Top Ten Scriptures Not Highlighted at the Meetings

by Perry 15 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Perry

  But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;… Is. 64:6

  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins … Eph. 1:7

  Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, … He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. – Acts 10: 40-42

  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one – Roman 3: 10

  it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment – Hebrews 9: 27

  These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.- 1 John 5: 1

  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship... Eph. 2: 8-10

  For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.- Hebrews 4: 10

  For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. - Romans 4:3-5

  And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. – Mt. 28: 18
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  Honesty

  Those scriptures are too much of a theological nightmare for the 'faithless and disturbed slave' to highlight or even barely mention in their religious comic books.
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  cofty

  But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags ;… Is. 64:6

  As it is written, There is none righteous , no, not one – Roman 3: 10

  Disgusting, dehumanising, self-loathing christian dogma.

  Teaching children that they are born sinful and unworthy is child abuse.

  It is for this sepcific reason that christianity is pernicious and should be opposed by all rational people.
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  defender of truth

  Judges 1:19
  English Standard Version
  "And the LORD was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron."
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  2 Samuel 12:14
  "However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”
  15 Then Nathan departed to his house.
  And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.
  16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.
  17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
  18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died."
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  2 Samuel 24:10
  And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord , “I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
  
  12 “Go and tell David, ‘Thus says the Lord : “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.”’
  13 So Gad came to David and told him; and he said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or shall you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.”
  14 And David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
  15 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from the morning till the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand men of the people died.
  16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “It is enough; now restrain your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done?"
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  defender of truth

  ^ Verses that JW's try to not talk about, or at least not think about.
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  designs

  Did you happen to brew de-cafe instead of regular this morning....
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  defender of truth

  Me?
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  designs

  It was to Perry-

  What crap to teach your kids. Hell, Armageddon, you are a 'filthy rag' without baby Geezus. Geez what crap.
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  defender of truth

  Exactly, I agree. That's another good reason to always challenge religious beliefs.
  
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/adult/282764/1/A-key-reason-why-some-atheists-challenge-religious-beliefs#.U_CvvF2t-o8
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  Perry

  Exactly Honesty!

  Imagine reading this scripture trying to fire up a Field Service group:

  - For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His

  We are not righteous by Gods standards; We are not righteous by Ceasars standards; We are not righteous by our own standards. Unless you want to try and delude yourself by changing a living standard in a moment by moment situational way, only an ultimate authority can offer a person peace, freedom from work, freedom from delusion, and reconciliation; and that is exactly what God does through Jesus' work up on Calvary Hill.

  The gospel is a simple message; I like simple things. Bye, bye Watchtower.