by Honesty 2 Replies latest watchtower bible
When He said:
John 15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love [you as] its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.
John 17:14-16
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.
I am not praying
that You take them out of the world
but that You protect them from the evil one.
They are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.
Any ideas?
In (pre-)Gnostic thinking this is pretty clear.
The elect already belonged to the Father, even before they were given / attracted to the Son. Thus they were no part of the world whose "prince" (arkhôn) is not the Father. The Son does not give him a new status, he reveals their true divine status.
Re-read John's Gospel from this perspective and you'll be surprised.
Re-read John's Gospel from this perspective and you'll be surprised.
Thanks, Narkissos. That is one of the reasons I escaped from the Watchtower demons.
