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Christianity EtcRe: Nairaland Religion First 11 - Just For Laughs!!! by Pygru: 6:53am On Apr 10, 2013
ijawkid: Abeg strikt you for no put pygru for right wing attack o....the boy dey attack like musa.....him no dey know the direction of him attack.......grin..............
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Ijawkid, Boomark, & truthislight
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Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 6:46am On Apr 10, 2013
Italo!!!
Evaporate from this thread now angry
Christianity EtcRe: Nairaland Religion First 11 - Just For Laughs!!! by Pygru: 12:36am On Apr 10, 2013
Umh......
Christianity EtcRe: Nairaland Religion First 11 - Just For Laughs!!! by Pygru: 12:36am On Apr 10, 2013
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Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 11:41pm On Apr 09, 2013
Do you want to trust your eternal soul to the teachings of several men headquartered in Brooklyn, New York who claim to be the directors of God's organization on earth? Do you? Eternity is a long time to be wrong.
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 11:34pm On Apr 09, 2013
frosbel: no it does ?

From Trinity we derive Mary worship, since she was the Mother of GOD. smiley

Anyway, I am outta here, fight the battle on ya own.

I am not a JW,
did I invite you huh




THE GODHEAD
"...in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Matthew 28:19
Copyright © 1976, 1977 by Diane S. Dew
I. The doctrine of the Trinity (or, Godhead) – attacked by cults (such as the Watchtower Society,
or Jehovah's Witnesses) so that they can also deny the deity of Jesus – is one of the most basic
fundamentals of Christianity.
A. Although the word "trinity" is not in the Bible, the concept of the three-in-one, the triune
God, is. The term "Godhead," referring to the three-in-one, can be found in Acts 17:29
and Colossians 2:9. (Many other words or concepts "not in the Bible" are scriptural
nonetheless: i.e., theology, Bible, etc.)
Acts 17:29
Colossians 2:9
B. The doctrine of the Godhead can be summed up in the literal Hebrew translation of one verse.
Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel,Jehovah our Gods (plural) is Jehovah a unity."
II. The concept of the Godhead (Trinity) is evident in scripture as early as the first chapter of the
book of Genesis.
A. The Hebrew word Elohim (translated"God" in Genesis 1:1) actually indicates more than
one divine personality. This same plural form is used over 2,500 times in the Old Testament.
B. In the account of creation recorded in the book of Genesis God speaks plurally of His
own Person.
Genesis 1:26, 27 (See also Genesis 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:3, 8.) "Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness ... So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him."
III. Even the Old Testament makes definite reference both to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 30:4
Isaiah 11:2 "... the Spirit ... the Lord... Him"
Isaiah 42:1 "My Servant ... I ... My Spirit ... upon Him"
Isaiah 48:16 "The Lord God ... His Spirit ... sent Me"
Isaiah 61:1 "Spirit of the Lord God... upon Me ... the Lord"
Isaiah 63:9 "He ...the Angel of His Presence ... His Holy Spirit"
Ezekiel 36:26, 27
IV. Close examination of the following New Testament scriptures will make obvious to any
student of the Bible that the doctrine of the Godhead is truth.
Matthew 1:20, 21 "the Lord (the Father) ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"
Matthew 3:16, 17 "Jesus ... the Spirit of God ... a Voice from heaven (the Father)"
Matthew 12:18 "I ... My Spirit ... on Him"
Matthew 22:42, 43 "Christ ... the Spirit ... Lord (the Father)"
Mark 1:9-11 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Mark 12:35, 36 "Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord (the Father)"
Luke 1:35 "the Holy Spirit ... the Highest ... the Son of God"
Luke 2:26, 27 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... Jesus"
Luke 3:21, 22 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Luke 10:21 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... Father"
Luke 12:9, 10 "God ... the Son ... the Holy Spirit"
John 3:5 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
John 3:34, 35 "God ... the Spirit ... the Father ... the Son"
John 4:24, 25 "God ... a Spirit ... Messiah ... Christ"
John 14:16, 17, 26 "the Comforter... the Father ... in My name"
John 15:26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... of Me"
John 20:21, 22 "Jesus ... Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:32, 33 "Jesus ... God ... the Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:38, 39 "Jesus Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 4:30, 31 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 5:31, 32 "God ... a Prince and Savior ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 7:55 "the Holy Spirit ... Jesus ... God"
Acts 8:14-16 "God ... the Holy Spirit... Jesus"
Acts 10:38 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 10:46-48 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord"
Acts 11:16, 17 "the Lord ... the Holy Spirit ... God ... the Lord Jesus Christ"
Acts 20:21-23 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Romans 1:1, 3, 4 "God ... His Son, Jesus Christ ... the Spirit"
Romans 5:5, 6 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Christ"
Romans 8:2, 3 "the Spirit ... Jesus ... God ... His own Son"
Romans 8:8, 9 "God ... the Spirit ... the Spirit of Christ"
Romans 8:16, 17 "the Spirit ... God... Christ"
Romans 14:17, 18 "the Holy Spirit ...Christ ... God
see more at
http://www.dianedew.com/godhead.htm
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 11:03pm On Apr 09, 2013
Ijawkid, Boomark, & Truthislight
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Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 10:59pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]What JW's believe, but won't initially tell people when they knock on doors and ask if they think the world would be better off without war, suffering, sickness and child abuse:

