There was once a rich man whom approached Jesus & said teacher i have done everything that has been asked of me I WANT TO FOLLOW YOU,Jesus replied to him if you TRULYwant to be my follower.
GIVE your Riches to the poor & follow me, But the rich man Couldnot meet this committment,therfore he walcked away with his head bowed ,money & riches meant more to him than life from jesus,
Throughout the scriptures we are taught that we must not store treasures up but rely upon jehovah completly, why then has the society got hundreds of millions of pounds in banks/ stocks & shares/owns property & all the kingdom halls & the land all in there name invested for 8 to10 years in a united nations treaty.whatever the cause.
The scriptures show that jesus told his disciples to not worry about what they were to eat ,or where they were to lay there heads ,as your heavenly father whom is in the heavens knows you need these things & he will supply them in abundance,
Jesus allso said not to store treasures up for yourself in this world,as a farmer stored up more than he could ever want he had barns full of food ,then suddenly a wind came up blew the barns down & he then lost all his treasure (GREED)
Jesus went into the wilderness for 30 days & thirty nights he took no food with him,jehovah sustained him,
We allso see that the birds of the heavens neither reap nor toil but that the creator provides for them ,the isrelites were fed in the wilderness as an example for us all ,THEY HAD FAITH.
The question is what acuassitions and property is owned by the society have they followed in jesus foot steps or has greed taken a hold of them.
HAVE THEY SHOWN A LACK OF FAITH IN GOD HIMSELF ?YOU YOURSELF JUDGE THEM BY THERE WORKS,
What do you think ?/????????????????????????????????????
Edited by - nightwarrior on 22 December 2002 17:16:55