by sacolton 7 Replies latest social humour
"We hate them [former members]..." (The Watchtower, 6/15/80, p. 8.)
"... in order to hate what is bad, a [JW] must hate the person..." (The Watchtower, 7/15/61, p. 420.)
"We must hate in the truest sense, which is to regard with extreme and active aversion, to consider as loathsome, odious, filthy, to detest." (The Watchtower, 10/1/52, p. 599.)
Are these the Christian teachings of Jesus Christ?
'We must hate them as Jehovah hates them! And we know what he did to the ancient objects of his hatred.'
Jesus' teachings were to change that mean-spiritedness and vengeful wrath.
-Aude.
No! They are teachings totally contrary to those of Christ.
Matthew 5: 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
Amen, Brother Sacolton, Sister Sapere, and Sister Lil.
Hmmmmmm, Jesus has a few things to answer for himself - not sure I like his ethics at times.....
Luke 19:27 "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them - bring them here and KILL them in front of me" (whatever happened to free will?)
Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not HATE his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes and even his own soul, he cannot be my disciple" (nice one Jesus - if this scripture had never been put in the bible I'm sure many of our estranged families would still be talking to us!).
Matt 10:34 "Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth; I came to put not peace, but a sword. For I came to cause division, with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law. Indeed a man's enemies will be persons of his own household. He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me. (ironically, Witnesses will use this scripture to justify their atrocious treatment of any of their family that leave the organisation and ex-Witnesses that become Christians will use this scripture to explain their persecution from their JW family....). Jesus has certainly achieved what he set out to do.
Matthew 21:19 And he caught sight of a fig tree by the road and went to it, but he found nothing on it except leaves only and he said to it "Let no fruit come from you anymore forever". And the fig tree withered instantly. (Poor fig tree, cursed for being barren, through no fault of its own!)
John 2:3,4 When the wine ran short the mother of Jesus said to him: "they have no wine." But Jesus said to her "What have I to do with you woman?" (if my son ever speaks to me like this, there'll be consequences - not exactly respectful).
Food for thought?
No thoughts anyone on Jesus's record of promoting hate?
the way I saw it Jesus showed much love to the sinners and those who had fallen away while he had the strongest words for those who were the experts of the Law...kinda makes you think of the GB doesn't it?
Matthew 21:19 And he caught sight of a fig tree by the road and went to it, but he found nothing on it except leaves only and he said to it "Let no fruit come from you anymore forever". And the fig tree withered instantly. (Poor fig tree, cursed for being barren, through no fault of its own!)
The best part of all is that in one of the other accounts, the apostle explains that it was barren becuase "it wasn't the season for figs". So Jesus kills the tree for following the laws of nature by not bearing fruit out of season!
