“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD,
“and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will
there be one after me." (Isaiah 43:10 NIV)
There
is no one group--who have professed to be the only witnesses--whom God
loves more than any other who believe Him because of those things that
others have revealed through His Word and His love. When God
spoke through the prophets in "that day" they knew exactly what He
meant. God showed up and showed out--confusing every group of people who
worshipped gods they made with their own hands. What He wanted
them to understand is that He, the God of creation, was before any of
the gods people erected from the materials that God created.
I've addressed this before, but I
fail to understand how anyone could give "power" to inanimate objects
created by hands of men and think that object is more powerful than the
One who created the materials by which it was created.
Our
God--in all of His awesomeness-has no beginning or end. Before time
was--He was and after time ends, He will be and for now--He isl
Unfortunately for some--they have not figured it out yet.
There
are those who think that mere men--who have changed the intent of God's
Word to suit their own beliefs--have the only connection with God.
This is why when they observe Communion (a sacrament observed by many
churches), they only serve the elders with others looking on them. How
ridiculous is that? Did they not read and understand that Communion is
an event in which all partake? And with all of the flawed logic and
theology presented by them which constantly changes, they proclaim they
are His true witnesses.
So, who is a true witness? Anyone
who in relationship with God, understanding the intent of His Word and
does not attempt to use The Word to manipulate people, is a true witness
of God. We who know and understand that God is not a respecter
of people--we are all the same--we know how He does things and we also
know and understand His thoughts are far above our thoughts. We
understood the need for Him to come down to earth in the likeness of
flesh to reconcile mankind back to Himself and was called Jesus, who
upon returning to Heaven, provided us with power through His
Spirit--Holy Spirit who dwells upon the inside of all true Believers and
Witnesses of the One True God.
If
Holy Spirit does not dwell within, how can one say they are "true
witnesses" of the Living God who will not tolerate any mocking Him by
manipulating others. This particular group states (I say this
from personal experience from conversations with their "elders") that
their corporate group in New York is led by Holy Spirit, but Holy Spirit
is not available to anyone else so they must do what they are mandated
to do within their publications.
The devil is a liar! Holy
Spirit is available to all who desire Him in their lives and does not
discriminate, nor encourage alienation of family members or any other
who choose not to believe their foolishness. And now they promote themselves as believers of Jesus when not too long ago, they denied He was the Son of God.
Know God for yourself--Know God's Word for yourself--and know when the devil rises us to deceive and manipulate those who are gullible enough to promote false doctrine. If you know Him because of relationship with Him, you are a true witness of He who created all things and without Him--nothing was created.
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