Livingbreeze said:
If Christendom were to get rid of their neverending torment doctrine (as if such a torment ever entered God's mind), their trinity doctrine, their teaching that seems to exclude the earth as our eternal home, their involvement with the political governments of this wicked system, their call to arms when war breaks out, and such things like these, I might consider attending a church to be incited to love and good works.
My reply: These teachings are not unique to the JWs, they are present in other groups- such as Christadelphians, House of YHWH, House of the Called Out Ones of Ya, to name a few few. However, this is simply a red herring. Support Biblically where a laundry list of doctrine is what determines what relgious group is the true religion- assuming the WT stance on these points was correct. Jesus said love would identify his followers, not a laundry list. The WT, by the way, is less neutral politically than House of YHWH. YHWH is so neutral they will not even accept any governmental aid- truly separate from the political systems...while the WT printed in a 1995 WT that voting was a matter of conscience.
Livingbreeze said:
Peter's words about who Jesus was were, "You are the Christ (God's annointed one), the Son of the living God." Against that belief, and following that one, the gates of hell will not prevail. Jesus is nothing more or less than the Christ, the Son of God, whom God has made both Lord and Christ.
My reply: Prooftexting by isolating one verse...you need to re-read the NT.
Livingbreeze:
The wages sin pays is death, not neverending torment. God balances the scales of justice. It is far beyond my power to torment someone for ever and ever, why then, should I be found without faith accompanied by works which follow faith, should I be tormented for ever and ever? No one can torment another for ever and ever, so no one should be tormented for ever and ever.
My reply: Out of context. How is death defined scripturally? Eternal separation from the presence of God.
Livingbreeze:
What excuse will individuals within Christendom have when they are found mistaken about interpretations of end time prophecy, taught others these mistakes, and not made adjustments and retractions when more is learned?
My reply: The WT is guilty of what you just stated above- MANY TIMES OVER. They have also claimed to be God's sole channel of truth, and called their false prophecies 'the Creator's promise." So, answer your own question.
Livingbreeze:
If there are no real Jehovah's witnesses here to defend the truth of God's word, at least I am trying, you should be ashamed of yourselves not to teach about the true God and his Son, Jesus Christ. Which brings me to another thing, I do wonder who set up this site, its title says it is a site for Jehovah's witnesses, so far the only one I have found, it would seem, calls himself theMadJW.
My reply: I do. While you regurgitate WT crap.
Livingbreeze:
theMadJW, such a name seems to be a contradiction of terms.
My reply: Ah yes the mental case who claims to be a 35 year JW who loves his brotherhood but has little confidence in the org.
Livingbreeze:
To the trinitarian, God never really had a Son, because their Jesus always had life. Father, by definition is the source of life and existence, since Jehovah is the Father, he is the source of his Son's life, his existence. So really, who believes that Jesus truly is the Son of God?
My reply: Wrong like usual. We understand the meaning of the term son, as to what it meant in the Jewish culture at the time the words were penned. You really do have a lot to learn.