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Will there be time for inactive Jehovah's Witnesses to come back into the truth?
I pray they return in time.
20 Answers
- angelmusicLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, if they so desire.
But as can be seen, some do not or will not have that desire. And that is fine, Jehovah gives us free will.
That free will allows us to change our mind and stay changed, or change our mind and change again.
A Bible example of the first is Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
A Bible example of the second is Jonah and Esau.
Jehovah did not force anyone to make changes, either way.
But they were either blessed or suffered consequences based on their actions.
He would never cause the death of one who was attempting/desiring to return even if that return is only in their heart and has not even had time to follow through with actions. Jehovah reads hearts and will always do the right thing.
Source(s): One of Jehovah's Witnesses - ferreeLv 45 years ago
the guy is on your get jointly waiting on Jehovah. he's not actively inciting himself or others to bypass adverse to the Governing body. As such, there will be no reason for a Judicial Committee. Brothers and Sisters aren't any more hunted down over this kind of element! all of us at circumstances have subject matters we ask your self about and they are in many circumstances continuously clarified. there's a real clarity interior the reality of the Bible's Teachings, and that i'm grateful for this clarity.
- fixerkenLv 78 years ago
We do not know all the reason different ones become inactive, here are a few scriptures that might help you with your question: (Ezekiel 34:16) “The lost one I shall search for, and the dispersed one I shall bring back, and the broken one I shall bandage and the ailing one I shall strengthen, but the fat one and the strong one I shall annihilate. I shall feed that one with judgment.”
(Micah 4:6) “In that day,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “I will gather her that was limping; and her that was dispersed I will collect together, even her whom I have treated badly.
(Matthew 15:24) In answer he said: “I was not sent forth to any but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
(Luke 15:4) “What man of YOU with a hundred sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine behind in the wilderness and go for the lost one until he finds it?
- NoNameLv 68 years ago
Yes there is still time. Malachi 3:7 speaks of those who return to Jehovah and him returning to them. Now is the time to be alert and active not slacking off in our duties. Jude 20,21 reminds us to remain in God's love while awaiting the promises of the future. We need to remind them of that and hope they heed the call. Our prayers for them will not go unnoticed by Jehovah. I leave them to ponder on this scripture. Psalms 62:7,8-
7 Upon God are my salvation and my glory.
My strong rock, my refuge is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times, O people.
Before him pour out YOUR heart.
God is a refuge for us
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- Anonymous8 years ago
Although the time left is short we do not know how short so yes, there is still time left for inactive Witnesses to return to the fold. Elders and Pioneers will always try to call on such ones if they are still living in the same place.
- lilAngelLv 78 years ago
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- ?Lv 78 years ago
With Jehovah as the Almighty God of justice, YES! Look at how patient he was with King Mannash. Look at the nation of Israel. So, we continue to do what we know is right and pray for others as well.
No matter what any of us are going through, our confidence has to be in Jehovah for deliverance.
Many topics regarding the bible are found at our Official Web-site: http://www.jw.org/en/
- 8 years ago
The time is reduced. If they wait too long it will be too late. I am amazed at Jah's undeserved kindness. We should all pray.
- Anonymous6 years ago
Greetings Jehovah’s Witness, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!
I confess that Lord Jesus Christ is my Saviour and that the Bible is the word of God.
As Christians, we know that Lord Jesus wants us to abide in pure truth which sets us free as opposed to doctrines of demons and men’s imaginations which were designed to keep us in spiritual oppression and slavery. The Holy Spirit is here and very active on the earth as our Helper and He reveals the mysteries of the Biblical Scriptures to us all. We need to read for ourselves, ask the Holy Spirit and listen to His teaching.
The Holy Spirit is moving mightily during these last days, baptizing many with fire and empowering us with His much needed gifts for the edification of the Church. Only at the end of the Church Age will the gifts be discontinued (because at that time the Church will be perfected)… but during this time He is generously distributing them to Christians who are willing to work for God’s glory and as a Spirit-filled Christian I bear witness to this.
Some individuals like to predict the date of the Second Coming of Christ. For example, Charles T. Russell who established the Watchtower organization predicted that Christ would restore paradise by 1914 then shifted the date to 1915 and moved it again to 1918. The date was changed yet again to 1925 by Russell’s successor J. Rutherford. The Bible strictly warns us about false prophets (Mat 7:15, 2 Peter 2:1, Deut 18:20).
The founders of Jehovah's Witnesses were not only false prophets. They were also quite racist, preached racist doctrine, and enforced racist policies. Both Russell and Rutherford taught that black skin was a sign of the Biblical curse on Cain, blacks were inferior to whites and blacks were divinely ordained to be servants and slaves. In the early 20th century blacks were banned from preaching work (The Golden Age, July 24, 1929, Zion's Watch Tower 07/15 1902, Zion's Watch Tower 02/15 1904, Zion's Watch Tower 03/15 1900)!
