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DAVID L. ODOM
>My first post on this list. I have been
involved with several groups like JWs and the >things that attract people
are:
>1. Exclusive knowledge- ie. we know
something the rest of the world doesn't.
>2. For those who feel outcast by the rest of society- a place to belong and
be loved
>3. Many groups like these live their faith much better than most people who
claim to be >>Christians and
live more moral lives than many real Christians.
>4. These groups usually have high standards of discipline. Idealistic young
people love to >be challenged to tough standards even though they scream
that they want to be left to do >their own thing.
Some good comments from ___________ on why some
groups like the jw's attract people. I would like to make a few comments
concerning his first thought so that we might not go too far to the other extreme:
>1. Exclusive knowledge- ie. we know
something the rest of the world doesn't.
Remember that only God's inspired Word is correct. In fact, we could ALL be
wrong! Only by going to the inspired Word of God can we find out if we are
'right with God', if we are actually 'true worshipper's'.
What the 'rest of the world' might know or believe has nothing to do with what
is 'correct' concerning knowledge from God. For example, the denominational
world claims that anyone who doesn't agree with their 'doctrine's' are 'cults',
and have 'exclusive knowledge', because their 'teachings' are not followed. But
when you examine the 'denominational concept' of religion, you find that it
came from the 'mind of men', not out
of the pages of the inspired Word of God.
What makes the jw's wrong is the simple fact that God didn't authorize that
religious organization (wb&ts), nor many of the teaching's they put forth.
Notice that I said 'many'! The devil is very subtle and crafty, he knows how to
get men to mix Truth and falsehood together, and entwine them so it is very
difficult to get them separated again!
The jw's do teach 'some truth', as do the denominations, yet there are many
'man-made' doctrines entwined with that Truth! Many of the Kings of old among
God's people tried to worship Him 'and' false gods. It won't work. With our
Creator it's 'all or nothing'! Either we seek to be His kind of worshipper, a
'true worshipper' (John 4:23,24), or we are worshipping God in vain (Matthew
15:8,9), and we won't be accepted in the last day (Matthew 7:21-23).
I agree with the points Dave is making, I just wanted to point out some
specific thoughts about his first comment.
May we all study our Bibles more each day, and accept only the Truth.
Praise God for His great love toward us, to make a way for us through His only
begotten Son.
Yours in Christ,
David
