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True, so why do your leaders constantly change their so-called Truths? What was Truth yesterday should still be Truth today, and please don't quote Proverbs 4:18
Either God revealed a truth at the proper time,( Matt 24:45) or by hard study of Gods word, God worship history and many writings have discovered they teach an error thus correct it.
 

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The Acts of the Apostles is the second book attributed to Luke, I believe written about 80-90 A.D., we now come to one of the most frequently quoted verses of Paul to support the false teaching of the sacredness of Sunday: (Acts: 20: 7) And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. Now let’s take a close look at this verse and dissect it a little. Notice Paul continued his speech until midnight! It was after sunset, but prior to midnight. The first day of the week in biblical times did not begin at midnight, as men begin it today.

The Lord’s days begin and end at evening (sunset). (Gen. 1:5) And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first. All biblical days began and ended at sunset. Throughout the Roman world at that time, and for a few hundred years afterward, days began and ended at sunset. The practice of beginning the new day at midnight was started much later.

So this meeting, and Paul’s preaching, took place during the time that we now call Saturday night. Remember when dealing with the Lord’s days the evening comes first. If you read more than just that one verse you would see what actually happen. Paul’s companions were engaged in the labor of rowing and sailing a boat while Paul was preaching that Saturday night and early Sunday. They had set sail Saturday night, after the sabbath had ended. Paul remained behind for one more farewell sermon. Then at day break Sunday morning, Paul set afoot, walking from Tro’-as to As’-sos to meet the ship. So actually Paul left Sunday Morning, but this verse (Acts: 20:7) says nothing about a change of the Lord’s holy sabbath day. And the term “break bread” simply means to eat, so every time Paul ate he broke bread, search it out for your self, the bible tells you to; (1Thess. 5:21) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

The keeping of Sunday as the Christian sabbath is not of God but of Man. If you are a true Christian, which means a follower of Christ or to be Christ like; then why are you following a day set up by man? We have proved that Paul kept the Lord’s sabbath well after the death and resurrection of Christ. So why are you going to church on the first day of the week? Well if you don’t know history will tell you why.

ORIGIN OF SUNDAY WORSHIP

Ample evidence from history shows that the celebration of Sunday originated from pagan practices of SUN WORSHIP. In March of 321 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine, who was at first a sun-worshiper and later a Christian convert, issued the first decree declaring Sunday to be a legal day of rest. In 336 A.D., the Roman Catholic Church officially changed the observance of Sabbath to Sunday for political and economic expediency. Since then, the original Sabbath gradually gave way to Sunday observance and the practice remains to this day.
you are adding words to scripture by using straw man arguments that have no support in the bible. i would easily counter all of your arguments but I am on an ancient piece of trash laptop and it takes forever for pages to load. So it has to wait a bit
 

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That was a debate in Acts to deal with Gentiles. When Paul became more of an apostle to the Gentiles things where more clear concerning the law. But let's take a look some at this in Acts 15: 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

That was right because in the scriptures it’s written in Numbers 15:16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Now Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom, no one else. This should of been the end of it. Jesus says in Matthew 16: 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

But Let's skip down and see what James says, 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

If a Gentile believe this is all they have to do to get in the kingdom of God, then there's no need for the rest of the bible. Paul taught the Gentiles to keep the sabbath day on the seventh day of the week, but to today, Sunday is kept. A day that's not in the Bible. Now lets take a look at this in (Acts 13:13-15, 42, 44) (v.13) Now when Paul and his company loosed from Pa’-phus, they came to Per’-ga in Pam-phyl’-I-a: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (v.14) But when they departed from Per’-ga, they came to An’-ti-och in Pi-sid’-I-a, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. Paul went into the church (synagogue) on the sabbath day the seventh day not the first day (Sunday). (v.15) And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. (v.42) And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

The Gentiles didn’t asked Paul to come preach us something different next Sunday. They wanted Paul to preach to them the same thing that he taught the Jews, the next sabbath. Even the Gentiles knew that if they were going to serve the same God that Paul and the Jews (Israelites) served that they would have to serve him on the day that God had set up. (v.42) And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. Not the next Sunday but the next sabbath. The Sabbath day on the seventh day is the only day that had a name. The only day to attend church.

