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793. Such bad examples and other veiled excuses stop up the true way of Christian behaviour belonging to the Kingdom of God, misrepresenting its life-giving way leading to the real life, as it is written: "For you yourselves do not go in neither do you permit those on their way in to go in". (Matt 23:13). Such ones are: "Always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth". (2 Tim 3:7). For the "Way" of Holiness is the practicing of it after receiving its accurate knowledge, and is the showing of true love to others. It certainly is not the wilful practices of the following hypocrisy existing among those of the local congregation of JWs, into which they progressively sank, and which accuses them. When the apostle Paul told members of the Corinthian congregation that they could not partake of the Lord's evening meal, it was probably told them well in advance of Nisan 14, in order to opportunity for them to be corrected as to why they could not partake. This was for them to avoid partaking or observing unworthily and bringing judgement upon themselves individually and as a congregation. And for these reasons, and for those contained in this letter and others to the local congregation of JWs, they are still divided off from The Christ. Date: January 1977. Disobedience to the Lord's commandment of 1 Corinthians 14:34-37 among you, and of tolerating "that woman Jezebel" (false prophetess) among you. Appointing men by your recommendations, that are also unqualified men. Enslaving others to serve you with acts of eye service. Isolating brothers, because of their obedience and faithfulness to the Word of God. Twisting the Word of God scripturally addressed to members of the body of Christ to mean yourselves: You who are unsealed men. Your acts of prejudging an anointed one of God and disfellowshipping (isolating) him and his family without a proper hearing or evidence being submitted of his or their guilt according to God's Word. (Rom 8:33. 14:4. 1 Tim 5:21.) Your cowardice under fear toward a brother under persecution. Your false claim as having authority and as being a body of elders while claiming to be of the "other sheep". (Matt 28:18. John 10:16). Hurtful gossiping against brothers, among people inside and outside of your congregation. Meddling in the affairs of others. (1 Tim 5:13). Name calling and reviling. (1 Cor 6:10). Having no loving unity. All these things exist among you and overflow; your unchristian conduct, of which we were eyewitnesses, in heaven and on earth. |
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"These things I write you about those who are trying to mislead you. And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but, as the anointing from him is teaching you about all things, and is true and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in union with him. So now, little children, remain in union with him, that when he is made manifest we may have freeness of speech and not be shamed away from him at his presence. If you know that he is righteous, you gain the knowledge that everyone who practices righteousness has been born from him." (1 John 2:26-29). 14/1/77. |