Are You Convinced You Have the Truth? Why? WHY THEY BELIEVE

We can benefit from comments by devoted Christians of our time, who are convinced that they have the truth.  One longtime servant of Jehovah expressed his feelings this way: "Every effort is  made to keep Jehovah's organization  morally clean and undefiled. regardless of who has to be counseled or disciplined."  How is this high moral standard  achieved?  By following the standards set out in God's Word, and the pattern that Jess and his disciples provided.  Thus, during the modern-day history of Jehovah's Witnesses, relatively few have had to be expelled from the Christian fellowship because they would not conform to God's standards.  The vast majority-including some who formerly lived in way that God did not approve of but who changed -maintained a clean and exemplary lifestyle. - Read 1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-11.

What about those who had to put out of the congregation, in obedience to Scriptural direction?  Thousands have repented of their unchristian actions and have  been welcomed back into the congregation.   (Read 2 Corinthians 2:6-8)  Holding to the Bible's high code of conduct has resulted in a clean Christian congregation that inspires confidence and trust.  That Jehovah's Witnesses hold to God's standards-in stark contrast  with the permissiveness common in many churches-has itself convinced many that this is a people who practice the truth.

Why do other experienced Witnesses believe that they have found the truth?  One brother in his 50's explained:  "I have believed since I was a teenager that my faith rested on three basic pillars or premises:  (1) that God exists; (2) that he inspired the Bible ; and (3) that he is using and blessing the Christian congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses today. As I have studied over the years, I have always tried to test those pillars and have asked myself if they were truly solid ground.  The evidence for each  has grown substantially Year after year, strengthening my faith  and deepening  conviction that we do, indeed have the truth." 

Next time: Are You Convinced That You Have the Truth?  Why? - Conclusion of  WHY THEY BELIEVE

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