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The GOOD NEWS. A very few days ago, before knowledge of this sudden
attack had reached me, I ordered it typed in Pasadena as a letter,
and mailed to all members. I know God IMPRESSED that urgency on my
mind. You will receive this article in a day or two.
I want to explain to you the four primary accusations of
these ministers -- but it comes ultimately to the BIG point --
THEIR GREED TO TRY TO GET GOD'S TITHES MIS-APPROPRIATED SO THAT IT
MIGHT GO INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS!
Did you ever observe that one who ACCUSES (and it is SATAN
who is the ACCUSER of the Brethren -- Revelation 12:10) is always
guilty of the very thing of which he falsely accuses another?
The REAL ISSUE is whether the COMMISSION the living Christ
has been carrying out through me and HIS CHURCH, of which HE is the
living Head, should be carried on -- or whether it should be
abandoned, and your local churches become autonomous --
self-governed by the local ministers, independent of any
Headquarters where GOD'S WORK is directed and carried on. This
means the local churches would be precisely like the Baptist
churches in organizational structure and government. That concept
is TOTALLY UNSCRIPTURAL. God's Church is now established GOD'S WAY
-- the BIBLE WAY, under the biblical pattern, with Jesus Christ the
living Head, under God the Father, and next under Christ those on
earth He Himself has called and chosen, and through whom He has
raised up this Church, and USED IT TO CARRY ON HIS WORK FOR THIS
END-TIME as covered in the prophecy for OUR TIME in Matthew 24:14.
GOD'S Church is organized the BIBLE WAY as directed in the Bible --
through those HE has chosen and set in the various offices to get
HIS WORK done.
In the 12th chapter of I Corinthians we read how God has
conferred various spiritual GIFTS -- special ABILITIES through His
Spirit, for specific and special administrations in the Work. Like
the human body, all members cannot be the mouth, or the eye. Other
Scriptures show that God gives us these special talents or
abilities (spiritual gifts) according to our several natural
abilities. And God bestows the special spiritual abilities on each
one AS HE WILLS, (verse 11) not as we choose. I myself was
specially prepared, with talents, abilities, and experience before
called to the Work. Also, Garner Ted. Then GOD'S SPIRIT enhanced
them.
This chapter concludes with, as you should know: "Now you
are the (collective) body of Christ, and individually members of
it. And GOD has appointed in the Church, first apostles, second
prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers,
helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues"
(languages). Prophets can mean preachers. This word is used in two
ways. In the New Testament Church, prior to the time the Bible was
completely written, God a few times gave a direct special message
to a prophet, who in turn relayed it to an apostle. The Bible is
complete now, and God has not used any prophet in this sense.
Again, in Ephesians, "And His gifts were that some should
be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and