Let’s skip down to verse 24, Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

See Paul was just getting started dealing with the Gentile, all this was cleared up as time went on. Now, Paul says in Romans 7 Now, Paul said in (Rom. 7:7, 12) (v.7) What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, THOU SHALT NOT COVET. Paul asked a question, is the law sin? He said God forbid, he said the only way that he knew what sin was, was by the law. (v.12) Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Do you not know how to listen I already explained to you how if keeping the law was what it takes to go to heaven then the sacrifice of Jesus is meaningless. Christ sacrificed Himself becsuse we cannot keep the Law. Christians keep the law to the best of their ability because we love God, and want to serve Him. But it is not required of us because righteouness does not come by the Law but by faith in Jesus Christ and scripture says NO ONE is righteous and all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
 
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Paul said in (1 Cor. 9:24-27) (v.24) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (v.25) And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we an incorruptible. Paul says that when you run in a race every body is running for a prize. But this prize that he is referring to is eternal life, that’s what he means by an incorruptible, he’s talking about an incorruptible body, a heavenly body. (v.26) I therefore so run, not as uncertainly, so fight, not as one that beateth the air: (v.27) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. You see Paul knew exactly what was going on that why he says he has to bring his body under subjection. Under subjection to what? To God’s Law, Paul knew that if he didn’t continue to keep Gods law that even after he had preached to many that he himself could still become a castaway. This doesn’t sound like Paul thinks that he has guarantee salvation.
Good grief man Paul was saying that we all had to keep fighting to strive for perfection but we dont achieve that perfection until we finally win by putting off this flesh so prone to sin. And that last line, Paul didnt say that. Our salvation is guaranteed even in spirt of the fact that we cant keep the Law. Your beliefs are a joke and a slap in the face to Jesus s perfect sacrifice to which He ended it with the words IT IS FINISHED...meaning nothing more is needed
 

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I clearly remember the words of Jesus in Matthew. Then came to Jesus the Scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, “Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.” (Matthew 15:1-2)

Note what verse the states, "they wash not their hands when they eat bread." We see the subject is, eating without washing hands correct? Note something else in the above verse. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?” Note the Lord's response;

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.” (Matthew 15: 3-6)

The Pharisees followed their own tradition as a substitute to the commandments of God. Note what Jesus says next.

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaiah prophesy of you, saying, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” (Matthew 15:7-9)

The Pharisees of today (meaning the preachers) teach the doctrine of men, by making statements such as, "We are not under the law we are under grace.” Not knowing which law we are no longer under. Therefore their flocks are ever learning, meaning not coming to the true faith. Thus they worship the Lord in vain.

Let's cut to the chase, and see if the passage above has anything to do with doing away with dietary law.
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, “Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”(Matthew 15:10-11)

So what is this that comes out of men's mouths that defiles them? Let's skip to the 15th verse These are verse and see if the Lord is doing away with His dietary law.

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.” (Matthew 15:15-20).

Note what the Lord says, "Those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man." Now we see brother and sisters that, this set of verses has nothing to do with the dietary law being nail to the cross. In fact the Lord tells the apostles what defiles men and that is breaking His commandments, note eating with unwashed hands.
And your response has nothing to do whatever with the Old Testament dietary law and why God put them into place
 

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Good grief man Paul was saying that we all had to keep fighting to strive for perfection but we dont achieve that perfection until we finally win by putting off this flesh so prone to sin. And that last line, Paul didnt say that. Our salvation is guaranteed even in spirt of the fact that we cant keep the Law. Your beliefs are a joke and a slap in the face to Jesus s perfect sacrifice to which He ended it with the words IT IS FINISHED...meaning nothing more is needed
Continue breaking God Commandments, Statues and Judgement and we will see who's belief are a joke. Nevertheless, in judgment each one of us will give account for our own salvation. Therefore, we must not let anyone lead us down the wrong path, but should verify all of our teaching with the holy bible. YOUR SALVATION IS AT STAKE! "...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12).
 

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So when they teach one thing and then change it only to go back to the original what does that tell you?
That imperfect men--err.
The top 3 teachings in every trinity religion is error=never corrected.
 

