As always Blondie I enjoy reading your insightful take on the WT. I noticed recently your training your readers to think in terms of 'How To' read/review the WT.
This should be your Signiture Scripture Blondie:
Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world . 1 JOHN 4:1
It's a funny thing for "Christains" to live under so much of the Law Code as the GB teaches everyone to do. No one seems to question (outwardly anyway) the many so-called priciples they state as doctrinal absolutes!?
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8 By asking Jehovah to examine us , we invite him to test us. He may allow situations to develop that reveal our true motives and heart condition. (Hebrews 4:12, 13; James 1: 22-25) We should welcome such tests because they give us an opportunity to demonstrate the depth of our loyalty to Jehovah.
By asking Jehovah to "examine us" we are not nessesarily inviting Him to test us. Besides, there are differant types of tests, tests that are positive and build character and strength and tests of loyalty to God that are Satanic and evil. I believe God uses only the positive ones, as for those that if we failed, would/could cost us our lives, no, He doesn't test us with those...But Satan will, as he did with Jesus and Job.
Concerning those Satanic tests of loyalty, it is very important for us to obey what Jesus taught when He told us what to pray for:
"...and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one." Matthew 6: 13 NIV
We will all have to face varying degrees of tests of loyalty as Jesus did. In the meantime we definately should follow JESUS instructions and not ask for those tests.
We are follower of Christ, right???
