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TheDeadlyLeaven of Higher Education
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was never called to engage in the college
business.
But
by 1947 the need had become imperative to establish
an educational arm ofthe Church on the college
level. It definitely was NOT because this world needed
another college. There were too many of this world's
institutions of higher education already!
But the living God had caused meto realize the serious
need for a college to educate a ministry for His Church
and to train other personnelto fill the increasing number
of administrative offices. For this purpose it had to be
God 's kind of college- utterly uruque in the world.
No college or theological seminary extant filled this
purpose.
Jesus Christ had called His people
out
of this world- to
Iive
in,
but not be
ofit.
What, then, was Iacking in existing institutions?
I
quote
from a section entitled "The Missing Dimension in
Education" that appeared for many years in tbe
Ambassador College annual catalog:
"It
is generally recognized by educators fhat dangerous
evils have Ieavened the educational system. Curricula,
generally, have become wholly materialistic. Demands in
scientific, technological, industrial, commercial and
professional fields have put the emphasis on the purely
technical and intellectual, at sacrifice of spiritual, moral,
and cultural development; on currículum rather than on
character; on earning a living at the neglect of learning
how to live!
"Universities have grown so large, students lose their
identity, moving along a huge academic conveyor belt.
Personality development is sacrificed. Personal contact
between student and instructor becomes nonexistent.
"The most essential knowJedge is the purpose and
meaning of life-the true values as distinguished from the
false-and THE WAYto peace, happiness, and abundant
well-being. But this basic and most important dimension
in education is entirely missing from traditional
curricula."
Wbat had gone wrong in the educational system of this
world? J have never explained that explicitly. True,
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have covered this same material in dealing with other
The
PLAIN TRUTH
September
1978
questions. But now 1 repeat , in this context. what 1 have
written in relation to other subjects.
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have PROVEO the existence of God, the Creator of all.
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have PROVEO the infallible authority of the Holy Bible,
in its original writings, as the inspired Word ofGod .
The first humans created on earth were a male and a
female named Adam and Eve. God explained fully to
them about His government- that it had been taken from
the earth by prehistoric angels. The Creator explained to
the first human pair His PURPOSE in producing humanity
on earth- to REPRODUCE Himselfafter His own image ; to
create
in
humans God's own holy and righteous
CHARACTER.
But this perfection of holy character CANNOT be
instantaneously created by fiat. lt must be DEVELOPED.
and humans must make the CHOICE themselves!
This was revealed clearly toAdam. But Adam also
listened to- and
believed- Satan ,
through his wife Eve.
Adam had madethe decision,saying, in etfect:
"Almighty God,
T
REJECTyou as Lord and Ruler- J reject
your government, J reject youas myspiritual Savior, and
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reject you as the SourceofbasicKNOWLEDGE.
f
want you to
keep yourselfoutofmy atfairs.
I
will TAKETO MYSELF the
KNOWI.:.EDGEofwhat is good and what is
e
vil.
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will govern
myself;
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will take care ofmyown spiritual needs. ' '
And, in etfect, God replied:
"You have decided- for
yourself and your descendants. Therefore
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SENTENCE
YOU and the WORLD that shall be born from you to 6,000
years of being cut off from me- except those few during
that 6,000 years whom I shall cal! OUT ofyour world for
my own purposes.
"Therefore GO-and form your own governments over
nations that shall come from you. Devise your own
religions. Develop your own system of KNOWLEDGE and
means of disseminating it. Of course, in all this, without
realizing it, your descendants will be influenced , led, and
subtly deceived by Satan the devil. But YOU have made
the decision. Those of your children who are thus
deceived
wi// not bejudged during their morta/lives in
this 6,000 years-they
will be neither 'lost' nor
'saved' spiri tually.
(Continued on page 44)