The bible.
Jehovah has made it easy to understand.
Peddlers of God's word have made it complicated.
Jesus said to know the only true God. (John 17:3)
Jesus said 'My God' 4 times in Rev 3:12.
John said '(Jesus') his God' (Rev 1:5,6)
Peter said 'the God and Father of Jesus' (1 Pet 1:3)
Paul said 'the God and Father of Jesus' (Rom 15:5,6)
Jehovah said 'This is my Son'
Jesus said 'I am God's Son' (John 10:34-36)
Paul said Jesus is the firstborn of all creation (Col 1:15)
These verses do not need interpreting. You only have to believe what is said.
In order to 'prove the trinity' you have to use improper English.
'Snoopy was dog' (John 1:1)
'Before you came, I am (John 8:58)
In order to 'prove the trinity' you have to ignore context.
John 10:30, shows that the Father and Jesus are one in works, and Jesus is a god the same as the human judges of Israel , vs 31-36.
2 Cor 4:4 states that if you believe Jesus is more than an image of God, then you are being blinded by Satan.
Col 2:8 states to avoid philosophies of men,
the trinity and the immortality of the soul are teachings of Plato,
not Jesus. (John 3:16)
My back ground, my father was Church of Christ,
my mother was Presbyterian.
Baptist, summer school as a kid.
Jesus said that love would identify his true followers.
Jehovah's people have that love, along with the truth of the bible.
2007-05-20 04:52:07
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answer #1
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answered by TeeM 7
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John 13:35
2007-05-19 12:22:34
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answer #2
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answered by sxanthop 4
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My mother did as a result of three knocks on the door, back in the early 60s.
The first was a door to door salesman selling the Bible Story Books, which she bought for my younger brother and I.
http://www.biblestorybooks.org/
The second was a door to door salesman for the Encyclopedia Britannica. She bought a set for my older sisters, who were in High School.
One day, while putting away one Britannicas my sister had left out, it fell open to the section of Noah’s Ark. She noted that it said that the Ark was a box, not a boat, as she had been taught, as well as was taught in our Bible Story Books. This got her curious as to why there was a difference. It also got her to looking up other things, such as the birth of Christ. From it she learned that the wise men were not kings, or even wise men, but were astrologers. They weren’t invited to witness the birth, and they followed a star that first led them to Herod, a man intent of killing the Christ child. When they did arrive, they didn’t find a babe in a manger, but a boy in a house.
Now, I will say that my mother, and her siblings, was raised in a Catholic Orphanage, so she saw all the things that were wrong with it. What we have been seeing in the news in the last decade is nothing new and actually goes back decades, if not hundreds of years. She was attending the Christ of Christ, in Anaheim (CA) when I was young.
The third knock was a JW, Nan Comer, now deceased. She began studying with her, to less than approval of my stepfather, a Korean War officer and vet. I guess they had been married above five years at this point.
My stepfather would throw the books in the trash, find ways to have mom gone on the day of the Bible study, etc. Then, one day he read one of the books before throwing it away, than didn’t.
They are now in their 80s, looking at the final path in life, waiting to see if death or Armageddon comes first. My mother can no longer get out in the service. My stepfather had a stroke two years ago, so he only gets out about once a month. If he passes before her, she plans to not renew the battery in her defibulator implant.
Here’s something I wrote about him for Father’s Day.
http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20050619
If they pass before Armageddon, they are to be cremated and the ashes scattered in the mountains.
2007-05-19 18:07:02
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Some Christians believe that so-called "conversion experiences" should be nearly mystical in nature. But true conversion is not emotional, or instantaneous, or epiphanic in nature.
(1 Corinthians 9:16) If, now, I am declaring the good news, it is no reason for me to boast, for necessity is laid upon me. Really, woe is me if I did not declare the good news!
(Acts 26:20) Repent and turn to God by doing works that befit repentance
(Colossians 3:13-17) Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. Even as Jehovah freely forgave you, so do you also. 14 But, besides all these things, clothe yourselves with love, for it is a perfect bond of union. 15 Also, let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts, for you were, in fact, called to it in one body. And show yourselves thankful. 16 Let the word of the Christ reside in you richly in all wisdom. Keep on teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, praises to God, spiritual songs with graciousness, singing in your hearts to Jehovah. 17 And whatever it is that you do in word or in work, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, thanking God the Father through him.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_16.htm
2007-05-21 13:50:03
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answered by achtung_heiss 7
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never a JW
2007-05-20 02:06:45
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answered by robert p 7
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I would not do that,convert or join that cult.
2007-05-19 12:10:36
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answered by starrdevine 6
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If you were NOT BORN a Jehovah's Witness, you will go to hell ... or you must pray double to save your a s s.
2007-05-19 12:07:59
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answered by Thomas 1
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