Why don't you just bump the first half dozen threads you posted about this subject?? This is annoying and getting pretty damned close to spam. Especially when you refer the first thread in this one. Ridiculous.
Aw, Naeb, dear... c'mon, cut me some slack, K? I mean, this only the 3rd reference and the date is tomorrow. Give a girl a break? I have a JOB to do and I take it quite seriously. And besides, someone as young as you should NOT be getting annoyed over such a thing as someone else's post. My Lord knows there are plenty of more worthy things to be annoyed about these days. Look, I TRIED to keep it brief and only hooked in a link, so calm down or I might start to think you... ummmm... got 'issues' or sumthin'. Oh, and what the heck is 'bump'? Cause I have NO idea... Now, go chase a pretty girl (or ?) and live and let live...
Dear, dear Seven... may you have peace as well... and I think you are a sweetheart, too. (I just didn't say so cause you have so many admirers that some might question my 'intention', which is purely innocent - LOL! But I think you are way cool.) Dear one, my message has nothing in common with the WTBTS in that theirs USES God and Christ as a smoke screen to get people (and their money) to follow, worship and serve THEM; mine simply refers you to God, through Christ. You don't have to GO anywhere, or do very much other than eat a little bit of unleavened bread, drink a sip of wine... love God... love your neighbor... and love your enemy... yada, yada, yada...
I would like to clear up a little something, though, for you and many others, if I may:
Yes, I am Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and so my message is TO Israel (please take note of my greetings and disclaimers - thank you!)... and those that go with them. It is NOT, however, to much of what the world knows as 'christians', for simply professing to be a christian does not make one so. Also, my brothers have NOTHING against Buddhists, Muslims, atheists, agnostics, gnostics, etc. One of the mildest, dearest men I know is a Muslim. My son's closest friends (and therefore, surrogate sons of mine) are Buddhists, Shintoists, Taoists and Hindu. In fact, as Paul stated, "When people of the nations do BY NATURE the things of the law, they are a law unto themselves."
Thus, Israel is not special simply BECAUSE they are Israel, dear one. And we were told that: it is not because we are a numerous people or because we are a righteous people or a good people... or ANYTHING like that. In fact, people of the nations, including other religions as you have listed here, have on many occasions proven themselve to be MORE righteous. No, it is only because of my Father's PROMISE to Abraham that He keeps calling us.
The REASON for my 'message', though, Dave, and I find it curious that you and others don't SEE this, is that if Israel WERE good and righteous and 'clean'... and better... there would be no REASON to keep going back to them... again and again. There would be no REASON to admonish them to stop following earthling man and follow instead the Lamb that bought them. There would be no REASON to admonish them to STOP their hatred and their hypocrisy and LEARN LOVE. For if Israel knew all of these things... and followed them... there would be no NEED.
But it is because Israel IS a CONTENTIOUS house (which is what their name "Israel" means, "Contender with God")... hard-headed, hard-hearted, STIFF-NECKED house, pious, self-assuming, haughty, knowing NOT love... but learning and teaching HATE... that I am sent and compelled to speak. To beg them to TURN AROUND... and come BACK. For even in the face of all of this, the Holy One of Israel, my Father and the Father of my Lord, JAH OF ARMIES... loves Israel still, for He loved Abraham, and they are his 'seed'.
You said: "Love is not exclusive to your philosophy..." So, true, dear Dave, but it is SEVERLY lacking among those who PROFESS to 'belong' to Christ by means of an anointing with holy spirit. Wouldn't you agree? I can give you some examples - LOL! If, though, I claim to have love, but will not even bother warn such ones, my BROTHERS, and invite them to return, of what 'value' TRULY is such love? Is it not actually hypocritical, without substance and therefore of no value whatsoever? Something for you think about.
Dear Saint, peace to you...and may I say, "Er!?" Well, yeah, okay. I mean, isn't everyone here? Using the board to promote something, from their selves to their believes and understandings? Isn't that the PURPOSE of the Board? And I am not looking for 'converts', dear one. That would mean I was looking for ones who followed one belief and trying to get them to follow another. No, I am speaking to those who love TRUTH... and as a result THOUGHT the WTBTS was the truth, taught the truth, spoke the truth... but found out different. Yet, I am speaking to those who STILL wish to KNOW the Truth. I am just telling them that what they THOUGHT they had and may now think they've lost... has not been lost at all. Not conversion, dear one, but a RETURN... to 'the love [they] had at first.'
Lisa, girl, peace to you and your family!
Log... peace, dear one... and thank you. SO much. For your constant loyalty and support. It is always there and I am grateful, you know this. You are always in my heart, and I will catch up with you soon. Please... hold on.
Reckless, peace to you and you are 'dear' ones, because you are 'valuable' ones... to my Father, my Lord... and me.
MavMan... peace to you... and check your email.
To all of you, the greatest of love and peace to you, from my household to yours, if you receive it.
YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,
SJ