Search results

Maybe the others but certainly not the last one. :eek: Seriously, equating deliberately going against God’s expressed and explicit will with celebrating birthday’s and other cultural traditions?

That’s a good point AJ. No one should doubt JW gets more scrutiny here than all other denominations combined. Also, the JW’s on CyB have handled themselves with dignity, patience and answered very thoughtfully and thoroughly. I wonder how others would react to such testing?

Projecting. You are the ones twisting Scripture. If the lord did not mean ‘make disciples of all nations’, I doubt he would have used that phrae. I believe if the lord meant merely ‘people in different nations’ he has the capacity to express that distinction.

Circular Reasoning. Italy is only 84% Christian (with 11% no religion). I suppose JW invoke minority rule with the above axiom.

Of course it is! For some reason, you are attempting to parse the people from their nation. The nation of Israel is nothing without the people of Israel. They are synonyms. Maybe you are attempting to truly parse people from their government? A cursory examination of the 10 Commandments shows...

Semantics! It means the same thing,

It doesn’t change our mission. You seem content to forsake those our lord commanded us to reach by becoming ‘all things to all people’ so that some may be saved.

I agree with you Davy. Again, I don't understand the importance the OP places on WHEN.

Worthy of a separate thread.

I didn't think we were supposed to talk about this but you are trying to separate what one is made into from the fact that they are made. This illogic is motivated by illogical doctrine. To say Jesus walked on water cannot deny that he walked, etc.

Just re-read Luke 2, which does not affirm your position. The Shepherds and the Angels 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were...

By definition, sons are made. Scripture confirms Christ was literally made. Acts 2:36 God has made him both Lord and Christ. For reasons I don't understand, the OP focuses on WHEN the God made Jesus both Lord and Christ. I think God's logos, his plan was from the beginning but Jesus did not...

The Great Commission is not going to but making nations disciples.

Not a lot of grace there, AJ. I already quoted the Great Commission. See my post in making disciples of nations. Regarding what "all things to all people" involve, try re-reading Scripture. It speaks for itself. It’s amazing how you keep falsely equating celebrating birthdays with false...

I already explained. You are ignoring the Great Commission along with ‘be all things to all people’ supports celebrating cultural holy days with people in the culture you find yourself in.

Doesn’t change the Great Commission. We all belong to Satan if not for Christ.

For me, it is lived experience. While not a Christian, the Holy Spirit came to me.

Ridiculous!

Crushing a child’s dream is in bad form.

Certainly he is. Jesus was given all authority. Revelation 1:18 I have the keys of Death and Hades.