Day Text - Wednesday, March 10

by elder-schmelder 8 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  elder-schmelder

  Youhavelefttheloveyouhadatfirst.—Rev.2:4.

  When addressing the first-century Christian congregation in Ephesus, Jesus spoke of “the love you had at first.” The Ephesians had many good qualities, yet the love they once manifested for Jehovah had waned. Hence, Jesus told them: “I know your deeds, and your labor and endurance, and that you cannot bear bad men, and that you put those to the test who say they are apostles . . . You are also showing endurance, and you have borne up for my name’s sake and have not grown weary. Nevertheless, I hold this against you, that you have left the love you had at first.” (Rev. 2:2-4) Jesus’ counsel to the Ephesians and to other congregations he addressed in the book of Revelation has been fitting in view of conditions that existed for a time among anointed Christians from 1914 on. (Rev. 1:10) Yet, it is possible that even now some Christians may lose “the love [they] had at first” for Jehovah and for Christian truth. w08 6/15 4:3, 4

  They keep pushing 1914 - They are not going to let it go.

  elder-schmelder
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  mrsjones5

  Rev 2:1-7

  1 "To the angel [a] of the church in Ephesus write:
  These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

  I love it when the bOrg highlights scripture about itself.
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  Elsewhere

  1914 Baby! All the way to the end!
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  undercover

  Jesus’ counsel to the Ephesians and to other congregations he addressed in the book of Revelation has been fitting in view of conditions that existed for a time among anointed Christians from 1914 on. Yet, it is possible that even now some Christians may lose “the love [they] had at first” for Jehovah and for Christian truth.

  I bet a lot of those 'anointed Christians' from 1914 have lost more than the love they had at first.
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  Honesty

  " I bet a lot of those 'anointed Christians' from 1914 have lost more than the love they had at first."

  Bu Buu Buuu Buuut Jesus, the slave said that hell is just the grave.
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  lepermessiah

  Yet, it is possible that even now some Christians may lose “the love [they] had at first” for Jehovah and for Christian truth

  THE WTBS!
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  Mad Sweeney

  " The Ephesians had many good qualities, yet the love they once manifested for Jehovah had waned."

  Yet, it is possible that even now some Christians may lose “the love [they] had at first” for Jehovah and for Christian truth.

  The bolded parts above are a baseless and unsupported interpretation of Christ's words. Much more likely, based upon all the other writings of John and the example and words of Jesus, is that he was speaking about Christian love toward one another and especially toward the lowly and needy.

  Why then would the WT interpret it this way?

  Because both "Jehovah" and "truth" are loaded words with specific meanings to Jehovah's Witnesses. While these words exist outside of Dub-world, the JWs give them unique meanings, forming a special reality that is different from the real world.

  To a Dub: Jehovah = Our God whom we alone worship. Nobody else on earth worships this God, not even those few who know His name. truth = Our faith, our religion, our beliefs which are ours alone. Nobody else has "the truth" just as they don't worship Jehovah.

  To a normal person: Jehovah = An English version of the name of the Hebrew God of the Old Testament. truth = information that is true This reinforces the "us-versus-them" mentality, supporting the phobia that Dubs have of becoming 'worldly' or worse, 'leaving the truth' and becoming 'apostate.' There aren't millions of different types of people on this planet to a Dub. There are only a small handful of types of people: Strong Dubs, Weak Dubs, Ex-Dub Apostates, Worldly People Who Haven't Ever Been Dubs, and three out of those four types of people are to be feared. Those fears are constantly reinforced in the literature and from the platform. (Note: apologies for the wacky formatting. This board software isn't very user-friendly.)
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  wobble

  "The love you had at first " would surely be the love the Ephesians had for The Lord Jesus, that is what first made them Christians.

  Also "you have tested those who claim to be Apostles, but are not, and have found them false" as Mrs. Jones rightly points out, the WT/GB claim to be Apostles, "sent forth" as " Gods Channel" , but of course no-one in the Borg CAN put them to the test, they themselves forbid it !

  Would the GB want to let us on JWN put them to the test ?

  only if they really were speaking for God.

  Love

  Wobble
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  Alligator Wisdom

  Note that the Scripture in Revelation says "left" the love you had at first.

  "Left" = Deliberate action by choice [i.e. The postman left the package at my doorstep OR I left music to study law]

  But also note that the last sentence in the Daily Text says "lose" the love you had at first.

  "Lose" = Fail inadvertently to attain, thus not by choice. [i.e. I just lost my dime under this sofa OR to lose one's job]

  Apparently the WTS tried to squeeze both definitions as being the same, when in actuality it throws an entirely different meaning on the explanation.

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)