sheep & goats.
jesus said, "truly i say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me".. exactly to whom was jesus addressing these words, and who were his "brothers?.
the subject matter of matthew chapter 25 deals with christ's judgement of all humans, and verses 32 & 33 make it crystal clear that there only two groups standing before him - 'sheep' and 'goats'.
Well, I personally think that the "arrival of the son of man" and the "end" or "conclusion of system of things" are two completely diffrent events.
1 Corinthians 15:23-26
Jesus deciples asked 3 specific questions in Matthew 24:3: the destruction of Jerusalem, the arrival of the son of man and the "end" of system of things wich would occur after the millenia reign!
All those who give Jesus the "kiss of peace" at his arrival will have nothing to fear. Most people will, but not all, sadly enough.
when jws say this, what are they really saying?
i was pondering this recently, and i was thinking...what they're really trying to imply is simple:.
apostates are thus accused of attempting to be cult leaders.. because the idea is that since they're not getting people to follow christ, but follow themselves, then they want their 'victims'' belief system to be centered around an individual, following that person's directions.
well, to draw people after themself, is exactly what Judge "Booze" Rutherford did when "hi-jacked" the authority from the Bible students.
He was one of the worst Apostates of the teachings of the Christ and Paul and invented his own religion that contradicts the Gospels on many accounts. Not to mention the crazy interpretations of the Revelation book.
A semi-jew cult became the disastrous outcome.
they did not endure to the end.
sadly they fed from the table of demons, and believed the inspired expressions of error.
according to the " god's word is truth " dc, demonic propoganda takes many forms.
Just insane cult-propaganda. SOOO Judgemental, no way near Jesus teachings!
so why not female governing body?
why not female anything?
i mean, i kind of know the answer.
Even the Apostle Paul recognized the value of spiritual women. In 1 Timothy 3:8-11, he wanted ms-women to not be slanderous and drunkards just as male ms servants should not be. But even Paul was a product of his time. When it comes to organize the worldvide Christian congregations from wether, jw, church of Englad, The catholics, Evangelicals, it is entirely up to them. The Christ doesnt care about such matters.
As Paul wrote:
"Y OU ? are all, in fact, sons of God through ? YOUR ? faith in Christ Jesus. For all of ? YOU ? who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for ? YOU ? are all one [person] in union with Christ Jesus. Moreover, if ? YOU ? belong to Christ, ? YOU ? are really Abraham’s seed, heirs with reference to a promise". -Galatians 3:26-29
Here are some jw´s who have a little diffrent view than the GB.
on the back cover of july 15 watchtower magazine is an article entitled look at the artwork!
it tells us that:.
"the beautiful pictures and photographs that are painstakingly produced are there for a purpose.
Ecxellent post!
There has NEVER been 1-class and 2-class Christians! An invention by the WT.
There is only one hope to persue:the heavenly one, just as Jesus and Paul taught.
recently, we were challenged when we told someone that the wt itself says that it is not inspired, and we then were asked is that something you recently started to believe?.
how many people just forget what the wt has said?
well, read it and weep.. .
So how can an un-inspired prophet like the WT be able to interpret sophisticated prophecies and explain them,
like the book of Revelation, without the Spirith of Truth??
Doublespeak yet again!
greetings my fellow warriors,.
i have not posted my bio yet, i tried but i can't yet.. however this i can share.
i have been divorced from my jw wife for two years now.
If you still love her, give her compliments. Be humble(It ain´t easy I know) but I think thats the only way you could (If you want) win her back
and out of this false religion, and especially your kids.
Good luck Brother!
this organization is diferent than most, in the sense that we dont take directions from the outside world.
its like a galaxy.
the sun is in the center giving of energy, and everything revolves around it.
Indeed it is! No other "Christian" faith-based movement have denied the Christ´s authority
as much as the leadership of Jehovas Witnesses. Since Jesus recieved all authority in heaven and on earth after his resurrection I think
"Jesus witnesses" would be more in line with the religion of Jesus and the teachings of Paul, not a religion about him as promoted by the GB.
i was unable to insert the pic from the april 15,2013 pg 29 but leaving jesus christ out of the illustration on page 29 is no problem for the governing body as they have now substituted themselves for christ.
the following quotations substantiate this:-.
''the faithful slave is the channel through which jesus is feeding his true followers at this time of the end.
Thanks LLLFS, how very polite. I mostly do find Americans polite and sincere.
Yes, will write something about myself later.
Have a really nice independence day! (From the Governing Body that is)
i was unable to insert the pic from the april 15,2013 pg 29 but leaving jesus christ out of the illustration on page 29 is no problem for the governing body as they have now substituted themselves for christ.
the following quotations substantiate this:-.
''the faithful slave is the channel through which jesus is feeding his true followers at this time of the end.
The anointed and their other sheep companions recognize that by following the lead of the modern-day Governing Body, they are in fact following their leader Christ.
Watchtower September 15, 2010, page 23, paragraph 8.
Thats blasphemy.
We cannot hope to acquire a good relationship with Jehovah if we ignore those whom Jesus has appointed to care for his belongings. Without the assistance of the “faithful and discreet slave” (now an 8 man Governing Body), we would neither understand the full import of what we read in God’s Word nor know how to apply it. (Matt 24:45-47).
Watchtower September 15, 2010. page 8, paragraph 7.
Yes we can, many do have a much better understanding of the Bible without 8 self-annointed "holy men" in Brooklyn.
