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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

  I would not call the first century Christians Catholic. They were simple christians.

  I think Catholicism began when the roman empire adopted the christian religion as an official religion.

  Maybe the Catholics claim that they started with Peter, but I am sure Peter had nothing to do with them and / or their believes.

  I think the claim of the catholic church that they started with Peter or that Peter is their founder is similar with the claim that JW's make that Jesus is their head or that Jesus is guiding them from heaven.
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  Crazy myths about the way GB is "guided"

  by paradisebeauty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are a few jw's i know who believe that when the gb takes a decision this is what happens:.

  each member goes into a separate room, prays about something.

  after that, they get together and they all have the same thought about the issue.. what are the craziest ideas you heard about the way they are "guided".

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  @ pixel

  Just read the article ... it is disgusting! so they got this "lightning" idea from communicating with the dead and they admit it!

  Shouldn't a people ask his God and not the dead ones?
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  Royal Commission convened for now, but Jackson is an asshole

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have just finished listening to this man jackson.

  i remember him well.

  he is twisting things around as much as he is allowed.

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  paradisebeauty

  If you have a copy of the audio, please post it.

  Thank you
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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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  @Half banana

  I just read about Horus on wiki, it says absolutely nothing about any kind similarities between horus and Jesus.

  And my faith is not build on what any pope or so called "saint" said against Jesus.
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  How much was Christ's ransom sacrifice? Equal to Adam?

  by jonathan dough in

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  2. beliefs

  how much was the ransom?

  gods justice did not require an exact equivalent man-for-man sacrifice between the first adam and jesus, the second adam.

  gods gift required more.

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  paradisebeauty

  God can not die!!!!

  The trinity is biggest christianity mistake.

  Trinity was invented in 381 ad.

  It is for God to decide what was needed as a ransom and He decided: the blood of a perfect human life.
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  Crazy myths about the way GB is "guided"

  by paradisebeauty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are a few jw's i know who believe that when the gb takes a decision this is what happens:.

  each member goes into a separate room, prays about something.

  after that, they get together and they all have the same thought about the issue.. what are the craziest ideas you heard about the way they are "guided".

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  paradisebeauty

  There are a few jw's I know who believe that when the GB takes a decision this is what happens:

  • each member goes into a separate room, prays about something
  • after that, they get together and they all have the same thought about the issue.

  What are the craziest ideas you heard about the way they are "guided"
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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

  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?