Warning and Encouragement:
The reason for the linked (see links tab) Watchtower article dated July 15, 2013 is to point out the correction to several of their previous proclamations. The one I was interested in specifically was the one on the Sheep and Goats as this correction originally made in 1995 and is what caused my spiritual world and faith to fall apart. Decades later I knew I must deal with it if I wanted a relationship with Jesus Christ and I did so want a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the false teachings I had come to accept as Truth, but now understand to be errant doctrine of men attempting to substitute themselves for my direct relationship with Yahweh God, only through Christ. There is nothing in the Bible that gives them that legitimacy. It is their twisted reasoning that led to the hijacking of my faith. In 1991, I was new to a “called out” life and not yet established on sound doctrine from scripture.
I praise the Lord for his mercy and his faithfulness and his redemptive work on the cross. The Holy Spirit is renewing me and I again feel the love of my creator. As Jesus said in Mathew 4:4, every word that God speaks is the food we live by. Our LIFE (eternal life) depends on this food for it is the food of life and food that all men seeking life will live by. Praise him for having it written down so that all men can come to know him and in this way journey on the path up the Holy Mountain of Jehovah.
1 Tim 2:3-4
3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Isa 2:3 PHBT
And the many nations shall go and they shall say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of LORD JEHOVAH, and to the house of The God of Yaqob, and we shall learn of his ways and we shall walk in his steps, because The Law has gone out from Zion and The Word of LORD JEHOVAH from Jerusalem”.
Do not let men spoon feed you their beliefs. Let only God’s Word, the Holy Scriptures feed you with the help of The Holy Spirit, Amen.
Remember what Jesus said to the Devil on his very first attempt to subvert Jesus: In Mathew 4:4, Jesus replied, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” WEB (World English Bible)
So, let’s pause a minute and meditate on our Lord’s words above. Isn’t he saying and contrasting the food for our bodies (bread) with the food for our spiritual eternal life (every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God)? Isn’t it God’s word that we should consume in order to get life? Jesus is making it simple and plain in saying our eternal life, our spiritual life, is based solely on consuming every and all words that God has spoken. And praise Yahweh he has had his words written down in his Holy Bible because he wants all men to come to THE knowledge of Truth and be saved (1Tim 2:4). Therefore, cling to the Word of God and be careful of the teachings of men about God, especially when they add and subtract from the Word itself.
If therefore, you wish to seek eternal life and have an intimate relationship with God, your creator, then you must read his words in the Bible. Read them, meditate on them, and digest them until you are transformed by the spirit of the living God into a new person fit for eternal life. May God protect you and guide you into a family relationship with the Father and the Son, and may his Holy Spirit dwell within you to keep you strong and to resist all spiritual attacks. May we meet someday on the Holy Mountain of Jehovah and in the New Jerusalem where Jesus will be King forever!