1. If you become a JW and then leave them because of their false teachings, you will be literally shunned. You family that remain in the organization will not be permitted to even talk to you!

2. The Watchtower Society is the only source of truth on earth today and your soul will be destroyed if you refuse their organization.

3. The Watchtower Society and its followers are all prophets of God today and the Governing Body is directed by angels from God.

4. The Watchtower and Awake magazines originate with and are treated as equal to the Bible.

5. They deny the that God consists of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

6. They deny the deity of Christ (Arian view) Jesus is a created being also called Michael the archangel, and was the first and only direct creation of God.

7. Jesus was not the Christ (Messiah) until age 30, even though their own bible says in Luke 2:11, "because there was born to you today a savior, who is Christ the Lord."

8. They deny the bodily resurrection. After Jesus was buried in the tomb, Jehovah dissolved his body into gases and it disappeared forever.

9. Jesus rose invisibly in three days, so Jehovah had to "materialize" a fake body forhim complete with fake nail prints so His disciples would believe it was really Jesus risen.

10. They deny the personality of the Holy Spirit(viewed by the Watchtower organization as "God's active force", similar to radio waves)

11. They deny man consciously survives death.

12. They teach the eternal punishment of the lost is annihilation.

13. They deny the bodily, visible return of Christ (Christ's "return" was only His"turning his attention" invisibly toward earth in 1914, and there was an invisible"rapture" of the dead members of the 144,000 in 1918.)

14. The cross is a pagan symbol of sex worship, and that all buildings or persons displaying the cross are likewise pagan. Jehovah's Witnesses deny that Jesus died on a cross but a stake. However, recent"new light" in the Watchtower now admits they are not certain about the cross, but will continue to deny it anyway. Further, the watchtower originally claimed it was across.

15. No one goes to heaven but 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses.

16. They teach Christ is the mediator for only the 144,000,
not the average Jw.

17. Teach only the 144,000 must be "born again", not the average Jw.

18. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob etc. were to be back on earth as perfect humans in 1925. The Society built a palatial home called"Beth Sarim" for them BUT when the patriarchs failed to show up, the Presidentof the Society moved in.

19. Their light gets "brighter and brighter", allowing for many changes and "about faces" on their doctrines. Yesterday's erroris today's "truth". Often the "light" bounces back and forth from old to new views and back again! (Might we call this discarded truth... "black Light"?)

20. Blood transfusions are rejected and if a Witness receives one willingly, it results in his eternal death. However, the society allows Hemopheliacs to consume blood for medical purposes to save their life.

21. To salute the flag is an act of idolatry.

22. Participation in any civil holidays, mothers day, birthdays brings condemnation of God.

23. Only persons who use the true name of God, Jehovah, will have their prayers heardby God. No salvation is possible without using the name "Jehovah."[/b] cool
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:49pm On Apr 09, 2013
They need our love and compassion Our desire for them,as for everyone else, is that they come to a true knowledge of what the Bible teaches, and the understanding that Jesus Christ alone can guarantee salvation.

