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Question about paul and stephen.And the afterlife.For the Jehovah's Witnesses

RR144

RR144

Bible Student
Dogknox20 said:
Charles Taze Russell started your church in the 1870s until then it was unheard of! You are forced to reject the scriptures as lies to be a JW!
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Actually, Charles Taze Russell started the Bible Students, it was J.F. Rutherford who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1931. 15 years AFTER Russell's death.
 
YoursTrue

YoursTrue

Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
Dogknox20 said:
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YoursTrue Jesus is a Man... Jesus is God.. Jesus is the God/Man!
God became flesh and lived with us! UNTIL....
Until Jesus became flesh, he was The Word! The Word was Spirit as God the Father and the Holy Spirit! "God is Spirit"!

The Word (became flesh!) Spirit became flesh (Man)! ONLY...
YoursTrue only God is perfect Jesus rose from the dead because he was Perfect!

God became FATHER when Jesus was born; the Word became "Son" of the Father when Mary gave birth!

Christians are "Christ Followers"! Christians have ALWAYS worshiped Jesus because Christians have always believed Jesus is God!
Thomas is a Christian he was Apostle!
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Clearly the Christian is Blessed because they believe the same as The Apostle Thomas!
Clearly those today who reject what Christians have always believed are NOT Blessed!
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I notice that John 1:1 says in many English translations that the Word WAS God. How do you understand that? It doesn't say the Word IS God, but that the Word WAS God.
 
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2ndpillar

Well-Known Member
Frank Goad said:
In 2 Corinthians 5:10.Paul says we all must appear before the judgment seat of christ.For anything good or bad done.While in the body.Also in Acts 7:54-59.While being stoned to death stephen sees jesus in heaven and asks him to receive his spirit.I think this matches 2 Corinthians 5:10.What do you think?:)

Here is all the bible passages.I referenced:

Bible Gateway passage: 2 Corinthians 5:10 - King James Version

Bible Gateway passage: Acts 7:54-59 - King James Version

And I got all the passages from here: BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages.
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The passage which applies to Paul and Stephen, would be Matthew 23, whereas Paul would be the "Pharisee, hypocrites" of Matthew 23:25, who were "full of lawlessness" (Mt 23:28), who "killed" the "righteous" (Stephen) (Mt 23:37). The children of these Pharisees would be held for account of their father. Those being those who follow the Pharisee of Pharisees, Paul., who would be held accountable for his actions, because they know of his lawlessness and follow him.
 
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