Quote - The problem here is subtle, yet
powerfully deceiving: We are not to follow men. This illustration shows "a
man." The man represents "religious organization" NOT the
INVISIBLE God or His INVISIBLE SON our true Head and Master. – end quote
John 21: Again he said to him, a second time:
“Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him: “Yes, Lord, you know I
have affection for you.” He said to him: “Shepherd my little sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time: “Simon son of John, do you have affection
for me?” Peter became grieved that he said to him the third time: “Do you have
affection for me?” So he said to him: “Lord, you know all things; you are aware
that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him: “Feed
my little sheep.
Acts 20: 28 Pay
attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has
appointed YOU overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God,
which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.
Ephesians 4:11 And he
gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelizers, some
as shepherds and teachers,
1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of
God in YOUR care, not under compulsion, but willingly; neither
for love of dishonest gain, but eagerly;
quote - Not once do we read of Jesus EVER calling His God
and Father Jehovah. Jehovah is a made up name that an organization took upon
itself to promote as God's name. Yet, Jesus never used a name. – end quote
Matt 4:4 But
in reply he said: “It is written, ‘Man must live, not on bread alone, but on
every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.’” 7
Jesus said to him: “Again it is written, ‘You must not put Jehovah your God to
the test.’”
(Deuteronomy 8:3) So he humbled you and let you go hungry
and fed you with the manna, which neither you had known nor your fathers had
known; in order to make you know that not by bread alone does man live but by
every expression of Jehovah’s mouth does man live.
(Deuteronomy 6:16) “YOU must not put Jehovah
YOUR God to the test, the way YOU put him to the test at Mas´sah.
John 6:45 It is written in
the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by Jehovah.’
(Isaiah 54:13) And all your sons will be
persons taught by Jehovah, and the peace of your sons will be abundant.
(Jeremiah 31:34) “And they will no more teach
each one his companion and each one his brother, saying, ‘KNOW Jehovah!’ for
they will all of them know me, from the least one of them even to the greatest
one of them,” is the utterance of Jehovah. “For I shall forgive their error,
and their sin I shall remember no more.”
(Micah 4:2) And many nations will certainly go
and say: “Come, YOU people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah and to
the house of the God of Jacob; and he will instruct us about his ways, and we
will walk in his paths.” For out of Zion law will go forth, and the word of
Jehovah out of Jerusalem.
