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  The Title Jesus Gave Himself: Lord of the Sabbath

  by EverAStudent in

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  15 years ago

  i have been reading and investigating matthew 12:1-8. jesus is accused of breaking the law of the seventh day of rest, the sabbath.

  he defends himself and then caps the discussion by declaring himself to be "the lord of the sabbath.

  " since only yhwh was ever known as the lord of the sabbath (the one who created, owned, and received worship on the sabbath) i can find no other valid meaning for the title jesus gave to himself, except that he is calling himself god.. what meaning does the wts put on this title, since i know they are not willing to allow jesus to call himself yhwh?.

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  lost but now found 15 years ago

  Brian O’Donnell’s Testimony
  
  Hi just to let you know the back round on how I got involved with Jehovah witness
  I was brought up a Roman Catholic, I remember when I made my confirmation I was
  given a Gideon New Testament and in it there was a quote from Romans 10:13 that
  if we call on the name of the Lord we will be saved and Acts 4:12 says that there is
  no other name given to man to be saved other than the name of Jesus.
  I believed that in my heart and had a great respect for the Bible, so when the
  Witnesses called to my home they seemed to have a good knowledge of scripture
  so I was interested in studying with them assuming they had similar views.
  I studied with them for about 2 years using various books in conjunction with the Bible,
  but is was more of a study of their doctrines as opposed to a study of scripture.
  When I look back on it, a lot of Scripture they were showing me was taken out of context.
  I made swift progress in the organisation and I was baptised in 1990.
  I then went to the ministerial school and was made a Representative of the
  Watchtower Organisation. I then was made an elder in 1995/96.
  As a result of this I was now and insider and this is when I really noticed that
  the organisation was put before the bible and Jesus Christ. This is the position
  of the Jehovah’s witnesses who in their November edition, of the Watchtower
  Magazine, November 1981 page 21 state that, “one must come to Jehovah’s
  organisation for salvation, and you have to be a part of it to get everlasting life.”
  Also you can live for ever on Paradise Earth, as unfortunately all the places have
  gone for those who are going to live in heaven, they number 144,000.
  See their “Proclaimers” book page 255 which shows how they have revised their history.
  This book came out in 1993/4 and tries to deal with some of their problems like the
  dates for Armageddon, why 1914 did not work out.
  Also why those living then did not see Armageddon before they died as they were told?
  
  My own study showed me the contradictions in their position.
  The bible says that Jesus is the foundation and he is the same yesterday,
  today and forever Hebrews 13:8, 1 Corinthians 3:11.
  I remembered when I quoted Jesus a lot of the members of the congregation
  were not very happy and especially the elders.
  They tend to read their organisations documents first, and consequently they
  read the bible through rose tinted glasses.
  They do not feel comfortable around Jesus,
  and they like to hide behind Jehovah.
  He always comes second as the Organisation always comes first.
  They are not keen on statements made by Jesus like,
  “if the son set you free you are free indeed, John 8:31.
  Their internal publication “Kingdom Ministry,”
  in the September 2007 edition says, “The Jehovah’s Witnesses should
  not be having Private Bible study groups and they should not look at
  Internet sites or Christian sites for information. However, the biggest
  enemy of the Watchtower Organisation are their own books which
  can be examined on line. However, a lot of their earlier books have been changed.
  An example of how they put the organisation before the bible is when I
  was asked to go before the elders. The elder in the congregation is really the god figure
  from an authority perspective. I requested an independent witness with me in line
  with Matthew 9:16 which suggests that 2 or 3 witness should be allowed to deal with an issue.
  Just as the elders can have witnesses present, so the same should apply to the person
  coming before them. However, they refused my request.
  I requested that they put in writing what they wanted to discuss with me but again they refused.
  Consequently, I was disfellowshipped in abstencia and was not told the reason why.
  Paul in 1Corinthians 5:11, writes that drunkards, fornicators etc. should be removed
  from the congregation and that we should not even greet them.
  This is also amplified in 2 John where the apostle writes that if one does not
  adhere to Christ he is the anti Christ and that these scriptures applied to me or
  anyone who does not agree with the Watchtower Organisation who claims he is a Jehovah’s Witness.
  The congregation will be instructed to shun you= disfellowshipping,
  a very controlling methodology which affects relationships.
  Finally the blood issue they have completely twisted the Scriptures
  out of context for details in on this see www.ajwlb.org
  There are various sites that are well documented.
  If you want to know more about this you can contact me you
  can email me at bodireland@yahoo.com
  By the way just a note to any Jehovah’s Witnesses I don’t hold any grudges. wish you all God’s blessing and to let you know that I am at peace because
  I have accepted Jesus as my lord and saviour. John 20:28, Acts 4:12.
  Finally you can ask Jesus for anything and call on his name John 14:14, 1 Corinthians 1:2.
  I tell you more next time……….

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