Hi asilentone
You prove my point, You view his book as one that "helped people" to do what though? become better witnesses? find the true faith? Or Simply just leave Jehovah's people by setting up in opposition to the witnesses by his book? The Bible principle involved (beyond his profiteering off it) is this one.
Acts 5:38-39 (New International Version)
38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."
IF we are not Jehovah's people he is okay, free and clear. You have to be confident in your choice if you make this move, as indeed the witnesses did in rejecting Christendom and it;s triune god. And accepting the consequences if you get it wrong.
Hi agonus
1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
Hi Madsweeney
I am well aware that once we charge a nominal amount for publications to cover printing costs but this is not profiteering for personal gain. It isn't the act of selling but selling for personal gain. If you queery our status as a religion or charity that has a right to gain funding for it's work for Jehovah as Jesus and apostles did themselves then that again is your opinion. But ray sold the book for personal gain and not for promoting God's work. this is comparing apples and oranges personal gain versus funding for God's work
Hi candlelight
My point was eactly the one you made the Bible God's own words defines "the cross" as an idol. By carving an image to represent Jesus or his death instrument and put it on altars or in God's house, carrying it about with them, they made it into an idol in the purest biblical definition of one. You allegations that the bible can be an idol are unsupported by scripture. We are supposed to use God's scripture it is the sword of the spirit.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edgedsword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:15
and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
Would You even know about Jehovah and Jesus his son without God's word the bible?
Recognition of Jesus Jehovah's son does not mean we have to ignore his provisions or those of his father and spirit direction through the Bible is one of them.
Jesus does not cancel out the Bible he opened it up for us.
Luke 24:45
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Hi Isaac
I seem to have upset you I apologise if you feel the need now to get nasty with me, this was not my intention when I debate. I defend Jehovah's witnesses whom I consider God's people on earth in this time.