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Confession, Clergy and Church: Source Material
by Maximus ini never cease to be amazed at the quality of thoughtful mail many of us get.
one question that keeps coming up is in regards to sourcing in-depth reference material.
i regularly cite the nourishment for the spirit thread.
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"Partial Knowledge"--Have We Progress...
by MDS in"partial knowledge" -- have we progressed beyond it?
the bible reveals that first century christians possessed a "partial knowledge" of scripture and prophecy.
this being the case, we may then properly ask, have we today, as modern-day christians, progressed beyond this "partial knowledge" thus far?.
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"Vindication," New Light
by Maximus inneed some help.. growing up, i was ceaselessly taught that everything jws do in preaching is because of "the issue.
" the issue is the "vindication" of jehovah's name.. at some point the publications ceased this teaching, with an almost casual watchtower reference to the fact that 'obviously jehovah's name does not need to be vindicated.
' keen students were surprised that no major article appeared to lay out this change.. i don't have the tools to follow this up, so could i impose on someone to fill me in with citations?
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The "Kingdom of God", Perhaps An Ear...
by MDS inthe "kingdom of god," perhaps an earthly kingdom?.
daniel 7:21, 22 says this:.
"i kept on beholding when that very horn made war upon the holy ones, and it was prevailing against them, and judgment itself was given in favor of the holy ones of supreme one, and the definite time arrived that the holy ones took possession of the kingdom itself.".
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The "Kingdom of God", Perhaps An Ear...
by MDS inthe "kingdom of god," perhaps an earthly kingdom?.
daniel 7:21, 22 says this:.
"i kept on beholding when that very horn made war upon the holy ones, and it was prevailing against them, and judgment itself was given in favor of the holy ones of supreme one, and the definite time arrived that the holy ones took possession of the kingdom itself.".
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The "Kingdom of God", Perhaps An Ear...
by MDS inthe "kingdom of god," perhaps an earthly kingdom?.
daniel 7:21, 22 says this:.
"i kept on beholding when that very horn made war upon the holy ones, and it was prevailing against them, and judgment itself was given in favor of the holy ones of supreme one, and the definite time arrived that the holy ones took possession of the kingdom itself.".
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How Many IN, OUT, etc.
by troubled ini'm wondering how many here are "active jws," "inactive jws," "x-jws," or "never jws.".
i don't mean to be nosy.
i'm just wondering how many are in a situation like mine (still in, but struggling).
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Mainstreaming and the Greatest Mystery
by metatron inwhat is the future of the watchtower society?.
this subject is the greatest mystery of my life.
been in the borg since infancy - my parents and.
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Governing Body & The Borg rejected?
by TheApostleAK injust watching a show with gerald flurry on it and i thought his talk was appropriate.
it was regarding the prophecies of jeremiah re: rejection of ancient israel.. question i asked myself "could jehovah ever reject modern day spiritual israel?".
jeremiah 31:37. hosea 9:15-17 (all their badness was in bethel...)(princes = elders)(ephraim = governing body, fds, the borg).. from theapostleak
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having fun with Robert
by seven006 inin another thread robert (you know) and i had a connection.
i learned that he use to roll joints with bible pages.
i did the same as a jw teen.