the trinity doctrine says god is three persons in one being.. yet the bible says god is one.. gal 3.20 a mediator, however, implies more than one party; but god is one.
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gal 3.20 now a mediator is not for just one person, but god is one.
The Trinity doctrine says God is three persons in one being.
Your premise is wrong. That's why your scriptures don't fit.
God is three persons in one God. (The same as you are three persons in one man - soul, body & spirit))
Now the scriptures you cited in your OP make sense:
Gal 3.20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. NIV
Gal 3.20 Now a mediator is not for just one person, but God is one. Holman Christian Standard Bible
yeah wow women can finally wear pants and men beards...but 1914 is still a date not accepted since charles russell times and blood fractions are evil!!.
are they crazy!!!
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It serves the agenda of the Watchtower to create as many destroyed lives and families as possible. People refuse to believe that the amount of suffering they have endured as a Jehoavah's Witness was for nothing. It is a form of asceticism, which is VERY pagan in origin.
We see the same thing in Islam where peoples' suffering and martyrdom is used for religious and political purposes.
As far as Wartchtower is concerned, the more families that are destroyed with shunning and lives that are lost from the blood doctrine - the better for them. It becomes a sort of badge of honor to suffer for Watchtower. It means you are "stong in the truth", because you are willing to "suffer for righteouness sake"; and hence more likely to be spared or resurrected in paradise according the Watchtower thinking.
Few people realize that the word "witnesses" in Greek literally means "martyr".
μάρτυς mártys, mar'-toos; of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":—martyr, record, witness.
When people sign up to be a Jehovah's Witness, they are signing up to be a "Jehovah's Martyr". We all know that for all intents and purposes, Jehovah is the same as Watchtower in the minds of members.
So literally, we all willingly signed up at one time or another, to be Watchtower Martyrs - without actually knowing what we we agreeing to.
This is not just an abberant "Christian" religion we are dealing with here. It is something far more sinister.
https://wawa-news.com/index.php/2024/06/14/episode-1-of-jesus-christ-series-set-for-release-at-gfl-memorial-gardens-june-14-16th/ .
episode 1 of jesus christ series set for release at gfl memorial gardens june 14 – 16th.
in new south wales, australia, there exist replicas of regions once visited by the most notable prophet who ever lived.
The Watchtower sells fear so they can be your Savior.
Governments and politicians also sell fear so they can be your Savior too.
The bible says to fear not 331 times.
The Gospels record Jesus saying "fear not" 16 times.
.... a much better way to live.
john said "...the truth came through jesus christ" ?
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"the kingdom of god is near.
When I was a pioneer I used to talk to Christians who would tell me that the Kingdom of God is in your heart. Then, I would show them all the scriptures and prophecies that showed the Kingdom to be literal, here on earth.
It wasn't until I became a Christian and did a study on the Kingdom Parables that everything really fell into place. Like a lot of things that people argue about - the correct understanding isn't an either/or, but rather a both.
In a nut shell: The Kingdom of God exists in its mystery form during the church age when the Holy Spirit indwells believers.
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: - Col. 1: 27
The body of a believer is the true temple of God. God desires to inhabit people. But, when the Millenial Reign begins after the Great Tribulation, Jesus will indeed rule the earth in a literal kingdom from modern day Israel in a rebuilt temple.
It will take some time, but going through the meaning of the kingdom parables in a methodical study in a traditional Baptist Church is very illuminating. .
Studies on the Kingdom Parables.
my brother ( an elder ) calls me every time he's assigned a public talk.
he believes listening to zoom meetings is a great start, to eventually attending in-person meetings.
the talk is titled : '' reject worldly fantasies, pursue kingdom realities.
@touchofgrey
Despite much evidence to the contrary, that is hardly the point. The fact remains that the JWs believe that the Bible (including the eye witness testimony of Matthew) is the inspired word of God.
And as such, it makes perfectly crystal clear what the New Testament is for: “the forgiveness of sins” as clearly stated.
Yet, the JW’s with one voice claim it is for something else.
Truly weird…. Like the word of God cannot be read without getting permission from WT first on whether or not to believe it. It is totally Satanic. If it was any other book, JW’s would not seek permission on what to think of what they read.
BTW, I’m surprised no one caught my little joke about moving into JW houses after the GT.
my brother ( an elder ) calls me every time he's assigned a public talk.
he believes listening to zoom meetings is a great start, to eventually attending in-person meetings.
the talk is titled : '' reject worldly fantasies, pursue kingdom realities.