Only through a personal relationship with him can we receive forgiveness and eternal life. cool
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:45pm On Apr 09, 2013
frosbel: Funny enough , many of the people who call JWs cults are even worse cults with worse doctrines of demons such as :

1. Pagan Trinity - removes God's individuality
2. Eternal torment - Slanders God's character and makes him worst than Hitler
3. Tithing - another doctrine of demons meant to make merchandise of the people of GOD
4. Word of Faith heresies
5. Strange and weird spiritual manifestations.
6. Worshiping MOG as gods

The list is too long.

I disagree with the JW on quite a number of doctrines, but stop this kettle calling a pot black nonsense.
Frosbel!!!
You have absolutely no moral justification to say that
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:38pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]Conclusion

In light of the preceding facts, do we dare trust the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society?
It has falsely prophesied the end of the world atleast 6 times grin and uses these predictions to intimidate its followers.
This group has repeatedly changed their doctrines and contradicted previously held beliefs, all while claiming that it alone has the truth. Is this consistent with God's perfection and holiness huh

We do not intend to ridicule or belittle individual Jehovah's Witnesses; they are generally sincere dedicated people.

In one sense they are more like lost sheep than ravenous wolves, for they have been deceived by an organization with a history of false prophecies and doctrines.

JWs truly believe that if they leave the Watchtower Society they will be destroyed at Armageddon.

They need our love and compassion Our desire for them,as for everyone else, is that they come to a true knowledge of what the Bible teaches, and the understanding that Jesus Christ alone can guarantee salvation.

Only through a personal relationship with him can we receive forgiveness and eternal life.

Joel B. Groat
*Documentation and further information available free or on loan from:
GOSPEL TRUTHS MINISTRIES
1340 MONROE NW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505-4604
U.S.A.
(616) 451-4562[/b]

http://www.biblebelievers.net/cults/jws/kjcjws1.htm cool
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:33pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]Contradictions & Flip-Flops

The WT Society claims to be Jehovah's organization and God's only channel of spiritual instruction for today.
It stresses that the Bible is an "organizational book" and cannot be understood by individuals no matter how sincere they are.
But how can we trust our eternal destiny to an organization that during its brief time in existence has accumulated such a woeful history of doctrinal contradictions and flip-flops? Consider the following examples of ever-changing Watchtower theology.

In 1975 the WTB&TS taught that the man who sows the seed in the parable of the mustard seed (Matthew 13) is Satan.
Later that same year the WT Society taught that thissower was Jesus.

A similar incident occurred in 1978, when theWTB&TS identified the "Alpha and Omega" of Revelation 22:12-13 as Jehovah (that is, God the Father), and then five weeks later taught these verses referred to Jesus.

The Watchtower Society's failure to correctly interpret the Bible is most clearly seen in theirdoctrinal flip-flops. First they teach position A,then they change to position B, claiming God has given them "new light." Later on, however, they revert back to their old teaching (position A) and in some cases change once again to position B. Here are some examples.

Resurrection of the Men of Sodom

1879 - They will be resurrected.

1952 - They will not be resurrected.

1965 - They will be resurrected.

1988 - They will not be resurrected.

The 'Lord' in Romans 10:12-16

1903 - 'Lord' refers to Jesus.

1940 - 'Lord' refers to Jehovah.

1978 - 'Lord' refers to Jesus.

1980 - 'Lord' refers to Jehovah.

'Higher Powers' of Romans 13:1

1916 - 'Higher powers' refers to governments.

1943 - 'Higher powers' refers to Jehovah God& Jesus Christ.

1964 - 'Higher powers' refers to governments.[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op):
[b]Salvation.

The Bible teaches that the atoning work of Christ alone provides the solution for man's sin problem. Jesus Christ took the personal sins of all men-past, present and future-in his own body on the tree (I Pet. 2:24), and as perfect God and perfect man he fully met the demands of Divine justice for us (Rom. 3:22-26).
Therefore, any and all who receive him by simple faith (John 1:12; Acts 16:31), can be forgiven, declared righteous and restored to fellowship with God (2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 7:24-26).

By contrast, the WTB&TS teaches that only an elite group of Witnesses, known as "the 144,000," or the "anointed ones" are presently credited with Christ's righteousness. Only the 144,000 are born again and expect to reign with Christ in heaven.
For the vast majority of remaining JWs, known as the "other sheep" or the"great crowd," the atoning sacrifice of Christ only provides a chance at eternal life on earth.

