hi designs,
Wobbles issues are easy.
1. You have to claim falsely to be inspired of God to qualify be a false prophet, we have never claimed to be inspired. This is an easily refutable one.
2. Spirit direction caused many doctrinal changes in the first century. This is a this is just simply wobble not knowing how things work in Christian structure under refinement.
And changes we have now have never been on the main Bible doctrines which have always remained clear to those who were willing to see them but on difficult areas like prophecy fulfillment and cultural issues not covered by the bible specifically but can have applied biblical principle used on them. Would you say it's wrong to get drunk but then say it's okay to getting high on drugs simply because the bible doesn't mention drugs?
3. They do, but it is about us all being responsible as individuals for those around us. We are all Jehovah's People not just ours shepherds whether earthly or heavenly hope. Easy to pass the buck to a big charity machine.
4. Yes we do! You are simply mixing up using words with the act of baptism itself. If it was in the wording why in acts do they say "in Jesus's name" only for the baptisms? It's understanding that all three are represented by the act of someone getting baptised rather than just saying a set of repetitive words. If you do something "in the name" of something you are doing the act itself by it, it is not the wording.
5/ huh! tamper with the wording of the Bible? We have put real original wording back. Revelation is noted for using the shortenned form of Jehovah aka "jah" anyway. This all boils down to people who like to follow a selected part of the greek scriptures not recognising the whole bible in it's entirety. Jehovah is already in the bible nearly 7000 and keeping that purity of truth when others obscured it with a title is to our credit.
6/ I delt with NGO department of information with one simple scripture where Paul uses his Roman citizenship. There is no wrongdoing here.
7/ Paedophiles are a terrible but World-wide problem. To expect religions full of imperfect people to be free of them is unrealistic.
8/ We do not shun family members, we are allowed to have contact under family business as required biblically. Also the bible is very clear that we must keep away/do not associate as a congregational requirement. I can think of four scriptures off-hand that say it.
Romans 16:17
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
Is paul lying here?
9/ Since the faithful servant/slave is directly referencing Jesus's own words concerning those that look after the flock in this time. I'm failing to see why you can say it is a false doctrine. Do you just delete that part of the bible?
10/ 1914 is based on Already written bible Chronology and prophecy. We are allowed to use the already written chronology and prophecy this way and indeed the jews set the precedent by using it for the messiah. Their understanding wasn't perfect and Jesus corrected a lot of it and they certainly weren't condemned for using it.
11/ Any changes are usually an update to current understandings. They do not hide original mags. Our literature is widely distributed for anyone to see. We freely admit to a constantly refining as per biblical requirement. If witnesses weren't refinable I wouldn't be one.
You are just giving him a list of loaded questions, were the wrongdoing is assumed and closer examination shows there is no wrongdoing in the first place.
There is no wrongdoing with dealing with authorities, there is no wrongdoing with being refined from mistakes that may creep in, there is no wrongdoing in recognising authority given by Jesus to his shepherds on earth atm, there is no wrongdoing in using bible chronology and prophecy, There is no wrongdoing with having confidence in your faith, there is no wrongdoing with having evil men infiltrate the congregation the bible warns that this will happen.
Imperfection is not a wrongdoing but a fact of life.
Looking at other lists the overiding theme is people stumbling at the imperfection of men which is sad.
