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Title: Why Read the Bible?
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Published: Oct 11, 2008
Author: Richard and Various
Post Date: 2008-10-11 23:57:44 by richard9151
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Why Read the Bible? The Bible is unlike any other book. It contains loving instruction from God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13) If you apply what the Bible teaches, you will benefit greatly. You will increase your love for God and will draw close to him, the Giver of “every good gift and every perfect present.” (James 1:17) You will come to know how to approach him in prayer. During times of trouble, you can experience God’s help. If you harmonize your life with the standards set out in the Bible, God will give you everlasting life. – Romans 6:23. The Bible contains truths that give enlightenment. Those who gain Bible knowledge are liberated from the misconceptions that dominate the lives of millions. For example, knowing the truth about what happens after we die frees us from fear that the dead can harm us or that our dead relatives and friends are suffering. (Ezekiel 18:4) The Bible’s teaching of the resurrection gives comfort to those who have lost loved ones in death. (John 11:25) Knowing the truth about wicked angels alerts us to the dangers of spiritism and helps us to understand why there is so much trouble on earth. The godly principles in the Bible show us how to live in a way that brings physical benefits. For example, being “moderate in habits” contributes to good health. (I Timothy 3:2) By ‘cleansings ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit,’ we avoid damaging our health. (2 Corinthians 7:1) Applying God’s counsel found in the Bible also promotes happiness in marriage and self-respect. – 1 Corinthians 6:18. If you apply God’s Word, you will be a happier person. Bible knowledge helps us to find inner peace and contentment and gives us hope. It helps us to cultivate such appealing qualities as compassion, love, joy, peace, kindness, and faith. (Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians 4:24, 32) Such qualities help to make us a better husband or wife, father or mother, son or daughter. Have you ever wondered about the future? Bible prophecies show us where we are in the stream of time. Not only do these prophecies describe the condition of the world today but they also show that God will soon transform the earth into a paradise. – Revelation 21:3, 4. Help in Understanding the Bible Perhaps you have tried to read the Bible but found it hard to understand. Maybe you do not know where to look in the Bible to find answers to your questions. If so, you are not alone. All of us need help in understanding God’s Word. Jehovah’s Witnesses, in some 235 lands, provide free Bible instruction to millions of people. They would be happy to help you too. Usually it is best to study the Bible progressively, beginning with basic teachings. (Hebrews 6:1) As you continue, you will be better able to take in “solid food” – that is, deeper truths. (Hebrews 5:14) The Bible is the authority. Bible-based publications, such as the book What Does the Bible Really Teach?, will help you to understand Scriptural references on a variety of subjects. Are You Willing to Spend Time Each Week to Understand the Bible? A Bible study can usually be arranged at a time and place convenient to you. Many study in the privacy of their own home. Some even study over the telephone. The study program is, not a class with many people, but a private arrangement tailored to your personal circumstances, including your level of knowledge and education. There are no examinations, and you will not be made to feel embarrassed. Your Bible questions will be answered, and you will learn how to draw close to God. You do not have to pay for such a Bible study. (Matthew 10:8) It is offered free of charge to people of all religions and to those who practice no religion but who are sincerely interested in increasing their knowledge of God’s Word. Who can share in the discussion? Your entire family. Any friends that you choose to invite may also share. Or if you prefer, the discussion can be held with just you. Many set aside an hour each week to study the Bible. If you are able to spend more time or are limited to less time each week, the Witnesses will make themselves available to help you. An Invitation to Learn We invite you to contact Jehovah’s Witnesses. Arrangements will then be made for someone to conduct a free home Bible study with you. If anyone has any interest in learning about the Bible, and beginning a relationship with Jehovah God, please ask. Privately if you wish. I will make a direct request for you to an Elder near you, who will arrange a FREE Bible Study Course, at your convenience. By my making a direct request, I can arrange the best possible teacher for you. There is never any cost. You may use any Bible that you wish to use, or, a new Bible will be supplied FREE of charge. All teaching books and study aides are also FREE. There will NEVER be a request for money; EVERYTHING is FREE. This I will guarantee to you; this Bible Study Course WILL change your life, and, you will begin to understand the world and Bible Prophecy as never before. Think about it; one hour a week to change your life. Surely, you can turn off the TV for one hour a week. Fear Jehovah, you holy ones of his, for there is no lack to those fearing him. – Psalms 34:9 Preachers in Christendom who teach the fear of God frequently do so on the basis of the unscriptural teaching that God punishes sinners eternally in hellfire. Such a doctrine is contrary to what the bible teaches about Jehovah as a God of love and justice. (Gen. 3:19; Deut. 32:4; Rom. 6:23; 1 John 4:8) Other ministers of Christendom take the opposite approach. They never mention the fear of God. Instead, they teach that God is permissive and accepts almost anyone regardless of the kind of life he lives. That too is not what the Bible teaches. (Gal. 5:19-21) As Creator and Sovereign Ruler of the universe, Jehovah deserves to be feared. (1 Peter 2:17) However, such fear is not abject terror of a cruel god. It is reverential awe because of who Jehovah is. It is also the fear of displeasing him. Godly fear is noble and uplifting, not depressing or terrifying.
