Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

1Cor. 1:6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

So many Christian's live for the approval of a person in their lives, that is, a minster, or an older person for conformation - if they are doing the will of Our Father Yahweh. This conduct is only human, but it does not mean that it is right, or accepted by our head Jesus Christ, how come?

Well, again using the analogy of the human body, does a finger, or a hand seek the approval of another person to confirm that they are a part of the same body? No, we could not imagine such foolishness, no part of our body has to go to another person to find approval as if it is part of it's own body. Yet, so many Christian's do just that, moreover, they do so through doctrine of a group, being more concerned with measuring their acceptance by a certain teaching.

John 7:18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

In other words, they will judge if they are a part of the body of Christ Jesus, not by the testimony confirmed in them, that is, the life of Christ Jesus as the seal of God's approval, but rather a doctrine that is dead works, for their approval. Yes, a dead work, what does this mean? It means all body parts have the living life of Christ Jesus in them confirming the existence of life, which in turn confirms their own existence as a part of Christ Jesus.

No doctrine gives us life, it is our faith in Christ Jesus that does, a doctrine is a dead work without spirit, instead truth is written in our hearts by God's love. In other words, we have the life of Christ Jesus in us because we are a part of his body, and our teachings/doctrines come from our head, which are themselves part of the life of Christ Jesus, as truth.

John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

John 5:39 "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

It is this life in us, of Christ Jesus that confirms the teaching as truth, Christ Jesus is the truth, and all teachings must confirm the life in us as a body member. Moreover, our seeking the truth, means we seek the life of Christ Jesus confirmed in us where all wisdom and knowledge of God exist for the body members.

2 Corinthians 4:10 always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.