Topics Started by mnb77
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"I have been" or "I am" for John 8:58
by JW Ben in?revised english bible, 1989, margin.
the present indicative, accompanied by an adverbial expression denoting duration and referring to past time, is sometimes used in greek,...to describe an action which, beginning in past time, is still in progress at the time of speaking.
(?am?, in the present tense) at john 8:58, because of its being accompanied by and expression of past time, (prin abraam genesthai) ?before abraham to become?,) should be rendered, in english, in the perfect tense.
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Speculation and the WTBTS
by diamondblue1974 in.
who of us can remember the wts saying from the platform that we should'nt speculate about jehovahs wts purpose and what he or they intend.. what was this about and why?
can anyone enlighten me here?.
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How many should partake this year at the memorial?
by M.J. inhow many should partake this year at the memorial?
how many of the original anointed, whose number was "sealed" in 1935 would likely be alive today?.
i've examined the general survival rate of people of this age group in the us.
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Are you "Spiritually Sick"???
by JH inwhy is it that a jw is considered "spiritually sick" by the elders and the members of the congregation, if he suddenly decides to stop going to meetings and doesn't see eye to eye with the organization anymore?.
i see people who belong to other faiths, and are very active and seem spiritually healthy, even though they don't believe in what jw's teach.. .
i've been told by elders, that i was "spiritually sick".
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Do You Have To Believe In God To Pray?
by Englishman inor does prayer sometimes help us communicate with our own subconscious mind?.
or maybe we're just acknowledging the power of the universe as a whole?.
englishman.
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Analyze this: The newly revised questions for baptism
by ezekiel3 inthe following is quoted in it's entirety (excepting cited scriptures after each question) from the new release organized to do jehovah's will, pages 182-218.. .
questions for those desiring to be baptized.
part 1 elementary bible teachings.
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Is 2012 A Marked Year?
by Oroborus21 ini wrote this march 2004 as part of my ongoing (occassional) email series for my friends & family:.
march 13, 2004...?life in la?.
it is close to midnight and i have a million things to do, a thousand worries and a dozen hopes and a lot has happened since the last installment of lila but there is time for that.
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Questions for those who know...
by newholland inwent to jw "memorial talk" for a friend.
i'm not gonna give too many details, because i don't want to lose connection i have with our friends.
i have done a little research on jws, and now i am confused.
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Have JW's set other dates since "1975" are have they quit fixing dates?
by booker-t init would seem that after 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975 that jw's would do as judge rutherford said and stop fixing dates but i was told they suggested other dates since 1975 failed prediction.
do any posters out there know of other dates suggested for armaggeddon that jw's claimed after 1975. i was talking to an elder the other day and he still insist that "apostates" started the 1975 rumor and some dedicated jw's fell for the rumor and that the wts never said 1975 was the end of the world.
he also claims that the wts only said that maybe the world would end but that they never said point blank that 1975 armaggeddon was arriving.