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amenteaching them to OBSERVE ALL things i have taught you .
teach them to be like me!! Jesus was the face of God.. when we see him, we see the father
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amenteaching them to OBSERVE ALL things i have taught you .
What politician or political party, ever made the world a better place?
Remember that JESUS once said MY SHEEP hear MY VOICE , they follow HIM and a strangers voice they will not heed .amen
teach them to be like me!! Jesus was the face of God.. when we see him, we see the father
Not tricky at all really. Did you know that the prophesies in Daniel indicated that Hitler would never achieve world domination? He identified clearly who would be ruling when Christ was to establish his Kingdom.Tricky question.
For example Roosevelt sat out of WW2 for two years, whereas Churchill was fighting the nazis right from the start and prevented this below from happening, so who's to say which of them was right?...
As usual -- "Salt" and "Light". Which means (1) propagating the true Gospel, (2) proclaiming sound Bible doctrine and (3) exposing the lies of Satan and all his minions (within and without the churches). At the same time (4) praising God and Christ and (5) worshiping in Spirit and in Truth.What should the role of christians be during this time?
No. Expose the politicians for what they are -- servants of Satan and doing his bidding everyday. John the Baptist was not afraid to tell Herod that he was a servant of Satan. And Jesus pronounced solemn woes on the "politicians" in Israel -- the scribes, lawyers, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians.Just stay away from politics.
It doesn't have to be....we all know what his agenda was...world domination of his master Arian race.I don't think the name of Hitler is in the Bible..
I have heard that argument so many times but what many "Christians" forget in their patriotic fervor, is that God is not with either side in a politically motivated conflict. Satan rules this world so taking either side is still supporting satan's rulership.If all people sat out wars like you JW's do, the nazis would probably be ruling half the world by now and the japs the other half..
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..God only sanctioned war with those who wanted to take Israel's God given land away from them....he hasn't sanctioned a war since...
Just read the scriptures and you will see that God only sanctioned wars for Israel that were in defence of their God-given land. Israel did not steal land from others or attempt to conquer them. They were to evict the wicked Canaanites from the land God promised to them, and spent time after that in it’s defence. It was “a land flowing with milk and honey”, which made it an attractive acquisition to conquering nations....but fighting Israel meant fighting its God.Prove it..
For Christians, there can be no use of weapons..
LOL....perhaps you should understand a little of the background to these verses before you post scripture that isn't saying what you think it is....Tell that to Peter..
"Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear." (John 18:10)
"When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear." (Luke 22:49-51)
LOL....perhaps you should understand a little of the background to these verses before you post scripture that isn't saying what you think it is....
In our current era of questionable politics and economic decline.
What should the role of christians be during this time?
Crisis and hardship bring out the best and worst in people. Will the best or worst sides of christianity become prominent here? Will we be proud of our choices, or ashamed of not doing as well as we had hoped?
Somewhere along the line, christians appear to have become demoralized and depressed. None have big plans or goals anymore, which they are actively working towards. There isn't much of a support group, community or family anymore.
Most have an "army of one" isolationist mentality, where they will try and fail to do everything on their own.
How is it that christians have become a regressive and downtrodden demographic? Christians are supposed to be God's chosen who are a reflection and example of the amazing things people can achieve through faith, fellowship and belief. But somehow we've arrived at a point where we do not achieve much of anything. We can't seem to learn the basics or get our facts straight on many important topics and current events which are negatively affecting our own standard of living.
Where did we go right and where did we go wrong. How do we fix things and restore balance to nature, the world and society.
What do people think about this?
It’s not “that” they carried swords....but “why”.....explained to you.....but obviously not understood....It's plain enough, Jesus allowed his disciples to carry swords just as the scriptures say..
I believe that we are told to live in the world but not to be "of" the world. I don't believe that Jesus meant for us to have nothing to do with the world. On the contrary, Jesus instructed the apostles to go out and make disciples.Jesus would have no part of that, and told his disciples not to be part of the world...
I believe that Jesus meant for us not to be part of the world in three main areas which are all addressed in the scriptures......to be no part of its corrupt rulership...no part of its gross immorality and violence...and no part of its false worship. These are the areas we need to be separate from. That is how we can live “in the world” but be “no part” of it. These are the parts that the devil controls....he cannot control what Christians do in obedience to the God however....all he can do is manipulate and promote those three areas so that Christians may succumb to the pressures and give in. He preys on our weaknesses so If we are not educated by God through his word, then we will be educated by the world.I believe that we are told to live in the world but not to be "of" the world. I don't believe that Jesus meant for us to have nothing to do with the world. On the contrary, Jesus instructed the apostles to go out and make disciples.