Spiritual persons with accurate knowledge concerning the Kingdom of God can indeed examine all things (1 Cor 2:15,16 NWT), and identify worshippers of erroneous teachings and those guilty of perfidy by just reading or listening to their beliefs, or witnessing their daily conduct.

As there is only one true God, and one established set of His healthful teachings by means of faith (1 John 2:27), spiritual backwardness can easily be identified in those who after reading about our work and deeds described in the "Little Scroll" find it necessary to ask: "What is the name of your religion?" They usually ask this question to find some excuse for dismissing themselves from any further Christian development, to excuse themselves from the persecution that is leveled against all true Christians (John 15:20), and to escape from being spiritually corrected for their spiritual readjustment. Their kind of inquisitiveness is totally futile. So, as we were asked this question yet again recently (by email) I decided to write the following poem for them:
 

For Those Who Ask:
"What Is The Name Of Your Religion?"

If we answer with: "The same religion as The Christ",
they may think we're sarcastic, evasive, or too clever.
Christ's answer would probably be: "GOOD WORKS ! (1)
Labeling oneself with a title is not our endeavour".

There are many religions, but only one Lord. (2)
By their 'fruits' you will know His people, (3)
not by 'outlandish dress', (4) nor by great numbers,
or how high they did build their church steeple.

The Father gave us a spirit place, and blessed name,
Calling us: "Hephzi-bah"; (5)
with the spirit relationship "Beulah" (that is, Wedded).
A heavenly flock, but while flesh, we see it all afar.

Jerusalem, --those fulfilling Christ's covenant disposition,
are not a land of continuous violence, --a physical place;
and he hid us in a 'wilderness', during the time, times,
and half a time, away from the serpent's face. (6)

                                    Written: 6/12/01.

SOURCES:

(1) James 2:18 NWT.        (2) Ephesians 4:5,6.     (3) Matthew 7:19,20 NWT.

(4) Zephaniah 1:7-9 NEB.     (5) Isaiah 62:4.NEB.     (6) Rev 12:14-17 NWT.

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