Larsguy
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Question for those who believe the bible.
by seven006 ina thread started by realist which mentioned the flood and the disappearance of the dinosaurs got me thinking.
since i do not own a bible i had to download one from the internet to check a few things out (my computer is really pissed at me now).
it's been many years since i read the bible but i needed to be accurate in my research to ask my question.
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Heaven and Earth will pass away?
by eyeslice inlike many, for years i understood the generation mentioned in matthew 24:34 to be an actual chronological generation that actually saw the events of 1914. this would mean that to be in a position to see and understand the events of 1914, someone would have to be at least 10 years old, and to be someone who actually fought in the great war, say 17 or 18 years old.
this generation has passed away, as clearly brought home with the recent death of the british queen mother who was born at the beginning of the 20th century.. whilst i understand the so called change of thought of a few years back that now makes this generation a contemporary rather than a chronological one, i cannot see how the guarantee that heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away sits with a much vaguer contemporary one.
if it is not possible to clearly define this generation, then this guarantee makes no sense.. has anyone heard of any new spins on the guarantee aspect, say from cos, dos, bethelites, etc, as the official lines have been particularly vague on this point?
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Who wrote Esther?
by badboy inaccording to jws,esther was written by mordecai(1981 nwt edition).. where did this idea come from?
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Who wrote Nehemiah?
by badboy inthe jws say nehemiah wrote nehemiah, but jewish tradition says ezra authored/edited chronicles/ezra/nehemiah the last 2 which were originally 1 book until separated by the greeks.. my source is the niv study bible.. what souces does the wt have for their information?
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Is The Governing Body EVIL?
by jst2laws ini am going to stick my neck out and postulate that the gb is not evil .
nor is the watchtower society as a whole.
i'm sorry this got a little long but please accept the challenge and show me wrong.
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Timeless Truths in the Bible
by JosephAlward insome of my favorites are:.
"man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: as one dies, so dies the other.
all have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal.
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Heavenly or earthly hope in "Hebrews"?
by Justin inofficial jw doctrine is that the pre-christian servants of god had an earthly hope.
but, according to hebrews 11:16 (kjv), "they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly; wherefore god is not ashamed to be called their god: for he hath prepared for them a city.
" the nwt, alone of all translations as far as i can tell, translates this as "a better [place], that is, one belonging to heaven.
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The truth of the Resurrection
by RWC inat this time of easter christians celebrate the foundation of their faith, the resurrection of jesus christ.
without the resurrection, the rest of the christian faith is in vain, with it, the whole plan of god is fulfilled and validated.
in other words, if the resurrection occurred it proves the existence of god and his plan for salvation.. with that in mind, i offer the proof that the resurrection is a historical fact that be relied upon:.
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My Thoughts: Satan's Defection and Mankin...
by Ephanyminitas in[note: this is an excerpt from a paper that i wrote a few months back.
i thought that i'd share it here.
realize that i'm a -- er, a non-thiest/humanist, so references to god are tongue-in-cheek.
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"Dubs For Dummies"
by Farkel indear brothers and sisters in the worldwide brotherhood of jehovahs witnessestm,.
there has been much public interest in our beliefs lately, so we have prepared a very brief summary of our core beliefs in a new pamphlet which you may offer to interested persons.
hopefully, this pamphlet will generate enough interest with honest-hearted people and enable you to start many new bible studies.