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*** w06 3/1 Who Are Genuine Christians? ***

Genuine Christianity Restored

The record is clear. Since the death of the apostles, Christ has not been in much of what has taken place in the name of Christianity. However, that does not mean that Jesus has failed to keep his promise to be with his followers ?all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.? (Matthew 28:20) We can be sure that ever since he said those words, there have been faithful individuals among whom ?the memory of Jesus Christ [has been] activated in theory and practice.? Jesus Christ has kept his promise to support such ones as they have endeavored to show the love that marks true Christians and to remain loyal to the truths that he taught.

Even better, Jesus promised that in the last days of this system of things, he would gather his faithful disciples into a clearly identifiable Christian congregation that he would use to accomplish his will. (Matthew 24:14, 45-47) He is right now using that congregation to gather together ?a great crowd? of men, women, and children ?out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues,? and he is uniting them under his headship into ?one flock? under ?one shepherd.??Revelation 7:9, 14-17; John 10:16; Ephesians 4:11-16.

Turn away, then, from any institutions or organizations that have besmirched the name of Christ and defamed Christianity over the past two thousand years. Otherwise, as Jesus Christ told the apostle John, you could ?receive part of [their] plagues? when God executes his judgment on them in the near future. (Revelation 1:1; 18:4,?5) Make it your resolve to be among those spoken about by the prophet Micah when he said that ?in the final part of the days,? true worshippers?adherents of true Christianity?would listen to God?s instructions and ?walk in his paths? of restored pure worship. (Micah 4:1-4) The publishers of this magazine will be happy to help you identify those true worshippers.

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Why do genuine Christians not participate in warfare?

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Soldiers, left: U.S. National Archives photo; flamethrower, right: U.S. Army Photo

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?Have love among yourselves? and ?remain in my word? are fundamental conditions that Jesus sets for genuine Christians

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