The big difference between a Christian and a Jehovist is that Jehovists say they’re Christian, but they lose themselves in the Old Testament.

So they read about the Sufferings of Job and start doing Suffering themselves. They think God likes it. Origen castrated himself, and monks have spent their lives torturing themselves and making eunuchs of themselves for almost two millennia.

Meanwhile, instead of trying to find goody quotes from the OT, I THINK about what JESUS said.

He said, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” and “Love others as you love yourself.”

So, would I castrate someone or put them in a cold cell and deny them food for the rest of their lives?

No.

So why should I do that to myself?

For a Christian, nothing you can do to yourself compares with the only sacrifice that ever mattered to God, the one Christ made. But if you dote on the Old Testament, you can avoid the obvious fact that a Christian who tries to suffer his way into salvation is not only do it uselessly, he is committing blasphemy.

I am not a theologian, this is just Bob’s Blog.

But I honestly believe that Jehovism is dangerous to one’s soul.

You spend your life thinking about exactly what Jesus meant, or you can read the OT over and over. Or you read Confucius over and over.

About those who depend on the OT, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one goes to the Father save by me.”

He specifically assigned a very righteous Priest of the Temple to Hell.

The non-Jewish Magi accepted Him, the Jews rejected Him.

Just how many hints do Jehovists need?