The Bible also teaches that we are saved by grace alone apart from any self-righteous works (Eph.2:8-9).
There is nothing we can do to contribute to our salvation because apart from Jesus Christ we are "dead in our sins" (Eph. 2:1,5).

By contrast, the WTB&TS teaches that salvation "will depend on one's works ."
A person must first "come to Jehovah ' s organization for salvation and then comply with everything they teach. In this way, a relationship with the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, rather than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, is presented as the basis of salvation.

The Soul & Eternal Punishment.

The Bible teaches that the human soul continues to exist consciously after death (Is.14:9-11; Luke 16:19-31;Rev 6:9-11). Those who have rejected God's gift of eternal life will suffer conscious eternal punishment (Matt. 25:41,46; Rev. 14:10,11; 20:10,15).

By contrast, the WTB&TS denies eternal punishment and teaches that the soul cannotexist apart from the body. JWs believe that death ends all conscious existence. Hell refers to the grave and those who are ultimately judged by God will be annihilated and simply cease to exist.

The Bible. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit's anointing enables individual Christians to understand God's Word and properly apply it to their lives ( I John 2:27).

By contrast the WTB&TS teaches that the Bible can only be interpreted by the Watchtower Society and no individual can learn the truth apart from them.[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:24pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]JW Doctrine

When an organization like the WTB&TS claimsto be the only true religion and the sole source of correct Bible teaching, we must carefully examine their beliefs. If their doctrines are true, they will be found in the Bible, and their teachings will be consistent and unchanging year after year.

Jehovah's Witnesses, however, deny or twist many of the Bible s basic teachings, and their beliefs conflict with those held by orthodox Christians down through the centuries. Consider the following comparisons.

Non-biblical Beliefs

The Nature of God.
The Bible teaches that there is only one true God (Isa.43:10-11; 44:6,cool. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are identified as distinct Persons within the one Triune Godhead (Matt.3:16-17; 2 Cor.13:14).

Throughout the New Testament the Son and the Holy Spirit,as well as the Father are separately identified as God. Each has divine attributesand acts as God (Son: Mark 2:5-12; John 20:28; Heb. l :8; Holy Spirit: Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor.3:17-18).

By contrast, the WTB&TS denies the triune nature of God and teaches that such a belief is inspired by Satan and teaches that Jehovah, the name of the one true God, corresponds only to God the Father. JWs also deny that Jesus is God (see next point).They deny the Holy Spirit is a person, and instead teach he is merely God's active force, similar to electricity.
Jesus Christ.
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is God come in the flesh, and is the Creator of all things (John 1: 1 -3,14; Col.1: 16). While never less than God, at theappointed time He laid aside the glory He shared with the Father and took on a human nature ( John 17:3-5; Phil. 2:6-11; Col. 2:9). Following his death, Jesus Christ rose bodily from the grave, appeared to and was recognized in his body by over 500people.
This fact was crucial to both the preaching and faith of the early church (Luke 24:39; John 2:19-21; I Cor. 15:6, 14).

By contrast, the WTB&TS denies the deity of Jesus Christ and teaches that Jesus is a created being who existed as Michael the archangel before being born as a perfect man. JWs believe that after Jesus was buried, God disposed of his physical body. He was raised a spiritual creature and "materialized" to make himself visible. Now in heaven he is once again known as Michael the archangel[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:21pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]Tampering With The Bible

Under the leadership of Nathan H. Knorr (1905-1977) the WT Society put away date setting for a time and switched to a different strategy. Since many of their teachings could be refuted by key verses in the King James Bible, Knorr set out to publish a different Bible for JWs to use. Called the New World Translation (NWT), it blatantly altered many verses to support Watchtower doctrine.

The single best example of this is John 1: 1, whichin the King James Version clearly declares Jesus' deity-"the Word was God." JWs deny the deity of Christ, so the NWT renders this phrase "the Word was a god." The translationcommittee responsible for the NWT was kept anonymous, undoubtedly to cover up their complete lack of scholarly qualifications. None of the men who worked on this project had any formal training in the biblical languages, except for Frederick Franz. He was chairman of the committee and had studied Greek for two years at the University of Cincinnati without graduating, and was only self-taught in Hebrew. After Knorr's death, Franz became the Watchtower Society's new President.