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#1. To: richard9151 (#0)
Are a JW?
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx If one is reading from a Scoefield Reference bible it should be burned
Good morning Robbie, hope all is well with you. Not many Christians know about the Scoefield Bible and its' influence. Not many people know about: I have been a Bible student with them for about a year, which is how I learned how different it is when you study in a group as opposed to studying alone. I read the Bible for 20 plus years and never got out of it what I have in the last year. But because I take the Bible seriously, I went much faster than is normal with the people who study with them. I am now what is called an unBaptised Publisher, and hope to be Baptised in November, which is remarkedly fast, according to them. The short answer is, yes, I am now a Jehovah's Witness. And remember that, for all of the times here in the 4um that you have read about how I do not change; I only change when it is PROVEN to me that what I am hearing is correct. I do my research, and I have a very good understanding of what is what. As you have read many of my posts, Indie, you know that.
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
LOL! Excellent point! I have one, but I hate to even open it!
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
Alright Richard. That's all I needed to know. Bless you, for now you are the one that must be mininstered to, not us. You deny the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. Any assurance of salvation is virtually impossible because it depends on faithfulness (WORKS), which is the reason why each Jehova's Witness spends hundreds of hours of witnessing per year. And that is the short version. If you have known Christ and have turned away, you are now in extreme danger. I urge you to turn back...NOW.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx I accept what is says in the Bible, and nothing else. I will not add to what is in the Bible, nor, will I take away from what is in the Bible. I accept NOTHING from tradition. As I have shown in a number of posts. If you have not, I suggest you read the post (put up under the Religion thread; Make man in our image. Also in the Religion thread; Who is Jesus Christ. Unless you can refute those posts, one must wonder which of us is in error. I will take this a step further; Everything you have listed above is 'believed' by the vast majority of the people of so-called Christianity, for that reason, you should take careful note to this Scripture; Matthew 6:13; “Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it.
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
Alright Richard. That's all I needed to know. Bless you, for now you are the one that must be mininstered to, not us. You deny the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit. Any assurance of salvation is virtually impossible because it depends on faithfulness (WORKS), which is the reason why each Jehova's Witness spends hundreds of hours of witnessing per year. And that is the short version. If you have known Christ and have turned away, you are now in extreme danger. I urge you to turn back...NOW. Thanks, Indie. I saw this post earlier and pulled up at least 15 windows, within which were a multitude of links, a lot of which interestingly, were at libertyforum, which is now apparently defunct. I too think richard has gone down the wrong path. Can you clarify one thing for me? When you said: "Any assurance of salvation is virtually impossible because it depends on faithfulness (WORKS), which is the reason why each Jehova's Witness spends hundreds of hours of witnessing per year," you ARE saying that WORKS are a tenet of JW's, and NOT Christianity aren't you? Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Eph/2/8.html Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Eph/2/9.html Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Eph/2/10.html We do good works because we love Him, but we are SAVED by faith, and our righteousness is in HIM: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD. Psa 71:19 Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee! Jer 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Rom 3:22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Rom 10:4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 1Cr 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 2Cr 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Phl 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.... www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Isa/54/17.html BTW, from my research, it looks very much like Jehovah's Witnesses is another Judeo-Masonic front.
"...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
I have nothing to refute. It is the Witnesses who have distorted the meaning of the Word. Refute this: http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=88693
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx Done. Why I Left Organized Christendom – and Why I Joined the Jehovah’s Witnesses
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.
We invite you to contact Jehovah’s Witnesses. Arrangements will then be made for someone to conduct a free home Bible study with you.
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of its very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#2. To: richard9151 (#0)
#3. To: robnoel (#2)
If one is reading from a Scoefield Reference bible it should be burned
Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution
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#4. To: IndieTX (#1)
Are a JW?
#5. To: robnoel (#2)
If one is reading from a Scoefield Reference bible it should be burned
#6. To: richard9151, allthekings'horseswontdoit, deacon benjamin (#4)
The short answer is, yes, I am now a Jehovah's Witness
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of its very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#7. To: IndieTX (#6)
You deny the deity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit
#8. To: IndieTX (#6)
(Edited)
The short answer is, yes, I am now a Jehovah's Witness
#9. To: richard9151 (#7)
(Edited)
You will not add or take away what is in the Bible except it's MEANING!
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of its very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#10. To: IndieTX, *Bible facts* (#9)
Refute this: http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=88693
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