Jim Leighty Letter-RCG

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Dear Brethren,

It is with heavy heart and deep regret that I write the following. This will not be an attack on Mr. Packs

character. Know this up front before continuing, as we move along there will come a point where the lines

between doctrine and character will seem to blur. We all know that each and everyone of us have problems inthe area of character and there is no need to throw rocks while living in a glass house. What I am about to say

concerns doctrinalissues of the most important kind. The following will contain three identifying signs of the

unpardonable sin as well as an identifying trait or result of this sin.

The issue at hand is an enormously wrong teaching in Mr. Packs November 4th sermon True Biblical

Loyalty. I will interject here at this point that at first it may have been an oversight and may have been the

result of not enough preparation. At first I believed, and still do to some extent, that Mr. Pack did not commit

this mistake with malice. But the real issue, as will be shown later, is the lack of addressing the problem to the

point of a cover up. And that can not and must not be taken lightly!

This sermon is no longer available on the Internet. It was removed from the website, withoutMr. Packs

knowledge, in order to protect any that might hear it. Looking back, maybe it should have been left where itwas so others could hear and prove for themselves just what Mr. Pack has allowed himself to become. Im sure

the sermon will appear somewhere so all can listen. For you that have a copy of the tape the portion in question

is approx. 20 min. long and is located on the first half of the first side.

In this sermon, as has been previously reported on one other website, you will find the following statement:

"So clearly, if we are against any of the above 3 points we are blaspheming the Holy Spirit. That's serious! Now

people who may be doing that now, may repent of blaspheming the Holy Spirit."

I urge those who are reading this to pay close attention because absolutely no one in RCG caught this point

during the sermon or on tape in the other RCG congregations. If it was the subject of question no one, to my

knowledge, reported it.

When Mr. Pack was made aware that this situation had become a topic for discussion for those outside RCG he

had asked if I thought there was anything to it. I said, at that time, that there was nothing wrong with what he

had said and not to worry. (Do not misunderstand, Im not trying to portray myself as some kind of ministerial

advisor or doctrinal guru.) I did, however, revisit the subject later and realized that I was wrong. I assumedthat

when the bible said in

Matthew 12:32 "And whosoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks

against (blaspheming) the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."

that this verse meant there was room for repentance if one realized what they were doing was wrong and

committed this sin unknowingly. The Bible states that one will notbe forgiven for blaspheming the Holy Spirit.It does notspecifically say that one can not repent. It was only later that I came to learn that in order to commit

a sin of this magnitude, (1) one has to have complete and unfettered knowledge, (2) a the willingness to

forgo this knowledge. And thus (3) taking an active stance against the Holy Spirit making repentance at

this point impossible.

At this time I approached Mr. Pack with this subject again. He, at first, with head bowed, (1) realized he made a

mistake and (2) understood what he had done. His next reaction was one of extreme frustration and anger.

Mr. Packs excuse was (3a) I have all these gnats (small irritating problems) flying around I dont have time

to pay attention to every little thing (paraphrasing) With all that has happened with this person and that

person (past employees) I cant seem to get these gnats away from me. I ask this question. When we stand

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before God and give an account will God allow us to say Yeah but, he did this andshe did that? No, God

will not!

There is one more aspect to this story that should be known. Mr. Pack did say that he would be willing to clean

up the tape and pull out the comment in question. There was even a time when the tape was qued-up and ready

to go, according to his instructions, (3b)but he decided at the last minute not to listen. At least a week went by

and nothing was done. It was back to business as usual. There was not even the instruction to take the sermon

off of the website so as not to cause harm to anyone who might stumble across it until something could be

done. It was like he pretended nothing happened. So, at this point we have three problems and one undeniable

symptom:

1. The knowledge of the original error

2. The excuse = the willingness to forgo the knowledge

3. The cover-up = the active stance against the Holy Spirit

4. Symptom of Committal - Denial = self deception (to be covered shortly)

I think that we can all agree that something should have been done to address this issue. This issue is of such

importance that it should have been taken care of immediately! I personally thought that this would have been a

perfect opportunity for Mr. Pack to show all of his detractors that he was capable of correcting himself and also

at the same time take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to rightfully answer those who doubt and ridicule.

But I was told that he could not answer his accusers.

If history is to be remembered correctly, it is not only the crime that gets you in trouble it is the cover-up! By

disregarding instruction he is again dangerously close to committing exactly what he erroneously said could be

repented of. If God through his spirit is showing any of us a correction that needs to be made and we

constantly ignore him we are ignoring the power with which he works, the Holy Spirit! And thus on the verge

of committing the unpardonable sin.

