Ben Dhyan
Veteran Member
That marked in red logically can't have come from the teaching of Jesus, for it's incongruent with the other record of the prayer, as well as practically everything Jesus was about,..preparing souls to be born of spirit into the spiritual Heavenly world.
I have heard that there had never been consensus amongst Church scholars from the beginning as to the authenticity of the additional lines in Matthew, with some declaring them to be a forgery.
I would be inclined to believe that to be the case, as it would fit the sort of thing the 'dark' forces would want, to undermine the true teaching of Jesus about the 'straight path' to eternal life through being born of the spirit, by creating the impression that Heaven was coming to earth so just be patient and keep praying for it.
I know that JW's have staked much faith on a future Heavenly Earth but so have many of other faiths, but I wish them well in other respects but can't go along with this obvious fallacy.
Lords Prayer, Mathew 6:9 -12
‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one'.
Lords Prayer, Luke 11:2 - 4
‘Our Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]
And lead us not into temptation'.
John 18:36
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
I have heard that there had never been consensus amongst Church scholars from the beginning as to the authenticity of the additional lines in Matthew, with some declaring them to be a forgery.
I would be inclined to believe that to be the case, as it would fit the sort of thing the 'dark' forces would want, to undermine the true teaching of Jesus about the 'straight path' to eternal life through being born of the spirit, by creating the impression that Heaven was coming to earth so just be patient and keep praying for it.
I know that JW's have staked much faith on a future Heavenly Earth but so have many of other faiths, but I wish them well in other respects but can't go along with this obvious fallacy.
Lords Prayer, Mathew 6:9 -12
‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one'.
Lords Prayer, Luke 11:2 - 4
‘Our Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]
And lead us not into temptation'.
John 18:36
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”