by NotFormer 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
@ a watcher - Disagree.
If you can reword Luke 19:10 to say "more than what was lost," redefine what a ransom actually restores, and contradict the apostle Paul's words at Ephesians 4:4-6 - "just as you were called to the one hope of your calling,"
then perhaps I'd swallow the un-Biblical myth of some/all "good" people floating off to heaven, as opposed to "multiplying & filling the earth" and subjecting it.
Yes.
Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and a significant number of Protestant denominations are Amillennial, meaning that they do not believe in a literal thousand year reign of Christ on earth. It is the dominant view in Christianty.
However 2/3 of Evangelicals believe in a literal thousand year reign, just like JW's do.
Amillennialism is a holdover from the 4th century due to the symbolic interpretations of theologian and philosopher - Augustine. It left a big theological hole in the minds of many Christians that never heard of a literal earthly Kingdom Reign. Watchtower exploited this theological void and it made them sound like they had the "truth", and were experts. There are countless passages that point to a literal reign of the Messiah on the earth.
To this day JW's are mostly unaware that hundreds of millions of Evangelical believers believe in a "Paradise Earth", they just don't call it that. They call it The Millennial Reign.
Watchtower used this basic truth to sound like they were the only ones with this view, and then they used their influence to dupe people into rejecting the New Covenant "for the forgiveness of sins that Jesus offered to "whosoever" in Mt. 26: 27-28.
Without the blood covering found in the new covenant, JW's will never see the kingdom - in heaven or earth.
Hey! Haven’t been here in about 8 years or so but thought I would check in. I left JW’s 15 years ago. I’ve been super happy in my liberal church. Let’s see…to answer your question….I like that they don’t do infant baptism. We do that at my church and I’m not into it. I like that they stick to the Bible (even tho their version of the Bible is really twisted). Thats’s all I can think of for now.
