"door to door" mandated by Jehovah? - part 1

Comment on John 21 verses about Peter: Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers[fn] that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

These verses actually correct a misconstruing of what Jesus said that spread "among the brethren." The topic isn't really about Peter claiming Jehovah directed him to teach that John would not die, the point is that Jesus is giving Peter a mild rebuke, to stop worrying about the other guy, and focus on following Jesus himself. -- Mormons also twist this and one or two other Scriptures to show that its ok to speak things in the name and authority of God Himself, but drop them or reverse them later. -- I was flabbergasted that someone would use this, to show that it's ok to teach 8 million people in print and talks, things as being "from Jehovah" or via an angel (like they did for a time), things later admitted to be wrong and drop them or reverse them. Many of them major doctrines or practices that many based their lives on , or even risked their lives on, etc. Just as with the parable of the "faithful and slave", you just can't get there from here!

Awake 1/8/03 -



The Opinion of the Court stated: “For over 50 years, the Court has invalidated restrictions on door-to-door canvassing and pamphleteering. It is more than historical accident that most of these cases involved First Amendment challenges brought by Jehovah’s Witnesses, because door-to-door canvassing is mandated by their religion. As we noted in Murdock v. Pennsylvania, . . . (1943), the Jehovah’s Witnesses ‘claim to follow the example of Paul, teaching “publicly, and from house to house.” Acts 20:20. They take literally the mandate of the Scriptures, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15. In doing so they believe that they are obeying a commandment of God.’”