Saturday, May 5, 2012

Get away from me you workers of lawlessness

It is being, not will be.  Luke 13:27
That means he is present to work the will of God through us.  If the works of God are not being worked through you He has already told you "get away from me".
Why would he say that?
He came so the world might be saved through him.
Instead of obeying the command at Mark 12:30, Matthew 22:37, Luke 10:27, "followers of Christ" are mocking him by learning the law to obey, instead of learning the neighbors to obey (but not in slavery).
2 Peter 3:3,
To whom should one reflect Jesus this way?
God knows who.  Are you obeying who?
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

What does lawlessness mean?

Does anyone think it means this:
A lawless person is one who breaks, violates, disobeys or transgresses the law. This can be done ignorantly or deliberately 
(from; http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/crisesod/crises6.htm )


Friday, May 4, 2012

What do you do when you are lonely?

I have a tree that is gnarled, old and dead.  Under the tree is a moss covered rock.  When I am feeling lonely and sad I lie down under the tree and lay down my head on the mossy rock.
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx    

Being me

Being me is a lonely job.
I'm not feeling lonely most of the time.  I have family, a dog, and a club.  Sigh

Yes, I know

Is it good to wait?

The Jehovah's Witnesses are WAITING for Christ to come tell the faithful what to do.  That is true.  I know it.

Unbelievers REJECT Christ.  I think that might be OK with him.  But the Kingdom won't come for them and why should it?

OK.  Here's the problem.  It seems to me that Christians are also waiting for Christ's manifestation.  Call me stupid, but I think Christ is present already.

So anyway a while back I asked a Jehovah's Witness elder why is he convinced that the thousand years haven't started yet.

I suspect the thousand years are almost over or done.

If I was taking a test and the question was; Is the thousand years literal or figurative?  
I would have to say figurative.  But I don't really know. Do you know really?  

Ya, I'm back.  They drove me off JWN and I have no one to talk to.  Why do I not go back?  I'm not going back.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

The truth will set you free

John 8:31
Therefore Jesus said to those who had believed what he said, Jews, if you abide in the word of mine truly disciples of me you are, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.

What is the truth that sets a disciple of Jesus free?

The truth is a person can not cause another person to understand anything.

That is how I understand it.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

The resurrection of the dead

In the early Christian congregation some where saying the resurrection had already occurred. 2 Timothy 2:18 http://biblos.com/2_timothy/2-18.htm What did they mean?

I think it means that God's purpose for the future was already accomplished.  If something is accomplished it is no longer something to hope for and to work towards. James 2:17 "Faith if it does not have work is dead".  The work being the building up of a spiritual house.  If it is to be believed that God's will is accomplished it weaken one's resolve to see it to it's finish.  
2 Timothy 2:15-19
15Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 16But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, 17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.19Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.