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through the New Testament. We teach the Bible -- then we leave it
to each individual to make his own decision as to what he shall do.
But we do not put any great emphasis on tithing. In the Bible God
promises to bless and prosper the tithe-payer. Many thousands have
found that true. They have more since tithing than they did when
they spent the whole ten tenths on themselves. Tithing pays the
tither. It DOES NOT "rob" the tither's family. But God says (Mal.
3:8-10) the NON-tither robs God. We do NOT teach that a husband
whose wife objects to his tithing should tithe her half of his
income -- but rather, IF she objects that he consider his income --
or their combined income -- half hers, and let her do with her half
of the tithe as she pleases. In the accusation made recently on
this point, I am not sure whether the husband in question
understood that -- but it most certainly is being explained to him.
Now let's take up this specific case in point. The "feature
writer" mentioned previously made much of one side of a case. It
was made to appear that because of tithing, which it was falsely
claimed we "demanded," this man failed to support his family. The
inference was given that we thus caused him to break up his
marriage. THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH! On the contrary, our Ministers
counselled repeatedly with this man about his obligation to support
his family. He was told that the Bible says that a man who won't
support his wife and family is worse than an infidel. This man had
a problem, and after much counselling from our Ministers he seems
well on the way to having his problem solved. He is now in a
position to support his family. But although it is a fact that he
did not adequately support his family, that non-support WAS NOT
caused by his tithing. The inference that we caused him to break
up his family is UNTRUE! On the contrary, his wife left him
-- and I'm sure her priest would have advised her, as we advised
him, NOT TO SEPARATE OR BREAK UP THE FAMILY. Repeatedly our
Ministers urged him not to break up his marriage. That side of it
was, of course, OMITTED in the "feature writer's" story. Also he
neglected to state that the wife has agreed to go back with him.
And it appears the marriage will be saved after all. From the
beginning we have done all possible to SAVE that marriage.
There was the inference that degrees conferred by Ambassador
College are "worthless." We do not confer degrees from Ambassador
College in England, although we are EMPOWERED BY LAW to do so.
Rather, we have preferred, for the first few years, to confer an
external degree from Ambassador College in California, U.S.A. This
degree is conferred by AUTHORITY of the sovereign State of
California. You would have a mighty difficult time trying to
persuade any graduate who holds an Ambassador College degree that
it is "worthless." We have scores of graduates who previously
earned a degree from other colleges and universities including
Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge -- and they all value their
Ambassador degree above their former college or university degree.
Not that the former are valued less -- but the Ambassador degree is
valued above them. Ambassador, these men know, offers a KIND and
QUALITY of education not obtainable elsewhere. And scores of such
students or graduates will tell you that Ambassador academic
standards are maintained at higher levels even than such high-
standing universities.