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Mark 12:17; Romans 13:1, 2. True religion is a way of life, not just a ritual or a formality. Its followers adhere to the Bible’s high moral standards in all aspects of life. (Ephesians 5:3-5; 1 John 3:18) Rather than being grim, though, they find joy in worshipping “the happy God.”— 1 Timothy 1:11. Those who practice true religion will ...
True religion teaches the truth from God’s Word, the Bible. (John 4:24; 17:17) It is not based on human philosophies. True religion helps people get to know God, including knowing his name, Jehovah. — John 17:3, 6. True religion focuses attention on God’s Kingdom, not man’s governments, as the only hope for mankind. — Matthew 10:7; 24:14.
Jesus Christ didn’t agree with the view that there are many religions, many roads, all leading to salvation. Rather, he said: “Narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.” (Matthew 7:14) Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they’ve found that road. Otherwise, they’d look for another ...
14 Yet another identifying mark of those who practice true religion is that, as Jesus said, “they are no part of the world.” (John 17:14) This means that true worshipers keep separate from the corrupt world and its affairs. Jesus Christ refused to become a political ruler. (John 6:15) You can appreciate why keeping separate from the world ...
Here is a list of TR (True Religion) wash and stitch acronyms used often within the forum. This has been compiled to assist new members, established members new to TR, and those that perhaps find some of the acronyms a bit confusing. I may have missed some so please feel provide suggestions. Also, I added a few of my own for recent popular washes.
Jesus said that the true religion would be evident in the lives of the people who practice it. “By their fruits you will recognize them,” he said. “Every good tree produces fine fruit.” (Matthew 7:16, 17) In other words, those who practice the true religion would be recognized by their beliefs and their conduct. Although they are not ...
Consider these five identifying marks: True worshippers respect the Bible as God’s Word. They strive to live by its principles. So true religion differs from religion that is based on men’s ideas. (Matthew 15:7-9) True worshippers do not preach one thing and practice another. — Read John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we strive to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and that his apostles practiced. This article summarizes our basic beliefs. God. We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah. (Psalm 83:18; Revelation 4: 11) He is the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
Religious Teachings —The True and the False. The Trinity: Many religions teach that God is a Trinity. They say that “the Father is God, the Son [Jesus] is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God.”. The Bible does not even mention the word “Trinity,” nor does it teach that Jehovah is three persons ...
We must practice true religion. Today millions of people throughout the earth are doing that. 2. Where may Jehovah’s Witnesses be found, and what is their work? 2 As the Bible foretold, the true worshipers make up “a great crowd” who have come “out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues.” (Revelation 7:9) In 235 lands ...