This part of Jesus ministry ended when he was resurrected. Before he died he trained his disciples to do the knocking on doors as is evident from Matthew 25 v 31 on wards.
Today not just the brothers of the reigning King, but a great crowd of some 7.5 million persons are doing the knocking for him.
The sad thing being that the vast majority of those claiming to be Christian have and are failing to recognize the momentous work that is being carried out, just as foretold.
Thank you Coleen
That is probably the most useful piece of information I have had from this site so far.
Kind regards
Nice to hear largely good comments Guys.
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Witnesses are strictly non political. We do not salute the flag of any nation or engage in that nations politics or nationalism. But importantly we do not interfere with anyone else's right to do so. During the 40's the American supreme court became very familiar with witnesses putting human rights issues before the court.
During WWII German witnesses refused to Hiel Hitler much the same as 1st century Christians refused to Heil Cesar. For refusing to join Hitlers armies and wage war on Britain and America they were put in concentration camps and treated worse than Jews, There are many verified documentaries of incredible bravery when facing execution. As a result many former atheistic communists became witnesses themselves and took their faith back to Siberia after the war.
So what does the Pope have in common with the man who counciled, (Matthew 19:21-24) “If you want to be perfect, go sell your belongings and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven, and come be my follower.” 22 When the young man heard this saying, he went away grieved, for he was holding many possessions. 23 But Jesus said to his disciples: “Truly I say to YOU that it will be a difficult thing for a rich man to get into the kingdom of the heavens. 24 Again I say to YOU, It is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of God.”
Is it any wonder so many people find it hard to believe when they see such double standards.
I told my wife last week because it was our anniversary. The look of shock on her face told me that I have been a neglectful husband. but she forgave me, after she told me I must try harder.
Close friends of mine lost their daughter and Son in law to a drunk driver. They were left to bring up two grand children.
The drunk got a ?60 fine, three points on his licience, and 12 month suspended sentence.
Thanks Guys
I will get it checked
Yes I have had endless difficulty in hacking into my own site.
I can answer your questions with two scriptures:
Phil 2 5 Keep this mental attitude in YOU that was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. 7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men. 8 More than that, when he found himself in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient as far as death, yes, death on a torture stake. 9 For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name, 10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
So it is quite proper to worship or do obeisance to Jesus as Jehovah's anointed King because the Soveign Lord Jehovah has comanded it. Thomas was quite right when he said My Lord My God for that is what he is.
Secondly Hebrews 1 For example, to which one of the angels did he ever say: “You are my son; I, today, I have become your father”? And again: “I myself shall become his father, and he himself will become my son”? 6 But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: “And let all God’s angels do obeisance to him.”
So even the angels are commanded to do worship and obey Jesus as Gods annointed King. Now I asked a simple straitforward quetion, Where in the bible or where in any bible can i find an expression God the Son. The only honest man among you did his home work and turned up 20 proofs that the Bible only uses the expression Son of God. But then you lot went into fits of slander and abuse, in fact the same sort of mental attude that caused Satans demise. Is that to be your judgement gentlemen? or will there be more arrogant abuse?
Testing web site
Ok why is it so unbelievably difficult to log in? Why when I ask for login details do I have be put off with a one time access which is virtually usless? Why do I have to hack in all the time? Why don't you make something simple? What is all this pages and pages of garbage about open ID?
Why? Why/ Why?