At church today..for JW's and others interested..and others Not interested.

by AuntieJane 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  AuntieJane

  OK, Now that I have your attention! Just wanted to share a reading from church today, I could not help but sit and think about the New World Translation, and wondered if JW's are able to "get this" from that book. Would be interesting to compare it.If anyone can let me know, does the NWT say these words, or has it replaced JC with Jehovah?

  Philippians 2:1-11 (brief version)

  (Paul says:) If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness ; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves each looking ou not for his/her own interestes, but also for those of others.

  Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus...Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himiself, becoming obedient to the point of death...

  Because of this, God greatly EXALTED him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHOULD BEND and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

  Peace, AuntieJane
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  skyman

  This is what the NW Translation say's

  5 Keep this mental attitude in YOU that was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. 7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men

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  For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name,
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  Grace

  I noticed this scripture and read it, too, because it was on the lectionary. Goes to show the double-speak from Watchtower which is meant to confuse, not illuminate.

  All they have is their jargon. Even when my JW husband wants to criticize me and make fun of me for attending church, he cannot think of his own words. Last week he asked do I just "tickle their ears" when I give a sermon (I am now a Lay Minister in my church).

  He is filled only with empty Watchtower words, but no original thought-provoking thoughts. Quite sad, really.

  Grace
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  Forscher

  Skyman, you left out the following from your quotation of the NWT:
  
  "10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father."
  
  The problem is that they teach their followers to ignore it.
  
  Forscher
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  Honesty

  All they have is their jargon. Even when my JW husband wants to criticize me and make fun of me for attending church, he cannot think of his own words. Last week he asked do I just "tickle their ears" when I give a sermon (I am now a Lay Minister in my church). He is filled only with empty Watchtower words, but no original thought-provoking thoughts. Quite sad, really. Grace

  Not only do the JW's fail to grasp that the sermons in Christian churches are designed to motivate people to love Jesus and one another. They also fail to recognise that Jesus has been granted all authority in heaven and on earth.