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Jesus speaks in third person
by menrov ini stumbled on john 17:1,2 which reads in net version:.
17 when jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “father, the time has come.
glorify your son, so that your son may glorify you— 2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.. if jesus had a close relation with his father, would you not expect to read something like this:.
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Marry in white - a worldly practice
by menrov ini was not aware but just learned that is was queen victoria who was the first to get marries in white dress.
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so, it is a worldly practice.... i assume jw's should reconsider whether they adopt / continue this worldly practice or keep away from it ... .
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All scriptures inspired and consistent?
by menrov inmat.
7:18 a good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.
5 but the lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth.
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Cities of Refuge
by menrov ini was for no particular reason thinking about this topic.
i search on google if the concept of cities of refuge is also documented outside the bible.
i did not really find it.
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Brother and friends
by menrov inso, according to wt doctrine, we are brothers, right?
so, if we are all so-called brothers, that we all have one father, right?
if we are just friends of our creator, then we are not brothers.
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Bible based faith peculiarities
by menrov inlooking back on what i accepted to believe at the time, i now realize how peculiar some of things were:.
- people talking to a snake.
- killer of brother, who was recognized for his great offer, walks free and protected.
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Preaching
by menrov inthe wt always said that preaching is a must for all christians as it was 'demanded' by jesus.
in the latest announcements, it has become clear the rank and file are only allowed to preach if the wt leaders approve.
in other words, all jw's are providing obedience to their wt leaders instead of jesus.
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Stockholm syndrome and religion
by menrov inbased on a discussion i had with my wife, i started to compare the situation of people who are a member of a religious organisation or are devout to a belief, to the so-called stockholm syndrome.
the stockholm syndrome is where feelings of trust or affection is felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim towards a captor.
in such a situation, the person being kidnapped is not free to leave and is held against their will but over time takes that situation as a "new normal" and even starts to see their kidnapper(s) as normal people.
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Ahum...only 130 languages
by menrov inin wt study edition december 2015, article called jehovah, the god of communication, par.
as a result, the new world translation is now available in whole or in part in over 130 languages.
to many jw's this will sound impressive.
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Blind faith
by menrov inyou have those moments where you sit and think, how is it possible...... governments (local, regional or federal level) and political leaders in general are receiving their right to govern or lead from the people (with exception of some countries like north korea and china).
if the people are not satisfied anymore (due to corruption, lies, baseless promises etc), they will act to initiate change.
this can lead, in more extreme situations, to a revolution.