Intimidation And A Lack Of Integrity

From 1960 to 1966 the organization's growth rate slowed considerably. At this point the WTB&TS introduced a new book and a new date for the end of the world. Life Everlasting in the Freedom of the Sons of God (1966) by Vice President Franz (1894-1992 ) concluded that the autumn of 1975 would mark the beginning of the seventh period of human history. The Society was careful to avoid printing an outright prediction, but the message was clear to Jehovah's Witnesses everywhere-Armageddon was coming soon. Some even sold their homes and property in 1974 and were praised by their leaders for doing so.

Membership grew by the thousands until 1975 came and went. Then many people realized God was not leading the WT Society and left the organization. The leaders of the WTB&TS refused to admit they had been wrong about 1975, and instead told disillusioned JWs to "adjust their viewpoint."

Today many people are unaware of these damaging facts, and the Witnesses continue to grow in number, publishing massive amounts of deceptive literature. The WT Society demands complete loyalty and still predicts Armageddon is coming soon with sure annihilation for anyone who does not join the organization or leaves its ranks. In spite of a history marred by manipulation andfalse prophecies, the WT Society still claims to be the only one teaching the truth.

Testing the Watchtower Prophet

The Bible warns us that many false prophets will come claiming to speak for God (Matthew7:15; 1John 4: 1). Thankfully, it also provides a practical test for identifying false prophets. In Deuteronomy 18:21-22 we are told that anyone who claims to speak as a prophet of God and predicts something that does not come true is a false prophet. "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."(KJV)

According to the Bible, one false prophecy makes the speaker a false prophet. By this test the Watchtower Society's prophecies concerning 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925 and 1975 prove beyond a doubt it is a false prophet and that we should turn away from this group's deceptive doctrines[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Facts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:16pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]Flawed Character

Rev. J.J. Ross published a pamphlet that exposed Russell's false claims and doctrines. He revealed that Russell "never attended the higher schools of learning; knows comparatively nothing of philosophy, systematic or historical theology; and is totallyignorant of the [biblical] languages [i.e. Hebrew and Greek]". Ross concluded that Russell's teaching was "anti-rational, anti-scientific, anti-Biblical, [and] anti-Christian."
Russell unsuccessfully tried to stop circulation of this damaging informationby suing Rev. Ross for defamatory libel. However, he not only lost the suit, but in the process perjured himself in court when he lied under oath about his knowledge of the Greek language.

In the end Russell admitted the statements about himself in the pamphletwere true. 5

In 1906 Russell ' s wife successfully sued for divorce because of "his conceit, egotism, domination and improper conduct in relationto other women," and won a settlement of$6,036. The court severely censured Russell and called his conduct "insulting,""domineering" and "overbearing" to a degreewhich made life intolerable to a sensitive Christian woman.

In 1913, Russell unsuccessfully sued The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for libel when that paper exposed his fraudulent attempts to sell ordinary wheat at the exorbitant price of $60 a bushel, claiming it was "Miracle Wheat.''

Failed Prophecies

Despite these setbacks, Russell continued to attract people with his fantastic prophetic interpretations and dramatic warnings that Armageddon would strike in 1914. When 1914 came and went, he changed the date to1915. Russell died in 1916, leaving his followers doubting and disillusioned by his predictive failures. Joseph Franklin Rutherfordthen took control of the organization.

Prophecy For Profit

Rutherford (1869-1942) also used the threat of Armageddon to intimidate JWs. He published The Finished Mystery, a book whichpredicted that in 1918 God would destroy churches and millions of their members, and claimed that by 1920 every kingdom would be swallowed up in anarchy. Rutherford taught that the only way to escape the impending judgment and destruction was to join the

Watchtower organization.

