Guest FireCobraBlue Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 It is not oct 15th yet Idoso wrote: > Instead of helping to solve today's problems, this world's religious > systems add to them. During wars, Catholics kill Catholics, Protestants > kill Protestants,Muslims kill Muslims -by the millions. Not long ago in > Rwanda, where most are Catholic, people killed one another by the > hundreds of thousands! > > > Would Jesus go to war with a rifle or a machete and kill his disciples > because their nationality,or tribe was different from his? Surely not! > "The one who loves God," the Bible says, "should be loving his brother > also." (1 John 4:20, 21) This world's religions have failed to do that. > "They publicly declare they know God, but they disown him by their > works."-Titus 1:16. > > Further, by not really upholding Bible standards of morality, the > world's religions contribute to the shocking moral breakdown earth > wide. > > Jesus said that you could tell false religion from true religion 'by > its fruits'-by what its members do. He also said: "Every tree not > producing fine fruit gets cut down and thrown into the fire." (Matthew > 7:15-20) God's Word urges us to flee from religion that bears bad fruit > and thus faces destruction.-Revelation 18:4. > > True Religion Has Not Failed > > True religion "produces fine fruit," especially love. (Matthew 7:17; > John 13:34, 35) What united international brotherhood of Christians > practices such love? Who refuse to kill those of their own religion or > anyone else?-1 John 3:10-12. > > Jehovah's Witnesses have the reputation of bearing that "fine fruit." > All over the globe, in more than 235 lands, 'they have beaten their > swords into plowshares.' (Isaiah 2:4) Their love for people is also > shown by their obedience to Christ's command to preach the "good news" > of God's Kingdom worldwide. (Matthew 24:14) They also practice and > advocate the high morals taught in the Bible.-1 Corinthians 6:9-11. > > True religion has not failed. It directs people to the only One capable > of solving mankind's problems. Soon that One will bring about an > entirely new world. Who is that One? > > What must we do to enjoy life in God's new world? Jesus said: "This > means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true > God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3) > > Millions of honesthearted people all over the world are taking in that > knowledge. This enables them to cope with many of their personal > problems now, but more important, it gives them full confidence that > problems beyond their ability to solve will be fully remedied in God's > new world. > > If you want more information about the Bible-based message that > Jehovah's Witnesses preach, feel free to contact them at the address > below. > > http://www.watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm. > > > > http://www.watchtower.org Quote
kellyjaz Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 I think as humans we're fucked, it has nothing to do with our religion. Quote
Guest Idoso Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 FireCobraBlue schreef: > It is not oct 15th yet kn 34 '95 > > Millions of honesthearted people all over the world are taking in that > > knowledge. This enables them to cope with many of their personal > > problems now, but more important, it gives them full confidence that > > problems beyond their ability to solve will be fully remedied in God's > > new world. > > > > If you want more information about the Bible-based message that > > Jehovah's Witnesses preach, feel free to contact them at the address > > below. > > > > http://www.watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm. > > > > > > > > http://www.watchtower.org Quote
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