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Articles
for the Benefit of Members and Ex-Members of the WCG
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Do You Care For The Poor?
Has the teaching of the Worldwide Church of
God created a clone of near-sycophants who are
self-orientated and spiritually insular? If you are a WCG or
ex-WCG member, what is your life of giving like?
Here is an opportunity for you to help our African brethren.
Recently I received a letter
from a pastor in Africa who is overseeing a number of
churches. He was at one time a pastor for the Worldwide
Church of God, but no longer!
He said some very disparaging
things about them! They were strong words from a man who has
faithfully served them for a number of years!
Herbert Armstrong used to say
often enough that God's way is the way of GIVE, the devil's
way the way of GET! He was right, of course. But how many
are living up to those words? In the Worldwide Church of God
and its spin-offs today, how many are actively harnessing
the Holy Spirit in positive works and deeds of outgoing
concern?
I do not mean in acts of
service or giving to the WCG. Anyone can give to their own
group, especially when they get something in return. The
Pharisees proved that. They heartily greeted their own!
What I mean is, how sensitive
are you to the needs of others? Are you sensitive and
caring about what other children and servants of God are
doing? And do you respond as you should to their needs? Or
have you become calloused and hard-hearted? Have you been
desensitised by WCG propaganda?
African Needs!
As I said above, this African
pastor wrote me. What he said would surprise many – and even
shock. It would singe many ears – the ears of those who
can’t see what is wrong inside the church. But, that was not
the main reason he wrote.
He told me of the needs of
many in his country. They need Bibles (in several
languages), as well as meaningful literature to feed
believers.
We have emptied ourselves to
try and provide what is needed. But, because we have paid
out so much to try and help you folks in Worldwide to see
how you are being deceived wholesale by the vipers who lead
you, the Africans who have perhaps greater needs are
shortchanged. In the nineties we went into debt for your
sakes – like Paul did for the Corinthians – to fulfil our
divine assignment to you. But who cares? Do you? No.
We have sent out many
articles at our expense, to help you Worldwiders consider
more carefully the need to be spiritually discerning, so you
don't give your strength to wolves in sheep's clothing....
and what do we receive in return? Precious little. A few
letters of dissent or resentment. An odd donation here and
there, but nowhere near even a tenth of what we have spent
on your behalf for your spiritual edification and release!
Silence may be golden, but it
is not giving! And that is what you – I speak collectively
to the majority to whom we have sent our ministry materials
– have given us in return. What's the use of that?
Jesus lamented the same
pitiful response from spiritually lame folks then:
We
played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang
a dirge, and you did not mourn (Matt 11:17, NIV).
Lack of response indicates
lack of love. You have a responsibility, not just to your
brothers in need like the African brethren, but to those
whom God uses as His vehicles to teach and help you
spiritually (even if you resent their input!).
The WCG hierarchy has done a
‘wonderful’ job of causing members to resent outside input!
That is not Christianity. That is cultism! It is what they
speak against, but what they do.
Humbug and hypocrisy, cant or
sham, whatever label you give it, it is not right. It is not
giving. It is a response that indicates you are not acting
responsibly. You are not acting in love. You are quenching
the flow of the Holy Spirit.
Returns of Resentment
I have mentioned before how
we sent numerous videos of other preachers (not in the
employ of the WCG) to many WCG members whose addresses we
had. Those videos contained some spiritually valuable
information and a glimpse into the spiritual experience of
others who have moved in the power of the Spirit – something
that has NEVER occurred in the history of the WCG!
The hypocritical WCG leaders
say they accept 'outside' Christians, but the fact is, they
don't really!! They still encourage their members to resist
such information and reject such experience. They perpetuate
the same old rotten WCG dogma that leaves their members
cloned and resentful of such people and their spiritual
gifts.
It's pretty obvious from the
few returns we had from people who clearly showed their
resentment. They didn't want to be confronted with the fact
that some others elsewhere had something they didn't. Or
they were still conditioned by former WCG bias (which is
demonic!) that such gifts of the Spirit are not genuine
gifts of the Holy Spirit.
They prefer to carry on
believing the lies of the past, and shut the door on the
'new boy' who appears to tell them they've been wrong all
along! They don't want to change. They don't want to humble
themselves and admit they have been wrong. They certainly
will not accept the prophet who brings them this input from
God! And so they shut the door and stay quiet.
But that's not a response of
a Spirit-led person. Either I am wrong and it can be proven
I am wrong, as Galatians 6:1 and James 5:19-20 says should
take place in such a situation, or I am right. And if I am
right, then you, by your insular response, have shut the
door – not on me – but on the One Who sent me to you.
YOU HAVE SHUT THE DOOR ON
JESUS!
