okay, the men of sodom won't be resurrected, but what about the women and children who were destroyed at that time?
were they found guilty because of the men?.
will pharaoh be resurrected.
Dear Joelbear,
ALL will be resurrected. Our Lord said don't marvel... why? Because ALL those in the memorial tombs WILL COME OUT. Whether good or bad, ALL will come out. Hence the resurrection is NOT something to marvel at.
Now whether they get life or not, is dependent, not upon me, nor upon a "group of men" sitting in Brooklyn, but upon God who has mercy.
John 5:28, 29
Aaron
*true religion inspires in its worshipers an unbreakable bond of love and unity that is not affected by national boundaries.
(john 13:35) false religion does not inspire such love.
rather, in imitation of cain, its members go out and kill one another in international wars.. -1john 3:10-12.. *true religion keeps free of human politics and looks to the creator to solve world problems by means of his kingdom government.
*True religion, as practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses, is spirtually flourishing as never before. False religion, its skirts splattered with blood, is suffering from spiritual malnutrition and waning support.-Isaiah 65:13, 14.
The prophesy in Isaiah was against "Israel" ... the "true religion."
ISRAEL IS ISRAEL...
WHEN ISRAEL IS BAD, IT'S US, WHEN ISRAEL IS GOOD, IT'S US
Aaron
hi all, i was just wondering today, which seems to take up a lot of my time these days.. .
if god wants us to 'find' him, why doesn't he make it a little easier??.
it seems to me that there are a lot of very 'good' people who have their own religion or people like myself who try to 'find' him but are not willing to blindly have 'faith', and i'm sure there are a lot of you here who are like me in that respect.. .
Hello Chris (JW72),
I noticed the comments and was 'moved' to ask you...
you said:
"I will continue to believe (for the time being) that God is merely the good side of us and Satan is the bad side of us, it makes sense to me and I feel that is what the bible was meant to be, it just got side-tracked. "
I have the 'freedom' to say God has and is letting you believe that, for he knew you have believed that and that you plan on believing that.
But what confused me was when you asked:
"If God wants us to 'find' him, why doesn't he make it a little easier?? "
The reason I am confused is this:
You say that the belief of God being the "good part" of us and Satan being the "bad part" of us makes most sense.
If you TRULY believe that to be true... then why did you ask why God doesn't make it easier to 'find him?'
What made you ask that question? Did something inside you not feel right about your 'belief,' and thus, you asked for an easier way to find God?
I'm not patronizing, or at least not intending to, just asking.
May the peace of my Lord and his God be upon you,
Aaron
the watchtower society uses the apostles words to justify the act of shunning.. "purposes served by disfellowshipping: .
upholds jehovah's name and standard of righteousness.
(acts 15:14; 1 pet.
I see no contradiction in Christ and his representatives counsel.
1 Samuel 16:7
Revelation 3:18
Peace!
Aaron
well i met my first witness (and it would have to be an elder who i always got on well with) last night after my disassociation 3 weeks ago and i was not prepared for how hard it felt.
i had the most human reaction of recognising someone i knew and had to stop myself saying hi.
he just rushed past me.
Hello Aud8,
I'm really sorry that you experienced that. They are "true Pharisees." I noticed before you were 'looking' for the Christ ... the real "truth" from heaven. Is this still true with you? I have lost much in the 'organization,' but I have gained MUCH in Christ. I now finally understand him, and what he's been trying to get us to understand for such a long time. The reason we don't "get it" is because for some reason we didn't want to "get it."
Holy spirit is truly a wonderful gift and it 'heals' us. It also speaks to us so that we don't get misled again like we did with the WTBTS. If you still want to "converse" .... i look forward to your posts.
Peace!
Aaron
the watchtower society uses the apostles words to justify the act of shunning.. "purposes served by disfellowshipping: .
upholds jehovah's name and standard of righteousness.
(acts 15:14; 1 pet.
And that is why we are to FOLLOW CHRIST and NOT APOSTLES.
Jesus said:
"ALL AUTHORITY in HEAVEN and ON EARTH has been given to ME."
Matthew 28:18
Hence if the apostles or even "Paul" says one thing, and the MASTER says another... OBEY the MASTER because the apostles are "slaves" and will have to answer for THEMSELVES to the Master just like WE do. So cut through the "red tape" and obey the Master. For only the Master can save us, not ANY "apostle."
"Are we not simply men?"
Peace!
Aaron
this is the view as found in the latest magazine:.
"for almost 2,000 years, that peace has been enjoyed by faithful anointed members of the body of christ.
" (the watchtower september 1, 2001, page 14, paragraph 3).
Regarding "anointed christians"....
There is NO such thing. ALL "christians" in the scriptures were 'anointed.' In fact.. the word "christian" when you break the word down is "christ" + "ian." "Christ" means 'anointed' and "ian" means "people." Hence the word "christian" MEANS "anointed people." Unless one has recieved the 'anointing' by holy spirit and is thus a "chosen one of Jah" .... they are not a "christian."
For if ANYONE does not have the 'spirit of Christ' in them, this one does not belong to him.
Romans 8:9
Peace to you all!
Aaron
apologies for plagurism.
i don't know where i originally got this from so can't give due credit.... how much did jesus know about the bible?
not having a handy edition around, he had to rely on his memory.
your lord called you a 'goat?' Umm...k. that's between you and him.
Anyways..
No comment on
Jonah 3:4, 10?
We await your answer.
Peace!
Aaron
and you answer me, please, at what point did my lord ever 'sin'?
sin, dear one, is disobedience... to the commands of my father... whether given through the law covenant... or through holy spirit... yes?.
if then, the bible says of my lord that he was 'without sin' and 'learned obedience from the things he suffered', for which he was made 'perfect'... tell me, please... if you know... when did he sin?.
you mean?
"Whosoever shall say to his brother, "Thou fool," shall be in danger of Gehenna (hell fire?)."
Matthew 5:22
Peace,
Aaron
many posters have said that initially they had doubts and then cane to the internet to check things out.
were any of you afraid that maybe you would find that the org was the truth ?.
i was worried about that.
"If God has spoken, why is the world not convinced?"
"They kept turning to me their back and not their face; though there was a teaching of them, a rising up early and a teaching, but there was NONE of THEM listening to RECIEVE DISCIPLINE."
Jeremiah 32:33
"..my word makes no progress among you."
"He that is from God LISTENS to the word of God. This is why you do not LISTEN, because YOU are NOT from God."
John 8:37, 47
Peace,
Aaron
