Originally posted by FredLC
Or, if I may ask, do you feel confortable to say that every one who disagree from the JW idea of what the bible means is a false christian?
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The bible isnt in agreement nwith the modern point of view, that there are many accpetable ways to adore god. Ef 4:5 says " there is one Lord, one faith". Jesus declared: "Small is the door and narrow the path that leads to live, and few are the ones who find it. [...] not everyone that calls me: "Lord,LOrd will enter in the heavens kingdome, but the one that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens" ( Mat 7:13,14,21; look also 1° of Corinthius 1:10)
In several ocations the Writinggs reffer to the teachings body of true christhians as "the truth", and about christhianity it says that it is "the path to the true". ( 1 Timothy. 3:15; 2° of Jon 1; 2° of Peter. 2:2). Because JWs base their believes, their norms of conduct and their procedure of organizations in the Bible, the faith that JWs have in the bible itself as the word of God gives them the conviction that what they posses certanly its the truth. Thats why that posture or position isnt selfish, as it shows the confidence they have that the bibles is the correct nrom with wich one should meassure the religion one practices. They arent egocentric, but they are willing to sahre with other ppl their believs.
But dont other eligions follow the bible also? you may ask that.
Many use it to certain degree. But do they really teach and practice what it contains?. Consider this: 1) From many of their traductions of the Bible have removed, thousends of times, the name of God. 2) The doctrine of trinity, the concept of God himself has been taken from pagan sources and was developed to its curreent form centuries after the Bible was finished.3)Their believe of the soul inmortality as the base to a life that continues doesnt proceed from the bible; it has its roots in ancient Babylon.4) The theme of Jesus preaching was the Kingdome of God and he send his disciples to talk personally to the ppl, about the kingdome; but rarely todays church mention that kingdome and their memebers arent doing the work preaching "this good newa of the Kingdome" ( Mat. 24:14).5) Jesus said that you could recognize easily his true followers for their abnegated love to one and other. Is that what you observe amongst the "Chrithians" religions when nations go to war? 6) The bible says that the disciples of Christh wouldent be part of this world and warns that any that wants to be friend with the world becomes enemy of God; but the "christhian" churches and theire members are deeply in the political issues of the nations ( Sant.4:4)
In the ligth of this, can you honestly say that they trully stick to the bible?.
Another key factor I would like to mention is that JW really believe that the bible is the word of God and that whats written in it is for our instruction. ( 2 Timothy 3:16,17;Rom 15:4; 1° of Cor. 10:11) So they do not seek or look for philosofical arguments to evade clear declarations of the truth nor tu justifie the way of living of ppl who have abbdoned the biblical moral rules.
By pointing the simbolic language of the Bible thay let the Bible provides its own explanation, rather than presenting they own theories abput the meaning ( 1° of Cor 2:13). In general in other parts of the BIbleyou acn find explanations about the meaning of the simbolic terms ( for example see Rev 21:1; then with relation of the meaning of "sea", please read Isa:57:20. To identify the "lamb" that is mentioned in Rev 14:1, see Jon 1:29 and 1° of Peter 1:19).
Well continue tomorrow, this is not the end of the answer, since it acnt be answered by a simple "Yes" or "No" because u would either linch me, or I dont know what else.
So hold up your insults and bashing please.