Fear of Armageddon motivated Witnesses to work hard selling Rutherford's books and other Watchtower Society literature. When the 1918 and 1920 predictions failed, Rutherford set a new date in his book titled Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1920). It taught that the millennium would start in 1925 and that Old Testament saints like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and David would come back to life. The WT Society even built a luxurious Spanish mansion called Beth-Sarim (House of Princes), supposedly to house thesepatriarchs. In the meantime, however, Rutherford conveniently moved ... into the mansion. He also drove an expensive new carthroughout the Great Depression, while rank and file JWs sold Watchtower books and pamphlets door-to-door, and worked at Bethel headquarters for $10 - $15 a month. Six years after Rutherford's death in 1942, the Old Testament saints still had not arrived, so the Society quietly sold "Beth Sarim," thus closing an embarrassing chapter in their predictive history.[/b]
Christianity EtcFacts You Should Know About Jehovah's Witnesses by Pygru(op): 10:12pm On Apr 09, 2013
[b]Jehovah's Witnesses
.
Almost everyone knows of their aggressive door-to-door proselytizing. The organization they represent, known as the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (WTB&TS), emphasizes end time prophecy and has falsely predicted the end of the world many times.
The WTB&TS exercises rigid control over Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) and prohibits their participation in such common activities as taking blood transfusions, celebrating birthdays or holidays (including Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day), voting, flag saluting, and military service.

Through these restrictions, the WTB&TS builds a wall of isolation between Jehovah's Witnesses and the rest of society.

JW History

The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society boldlyclaims to be the only organization God is using today to teach His truth and speak for Him. ' According to the WTB&TS, all non-JWs will be destroyed at Armageddon, an event ofdivine judgment it threatens is just around the corner. The WT Society prints over 14 million copies of its magazines every week, and has over 4 million Jehovah's Witnesses spreading its doctrines in 200 countries. What follows are some essential facts everyone should know about the history and doctrine of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Borrowed Beliefs and Doctrines
Charles T. Russell (1852- 1916) founded the JW movement. As a teenager he rejected his Presbyterian roots, joined a more liberal Congregational Church, then left this group aswell. He denied the deity of Christ and the biblical teachings on hell and eternal punishment. Russell had no formal Bible training, but borrowed and built upon various teachings that were popular at the time. For example, Adventism influenced his denial of hell, and a splinter Adventist group led by N.H. Barbour aroused his interest in endtime prophecies. From Barbour he borrowed the belief that Christ returned invisibly to the world in 1874, and that 1914 was the year the world would be destroyed and the Millennium would begin.

Fantastic Claims
In 1879 Russell started his own magazine, Zion's Watchtower and Herald of Christ's Presence (now known as The Watchtower ), to promote his doctrines. People were drawnto Russell's sensational endtime predictions, and the organization grew.
In spite of his lack of formal training in theology or biblical languages, Russell claimed to be the only one with the truth, grin and he vigorously condemned all other Christian religions. As a result, ministers of various denominations began exposing Russell's false teachings and questionable character[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: The Fires Of Hell by Pygru: 9:35pm On Apr 09, 2013
Ken4Christ: frosbel, I will not argue with you on this issue again after this post since you have refused to learn. I thank God there are people that understands my expositions on the subject. You are just joking with your life. You think you know but you are very ignorant.

The word hell is translated from the Hebrew word Sheol in the Old Testament 31 times. It is an unseen world of torment and is not the same as physical grave. If you try to substitute the word grave for hell in the verses you find them, it will certainly not make sense.
Why Hell (Sheol) cannot be grave
1. The Bible talks about souls been cast into hell (sheol) but bodies are buried in graves

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. (Ezekiel 31:16)


2. Hell (Sheol) is never located on the earth’s surface. Grave is located on the earth’s surface.

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. (Isaiah 14:9)
3. There is not a single scripture where man was quoted as putting anyone into Hell (Sheol). But man buries people in grave. God alone puts people in Hell
4. There is nowhere man is said to have dug hell (Sheol). But man digs grave
5. Hell is a place of sorrows. There is no activity going on in the grave
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me (Psalms 18:5 )
6. Hell is a place of fire. There is no fire in the grave. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (Deuteronomy 32:22)
7. Hell is a place only the wicked goes. Everyone that dies is buried in the physical grave.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. (Psalms 9:17)
8. Hell is a place that can be avoided. Everyone that dies cannot avoid the grave. Your body must be buried in the grave. The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (Proverbs 15:24)
9. Men cry for pain in hell. No one cries in the grave. And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)
10. Hell is a place of full consciousness where conversation takes place. There is no consciousness in the grave. The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. (Ezekiel 32:21)

I can go on and on. I deliberately did not use most of the familiar scriptures that is point clear in the New Testament. You refute the story of the rich man and Lazarus and call it parable. Please also tell us that all the scriptures above are parables. If after all this infallible proof, you still want to argue, I will strongly recommend you to visit a psychiatrist. It certainly is another degree of madness. I do not mean to insult you but anyone that denies the teachings of Jesus is working with the devil. Paul even placed a curse on anyone that teaches or preaches anything other than that which they have taught. “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Galatians 1:8-9)

Any translation that puts grave for hell is in error. They are not the same.

