Vanderhoven7
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For believers, how does God discipline those he loves?
by journey-on inwhen i was a jw, i thought this referred to private reproof, public reproof, or disfellowshipping.
in light of a recent conversation concerning the true meaning of justice and the balance between mercy and judgment, i would like to know what your thoughts are regarding his disciplinary "methods" and heb.
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What Is The True Gospel Message?
by wannabe inwhat is the true gospel message?.
jehovah's witnesses believe that their preaching of this, "good news of the kingdom in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.
" is an authorized work by jehovah god!
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The Sleeping Spirit Doctrine...Can "You" Survive?
by Cold Steel inmy late grandmother died in terror of having her spirit sleep at death.
just before she died, she was inundated by reading material from my aunt (who's jw).
it made her think of the cold clay in the grave as her destination after death, even if it was temporary.
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Dearest Tec... re the Rich Man and Lazarus..
by AGuest inthe greatest of love and peace to you, dear one!.
thank you for your kind patience.
his request to have lazarus dip the "tip" of his finger in "water" and "cool" his "tongue," tells us: there is no water in the world of the dead.
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Faithful and Discreet Slave Chosen in 1919
by UnDisfellowshipped inquestions for jehovah's witnesses about 1919!.
i would love to hear jehovah's witnesses explain their beliefs in 1919 using only the bible.. 1:) why do you believe that god chose the "bible students" to be his one and only channel of communication and his organization on earth in 1919?.
2:) what were the "bible students" teaching in 1919 that would have made god and jesus choose them over any other religion?.
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1914 Doctrine is FALSE -- Questions for JW's
by UnDisfellowshipped inis there any jehovah's witness who can answer these questions about 1914?.
can you demonstrate, using the holy scriptures, that the messianic kingdom was established in 1914, that jesus got the full legal right to become king that year, and that jesus returned invisibly in 1914, and that the "last days" began that year?.
1:) no encyclopedia, no history book, and no archaeology book that i have ever seen have ever said that nebuchadnezzar destroyed jerusalem and the temple in the year 607 bce.
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Thought Control (A simple test for JW's)
by TD inin george orwell's novel 'nineteen eighty-four' the capitulation of the principal protagonist is portrayed in his willingness to assent to the proposition that two and two make five.
once he had denied objective reality, his mental conquest was complete and he was no longer truly the master of his own mind.
nineteen eighty-four is in many ways, a very depressing read.. a charge commonly leveled at jehovah's witnesses is that the type of mind control envisioned by orwell has been and continues to be used on them.
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Will the children & babies of Sodom be resurrected?
by Think About It inmost of us know the 1/2 dozen or so flip flops the wts has had on whether or not the people of sodom would be resurrected.
currently, i believe the "newest light" is no, but has the wts said anything concerning a resurrection for their children & babies?
if the sodom children & babies receive no resurrection, that would seem a bit unfair when the wts is willing to claim resurrection for jw pedophile sodomizers.
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The FIVE exciting Watchtower Presidential Eras
by Dogpatch incharles t. russell era (1879-1916)date: late 1800's.
okay, july 1879 if you want to be picky.. current religious views: many apocalyptic leanings, prompting the origin of several major eclectic religious groups claiming that god had rejected the mainstream christian churches for their apostasy in the fourth century, and that he has now chosen a new prophet, a spokesman, a faithful messenger to re-educate the world as to the truths of the bible, long-lost and unattainable by any normal human being.
to gain eternal life, man must listen to the new gospel of this messenger(s).. this century sees the birth of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons), adventism and its various offshoots (including jehovah's witnesses), christian science, christadelphians and other smaller groups, each one claiming a modern-day prophet and new or once-forgotten revelations to the populace, many of whom we find shopping for new ideas, yet disenchanted with the churches.. scenario: a young man who can't understand theology from a historical development point of view begins to feel that he is the "seventh messenger" (rev.
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Explaining the NEW Generation!
by UnDisfellowshipped inexplaining the new generation teaching:.
this is for anyone who may not know yet what exactly the "new light" is on the "generation of 1914":.
god has now revealed to the governing body of jehovah's witnesses the true identity of "this generation that will not pass away until all these things occur" spoken of by jesus at matthew 24:34!.