Religion and believers #11 Prospect of a life without end in a peaceful kingdom

A New Judaic movement The followers of Christ brought some new movement in action which spread quite naturally beyond the confines of Palestine. Their group found adherents among the Jews of the dispersion, and at an early day also among the Gentiles as well. Many of the latter had already come under the influence of …

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Religion and believers #9 Old and new cults

By the passing of years it happened that some pupils came to take over teachings from other cultures and religions and as such became considered to be antichrists.

Religion and believers #8 Groups following one or another apostle

As the disciples of Christ spread and made new disciples different opinions made new groups with new leaders.

Religion and believers #6 Origin of a church

Origin of the Christian community Chosen disciples The Nazarener Jew Jeshua ben Josef, who worshipped the God of Israel (Who is One), in the first century of the common era, chose some talmidim or direct disciples and got several followers. Though the Roman and several Jewish rulers thought the death of that rabbi would end …

Many skeptics who raise objections to the Bible its veracity

In which way can the Bible be a book to trust?

In all circumstances preaching Christ

These days, there is not much changed concerning opposition against the teachings of Jesus Christ and the preaching of Good News.

From house to house #2: Continuing to bring the good news right to the world

The followers of Jesus were convinced who he was and why his task given to them was so important. They continued bringing without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus, and asked their pupils and converted followers to do so too. Coming closer to the end times it is even more important because the world shall not be interested in God and many brought away from the Only One true God, by false preachers and mega churches.

From house to house #1: Not ceasing to Preach daily in the temple and in every house

Jesus send his disciples forth as sheep in the midst of wolves asking them to go from city to city and from house to house, though they should be warned they would not always be welcome.

Preaching Christ not done to isolate him in the minds of their listeners

In Scriptures people are asked to teach their children diligently and to go out to tell everybody and to reason about the importance of faith in Christ, Jeshua or Jesus Christ being the sent one from and son of God bringing people to God and to salvation..

A Look at some Watchtower publications about baptism

A look at the bible Students and different Jehovah's Witnesses regulations or prescriptions and rules for undergoing baptism.

Christ the foundation of the church

Peter evidently did not view himself as the rock on which Jesus would build his congregation, since he wrote at 1Pe 2:4-8 that Jesus was the long-foretold “foundation cornerstone,” chosen by God himself. Similarly, the apostle Paul referred to Jesus as the “foundation” and “the spiritual rock.” (1Co 3:11; 10:4). For every Christian or follower of Christ their church or community should have Jesus as their cornerstone and not as such one or another hierarchical religious organisation.

How do you keep an eye out for heretical teachings?

So many centuries after Jesus and his apostles died there are more people giving preference to present day teachers, theologians and philosophers, instead of giving ear to the biblical writers or scriveners than in Jesus' time.

A Book to trust #20 Available in many languages #3

The translators of the 1611 authorised King James Bible Version looked and studied previous English and other bible translations to work on their version which they considered an effort of which they knew it would not be perfect. They expected the KJV to be later corrected and improved! By implication, they did not hold to …

A Book to trust #11 Archaeology confirming or denying claims of the Bible #2 New Testament

For matters that happened in the first century of our common era historians of the first century like Tacitus, Josephus and later ancient writers like Africanus provided enough material to go and further Alexandrian manuscripts, findings from the Qumram caves and research from contemporary archaeologists and historians like Blomberg, Henry, Scott, Tabor, Droge, Ramsay, Samuelsson and many others.

A Book to trust #10 Archaeology confirming or denying claims of the Bible #1 Old Testament

Since the 19th century the people who very suspicious because they did not see historical evidence could find one city after another, one civilization after another, one culture after another being found and restored to their proper places in ancient history by the studies of archaeologists and Bible scholars like Botta, Layard, Wellhausen, Winckler, Taylor, Archer a.o..

A Book to trust #8 Father of the universe wanting His creatures to know Him

We can look at the biblical authors as Witnesses for Jehovah God, the divine Creator of many universes, as people who were called to testify before humankind and in several occasions were even willing to give up their life for what they considered to be the truth.