JesusBeliever
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All your post expressed to me Deeje were these verses:These little guys express the joy at belonging to such an amazing universal family. You can't fake that! This scene is replicated all over the world when Jehovah's people come together at our annual conventions. We have International conventions like that one every four years. They are such memorable events that they touch the heart in ways no other gatherings can. Our last one in Australia was in Melbourne and it turned that city on its head. Authorities had never seen such an orderly and well behaved crowd. We left the stadium cleaner than what we found it with an army of willing volunteers before, during, and after the convention to make sure things were clean and presentable as an acceptable place for worship.
There can be no interfaith with those who do not accept the truth of God's word as one united body. We are a true brotherhood, not a group of independent believers who argue doctrinally with each other behind the scenes. We fulfill 1 Corinthians 1:10 and we meet together regularly as Hebrews 10:24, 25 tell us to do.
It is interesting to me that there are people who want to paint us in the worst light as if we are the most evil and deceived people on earth. The fact is, there is no one in that video who is there because they are forced or coerced in any way. The love is genuine and those who have left us are probably among the most miserable people on earth because they will not find that anywhere else. (Not to say that there aren't local congregations of people who are loving, but they cannot replicate that on a global scale) The defectors have nowhere to go because once you learn the truth, you can't 'unlearn' it. You can fight it and you can complain about all sorts of things, but if you do, then you don't belong with us....it's really that simple. People are free to take their issues and leave. We have better things to do than argue.....but we will defend when challenged....vigorously.
God won't change to accommodate the whims of a few dissenters. We obey those who take the lead and submit to their direction willingly. (Hebrews 13:17) Those who can't or won't do that, have no place with us. Outside looking in is not a good vantage point IMO.....I was there once and I will never be there again. I love the truth and I love being a member of this family. There is no other international body of believers who can compare with what we have or what we do. And no amount of whining on the part of dissenters or defectors will dampen the spirit that is clearly evident in our midst. We are by no means perfect, but our brotherhood is the most obedient on earth to the teachings of the Christ. I can say that with absolute conviction.
Those who want to dictate to God and his "faithful and discreet slave" are not only missing from our ranks...but I believe that they have not been invited.(John 6:44)
"Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." Luke 18:10-14
