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"I know you by name."—Ex. 33:17.
Moses
Exodus chapters 2-20, 24, 32-34;Numbers chapters 11-17, 20, 21,27, 31; Deuteronomy chapter 34

“Keep yourselves in God’s love.” (Jude 21) 
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Imagine that! Jehovah, the Creator and Sovereign of the universe, can be our protective refuge. He can keep us safe, for he is far more powerful than anyone or anything that may come against us. Even if we are harmed, Jehovah can undo all the bad effects. How can we make Jehovah our refuge? We need to trust in him.
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Orthodox activist criticizes Jehovah's Witnesses in Russian parliament
FAMOUS SECT SCHOLAR ACCUSES JEHOVISTS OF DENYING CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE AND RIGHT TO INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
Interfax-Religiia, 17 May 2017
 
By its prohibition of participation in elections, the Jehovah's Witnesses sect denies the constitutional structure of the state and human rights, and therefore it does not have the right to legitimate existence, declared the famous sect scholar Alexander Dvorkin during the first expanded session of the inter-fractional deputies' group for defense of Christian values.
 
"Jehovah's Witnesses forbid their devotees to choose even to go to elections. This means that the organization does not recognize, in principle, the constitutional structure of the country. Thus why should they occupy a legal position?" A. Dvorkin said at a session in the State Duma on Wednesday.
 
At the same time, he emphasized that the Jehovah's Witnesses violate human rights also.
 
"In the first place, they attract people through deceit, which is a violation of their rights. Second, when a person enters into the organization, a most strict control over their activity begins. What kind of family can there be if even spouses are constantly spying on one another! Jehovah's Witnesses have a dossier on each of their members and all these files are continually sent to the headquarters in the U.S.A. This is a gross violation of rights. When the life and health of people are placed under threat because of the absurd prohibition on blood transfusion, this is not a personal choice but pressure of the organization," he said.
 
The sect scholar said that the struggle with the Jehovah's Witnesses is only the beginning of the struggle with sectarianism, since there also exist Scientology and other similar organizations. (tr. by PDS, posted 18 May 2017)

Esther was an orphan. When Esther’s parents died, a kindly, much older cousin (Mordecai) took pity on the child treated her as his own daughter; he taught her about Jehovah. 
A loving loyal bond grew between these two who lived as Jewish exiles. 
Esther proved to be humble, obedient, courageous. The bible describes her as “pretty in form beautiful in appearance” (Esther 2:7). Even when she out of his sight of her cousin, she still showed the same wise obedient spirit!

Can You Really “Draw Close to God”? What Qualities Can We Imitate And Why?
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Jehovah invites us to draw near to him. He is ready and willing to receive us into his favor as friends. At the same time, he promises that if we take steps to draw close to him, he will take corresponding action. He will draw close to us. Thus we may enter into something truly precious—“intimacy with Jehovah.”* (Psalm 25:14) “Intimacy” conveys the idea of confidential talk with a special friend.
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Jehovah’s four cardinal attributes: power, justice, wisdom, and love. Each section opens with an overview of the quality. 
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To come into such a relationship, we must get to know Jehovah’s qualities and ways. First, though, let us discuss an aspect of God’s nature that provides a compelling reason for drawing close to him—his holiness.
Read more at: 
jw.org

First,  I clicked on the 'put back'  button, like it was before !  But step by step, I will go the new way    ( btw. yesterday, our website was ca. 2 hours not available for me, after the new Forum format )  I was waiting and waiting.... just I would go, then all ok again !  I will use the new ways for more easy from today.  I tell you my experiences ! Thank you, to make our work easier and better.  A good sign for a modern website with a great team 

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Almighty God Jehovah is the Creator of heaven and earth. He did not create the earth simply for nothing but he wills to have it filled with people who love him and who want to worship him. 
When he says “I am Jehovah and there is no one else”, he will show himself to be just that when he makes this earth into a symbol of his Universal Sovereignty. 
The earth and it’s inhabitants will reflect who Jehovah God is and what kind of power his Kingdom has for all time! - Isa 45:18, Hab 2:14

"And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” (Rev. 21:3,4)

* Jehovah’s Witnesses refrain from meddling in politics.
* Christians willingly subject themselves to government authorities “in their relative positions
"For the Lord’s sake subject yourselves to every human creation: whether to a king as being superior or to governors."—1 Pet. 2:13, 14.

