Matthew 11:25 "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." Yes there is a difference from what gentiles(yea, I know this term is making you angry, good. ignorance breeds anger ,ya know) think they know and what real christians actually know. So, yes , not to be one of God's kids is not to be "in the know"(revealed spiritual knowledge)
2006-09-16 07:23:13 · 7 answers · asked by icyhott4urmind 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Two scriptures answer this question in the affirmative. Matt. 13:11 and Luke 21:15.
2006-09-16 07:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by Hero 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do door-to-door preaching. They do not believe in doing military service or blood transfusions (even in a life-death situation). They limit contact with non-witnesses. The leadership of Jehovahs Witnesses believes to be the sole visible channel of Jehovah. Jehovah is God's biblical name in English and they believe he is the only true God. They believe Jesus was God's first creation and that he died on a stake not a cross. Satan is the ruler of the world, he was once a perfect angel but fell from grace. This is why they choose to be quite tight knit and divide themselves off from secular society. Witnesses teach that humanity is a sinful state. One can release themselves from this because Jesus shed blood which meant payment/atonement for our sins. 114,000 Christians will go to heaven. The rest could live for ever in an earthly paradise. They believe that when you die you are in a state of no consciousness. You hope for life after death which will come if God resurrects you, after Armageddon.Armageddon is a battle where Satan unites the kings of the Earth against God's appointed King, Christ. Unlike many Christian groups, Witnesses believe that the 'Antichrist' is not an individual, and that the war is not one of nations fighting against one another. Hope this helps.
2016-03-27 04:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Revealed spiritual knowledge' is a convenient term, but lets remember shall we that it was 'revealed' by a bunch of men in the 2nd century AD who wrote contradictory and vague ideas about events that took place 150 years before they were born. If YOU want to take what they wrote as truth, thats up to you. Personally I require something a bit more credible.
2006-09-16 07:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outside knowledge can be tested against the real world. Inside knowledge is just your imagination because different people can have incompatible ideas of inside knowledge and hence it isn't knowledge at all.
2006-09-16 07:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. you answered your own question with your own answer. what do you want us to do? Agree with you?
Just want to make sure I understand what you are doing. I never get it when people ask a question then answer it themselves.
2006-09-16 07:26:39 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make. Can you explain?
2006-09-16 07:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by catarina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. Sure.
But you can join us at any time.
2006-09-16 07:29:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