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Re:The Word - 2005/04/07 03:20
Whose fault is it? The WT's (and other religious leaders) or the people who don't seek God forthemselves?
Or is it six of one and half a dozen of another???
Great question. I think some people dont search for him because they don't understand yet that there is anything more to search for. They might just feel empty and lost and don't know why. They have been told that what they already experience as formal Christians is all God is offering them (their teachers can even use the Bible to 'prove' it). Unfortunately, the people believe them, usually in all innocence. So I think it is a case of six of one and half a dozen of another. We do each have the responsibility for our own relationship with God, but some don't realize that, because they have been indoctrinated to believe otherwise. And I think religious leaders do bear some blame. I can't help thinkig of the following Scriptures.
"I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you religion scholars, you Pharisees! Frauds! Your lives are roadblocks to God's kingdom. You refuse to enter, and won't let anyone else in either."You're hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You go halfway around the world to make a convert, but once you get him you make him into a replica of yourselves, double-damned. (Matt 23:13-15)
"You're hopeless, you religion scholars! You took the key of knowledge, but instead of unlocking doors, you locked them. You won't go in yourself, and won't let anyone else in either." (Luke 11:52) Message Bible.
Much Philia.
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