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Do you not know how to listen I already explained to you how if keeping the law was what it takes to go to heaven then the sacrifice of Jesus is meaningless. Christ sacrificed Himself becsuse we cannot keep the Law. Christians keep the law to the best of their ability because we love God, and want to serve Him. But it is not required of us because righteouness does not come by the Law but by faith in Jesus Christ and scripture says NO ONE is righteous and all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
There is none who is good , none are righteous , all NEED to BELIEVE ON JESUS THE CHRIST .
so the next time i remind one that the muslims and any other religon does not KNOW GOD , LOVE GOD or etc
and one says HEY stop judging there are good people in every religion .
YEAH LETS REMIND THEM THERE IS NONE WHO IS GOOD and thus all NEED TO BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST .
And if they try and holler but hey they love GOD too .
Holler back what JESUS told even the unbelieving jews to them .
YE have NOT THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU , for HE who HE did send , YA BELIEVE NOT .
HAD you LOVED GOD , you would have LOVED ME for i came forth of HIM .
The true gospel is under attack like never before
by a lot within christendom itself .
Guess most folks wanna follow the lie .
INTERFAITH COEXIST COMMON GROUND , was always about leading one to THE LIE .
THE LIE that this pope now spouts from its lips .
ANY Guesses on what that lie is he said . The christain truth is no better than the muslim truth or any other religions truth .
I TOLD US THIS WAS ALWAYS just about MERGING ALL RELIGOINS and making them BELIEVE we all serve the same GOD .
JESUS HAS BEEN DENIED . They can keep that trash , i want nothing to do with a lie that shall damn them all
and save none .
 

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How can they err if God is revealing the truth to them? Is it lost in translation or something?
He reveals it at the proper time( Matt 24:45)---plus God hid certain truths( Dan 12:4) but all those hidden truths are in the bible already, thus taught on in error all through the centuries until God revealed them at the proper time, thus correction was made. All of creation saw who made corrections.
 

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There is none who is good , none are righteous , all NEED to BELIEVE ON JESUS THE CHRIST .
so the next time i remind one that the muslims and any other religon does not KNOW GOD , LOVE GOD or etc
and one says HEY stop judging there are good people in every religion .
YEAH LETS REMIND THEM THERE IS NONE WHO IS GOOD and thus all NEED TO BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST .
And if they try and holler but hey they love GOD too .
Holler back what JESUS told even the unbelieving jews to them .
YE have NOT THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU , for HE who HE did send , YA BELIEVE NOT .
HAD you LOVED GOD , you would have LOVED ME for i came forth of HIM .
The true gospel is under attack like never before
by a lot within christendom itself .
Guess most folks wanna follow the lie .
INTERFAITH COEXIST COMMON GROUND , was always about leading one to THE LIE .
THE LIE that this pope now spouts from its lips .
ANY Guesses on what that lie is he said . The christain truth is no better than the muslim truth or any other religions truth .
I TOLD US THIS WAS ALWAYS just about MERGING ALL RELIGOINS and making them BELIEVE we all serve the same GOD .
JESUS HAS BEEN DENIED . They can keep that trash , i want nothing to do with a lie that shall damn them all
and save none .
99% on earth are being mislead.
 

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He reveals it at the proper time( Matt 24:45)---plus God hid certain truths( Dan 12:4) but all those hidden truths are in the bible already, thus taught on in error all through the centuries until God revealed them at the proper time, thus correction was made. All of creation saw who made corrections.
So God teaches you an error, only to correct you with more error He disguises as truth, which He will correct with more error He disguises as truth? I don't know about you but that doesn't sound like a "nice" God to me. Seems as if he's playing games?
 

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99% on earth are being mislead.
Well you sure wont hear me aruging with you on that my friend . Though you yourself
very well might be one of those ninety and nine my friend .
But i am not saying you .
Here is the test .
If you are leaning in any direction towards the common ground interfaith stuff , You are being misled
and are being led into that which is of anti christ .
I warn a lot about this . You wont see me arguing and striving over mid , pre , or post trib
Though i would remind you beware of it .
But this is a deadly serious matter i speak about . It has come in to first gather all denominations .
And it has , and now for part two where it will have even the denominations to merge with the religions and find common ground .
It speaks often and loudly about love , but knows neither love or GOD .
It often speaks of judge not , but man does it judge the words of GOD as though they are hate speech and those who bring
them words for correction as though they are haters .
Now if you are hearing words like bridge builders , tearing down walls , healing the wound ,
YOU HEADED RIGHT INTO IT . and my advice is GET out and take anyone you can with you .
 
