Let's meditate on these scriptures

by YoYoMama 20 Replies latest jw friends

  • YoYoMama
    YoYoMama

    2 Peter 2:1-22

    2 However, there also came to be false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among YOU. These very ones will quietly bring in destructive sects and will disown even the owner that bought them, bringing speedy destruction upon themselves. 2 Furthermore, many will follow their acts of loose conduct, and on account of these the way of the truth will be spoken of abusively. 3 Also, with covetousness they will exploit YOU with counterfeit words. But as for them, the judgment from of old is not moving slowly, and the destruction of them is not slumbering.

    4 Certainly if God did not hold back from punishing the angels that sinned, but, by throwing them into Tar'ta·rus, delivered them to pits of dense darkness to be reserved for judgment; 5 and he did not hold back from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a deluge upon a world of ungodly people; 6 and by reducing the cities Sod'om and Go·mor'rah to ashes he condemned them, setting a pattern for ungodly persons of things to come; 7 and he delivered righteous Lot, who was greatly distressed by the indulgence of the law-defying people in loose conduct— 8 for that righteous man by what he saw and heard while dwelling among them from day to day was tormenting his righteous soul by reason of their lawless deeds—

    9 Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial, but to reserve unrighteous people for the day of judgment to be cut off, 10 especially, however, those who go on after flesh with the desire to defile [it] and who look down on lordship.

    Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones but speak abusively, 11 whereas angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them an accusation in abusive terms, [not doing so] out of respect for Jehovah. 12 But these [men], like unreasoning animals born naturally to be caught and destroyed, will, in the things of which they are ignorant and speak abusively, even suffer destruction in their own [course of] destruction, 13 wronging themselves as a reward for wrongdoing.

    They consider luxurious living in the daytime a pleasure. They are spots and blemishes, indulging with unrestrained delight in their deceptive teachings while feasting together with YOU. 14 They have eyes full of adultery and unable to desist from sin, and they entice unsteady souls. They have a heart trained in covetousness. They are accursed children. 15 Abandoning the straight path, they have been misled. They have followed the path of Ba'laam, [the son] of Be'or, who loved the reward of wrongdoing, 16 but got a reproof for his own violation of what was right. A voiceless beast of burden, making utterance with the voice of a man, hindered the prophet’s mad course.
    17 These are fountains without water, and mists driven by a violent storm, and for them the blackness of darkness has been reserved. 18 For they utter swelling expressions of no profit, and by the desires of the flesh and by loose habits they entice those who are just escaping from people who conduct themselves in error. 19 While they are promising them freedom, they themselves are existing as slaves of corruption. For whoever is overcome by another is enslaved by this one. 20 Certainly if, after having escaped from the defilements of the world by an accurate knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they get involved again with these very things and are overcome, the final conditions have become worse for them than the first.

    21 For it would have been better for them not to have accurately known the path of righteousness than after knowing it accurately to turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 The saying of the true proverb has happened to them: “The dog has returned to its own vomit, and the sow that was bathed to rolling in the mire.”

    Instead of feeling attacked by the above scriptures. Try to reason and understand the message that Jehovah gave through Peter. It is a very strong message.

  • buffalosrfree
    buffalosrfree

    Yep, by golly you've pegged em, The GOVERNING BODY THAT IS I CAN'T TINK OF A MORE DESTRUCTIVE SECT THAN THEM. FALSEHOOD, TAKING PEOPLE AWAY FROM LOOKING TO JESUS, TO LOOKING TO THEM. YES SURELY THEY WILL BE DESTROYED. WHEN THE GOD OF LOVE EXECUTES THEM AT LEGAGEDDON OR EXCUSE ME ARMAGEDDON

  • puppylove
    puppylove

    Speaking of meditation, how many of you used to zone off at the meetings?

    I would make out my grocery list during the WT study.

  • Satanus
    Satanus

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  • Unclepenn1
    Unclepenn1

    (2 Peter 2:1-3) 1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
    2 Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
    3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

    Yoyomama, thanks for posting this scripture. It is a wonderful passage about the false prophets that will arise. You have done well to post this. Let's take a look at it shall we?

    >>But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.

    Yes there will be people claiming to speak for God and will prophesy things that never come to pass. This will happen and we should steer clear of those who do this (Deut chp18 20-22)

    >>They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.

    There will be groups and organizations that arise and deceive the people by telling them things that are not true about God. Such as, Christ did not raise from the dead bodily, He is actually an angel, there is no place of torment (even though the NT speaks of this place 420 times), salvation is by works, you must adhere to a group of men that are speaking for God, and many many more.

    >>2 Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

    Many will join these groups and distort the truth. They will 'wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived'.

    3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up.

    They will say things like 'Abraham and Issac and the men of old are to return in 1925' and say things like 'Jesus actually returned invisibly in 1874-er, I mean 1914'.

    Thanks for the post Yoyomama. Look at the evidence and read the Bible for yourself. It was written by God to YOU, not just an elite group. He loves you.

    Penn

  • seven006
    seven006

    YoYo,

    I have just one question this time. Not to assume by your name alone, I am not absolutely sure of your gender. Are you a woman? Just curious.

    Dave

  • ThiChi
    ThiChi

    ""false prophets among the people...""

    Let me “meditate” on this...lets see, hummmmm.................I give up!! Not! JW, JW, JWs!!

  • Bang
    Bang

    Meditating now -----------------------

    False prophets? --- Well, that's obvious.

    Speedy destruction. --- They're already in the dark about God and themselves. Yep, they're punished, and just like the others they won't change, they're into judgement and judgement's for them.

    Way of the truth spoken of abusively. -- That's for sure, people mock christianity because of such who say they're christians.

    Not slow moving. -- Yep. They're already out and in the dark.

    Daring. -- Oh yes. Check out JW leaders, very big on accusations, and just like animals they think in terms of fleshy rewards.

    Delight in their deceptive teachings. -- I've never seen such a scoffy yet ignorant smile on any other folk.

    A heart trained in covetousness. -- Literally the JW spirit, envious, wanton and hating other's fortune.

    Fountains without water. -- No doubt. A veritable source of poison.

    They entice those who are just escaping from people who conduct themselves in error. 19 While they are promising them freedom, they themselves are existing as slaves of corruption. For whoever is overcome by another is enslaved by this one. -- I think no more needs to be said about that.

    They get involved again with these very things and are overcome. -- What a sad thing it is to see people who realise they need to be kind and loving and seek divine help, then slip straight back into such a level of self-importance and selfishness as to still withhold their worldly goods and even justify it by instantly becoming accusers.

    The holy commandment delivered into their heart has been marginalised in favour of "salvation", and from what? Some kind of 'end of the world' catastrophes?
    Well, on the bright side, people get to be poor in spirit over it all.

    Bang

  • jayhawk1
    jayhawk1

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    "Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford

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  • noidea
    noidea

    Dave,

    Are you trying to make me jealous?

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