Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Rom.10:19 But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."{Deuteronomy 32:31}

God YHWH provoked his own people to jealousy causing them much anger. The apostle Paul himself caused many anger by provoking them to jealousy through his Holy Spirit lead writings, we must ask why?

James 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"? 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."{Proverbs 3:34}

First, we should know as Christian's the primary doctrines of Christ, but in order for us to move past those doctrine we need know the very nature of our fallen flesh by God's Spirit. Knowledge appeals to the pride of the flesh, because knowledge is a work of law, that is, a work that we do by our efforts letting us believe we have a better standing with God for our efforts in gaining knowledge.

James 4:1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

Romans 10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

1 Corinthians 12:8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.

When a stupid nation or people insults our knowledge with a lack of understanding it makes us angry. Moreover, if the stupid people take over our position disrespecting us thinking we deserved honor and respect for our superior knowledge, it provokes us to jealousy, which is a form of anger as will. Those having God's Spirit don't see people as stupid or less than themselves, they understand we all have been ignorant of God's ways, and by his love we were allowed to know him.

Titus.3:1 Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
3:2 to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. 3:3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
3:6 whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; 3:7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

The discipline comes to us by having to deal with our feelings we had convince ourselves we were above by our knowledge of truth, that is, of God's ways. The anger brings out the side of us we have hid from ourselves and other in presenting ourselves as good and righteous. Now we have sinned, we have proven ourselves lower than those attacking us, something we thought we were above. But are we above them because of years of knowledge, or because we have associated in some religion and are high ranking?

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

1 Corinthians 1:29 that no flesh should boast before God.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Luke 1:52 He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

1 Corinthians 1:28 and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

No we are not, we are equal, we all fall short of God's glory, all sin, and all need salvation by God's own love. This is where we started, and this is where we end. The rest is our own personal evaluation of our goodness thinking we are above others. This is the nature of our fallen flesh, this is why Israel stumbled over the Christ the new comer on the block, this is the pride of our flesh we all have, and this is why God sent us his Son Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

We deserve what? Nothing, we are given undeserved kindness because God is good. The problems we all have is self-approval, not the truth of our faith, which is God approval. Some on earth today in high position have approved themselves for a position of rulership over their brothers and sisters, calling themselves a faithful slave, the question is how does a slave approve himself unless it is by presumptuous pride?

Luke 18:9 He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
18:10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
18:12 I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Those with this pride will often be provoked to jealousy by God and his Son Christ Jesus, how, by a stupid people trampling upon their pride showing a lack of respect for their godship position upon earth!

Luke.18:16 Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 18:17 Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

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