for a christian, only the moral commandments of the old testament are binding (as they cannot change), but the various liturgical, social, and other so-called casuistic laws no longer apply to them.
this includes dietary habits, such as the prohibition of pork or fat, as well as the prohibition of blood.. take a look at the following verses: mt 15:11, mk 7:15-19, acts 11:7-9, 1 tim 4:3-5.. the jehovah's witnesses say that, yes, but in the acts of the apostles (15) the consumption of blood, idol meat, and strangled animals is also prohibited, meaning the new testament still forbids it.
for catholics, the council of florence settled this issue, stating that this apostolic regulation was only a temporary measure to facilitate agreement between jews and gentiles in the early church.
for a christian, only the moral commandments of the old testament are binding (as they cannot change), but the various liturgical, social, and other so-called casuistic laws no longer apply to them.
this includes dietary habits, such as the prohibition of pork or fat, as well as the prohibition of blood.. take a look at the following verses: mt 15:11, mk 7:15-19, acts 11:7-9, 1 tim 4:3-5.. the jehovah's witnesses say that, yes, but in the acts of the apostles (15) the consumption of blood, idol meat, and strangled animals is also prohibited, meaning the new testament still forbids it.
for catholics, the council of florence settled this issue, stating that this apostolic regulation was only a temporary measure to facilitate agreement between jews and gentiles in the early church.
Watchtower has determined that the instruction to abstain from blood would include transfusions. My take is that the dietary instructions in Acts 15 were agreed upon to facilitate Jew and Gentile fellowship and as such there is nothing inherently immoral about eating unbled meat.
Otherwise Paul would not have instructed Christians not to bother asking conscience questions about food provided in the home of a pagan unless there were other weak-consciece brothers (Jewish brothers) present who might be offended.
Even in the law, Jews were permitted to eat unbled meat of clean animals found dead in their fields.
You see, Paul had learned from Jesus that nothing that goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the heart.
You guys are a bunch of Pharisees, making advice into commands while toying with the lives of children.
the greatest of love and peace to you, dear one!.
thank you for your kind patience.
his request to have lazarus dip the "tip" of his finger in "water" and "cool" his "tongue," tells us: there is no water in the world of the dead.
El
hombre rico y Lázaro
Como
SÁTIRA
:Una
alternativa interpretativa
acercamiento a Lucas 16
Rick
Vanderhoven y Larry Urbaniak
La
sátira se puede definir como “ingenio mordaz, ironía
o el
sarcasmo utilizado para exponer el vicio o la locura...”.1
Y la
buena sátira nunca deja de inspirar “risas,
el desprecio, o el
horror, ya que busca corregir la
locuras y abusos que descubre”.
2
Mucho antes de que Jonathan Swift escribiera su famosa "Una
propuesta modesta" o que Alexander Pope compusiera "La
violación de la cerradura", Jesús de Nazaret se distinguió
como maestro satírico por su asombroso relato de "El hombre
rico y Lázaro". Solo se espera que este ensayo sirva para
revelar y glorificar a Él, cuya habilidad única para usar este
género literario, para atormentar al establecimiento religioso y
hacer avanzar el Reino de Dios, no tiene paralelo en la historia.
Es
interesante que, cada vez que Jesús trató con los gobernantes
religiosos de Israel, parecía encubrir deliberadamente la verdad en
el misterio de la imaginería, la parábola y la alegoría. Sin
embargo, cuando se trataba de la condena real de la élite religiosa,
Jesús solía ser mucho más directo, contundente y, a veces,
"abiertamente antagónico". Incluso entonces, ese
antagonismo se disfrazaba ocasionalmente en una parábola o alegoría
satírica que contenía un puñetazo o una puñalada (ingenio mordaz
e ironía) diseñada para alterar las percepciones falsas de esas
mismas autoridades religiosas. Lucas 16, casi en su totalidad,
incorpora este tipo de indignación velada; donde la facción
religiosa objetivo (es decir, los fariseos), estaba siendo
ridiculizada públicamente por revelaciones inesperadas de sus vicios
ocultos, incluida la codicia, la justicia propia y la hipocresía.
How's my Spanish on a scale of 1-10 (ten being tops)?
j. arden writes.
first of all an apostate is literally just someone who left.
most jws are technically apostates from the religions they were raised in.
Approved association with Jehovah’s Witnesses requires accepting the entire range of the true teachings of the Bible, including those Scriptural beliefs that are unique to Jehovah’s Witnesses." WT 1986 4/1 Questions from Readers.
Keep in mind that to be disfellowshiped, an apostate does not have to be a promoter of apostate views. As mentioned in paragraph two, page 17 of the August 1, 1980, Watchtower, "The word 'apostasy' comes from a Greek term that means 'a standing away from,' 'a falling away, defection,' 'rebellion, abandonment. Therefore, if a baptized Christian abandons the teachings of Jehovah, as presented by the faithful and discreet slave, and persists in believing other doctrine despite Scriptural reproof, then he is apostatizing. Extended, kindly efforts should be put forth to readjust his thinking. However, if, after such extended efforts have been put forth to readjust his thinking, he continues to believe the apostate ideas and rejects what he has been provided through the 'slave class, then appropriate judicial action should be taken.
LETTER TO ALL CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT OVERSEERS, Sept. 1, 1980
hi i want to tell my story and get advice.
i'm a single sister ( in usa) that has been baptized for 20 years.
i came from the world, so did not grow up in the truth and i have no family in the truth -- i am alone.. last year i met a brother & we did have premarital sex while we were dating.
And celebrating wedding anniversaries is just plain worldly.
is there one true religion?
applying jesus' identifying requirements, not one religion qualifies.
coming close doesn't count.
Back to the one true religion issue.
It's not rocket science. If there is one true religion, it can't possibly be the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. Every one of the religion's unique beliefs are nowhere found in the Bible; they have a 100% failure rate in interpreting biblical prophecy, they have failed again and again to protect children from sexual abuse, their unloving shunning policies have contributed to the suicide of former members, their medical quackery has resulted in loss of health and even death of It's members.
Besides all this, they are preaching a false gospel and a false Jesus all around the world and trying to take credit for it.
this has just been posted on youtube regarding tony morris and the reason why he was removed as a gb member and 'relocated'.is tony morris a pedophile / nonce?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahj9vxygkelet me know your thoughts down below.celtic.
Perhaps it would be wise for Marcus to do this video over without accusing Tony of personally engaging in child sexual abuse; cover up yes, not reporting her father to authorities, yes, allowing the abuse to continue under his watch, yes.😢
The female accuser only seems to be blaming Morris for not stopping the abuse after having direct personal knowledge of the CSA being perpetrated at the time.
is there one true religion?
applying jesus' identifying requirements, not one religion qualifies.
coming close doesn't count.
The Good Shepherd risks life and limb to rescue his lost sheep.
is there one true religion?
applying jesus' identifying requirements, not one religion qualifies.
coming close doesn't count.
My take is Jesus Christ is the truth, the way and the life. Knowing Him means you know the Father. The universe and every atom is held together by His power. No religion or religious organization comes close to being the truth or the way or the life.
i'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here).
because i've never been in this position before, i don't know how i will be treated once i'm reinstated.
i moved ti a new city/state and i don't know a single person here or in my new congregation i am attending.
I don't believe she is a troll. I believe Sue has been kept in the dark for so long, she is trying to evaluate her faith in a free social environment and ask questions she would be shot down for asking in a Borg controlled forum.