Can You Really “Draw Close to God”? What Qualities Can We Imitate And Why?
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Jehovah invites us to draw near to him. He is ready and willing to receive us into his favor as friends. At the same time, he promises that if we take steps to draw close to him, he will take corresponding action. He will draw close to us. Thus we may enter into something truly precious—“intimacy with Jehovah.”* (Psalm 25:14) “Intimacy” conveys the idea of confidential talk with a special friend.
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Jehovah’s four cardinal attributes: power, justice, wisdom, and love. Each section opens with an overview of the quality. 
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To come into such a relationship, we must get to know Jehovah’s qualities and ways. First, though, let us discuss an aspect of God’s nature that provides a compelling reason for drawing close to him—his holiness.
Read more at: 
jw.org

"The Law has become our tutor leading to Christ."
(Gal. 3:24)
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The Law that God gave to the Israelites was perfect. It fully achieved the purposes for which God established it—to protect his people and to make them aware of his high standards. (Romans 7:7-14) The Law was a good tutor. For some who lived under its protection, however, its requirements might have seemed burdensome. Hence, Paul could write that when God’s appointed time arrived, “Christ by purchase released us from the curse of the Law.” The Law was a “curse” only in the sense that it subjected imperfect Jews to standards they could not completely measure up to. It called for the scrupulous observance of rituals. Once a Jew accepted the superior provision made possible by Jesus’ ransom sacrifice, adherence to the tutor’s restrictions was no longer necessary.—Galatians 3:13;4:9, 10.
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Paul’s focus, then, in likening the Law of Moses to a tutor was to emphasize its custodial function and its temporary nature. Jehovah’s favor is gained, not by obedience to that Law, but by recognizing Jesus and exercising faith in him.—Galatians 2:16; 3:11.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008167?q=gal+3%3A24&p=par

How to Read the Bible and Listen to God
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Who Among These Can You Testify About Their Faith? Please comment? ?
“So, then, because we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also throw off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 
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By faith Noah, after receiving divine warning of things not yet seen, showed godly fear and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; and through this faith he condemned the world, and he became an heir of the righteousness that results from faith. (Hebrews 12:1) (Hebrews 11:8)
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"By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out, although not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as a foreigner in the land of the promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the very same promise. 10 For he was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is God." (Hebrews 5:13) "For when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could not swear by anyone greater, he swore by himself,14 saying: “I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.”15 So after Abraham had shown patience, he obtained this promise."

