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Encouraging scriptures for the day
by Kosonen 543 Replies latest jw friends
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vienne
- Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. - Matt. 7: 15.
- Anyone else have the impression that Kosonen sees himself as one of the two witnesses?
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Queequeg
Yeah, I'm not really seeing a humble student of the Bible. Just read his letters to the Borg.
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Kosonen
What can we learn here from Jesus’ words about what is Judgment Day?
By what will people be judged on Judgment Day?
According to Jesus, are people freed from commited sins when they die?
Matthew 12:35 The good man out of his good treasure sends out good things, whereas the wicked man out of his wicked treasure sends out wicked things. 36 I tell you that men will render an account on Judgment Day for every unprofitable saying that they speak; 37 for by your words you will be declared righteous, and by your words you will be condemned.”
John 5:28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.
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Kosonen
Vienne, I don't see myself as one of the two witnesses. It's impossible, because I am doing my work alone. The two witnesses will be a two persons acting together like Moses and Aaron. And I want to stay alive until Jesus arrives and takes the remaining in life anointed to heaven. But the two witnesses are destined to be killed after they have witnesses for 1260 days. But after 3 and half days they will be resurrected and ascend to heaven. That's of course good for them. We the rest of the anointed will have to endure a while longer on earth. But I would like to stay on earth to be able to help people spiritually until Jesus arrives.
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Queequeg
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: he is always convinced that it says what he means.
- George Bernard Shaw
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Kosonen
God shows goodness to both good and bad, because He still hopes that people will repent.
Matthew 5:44 However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens, since he makes his sun rise on both the wicked and the good and makes it rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Romans 12:20 But “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this you will heap fiery coals on his head.” 21 Do not let yourself be conquered by the evil, but keep conquering the evil with the good.
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nicolaou
God shows goodness to both good and bad, because He still hopes that people will repent.
He didn't show much goodness to thousands of Egyptian kids when he had them killed in their beds did he?
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PetrW
Nicolaou: He didn't show much goodness to thousands of Egyptian kids when he had them killed in their beds did he?
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According to Ex. 1:22, Pharaoh commanded every male newborn to be killed. The story then unfolds as we all know it. If I don't want to comment on theodicey's question (I can address it!) (why does God allow evil and if evil is even committed by God himself?), then the subsequent death of the Egyptian firstborn children, would even the score...tooth for tooth, eye for eye, newborn for newborn...? But I don't think it was. I'm just suggesting that simply considering the context is enough to make it very hard to side with someone... And at the same time: your reaction is largely justified. God and Evil is indeed a very pressing issue...
Although there are so few, terribly few, reasons for believing in a loving God, I still think God was right to act at the time. I can "rationalize" it for you, but I guess in the end, it still comes down to: do I want to believe or do I not want to believe...