Why the GB secretly hates and fears the gospel above ALL else!

by Fernando 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Fernando

  The WBTS Pharisees and Sanhedrin will never admit what really happened during "Franzgate 1980".
  
  As Randy Watters (of Freeminds.org and RandallWatters.org) explained there was an outbreak of the liberating "gospel of grace" (or the "good news of the unmerited favour of God") at Brooklyn Bethel.
  
  The "sheeple" were discovering that not only was there no need for WBTS "legalism" but that it was apostasy.
  
  A "jailbreak" was brewing. The WBTS Pharisees and Sanhedrin knew that they would become redundant overnight if they did not aggressively stamp out this outbreak of the "gospel of grace".
  
  But if they attacked the gospel directly they would be exposed for the "offspring of vipers" that they are.
  
  So what to do?
  
  A full scale witch hunt ensued is search of any alternative accusations that might stick in a vindictive Star Chamber Judging Committee hearing.
  
  Hence the resulting "Crisis of Conscience" outbreak.
  
  Those that were willing to distance themselves from this virulent outbreak of the "gospel of grace" could retain the favour of the WBTS Pharisees and Sanhedrin.

  In turn this would also allow them to retain the power, glory, and authority derived from their positions in the apostate ruling religious clergy class hierarchy and adoring blind "sheeple".
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  designs

  Don't lump the Pharisees in this mess, what you know about them from the NT is rubbish. Jesus started the worse of religions, a 2000 year killing spree and rape of the earth that has shown only a few years of abatement. 'I am the way' is the clear sign of a self-agggrandizement.
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  irondork

  Fernando, this is a great thread.

  LouBelle, OldGenerationDude, wonderful comments.

  OGD, I never thought about the bible in the way you presented it. I always thought of it as the Christian rule book... map. My thinker has much to chew on today.
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  designs

  irondork- What are your and the other believers thougths on the teachings of Jesus mostly coming from the much maligned Pharisees.
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  TTWSYF

  Jesus Christ is the gospel; He is our life, our salvation, our righteousness... The is no one else to go to.

  Well said Vanderhoven7!

  dc
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  Sulla

  OldGenerationDude is correct. Again. I'd be interested to see Fernando and others interact with those comments.
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  designs

  TTWSYF- How can someone who died ( and has never been heard from since) save you or anyone or make you righteous.

  'There is no one else to go to' is the making of spiritual fascism.
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  irondork

  designs: What are your and the other believers thougths on the teachings of Jesus mostly coming from the much maligned Pharisees.

  Uhm... you'll have to clarify this question. I'm not aware of any teachings about Jesus having been written by the Pharisees. If you know of some, please point me in that direction and then I will be in a better position to answer your question as I understand it.
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  designs

  For a very basic history and run-through: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.Pharisees

  The Schools the Pharisees started about 400 years before Jesus taught the Golden Rule and ideas on the afterlife, the kingdom within, the democratic nature of the Torah. In fact it was the Pharisees who developed on the 'mitzvot' or 613 commands of the Torah- 248 Laws of what 'to do' and 365 Laws of what 'not to do'. They developed the idea of 'brotherhood' or Chaberim etc..
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  irondork

  Designs: I glanced over the material you provided. Honestly, the Pharisaical teachings, regardless of the topic, are of no interest to me. That's pretty much why I left the modern day version of those religious freaks.

  The much maligned Pharisees, then and now, are welcome to run off at the mouth about Jesus all they want. It really doesn't capture my interest and it has nothing to do with my worship.