in the
recent Ministerial Refreshing Program, that doesn't mean we should be
lax about making an effort to maintain and even improve our health!
While we cannot entirely eliminate the threat of illness from our
lives, we most surely can better our chances of staying well. And that
is important.
Our newly revised booklet •principles of Healthful Living• gives basic
overall principles regarding this vital subject. Certainly no one can
accuse the booklet of being unbalanced or too specific in prescribing
what to do and what not to do. Yet, if applied, the principles that
are given will make a difference.
Still, how many in God's Church make a real effort to understand and
apply even the basic guidelines the booklet presents?
For example,
some seem to be under the impression that merely avoiding unclean meats
makes their diet healthful. They won't touch ham, but they regularly
consume overly processed, refined foods, often loaded with additives,
as well as foods that are too rich and fatty for the limited amount of
activity engaged in. Eventually they become ill and wonder why •God
allowed• them to become sick.
We are God's people, but we simply do not have a license to neglect the
laws that regulate health without
IN THIS ISSUE
suffering consequences!
From Church Administration • • 1
Media Purchasing Update • • • • 4
Ambassador College Update • • • 5
Media Services Update • • • • • 5
From Fleet Administration • • • 6
On the world Scene • • • • • • 6
As strange new kinds of diseases
are popping up and old strains are
refusing to be wiped out, it is
well worth your time to read or
reread •Principles of Healthful
Living• and to encourage the
brethren to do likewise and to
take
the
information
therein
seriously.
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