Are they preaching the wrong news ??

Ade

I found this verse very interesting see what you think.

Jesus is NOT saying to preach the good news of the kingdom, but the news that we need to repent.

Mark 1:14 "After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the good news of God"

Mark 1;15 "The time is fullfilled, The kingdom of God has come near.Repent and belive in the good news"

Mark 1;14 ;
Jesus went to preach the good news of God

The time IS fulfilled
The kingdom has come near
Repent
Believe in the Good news

Any thoughts
All the best
Ade

Ade

BTW i meant believe not belive and verse to verses
sorry
too much haste lol

Ade

Perry

Ade, I'm having trouble figuring out what your question is. Can you state it more clearly? Who are "they" in your title?

Ade

Hi,
sorry it was unclear, i ,mean the witnesses lol.

all the best
Ade

OnTheWayOut

Catchy thread title, sounds like you might have something

I, as others will say, do not understand the question, though.

Start from the beginning again, re-post the entire thought.

Ade

ok here goes this is what i was getting at,

Mark 1:14 "After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the good news of God"

Mark 1;15 "The time is fullfilled, The kingdom of God has come near.Repent and believe in the good news"

read Mark 1:15 CAREFULLY what is it actually telling us to do ??

i know the kingdom is mentioned many times in the NT but thats not what is being said here ,

its saying the time for the kingdom IS fulfilled and that the message to preach is to REPENT , NOT seek the kingdom. Which is all i ever seem to hear from JW's

Their was a Danger preaching repentance as many see themselves as righteous and dont like to be told they need to repent, this was why the disciples were told they would be met with opposition.If they had just gone around saying the kingdom is near , everyone would have rejoiced not been after their blood.So surely JW's should be preaching that its time to repent before armageddon , i personally have never had that said to me !!

All the best
Ade

Perry

Repentance does not feed the pride. so, it's of little use to JW's. Also, it gets a little too close to the problem of sin which only Jesus has the answer for that. However, it does feed the pride and ego to spout denunciations about the filthy, whoring Christians and how smart you are becasue only you know the truth about the Trinity, Hellfire, Soul, etc. Also, it is very helpful to the flesh to consider that you belong to a "clean" organization and how you yourself are "clean" because of your assocaition with it.

The scriptures teach that there is "no one righteous, no, not one. That is why repentance is critical to being born again. Yes, better to leave repentance alone and teach a warm and fuzzy paradise doctrine.

Honesty

Yes, better to leave repentance alone and teach a warm and fuzzy paradise doctrine.

Lady Liberty

Dear Ade,

Its strange how the "good news" that was preached in Jesus day certainly isn't the same "good news" that is being preached by the Witnesses. The "good news" in Jesus day was not dependant upon the date 1914!! Things that make you go HMMMMM!

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

Arthur

Yes, and we all know what Paul said about those preaching a "new gospel".

Are they preaching the wrong news ??

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