Posts by FadeToBlack

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Leaps of Logic

by FadeToBlack in

from the march 1, 2010 wt:.

is the bible the word of god?.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.2 timothy 3:16, 17.. .

FadeToBlack

@RobCrompton: if I understand you correctly (my English skills are fading living in a non-english speaking country) are you saying that the Septuagint included apocryphal books? And that this is the version early christains would have been familiar with (at least Greek speaking)?

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Leaps of Logic

by FadeToBlack in

from the march 1, 2010 wt:.

is the bible the word of god?.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.2 timothy 3:16, 17.. .

FadeToBlack

From the March 1, 2010 WT:

Is the Bible the Word of God?

“All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.”—2 TIMOTHY 3:16, 17.

WHAT a powerful expression by the apostle Paul on the excelling value of the Bible! He was, of course, referring specifically to that part of the Bible available to him at the time—the writings that people sometimes refer to as the Old Testament. But in principle his words apply with equal force to all of the Bible’s 66 books, including those written by Jesus’ faithful disciples in the first century C.E.

Really, 'in principle'? To be honest, when I first saw that they even admitted that Paul was refering of course to the Hebrew scriptures/OT I ran into the living room and showed it to my wife. She was like: so? To me it was amazing because I always hated when JW's quoted the verse at the door to prove the bible was god's word-> see, it says so here at 2 Tim 3:16.

But then (thanks to the logic folks here) I saw for the first time the text in bold above. In principle. No further proof or explanation necessary. We said so... To me it was just more evidence that JW's are not even reading their own literature. What would a normal, fairly well educated individual think when/if they read such a statement (in principle)?

Please feel free to add you own 'leaps of logic' you have found recently. I need some for FWN...

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WT Online Library?

by FadeToBlack in

i was starting to compile a list of some of my favorite 'bait-and-switch' topics between the public edition of the wt and the members-only study edition when i noticed that it appears that the online library at jw.org only seems to allow searching from the public edition.

is this the case, or am i just missing something?

i know we can download the study editions but they don't seem to be available to search.

FadeToBlack

Just updated to say I was wrong. They are also available in search. Now, back to the collection. Need more topics for next Family worship night.

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WT Online Library?

by FadeToBlack in

i was starting to compile a list of some of my favorite 'bait-and-switch' topics between the public edition of the wt and the members-only study edition when i noticed that it appears that the online library at jw.org only seems to allow searching from the public edition.

is this the case, or am i just missing something?

i know we can download the study editions but they don't seem to be available to search.

FadeToBlack

I was starting to compile a list of some of my favorite 'bait-and-switch' topics between the public edition of the WT and the members-only study edition when I noticed that it appears that the Online Library at jw.org only seems to allow searching from the public edition. Is this the case, or am I just missing something? I know we can download the study editions but they don't seem to be available to search. Need to check the last CD my wife brought home to compare.

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How do you feel about Common Core education?

by nonjwspouse in

especially if you are a teacher, how did you learn about it to begin with?

was there a common core rep doing a slick presentation?.

how do those of you with kids on school feel about, among others, things such as the deemphasis on the great works of literature ?.

FadeToBlack

Oubliette,

Thanks for keeping us informed about this from the front lines. While I applaud the concept of teaching students to actually be able to think (as opposed to scoring high on a test) it seems like we are starting a bit too late. What would happen in the US if students were taught to think critically now? Why didn't we do this in the past? I would have loved to have taken a basic logic course (in retrospect, if you know what I mean) in High school.

Regards..

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Assembly resolutions - did anyone ever take them seriously?

by LogCon in

is there any site that has the assembly resolutions for download?.

FadeToBlack

No. In fact I never raised my hand (unfortunately I wasn't man enough to oppose or ask for further discussion). I concur with FirstLastName above, only in stronger terms.

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A new start? Watchtower renaming at HQ Columbia Heights

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

friends,.

who was in any doubt that our jw believe is a marketing model, see this pictures of the still existing hq of jw at columbia heights.. earlier comments on jwn that something is going to change in the organisation, these comments are true.. in a few years we will not talk about the watchtower society, we wil talk about jw.org.

i think the current leadership will make a transfer to a new start.

FadeToBlack

Just to add to the (formerly) negative attitude about refering to Jehovah's Witnesses as 'JW's', my wife walked in on a Skype session with my mother (who is not a JW) asking me if I was still going to the 'JW' meetings. My wife sat down and after the call, made mention of it. I showed her the latest WT and said: apparently it is ok now. That is what they are now refering to themselves as (again).

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WT's 2 BOE Letters Flip-Flop!

by JW GoneBad in

everyone knows about the recent across-the-board okay to use electronic devices in jw worship.

few, though, know about how not long ago it was considered a taboo.. first, there was that dc talk a couple of years back where they nearly demonized simply the ownership of a smart phone, ipads (i phones, blackberries, etc) let alone the use of them at meetings.

they brought out that they were a waste of time, expensive and that they exposed a christian to satan's world on the internet.

FadeToBlack

Can't wait to see their reaction when the R&F start appearing at the KH wearing Google Glass.

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Jehovah only uses honest mean in directing his flock... except that one guy

by confusedandalone in

yesterday in yet another attempt to get me back to jehovah's organization of faithful men, we began to argue.

when i asked her how she could possibly trust the men leading this organization who have lied over and over again about everything we believe.

she literally scream ed at me and said, "the men jehvoah uses in this organization to take the lead are standup men who always have the best intentions for the flock.".

FadeToBlack

I remember a situation in Orlando FL area many years ago. The CO was Lett (Peter, I believe). Great speaker. Needed a new car. What was offered wasn't good enough. He wanted a new Mercedes. He got it. Anf then, he promptly left the circuit work and was suddenly "Dr. Lett" - peddling vitamins and homeopathic treatments. Last thing I remember about him was a picture in the local paper being hauled away in handcuffs for practicing medicine without a license. Not sure what happened after that.

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Literature carts are the cruisiest way to preach ever - photo attached

by jwfacts in

it was a perfect spring day, and a jazz band were playing in the mall near my work.

in front of the band, two watchtower literature carts stood in solidarity.

i could not work out who were the jws attending them.

FadeToBlack

I will have to check out the scene in Warsaw this Spring. With bad weather approaching here in Poland, I can't imagine this would be a popular gig. Spring and summer, yes. But as someone else mentioned they are competing with so many others for attention, they are basically just background noise. Besides, if someone is really interested can't they just go to jw.org and get what they want annonymously?