A Debate on, is bible principles a force for Good in the world?
IS BIBLE PRINCIPLES A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD?
So is bible principles really a force for good, is it, in fact, the source of solving mankind’s problems?
“WHEN bible principles are being downplayed by Religion then it is encouraging strife it is acting as a drug which numbs the human conscience and fills the human brain with escapist fantasies. . . . [It] causes human beings to be narrow, superstitious, full of hatred and fear.” There are only good bible principles and when Religion is downplayed bible principles then badness takes place.”
‘Who can deny the facts of history? To a large extent, bible principles have always been downplayed by religions why what party has been standing in holy place? Religions have been defined as “the service and worship of God or the supernatural”—have a shocking record. It should enlighten and inspire us. More often than not, however, what it does is engender strife, intolerance, and hatred. Why is that who standing in the holy place?
A Misleading “Angel of Light”
According to the Bible, there is a very simple answer. Posing as “an angel of light,” Satan the Devil has misled millions into following his teachings rather than bible principles. (2 Corinthians 11:14) The apostle John showed that Satan’s influence is so extensive that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) John knew that Satan was “misleading the entire inhabited earth.”—Revelation 12:9.
What have been the consequences of this? Satan has promoted the Red Religion they are demons standing in the holy place, today we find the red religion has filter thou in all religions, so in religious systems that on the surface appear to be holy. They have “a façade of ‘bible principles but they keep downplaying them,’” but their true condition is exposed by the evil fruitage they produce. (2 Timothy 3:5, J. B. Phillips; Matthew 7:15-20) Instead of helping to solve mankind’s problems, bible principles are being downplayed then actually become part of the problem. We see all thou history those who has practiced downplaying bible principles, we see the true condition is expose by the evil fruitage they produce.
Do not quickly dismiss bible principles as being farfetched or unreasonable. Remember, the very nature of deception is that the one being deceived is unaware of it. The apostle Paul gave an example of this when he wrote: “The things which the nations sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, and not to God.” (1 Corinthians 10:20) Those people would likely have been shocked to think that they were worshiping demons. They thought that they were worshiping a good god, or gods, of some kind. Yet, in reality they had been deceived by “wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places,” who support Satan in his efforts to mislead mankind.—Ephesians 6:12.
Let us consider, for example, how Satan managed to deceive and mislead many professed Christians who chose to ignore bible principles that the apostle John’s warning about that evil influence.—1 Corinthians 10:12.
What Jesus Taught Came From God
“What I teach,” said Jesus Christ, “is not mine, but belongs to him that sent me.” (John 7:16) Yes, what he taught was bible principles. So Jesus’ teachings had a powerful, uplifting effect on those who listened to him. They did not ‘numb the human conscience or fill the human brain with escapist fantasies.’ On the contrary, Jesus’ teachings set people free from religious error and human philosophies produced by a world that was “in darkness mentally” because of the Devil’s deception of downplaying bible principles.—Ephesians 4:18; Matthew 15:14; John 8:31, 32.
True Christians were identified, not by a mere profession of piety, but by a faith that reflected the beautiful qualities produced by God’s holy spirit. (Galatians 5:22, 23; James 1:22; 2:26) Outstanding among these qualities—and the identifying mark of genuine Christianity—is the sublime quality of love.—John 13:34, 35.
Note this crucial point, however: Neither Jesus nor his apostles expected the Christian congregation to continue in the form in which it was originally established. They knew that apostasy would develop and that bible principles would be downplayed and then would be overshadowed for a time.
Bible principles are being downplayed and then Hidden for a Time
In an illustration about wheat and weeds, Jesus foretold that bible principles would be downplayed then would be virtually obscured for a time. Read the account for yourself at Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Jesus sowed a field with wheat, “the fine seed,” which pictured his faithful disciples who would make up his body Jesus the congregation. He warned that “an enemy,” Satan the Devil, would in time oversow the wheat field with “weeds”—people who professed to follow Jesus Christ but who in fact rejected bible principles (his teachings).
Very soon after the death of Jesus’ apostles, individuals appeared who proved to be “weeds,” favoring downplaying bible principles (twisted human teachings) over “the very word of Jehovah.” (Jeremiah 8:8, 9; Acts 20:29, 30) As a consequence, a perverted, counterfeit Christianity appeared on the world stage (the red religion filter into all religion in 1914). It was dominated by what the Bible calls “the lawless one”—a corrupt clergy by the red religion that was itself steeped in “every unrighteous deception.” (2 Thessalonians 2:6-10) Jesus foretold that this situation would change “in the conclusion of the system of things.” The wheatlike Christians would be collected together in unity and “the weeds” would eventually be destroyed.
