Posts by paradisebeauty

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Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

by snugglebunny in

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back in the 50's, when i was just a skinny kid, my father became po of a new congregation.

he'd only been baptised for around 4 years, so his rise was quite remarkable.just one of his flock in the new cachement area was of the "remnant".

this lady was well into her 60's, childless but married.

paradisebeauty

I'd say this myth you speak of was created after Jesus. Are there any documents to confirm this myth dates befor Jesus?

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Basic Bible and Religious Vocabulary the Watchtower Never Teaches

by CalebInFloroda in

when i began formal study of religion and biblical analysis it was like peeling off layer after layer of dark matter, sticky and putrid that had stuck over my eyes and ears and mouth.

i learned that under the watchtower one only builds a widening gap between yourself and the world of biblical academia and scholars.

i used to think i knew a lot because i learned to quote a few scholars or lexicons as a witness.

paradisebeauty

@John Aquila

I found quite a few christian groups who believe in a 1000 year earthy reign of Jesus and the anointed christians.

Please google

one of them, that have a other similar points with jw's (no trinity, no eternal soul) are truthortradition.com or Spirit and truth fellowship stfonline.org

I also think there are some penticostals thst believe in a 1000 earthly Kingdom.

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Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

by snugglebunny in

jw
friends

back in the 50's, when i was just a skinny kid, my father became po of a new congregation.

he'd only been baptised for around 4 years, so his rise was quite remarkable.just one of his flock in the new cachement area was of the "remnant".

this lady was well into her 60's, childless but married.

paradisebeauty

I think beimg anointed and baptised with holy spirit is the true christian hope.

JW's who are of the class of "other sheeps" have the same hope as the "unjust" people who never knew nor learned about Jehovah. And they are preaching the hope of the "unjust".

Proof for this is that their literature never states that Jesus is the mediator between God and other sheeps. They specifically state that Jesus in mediator between Jehovah and ONLY anointed ones.

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Today's daily text made me laugh!

by paradisebeauty in

anointed christians knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine rulership.

as soon as they discerned the fulfillment of bible prophecy, they boldly declared to others that gods rule had begun.

today, with so much evidence that gods kingdom is already established in heaven, why do the majority of people not accept what this means?

paradisebeauty

I wish more JW's see the real propaganda - Watchtower's propaganda

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Basic Bible and Religious Vocabulary the Watchtower Never Teaches

by CalebInFloroda in

when i began formal study of religion and biblical analysis it was like peeling off layer after layer of dark matter, sticky and putrid that had stuck over my eyes and ears and mouth.

i learned that under the watchtower one only builds a widening gap between yourself and the world of biblical academia and scholars.

i used to think i knew a lot because i learned to quote a few scholars or lexicons as a witness.

paradisebeauty

Caleb,

love your posts! Thank you for this info.

On religious vocabulary. I recently realised the true christian hope is the heavenly one. And that the ones going to heaven will come back on earth when Jesus does and will reign / administer the earth for 1000 years under Jesus' Kingship.

I think those people will be somehow transformed and have a "glorified" body. A body similar to the one Jesus had after resurrection.

I find it difficul to express my new found beliefs. JW's vocabulary does not include so many words and expressions for the heavenly hope, for what happens to peple baptised with the holy spirit ...

I know there are denominations who believe what I do now, I suppose I'll have to start reading their materials to find my words.

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If disfellowshipping so important why is it not mentioned one time in the bible teach book

by poopie in

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if it is what page.

paradisebeauty

It would be normal to mention this to people who study to join the religion.

Also something very important they do not mention: that they consider Jesus the mediator between Jehovah and only the 144.000

They say they are looking for honest people but they are anything but honest. They are so deceiving!!!

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Russell's sources for his ideas - a diagram of what Apocalypse Delayed Ch. 1

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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according to apocalypse delayed, russell got many of his ideas from a conference called albury park.. .

here are the sources of his ideas for eschatology:.

and lastly, here are the sources for the ideas that jw's claim make them "the truth": rejection of the trinity, hell, and the inmortal soul..

paradisebeauty

Russell the copycat

Though the watchtower today could use some copycat skills because other people and denominations have brighter lights about what's coming.

But they are too puffed up to admit they are wrong

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JW's are semi-trinitarians and do not understand the Sacret Secret

by paradisebeauty in

i have been searching pro and anti arguments for trinity, and found out there are anti-trinitarians who believe jesus did not preexist before his human life.

and i am thinking, it kind of makes sense.

what if yahweh created a second adam.

paradisebeauty

To redeem human kind god needed a human being that did not have the adamic sin. So He created one.

God can give whatever power and knowledge He wants to give.

So, He gave incredible power and knowledge to this second son that he created directly.

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CHRISTIAN BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

the following information looks at the use of the descriptor "christian" and "jehovah's witness".

reference is made to information published by the wtbts, as is information in wikipedia.

a discussion ensues at the end.. insight vol i - christianpublished in 1988the latinized greek term khristianos, found only three times in the christian greek scriptures, designates followers of christ jesus, the exponents of christianity.ac 11:26; 26:28; 1pe 4:16.it was first in antioch [syria] that the disciples were by divine providence called christians.

paradisebeauty

This reminds me when I changes my religion on my Facebook profile to "Christian" over Jehovah's Witness.

A brother told me that when he hovers over the word "Christian" on my profile, it appears an image with a cross.

I told him I could not find on facebook a page named "Christian" that had the tower as it's image, so I chose the page named "Christian" that appeared first and had most likes.

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JW's are semi-trinitarians and do not understand the Sacret Secret

by paradisebeauty in

i have been searching pro and anti arguments for trinity, and found out there are anti-trinitarians who believe jesus did not preexist before his human life.

and i am thinking, it kind of makes sense.

what if yahweh created a second adam.

paradisebeauty

@ The Searcher

Thank you for the research, very useful, and I'll use some of the verses you compiled.

Thanks again!