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I am currently reading a book called In Search of Christian Freedom written by a gentleman (I think he may be dead now) who was a member of the highest authority in the organisation of Jehovah's witnesses. He was expelled from that organisation, shunned, and yet he did not respond with bitter...
I intended this post for the world religions forum, I must have clicked the wrong forum and without noticing it created it here. Would one of the kind moderators move it to its proper place, please :)
This post is not intended to promote the teachings described. It is intended to give a summarised statement of some of the major beliefs of Jehovah's witnesses with a view to analysing them and offering comment on one or all of them with support from the holy scriptures and commentary on how...
Christ set us free, so that we should remain free. ... what matters then is faith working through love. You began your race well; who came to obstruct you and stop you obeying the truth? [Galatians 5:1-7]
Freedom, like faith, love, and truth, is an essential part of true Christianity. Where...
Whatever is in the holy scriptures about the matter. 20 for the army is reasonable - in Australia it is 18 but joining is voluntary drinking is 18 too and voting also. I guess in ancient Israel voting wasn't a big issue, and drinking probably was quite young.
Some Christian groups practise various forms of shunning for former members. Some people who are members of Christian groups will shun even if their group does not explicitly teach it. I've seen books and handbooks that mention this passage as the reason for shunning:
As I have written to you in...
Demons have πίστις and the faithful have πίστις this is not a case of πίστις being not-πίστις at the same time. πίστις is πίστις for both. The πίστις of demons is without good works because their works are evil and constantly so. The πίστις of the faithful is accompanied by good works because...
Saint James writes
Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself. Now someone may say: "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons...
Saint Paul writes "For we judge a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law." and saint James writes "Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?". Both men are writing of being made just. Both create a context of how we (human beings) perceive...