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PASTOR'S REPORli=-�
PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
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VOL. 3. NO. 24
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JUNE
25, 1979
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NON-TITHING IS STEALING!
by Herbert W. Armstrong
I find it impossible to believe that a Minister of Jesus Christ could
at the same time be a THIEF--STEALI�G FROM GOD! Nearly all ministers and
98% of brethren have been LOYAL. Yet during recent years "liberals" have
risen up in the Church, watering down the laws of God.
God says, "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,
and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder come to pass,
whereof he spake unto thee, saying, 'Let us go after other gods...and let
us serve them,' Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet,...
for the LORD your God proveth you...Ye shall walk after the ETERNAL your
God, and fear him, and keep hiscommandments... " (Deut. 13:1-4)
And in
Old Testament times such a false prophet was put to death.
Yet it is reported to me that a minister has said to a congregation
words to this effect: "If you don't want to tithe, you don't need to."
The living Christ who heads this Church has been, for a full year
now, SETTING GOD'S CHURCH BACK ON GOD'S TRACK. Jesus Christ has moved
swiftly. Great strides have been taken--great change already has taken
place.
But during the past ten years much false teaching has gone out,
subtlely, craftily, inducing many of God's people to ease off on keeping
God's Commandments, leading many into SIN, while being deceived into
supposing they are on safe ground spiritually.
God has shown me that my Commission is not ONLY to proclaim the Good
News of the coming Kingdom of God, but also to raise up this Church (which
already has been done) and, far more, to lead this Church into becoming
KEADY for Christ's soon return in GLORY to earth.
LISTEN! Fellow Ministers and wives--and you brethren in the Church:
Jesus "loved the Church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify
and cleanse it...that he might present it to himself a GLORIOUS church, not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be HOLY,
and i'lITHOUT BLEMISH" (Eph. 5:25-27).
Again, (Rev. 19:7), at the time of Christ's return in power and GLORY,
the Church shall have "MADE HERSELF READY"--and brethren, we have many
spots to be cleaned out, and many wrinkles to be ironed out before we are
READY! And TIME IS SHORT and GROWING SHORTER FAST!
Actually, I think God already has held up the progression of world
events, TO GIVE US more time to 1) give out the Gospel of the Kingdom in
greater power to more and 2) get ourselves--the Church--READY!