I don't have a farm to bet . . . just the same, No, the Bible doesn't "cure" Christianity. It calls us in.ha well i wouldn't bet the farm on that k
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I don't have a farm to bet . . . just the same, No, the Bible doesn't "cure" Christianity. It calls us in.ha well i wouldn't bet the farm on that k
Those things, such as you are responding to, are said by people with their eyes closed, or so it seems to me.Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Human love is not to be trusted. Look higher.
Jer 17:5-10 Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the LORD. (6) For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited. (7) "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. (8) For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit. (9) "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? (10) I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
Absolutely the most ignorant thing anyone purporting to knows the Bible could say.The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible" SClemens
Do you think all those 5000 that Jesus had COMPASSION on and fed, were saved??
Show me where Jesus said feed the hungry, etc, only if they deserve it.We do not run charities. We are a Christian body who takes personal responsibility to care for those who need help in becoming Christ's followers. We do it on an individual basis, according to need. That was demonstrated by Jesus' parable of the good Samaritan....see a need and fill it. True Christians help people to become disciples of Christ. We are not under obligation to give charity to those who often refuse to help themselves. There are no "rice Christians" in our ranks. Even Jesus questioned the motives of those who came a second time to hear his sermons.....he asked if they had just come for the free food....
Yeah you are probably right.Perhaps it's best to just leave him alone and let God deal with him in His own time.
Nancy, in the OT, those scriptures are about taking care of their own “needy” ones...their fellow Israelites. Same with the NT scriptures, Christians are admonished to render aid to anyone who needs it, but especially to their own brothers. Today, doing good deeds through an agency that is paid to help the needy is not what these scriptures are talking about. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a great example, but there are so many hidden meanings in that story if you read it carefully.
It wasn’t just about a being good neighbor. The hero of the story was a hated Samaritan who was helping his fellow man who was in need of assistance. The ones who walked right by him were Jews who did not render aid because the man was stripped of his clothing. That means he was not identifiable as a fellow Jew and hence in their minds they were under no obligation because he might have been a man of the nations who were basically untouchables as far as the Jews were concerned.
The Samaritan didn’t think twice about the man’s nationality but simply saw a fellow human in need, felt compassion for him, and filled that need even at his own expense. This parable riled the Pharisees because the Jews were the villains of the story.
We too are to give assistance to those outside our brotherhood who might need it as Galatians 6:10 brings out, but to our brothers first. So if we personally see a need and we are able to fill it, that is what we should do, but when Jesus fed the multitudes, and they came back, he questioned them about whether they came back just because they got free food. You see it’s not about the physical need which Jesus filled, it was more about their spiritual hunger and the motive for them coming back was for the spiritual food. Jesus did not feel obligated to feed the people in an ongoing way. He gave them food because it was already three days that they had remained to hear him speak. (Matthew 15:32)
Those who are just content to receive the handout without even trying to better themselves, or to come to know God and his Christ, are not the ones we are to concentrate on. We are to “make disciples”, but if physical food is all they are after, then we will let the agencies fill that need. If we are to take care of our own first, then why do most of the churches not do this? When a natural disaster strikes, JW’s are usually first on the scene to render aid to their brothers and sisters. Their physical needs are attended to first as Jesus did, but their spiritual condition is always the most important thing, making sure that they receive the counsel and help they need mentally and spiritually at these times of distress.
Those who lead are under obligation to know their flock and to be ready at all times to take care of every precious sheep. A shepherd should be willing to make sure that all of his members are safe and cared for. How often we have been told that the churches do not care for their flocks the way we do. When we have finished helping our brothers, we will then focus on those who are getting no help from anyone else.
When a team of our brothers repaired an elderly lady’s house after a hurricane, she cried because she had no insurance and didn’t know where to turn for help. Her church offered her no assistance. She happened to be the neighbor of one of our sisters. The brothers repaired her home free of charge. We don’t blow a trumpet about our activities because we do not want people taking advantage of us. Sob stories are a dime a dozen when people want to exploit the system, as we find out after every disaster, people will use any excuse to gain what they are not entitled to, but often the genuinely deserving ones go unnoticed.
I know that is never the case among my brotherhood. We will give rather than take what we are not entitled to. We look after each other, as it should be.
We know exactly where our money goes and we do not solicit money from the public, nor do we openly collect money at our Kingdom Halls. All donations are voluntary as the donor sees fit. Our elders are not paid and neither are all the volunteers who serve where there is a need after natural disasters......we don't need charities who are run by paid CEO's to do what a Christians should do without hesitation.Quote:
The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization is a registered charity, which means they pay no income tax. Of the 86,000 registered charities in Canada, they rank 18th with more than $80 million in donations in 2016.
Charity Intelligence, an agency that monitors charities for Canadian donors, gives the group a D-grade because they do not provide details on how donations are spent.
“Jehovah’s Witnesses have a one star rating out of five stars. That should be a red flag to donors.
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My my, the watchtower takes charity donations like the charities you disparage, and unlike good charities, have no accountability.
ok, maybe the best cure for Christians then?I don't have a farm to bet . . . just the same, No, the Bible doesn't "cure" Christianity. It calls us in.
well, i get why you might say that, but wadr i think it is a valid observation on the current state of "Christianity," which near as i can tell has very little to do with the BibleAbsolutely the most ignorant thing anyone purporting to knows the Bible could say.
The whole Old Testament points to the Jewish Messiah coming to earth and dying for our sins, and the New Testament reveals all the types and shadows of Christ found in the Old Testament, and fulfillment of prophecy regarding His dying for our sins
Jewish Christians call themselves fulfilled Jews, for that reason. The fulfillment of Judaism is Christianity.
Maybe, the best cure for fleshyism?ok, maybe the best cure for Christians then?
i dunno; of course i guess we all define Christianity differently, but broadly speaking it might be described as the search for immortality/heaven/afterlife? Which the Bible makes very plain will not happenMaybe, the best cure for fleshyism?
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The destination isn't what makes up a Christian's life.i dunno; of course i guess we all define Christianity differently, but broadly speaking it might be described as the search for immortality/heaven/afterlife? Which the Bible makes very plain will not happen
Our Eternity begins the moment we surrender to Jesus.The destination isn't what makes up a Christian's life.
A Christian's life determines their destination.
You can't search for heaven out there somewhere.. you walk in heaven right here.
You are either in or out, you can't be both.
I define Christianity as a restored relationship with the Creator. Though the Bible makes pretty plain that this relationship doesn't end, and the life God gives does not end.i dunno; of course i guess we all define Christianity differently, but broadly speaking it might be described as the search for immortality/heaven/afterlife? Which the Bible makes very plain will not happen
well i guess you and your sons will be here with me regardless ehI define Christianity as a restored relationship with the Creator. Though the Bible makes pretty plain that this relationship doesn't end, and the life God gives does not end.
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Are you Samuel and me Saul?well i guess you and your sons will be here with me regardless eh
well i think the point is that one was accepted and the other rejectedAre you Samuel and me Saul?
I didn't think so.