@SHARON LEE MOYER
I'm sure we will not believe "our eyes" ? Soon we will see! Keep your faith strong! 
“Stand up straight and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is getting near.”—LUKE 21:28.
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"I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High." (Psalms 7:17)
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Find the Joy of Jehovah! ?
King David said: “Let my musing about him be pleasurable. I, for my part, shall rejoice in Jehovah.” (Ps 104:34) He also sang: “The righteous one will rejoice in Jehovah and will indeed take refuge in him; and all the upright in heart will boast.” (Ps 64:10)
The apostle Paul urged Christians to take joy at all times in their knowledge of Jehovahand his dealing with them, writing to them: “Always rejoice in the Lord [“Jehovah,” in several versions]. Once more I will say, Rejoice!”—Php 4:4.
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WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU WANT A GOD TO BE LIKE? - LEARN WHO JEHOVAH IS AND WHOM HE WILL BECOME! - HE IS A GOD OF JUSTICE! - THE HEAVENS AND EARTH WILL PRAISE HIS NAME! - DO YOU KNOW IT? ?
(Exodus 34:6) And Jehovah went passing by before his face and declaring: “Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and truth."
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THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WILL DECLARE HIS NAME FOREVER AND EVER! 
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(Deuteronomy 32:1-4) . . .“Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And let the earth hear the sayings of my mouth.  2 My instruction will drip as the rain, My saying will trickle as the dew, As gentle rains upon grass And as copious showers upon vegetation.  3 For I shall declare the name of Jehovah. Do YOU attribute greatness to our God!  4 The Rock, perfect is his activity, For all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; Righteous and upright is he."
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MERCIFUL ~
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(2 Chronicles 30:9) For when YOU return to Jehovah, YOUR brothers and YOUR sons will be objects of mercy before those holding them captive, and be allowed to return to this land; for Jehovah YOUR God is gracious and merciful, and he will not turn away the face from YOU if YOU return to him.”
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(Nehemiah 9:17) So they refused to listen, and they did not remember your wonderful acts that you performed with them, but they hardened their neck and appointed a head to return to their servitude in Egypt. But you are a God of acts of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness, and you did not leave them."
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(Joel 2:13) And rip apart YOUR hearts, and not YOUR garments; and come back to Jehovah YOUR God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness, and he will certainly feel regret on account of the calamity."
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(Luke 6:36) Continue becoming merciful, just as YOUR Father is merciful."
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(Hebrews 8:12) For I shall be merciful to their unrighteous deeds, and I shall by no means call their sins to mind anymore.’”
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GRACIOUS ~
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(Exodus 22:27) For it is his only covering. It is his mantle for his skin. In what will he lie down? And it must occur that he will cry out to me, and I shall certainly hear, because I am gracious."
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(Nehemiah 9:31) And in your abundant mercy you did not make an extermination of them or leave them; for you are a God gracious and merciful."
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(Psalm 86:15) But you, O Jehovah, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and trueness."
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(Jonah 4:2) Hence he prayed to Jehovah and said: “Ah, now, O Jehovah, was not this an affair of mine, while I happened to be on my own ground? That is why I went ahead and ran away to Tar′shish; for I knew that you are a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness, and feeling regret over the calamity."
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SLOW TO ANGER ~
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(Numbers 14:18) ‘Jehovah, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness, pardoning error and transgression, but by no means will he give exemption from punishment, bringing punishment for the error of the fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation."
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(Nahum 1:3) Jehovah is slow to anger and great in power, and by no means will Jehovah hold back from punishing. In destructive wind and in storm is his way, and the cloud mass is the powder of his feet."
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(Romans 9:22) If, now, God, although having the will to demonstrate his wrath and to make his power known, tolerated with much long-suffering vessels of wrath made fit for destruction."
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(2 Peter 3:9) Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.
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LOVING KINDNESS ~
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(Jeremiah 31:3) From far away Jehovah himself appeared to me, [saying:] “And with a love to time indefinite I have loved you. That is why I have drawn you with loving-kindness."
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(Lamentations 3:22) It is the acts of loving-kindness of Jehovah that we have not come to our finish, because his mercies will certainly not come to an end."
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(Micah 7:18) Who is a God like you, one pardoning error and passing over transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? He will certainly not hold onto his anger forever, for he is delighting in loving-kindness."
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TRUTH ~
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(Psalm 31:5) Into your hand I entrust my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Jehovah the God of truth."
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(Romans 2:2) Now we know that the judgment of God is, in accord with truth, against those who practice such things."

Martyr: def 1) "a person who willingly suffers death rather than reduce his or her religion 2) a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: a martyr to the cause of social justice" 
The fact that someone is described (legitimately or not) as a martyr does not of itself qualify that one as being an anointed Christian, called to be one of the 144,000 described in Revelation. As Paul stated "...I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to accurate knowledge..." (Rom. 10:2) You can look at it any way you choose to, but our understanding according to Jesus' description of true wheat-like Christians being oversown with counterfeit weeds soon after the death of the apostles may have some bearing here. Not only that but the explicit warnings that a wholesale apostasy would develop shortly after the early Christian congregation was established should indicate to the unbiased reader that there would be many false Christians and few true ones. Soon apostate Christianity was the order of the day. So does that fact that someone dies for their beliefs make them a true Christian? There are lots of different religions now that do not agree on how God should be worshipped and yet are willing to die for their beliefs. Does willing to die in man-made wars, crusades, inquisitions or even persecution, automatically qualify them as acceptable to God?  If so, then the suicide bombings and terrorist activity of those wiling to die for their beliefs must also qualify them as acceptable to God, no?  The fact is, I can't quantify all who are selected by God or not and neither can you. 

@ARchiv@L 
Are you ok? We must stay away from violent ones. 

yes there was problem today all over Athens due to strike and rain and traffic of course .... @The Librarian ....
but am fine ..... 
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