i have posted some of the following info in various other threads i`ve.
started which touch on the matter of jws in japan.however,people continue to ask me `why japanese become jws?`,so i thought i`d put.
down a few of my observations for anyone who might be interested.. as you may or may not have noticed,japan has(had) the fifth largest number of jws in the world.
I actually have a friend in Japan whom I have always wanted to pull away from the JWs, but it is so hard. Her command of English is rather limited, so though we can have simple conversations without trouble, I cannot go into the intricacies of the bible with her. Her English just is not good enough for her to understand me, and I do not know Japanese.
Frustrations abound.....Ah well the Lord's will be done
most of the stuff posted here is negative, hateful, and blasphemous against god.
even if many of you are right in saying that the jws are wrong on many and important issues, that does not make you right.
so unless you are convinced that there is no biblical god you are facing serious trouble when you die or if the lord comes during your lifetime.
IANAO
Remember that the Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out demons by the Prince of Demons. THAT is true blasphemy. Denying the truth about Jesus, as I once did, calling Him a good man, good teacher, but not God....that is defaming the MAN. Yet I was forgiven, and I know it, for God speaks to me and my husband all the time. Paul too spoke against the MAN in the flesh, but not God. the Father.
Read Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1, Rev. 1, and YOU tell me what you think they mean. All you can say to me is that I have no understanding, and yet you cannot answer me rightly. You will not give me a straight answer in return.
Peace and blessings to you
i was wondering how revelation 19:1 is explained .
"after this i heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven ....... how do jw's explain this since they teach the great crowd is going to be on the earth.
Peace be with you, beloved SJ!!!
Though there will be Christians during the tribulation hour, these people are not the Bride of Christ Jesus who will be Raptured before the Tribulation.
And all those who were raptured, died during the tribulation or gathered after, will be part of that Great Crowd.
i know that jw's believe that christ was raised from the dead as an importal spiritual being.
i have a problem with this because jesus said that he would be raised in bodily form.
no jw has been able to explain this scripture to me.
Do not fear, beloved one, you are right on in what you have said.
Jesus WAS raised in a new BODY, not in the spirit.
Hold fast to the truth, sweet one, do not let anyone sway you!
I love you all!
most of the stuff posted here is negative, hateful, and blasphemous against god.
even if many of you are right in saying that the jws are wrong on many and important issues, that does not make you right.
so unless you are convinced that there is no biblical god you are facing serious trouble when you die or if the lord comes during your lifetime.
*Sighs*
IANAO, I am not changing my beliefs in any way nor would I ever change to suit the status quo.
And I get labeled a fruitcake all the time thanks....
Jesus is fully God AND fully man.You, as Paul did, can be forgiven for blaspheming the MAN.
To Paul, Jesus was just a man, nothing more; to many people around the world, He is just a man, and they speak evil of him all the time, and those that believe He is God.
But some do learn the truth and can be forgiven.
i was wondering how revelation 19:1 is explained .
"after this i heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven ....... how do jw's explain this since they teach the great crowd is going to be on the earth.
The Tribulation saints and the Bride of Christ (Raptured before the tribulation) will be in heaven.
what do most non-witness christian religions believe about heaven?
do they believe people will come back to the earth after being in heaven?.
keep it simple.
The bible teaches us that the spirit goes to God in heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:21) and we stay in heaven, in the heavenly city. At the end of the thousand year reign of Christ Jesus, that city will come back down to earth, so there will be heaven on earth
i've spent a good part of the afternoon reading about the judicial committee meeting at www.disfellowshipped.com.. i am more determined than ever to reread the new testament and meditate on it anew.. could faith in christ be that simple?
i've beginning to believe that it can.
if i was god, i would keep it simple too.. hugs.
YES, faith in Christ Jesus as the risen Lord and God in the flesh is that simple.
You do not have to do or believe anything but that and what the bible ALONE has to tell you. BELIEVE in Him and do as He does, live to the fullest of your ability a godly life.
Forgive me for my foolishness sweet one, blessings to you, I am not very good with words.
I love you all!
how can the witnesses claim jesus returned in 1914 when the bible makes it clear in matt 24 that no one will have to tell us, we will know, just as lightening can be seen streaking across the sky, and all can see it, so will his return be.
followed by acts which tells us that just as jesus was taken up in glory so he shall return.. any jw's wanna do this one?.
yeru.
Jesus did NOT come back in 1914, respectfully, son't worry about what others have to say to the contrary. Hold fast to the truth, sweet one, no matter what kind of abuse you might put up with from others!
Jesus WILL come again, VERY soon, look up for your redemption draweth nigh! HE IS COMING.
I love you!
i was scanning the television last night and ran across the great reverend dr. jack van impe.
he was offering some of his own 'new light'.
he said that his earlier interpretation of a 'generation' was incorrect.
Van Impe is a smart man but he is too inconstant. His opinions and ideas on end time prophecy tend to change on a dime. I used to watch him often, but tired of the endless Catholic love-fest, and his odd ideas that go way off the deep end at times.
I study the bible now on my own and with a man that truly knows his stuff.
The only thing that I am grateful to Van Impe for, is learning of the Rapture. I did not even know there was such a thing before I started watching his shows.