It could very well be that this will be the point in time in Mr. Packs personal Christian history that God will

have him look back and he will be made to understand that it was here that he crossed the line. And that all his

work and all his striving and dedication will have come to nothing! God help us all! All of us reading this are

no better and should realize that we all can fall into this pit ourselves if we do not watch and pray always.

Again blaspheming against the Holy Spirit is fighting and or continually working against the Holy Spirit. The

very power through which God works!

The result of fighting Gods Spirit is the same and opposing spirit that causes satan to continue his attempt to

take over Gods Throne! By Jesus triumph over satan I know he has lost and you know he has lost but this

spirit is also the spirit ofgrave deception and or denial. Satan has convinced himself that he canstillwin. This

is the same delusion that we leave ourselves open to when we think we can fight against God. Ask yourself

what kind of a spiritual ego says I WILL FIGHT GOD AND I WILL WIN? It is that same spiritual ego that

satan finds is the perfect tool to undermine Gods people and Gods plan. Show me some one who thinks he

has got it made spiritually and I will show a dead man walking.

Now the next question should be. How can the man supposedly known for doctrinal precision and exactnesstake the one sin that God says can not and will not be forgiven and get it WRONG? You can take every error

in that list of heresies and they do not even come close to blaspheming against the Holy Spirit! Even That

Prophet can still repent! To use an all too familiar phrase, So Says Your Bible.

I urge all that are still in RCG to realize just who and what you are dealing with. (Just as those who have

written these same types of letters before, save one). If you see this spirit at work and are actively watching this

happen you are in a sense taking part in what will NOT be forgiven! Tithes and offerings are doing nothing but

supporting and furthering this agenda.

Watch him. He will become very unstable after this. Mr. Pack will reason out his mistakes this way and say


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that, I am overwhelmed and I do not have the time I need. First of all just using the term overwhelmed

insinuates that God has given him something that is beyond his scope. We all know that God does not do this.

He is only as overwhelmed as he makes himself out to be.

He now will be a man twisting and turning in a verbal straight jacket. He will have to watch every word like

never before and it will, in time, cause him to implode. Words and most importantly the spinning of those

words are his whole life. If he cant spin he cant win. He has said in the past that if RCG was not the work of

God that it will come to nothing. We will see that this will soon be the case. He will not be able to keep with

everything he says to everyone straight. Sooner or later one more person will put two and two together and then

another and then still yet another.

Every time before he has been able to deflect these issues because most have gone after character and personal

conduct. Something which Gods people can be easily swayed with their undeniable ability to forgive. While I

agree conduct is very important and must be considered. It has always been purity of doctrine that we all have

been striving for. As long as we are willing to change our conduct in order to grow, our conduct with

repentance has always been understood and accepted.

Mr. Armstrong taught us all that if he found that he was wrong he would change. That is the essence of

repentance. Mr. Pack discovered he was wrong. And not only did he refuse to change he is using, and will

continue to use, spin and manipulation to hide his inconsistencies to control those around him.

I was, at one time, one of Mr. Packs most ardent supporters. I do not wish anyone ill will. Many of you know

that I do not do this because I have given up, or because I am tired, spiteful or angry. Ironically it is through this

situation that I find myself, more than ever, willing to stand and do what is right.

I did not come to work in the office for money or position. Two of those that were in the office when I arrived

were exposed because of theirtrue motives and had to flee. One went cross-country and the other left town to

work elsewhere. All I wanted to do was help in whatever manner I could. If I am willing to walk away from

what I have always wanted, since the first time I heard Mr. Armstrong on TV, then one will also recognize that

what I am saying is true and not contrived by any stretch of the imagination.

If it was my intent to cause damage just for damages sake that would have been easily done. I could have run

off with the mailing list. I also had complete control of both websites both at the office and from my home. Iwould not have had to sneak around the office in the early morning hours ortell people I was going out of town

in order set one last trap. I could have wreaked as much havoc as I desired.

I am more than saddened than anything else by this outcome but at the same time very thankful that God has

allowed my wife and I to survive. The fight is not over. Satan will always be just beyond trees looking for

whom he may devour. We will continue to struggle and soon, I pray God will put an end to this fight that we all

find ourselves in, so that those who care for nothing other than Gods way of life can help those in the world

tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Jim and Charlotte Leighty

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