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PAS�OR'S REPORT, July 18, 1979
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further, Peter said "We shall OBEY GOD RATHER THAN MAN!"
Again, WHO
is
LORD, Caesar or CHRIST?
Notice how Jesus replied to the Pharisees and scribes--acting as Roman
GOVERNMENT authorities: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites.••
WOE unto you blind guides..• ye FOOLS and blind •.• Ye blind guides •..for
ye are like whited sepulchres.•.Ye serpents, ye gene�ation of vipers, bow
can ye escape the damnation of hell?
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(Matt.23:15-33}. That is stronger
language than I have used against California state officials!
As an INDIVIDUAL, each of us must be subject to the higher powers, even
though a law of government may be wrong in our own sight. But remember,
MAN'S GOVERNMENT has been altogether swayed by SATAN.
In the struggle with the Government of MAN, in the assault of the State
of California,remember, nwe wrestle NOT against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" '(Eph. 6:12).
REMEMBER THIS: The massive attack of the State of California action
against us was not an action ENFORCING ANY LAW! We had BROKEN NO LAW.
They did not come with a charge of breaking any specific law! They came
with a COURT ORDER, ILLEGALLY MADE, FOR A "RECEIVER" TO TAKE POSSESSION OF
THE CHURCH, THE COLLEGE, AND THE FOUNDATION, AND RUN THEM. The first thing
the Receiver did was to "FIRE" ME and Mr. Rader. Only we simply refused to
BE
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fired
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!
They did not come to charge us with breaking any law, or to punish us
for lawbreaking--they came to TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE GOVERN
MENT OF GOD--supposedly to sell it and pocket the proceeds! We had broken
no law! THEY HAD!
It all finally devolves into the question .,WHO is LORD--CAESAR OR
CHRIST?
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The Pharisees tried to trick Jesus with a question, "Is it lawful to
give tribute unto Caesar or not?" Jesus answered, "RENDER UNTO CAESAR
THE
THINGS THAT ARE CAESAR'S and UNTO GOD THE THINGS THAT ARE GOD
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S"!(Matt.
22:21.)
The Pasadena campus property BELONGS TO GOD. It is all DEEDED in His
name. His name is on the front foyer wall of the Auditorium. We refused
absolutely to render it all over to CAESAR!
The time has come for us to stand up and be counted--whether we are on
GOD'S SIDE
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OR CAESAR'S!
Today there is only one place where the GOVERNMENT OF GOD is being
administered on earth--and that is in the Worldwide Church of GOD! Soon
Christ will return and the WHOLE EARTH will again be under the GOVERNMENT
OF GOD.