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1 | so, you're saying that they go to hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 37786 | ||
I am sorry that people did such a bad job of explaining the explaining the Trinity. The egg analogy does not work just like every other analogy falls short. A skilled and knowledgeable individual should have taken the Bible and shown you why the early church concluded (correctly) that God exists eternally as one being and three persons. Jehovah's Witnesses have a great knowledge of the teachings of the Watchtower Society, and they have been trained to use Bible passages to proof-text what they have been told. They are indeed dedicated to training themselves to communicate their message, but since most do not study the Bible independently of what their Watchtower magazines and "Bible study" books tell them to look up, they are not a real match for someone who knows Christian doctrine well. I have in my own library "Reasoning From the Scriptures," which is basically their quick reference guide to tell them what to say should an individual respond with a particular question. I would disagree with the statement that they know the Bible well; I would sadly agree that they are more familiar with some of its contents than many professing Christians. "Do you think God will forgive us for ignorance and laziness especially when it comes to his Word?" I think God is extremely displeased with Christians who do not know the Scriptures, who do not take the time to know what the Bible says and teaches. You wrote: "Hasn't it ever crossed your mind why most of the Holidays we celebrate today involving Christ is led back in history to PAGANISM?" Actually, this is not accurate. While the Christian holidays are celebrated on the same days as many Roman pagan festivals, this was not a capitulation to the pagans as much as it was a conquering of them. In other words, Christmas is celebrated at the same time as Saturnalia to demonstrate Christendom's vanquishing of paganism, much as the conquistadors of the New World tore down Aztec temples and built churches on top of them. Christmas was never Saturnalia in disguise. Easter is not a celebration of Ishtar in disguise. Both represent the supplanting of one belief system with another. --Joe! |
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2 | so, you're saying that they go to hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Magnum | 37866 | ||
Dear Joe: Actually, this is not accurate. Constatine "created" holidays in an effort to apease his pagan friends, and trying to not offend his new found religion Christianity, he blended paganism and Christianity. These holidays were neither established nor ordained of G*d. The Holy Convocation's of G*d are found in Leviticus:23. These are the Holy days that Yeshua (Jesus) observed. I like when people say WWJD, I say Look What Jesus Did. I prefer to follow the example our savior set and not the example of a converted pagan. | ||||||
3 | so, you're saying that they go to hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 37869 | ||
Herbert W. Armstrong, eh? --Joe! |
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