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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, APRIL 11, 1986
ourselves to God in mind and heart. Jesus not only kept God's law--He
agreed with it. Because Be and the Father were one, it was Jesus' law
also. He kept it, lived by it in spirit and in truth--not grudgingly,
nor with indifference. He wholeheartedly, actively supported, promoted
and believed in it. It was part of Him. So it must become with us.
Unity is a state of mind. It is a way of thinking.
And
with God's
people that unity is based upon God's perfect law. You ministers need to
set an example of unity not only in actions, but in attitude. You can't
just •go along• with this policy or that, while displaying disagreement
to close friends. If you have a sincere lack of understanding, then you
have a responsibility to
1) communicate it to your superiors at
headquarters, and if you still don't understand, 2) keep it� yourself,
following Paul's admonition in Romans 16:17-18. But you should go to God
in prayer, asking Him for the understanding. In Psalms 111: lO, we are
told, •A good understanding have all they that do His commandments."
Obedience comes before the understanding. Understanding is a product of
obedience. Similarly, when we support God's government in the Church on
a particular matter, praying for understanding while carefully avoiding
division, God will grant the understanding.
Unity is therefore based also upon faith. To have unity we must have
faith in God's ability to lead His Church and to work through His
government in it. When faith sags, so does unity. When faith in God is
strong, so is unity among those who have it. And from where does faith
come? Prom Jesus Christ, the vine, with whom we are to be one.
Let's deeply appreciate this upcoming Passover service. Bow blessed
we are to have the precious blood of our Savior applied to us!
How
merciful God is to have called us and to have granted us repentance from
the way of death to the way of eternal life!
God continues to lead us.
Telecast response last weekend was the
second highest ever--45,290 weekend calls! The Work God is doing through
His Church marches forward.
As
our ways please God, He will bless us.
You ministers must be champions of God's Word, both in word and deed.
Thank you for your prayers and your labor of love,
Sincerely, in Christian love,
FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
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you
will receive prior to the spring holy days. Let me encourage