Just a thought that might help. When you get ready to study with your wife post the book and chapters. You will probably get more info on what to be aware of that you wife might try and present from the WTS and how to respond.
Triple A
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW inmy wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).
over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?
i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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How does the society explain 5 more partakers at the Memorial?
by lv4fer ini think it's kind of funny.
how do they explain more people this year than lasts?
i thought the number was suppose to get lower as they died off?
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Neo, So for every Anointed that was baptist after 1935 (or at least from 1970) an Anointed must have fallen away. Thanks for the reply. Triple A
Just another question, If an Anointed One falls away and is replaced. What happens if they return to the WTS? Do they come as part of the Great Crowd or an Anointed One?
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Never been a contest for me, Maryanne was always number one.
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW inmy wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).
over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?
i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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WhyGeorgia?
the comment you made: I think the NIV is the simpleton's bible and is not thought of well by the JW's so why even go there and I'm sure you already know what they say about the KJV...ugggh!
I was just curious as to why you made this statement, because I think it is as good as the NWT...again just curious!
=)I would like to see the answer to this question from Eyebrow2.
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how long to baptism?
by lost truth? ini have recently started a bible study, and think that i may like to be baptised.. i was wondering how long does someone have to study before they are baptised?.
also, i was wondering how many hours do people spend on their mission (door to door).
i would be thankful for any help, as i am just like many, searching for awnsers.
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Welcome Lost,
Most here are ex-JWs, but some of us have never been. But I would suspect that those of us that were not have still been affected in some way by the WTS.
I have a suggestion for you when reading WTS literture. On a pad of paper draw three columns and at the top write these three headings. God Glorifying, WTS Glorifying, and Christendom Hate.
Under each column - put a check mark, page number, and/or paragraph number when you read something that falls in one of the categories.
God Glorifying - would be anything that talks only of God and what He does or cares about us. How he wants to have a personal relationship with you. Be careful, there are many statements that sound God Glorifying that the WTS uses to point to themselves. In which case your mark should go into the next column.
WTS/Faithful and Descrete Slave (FDS) Glorifying - would be anything that talks about how you have to belong to the organization, follow the FDS, that you can only come to God through the FDS, or anything else that they write about themselves.
Christendom Hate - IF you talk to your study leader about this site, you will most like get a reaction something like, "Why should I read that HATE lititure?" Check off how many anti-Christendom statements they make. You will also find that intermixed here is WTS Glorifying statements.
Sometimes you will find it hard to decide which column to mark, I would mark both and than draw a circle around them so that I know there was only one statement, but was tied to two marks. I beleive you will find that the WTS Glorifying column will out pace the other two. You will have to ask yourself this question, "Who do the Jehovah's Witnesses truely worship?"
As the others suggested, do your research when you read the Bible look for how God wants a personal relationship with you.
Best wishes in your search and again welcome, Triple A
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How does the society explain 5 more partakers at the Memorial?
by lv4fer ini think it's kind of funny.
how do they explain more people this year than lasts?
i thought the number was suppose to get lower as they died off?
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Somewhere I read that for a "Anointed One" to be replaced, the original Anointed One had to die apostate. Can anyone help me with this.
If no one can tell if the above is correct, can anyone say that it is incorrect?
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW inmy wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).
over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?
i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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Here is a link to a review of Bible translations by Jason BeDuhn in his Truth In Translation, 2003. Maybe Scholar can produce another.
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW inmy wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).
over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?
i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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Triple A
One other thing, if your wife says that the NWT is the most accurrate translation. Ask her for the reference that say that. Look at the whole reference. Most of the statements of accurace is for the Westcott Hort (used in the KIT), that they contribute to their own NWT erronously.
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Best Bible Translation?
by mywifeisaJW inmy wife has been a jw for about 10 years (we have been married 15 years).
over the years i have tried various strategies to deal with this, which i won't go into here...except that i have agreed to "read the bible" with my wife...and i get to pick the translation.. what translation would be best recommended to help highlight the errors of the nwt and jw thinking in general?
i have seen here that today's english version has been recommended...anything else?
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Along with what ever you use, have the Kingdom Interlinear Translation (KIT) that you use side by side. It is revealing that the Greek to English translation does not fit the NWT English. The KIT is only the New Testiment and is their own publication. So seeing the errors side by side is quite revealing.
Also make sure that you understand some Bible basics, like ( ) around a word or words is inserted. It was not there in the orginal text and is suppose to add to your understanding. But it is not suppose to change the meaning. Helpful when reading Colossians 1:15-17.
It would help if you did some reading on how the WTS uses proof text to support their beliefs and how they twist the scriptures. Example of this would be Proverbs 8:22. They use this to prove that Jesus was created. This chapter is dealing with wisdom. If you do not know this going in and do not read the whole text, it is easy to be fooled.
Above all to not use other WTS publications to study. Stay with the Bible, an authorized version and compare it to theres. Ask why the difference and look at the context in which they have change meanings. Pray on your own before and after.
Good Luck
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How does the society explain 5 more partakers at the Memorial?
by lv4fer ini think it's kind of funny.
how do they explain more people this year than lasts?
i thought the number was suppose to get lower as they died off?
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Triple A
Somewhere I read that for a "Anointed One" to be replaced, the original Anointed One had to die apostate. Can anyone help me with this.