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1 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | TheCurtMan | 89848 | ||
Good Morning Truthfinder, I was wondering where in scripture I could find the fact that in order to understand God’s word, I have to join and submit to an organization. “Jehovah poured out his spirit on them and assigned them the responsibility of serving as his sole visible channel through whom alone spiritual instruction was to come. Those who recognize Jehovah’s visible theocratic organization therefore, must recognize and accept appointment of the Faithful and Discreet Slave, and be submissive to it.” The Watchtower, Oct. 01, 1967 “Jehovah is a God of unity and harmony. He wants his earthly servants united, and so He has made understanding the Bible today dependent upon association with His organization.” The Watchtower 01, 1961 “He does not impart his holy spirit and an understanding and appreciation of His Word apart from His visible organization.” The Watchtower July 01, 1965 Personally I think this type of belief contradicts a number of biblical principles, but hey, each man must choose his own way. I just need to know where in the bible I could go to support all this. Over in Gal. Chp. 1, Paul was confronting the church because some people where preaching a distorted message. Paul called them accursed. He implied that if anyone at anytime preached a message different than what he himself taught, that they themselves be accursed. Do you think that the Watchtower falls into that category?? Do you think that their beliefs and Paul’s beliefs are the same beliefs?? I mean I know that the Watchtower’s beliefs may differ from the Judaizer’s beliefs, but are the Watchtower’s beliefs on the same accord as Paul’s beliefs?? And if they are, then how are the above quotations justified?? Paul also indicated something else that I truly appreciated as well. Paul indicated that he knew the truth of scripture was just that, the truth. And he know this not because of some scholar declared it to be true, but because Jesus Himself declared it unto him. Personally I can relate to that. I believe scripture to be true not because of someone with a pH or whatever, but because Jesus Himself declared them unto me through the Spirit, through my personal experiences, and through my personal relationship with Him. The CurtMan |
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2 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | ezra2003 | 89863 | ||
The ability to understand the Bible is a gift from God, given through the Holy Spirit. It is NOT something that any particular group of people have sole possession of. You do not have to join any group of men to be able to understand the Bible. You DO need to pray and ask God for understanding, and He will use the Holy Spirit to allow you to understand your Bible reading. Unsaved people do not understand the Bible because it is foolish to them. They are not saved. Saved people love the Word of God, and they understand it, and most importantly, they obey what God says in the Bible. It is important to study the Bible for yourself, so when you hear people making claims that go against scripture, you recognize it as counterfeit immediately. If a denomination has teachings that go against scripture, then do not follow that denomination. Saved people do not require you to go against scripture. Many people are deceiving themselves and their followers when they make statements and demands that go against scripture. Those people are not preaching with the Holy Spirit in them, and the proof is that they go against scripture. Avoid them like the plague. They are workers of sin, not workers of salvation. Nothing in the Bible supports the concept that you must join a specific denomination to understand the Bible. |
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3 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | TheCurtMan | 90380 | ||
Greetings ezra2003, To be perfectly honest, I don't think that I could have phrased that any better myself. Thanks for your answer. |
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