JOSEPH W. TKACH
PASTOR GENERAL

January 1989

Dear Friend:

Thank you for your question concerning one of the many religious books available today.

We are often asked to evaluate religious works such as "The Book of Mormon," "The Great Controversy," "The Code of Manu," "The Rig-Vida" (Hindu), "The Koran," and "The Analects" (Confucious). Although we certainly appreciate both your interest and the confidence you place in us, it is not our task to sift through all extant religious literature and separate fragments of truth from error.

The Worldwide Church of God teaches that only the Holy Bible is the genuine Word of God. We do not believe any religious books outside the Bible bear the marks of God's inspiration, preservation, or authority. Nor do we comment on them or offer materials about their messages.

Our brochure entitled AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE explains how to know what is the real Word of God. For assistance in studying the greatest of all books -- the Holy Bible -- we invite you to enroll in our free Ambassador College Bible Correspondence Course.

Thank you for your interest. Please let us know whenever we may be of service again.

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT