i was looking at the september 2015 issue of the watchtower, which, unlike the simplified and study editions, appears to be aimed at non-jws.
a couple of articles caught my eye that quote biblical sources which are somewhat less than convincing to a non-believer.. firstly 'what do jehovah's witnesses believe?
' says that the core belief is that 'all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial'.
Firstly 'What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?' says that the core belief is that 'all scripture is inspired of God
So why do they admit in another magazine the complete opposite??
*** w96 4/15 p. 19 Why True Worship Receives God’s Blessing ***
Bible translations themselves are not inspired by God. Translations, by their very nature, may reflect variations of the understanding of the original tongues in which the Bible was recorded.
Including the New World Translation!!!!
the apostle paul warned the corinthians not to be too harsh in their shunning of a man who was guilty of sexual immortality / adultery:.
2 co 2:5-11: now if anyone has caused sadness, he has saddened, not me, but all of you to an extentnot to be too harsh in what i say.
this rebuke given by the majority is sufficient for such a man; now you should instead kindly forgive and comfort him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by excessive sadness.
This was Paul's idea.
I wonder where he got the idea?
(Acts 8:3) . . .Saul, though, began to deal outrageously with the congregation. Invading one house after another and, dragging out both men and women, he would turn them over to prison.
the apostle paul warned the corinthians not to be too harsh in their shunning of a man who was guilty of sexual immortality / adultery:.
2 co 2:5-11: now if anyone has caused sadness, he has saddened, not me, but all of you to an extentnot to be too harsh in what i say.
this rebuke given by the majority is sufficient for such a man; now you should instead kindly forgive and comfort him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by excessive sadness.
This rebuke given by the majority is sufficient
Not everyone in the congregation was to shun him.
from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?
then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?
JA, essentially correct except you've got a couple of things out of order. David knocked up Bathsheba first,
Shame on me. How could I forget? David saw her bathing.
Ha punkofnice, I hadn't seen that one before.
from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?
then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?
Finkelstein 7 hours ago
Let it be correctly acknowledged that the ancient Hebrews embellished stories about their god into creating its power and relevance, much like the majority of ancient civilizations.
In other words these stories are of fiction and that should be an accepted fact.
What if these stories are really true. What if there is a God and he is a maniac. That would explain all the crazy shi** in the world.
from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?
then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?
Hold Me-Thrill Me
They don't really believe in God do they.
No they don't. They should post here. Hey, maybe they do!!!!!
from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?
then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?
Ok, let me see if I got this right because I want to be a good example and follow the Bible.
David has someone kill Uriah, (sort of like something the mob would do) then he steals his wife Bathsheba. She becomes pregnant and her first son dies, (poor bastard) the second son is named Solomon and he is given the Kingdom, Godly Wisdom, Gold in abundance and 1000 wives and concubines. Bathsheba becomes part of the linage of Jesus Christ. So everyone is blessed
Next example; David counts people and Jehovah kills 70,000 people who had no idea that they were dying because David counted them.
Moral of the story; find some good looking sister, get her pregnant, hire a hit man to kill her husband and you will be blessed.
And whatever you do, “Don’t count anyone”
so, like every year, there's a campaign going on about giving people convention invites and urging them to attend the convention.
what an utterly moronic waste of time.
we live 500+ kilometers away from the convention hall.
So, why do they keep this idiotic practice going year after year?
For the same reason they keep teaching that 1914 was the beginning of the last days!!!
Why Do The Demons Love Mexico?
Why do you think? I can testify!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbARujCq7lw
i was told that today by a jw...no more to say.
What if I just lick the orange??????
