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Whom can we trust? Where can we turn to for protection?
by abiather inthough we can easily dismiss many of jws teachings on many counts, the sad part is that we do not have any alternative.
1) 1) though some of the things bible said may have gone wrong (most of which would not even touch our day-to-day lives), the worst thing it foretold (which very much affects our day-today-lives) has come true: people will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world.
(luke 21:26).
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Proof for the IMMORTAL soul triggered my doubt on JW teachings!
by abiather inonce i was talking to myself: religions are all about sacrifices (and rituals), viewing god as a means to get forgiveness of sins and material benefits, and bible is no exception.
yet the foundation of the universe is on the never-failing principle of cause and consequences, something which god will never violate.
forgiveness of sins is a violation of principle of cause and consequencessomething that bible itself ironically upholds in galatians 6:7 and in many other verses!
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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!
by abiather inthe scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.
http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.
http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.
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Will the evolutionists save us from the coming catastrophe?
by abiather inthe earth's magnetic field is in a weakening stage right now.
data collected this summer by a european space agency (esa) satellite suggests the field is weakening 10 times faster than scientists originally thought.
if the magnetic field weakens enough, then the earth could be hit with dangerous amounts of solar radiation and cosmic rays .....
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After all, JWs were RIGHT!
by abiather in1) science and technology appeared as a savior to mankind, yet the overall result points to the opposite direction.. http://aeon.co/magazine/science/why-has-human-progress-ground-to-a-halt/.
2) john kerry warns of catastrophe if climate change is not tackled.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article4295230.ece (times, saturday 13, 2014).
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God Appointed An Organization In The Year 1936 (means JWs lost out!)
by abiather inhere are the excerpts from an article (published in an international magazine the world renewal, april issue of 2014) written by a former jw.
he says he started searching for an organization that appeared on the world scene after 1935, which follow jesus 100%.
if jesus is real, there should be some organization copying him 100% knowingly or unknowingly.
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Qualifications for Gods Sole Channel--interesting article from the meletivivlon site
by Jon Preston inqualifications to become gods channel of communication[this article was contributed by apollos].
the new teaching of the appointment of the faithful and discreet slave has arguably made 1919 an even more important date to jehovahs witnesses than 1914. appendix b1 of the revised nwt bible shows a time line of the message of the bible in relation to gods rulership.
it is of note that the official doctrine of the establishment of gods kingdom in 1914 is not even mentioned only that satan was cast down around that time.. ever since the 1919 doctrine was announced at the 2012 agm, and subsequently published in the july 15th watchtower 2013, the appointment of the slave seems to have become a much more prominent topic in our teaching, and indeed in general discussion among witnesses.. of course we should remind ourselves that this new level of interest really has nothing to do with the date, and everything to do with the nature of the appointment.
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What science has left UNTAUGHT!
by abiather inwhen one goes deep into the science, there are things that suggest the existence of immortal soul or a caring supreme soul.
hence, the question is not about lack of proofs, but is all about whether one is willing to accept or not (mathew 11:14).
let us take some samples:.
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Jesus used to read apostate literature!
by abiather injesus made several references to the persecution and martyrdom of the prophets (mathew 23:29-37; 21:35; 22:6; 5:12; luke 6:23; 11:47) which are not found in old testament (with some exceptions like 2 chronicle 24:21), but found mostly either in jewish tradition or in apocryphal/apostate literature.
he had no problem in talking even with satan himself.
(mathew 4:1-10).
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Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?
by cofty init seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.
lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.
if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.