The "Dear Brethren" Letter

The following text is from a letter recently sent from someone within the movement to the brethren in Germany and Poland. No names are given. No errors are corrected. No author is listed. Clearly, it is lacking in the Spirit of the Truth. We've highlighted a few unique areas.

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Dear Brethren in Germany and Poland:

It has been brought to the attention of the Bible House (U.S.A.) that some of its appointees have been teaching progressive, so called, “advancing truth” from the platform and representing themselves as having the authority from the Bible House (THEY DO NOT) and demanding that the brethren accept these teachings; even though these teachings have not been presented in the Present Truth magazine. How can the brethren “prove all things” (1 Thes. 5:21) when thoughts are only presented verbally and not in our magazines? The Bible House wants to make it clear that these teachings and demanding (clerical) tactics are NOT sanctioned by the Bible House! This was evidenced publically by the fact that Bro. Dan Herzig was sent to Poland specifically to make clear the Bible House’s position on these matters. For some time now, the Lord has allowed these activities to continue, evidently for the purpose of imposing a testing work upon some leaders in our movement. This has resulted in a great deal of sifting work [incorrect teachings and clerical tactics] by some leading brothers. The Lord has brought these unauthorized activities to the attention of the Bible House thereby indicating to us that it was time to say, “no further” (2 Tim. 3: 9). We at The Bible House find it necessary to take some action to correct the wrong doing of these individuals that have chosen to go against the recommended arrangements of the L.H.M.M. as set forward by our Pastor’s. These errant ones proceed ahead of the Lord (at their peril) and act as Clerics with their demanding attitudes.

The Lord has brought these things to our attention and we now recognize the errant leaders that have made charges against brethren who have, in any way, resisted these “so called new truths” and clerical tactics. The brethren that are being railed against appear to be in good faith, serving the Lord through the L.H.M.M. As we consider these things it has become necessary for us to write against their false teachings and miss-use of arrangements as narrow, bitter and perhaps even slanderous. Unfortunately these teachers (entrusted with the Epiphany Truth) are not in harmony with it, but are in harmony with the past unfaithful clergy and their partisan followers who acted against the arrangements of our Pastor (during the Parousia time). Following our Pastor’s example, we notice that he did not allow himself to be diverted from his defense of the Truth or from his refutation of their opposing errors; likewise, we will not allow ourselves to be diverted by similar, ill-mannered and incorrect teachings of our day. 

Using our Pastor’s example, “we are set for the defense and confirmation of the Epiphany Truth" as led by the Lord. We will act accordingly whenever the needs of the brethren (sheep) and the Truth require it. It is for the same selfish and partisan reasons that motivated the cleric-like actions to deride our Pastor in his pertinent activity, and have also been motivating the Epiphany errorists to deride us in our pertinent activities (2 Tim. 3: 1-9); vs. 9 shows that God by His mouthpieces will thoroughly make manifest those teaching errors. The Bible House is the custodian of the Epiphany Truth, so if we should cease to defend the Truth and its arrangements from the attempts to set it aside, or any of its various features, the Lord would surely raise up someone else in our place to defend it However, we have waited for the Lord to manifest errant ones first, but even then, remain on guard that we do not put ourselves in the way of God’s Chariot; for if we do, it will surely run over us to our injury. His ways are best, they lead to rest, since God plans them all (PT 1946 p 149;-E-2, p. 91). God will keep only the very best tried and tested ones, just as was our Lord Jesus (Heb. 5: 8). 

Jehovah speaks of the effectiveness of his word in Isaiah 55: 11, “So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing where I sent it.” Though many fall around us, if we keep the faith we will find our place in the Kingdom of God, just as He has promised and hear His, “well done good and faithful servant.”

We wait on the Lord, seeking His leading,
Bible Standard Ministries (LHMM)