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  Basic Bible and Religious Vocabulary the Watchtower Never Teaches

  by CalebInFloroda in

  1. watchtower
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  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.

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  paradisebeauty

  I'm from Europe and never heard of this translation vs. version / revision thing.
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  Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  paradisebeauty

  Ding,

  you are right, they created a second class of christians during Rutherford, when the members were over 144.000.

  I wish they would have ditched the number.

  I did not knew they ditched 1935 to allow gb members who were younger to be anointed, but I think you are right!

  Such hypocrites! They do not care about the Bible
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  Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  paradisebeauty

  I read bout Osiris on wikipaedia. It says nothing you speak of.

  I'd say some people, long after Jesus existed added details about Jesus to the myth of Osiris, and created a new myth. That's the deal with legends, can change them as you want, add what you want. Just keep a name or two and it looks old.

  You'd better check your sources.
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  Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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?

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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.

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  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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..

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  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