Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Matt.16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 16:2 But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 16:3 In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can't discern the signs of the times! 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah." He left them, and departed.

The legal mind will not believe until it sees, it will not believe unless it can analyze every word, thought and action so it will not be mislead. Misleading to the legal mind is fear inspiring it will declare all things evil it cannot prove it by the senses of the flesh! The flesh lust against the Spirit that is a simple profound truth found in every bible. Here the fleshly mind and its fears, which is a legal mind, lust against the Spirit in Christ Jesus seeking a sign.

Gal.5:24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let's also walk by the Spirit. 5:26 Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

John 6:29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." 6:30 They said therefore to him, "What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do? 6:31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven{Greek and Hebrew use the same word for "heaven", "the heavens", "the sky", and "the air".} to eat.'"{Exodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalm 78:24-25} 6:32 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
6:33 For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

Christ good works were known throughout all of the country side where he had been performing his Father good works, but for the legal minded Pharisee's those good works were not enough. Pharisees. They had to fit it into their religion by legally dissecting each word, and action of Christ, testing them against the flesh, that is what accepted in the wisdom of their world, like attorney's test against the written law. They thought they could approve or disapprove the Son of God by their position of power, and wealth, as teachers of the law; how stunningly foolish is the fleshly mind in its presumptuousness?

John 6:36 But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe. 6:37 All those who the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 6:38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 6:39 This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

The earth is full of the wisdom and truth of God and people can't believe in God unless he puts on a light show! Unless he bring angels to display his power! How ignorant can human's be in blindness by sight worship of every thing physically in our creation, and yet miss the big picture? Christian's seek signs they are in a state of constantly looking for some sign in the heavens, they write glossy books with many fearsome picture so they can make God real, they have movies where signs are seen so they can come in contact with God by feelings of excitement in their flesh. They love prophecy seeking it like a religion so the have something to excite their belief in God, have you noticed?

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Did you know as a Christian's God is not exciting your flesh at all? Did you know God does not promote flesh worship at all, which is sight worship in profound building, religion, books, people, sign in Sun, Moon and stars, did you know that? God is looking at hearts that seek him by faith, not sight, not flesh, and what flesh has created in God's name. He is not seeking people that want more excitement in their sinful flesh, no! God is not dealing with a fleshly mind or its lust, he is dealing with the mind of Christ a spiritual mind given freely to any seeking God by faith. Faith is not in our power, it is completely in God's power, did you know that?

Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

Peter walked on water, how? By his power or by God's power? Faith is not an object we muster up from ourselves, it is factually a gift of God given to each one of us. When Peter thought in his fleshly mind about the impossibility of human's walking upon water what happen immediately? When a Christian's thinks fleshly about God they will sink into the fleshly mind that cannot believe by faith, and must walks by sight finding themselves mislead in to creature worship denying truth of God. They will give glory to the creation rather than the creator, and with that comes all sorts of evil fruits, which will be deny by the fleshly mind and justified by some good work they are doing in the name of God.

Rom.1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 1:19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them. 1:20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.
1:21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 1:23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things. 1:24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

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