The Skeptics Annotated Bible (737 page)

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

(7.3)
“Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

(7.4)
“How wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?”

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

(7.6)
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
Jehovah's Witnesses are told that it is OK to be hide the truth when speaking to those who are not entitled to it (all nonJWs). They call this the Theocratic Warfare Stategy. This verse is used to justify their deceit.

(7.7-8)
“Ask, and it shall be given you … For every one that asketh receiveth.”
Mark Twain said there are “upwards of a thousand lies” in the Bible. This is probably the biggest. How many desperate, frightened, broken-hearted parents have watched their children die while begging God to help?

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

(7.7-8)
“Seek, and ye shall find … he that seeketh findeth.”
300 Can God be found?

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

(7.12a)
“Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”
128 How should nonbelievers be treated?

(7.12b)
“This is the law and the prophets.”
If, as Jesus said, the golden rule summarizes the Old Testament’s law and prophets, then why are more than 1000 cruel and unjust passages found in it?

(7.13-14) Jesus says that most people will go to hell. He seems to be OK with that.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

(7.13)
“Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat.”

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

(7.14)
“Narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

(7.19) “Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” Those who fail to bear “good fruit” will be “hewn down, and cast into the fire.”