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The Heavenly Hope -- Simplified Suggestion
by FusionTheism inthe bible says there is just "one hope" for christians (ephesians 4:4).. revelation says god will come down and bring heaven down to earth.
(revelation 21:2-3).
the old testament focuses more on the hope of the earth being a paradise and the new testament focuses more on going to heaven.. but as we can see revelation and ephesians, there is only "one hope," and we will get to experience both the paradise earth and heaven.. i see no reason in the bible why we would need to take the number 144,000 literally in revelation, where almost all the other numbers mentioned are symbolic..
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Simplified Suggestion -- The Signs of the Last Days
by FusionTheism inmy simplified suggestion for the signs of the last days (matthew 24, mark 13, luke 21):.
there is nothing i can see in the bible that says we should find a greater antitypical fulfillment of the great tree prophecy of daniel, therefore, if that's the case, there would be no biblical reason for arriving at the date of 1914 as having any explicit significance spelled out in the scriptures.. with that being said, a much simpler approach (which appears to be used in the new jesus book) would be to just say that you think we have been witnessing the signs which jesus spoke about in matthew 24, mark 13, luke 21, and that world war i is just one of those many signs.. the problem with that approach, is that it is still relying on an interpretation of those chapters using the type/antitype method, which the governing body now says shouldn't be used without a clear biblical basis for doing so.
plus, if the claim is made that these signs (earthquakes, disease, famine, war) are getting worse in modern times than in any other time in history, the governing body would need to provide evidence of this claim.. so, in actuality, the most simple explanation is that all of those signs were fulfilled with the jewish temple being destroyed by the romans in 70 c.e.
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Simplified Suggestion-- The Faithful and Discreet Slave
by FusionTheism inmy simplified suggestion for the faithful and discreet slave (matthew 24:45-51, luke 12:40-48):.
it's really just a simple parable showing that jesus will reward the leaders of each congregation / church who remain faithful and discreet in caring for their flocks, and that he will punish the wicked leaders.. nothing more, nothing less.. this parable is exactly like the messages jesus delivered to the 7 congregations in revelation 2:1 through 3:22.. there is nothing in the bible that links the faithful and discreet slave to anything else besides the leaders of congregations.. plus, since this is definitely a parable/illustration, the governing body now says we should not be looking for any special complicated antitypical fulfillments or giving explanations for every detail of the parable..
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May JW Broadcasting Video about the Money Problems
by FusionTheism inin the video, they repeatedly talk about these big ugly misunderstandings that have taken place between the circuit overseers and the elders,, at least partially, leading to their current money problems fiasco.. if the governing body were intentionally lying, wouldn't they lie to make themselves and their elders look better, instead of worse?.
what would the motive be for them to tell everyone about these big misunderstandings?.
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Simplified Suggestion-- The Generation of 1914
by FusionTheism inthe governing body has recently placed a large priority on simplicity and clarity in their teachings and publications.
the watchtower study edition, march 15, 2015, pages 8-10:.
in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovahs organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.
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Spiritual AMNESTY -- Return to Jehovah
by FusionTheism inbasically, from what i can tell from the new return to jehovah brochure, is that the governing body is now offering amnesty to anyone who has been gone from the congregation but now wants to return.. it claims it doesn't matter what sins you've done, or what caused you to leave, if you repent to jehovah and ask the elders to help you, and return to the meetings, you'll be warmly welcomed with no disciplinary action or judgment against you..
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Simplified Suggestion--The 144,000
by FusionTheism inthe governing body has recently placed a large priority on simplicity and clarity in their teachings and publications.
for example:the watchtower study edition, march 15, 2015, pages 8-10:.
in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovahs organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.
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Simplified Suggestion -- Jesus' Prophecy of the End
by FusionTheism inthe governing body has recently placed a large priority on simplicity and clarity in their teachings and publications.
the watchtower study edition, march 15, 2015, pages 8-10:.
in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovahs organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.
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New Light! The Evil Slave Class no longer exists!
by FusionTheism inquote from the watchtower, march 15, 2015, page 23:.
in the illustration of the faithful and discreet slave, jesus spoke of an evil slave who beat his fellow slaves.
jesus was not there foretelling that an evil slave class would arise.
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Watchtower Society now PROMOTES using Social Media / Networks?
by FusionTheism inhave you seen this?.
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/social-network-smart/#?insight.