Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

John 2:12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days. 2:13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2:14 He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
2:15 He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables. 2:16 To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!" 2:17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."{Psalm 69:9}

These verses above has confused many as how Christ could be angry and not sin? Others wonder, how could Christ be angry even violent towards others and be showing God's love, have you wondered these things?

Galatians 6:7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

First, let us dispel myths about God, and his words the bible. The theme from start to finish within the writings of your bibles is flesh against the Spirit, a violent war that started in the Garden of Eden, when Satan lied to Eve, and Adam her husband went along with the lie for his wife. This one act started all the violence in the world found in disease, and sickness death from sin. God declared a war with the sinful flesh, he says it will continue until all sinful flesh and its death ways indwelling sin is dead and gone from his Kingdom under heaven and earth. God has no friendship with the world ways of sin. God oppose such with violence if need be!

Malachi 2:16 For I hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with violence!" says Yahweh of Armies. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don't deal treacherously.

Matthew 11:12 From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.{or, plunder it.}

1 John 2:15 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him. 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

Mankind cannot accept this plain truth, it befuddles them into confusion, and darkness. Subsequently, they fall short of God's glory thus, imputing human feeling of sin into God's actions recorded for them in his word the bible.

James 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
1:20 for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. 1:21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls{or, preserve your life.}. 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

Here Christ represents his Father perfectly in driving out the corrupt lust of man's flesh in making pure worship weak by the selling of goods. God dwell in the temple of the Jews upon earth he demanded perfection in all its services that perfection was meant only one way, and what was that way? By the pouring out of innocent blood of an animal to atone for being less than righteous, or perfect in God's judgments. In other words, shedding blood was no joke to God, he demand it be treated with respect by humans.

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Hebrews 10:29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

These merchant where presumptions thinking God did not inhabit the services of the temple, and the blood was just an physical ritual played down as ceremony. However, they were sadly mistaken as are many today thinking God does not care that he is somewhere away from mankind's affairs, and nothing is real like the phony religion promoted by people of this world.

Heb.12:18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
12:19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
12:20 for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned{TR adds "or shot with an arrow" [see Exodus 19:12-13]};"{Exodus 19:12-13}
12:21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."{Deuteronomy 9:19}
12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels, 12:23 to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 12:24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant,{Jeremiah 31:31} and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.

But Christ was indwelt with God! Yes, Christ was full of the life of God, the same God who demand truth and justice in his temple at the cost of death! Here we find the same evil that started mankind down a broad and spacious road into destruction the making light of God's truth. Which is the power of the fleshly mind under sin: “If we do some good, it justifies the evil we do!” this is the standard of the flesh under sin, the whole world has this standard and that is why all religion, government, and commerce descends lower and lower into corruption until it collapses.

James 3:11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? 3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

God worship and temple service does not collapse into mankind's justification before God acts to bring it up to his high standards made righteous by blood. Christ gave God's waring in no uncertain terms that the power in him by Holy Spirit would consume mankind and it evil acts.

Not one person stood against Christ in stopping him driving out the money changers that should tell any thinking person that this act was not done by a man, but the Spirit of God indwelling Christ Jesus, not one person could stand in his present. Christ was no less of a prophet of God than Elijah calling fire out of heaven upon false worshipers, Christ was no less of a king than David routing God's enemies, Christ was the greatest prophet, and the greatest of all God's kings. God was not going to let man diminish his authority and power by a human emotions based upon mankind misconception of His love.

Revelation 16:9 People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.

God does not change, mankind does in condoning every evil under the Sun by a good motive in making money for profit. Don't be fooled God is love, and the power of his love is righteousness and justice to the perfect degree.

1 Timothy 1:15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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