Topics Started by Kosonen

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December 2023 Study Washtowel - Keep recruiting for the cult!
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
december 2023 p. 6 par.

15 - "an especially fine work that gives evidence of our faith is our zealously sharing the good news with others.

why was nothing said to the 3000 about "preaching?
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About the Mark of the Beast
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
i can agree on most of what this man preaches about the mark of the beast.. https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=64fd01a1112661824fb397c7.

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Mental health treatment
by kidchameleon43 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i'm actually not a jw, but i've always been curious about the religion since it always had an esoteric vibe to it.

i was raised catholic, but more than half my life i've struggled with my faith, and therefore, i've defaulted to the agnostic position.. i'm sorry, let me get to my question.

i've struggled with mental illness for most of my life.
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Acts 15
by peacefulpete in
1. watchtower
2. bible
acts 15. the pericope has been long interpreted by the catholic church as a proof text for a central authority.

churches like the wt repeat this claim.

however, reading the text without this coloring reveals something very different.. the story starts with paul and barnabas going to the antioch church and there they encounter pharisee christians from jerusalem (15:24) contradicting the doctrine held by the antioch church.
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In Response to Anony Mous regarding the 144,000 and other questions...
by EasyPrompt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
still, you hold onto false teachings of the wtbts which are only there for the enrichment of its chiefs.. as pointed out, the rest of the book of revelation is figurative, yet you hold that the number 144,000 is literal.

the wtbts currently says that this number is limited to those running the wtbts and that anyone claiming to be part of it outside that self-selecting group could be mentally ill.. by what reasoning (not from wtbts origin) do you believe only 144,000 people will be ‘saved’, and how do you know who is part of this self-selected group, given virtually no other religious denomination does even remotely believe in the literalism of revelation.

do they have to be jws?
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What is Self-deception?
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
i googles about self-deception and found many articles about it.

it is a thing reseachers in psychology have studied.. here is a quote from an article that describes it.

and it is interesting because of so many ideas about how to understand the bible.
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The pushing berween the K of N and K of S
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
the brics summit was big this year.

new member states were added.

interesting that they call themselves the global south.
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Encouraging scriptures for the day
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
hello my friends,.

here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).
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One True Religion
by mrquik in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there one true religion?

applying jesus' identifying requirements, not one religion qualifies.

coming close doesn't count.
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The Watchtower—Study Edition | July 2023
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. bible
study article 31.

“be steadfast, immovable”.

11 at times, we might reason that the direction jehovah gives us is not sufficient.