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So God teaches you an error, only to correct you with more error He disguises as truth, which He will correct with more error He disguises as truth? I don't know about you but that doesn't sound like a "nice" God to me. Seems as if he's playing games?
God didn't teach an error. Mortal man errs. He hid certain truths to keep satan and his angels in darkness, thus mortals were as well. But here in the last days full truth is needed. Satan already screwed as much of it up as possible through-2Thess 2:3= Catholicism. He would have screwed it all up if he knew it all.
 

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Well you sure wont hear me aruging with you on that my friend . Though you yourself
very well might be one of those ninety and nine my friend .
But i am not saying you .
Here is the test .
If you are leaning in any direction towards the common ground interfaith stuff , You are being misled
and are being led into that which is of anti christ .
I warn a lot about this . You wont see me arguing and striving over mid , pre , or post trib
Though i would remind you beware of it .
But this is a deadly serious matter i speak about . It has come in to first gather all denominations .
And it has , and now for part two where it will have even the denominations to merge with the religions and find common ground .
It speaks often and loudly about love , but knows neither love or GOD .
It often speaks of judge not , but man does it judge the words of GOD as though they are hate speech and those who bring
them words for correction as though they are haters .
Now if you are hearing words like bridge builders , tearing down walls , healing the wound ,
YOU HEADED RIGHT INTO IT . and my advice is GET out and take anyone you can with you .
I know 100% my teachers are lead by Jesus= the only ones on earth who are.
 

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So God teaches you an error, only to correct you with more error He disguises as truth, which He will correct with more error He disguises as truth? I don't know about you but that doesn't sound like a "nice" God to me. Seems as if he's playing games?
I think we all know what your agenda is with JW’s, @Berean …..you have an axe to grind and you must grind it on us because you cannot accept that we are living proof of what the Bible clearly reveals, as @Kiew said…we receive our “food at the proper time”…..”the faithful slave” is appointed by Jesus and given instruction to “feed” his entire household, (Matt 24:45) but not all at once in a big “meal” that is served once and never served again…..
If we had nothing new to chew over, how easily we could get bogged down with the same old boring diet? Isn’t this what got the Israelites complaining about in the wilderness? All they had to eat for 40 years was the manna….same food every day, but it could be served in a variety of ways. They got to calling it “contemptible bread” (Num 21:4-5) Yet it was a perfect food nutritionally, just boring to eat day after day.

Physically, we eat to sustain ourselves….and spiritually is no different. We have variety in our diet unlike some animals who eat the same thing day in and day out without ever thinking about eating anything else. But spiritual “food at the proper time” means we get what we need, when we need it, like the apostles and disciples of the first century did. They had the bare bones, but there was still a lot to learn. We have been filling in the blanks ever since Russell’s first steps in learning Bible truth. Sometimes it was misunderstood, but in the end, all that matters is who is still standing once the dust of Armageddon settles….I can assure you, it will not be label wearers, or those picked at random among the churches. Christ’s true disciples are a global brotherhood, who are all in unity with one another…no divisions or arguments about what is truth. All believe one truth that comes through one channel. If we didn’t think we had found it, we wouldn’t be here.

God did not reveal everything at once to Jesus’ disciples either….when Jesus left the earth to return to heaven, they still thought he would set up his Kingdom here on earth, there and then. (Acts 1:6) At Pentecost God revealed the heavenly nature of the Kingdom and their role in it. But even Paul admitted that they didn’t know everything….he said that they would know all when it happened, and they were resurrected to take up their assignments (1 Cor 13:9-10)….to rule over redeemed mankind on earth from the Kingdom set up in heaven.

Peter spoke of “The new heavens”, referring to Isaiah’s prophesy in Isa 65:17 which is God’s Kingdom ruling from heaven as it was always supposed to before satan’s rebellion altered the course of human history.
And “The new earth” is a return to an earthly population of obedient worshippers of the only true God, under the rulership of his appointed King, bringing us back to God’s original purpose for the human race…..(2 Peter 3:13; Rev 21:1-4) It has nothing to do with the destruction of the perfect earth and Universe that God created…..it is wicked human society, alienated from the true God who must be removed, so that God’s will can be “done on earth as it is in heaven”.

Heaven is where God’s “Temple” is….there will never be a need for another earthly one. God’s elect, (his chosen ones) will serve as priests in that heavenly Temple. Like Jesus, they are assigned the roles of “kings and priests” (Rev 20:6)…something that was not possible under Israel’s Law.

What Russell started was just the beginning, but it was much bigger than just one man….like Paul, he too saw through the glass dimly, but the light was to shine even brighter as the day of judgment drew near.
Don’t dismiss Prov 4:18….
 
