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We have always used the Bible as the sole authority for our beliefs, so we have adjusted our beliefs as our understanding of the Scriptures has been clarified. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post.
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Such changes are in harmony with the Bible principle stated at You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: “The path of the righteous is like the bright morning light that grows brighter and brighter until full daylight.” Just as the rising sun reveals details of a landscape gradually, God grants an understanding of divine truth progressively, in his due time. (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) As the Bible foretold, he has accelerated this process during “the time of the end.”—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
These adjustments in our understanding should neither surprise nor disturb us. Ancient worshippers of God also had mistaken ideas and expectations and needed to adjust their viewpoint.
Such changes are in harmony with the Bible principle stated at You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: “The path of the righteous is like the bright morning light that grows brighter and brighter until full daylight.” Just as the rising sun reveals details of a landscape gradually, God grants an understanding of divine truth progressively, in his due time. (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) As the Bible foretold, he has accelerated this process during “the time of the end.”—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
These adjustments in our understanding should neither surprise nor disturb us. Ancient worshippers of God also had mistaken ideas and expectations and needed to adjust their viewpoint.
- Moses offered himself as a deliverer for the nation of Israel 40 years ahead of God’s timetable.—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
- The apostles failed to understand the prophecy that foretold the Messiah’s death and resurrection.—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
- Some early Christians had wrong ideas about the timing of “the day of Jehovah.”—You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..