so here is something i've been wondering about.
how do the 'anointed' come to the conclusion that they are chosen?
is it some weird collective delusion of grandeur and how is it manifested in such ones?.
What they quote is Romans 8:16 that says 'The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God."
This is a tricky sentence because anyone can hear internal voice which can be mistaken as God's voice. Joyce Mayor always says "God told me ..." So are all Pentecost Pastors. Even George Bush said that God told him "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq."
once i heard from a gb, "keep on keepin on".
a church phrase.
when they came out with the idea of the "way" i was dumbfounded to find churches using the same, remember the bible called the way?.
Similarity is natural.
A higher vision would show that all religions are same in essence and differ only in details. When humanity as a whole was grateful, earth was like paradise. When they became ungrateful and egoistic, paradise was lost and new world became old world. God would renew the provisions for life’s enjoyment whenever humans deplete/destroy them. (Mathew 19:28)
ESSENCE: The new world became old when humans went into slavery of materialism.
DETAILS: When woman went after the fruit of a tree, or produce of earth, which is materialism, says one religion. When woman went after a deer made of gold which is materialism, says another religion.
according to the 11/2017 study watchtower.......apparently not.
is it really true that one can be happy without religion?
certainly an individual can be happy without false religion, but a person cannot be truly happy unless he has a relationship with jehovah, who is described as “the happy god.” (1 tim.
Our nature itself is happiness. Only when we are diverted from this fact we feel unhappy. For example, someone shouted at you. Now you are thinking about this questioning its reasonableness … propriety ..etc … finally you forget all about this and settle down—now are reverted to your original nature of happiness.
You can only divert your attention from happiness, and your happiness can never be destroyed because you are made of happiness and other qualities. You are an individual which is from indivisible, Latin [in + dividuus “divisible”, from divido “divide”. Individual is all about your immaterial substratum on which body is sustained. This substratum is indivisible, minuter than the minutest, not composed of parts, cannot be destroyed. This applies to God who is also an individual made of happiness and other qualities. The only difference: among many individuals, one would be supreme.
in common with other apocalyptic writings, such as daniel and 1 enoch, john’s letter employs vivid, memorable imagery.
as with the other elements of his apocalypse (revelation), john draws on existing sources for his material.. meanings inferred from the images need to keep the following firmly in mind:.
1. the symbols had to have meaning for and be clearly understood by his immediate intended hearers.. 2. john intended that these images encourage those hearers to “overcome”, then and there.. 3. john anticipated that the coming of jesus was imminent, “soon”.. it is my belief that the images were intended to depict earthly opposition (rome and apostate jews) as well as heavenly opposition (wars in heaven involving satan).. the writers/compilers of daniel also employed vivid imagery.
symbols, imagery, allegories, parables ... are all obscurantism, created over 41000 warring sects. God would not resort to such means (1 Cor 14:8)
the cult makes extensive use of the morbid fear inducing threat of armageddon and eternal destruction of all who are not witnesses and even those who may be deficient in their "field service" obligations.
to really intensify the fear jws are forbidden to seek "other opinions" from any source outside the wtborg cult inc. "approved" publications and/or elder counsel.
witnesses are taught that christendom is wicked; that it is babylon the great; that any who consort with christendom are guilty of "sin" and apostasy.. while i don't agree with all that tim mchyde publishes, i do find that his thoughts concerning the second coming and all that it entails to be quite sensible in contrast to wtborg cult inc. teachings.
i have often wondered if jesus deliberately used hyperboles to obscure his meaning.
i can say to my wife that i will love her until the moon is no more.
she well knows that i will love her forever, not simply until earth's nearest satellite crumbles into dust.
Jesus himself believed in reincarnation. (Mathew 11:14) Hence he must have been taking birth in each Christian sect as its leader or like a rebel voice like Jeremiah, and must be every much here on earth in another name.
l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.
Recent polls indicate that approximately 20% of Americans believe that the U.S. has never landed on the moon.
https://listverse.com/2012/12/28/10-reasons-the-moon-landings-could-be-a-hoax/
jehober told the israelites at zechariah 4:6 .
“this is the word of jehovah to ze·rub′ba·bel: ‘“not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says jehovah of armies".
why in the hell did he have them form a 603,550 man army according to numbers 1st chapter vs 46;.
They are signs of human way of communicating. You will find many verses like these:
“Everything is possible for him who believes.” (Mark 9:23)
“Behold, the world is gone after him.” John 12:19
God would say only things what He really means.
ct russell said the dead would be resurrected to heaven from 1874-1881.. then the judge decided that it was not 1874/5 for the return of christ but 1914, so moving the heavenly resurrection forward to be from 1914-1918.. in truth nobody knows when it happens or happened.
just because the watchtower leadership says something in the printed word doesn't mean that it is true.
zion's watchtower 1881, january.
Poor Russel! He did not know that Bible speaks of reincarnation in one place (Mathew 11:14) and resurrection in another place; "renewal of this world" in one place (Mathew 19:28) and people going into heaven in another place--each teaching nullifying the other!
jehober told the israelites at zechariah 4:6 .
“this is the word of jehovah to ze·rub′ba·bel: ‘“not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,” says jehovah of armies".
why in the hell did he have them form a 603,550 man army according to numbers 1st chapter vs 46;.
zechariah 4:6 actually means "I do not need any physical army of men."