My friends, please don’t mind frosbel and all who share his views. This are the last days. There will certainly be false prophets and teachers. If he is honest, let him comment on every single contrast I made between hell and grave.

May God deliver his children from false Teachers and Prophets
Amen
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 8:11pm On Apr 09, 2013
ijawkid: You sure say you get work or you just wan waste people time for here....angry
Ijawkid and truthislight

Pls I need an answer to the following questions
Did Jesus christ Die on a stake or Cross
huh
Is Michael the archangel Jesus huh
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 7:35pm On Apr 09, 2013
truthislight: He should be that fraud called @True2god.
shocked grin
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 5:29pm On Apr 09, 2013
frosbel: False Prophet alert !!!!

Pygru: believes in a PAGAN trinity :

[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/823567_Trinity-B_gifd3265b8f40201268cb760eed2965726d[/img]


grin grin
Pygru: The Godhead

God the Father, Son & Holy spirit= Three different personalities, Equal and United as ONE
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 5:24pm On Apr 09, 2013
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Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 5:22pm On Apr 09, 2013
frosbel: ^^^^^^


I say God forbid to the above.

The truth is as follows :

1. God the Father or Yahweh who is inseparable from his Spirit or Holy Spirit.
2. Jesus Christ who is the Son of Yahweh and subordinate to Yahweh.
Pygru: The Godhead

God the Father, Son & Holy spirit= Three different personalities, Equal and United as ONE
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 5:15pm On Apr 09, 2013
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 5:02pm On Apr 09, 2013
ijawkid: Who are u??....have we finished with the previous topics??.....it seems you're someone I know hiding behind a new I.D.....be bold enough to show yaself.......cheesy.....
frosbel: You are a coward , going about with different userids when I have always stuck to mine with a small exception a while back.
grin
why do you have this notion that I operate multiple IDs grin

Ok, I'm Davidylan grin
or maybe Image123 grin grin
or better still ask VVV

Goshen360: It's too obvious who you are and nowhere to hide. Technology can fetch anyone out you know. That's my job. If you have any problem with me, deal with it and move on with your life. If I say something, you don't understand, ask questions and stop stop operating in slandering spirits. I have no business with you abi you know me in person ni?
wink
Christianity EtcRe: The Mass - An in-depth analysis and shocking revelation by Pygru: 2:41pm On Apr 09, 2013
Boomark: Leave catholic and join Jehovah's witness or any Pentecostal church.

The advice to follow Christ 1st is the most important. So that wherever you are, you will work in the truth and be able to identify wrong teachings.
shocked cry grin grin grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Fires Of Hell by Pygru: 2:21pm On Apr 09, 2013
honourhim: @ken4christ,
Thanks for this beautiful exposition you made and may God bless you. The way Frosbel is busy gathering scriptures here and there to drive his point, obviously tells me he is just wrong. This exactly is the way pastors who deceive the congregation into parting with their hard earned money go gathering bible quotations anyhow just to convince us to give. One thing I cannot do is to joke with the message of my eternal destiny and as such I can't believe frosbel. Those who likes sweet messages can believe for all I care. What shall it profit me to believe him only to see when I die that his message is false. How then do I get chance to come back to life and change the false believe. And I lose my soul to hell just like that? God forbid.
Christianity EtcRe: The Mass - An in-depth analysis and shocking revelation by Pygru:
Lovethywilbedon: See another one, So you think we are here for JOKES, A Church with such name DOES NOT EXIST.I have even searched it with Google. Okay so you have resorted to LIES, anyway Iam not surprised, that is what BLASPHAMOUS HYPOCRITES are known for, LIERS!
It does exist.
Search your Bible, you will find it. grin
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 1:18pm On Apr 09, 2013
Busy
#willbebackshortly
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 10:42pm On Apr 08, 2013
Ijawkid and truthislight

