Sunday, October 26, 2008

Are Watchtower publication prepared under the spirit's guidance?

A Watchtower quote

"We will also increase our joy if we prayerfully and diligently study God's spirit-inspired Word and Christian publications prepared under the spirit's guidance." - Watchtower 1992 Mar. 15 pp.21-22

An elder once told me, "The Bible was not written for you" but he left off the words "to privately interpret."
In other words, one cannot understand the Bible without the Watchtower's guidance.
Really?
One might wonder, then, if all it's articles are written under God's spirit, do we find so many errors? And when brought to the editors' attention, the errors are rewritten so as to make corrections and then these corrections are called, "NEW LIGHT." What became of the 'old light', you know, THE LIGHT THEY SAID WAS FROM GOD? did it wane away into Darkness? It was never light to begin with! Then it was a lie.

Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

One might wonder, 'how many members of this religion were cast out because they raised questions about erroneous teachings they were being fed by the 'so called', 'faithful and discreet slave class?' We all make mistakes, this is true, but it is another thing how we treat one another.

God's spirit does not error, but man cannot guide his own step.

1 Thessalonian 2:2-4
"we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict. For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.
But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts."

Words from a disciple of Christ:
1 John 4:6

"We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error."

The above scripture is an excellent measuring stick, so to speak.

The Watchtower's 'Closed Door Doctrine

Not only did the Jehovah's Witnesses accept the 'Closed Door doctrine, but
also the Seventh Day believers. One might wonder how anyone, who has claimed to
have God's Holy Spirit, could teach Christ's sheep a 'closed Door Doctrine'.
This doctrine did not come from Christ.
(John 10:9)
Christ said," I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved,

I left, mainly because of their closed door doctrine, I learned later the
Watchtower editors decided the 'heavenly door was opened after all.'
Really? Well then, who gives these magazine writers the authority to decide for
millions whether or not the heavenly door is open to them or not?
Or....who gave them authority to decide whether or not a person qualifies
to enter that door?
And for that matter, what gives any religious group the authority to decide who
qualifies to be a saint (or holy one)in the body of Christ? Isn't that left up to
God? Isn't it God who is our judge?
What does Christ have to say on this matter?

( John 12:47 )
"If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world."

No one should judge another person, or condemn them, but one can discern whether or not a doctrine is from God or not and if not, then we should pray for those who are in error.

Luke 6:37
" Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will
not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned."

Wasn't it Christ who said,"forgive them Father for they do not know the things
they do."?

We should be listening to Christ and following his ways. Yes, I came to the conclusion that I should ask God to forgive the elders who have judged me as unrighteous.
(Matthew 6:14)
" For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
God is Love so we should be modeled after our heavenly Father.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Jehovah's Witnesses sincerely want to serve God

While out in the 'field service, [ going door to door with the Watchtower literature] I truly believed I was doing a service for God. I loved meeting people, although there were some who were down right hateful, but for the most part, the majority were patient and kind. Some householders offered to pray with me. Yet I wonder, after leaving their doorstep, how many had prayed for me? This is what the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Mormon youths need most, they need your prayers!

The average Jehovah's Witness are convinced they have 'the truth', that it makes it very difficult to penetrate their belief barrier. I know because I was one of them.
Yet, prayer is our most powerful tool because only God, by Holy Spirit, can open ears and open eyes to the true word of God and too, he can close them.
Deut 29:4-" Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day. [see also Psalm 40:6; Romans 11:8; 2 Tim 4:3, 2 Tim 4:4]

There is only one way to the Father. Jesus said "I am THE WAY.
And there is only One source of TRUTH, Christ said,"I AM THE TRUTH and there is only one way to LIFE, Jesus said, "I am LIFE", no one comes to the Father except through me."
See John 14:6
How does a person go through Christ in order to 'come to the Father?
Jesus said,"I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved,"

I don't necessarily agree with all the teachings of pbministries, but I did
appreciate their article on Christ The Door;

http://www.pbministries.org/books/pink/John/john_34.htm



The Reasons I disassociated myself from the Watchtower Society

I was born and raised a Jehovah's Witness. Most of my life was dedicated to it's agenda. The Watchtower expects it's members to 'keep in step with 'Jehovah's Organization.' They did not say,"keep in step with Christ". And yet, the Watchtower publications make it's members believe they are foot step followers of Christ. Is there a difference?
And just because a following calls itself God's Organization doesn't necessarily mean that it is.
Matthew 24:24-
"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."

Luke 17:22-24
-"Then He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day."

In other words, no one will need to tell people Christ has returned because his return will be extremely obvious, just as lightening that flashes out of one part of under heaven shines to the other part under heaven.

Did anyone see any sign of Christ's return in 1914?
The Watchtower Society teach it's members Christ returned in 1914 and then in 1919 Christ chose them because they were doing an outstanding job giving Christ's household spiritual enriching food at the proper time.

Here is a sample of the 'spiritual food' the Watchtower Society fed it's members in the past during those years Christ was said to have rewarded them for their excellent work.

http://www.xjw.com/predict.html

What do you think of the spiritual food they provided? Do you think Christ would approve? Many of their teachings prior to 1919 have been altered since then.