This is the title of a morning worship talk given by governing body helper Kenneth Flodin. Let’s listen to a clip of that talk: So according to Kenneth Flodin, apostates, by that he means former members of the organization, never try and explain their beliefs using the scriptures but instead only seek to twist the […]
Let no one lead you astray in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction. He stands in opposition and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, […]
Contributed by Vox Ratio. According to Paul, the characteristics of the Man of Lawlessness (herein M-O-L) originate with the Devil and are almost exclusively concerned with lying, deceit, and error. It would seem that it is the Man’s mendacity that allows for his rise to power, and so in a very literal sense then, the […]
“However, brothers, concerning the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you not to be quickly shaken from your reason nor to be alarmed either by an inspired statement or by a spoken message or by a letter appearing to be from us, to the effect that the […]
“Let us consider an illustration. Imagine that a teacher is telling his students how to solve a difficult problem. A clever but rebellious student claims that the teacher’s way of solving the problem is wrong. Implying that the teacher is not capable, this rebel insists that he knows a much better way to solve the […]
During his ministry, Jesus showed courage by boldly exposing the religious leaders for misleading the people with false teachings. -Matthew 23:13-36. He continued to do this even though his life was threatened. -John 5:15-18. Twice, he fearlessly cleansed the temple, driving out those who were defiling his Father’s worship there. -Matthew. 21:12, 13; John 2:14-17. […]