'Hold Fast'
'Hold Fast'! (Updated) "Always be rejoicing. Pray constantly. Give thanks for everything. This is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the fire of the spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt. Make sure of all things; hold fast to what is fine. Abstain from every form of wickedness." 1 Thess. 5:15-22. "Moses said: ‘Jehovah your God will raise up for you from among your brothers a prophet like me. You must listen to whatever he tells you. Indeed, anyone who does not listen to that Prophet will be completely destroyed from among the people.’" Acts 3:22, 23. Yes, stated in the 1st century: "Anyone who has disregarded the Law of Moses dies without compassion on the testimony of two or three. How much greater punishment do you think a person will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God and who has regarded as of ordinary value the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who has outraged the spirit of undeserved kindness with contempt?" Heb. 10:28, 29. "That is why it is necessary for us to pay more than the usual attention to the things we have heard, so that we never drift away. For if the word spoken through angels proved to be sure, and every transgression and disobedient act received a punishment in harmony with justice, how will we escape if we have neglected so great a salvation?' Heb. 2:1, 2. "You, therefore, beloved ones, having this advance knowledge, be on your guard so that you may not be led astray with them by the error of the lawless people and fall from your own steadfastness." 2 Pet. 3:17. "We should no longer be children, tossed about as by waves and carried here and there by every wind of teaching by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in deceptive schemes." Eph. 4:14. So we must: "Beware, brothers, for fear there should ever develop in any one of you a wicked heart lacking faith by drawing away from the living God; but keep on encouraging one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you should become hardened by the deceptive power of sin." Heb. 3:12, 13. "Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance." 2 Pet. 3:9. "For the vision is yet for its appointed time, And it is rushing toward its end, and it will not lie. Even if it should delay, keep in expectation of it! For it will without fail come true. It will not be late!" Hab. 2:3. In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short." Matt. 24:22. *** "Look! a voice out of the cloud said: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved. Listen to him.” Matt. 17:5.
2023 Memorial of Jesus’ Death What Can His Sacrifice Mean for You? We invite you to two free events: The special Bible talk “You Can Face the Future With Confidence!” The Memorial of Jesus’ death https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/memorial/ Those worshipping [God] must worship with . . . truth.—John 4:24. Jesus loved the truth, that is, the truth about God and His purposes. Jesus lived in harmony with that truth, and he made that truth known to others. (John 18:37) Jesus’ true followers also deeply loved the truth. (John 4:23) In fact, the apostle Peter referred to Christianity as “the way of the truth.” (2 Pet. 2:2) Because of their strong love for truth, the early Christians rejected religious ideas, cultural traditions, and personal opinions that were out of harmony with the truth. (Col. 2:8) Likewise today, true Christians strive to “go on walking in the truth” by strictly basing all their beliefs and their way of life on Jehovah’s Word. (3 John 3, 4) God’s people today do not claim to have perfect or complete knowledge of the truth. At times, they have made mistakes in doctrinal matters and in organizational direction. When the matter has come to light, they have made the needed corrections. Photo credit: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/close-up-hands-pinching-small-rock-climbing-holding-macro-image-hands-moving-rock-climb-hold-to-another-dark-deep-181816684.jpg © 3 hours ago, Lucretia McCloud christian • death • pain • sad • society • teen
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