stuff i think about...

by bluebeads 11 Replies latest jw friends

  • Honesty
    Honesty
    a passage from the new book released @ the DC p.131-2

    "(Malachi 4:1) In that day of accounting, young children (boughs) will be dealt with justly according to Jehovah's assessment of their parents (roots), who are responsible for minor children. (Isaiah 37:31) How parents are living may decide the future of their young ones, either for good or for bad. (Hosea 13:16) If you the (root) are not maintaining a good standing with Jehovah, what may happen to your young ones (the boughs) on the day of his fury?"

    The following proves the Watchtower Society is not only a false prophet but also a cult that uses fear to control its adherents:

    Ezek 18:1-20 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel:
    The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? As I live”—[this is] the declaration of the Lord God—“you will no longer use this proverb in Israel. Look, every life belongs to Me. The life of the father is like the life of the son—both belong to Me. The person who sins is the one who will die.
    “Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: He does not eat at the mountain [shrines] or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity. He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men. 9 He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” [This is] the declaration of the Lord God.
    “Now suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these [things] , though the father has done none of them. Indeed, when the son eats at the mountain [shrines] and defiles his neighbor’s wife, and [when] he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and [when] he raises his eyes to the idols, commits abominations, and lends at interest or for profit, will he live? He will not live! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will certainly die. His blood will be on him.
    “Now suppose he has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do likewise. He does not eat at the mountain [shrines] or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife. He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He keeps his hand from [harming] the poor, not taking interest or profit [on a loan] . He practices My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.
    “As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed [his] brother, and did what was wrong among his people. But you may ask: Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity? Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statues, he will certainly live. The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.

  • Arthur
    Arthur

    This is one of the doctrines that has sickened me the most.

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