All this works-based rhetoric only hides the real problem for JW's. They have been told a big fat LIE; and they swallowed it hook, line and sinker. That lie is that the New Covenant is only for those who want to go to heaven as a disembodied spirit. (JW's have no concept of a biblical resurrection where people are reunited with their body soul and spirit, regardless of where they are in God's family. But, that is for another discussion.)
Naturally, if you think you have a choice in the matter, people will predictibly choose bodily existence with all the materials things that you now enjoy as well as those things that you haven't worked hard enough for, or become educated enough to get - here. You think people are going to willingly give up tacos?
The reality is that the New Covenant is "for the forgiveness of sins" and has nothing to do with a limited number of offerings or whether you want to live in your body or as a disembidied spirit.
And taking a cup, he offered thanks and gave it to them, saying: “Drink out of it, all of you, for this means my blood of the covenant, which is to be poured out in behalf of many for forgiveness of sins". Mt. 26: 27-28 NWT
Even if a JW partakes and claims he is in the NC , he is still cursed because he is preaching another message for everyone else. The apostles never taught this nonsense. Gal. 1: 8-9 says that if you preach a different "good news" other than what the apostles preached, you are CURSED.
So, this naturally begs the question: When JW's are destroyed at Armageddon for rejecting the NC "for the forgiveness of sins", will the survivors of Armageddon be able to aquire the houses of JW's for free since they will no longer need them?
can anyone like "atlantis" help me find this in pdf.
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It came out the year I was born. I actually read it cover to cover in 1983 for the "fun" of it. I remember it being a tough read and was classic Fred Franz nuttiness. It was full of types, anti-types and anti-christian propaganda.
It was a work of pure insanity that made you hate Christians, all of them.
my brother ( an elder ) calls me every time he's assigned a public talk.
he believes listening to zoom meetings is a great start, to eventually attending in-person meetings.
the talk is titled : '' reject worldly fantasies, pursue kingdom realities.
Compare Watchtower fantasies with a typical daily devotion by Oswald Chambers, probably the number one devotional book of all time - www.utmost.org
Getting There
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. — Matthew 11:28
Do I want to get to this place of rest? I can, right now. The questions that matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by the words “Come to me.” Not “Do this, don’t do that” but “Come to me.” If I will simply come to Jesus, my life will be brought into accordance with my deepest desires. I will cease sinning, and I will hear the song of the Lord begin.
Have you ever come to Jesus? Watch the stubbornness of your heart. You will do anything besides the simple, childlike thing. But if you want to stop sinning, you must be simple enough to come and commit yourself to what Jesus says. The attitude of coming is one of complete surrender; you let go of everything and commit all to him.
Jesus Christ makes himself the touchstone for our lives. Look at how he uses the word come. At the most unexpected moments, he whispers, “Come to me.” The instant you hear his voice, you are drawn to him, changed by him. Personal contact with Jesus changes everything.
“And I will give you rest.” Jesus isn’t saying that he’ll put you to bed, hold your hand, and sing you to sleep. He’s saying, “I will get you out of bed—out of the inertia and the exhaustion, out of the state of being half dead while you are alive.” He’s saying, “I will fill you with the spirit of life, and you will be sustained by the perfection of vital activity.”
Sometimes we get pathetic; instead of accepting the will of the Lord with confidence, we start talking about “suffering” [enduring] it. Where is the majestic vitality of the Son of God in that?
my brother ( an elder ) calls me every time he's assigned a public talk.
he believes listening to zoom meetings is a great start, to eventually attending in-person meetings.
the talk is titled : '' reject worldly fantasies, pursue kingdom realities.
It's a wonder they didn't choke on those words, That's all they do is sell worldly fantasies that appeal to the flesh. Nothing about becoming justified (declared righteous) before God. Nothing about being adopted into God's family.
It's all about the things in this world you're gonna get if you stick with Watchtower, and not what you've been forgiven.... which is the Christian message.
Their FOMO message is: come get your big timber frame house on a lake next to self-tending vinyards and enjoy the view next to a waterfall. Pure fleshly fantasy. Nothing about relationship with God. It is sooo Satanic.
on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
I have driven by his house on my monthly trips to the tractor supply and his Cadillac has been in the exact same spot and there is a lawn chair that remains consistently up against the front door.
"Hey, Have youz guys seen Fat Tony"? "No, we ain't seen 'em. Maybe he had an unfortunate accident or sumtin".
Time and unforseen occurrances befall us all.
