by Kosonen 543 Replies latest jw friends
We have absolutely no time for the monsters who try to defend Yahweh’s order to Abraham to kill his son, or Abraham’s agreement to do so. He was free to choose what was right or to “obey orders” like a Nazi. Like the Nazis, he was afraid (rightly) that his “God” would kill him if he refused. But the Nuremberg Trials showed contempt for the only-obeying-orders position, and we hold it in contempt too.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ - Matthew Seven
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. - 2 Cor. 11:13-15.
Vienne, thanks for the excellent reminder of Jesus' warning.
You're welcome. Perhaps you will take it to heart. But I doubt it.
Hi ! I love prophecies ... let us see Jeremiah 16 ....
16 Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.
17 And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
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What are "their thoughts" and what are "the fruits of their thoughts" ?
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Some judgmental folk here -- guess that goes with the territory.
The Kingdom of God is like finding a treasure
Matthew 13:44 “The Kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure, hidden in the field, that a man found and hid; and because of his joy, he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.
45 “Again the Kingdom of the heavens is like a traveling merchant seeking fine pearls. 46 Upon finding one pearl of high value, he went away and promptly sold all the things he had and bought it.
Hello wantingtruth,
I looked Jeremiah 6:19 in NWT and it says 19 Listen, O earth! I am bringing calamity on this people As the fruitage of their own schemes, For they paid no attention to my words And they rejected my law.”
Basically we see the meaning to be that they would reap what they had sown.
Hello Kosonen, nice to see you! How are you?
Now back to quotes, ... should be interesting to see (discern) how Jehovah "brings calamity on this people" , namely His own people, or the "Israel according to spirit"
This verse is in accord to what He promises by the Song of Moses, Deuteronomy 32 ....
it would be very good to to see the fulfilment of these expressions of God regarding His "sons and daughters" (the anointed ones) from the time of Bro. Russell until our days ...
The fulfilment of the prophecies within this group of "anointed ones" and those associated with these ones, is what is important before Jehovah, because this is according to "worship with spirit" , and according to the "teaching of Christ" (which teaching is the foundation for the interpretation of prophecies)
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