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Corvin

I was intrigued by Ros' comment on anther thread so I looked up the WT article cited:

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w91 12/1 pp. 6-7 Is Any Religion Good Enough? ***
The
Need to Choose
Not all agree with Voltaire. Some claim to see good in all religions; hence, they feel no real need to seek out the true religion. Such individuals should heed the warning given by the prophet Isaiah, who wrote: "Woe to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good, those who are putting darkness for light and light for darkness, those who are putting bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20) False religion has produced what is bad for humanity. It has resulted in spiritual darkness and has left a bitter taste in the mouths of honesthearted people.
The choice, therefore, is not between being an atheist and believing in any religion. It is not as simple as that. Once someone has recognized the need for God, that one must seek out the true religion. As researcher Émile Poulat [male] nicely put it in Le Grand Atlas des Religions (The Large Atlas of Religions): "The things [religions] teach and demand are so greatly varied that it is impossible to believe them all." In agreement with this, the French Encyclopædia Universalis (Universal Encyclopedia) says: "If the 21st century does return to religion, . . . man will have to decide whether the sacred things he is offered are true or false."
How
to Choose the Right Religion
What will guide us in choosing the right religion? The Encyclopædia Universalis is correct when it highlights the importance of truth. A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. The greatest prophet that ever walked on earth stated: "God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth."?John 4:24.
That prophet was Jesus Christ, and he also declared: "Be on your guard against false religious teachers, who come to you dressed up as sheep but are really greedy wolves. You can tell them by their fruits. . . . Every good tree produces sound fruit, but a rotten tree produces bad fruit." (Matthew 7:15-17, Phillips) Seeing the bad fruit of the world?s "great" religions, and even of the sects and cults that have sprung up, many sincere people are coming to view them all as ?rotten trees,? simply not good enough. But how can they find the true religion?
Obviously it would be impossible to study all the thousands of religions inside and outside Christendom before making a choice. However, if?as Jesus said?we use truth and fruitage as touchstones, it is possible to identify true religion.

Open for discussion . . .

Leolaia

It is a case of special pleading, pure and simple.

Agent 1 of 1

"Obviously it would be impossible to study all the thousands of religions inside and outside Christendom before making a choice."

What's wrong with doing research on 1000 different religions? Its better than taking someone else's word for it.

XQsThaiPoes

Anyone notice the scriptures they cited don't help ANY religions case? Infact not of them tell you the signs of a "false religion" vs a "true religion"

They never disprove Voltair and the scripture used to rufute him say nothing about "Some claim to see good in all religions; hence, they feel no real need to seek out the true religion."

This statement is not true and is also subjective, "Once someone has recognized the need for God, that one must seek out the true religion. "

I would say oooh look the WTs is messing up. But they are not even making an arugment this is an editorial just giving their oppinion.

avengers

A religion that teaches lies cannot be true . The greatest prophet that ever walked on earth stated: "God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth."?John 4:24.

Millions now living will never die. What a"truth"
What a gem of "truth". Give the WT rope and they hang themselves. HAHAHAHA.

Corvin

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LittleToe

This statement is outright wrong:

However, if?as Jesus said?we use truth and fruitage as touchstones, it is possible to identify true religion.

There is no "true" religion. Jesus never stated there to be, either.

Even James said that "The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world." (Js.1:27 NWT), but he wasn't saying that such fruits made the religion that proposed them the true one.

The WTS doesn't know jack about what worship is truly about...

Ciara

Such individuals should heed the warning given by the prophet Isaiah, who wrote: "Woe to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good, those who are putting darkness for light and light for darkness, those who are putting bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20) False religion has produced what is bad for humanity. It has resulted in spiritual darkness and has left a bitter taste in the mouths of honesthearted people.

Maybe they should apply Isaiah's warning to themselves before judging others.

Ciara

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