We were singing this song at the memorial and it hit me...

by XBEHERE 7 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • XBEHERE
    XBEHERE

    *** Ssb song 105 Hail Jehovah’s Firstborn! ***

    1. Let’s hail Jehovah’s Firstborn

    —God’s Heir he has been made—

    Who since he was created,

    His Father’s voice obeyed.

    He made all things existing

    In heaven and on earth,

    And he, as God’s own Spokesman,

    made known Jehovah’s worth.

    "He made all things existing.." This is obviously taken from this verse:

    (Colossians 1:16) 16 because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him.

    So why is the [other] left out in the song book? Harder to sing I guess?? By the way the brackets mean that they added that, it wasnt in the original writings.

  • Crumpet
    Crumpet

    I wish I had understood that bracket thing when I was in - the amount they add to the bible when they preach that nothing should be added or taken away from Revelation is further evidence of the hyporcrisy.

  • greendawn
    greendawn

    They want to think of Jesus as a minor figure in the grand scheme of things so they don't like to reveal certain things. If everything was created through him that's status enough but if everything was created for him that's something that doesn't fit in with their theology or rather christology with its very minor Christ figure.

  • moomanchu
    moomanchu

    (Colossians 1:16) because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him.

    NIV : For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

    I was just reading this chapter the other day and thinking about what it says.

    I'm no english wiz but it sounds weird where it says all things were created by him and for him.

    Shouldn't it read more like "all things were created by him for himself."

    Anyway it's a chapter JW's don't focus on. If only Jesus wouldn't have created Satan, what did Jesus need him for anyway??

  • TopHat
    TopHat

    I am wondering what are the invisible things he created? Microbes? Because we can't see them?

  • found-my-way
    found-my-way

    Gases are invisible...

    Air is invisible

    Angels are invisible unless they reveal themselves to your ass(donkey)

  • robhic
    robhic
    If only Jesus wouldn't have created Satan, what did Jesus need him for anyway??

    Scapegoat...

  • Sasha
    Sasha

    Satan was a good angel who turned bad...jealous or something. Wanted to be the one people worshipped.

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