Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Col.2:1 For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2:2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 2:3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

In our world there is a strong need to see, and make all things flesh! In other words, of sight, most Christian's walk by sight, they have an abundance of materials created for Christian's faith so they can see and touch, smell to identify their faith by. This simple logic flows into all things they do, which includes God's word the bible. Thinking they need to paint pictures all thing simple so ones can grasp complex thoughts of God's word the bible; believing really good teachers do this for their student.

1Cor. 2:1 When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 2:3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 2:4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 2:5 that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Christ was called the great teacher, but he did not make all things clear to all people. In fact, he spoke in parables confusing many that were law burden. However, he did not fret as so many fleshly mind Christian's do today over teaching their bibles. Christ understood what we don't as humans, and what is that? It is the Holy Spirit that reveals the truth to a person, even complex truth(s).

1Cor.2:7 But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory, 2:8 which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory. 2:9 But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, which didn't enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him."{Isaiah 64:4} 2:10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 2:11 For who among men knows the things of a man.

Matthew 13:34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,

Here the apostle Paul is telling the Colossians congregation of “Spirit” formed, and led brothers and sister, which many had never seen Paul in his flesh. However, he was with them in spirit. Now being with them in spirit to the fleshly minded person means being with some one in thought. But this is not Paul meaning here! Paul is connected to this Spirit born again children of God, by one Spirit, the same Spirit that is in Christ Jesus as the head of the congregation, the same Spirit that gives life to the mortal bodies which are considered dead in Christ. Yes! These brothers and sisters where living with the life of Christ in them, they were producing fruit from the life of the vine, they were created as first fruits a pattern that all Spirit led children of God must follow.

John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

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.

1 Corinthians 2:14 Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

Now the question was for these brothers and sisters would they return to the sight worship, taking all things spiritual and making it into flesh so they could see, feel, smell, and taste instead of walking by faith? This was the question, would they see flesh as greater than the riches they were a part of, the life of Christ? Would they see the world and all of it glory as more wisdom than the life indwelling of Christ. Would they fall into the trap of knowledge thinking great knowledge from the world, makes them a son of God?

1Cor.13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
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. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

Here than is the truth, so many children of God are born again with little or no education, they rejoice greatly being given gifts, they find themselves having gifts of Holy Spirit and wisdom, knowledge, riches of fruits of Holy Spirit becoming more intellectual, now their interest in things they never cared about while in their flesh; before being born again!

1Cor.1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."{Isaiah 29:14}
1:20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1:21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
1:22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
1:23 but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks, 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1:26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; 1:27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; 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:
1:29 that no flesh should boast before God.

God does not fear, he does not fear knowledge of the world, he does not live in fear, and all things are lawful for those born of Holy Spirit, but often they forget where their new mind, new heart actually came from, whom created it? This thinking is very dangerous to anointed Christian's, not knowledge of the world, but the thinking they have improved their own life by such knowledge because they are anointed. Thinking they must know all wisdom of this world to keep up so to speak so they can help others not to be misled.

Rom.12:2 Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. 12:3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

They have themselves been misled by the fleshly mind, they are not in the mind of Christ. God's knowledge, wisdom, and riches the world does not know! God is not part of this world, God did not build this world. God is not supporting this world by His wisdom or knowledge. This world is squarely in the hands of those rebelling against God's authority. This world is in the hands of the evil one, it is built by his mind, it keeps it going by the power of wicked spirit son's of God, it is 180-degrees opposite of Christ mind. The wisdom, knowledge, and riches placed in Christ Jesus by God, are for the new heavens, and new earth, where Christ righteousness creates all things with the gifts of God. But for these brothers and sisters to be apart of the new heavens and earth, they must walk by faith, in Christ wisdom, riches, and knowledge, and not the proud mind of this world whom know not the Spirit.

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.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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