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  Should a Cristian live in a convent?(bethel)

  by asp59 in

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  i have a real problem with this one.

  jesus said follow his steps closely.

  never read in new testament about people living in convents.

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  truth_b_known

  DesriousOfChange:

  The Watchtower knows and has known this. The story of Ananias and Sapphira is what comes to mind. They sold their land, donated some of the money, but stated they donated all of it. Peter called death down upon them for their deception and they died on the spot.

  The Watchtower has always beat the drum of what a simple life 1st Century Christians lived. Sure, they had jobs, but not much in the way of material possessions. Most Christians, especially in the United States, would refuse to live this way. The Watchtower also knows this.
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  Faith-Apostasy-Atheism

  by DoubtingThomas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been on m any different forums, and only carm is similar to this.. all the rest have rather hypocritical trust in god.. this and carm are for those who apostate to the wtbs and to god.. turned off by the gb, or hypocritical examples in the congregation, they drop worshiping god and their belief in the bible... for they know too much,.

  that's why scripture isn't discussed, and jws like me, are demonized.. i am cool with that!

  maybe some of you will come to their senses!.

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  truth_b_known

  Knowledge or "to know" is explain by one writer as -

  Knowledge is empirical verification of what is...
  For the Perennial philosophy 'knowing' is the ontological primitive. By reduction it would be the foundation of your being and as such cannot be explained by reference to anything else.

  By definition, we know very little in comparison to what we believe whether or not that belief is based on supporting evidence.

  It is one thing to say "There is a god." It is an even more profound statement requiring greater proof to state "That god is a person." It is an even greater statement requiring even more profound proof to state "That personal god is the creator." From there even greater to state "That god is the god <insert name>." Finally, the greatest to state "God <insert name> only accept religion <insert name> as the one, true religion."

  I do not believe there is sufficient evidence to support that there:

  • is a personal god
  • with a name
  • who created everything
  • who wants to be worshipped
  • and that worship must come in the specific form of a particular religion.

  I do believe that there may be something beyond my human comprehension that fits a very general description of what some might call a "god".
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  Should a Cristian live in a convent?(bethel)

  by asp59 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a real problem with this one.

  jesus said follow his steps closely.

  never read in new testament about people living in convents.

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  truth_b_known

  1st Century Christians had no convents, but they all lived in a commune. You sold everything and gave the money to the congregation. In turn you would have you basic necessities met.
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  From the WTBS to... CHURCHS???

  by DoubtingThomas in

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  why?????

  ?.

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  truth_b_known

  Perhaps because what the Watchtower has taught about other religions has in part of whole been false since the first issue of Zion's Watchtower. When a person's only source of information is the Watchtower it would behoove them to do independent research.
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  If captain Kirk was a pimo, he would ask...

  by nowwhat? in

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  excuse me, but why does god need a movie studio?.

  after all in the new system couldn't he just project visuals across the sky?

  ( star trek final frontier reference).

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  truth_b_known

  

  If the prophets had visions directly projected inside their mind Jehovah would not even need people with sight or skies to see. In short, Jehovah needs no studio.

  What do you think about that, Jim?

  

  "FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAUDDDDDD!"
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  Faith-Apostasy-Atheism

  by DoubtingThomas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been on m any different forums, and only carm is similar to this.. all the rest have rather hypocritical trust in god.. this and carm are for those who apostate to the wtbs and to god.. turned off by the gb, or hypocritical examples in the congregation, they drop worshiping god and their belief in the bible... for they know too much,.

  that's why scripture isn't discussed, and jws like me, are demonized.. i am cool with that!

  maybe some of you will come to their senses!.

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  truth_b_known

  Agnostic - a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

  Atheist - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

  Agnostics claim to neither believe or disbelieve and claim it is impossible to know if a god exists. Atheists claim there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god. This implies if there were sufficient evidence an Atheist would become a Theist while an Agnostic would not.
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  Faith-Apostasy-Atheism

  by DoubtingThomas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been on m any different forums, and only carm is similar to this.. all the rest have rather hypocritical trust in god.. this and carm are for those who apostate to the wtbs and to god.. turned off by the gb, or hypocritical examples in the congregation, they drop worshiping god and their belief in the bible... for they know too much,.

  that's why scripture isn't discussed, and jws like me, are demonized.. i am cool with that!

  maybe some of you will come to their senses!.

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  truth_b_known

  I think it is important to have understanding of the meaning of words, terms, and phrases.

  An Atheist is a person who does not believe there is sufficient evidence that there is a personal god or creator. They are not opposed to the idea that there may be some entity that would fit the general description of a god. There are many Atheists who sit in church every Sunday, or their temple on Saturday, or whatever place of worship on whatever day.

  An Antitheist is a person who claims they KNOW there is no personal god or creator and oppose religion as a whole.

  I stopped being a Jehovah's Witness and became an Antitheist. Then I became an Atheist.
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  I was scrolling on my Google news feed and this came up

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
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  https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/multiple-nations-issue-joint-statement-calling-for-an-end-to-the-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  truth_b_known

  Wow!

  The U.S. State Department issues a statement calling for the worldwide end of persecuting of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Watchtower grabs a hold of this statement and publishes is on their website applauding the U.S. government and supporting the statement.

  Jesus: "Keep in mind the word I said to you: A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours." - John 15:20 NWT

  Watchtower: "We appreciate fair-minded governments who speak out in defense of our right to worship."
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  SETTING LIMITS ON HOW TO LOVE by the the Guardians of Our Doctrines (G. O. D)

  by Longlivetherenegades in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a balanced view of jesus’ role.

  like those in christendom, the early bible students mistakenly allowed their love for jesus to overshadow their relationship with jehovah.

  beginning in 1919, however, they came to see that jehovah and their relationship with him should be the focus of their worship.

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  truth_b_known

  Makes the name Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witness ring hollow.

  Householder: Are Jehovah's Witnesses Christians?

  Jehovah's Witnesses: Oh, yes!

  Householder: Do you love Jesus?

  Jehovah's Witnesses: Well, not too much. We focus our love on Jehovah.
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  Tony Morris hijacking GB

  by asp59 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  has the gb been hijacked by tony morris?

  hes the host many times on jw videos.

  saying gb members wanting him too host.

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  truth_b_known

  Remember that intelligence does not equal knowledge. It is the ability to learn and figure things out.

  Tony Morris reminds me a lot of a Presiding Overseer I had for years. He's 90% organizational and 10% religious on on good day. I see him as the Rutherford of our day.