PloughBoy
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The Catholics say if you leave their church and don't come back before you die then you will go to hell.
they are not the only ones.... most are like that when push comes to shoveThey think we must have their beliefs though
You know what, I think you are right about that.they are not the only ones.... most are like that when push comes to shove
Totally agree and that sort of reasoning from whoever they are, is upholding manmade thinking. That they wrongly connect that to God, when it's a characteristic that shows itself that is not of God.The Catholics say if you leave their church and don't come back before you die then you will go to hell.
That is one of the reasons why anyone who thinks I am mean for going against the Catholic denomination needs to myob (mind your own business).
I go against false doctrines for things such as that and because God says to contend for the faith.
The JW's don't believe in hell but they believe you won't be resurrected. I studied from them but never got baptized in their church. They think we must have their beliefs though to have eternal life one day.
What happens when you leave JW?
My ancestors were Catholics and Catholic was my life. There were things I had questions about as a child, like why are we calling the priests 'father' when Jesus says don't call your brothers in Christ 'father'. Also as Catholics we are taught to bow to statues, but even as a young child I would read in the Bible do not bow to the works of your hands. It seemed to me the Catholics do things in defiance to what God says in the Bible, but still, the Catholic religion was my life, they were the ones who had the only truth, I was told.Totally agree and that sort of reasoning from whoever they are, is upholding manmade thinking. That they wrongly connect that to God, when it's a characteristic that shows itself that is not of God.
It's manipulation and control from the devil. With God in a true relationship with Him, a lost child can wander away and He seeks after them like a Shepherd seeks his lost sheep, more in the Ekklesia . A true child of God cannot lose their salvation anyway.
So much stuff is out here concerning religion.Here's a question that someone wrote in to the Questions From Readers section of
the April 01, 1976 issue of Watchtower magazine, asking:
"Is Jesus the mediator only for anointed Christians? (a.k.a. the 144,000)"
The answer given in the magazine is YES.
The magazine's answer is corroborated on page 1130 of the Society's publication
titled "Aid To Bible Understanding" where it says that the 144,000 are the only ones
who have the mediator; a.k.a. Jesus Christ. (1John 2:1)
Intercession for non anointed Witnesses is accomplished on the coattails of the
144,000; viz: Jesus Christ is an indirect, second party mediator for the rank and file
via their affiliation with the Watchtower Society.
It's sort of like buying insurance from Allstate. The company doesn't sell direct; its
business is conducted through brokers. In essence, that's what the Society
presumes itself: Jesus Christ's mediation brokerage.
So then; when a JW either defects or is disfellowshipped, their pipeline to the
mediator is broken, and they right quick lose all contact with God; thus placing
themselves in grave danger of the calamities depicted in the book of Revelation.
Bottom line: According to Watchtower Society theology; it is impossible for non
anointed people to be on peaceful terms with God apart from affiliation with the
Society's anointed class, a.k.a. the faithful and wise steward.
In other words: Christ's mediation for rank and file JWs as per 1Tim 2:5 is
accomplished via a chain of communication that begins with Christ's association
with the faithful and wise steward; and from thence to the rest of humanity.
Removing the faithful and wise steward from the chain cuts humanity off from
Christ; thus leaving them with no way to reconcile with God.
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