It is interesting to see the
progression and retrogression of WCG members according to
what their mentors say. I had a woman wholeheartedly thank
me for the videos I had sent her. I think she thought they
had WCG approval. (They should have had that, because
the WCG has 'officially' brought its doctrine into line with
that of mainline evangelical and charismatic denominations.)
She sent a donation, which was the most forceful indicator
of her delight at what she had received, and she asked for
more videos. I sent her more.
Time passed, and I wanted to
check that she had received all I had sent, so I dropped her
a line. She did not reply. I wrote again some time later,
and again there was no response. God spoke to my spirit that
fear had quenched the good those videos offered her. Where
did that fear come from? It was implanted by WCG mentors.
They had turned her off against Midnight Ministries, by
their demonic innuendo of negativism.
The WCG hierarchy wants
psychological control of members' minds. It will achieve
that by systematic promotion of pro-WCG propaganda, and
anti-Midnight Ministries propaganda (or anti-any-other-group
which challenges their teachings or practice).
But it is not right for
anyone, even ministers, to exert such control, no matter how
subtly. (And it is achieved ever so subtly in Worldwide!) It
is a demonic trait exhibited by false ministers.[1]
I'll give you one example of
how this mind control was exerted recently concerning our
promotion of videos. When they started coming through WCG
letter boxes, some ministers suggested members returned
them. Others realised that to suggest it too openly would
reflect badly on them, so they would just drop hints to the
effect that Midnight Ministries is "attacking the WCG", make
other negative-sounding suggestions about their origin, and
paint a bleak picture of this ministry to polarise minds
against considering spiritual things which emanate from
Aylesbury. They don't need to do much coaxing in that
regard. The mindset of WCG folks is already set in that
direction from decades of cloning and
cult-mental-conditioning under HWA!
Videos we had sent were
gathered in one congregation (and possibly others too),
wiped of their contents, and given to 'charity'. What about
the charity that sent them in the first place? Why weren't
they returned to their source?
Because the WCG controllers
(they're not true ministers, but devilish controllers of
your mind!) didn't want to alert us to who was destroying
them, binning them, or handing them in! They wanted to bleed
us dry financially.
Is that giving!? Hardly!!
It's the opposite!
Where Is Your Response?
What about you? If you were
among the hundreds who received those videos, audio tapes
and other items of literature from us – you have a moral
and spiritual duty to respond. Silence is not a
Christian response in such circumstances.
If a brother says "Hello", do
you ignore him? Is that the right brotherly approach? If he
sends you a gift, do you thank him or ignore him? Or, if you
do reply (wonder of wonders!) do you tell him to "get
stuffed"? I have a file full of the latter type of response!
That is the legacy of decades
of WCG indoctrination. It's an ugly sight!
I have sent you materials for
your spiritual benefit and you have not responded
positively. (If you are one of the few who have, I thank
you. And obviously, these remarks are not directed towards
you.) Because of our love for you and our love for the truth
of God, we have bled ourselves to provide for you, and given
you spiritual guidance in this time of darkness. And your
callous hard heart is clearly evident, not just to God, but
to us as well. Your failure to reciprocate tells it all.
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
(Matt 6:21, NIV).
It's quite clear where the
hearts of most Worldwiders are! They are wrapped up in
themselves, and in their little domain. They certainly don't
care for us. Many would love to see me dead!
What does it take to wake you
up to your spiritual stupidity? Giving allegiance to false
ministers who stonewall the prophets, who deny truth, who
promote evil propaganda to perpetuate cult psychology, and
giving them your money when they are not doing much to
further gospel truth.... well, what else can you call it but
stupidity?! I'm sorry I have to be so deprecating.
Now to return to the
situation in Africa where there are hungry hearts who need
assistance. Because I have gone into debt to help you,
here's your chance to prove yourself.
Maybe you think some of the
accusations I have levelled at you have been too harsh, or
even untrue. Well, you can redeem yourself in my eyes by
replying and responding positively for a change. Then I will
reappraise my opinion of you. And I will be delighted to do
so!
What you do with your money
tells a big story, as Jesus said. It shows how much you care
about Him and about His brothers and sisters in need.
Worldwiders don't like to be asked for money. It can be a
very touchy subject. Those who are touchy in that way are
only showing how selfish and 'tight' they are.
If you want to reciprocate
financially, we welcome your love offering. Thank you. God
will bless you when you bless others.
Malcolm B Heap, 5 March 1998 (revised December 2010)
Postscript: THERE
WAS NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER
This article is one of a
series of 50 articles explaining about spiritual
deficiencies of WCG practice & psychology.
It is time for the virgins
to trim their lamps!
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