It is this counterfeit Christianity who let the demons standing in the holy place that bears responsibility for the “centuries of unredeemed barbarism” and spiritual darkness that enveloped Christendom in the centuries that followed. Foreseeing this and all the other depraved and violent acts done since then in the name of bible principles are being downplayed then, the apostle Peter rightly predicted that “on account of these [professed Christians] the way of the truth [would] be spoken of abusively.”—2 Peter 2:1, 2.
“A Theology of Rage and Hatred”
It certainly is not just Christendom that has given the bible a poor reputation. Think of the fundamentalist versions of “militant piety,” for example, that former nun Karen Armstrong says have been spawned by “every major religious tradition.” According to Armstrong, one crucial test of any religion is that it should lead to “practical compassion.” What has been the record of fundamentalist religions in this regard? “Fundamentalist faith,” she writes, “be it Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, fails this crucial test if it becomes a theology of rage and hatred.” (The Battle for God—Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam) But is it only the “fundamentalist” brand of religion that has failed this test and become “a theology of rage and hatred”? History shows otherwise.
Satan has, in fact, built up a world empire of false religion by downplaying bible principles, this identified by rage, hatred, and almost endless bloodshed. The Bible calls this empire “Babylon the Great, the mother . . . of the disgusting things of the earth,” and it is pictured as a prostitute who rides on the back of a beastlike political system. It is noteworthy that she is held accountable for “the blood . . . of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.”—Revelation 17:4-6; 18:24.
Not Everyone Has Been Deceived
History proves, however, that not everyone has been deceived. Even in the darkest of times, notes Melvyn Bragg, “many fine souls did good when most around them were evil.” Genuine Christians continued to “worship [God] with spirit and truth.” (John 4:21-24) They stood apart from a worldwide religious system that had prostituted itself as “a reinforcer of military power.” They refused to be drawn into a working relationship of Church and State that history reveals as “more a pact made by Satan than any Jesus of Nazareth.”—Two Thousand Years—The Second Millennium: From Medieval Christendom to Global Christianity.
All thou history those who live by Bible principles have been noted for their influence for good. To keep free from any taint of false religion, they have based their beliefs and actions solely on God’s inspired Word, the Bible. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) And like first-century Christians, they have followed Jesus’ command to be “no part of the world.” (John 15:17-19; 17:14-16) In Nazi Germany, for example, they refused to compromise bible principles and therefore were not acceptable according to Nazi ideology. Hitler hated them for it. Says one school textbook: “Those who live by bible principles. . followed the teaching of the Bible not to take up weapons in any cause. So they refused to serve in the army or to have anything to do with the Nazis. In retaliation, the SS imprisoned whole families of those who adhere to bible principles.” (Germany—1918-45) Indeed, hundreds of those who adhere to bible principles in Germany died as a result of the Nazi persecution.
Of course, other courageous individuals who lived by bible principles suffered for their beliefs. By far the majority held firm to the fundamental Scriptural principle: “Obey God as ruler rather than men.”—Acts 5:29; Mark 12:17.
The Root of the Problem
So it is true when bible principles are being downplayed this lies at the root of all of mankind’s problems. Yet, God intends to remove all false religion very soon now. (Revelation 17:16, 17; 18:21) His command to anyone who loves justice and righteousness is: “Get out of her [that is, Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion], my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind.” (Revelation 18:4, 5) Yes, God himself is deeply offended by bible principles are being downplayed then that ‘encourages strife, numbs the human conscience, fills the brain with escapist fantasies, and causes people to be narrow-minded, superstitious, and full of hatred and fear’!
In the meantime, God is gathering people to bible principles those who love truth. It is those who adhere to the principles and teachings of a loving, just, and compassionate Creator. (Micah 4:1, 2; Zephaniah 3:8, 9; Matthew 13:30) You can be part of it. If you would like more information on how to identify pure worship it is by bible principles, feel free to write to the publishers of this good news letter, or ask any of those who adhere to bible principles for assistance.
People of all backgrounds have found joy in adhering to bible principles.
IS BIBLE PRINCIPLES A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD?
Does bible principles give all the glory to God and to him alone?
Did Jesus give all the glory to God and to him alone? Mat.4:4,10:
What is your debate on bible principles, is it a force for Good in the world?
Has Religion’s been giving glory to themselves, downplayed bible principles? 1Cor.10:31b;1Pet.4:11; Mat.4:4,10:
Is Religion the force for good in the world, when they have received bible principles, but they give glory to themselves making themselves an Idol, as if they are the source of holy spirit , when if fact bible principle is the source of God’s holy spirit.
What Religion thou history has given all the glory to God and to him alone?
Where did Jesus give all the glory to and to him alone?
What does bible principles really teach?
Why do People of all backgrounds have found joy in adhering to bible principles?
IS BIBLE PRINCIPLES A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD?