tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post621187183793926571..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Are You an Evangelical? Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-19035173176873953552021-08-13T13:51:37.423-07:002021-08-13T13:51:37.423-07:00God bless you too, Rajani!God bless you too, Rajani!Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-71720507212690209162021-08-13T08:26:17.817-07:002021-08-13T08:26:17.817-07:00God bless you ☺️God bless you ☺️Rajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-61601003052793969082021-08-08T15:36:20.038-07:002021-08-08T15:36:20.038-07:00Dear Frank,
Back in the day when I was part of a t...Dear Frank,<br />Back in the day when I was part of a team doing door-to-door witnessing, we encountered a JW who shook off our attempts at sharing the Gospel. He seemed sad and bitter, as his view that only the 144,000 mentioned in Revelation would go to Heaven meant that he could never be sure if he had done enough to secure his spot.<br />1 John 5:7 is surely a key verse, but there are many others, including those concerning Christ's baptism and transfiguration. Even in the very beginning of Genesis, the Hebrew word "Elohim" used for "God" is a plural noun, and God said, "Let us make man in OUR image.<br />Congratulations on your perfect score, which doesn't surprise me in the least! Thanks as always for sharing your insights. May God bless you and Alex,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-83827053000159825672021-08-08T06:29:34.326-07:002021-08-08T06:29:34.326-07:00Dear Laurie,
During my early days of being a Chris...Dear Laurie,<br />During my early days of being a Christian, I got involved with Jehovah's Witnesses. I think, had it not been for the power of God guarding me, I would have become a JW myself.<br />JWs deny the Trinity, insist that Jesus was a created being and that during his pre-carnate state, he was the archangel, Michael. JWs also deny the physical Resurrection of Christ, instead, insisting that the ghost of Jesus rose from his dead body three days after his impalement (not Crucifixion) and resumed the name, Michael.<br />Also, the holy spirit (not capitalised) is not the third Person of the Trinity, but God's Active Force, a mere tool used by God to carry out His will on earth.<br />If you find yourself talking to a JW, never show them 1 John 5:7 as Scriptural proof of the Trinity! They will laugh at your face, expressing surprise at your unawareness that this verse, found only in the KJV, has long been disproved by reliable scholars as authentic, and does not appear in any other English translations of the Bible - even though I fully agree with it.<br />Indeed, I believe that God has miraculously saved me from becoming a JW. After all, back then, I was newly converted to Christ, and therefore I had a lot to learn.<br />BTY, I got all six questions right.<br />God's blessings on you and Richard.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com