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Vol. XLIII, No. 2
February 1978
ARTICLES
What Every Reader Needs to Know About the Foundation,
History, Authority and Doctrine of the Worldwide
Church of God
2
The Real Jesus: The Leaven of the Pharisees
4
U.S. Ally To Be Abandonad? Taiwan Faces Grim Future
7
The North-South Dialogue: Cooperation or Confrontation?
12
The Energy Crisis: How We Dug Our Own Grave
15
A Prophet Speaks .. .
20
Suicide: The Deadly Signals
24
" Ten Reasons Why
1
Tithe"
28
An Editor Looks at the Ten Commandments
33
FEATURES
Personal From Herbert W. Armstrong
Questions and Answers
34
TV Log
36
Garner Ted Armstrong Speaks Out!
38
Why Not?
45
Cover cred•ts.: Rlck
Smo/an-Conracr
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Roger Hubbard (lower leN); Ed Scarlabrlck (lower rlght):
Dore (up,.r ríght)
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