Hi friends!
If there was no reward for serving God, nobody would serve Him. (See Hebrew 11:6)
Ask yourself: If you knew there was no reward for going to work, would you still work? No, I don't think so! Do you?
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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If you knew there was no reward for serving God would you still serve him?
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do you think most people would serve him?
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Why are men so fickle
by noidea init's a proven fact!!
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anyway, i thought the dating thing was suppose to get easier when you got older..come on guys..what makes you tick???
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Benny Sikter
Hi Noidea!
Maybe men are fickle because they are together with other men who are fickle? (See Galathians 6:7)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Where can I find a true christian congregation who is loyal to Jehovah?
by Benny Sikter inwhy are jehovah's witnesses affected with so many false teachings that doesn't exist in gods' word?
why do they not show christian love to all people, including those who are disfellowshipped or disassociated from the congregation?
why do they favorite the members but not the exmembers?.
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Benny Sikter
Hello everybody!
Thanks for your good answers. And here are mine:
Why are Jehovah's Witnesses affected with so many false teachings that doesn't exist in Gods' Word?
Because they believe that all words written in The Bible are from JEHOVAH GOD. They are building up their faith according to imperfect human teachings. (See Psalm 146:3, 4; 1 Corinthians 1:12)
Why do they not show christian love to all people, including those who are disfellowshipped or disassociated from the congregation?
Because they believe men, such as apostles Paul and John, more than Jesus Christ and even God Himself. (See Matthew 5:44, 45; John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 2 John 10)
Why do they favorite the members but not the exmembers?
Because they believe that exmembers do hate The Truth, while members do love The Truth. They judge themselves to be righteous and others to be unrighteous. But in fact, only Jesus Christ is authorized by JEHOVAH GOD to judge people. (See Acts 17:31; Romans 14:4)
What do you think about these answers?
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Where can I find a true christian congregation who is loyal to Jehovah?
by Benny Sikter inwhy are jehovah's witnesses affected with so many false teachings that doesn't exist in gods' word?
why do they not show christian love to all people, including those who are disfellowshipped or disassociated from the congregation?
why do they favorite the members but not the exmembers?.
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Why are Jehovah's Witnesses affected with so many false teachings that doesn't exist in Gods' Word? Why do they not show christian love to all people, including those who are disfellowshipped or disassociated from the congregation? Why do they favorite the members but not the exmembers?
"Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you, that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens, since He makes His sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous." (Matthew 5:44, 45)
"If you continue showing favoritism, you are working a sin, for you are reproved by the law as transgressors." (James 2:9)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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How do we apply Hebrews 10:24, and 25 ? Exelders and others, please respond
by codeblue inas a newbie, and one that hasn't been to a meeting since june, i have lately been thinking about this scripture at hebrews 10: 24, and 25. you know that's is the one the org.
quoted when they told us why we need to be at the meetings.
i guess i have been feeling a little guilty and wonderering how we are to fulfill this scripture.
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Benny Sikter
Hi Codeblue!
I am an ex-elder and I will give my point of view to your question.
Before you attend a christian meeting you may ask yourself:
Is this congregation a place where really true christians are gathered? Is this particular congregation loyal to God's Word in all aspects, teaching only true things from Jehovah God? Will I be encouraged there to bear good fruits because the members are always considering that I am superior to them? (See John 13:34, 35; 1 Corinhians 4:6; Philippians 2:3)
If you can say Yes to these three questions, nothing can stop you attending the meeting because you like so much to be there. But sorry to say, this good congregation doesn't exist at all. For the moment, even Jehovah's Witnesses are affected with so many nonscriptural teachings that they are no longer true christians. When will the true congregation of Jehovah be manifested? I am still waiting...
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Why Aren't Jehovah's Witnesses Allowed To Freely Express Themselves?
by minimus init's a simple fact.
jw's cannot freely express themselves.
they can't freely tell another about a doubt or a question that they might have for fear they could be exposed to the elders.
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Hi minimus!
Did Jesus Christ ever talk about "discipline and order"? No, he did not! His disciples were totally free to express their thoughts without being condemned or disfellowshipped by him. Jehovah's Witnesses do have very much to learn from the perfect example of Jesus. (See Matthew 11:28-30; Hebrew 12:2, 3; 1 Peter 2:21-23)
First, they should immediately stop disfellowshipping persons who don't agree with them in scriptural teachings. (See Romans 14:4)
They should also remember their own deep imperfectness and their lack of totally understanding The Truth about the very good purpose of JEHOVAH GOD with the human kind. (See Romans 3:23; 1 Corinthians 13:12)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Why Aren't Jehovah's Witnesses Allowed To Freely Express Themselves?
by minimus init's a simple fact.
jw's cannot freely express themselves.
they can't freely tell another about a doubt or a question that they might have for fear they could be exposed to the elders.
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Benny Sikter
My reply to this good question is that Jehovah's Witnesses are not guided by Gods Spirit. In 2 Corinthians 3:17 we read: "Now Jehovah is the Spirit, and where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom."
If all Witnesses around the world really knew "the spirit of Jehovah", they would be allowed to freely express themselves without any fear to be judged by the elders. Who gave the elders the right to judge in the congregations? Jesus Christ? Jehovah God? No, they did not! (See Matthew 7:1; Romans 14:4)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Where do you believe the watchtower organization will be in 20 years?
by micheal ini know if any of us had our way the org.
would be gone tomorrow.
but in realistic terms, what condition will this cruel organization be in in 20 years.. .
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It's so nice to be here Codeblue!!!
The lack of christian love shown by Jehovah's Witnesses is also obvious when they don't talk to or even greet those who are disfellowshipped and disassociated from the congregation. I am still going to the their meetings but I strongly feel it very discouraging not to be heartily welcomed. Should Jesus Christ, the great inviter to all kind of loaded down people, accept such a satanically behaviour of his true followers? No, he should not! (See Matthew 11:28-30; Romans 12:17; 15:7)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Where do you believe the watchtower organization will be in 20 years?
by micheal ini know if any of us had our way the org.
would be gone tomorrow.
but in realistic terms, what condition will this cruel organization be in in 20 years.. .
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Thanks for your welcoming words,
I left the congregation last year after being mistreated by the elders in my own home congregation and also by the brothers at Bethel here in Sweden. Because of this I understood that Jehovah's Witnesses are not able to show christian love in the extent Jesus Christ commanded his followers to do. An organization who do not love all people as Jesus did is condemned to disappear from the earth. (John 13:34, 35)
Benny Sikter, Sweden
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Where do you believe the watchtower organization will be in 20 years?
by micheal ini know if any of us had our way the org.
would be gone tomorrow.
but in realistic terms, what condition will this cruel organization be in in 20 years.. .
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Benny Sikter
My point of view is that all religions, not only the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, will soon pass away. The religions are not the true way to near Jehovah God because they in many ways are dominating other people. And man was not created to either decide what other shall believe or act in behalf of Him.
"All this I have seen, and there was an applying of my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, during the time that man has dominated man to his injury." (Ecclesiastes 8:9)
Jehovahs' Witnesses are, like many other religions, dominating people what they shall believe to be accepted by Him. This dominating course is not from Jehovah God, it is from Satan the Devil. Therefore will that kind of religion disappear by an angel in the symbolic destroying sea. "And a strong angel lifted up a stone lika a great millstone and hurled it into the sea saying: 'Thus with a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again.'" (Revelation 18:21)
Benny Sikter, Sweden