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   >>Speaking of Christ; the founder of what was to become the jw vatican   
   >>pointed in part to the "3 wise men" as illustration of the worship of   
   >>Christ:   
   >>   
   >>"It seems clear that His Divinity was retained in humanity because He   
   >>repeatedly spoke of Himself as having come down from heaven, and because   
   >>He, though passing through trial and sorrow as a man, was yet possessed of   
   >>the authority and exercised the prerogatives of a God.   
   >>   
   >>He was the object of   
   >>     unreproved worship even when a babe, by the wise men who came to see   
   >>the new-born King. Matt. 2:2-11. Even the angels delighted to do Him honor.   
   >>     "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And   
   >>let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.   
   >>   
   >>He never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when   
   >>Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him   
   >>up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been   
   >>more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving   
   >>worship...."   
   >>   
   >>Zion's Watch Tower   
   >>     1880 Oct pp.2-3   
   >   
   Friend james tries a failed excuse, that in fact exposes jw vatican'   
   duplicity: , see below:   
      
   >You missed things in 1880. JW's used to smoke.They also used to join   
   >the military, etc. And likely celebrated the holidays.They have   
   >prgressed by following this Scripture:>   
      
   >(Proverbs 4:18) But the path of the righteous is like the bright   
   >morning light That grows brighter and brighter until full daylight.   
   >   
   As multiplle times now, that excuse flops as scripture provides.  The verse   
   before and the one following define what becomes "brighter", it is the   
   spiritual life of the righteous.  The context of the 3 verses is the   
   contrast between those righteous and those evil.   
      
   Now where oh wheree can the jw vatican's use of scripture excuse their   
   continuing flip flopping on doctrines?  That flip flop happened in 1954   
   long after the founding mentioned above.  One week worship was ample at the   
   "hall", the next week it ceased because the jw vatican said He was suddenly   
   not rorthy of worship.   
      
   >JW's today do no   
   t worship   
   >Jesus because he was CREATED by god.(Col 1:15) One doesn't worship the   
   >creation, but rather the ONE who created, Jehovah God. (Ps 83:18)   
      
   Did you spot the snake biting til logical distortion there?  One must first   
   accept Him being 'created" beforr mentioning worship of creation.   
      
   John   
   3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that   
   whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.   
      
   The greek word given as "begotten"  means either one of a relationship or   
   of a unique kind.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)