Jehovah God never wanted us to be knuckleheads and blind followers of men, with all the Apostates (Apostate according to Bible dictionaries is not someone who disagrees with the Watchtower!)of ancient Isreal he sent the prophets with warnings to his people. Four hundred years ago Bible scholar Matthew Henry comments on following the path of God or men, what is the differece? God made sure humans had his Word to examine any false teachers popping up and leading the flock astray, how are these tricksters able to get educated women to follow their Spiritual Quackery? Jeremiah the prophet of the Seventh Century BC was commissioned to warn the Jews of the "false prophets" hurting Jehovah's people with smooth talk.
" Jeremiah 25:25-27
25 "I have heard these prophets say, 'Listen to the dream I had from God last night.' And then they proceed to tell lies in my name. 26 How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say. 27 By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal.
28 "Let these false prophets tell their dreams,
but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word.
There is a difference between straw and grain!
29 Does not my word burn like fire?"
says the Lord.
"Is it not like a mighty hammer
that smashes a rock to pieces?
Acts 17:11 is forbidden to obey according to Watchtower rules, nobody is allowed to question the Divine Message the Apostles of New York are proclaiming, if you were "noble minded" and "checked the scriptures" to see if the Governing Body was "telling you the truth" as those demanding Beoreans did with Paul and Silas, you would be kicked out of the Organization as a Apostate. Practicing Judeo-Christian requirements outlined and set out for ancient followers of Jehovah and Jesus Christ in the Christian Era would get you booted. Arrogance or Hubris, only time will tell whether this new information from Watchtower with no Bible backing will spit in their face!
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One Translation says "They checked to make sure Paul and Silas were not lying!" How strong is that one brothers and sisters?
How did the Watchtower hide scriptures poking their head out of our Bible, claiming the "Watchtower's Leaders had sayings of Life and only through them we would get life!"
John 14:1-6
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14 "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father's home. [ a ] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? [ b ] 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4 And you know the way to where I am going."
5 "No, we don't know, Lord," Thomas said. "We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
6 Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Paul warned the Galatians to make sure what the congregation of Galatia was obeying was the Truth of Christ, not smooth talking Apostles or Angels who might twist the words of Jesus Christ
The "new light" the Watchtower is passing along to her followers, what proof do they offer to back this up? If Paul and Silas were commending the Jews of Bereoa for scrutinizing, picking through and making sure of all things, what make's the Watchtower think they are "infallible" or have the right to change what the Bible say's without worrying about punishment? Here is Paul sad with Jesus Christ's congregation of Galatia
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There Is Only One Good News: Galatians 6-10
6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. [ c ] You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News 7 but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
8 Let God's curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you. 9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.
10 Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.
Paul's next words explain his source of information was by revelation by Jesus Christ, he was to preach a message to the gentiles of love and mercy, no more Law of Moses and all the rules and regulations the Jewish Governing Body of Judaism was imposing on all Jews. Notice how Paul was not under the authority of anyone but Jehovah God and Jesus Chirst. To twist his words and say, Paul was involved with the apostles in Jerusalem first, is the opposite of what Paul wrote the Christians in Galatia.
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Paul's Message Comes from Christ
11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. 12 I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. [ d ]
13 You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion-how I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it. 14 I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.
15 But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him 16 to reveal his Son to me [ e ] so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.
When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being. [ f ] 17 Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus.
Where is it written in the Christian religion to desire to "kill off people who disagree with your version of the Deity?" Paul writes under the former things, the "Law" he was making progress by killing off these Christian Apostates making progress with men and obeying men, not God!
Paul's message in Galatians chapter 1 is one of "love and grace", "fighting off the new interpretations of Jesus Christ's simple words by a group of smooth talking Scripture twisting men who were unwilling to listen to Paul. The "super fine apostles" already began to teach a new gospel, nothing like the Gospel of the Source of Life.
John wrote in Revelation a warm commendation from Jesus Christ for "testing men who claimed to have special insight or a special interpretation of Jesus Christ's life story and message."
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Revelation 2 (New Living Translation)
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Revelation 2
New Living Translation (NLT)
The Message to the Church in Ephesus
2 "Write this letter to the angel [ a ] of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:
2 "I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don't tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. 3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.
4 "But I have this complaint against you. You don't love me or each other as you did at first! [ b ] 5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don't repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. 6 But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.
7 "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God
The new magazine of July 15, 2013 has already caused some local questions with elders who do not know how to handle the new material. The Watchtower should have provided "clip notes" or a "cheat sheet" but would really, would that do any good? Nothing written by the Watchtower's Leaders has any Bible backed information, it's conjecture, speculation and mental masterbation!
Whose word will you obey, the words from Jesus Christ or the men who have broken your hearts many times with their false teaching skills?
The Greek Scriptures contain warnings from Jesus Christ of groups of men who would pretend to know "the day and hour", "have special revelation", "claim to be gods" and refuse to minister to the sheep he left behind. These men would desire, crave "titles, special seats" (James 2) and bash anyone who did not follow their Twisted Gospel.
Preaching a message of the Watchtower's Gospel is not going to save you from the wrath of Jesus Christ. Following men who say they are the "Mediator between you and Christ" is blasphemy, why would Jesus Christ want a person who slander's him in his Kingdom? Why woud Jesus Christ want followers of Cults who betray Jehovah and Jesus, in their Kingdom?
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