As Christians it is VITAL to teach the correct identity and nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. If one preaches a different Jesus then they preach a different gospel and if they do not repent and preach the truth, they are destined for the Lake of Fire (Galatians 1:8).
Let’s look objectively at what the Bible teaches about the Lord Jesus Christ and see whether the Holy Trinity is scriptural or not. There is only one God (Isa 43:10-11; 44:6,8; 45:21-22; 46:9; John 17:3; 1 John 5:20-21). The Father (Jehovah) is God (1 Peter 1:2; Philippians 2:11), the Lord Jesus Christ is God (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1; 20:28; Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 1:7-8; 2 Peter 1:1; Titus 2:13) and the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; Acts 28:25-27; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 3:17). These Scriptures give crystal clear evidence of God’s tri-unity.
Almighty God was always triune (one God in three persons, not three gods). God is comprised of the Father, the Son (Lord Jesus) and the Holy Spirit, each serving a function. Jesus was not created - He always existed as part of God. Neither was the Holy Spirit created. Human beings and angels were created. The Lord Jesus was made flesh (in the Immaculate Conception) by God, so He (Jesus) could make the sacrifice for our sins. When Jesus was made flesh, He put aside His divine nature and humbled Himself as a servant (Philippians 2:5-11). During that time, the Father was in a greater position but position does not denote an inferior nature. We call Jesus of Nazareth the Only Son of God because God was His Father and not a human being. Jesus is God, Jesus is the Son of God and He is called the Holy One of God.
The Lord Jesus is eternal and uncreated (Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 7:3; Micah 5:2, John 1:1-3; 8:58; Colossians 1:15-19), He retained His deity while becoming a man (Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:19;2:9; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3-8), He is equal in nature to God the Father (John 5:18; John 19:7) and He receives the same worship as God the Father (John 5:23; Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 5:11-14; John 14:14).
On pages 216-217 of the 1939 Watchtower book Salvation, the Society claimed that the Holy Spirit had been taken away in the year 1918. Another totally unbiblical claim is that only a chosen 144,000 persons who were living between Pentecost (c. AD 30) and 1935 will live in Heaven forever. The Watchtower states that only these are parties to the New Covenant and have the Lord Jesus Christ as their mediator.
The Bible teaches that ALL BELIEVERS will live together in the New Heaven and New Earth. When believers in Christ die they go immediately into Christ’s presence (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:21-24). ALL BELIEVERS FROM ALL AGES will be resurrected with immortal bodies like Christ’s (Romans 8:11, 1Corinthians 15:42-54; Philippians 3:21) and live together in the New Heaven and New Earth (Matthew 5:5; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1). ALL BELIEVERS IN CHRIST will reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10). ALL OF THE REDEEMED will see God and Christ (Matthew 5:8; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 21:3-4). ALL BELIEVERS are in the New Covenant with Christ as their mediator (1 Timothy 2:5-6). ALL WHO HAVE FAITH IN CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOUR AND LORD are already born again (1 Peter 1:3; 1 John 5:1) and are children of God (Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 4:4-6; John 1:12-13) and ALL BAPTIZED BELIEVERS are part of the church, the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13).
If you carefully read the Book of Revelation, you will see that the 144,000 of chapters 7 and 14 are sealed Jewish believers who will evangelize during the Tribulation. Email me (authorofdbd@gmail.com) for a copy of the Sequence of End-Time Events in Bible Prophecy.
The leaders of the Watchtower organization demand that you use only their Bible (the New World Translation) in which the word of God has been carefully altered to suit their beliefs and frankly, their agenda. In studying the Bible I use KJV and YLT Bibles as they are closest to the original Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible. Ask any Bible scholar or do the research for yourself in regards to the deliberate alterations of the original Bible text in the NWT.
On the topic of blood transfusions and organ transplants, these life-saving procedures are not even close to the eating of blood or cannibalism since the organs and blood in these cases are neither digested nor metabolized.
The Watchtower also teaches that Christians should not take part in the systems of the world but this is not what the Bible teaches. Prominent Bible characters who were militarily and politically active are Daniel and his colleagues, the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8, the centurion in Matthew 8, Cornelius in Acts 10 and Erastus in Romans 16.
As Christians we must go to God through the Lord Jesus Christ our ultimate High Priest (Hebrews 6:20; 7:24) and not through any created being or organization. The Lord Jesus Christ wants you to be living a liberated and victorious life in Him. He does not want you to be under a wicked and deceitful organization that has on several occasions reversed itself on a number of doctrines and threaten to shun you if you use your God-given mind and dare do the right thing.
With Love in Christ,
Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