Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Matt.15:3 He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? 15:4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,'{Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16} and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'{Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9} 15:5 But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God," 15:6 he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
15:7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
15:8 'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
15:9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"{Isaiah 29:13}

Here Christ points to the core of all false religion, and what is that? Human justification for their action towards fellowman. Its that simply, the bible was not written to justify human under sin, it was written to sanctify God's name and remove the reproaches brought upon God's name by men under sin.

Haggai 2:12 'If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with his fold touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, will it become holy?'" The priests answered, "No."

In that process if a person repented and turn to God, God will forgiven them by the power of blood, that is, the remission of their sins by an innocent victim offered for the price of their transgression justifying them before God. The bible did not justify our sins, it condemns them leading us to repentance before God. False religion takes God's word using it to justify human conduct by making comparison towards others humans who all fall short of God's glory under sin, but claiming because a person sins supposedly is less they are righteous by their own action.

Romans 3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The Pharisee used just such unrighteous legal logic, if they did good in their religion it exempted them from obeying the commandments to honor Father and Mother. They compared their good works against others unrighteous people bad works and came up with yet another false religious rule. First the Pharisee like so many in false religion missed the whole point of faith, which is, finding the truth about ourselves in comparison not to another person under sin, but to God, and/or Christ Jesus. That is the only truth that we can be justified in by the price God's pays for our lives.

2 Corinthians 10:12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

The blood states a witness against human justification, condemning human works of law for Christian's and/or Jews, declaring. There is no justification by our works, none, never! We are justified by Christ works, we are made righteous by Christ righteousness, and if we are his, then we do the works of his life, not our own.

Romans 4:4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as debt.

Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Galatians 2:16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

Subsequently, presenting God with a legal contract, that is, some religious doctrine is foolish something false religion used to justify sins against God's righteousness, by human comparison instead of comparing ourselves against the truth, which is, Christ Jesus, his life which no human on earth can redeem themselves or meet his level of perfection being born into sin.

1Cor.4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.
4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Sin cannot be redeemed by a good work, it factually paid for by God love, in giving us the price of life to purchase us, to justify us. False religion states don't honor your mother and father do good works for our group, judge your mother and father as unworthy of help and your good works will justify the breaking of the commandment. First, the person could not keep the commandments that the reason for blood, secondly, the person is deceived if they think they are righteous by keeping the commandments because they have forgotten their own cleansing by blood and not works of law. There is no excuse, there is only blood for sinners, the religion cannot supply blood to you, they can lie, and stealing it, then dole it out for payment of your time, effort, and money enriching the religion, but those works will not justify any human they are in vain doctrine of men.

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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