@secondson saidWell thanks. If it's from the mind of the devil then I'll make sure and pass. Right?
The scriptures are talking to you. Unfortunately the NWT isn't a translation but a corruption of God's Word.
Read William P. Grady's book titled Final Authority. Don't tell your JW friends you're reading it because then you'd be considered a heretic for opening your mind to the Devil.
-Removed-And why not?. It's my God Jehovah protecting us from demon inspired info. You see it does exactly what it's done to you. You're so mixed up with your beliefs, you have no idea what the truths are in the bible.
And your friend FMF is even beyond you in the sense he's given up on God himself with all the doubts he's heard and read over the years.
Just exactly what Satan uses, "doubt", even just a little as that's all it takes.
Isn't a little doubt from Satan all it took for Adam & Eve to make the mistake they did????
-Removed-Well there's the difference between your religion and mine. You say there is a huge amount of things you are in doubt about and looking for the truth.
I am 100% sure of what I believe with the JW's There are no mysteries or confusions. For ones who are on the other side of the fence so to speak I know that seems impossible. But it's not. Two major points that the Bible says, yes in your bible too, is this....
Remember the scriptures that say that "he would have a people for his name, which is Jehovah, not Jesus. We are Jehovah's Witnesses.
The bible also says that his people would be in full and complete agreement. Today every Kingdom Hall on the planet teaches the same exact thing. You can ask me a question about any scripture, you will get my answer. Then go to any country on the planet and ask any JW the same question and you'll get the same answer.
Now try that with any other religion.
The reason that has to be a real point is you can only have 1 truth on a subject. Remember the Bible also says the bible is not open to private interpretation.
So ones like yourself may know many things in the Bible but many of those are what YOU think. Maybe your close, maybe not. But the bible clearly indicates that all his people would be of one belief. That is what truth means within a group of people that worship Jehovah.
You believe one thing, FMF believes another, Rajk believes another on a particular doctrine. But yet you all never agree. So at least two of you are wrong.
So since you say you don't understand it all yet, how can you argue against a very large group of people that all believe exactly the same just as the bible says it would be towards the time of the end of this system? Just because you disagree doesn't mean your right? You say you don't know it all, Right?
@galveston75 saidYou say that like it's a good thing.
I am 100% sure of what I believe with the JW's There are no mysteries or confusions.
(I may start a thread on this later...)
@galveston75 saidWilliam P. Grady was a devout Christian and a Greek and Hebrew scholar and theologian.
Well thanks. If it's from the mind of the devil then I'll make sure and pass. Right?
Have you ever read a book by such a one? Because there are none at the Watchtower.
If you're afraid of "the mind of the devil", then you had better get away from them.
@secondson saidWhat you need to consider is this. Most JW's used to be of other religions. My mother for example was raised Baptist. She knew from an early age that so much of what was told to them by the man on the stage made no sense. As she got older she questioned a few things but could never get the answers.
William P. Grady was a devout Christian and a Greek and Hebrew scholar and theologian.
Have you ever read a book by such a one? Because there are none at the Watchtower.
If you're afraid of "the mind of the devil", then you had better get away from them.
Once while I was in the field ministry or door to door I had a Catholic priest answer the door. My presentation of the day was about a subject in Revelation. I had hardly started and when I went to Revelation to read him the scripture he immediately told me he does not discuss that book in the Bible. I asked him why and he said it is to controversial and to be frank, he didn't know how to explain most of it.
So this is what my mother faced too when she was a teenager. No one could come up with answers especially when it came to the trinity for example.
So no I don't have to go out and read some other mans opinions on the Bible. And that's all it would be.
And yes I've glanced at other books about the bible and usually within about 20 seconds I can easily see that it is just another opinion and usually they get so much wrong it's almost funny.
The bible says that Satan is the ruler of this world which is why it's so screwed up. So why wouldn't he use men that don't have the truths of Jehovah and are only spouting off their opinion?