Pls I need an answer to the following questions
Did Jesus christ Die on a stake or Cross
huh
Is Michael the archangel Jesus huh


[b]What Jw's believe, but won't initially tell people when they knock on doors and ask if they think the world would be better off without war, suffering, sickness and child abuse:
1. If you become a JW and then leave them because of their false teachings, you will be literally shunned. You family that remain in the organization will not be permitted to even talk to you!
2. The Watchtower Society is the only source of truth on earth today and your soul will be destroyed if you refuse their organization.
3. The Watchtower Society and its followers are all prophets of God today and the Governing Body is directed by angels from God.
4. The Watchtower and Awake magazines originate with and are treated as equal to the Bible.
5. They deny the that God consists of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
6. They deny the deity of Christ (Arian view) Jesus is a created being also called Michael the archangel, and was the first and only direct creation of God.
7. Jesus was not the Christ (Messiah) until age 30, even though their own bible says in Luke 2:11, "because there was born to you today a savior, who is Christ the Lord."
8. They deny the bodily resurrection. After Jesus was buried in the tomb, Jehovah dissolved his body into gases and it disappeared forever.
9. Jesus rose invisibly in three days, so Jehovah had to "materialize" a fake body forhim complete with fake nail prints so His disciples would believe it was really Jesus risen.
10. They deny the personality of the Holy Spirit(viewed by the Watchtower organization as "God's active force", similar to radio waves)
11. They deny man consciously survives death.
12. They teach the eternal punishment of the lost is annihilation.
13. They deny the bodily, visible return of Christ (Christ's "return" was only His"turning his attention" invisibly toward earth in 1914, and there was an invisible"rapture" of the dead members of the 144,000 in 1918.)
14. The cross is a pagan symbol of sex worship, and that all buildings or persons displaying the cross are likewise pagan. Jehovah's Witnesses deny that Jesus died on a cross but a stake. However, recent"new light" in the Watchtower now admitsthey are not certain about the cross, but will continue to deny it anyway. Further, the watchtower originally claimed it was across.
15. No one goes to heaven but 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses
16. They teach Christ is the mediator for only the 144,000, not the average Jw.
17. Teach only the 144,000 must be "born again", not the average Jw.
18. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob etc. were to be back on earth as perfect humans in 1925. The Society built a palatial home called"Beth Sarim" for them BUT when the patriarchs failed to show up, the Presidentof the Society moved in.
19. Their light gets "brighter and brighter", allowing for many changes and "about faces" on their doctrines. Yesterday's erroris today's "truth". Often the "light" bounces back and forth from old to new views and back again! (Might we call this discarded truth... "black Light"?)
20. Blood transfusions are rejected and if a Witness receives one willingly, it results in his eternal death. However, the society allows Hemopheliacs to consume blood for medical purposes to save their life.
21. To salute the flag is an act of idolatry. grin
22. Participation in any civil holidays, mothers day, birthdays brings condemnation of God. grin
23. Only persons who use the true name of God, Jehovah, will have their prayers heardby God. No salvation is possible without using the name "Jehovah grin"[/b]
Christianity EtcRe: Beware Of False Teachers Parading Themselves Here On This Forum by Pygru: 10:07pm On Apr 08, 2013
Pygru: Matthew 24:11 ►
New International Version (©2011)
and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people

2 Peter 2:1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction


1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world


Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets , which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardlythey are ravening wolves.



2 Corinthians 11:13-15
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shallbe according to their works.


Do not be carried away by their popularity, command of english, Head knowledge of the Bible, Sugar coated tongue, etc
A false prophet/teacher will not come to you with horns grin
They are very subtle; Just like the serpent that deceived Eve.
The comming of the Lord is at hand (rapture).
Satan, their master is figthing tooth and nail to deceive.
Christianity EtcRe: One Small Question For Anti-catholics by Pygru: 6:23pm On Apr 08, 2013
italo: So it is okay for you to pray for me but it is wrong for Mary, the mother of Jesus to pray for me?
Is Mary dead or alive huh

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