The Watchtower's Yearly Rejection of Jesus Christ

by metatron 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  metatron

  It's that time again - that special time of the year when 6 million Jehovah's Witnesses meet together to reject the

  symbols of Christian salvation.

  Never mind that Jesus clearly said "He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect

  him on the last day" (John 6:54) - in a plain reference to those who hoped in the GENERAL RESURRECTION.

  Never mind that Jesus is called the "one mediator between God and man" ( 1 Tim.2:5). Nearly ALL 6 MILLION Jehovah's Witnesses

  have no mediator because their leaders tell them they are not part of the "new covenant" - and cannot partake.

  But this yearly insult is not enough

  JW's carefully avoid the sort of personal references that early Christians made freely, in demonstrating their faith (Col. 3:17,

  Ro. 1:1,4,7,8). They avoid calling Jesus "Lord" in common conversation , as early Christians did, out of fear of being labeled

  as 'apostates'. Isn't it bizarre that a religion claiming to be the only true Christians actually reject such expressions of Christian

  lordship? Isn't it ironic that a religion that makes such boasts about 'preaching' carefully avoids the kind of public expressions

  of faith associated with salvation in the Bible? ( Ro.10:9).

  Is it merely coincidence that Life Stories in the Watchtower almost NEVER contain any expression of thanks to - or EVEN
  
  SIMPLE RECOGNITION of - Jesus Christ?

  So, tonight, YOU LURKERS

  on this most special night of the year

  give this matter some thought, as you pass the bread and wine, UN-USED, to the next person

  "What the Heck am I doing?" Why am I going along with this charade?"

  metatron
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  DJ

  Amen.
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  goofy

  I still haven't made my mind up as to what I exactly believe, but somehow it sure isn't going to feel right tonight. the whole situation doesn't feel right for me anymore. I am going for my family but will go home and say my own prayers tonight.
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  gumby

  Metatron,

  I told someone once that if you asked 20 people who had never read the bible before, to read the NT and then ask them when they were through..... ..."who are going to be with Jesus someday, who today should drink and eat the bread and wine that Jesus ate and drank with his diciples",.. that you would NEVER get one person who would see Two Folds, Two Groups, A heavenly Class/Earthly Class.....NEVER!

  There isn't a doubt in my mind that only such a comment and idea could come from a ruthless alcoholic. ( oh yeah.....it did! )

  Gumby
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  ashitaka

  Great post, Met.

  ash
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  Pleasuredome

  met

  i always had this on my mind, and was never confident in what JWs were doing. thankfully i've used my own conscience and done it my way as i see it in the bible. this evening for the first time i partook, with thanks to God and my Lord.
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  DIM

  Excellent post.

  I'm still confused...if the bible says do this until Jesus returns and the WTS says he returned in 1914, why exactly do they have the memorial?

  confused in seattle
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  gold_morning

  Consider these scriptures. They were the first ones
  that got me thinking.
  
  1John 5:12
  "He who HAS the son Has life."
  
  Notice the present tense here. It does not say that he
  who has the son will have life someday in the future.
  You know as a witness they teach that when you die,
  you are dead. You are not conscience of anything at
  all. You turn to dust. You are in God's memory to be
  ressurected someday. Yet, it says here..... we have
  this gift of life now as long as we have the Son. We
  (HAVE) LIFE.
  
  John 5:24,25
  "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and
  believes him who sent me HAS eternal life and WILL NOT
  BE CONDEMNED: he has passed over from death to life. I
  tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come
  when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God
  and those who hear WILL live."
  
  Prior to Jesus coming the dead could not go to
  heaven and be with God because they were sinners and
  imperfect. A debt had to be paid. The debt was death.
  Jesus paid the debt for us. He did the penalty that we
  should have paid. When he died, he said.."It is
  finished."
  We now became righteous before God becasue of him.
  Nothing we can do will make us righteous. No amount of
  good deeds or works. Jesus did it. WE just need to
  really believe in Him. That is why the above scripture
  says if we believe in Him we have eternal life and
  will not be condemned (which was death). When we
  believe in him we cross over from death to life. We no
  longer have to pay that penalty.
  When Jesus says a time is coming and it is now when
  the dead would hear his voice and live he wasn't
  kidding. He had arrived to pay our price and he bought
  us. He bought Jew and gentile alike. The dead were
  now able to live in heaven and those after him are now
  allowed to go to heaven because we are now righteous
  thru the blood of Jesus. He bought us....we now are
  owned by him. We are now protected by Him. It was a
  gift as I will show you later.
  
  Remember, He came not to condemn the world, but to
  SAVE THE WORLD. Save us from what? It was to save us
  from death. He was successful. If we really still die
  when we pass on, then his death is in vain. He really
  did not save us from death if we still continue to
  die. That is why 1Corinthians 15:13 says...: If there
  is no ressurection of the dead, then not even Christ
  has been raised. Then our preaching is in vain.
  
  It is impossible to touch on all the scriptures but I
  am giving you some of my favorite. Remember, I am
  quoting Jesus words. This is not my interpetation. The
  witnesses use their interpetation. I want to show you
  these things from the bible only. Lets consider
  another of Jesus own words at John 8:51 where he
  clears this up further.
  
  John 8:51
  "I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he
  will NEVER SEE DEATH AT ALL"
  
  NEVER means NEVER. He did not say maybe you won't
  see death....or you will see death until I ressurect
  you lster. He said you will NEVER see death.
  
  John 11:25
  "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the
  life. He who believes in me WILL LIVE, even though he
  dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will NEVER
  DIE."
  
  Hence, we WILL LIVE and we WILL NEVER DIE.
  
  It is evident the apostles felt the same way.
  Including the beloved apostle Paul. Note Pauls words
  
  2Corinthians 5:8
  "We are confident. I say, and would prefer to be AWAY
  from the body and at home with the Lord.
  
  Philippians 1:23
  "I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be
  with Chirst, which is better by far. But it is more
  necessary for you that I remain in the body."
  
  This brings up the topic of spirit, soul and body. See
  how he wants to give up the body and be home with
  Jesus? The body is just needed to live here on earth
  It is not needed in heaven. But the spirit resides in
  the body!! The spirit lives on. The spirit is the
  real you. Wow..... consider this scripture. It will
  knock your socks off.
  
  Acts 7:59 tells us where Stephen is being stoned to
  death. It says...
  "While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord
  Jesus, receive my spirit."
  
  How about the famous Matthew 10:28 scripture that says
  to fear those that can kill the body.... but NOT KILL
  THE SOUL!!!!
  
  1Thessalonians 5:23..
  "May your WHOLE SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY be kept
  blameless."
  
  Ephsians 2:4
  "Because of HIs great LOVE for us, God, who is rich in
  mercy, made us ALIVE WITH CHRIST even when we were
  dead in our transgressions... it is by GRACE YOU HAVE
  BEEN SAVED."
  
  Isn't it funny we preached in the door to door work
  challenging people to examine their religions to see
  if it was the truth, but we were not allowed to
  examine our own!!! If we did we were labled
  apostates!!... and disfellowshiped!!

  Goffy and DIM feel free to e-mail me. [email protected]
  
  gold_morning
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  ThiChi

  Wow, very powerful points!
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  Pleasuredome

  thanks gold. food for thought hey?