"truth is one, paths are many.
" - gandhi.
gandhi also said, "i like your christ.
Designs - I assume that you feel Matthew 7:1 is hypocritical, since it is Jesus that is said to Judge in the Future?
I do not feel that it is Hypocritical, since Jesus did not Judge anyone during his life..
John 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him."
John 8:15 " You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one."
"truth is one, paths are many.
" - gandhi.
gandhi also said, "i like your christ.
Edenone - Thank you for the Advice, and for taking time to,articulate your thoughts.
Much of what you say about the New Testament, I Either agree with, or I'm "undecided" on. With that being said, the intention of my post was not Religous in Nature.
Punkofnice - Grasped my point perfectly, he said "I am not sure if Jesus actually existed or was just a philosopher of his time but I do go along with the above."
I will rephrase my point... Many people are concerned with Who Jesus was, who he is, what he did, what he did not do.. It's a real shame that so little thought is given to "how he Lived", and how he treated people.
The reason I quoted Gandhis "Truth is one, paths are many." Is that Truth is Humility & Love.. It is not Doctrine and Theology.
this might explain the reckless way with words of annointed glorious ones, .
righteous for life- can do no wrong , until the rapture [since 1919], and then for here to eternity.. quoted from the daily text comment nov 11, 2014. .
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It's unfortunate that Only Anointed Individuals are liable of committing the Unforgivable Sin!
Hebrews 6: 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt."
The reason that it is called "sin against the Holy Spirit, is that one first has to be receive Holy Spirit to sin against it.
2 Peter 2:21 " It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them."
"truth is one, paths are many.
" - gandhi.
gandhi also said, "i like your christ.
"Truth is one, paths are many." - Gandhi
Gandhi also said, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” What is it about Jesus, that so Gandhi liked, but so many JW's & Christians miss? Often when a believer mentions Jesus, a theological debate follows. Arguments include... "Jesus is God no Jesus is God's Son no Jesus is a myth" This is just a minor fraction of the Topics surrounding Jesus that create disputes and in turn divide People.
Why can't people Concern themselves with His Message & Example first? Why must so much time be spent on Doctrine and Beliefs surrounding Incomplete knowledge? The Solution and the Problem is found in John 3:16 "“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
The Problem - People read John 3:16 , and focus on the concept of Believing. They reason, if I believe in Jesus I will gain everlasting life.. Simple Enough, right? One definition of Belief is "confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof" Based on this definition, if we Maintain the mental confidence that Jesus existed and exists, we are saved.
The Solution - God Loves us, and he gave his Son to walk the earth. If all that is required from us is to Believe that Jesus exists, then why was it necessary for him to Live on Earth? The word for "believe" in John 3:16 is the Greek Word - pisteuōn. Jesus uses this same Greek word at John 14:12 "whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do"... Here Jesus includes imitating his works with Believing in him.
This word was also used at Acts 24:14 where Paul says "believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets," - Paul here is Defending himself in front of a Roman Court, some one has falsely accused him of teaching contrary to The Mosaic Law.. Paul's response to The Romans was that he Believes everything written down in the Law. If you think about the English definition of Belief, in regards to a matter existing, the Romans too would have Believed in the Existence of the Law written in the Scriptures.. Anyone who had ever seen the Bible would Believe in the existence is its writings. Clearly by Paul asserting that he Believes in the Law, he must have meant something more significant.
The root word of The Greek word pisteuōn is peíthō.. One meaning of peíthō is "obey" (to persuade unto move or induce one by persuasion to do something). Acts 24:4 makes more sense with the word Obey than it does with believe.. Paul was stating that he Obeyed the Mosaic Law. Imagine John 3:16 read this way "whoever obeys him should not perish but have eternal life.".. What would it take to "Obey" Jesus? The Two most Important commands are :
Really the second command comes first, because it is impossible to Obey #1 without obeying #2 - "If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen." (1 John 4:20 )
We must first Love our neighbors and fellow humans, before it is possible to love God. Once we do this God will show us how to love him.. (1 John 4:12 ) Jesus was called "The Way - The Truth - The Life" .. This could be restated as "Jesus by his Example gave us the Truest way to Live, and through this example he shows us the Way to Gain life" - By imitating Jesus, we Gain Life.. Simple. How do we imitate him though?
Jesus lesson and Example was Love,Humility,ForgiveNess,Self Sacrifice. If we believe in Him we will do all that we can to become all of these things. 1 Corinthians 11:1 " Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ."
in another thread i raised the point " there are moderate muslims but their is no moderate islam".
now i must face the fact i have muslim friends who say they believe the koran.. well i have asked these muslim friends, if they have investigated the origins of the koran.
they have answerd " yes".
Most religions in the History of the World have Commited atrocities in the name of their Religion. Considering that there are 1 Billion Muslims in the world, if 1 Milliom of them are Jihadist Extremists, the whole Earth should be Muslim, that would mean that only 1/1000 of Humans would be Evil.
"it's a small world after all, it's a small world after all" - today ms.obj truth and i will meet up with a fellow jwn mentally diseased at disney world!!!!
omg it's gonna be so fun!
i wish you were all going.. all 50,000 of you... if we don't see you in the magical kingdom, we'll see you in paradise!
"It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all" - Today Ms.Obj Truth and I will meet up with a fellow JWN Mentally Diseased at Disney World!!!! Omg it's gonna be so fun! I wish you were all going.. All 50,000 of you..
if we don't see you in the Magical Kingdom, we'll see you in Paradise!
the big news at the annual corporate meeting was probably the sudden realization that gog of .
magog was some group of nations.
the news was given by geoffrey jackson.
Here is a Plot Twist, they may come up with - "The King of the North is Israel & The King of the South is The Governing Body"
i saw seven the other day - the girls on one side the men on the other.
a couple fo them were drinking their starbucks.. so for every hour, 7 of "preaching" can be counted.
truly jehoobie is expanding the work in this final part of the time of the end!!.
** Word of The Dayyyyy * = Lagubrious.
" mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner"
i'm interested to know of some of your view points out this.. is the mosaic law still valid, and should it be followed.
or as many claim was it done away with?.
from my examination of scripture, i feel that it is still valid, and christ did not do away with it.. briefly here are the primary reasons i feel this way :.
Very Interesting, thanks for the info Doug Mason.
lol baltar sorry I was just messing around.. No insult meant wifi, I just found the link funny.
