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Get out from false religion. God wants that:
Which means get out from "Jehovah's Witness" religion:
Chapter 1: The Divinity and Humanity of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is God, the Creator of all things, not a created being.
(1) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God." (John 1:1, ESV)
The Word (Jesus Christ) was already in existence "in the beginning,"
before any created thing. He was not created; He was with God, and He
was God. The lack of the definite article before "God" (theos) does not
mean He is a lesser "god," but rather distinguishes His person from the
Father while fully asserting His divine nature. He is of the very same
essence as God the Father.
(2) "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authoritiesrCoall things were created through him and for him."
(Colossians 1:15-16, ESV)
The term "firstborn" (prototokos) does not mean Jesus was the first
creature created, for the very next verse states that "by him all things
were created." A created being cannot create all created things.
"Firstborn" refers to His rank and pre-eminence as the heir of all
creation, possessing the rights of the firstborn over all things.
(3) "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: rCyThe words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.rCO" (Revelation 3:14, ESV)
The word translated "beginning" is arche, which means the "source,"
"origin," or "active cause." Jesus Christ is the origin and source of
GodrCOs creation, not the first product of it.
Proposition: Jesus Christ is eternal, uncreated, and the Creator of all things.
Chapter 2: The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is a distinct Person, not an impersonal force.
(1) "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have
called them.'" (Acts 13:2, ESV)
An impersonal force does not speak, use personal pronouns like "me" and
"I," or call men to the ministry. The Holy Spirit does all of these.
(2) "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all
that I have said to you." (John 14:26, ESV)
An impersonal force does not teach or remind. The Holy Spirit is spoken
of by Jesus with the masculine personal pronoun "he" (ekeinos),
emphasizing His personality.
(3) "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption." (Ephesians 4:30, ESV)
An impersonal force or "active force" cannot be grieved. Only a personal
being with feelings and love can be grieved.
(4) "All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who distributes
to each one individually as he wills." (1 Corinthians 12:11, ESV)
An impersonal force does not have a will. The Holy Spirit acts according
to His own personal will.
Proposition: The Holy Spirit is a living, divine Person who speaks,
teaches, feels, and wills.
Chapter 3: The Intermediate State and the Future of the Soul
The soul of man does not sleep or cease to exist at death.
(1) "Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the
body and at home with the Lord." (2 Corinthians 5:8, ESV)
To be absent from the physical body is to be immediately "at home with
the Lord." There is no intermediate state of unconsciousness or
non-existence.
(2) "I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be
with Christ, for that is far better." (Philippians 1:23, ESV)
If death meant unconsciousness, departing would not be "far better" than serving Christ on earth. Paul expected immediate, conscious fellowship
with Christ upon departure.
(3) "Behold, the soul of all lives is mine; the soul of the father as
well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die."
(Ezekiel 18:4, ESV)
The "death" of the soul in Scripture does not mean annihilation or the
end of conscious existence. It means spiritual separation from God,
which culminates in the "second death"rCothe eternal conscious punishment
of the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14).
Proposition: The human soul continues in conscious existence immediately
after physical death.
Chapter 4: The Destiny of the Wicked and Hellfire
The wicked face immediate conscious torment in Hades and ultimate
eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire.
(1) "The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side.
The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment,
he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side."
(Luke 16:22-23, ESV)
This passage reveals that immediately after death, the unrighteous are
in conscious torment in Hades.
(2) "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous
into eternal life." (Matthew 25:46, ESV)
The punishment of the wicked is of the exact same duration as the life
of the righteousrCoboth are eternal (aionios). If the life of the saved is unending, the punishment of the lost is also unending.
(3) "and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of
fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they
will be tormented day and night forever and ever." (Revelation 20:10, ESV)
The Lake of Fire is a place of conscious, unending torment. It does not destroy the conscious existence of those thrown into it, but holds them
in torment "forever and ever."
Proposition: The punishment of the wicked is conscious and everlasting.
Chapter 5: The Heavenly Hope of the Believer
Believers are promised an eternal reward in heaven, not merely on the earth.
(1) "In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I
have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself,
that where I am you may be also." (John 14:2-3, ESV)
Jesus went to heaven ("my Father's house") to prepare a place for His disciples, promising to take them there so they could be with Him.
(2) "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ," (Philippians 3:20, ESV)
The believer's citizenship is currently in heaven, and our ultimate hope
is centered there.
(3) "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed,
we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." (2 Corinthians 5:1, ESV)
The eternal home of the believer is "in the heavens." While the meek
will inherit the earth in its renewed, glorified state, the believer's absolute hope and home is heavenly.
Proposition: Heaven is the promised eternal home and reward of every
believer.
Chapter 6: The Future of the Earth
The physical earth will be dissolved and renewed by fire.
(1) "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the
heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be
burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it
will be exposed." (2 Peter 3:10, ESV)
The physical earth and its works will be dissolved by fire at the day of
the Lord.
(2) "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and
the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." (Revelation
21:1, ESV)
The current physical earth will pass away to make way for a brand new, righteous creation. Ecclesiastes 1:4 ("the earth remains forever") uses
the Hebrew word "olam," which refers to an age or a long, continuous
duration, not absolute eternity. It remains until God's appointed time
of judgment and renewal.
Proposition: The current physical earth will be dissolved by fire and
replaced with a new heaven and a new earth.
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Good News rCa
Jesus is God: christrose.news/Jesus-God.
The exclusive, saving gospel states that Christ died for our sins and
rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:8-9). All other
gospels are counterfeit and doom people to conscious, eternal torment in
the lake of fire (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; John 3:36; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10-15). If you deny that Jesus is God,
you will perish in your sins (John 8:24).
Jesus fully satisfied our sin debt to God through His crucifixion
(Colossians 2:14), a truth confirmed by His resurrection (Romans 1:4). Consequently, God maintains His perfect justice while pardoning
believers (Romans 3:26) and rescuing them from imminent judgment (1 Thessalonians 1:10). This salvation is an unearned gift received through
faith (Romans 6:23). Trust in Christ and call upon Him for your
salvation (Romans 10:9-13):
How to be saved: christrose.news/salvation
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