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Is it WHAT you believe that is important...or...is it HOW?
by Terry inoverheard:.
"is your cup half full or half empty?".
"well, depends on whether you just poured something out or poured something in.".
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Governing Body theft: Catholic 'magisterium' and kicking CHRIST out of christianity
by Terry inthe catholic church is founded upon magisterium which is the doctrine that jesus began a long succession of priests who administered his kingdom work and education through peter and his subsequent popes.
moreover, jesus gave this catholic church the right to make policy which heaven would back up with divine authority.. the protestant reformation nullified this idea by presenting a rival doctrine of sola scriptura which is the doctrine that no priesthood is necessary for an individual human being.
sola scriptura says one man and one bible is what god will work through directly as long as jesus is invoked as the mediator.. the governing body of jehovah's witnesses coalesce around the doctrine that the magisterium applies to them as "anointed" and no lone ranger christian can go around them.. in one fell swoop jw's stole the catholic doctrine and stepped on the protestant alternative!.
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July 15th WT, the "other changed doctrine"
by Isidore in"feeding many through the hands of a few" paragraph 14:.
"however, once the last of the apostles died, the apostasy took root and flourished during a long growing season that lasted for many centuries.
additionally, during that time, the weeds became many and the blades of wheat were few.
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From militant Atheist to Christ's one true church
by Isidore inhttp://www.statepress.com/2012/09/27/from-atheism-to-catechism/.
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By What Authority?
by Orthodox1 inthe jws, catholics, mormons, and a handful of others say they are the "true church" or what jesus originally intended.
i know jws call themselves the "true christians".
by what authority - outside of the bible, since 41,000 denominations use the bible to back up their individual beliefs - can jws make this claim?
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I Believe Catholicism And Its Trappings Are Silly, Strange & Weird!!!
by minimus inmy italian friend loves going to the "feasts" that occur in italy, boston or nyc.
these feasts feature a "saint" with dollar bills pinned around her and they parade the saint in a long procession and chant "viva (whomever)".
they are quite serious about this and are proud to talk about the past generations of observers who appreciated the events.
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Going Beyond What Is Written In The Bible
by God_Delusion inhi guys & gals!.
the watchtower society have once again ignored the tent makers wise words to not go beyond what is written in the bible.. how many times has the watchtower society gone beyond what is written in the bible?.
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/bible/do-not-go-beyond-the-things-that-are-written/.
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Active Bethelites, former Bethelites, is it true that brothers are not allowed to have their head fully shaved?
by La Falta Habitacion Por Sr Hor-Hey!! ini just heard this directly from a circuit heavyweight i had the displeasure of conversing with recently.
he and i got into a little bit of a heated conversation about following the direction of the slave as related to education, and he used the example of bethelites being prohibited from having fully shaved heads.
he was taken aback when i expressed how utterly ridiculous such a policy was/is.
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Looking for some help/critique on an article on apostolic succession
by corpusdei ini just finished up on an article examining the idea of apostolic succession.
i think i've done a fair job of examining the other side of the issue than that put forward in the reasoning book, but the idea itself is one that i'm pretty unfamiliar with (and what i do remember is incredibally rusty).
can anyone point out any factual or logical issues that i may have made here?.
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Bible Edition/Version = question/help please
by mind blown infrom reading many posts i feel confident in asking this question, as i feel many of you are very well read regarding certain topics.
i would like to get a decent version of the bible, however, i don't know which one to get.
it's obsious the wts version is out of the question for me.