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I think we all know what your agenda is with JW’s, @Berean …..you have an axe to grind and you must grind it on us because you cannot accept that we are living proof of what the Bible clearly reveals, as @Kiew said…we receive our “food at the proper time”…..”the faithful slave” is appointed by Jesus and given instruction to “feed” his entire household, (Matt 24:45) but not all at once in a big “meal” that is served once and never served again…..
If we had nothing new to chew over, how easily we could get bogged down with the same old boring diet? Isn’t this what got the Israelites complaining about in the wilderness? All they had to eat for 40 years was the manna….same food every day, but it could be served in a variety of ways. They got to calling it “contemptible bread” (Num 21:4-5) Yet it was a perfect food nutritionally, just boring to eat day after day.

Physically, we eat to sustain ourselves….and spiritually is no different. We have variety in our diet unlike some animals who eat the same thing day in and day out without ever thinking about eating anything else. But spiritual “food at the proper time” means we get what we need, when we need it, like the apostles and disciples of the first century did. They had the bare bones, but there was still a lot to learn. We have been filling in the blanks ever since Russell’s first steps in learning Bible truth. Sometimes it was misunderstood, but in the end, all that matters is who is still standing once the dust of Armageddon settles….I can assure you, it will not be label wearers, or those picked at random among the churches. Christ’s true disciples are a global brotherhood, who are all in unity with one another…no divisions or arguments about what is truth. All believe one truth that comes through one channel. If we didn’t think we had found it, we wouldn’t be here.

God did not reveal everything at once to Jesus’ disciples either….when Jesus left the earth to return to heaven, they still thought he would set up his Kingdom here on earth, there and then. (Acts 1:6) At Pentecost God revealed the heavenly nature of the Kingdom and their role in it. But even Paul admitted that they didn’t know everything….he said that they would know all when it happened, and they were resurrected to take up their assignments (1 Cor 13:9-10)….to rule over redeemed mankind on earth from the Kingdom set up in heaven.

Peter spoke of “The new heavens”, referring to Isaiah’s prophesy in Isa 65:17 which is God’s Kingdom ruling from heaven as it was always supposed to before satan’s rebellion altered the course of human history.
And “The new earth” is a return to an earthly population of obedient worshippers of the only true God, under the rulership of his appointed King, bringing us back to God’s original purpose for the human race…..(2 Peter 3:13; Rev 21:1-4) It has nothing to do with the destruction of the perfect earth and Universe that God created…..it is wicked human society, alienated from the true God who must be removed, so that God’s will can be “done on earth as it is in heaven”.

Heaven is where God’s “Temple” is….there will never be a need for another earthly one. God’s elect, (his chosen ones) will serve as priests in that heavenly Temple. Like Jesus, they are assigned the roles of “kings and priests” (Rev 20:6)…something that was not possible under Israel’s Law.

What Russell started was just the beginning, but it was much bigger than just one man….like Paul, he too saw through the glass dimly, but the light was to shine even brighter as the day of judgment drew near.
Don’t dismiss Prov 4:18….
Very nicely said Aunty Jane
 
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There is none who is good , none are righteous , all NEED to BELIEVE ON JESUS THE CHRIST .
so the next time i remind one that the muslims and any other religon does not KNOW GOD , LOVE GOD or etc
and one says HEY stop judging there are good people in every religion .
YEAH LETS REMIND THEM THERE IS NONE WHO IS GOOD and thus all NEED TO BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST .
And if they try and holler but hey they love GOD too .
Holler back what JESUS told even the unbelieving jews to them .
YE have NOT THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU , for HE who HE did send , YA BELIEVE NOT .
HAD you LOVED GOD , you would have LOVED ME for i came forth of HIM .
The true gospel is under attack like never before
by a lot within christendom itself .
Guess most folks wanna follow the lie .
INTERFAITH COEXIST COMMON GROUND , was always about leading one to THE LIE .
THE LIE that this pope now spouts from its lips .
ANY Guesses on what that lie is he said . The christain truth is no better than the muslim truth or any other religions truth .
I TOLD US THIS WAS ALWAYS just about MERGING ALL RELIGOINS and making them BELIEVE we all serve the same GOD .
JESUS HAS BEEN DENIED . They can keep that trash , i want nothing to do with a lie that shall damn them all
and save none .
God bless you Amigo