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THE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING GLORY TO
GOD BY
FAITH IN THE "GOOD NEWS" OF THE
CHRIST, AND GIVING GLORY TO GOD
AFTER WITNESSING FEAR INSPIRING CALAMITIES. (Rev 11:13).
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As
to true faith, it is effective only when one shares with the Lord in the work of
removing superfluous badness from one's spirit. Only then are we being created
in spirit toward everlasting unity with God. This is spirit sanctification, and
is accomplished only by one's faithful obedience to the Word of God through The
Christ and his anointed brothers. (James 1:21).
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But
to give glory to God out of fear after witnessing fear-inspiring calamities from
Him that signal His disapproval, does not in itself remove the superfluous
badness in one's spirit. Fear is not enough to walk in a "newness of life".
(Rom 6:4). It must be followed by the exercise of faith in the Word of God
leading to the dedication of one's life to carry out the Will of God symbolized
by water baptism. (1 Peter 3:21).
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The
fruitage of one's spirit must be qualities of a Godly nature: "On the
other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. Against such
things there is no law." (Gal 5:22,23).
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As
for works of the flesh they are clearly manifest, and are
"fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry,
practice of spiritism, enmities, strife,
jealousy,
fits of anger, contentions, divisions, sects, envies, drunken bouts, revelries,
and things like these. As to these things I am forewarning you, the same way as
I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things will not
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OF THOSE STILL OBEYING GOD BY MEANS OF
FAITH
ALTHOUGH THE "GOOD NEWS" HAS ENDED. (Rev 10:7).
Those who
did not share in the work of "trampling" upon anointed
sons of God, and are still obedient to The Christ by their exercise of faith in
him (even though the "good news" has ended), are still receiving
the benefits of spirit sanctification toward the future heavenly life they have
been baptized into. (Rev 11:2. 10:7).
It is true to say that apostates in
the "courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary" were already
turning to apostasy before the designated 42 month period had begun for exposing
them and casting them clear out as unacceptable to God. For Jehovah to give the
order in advance of the "forty-two months" that Gentiles who
"trample" on faithful anointed sons of God are not to be measured in,
means that only the small number of faithful Gentiles who did not hate or
persecute God's anointed sons prior to and during the 42 months, are gathered
with these anointed ones for an honourable use and salvation. (11:1,2.
7:14,15).
Apostate baptisms of JWs for the
purpose of being dead ones, leading to their "trampling" upon
anointed sons of God, cannot save them. Because these apostates rejected the
disciplinary work of anointed ones to correct their spirit disobedience, their
"trampling" of us led to their being cast clear out of the
spiritual "courtyard", forever. Jehovah already knew of the
various abhorrent ways which apostates occupying the "courtyard"
would use to "trample" on His anointed sons, prior to the
designated period of 42 months for testing and revealing them. (11:1 3).
(Cont. on Page
23/10/95).
22/10/95.
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