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  What Name Does the New Testament Emphasize - Jehovah or Jesus?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. bible

  it seems to me scripturally speaking, that jehovah's witnesses are emphasizing the wrong name.. it should be jesus, not jehovah.

  who is the way, the truth and the life?

  (john 14:6).

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  Prior to Paul appointing himself as an Apostle and breaking ways with the Jewish followers of Jesus in Jerusalem there was only the Old Testament. That and the books not made part of the Bible were the only scripture.

  Then Paul and his followers, including the zealot John, deified Jesus and wrote the New Testament. The New Testament is Christian scripture. It is about worshippers of Jesus, for worshippers of Jesus, written by worshippers of Jesus.

  Christianity is the worship of Jesus as the Sovereign Lord and Savior of the Universe. Christians spend as much time talking about YHWH as Jehovah's Witnesses spend speaking about Jesus and his Gospel. Vanderhoven7 and SeaBreeze do a wonderful job of proving that modern Christianity is the descendent of the early form of Christianity that survived. There were several types of Christianity with varying beliefs on the divinity of Jesus, but in the end the version that raised Jesus to the position of God, Creator, Savior reigned supreme.

  Jehovah's Witnesses are obsessed with the earliest form worship that the followers of Jesus had. They were basically practicing Jews who also accepted Jesus' teachings. They still celebrated the Jewish festivals and went to the temple. That is why they were hated by the Sadducees, and Pharisees. It was their job to keep Judaism pure and free from non-Judaic religious belief or practice. Jehovah's Witnesses are an offshoot of that early, brief period that existed shortly after Jesus death.
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  New Light, New Light!

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. bible

  more accurately known as a reversal of a long held 'truth.'.

  september 2022 study watchtower - par.

  14 p. 18 - "in the past, we understood jesus’ words to refer to the deeds the resurrected ones will practice after their resurrection; that is, some will come to life and practice good things while others will come to life and practice vile things.

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  Begs the question - What need to judge everyone a second time after the 1,000 year reign. It doesn't matter if Satan and his demons are loosed for a brief time. "No one will practice vile things."

  Are people being resurrected just so they can be executed?
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  For those still Christians. What would you think about receiving this?

  by GabeAthouse in

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  2. friends

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  I live my Buddhist clock...

  
  
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  Dating vs courtship

  by Renee86 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  can someone explain the difference between dating and courtship?

  how does it look like for a jw, is it always in groups?

  is kissing allowed?.

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  For Jehovah's Witnesses to "go out on a date" is to officially state "We are spending time together for the purpose of deciding if we want to marry each other." There is no casual dating allowed within the Jehovah's Witnesses culture. It is all about marriage.

  Jehovah's Witnesses are supposed to always have a chaperone whenever courting. Any physical displays of intimacy are frowned upon. The desire of Jehovah's Witnesses is that the first time a couple kisses is when the elder conducting the wedding ceremony says "You may kiss the bride."

  Kerbuckling is more fun than JW dating.
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  Should a Christian celebrate Christmas?

  by Samsie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello, i'm new here and have woken up to the real truth concerning the org.

  i'm sort of fading away at the moment.... i need help with something, i used to as a child celebrate christmas and have always had amazing memories of it (my husband hasn't as he was born into the org) but i gave it up when i learnt the "truth".

  my interest was only in pleasing god and still is.

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  I think it is a mischaracterization to say that the holiday of Christmas has pagan roots.

  Yes, the winter solstice was celebrated by several cultures that eventually converted to Christianity. Those celebrations would include customs such as using conifer trees to decorate, etc. Yes, this was all done in the religious practice that involves gods with YHWH not being one of them.

  However, it is actually a stretch to go: Yule = Christmas = Pagan Holiday = God hates it.

  If you saw someone named Steve at a restaurant sitting a table with his closest family and friends in which they were all celebrating Steve would that mean you would be angered if your family and friends organized a dinner party to honor you? Same restaurant. Same table. Same food. Only everyone is having a good time while honoring you. Would you exclaim, "No! This is wrong! This is a dinner party with roots in Steve's dinner party?"

  I will say that the holiday Christmas with its practices, imagery, and traditions are found no where in the Bible. If I were a Christian I would be a Catholic and this would not concern me. Catholics do not subscribe to the Protestant/Reformationist Lutheran concept of Sola Scripture (Scriptures Alone). Christmas was adopted by the Catholic Church as a religious holiday. The Catholic Church has a rich tradition of considering and accepting extra-Biblical writings. So, it makes sense.
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  Is WT Influencing Dubs To Check On Other Dubs' Activities Via ZOOM And Otherwise?

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the reason for my question is because one pimo has noticed that there are some pimis--particularly spimis--who have remarked that they "are not going to contact nor associate with the friends who are delinquent on zoom and/or at in-person kh meetings, conventions, and assemblies".

  i've noticed this as well: a few ppimis and pimqs who were very close to me and my exdub family members are hearing from them less and less lately than before last year's rc and this year's rc.

  so, is the above a thing nowadays?

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  I remember that certain JWs went out of their way to find new ways to try and seem more spiritual ("superior") to others. These JWs were always finding fault with something and making their discovery known. Part of this was intentionally avoiding fellow JWs would were low/no meeting attenders.

  Then, it seems every so often the Watchtower would encourage JWs to reach out to such ones to encourage them to return.

  It has happened before and will continue to happen.
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  Military Service Confusion

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. beliefs

  can someone please call these three guys and tell them that the first gentile christian was an active duty roman military officer named cornelius.

  these guys have been locked up for 25 years!.

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  I don't see the Watchtower living by the barter system. If you use government fiat currency you are taking an active part in the commercial part of "the world" (Greek "Kosmos" - "system of things). You can't have it both ways. In or out. Unless, what the Watchtower preaches isn't what Jesus teaches...
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  Rosemont Cemetery II

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  okay, so here's a follow-up to my post a while back regarding the society tearing down the pyramid monument.

  they cleared the area and this is what they did.

  notice ... nothing about the watchtower connected to it, just slabs of cheap concrete..

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  The Internet - sometimes truth is protected from a Watchtower RetCon.
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  Rosemont Cemetery II

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  okay, so here's a follow-up to my post a while back regarding the society tearing down the pyramid monument.

  they cleared the area and this is what they did.

  notice ... nothing about the watchtower connected to it, just slabs of cheap concrete..

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  Military Service Confusion

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can someone please call these three guys and tell them that the first gentile christian was an active duty roman military officer named cornelius.

  these guys have been locked up for 25 years!.

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  Remember when Jesus was asked by soldiers what they needed to do? Jesus told them be be content with their military rations. That was it.