Many whom I've spoken to lately are scared and rightly so. I've posted many things that many found hard to believe. I touched on many subjects. Religion has been my main focus but not the only thing on my mind.
My life is about what I believe in. My life is about the commitment I made to God. Is it hard? Of course it is. Can just anyone be in the same religion yes they can but often times excuses are made as to why they can't.
Some may reason that it's just to hard. They may say it's controlling. Look at it from this view point. Parents often tell their children to avoid the bad stuff in life true or false? If children say bad words, its the Parents who tell them why its bad. If they children show interest in drugs, its parents who warn them of drugs.
If a child start to drink the parents alcohol, its the parents who warn their children of the dangers of drinking. Now, if your parents are looking out for you in every aspect of your life to protect you from dangers, would you say they are controlling?
Wouldn't it make sense then that Jehovah our Father in Heaven is doing the same thing as any parent would? Protecting us from dangers in life? Take smoking for example. Let's say a Parent smokes but does not want his child to smoke. When the child reaches a certain age, the Parent is ok with the Child smoking. What changed? The parent just lowered his standard. Let's say the parent told his child not to say bad words. Now the child is a teenager and every other word is a bad word. Who lowered their Standard? The Parent.
Jehovah does not lower and has not lowered his Standards for us and because we change our standards, its us who does not listen to Jehovah. It's not that he's controlling, it's that we do not live up to his standards. OH but wait, you might hear something like " this religion is to controlling " Everything that is mentioned is from the bible. It's God's words - Like that Parent who is trying to protect his children, it's God's words that are directly from the bible who is trying to protect us. He tells us how we should live, what we should avoid, and what we should be doing in life.
After all, did he not create us? Should he not set rules and expect us to follow them? What can you say to God if he said not to get drunk but yet you did? Would you say that God is controlling? Who didn't listen to him? Who's standards have lowered...........
I finished my talk yesterday which I found out it is indeed on Tuesday......Here it is below.
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I'm doing to describe a person and see if you can identify who I'm talking about. I will give three clues. Badge, Blue uniform, and black and white car. Can you identify who I'm speaking of? If you thinking police officer then you are correct. Let me give you another. Huge Red truck, loud siren, fire. Can you identify who I'm speaking of? If you are thinking firefighter, then you are correct.
If you had to Identify a true Christian today, what clues would you give? Please open your bibles to John 13:35. Notice what is mentioned there. That's John chapter 13 verse 35.
John 13:35 reads: By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.
Is it not true that world-wide Jehovah’s Witnesses have this love mentioned at John 13:35. True Christians treat one another as brothers and sisters. They treat each other with respect and compassion. They have the best interest for their fellow believers.
True worshipers of God show love, not only in words, but also in their actions. We can leave this kingdom hall, go to another hall, in another city, in another state, in another country and be welcomed with open arms. Those in the world who claim to be Christian, claim to have love but at the same time they kill one another. They hurt one another, they rob from one another.
We can illustrate this way, Two gang members attend church. One from one gang and another from a rival gang but after leaving church 2 hours later, one see’s the other. They shoot at each other. One of them dies. Does this show by their actions that they have the kind of love mentioned at John 13:35? Can they qualify as a disciple of Christ? As mentioned True worshipers not only show love by words but show love by their actions.
Another mark for identifying a true Christians is respect for God’s Word. Think of Jesus. When Jesus was on Earth he set the pattern in this by showing the highest respect for the inspired Scriptures. He quoted scripture as the final authority on matters. He continually referred to his hearers to God’s Word, encouraging them to read it and to apply it.
He showed his deep respect for the Bible by living in accord with its teachings every day.
Today, when you hear statements by clergymen who refer to parts of the Bible as “myths, would you say that they are encouraging respect for God’s Word? Since all scripture is inspired of God, teaching, reproving, setting things straight, wouldn’t a true Christian follow all scripture and not parts of it?
God’s Word shows that there are persons who may have the Bible and even study it but whose works prove that they disown the God they claim to know.
Turn with me to Titus chapter 1 verse 16. Notice what is mentioned there.
Titus 1 verse 16 reads: They publicly declare they know God, but they disown him by their works, because they are detestable and disobedient and not approved for good work of any sort.
The form of worship that they practice is not pleasing to God, because they do not allow his Word to exercise genuine power in their lives. To Identify a True Christian one has to live his or her life doing what is pleasing to God.
Another Identifying Feature is a command that Jesus gave at Matthew chapter 24:14 which reads
And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations. This is important because this is what Jesus said his followers would be doing. Preaching the Good news of God's Kingdom. Let me give you the clues again and see if you can Identify who I'm speaking of
1. have love among yourselves as mentioned in John 13:35
2. Having deep respect for the Bible by living in accord with its teachings every day
3. Preaching the Good News of God's Kingdom as mentioned in Matthew 24:14.
Can you identify whom I'm speaking of? If you said Jehovah’s Witnesses, you are correct.
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the part is a 5 minute talk that if timed right its about 4min and 45sec...Anyways have a great day.
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