where does the idea that the creative days of the genesis account were 7,000 years long come from?.
genesis doesn't suggest that they were specific time periods, but shows that one "day" extended into others.
i feel that the clue is in the words; "and there was an evening and there was a morning, a first day.
some wt writers seem still secretly to hang on to the "rest day" ides, in that they want to help the deity to finish the mess by the time the last day ends. Not to drag it into the 8st day.
They always misquote scripture to saying the final test, execution of judgement happens at the end and not "after the 1000 years are ended"
The whole thing is a fairy tale. The Earth was not created at the beginning .
Ladies are the final masterpiece though.
the scripture said you must worship with spirit and truth.
the publications you read which are called spritual food from jehovah, are written by those who are supposed to be the closest to god and are anointed.
they claimed for decades to you that it was the creator's promise that those living during 1914 would live to see the fullfilment of the promise of a new earth.
So they do not follow 1st Century Christianity as they claim.
s3: and like in last week's wt " study ", they speak of observing Jesus' commands, and the he disappears and it becomes the other J. and
truly they only "observe", watch from distance, especially when the bread and wine is passed.
the scripture said you must worship with spirit and truth.
the publications you read which are called spritual food from jehovah, are written by those who are supposed to be the closest to god and are anointed.
they claimed for decades to you that it was the creator's promise that those living during 1914 would live to see the fullfilment of the promise of a new earth.
JT, welcome. while The GB was still spirit directed***, they explained it all by making the last generation, into 2 overlapping groups (like the Elijah/ Elisha deal).
Part of those 2 groups will be still alive in 2075.
*** they have stopped claiming that in the baptism "oath" that jws swear.
or why did they kill abel?
with mother eve still telling her talking snake story?
they killed abel, because he killed the invention of religion, at least before the "new light" rainbow regime.
t did flourish.
SB: this thread was intended to be bible based humour and I did not read anything in Moses 1-9 about religion before the flood, Gobekli tepe notwithstanding.
Note the irony that in the scriptures, religion is a rainbow affair. (every one sees a different rainbow). ephemeral with supposed pot of gold as real estate base.
jah wanted BLOOD sacrafices
P: he did not tell them to do any sacrifices, it was their idea. the bloody mess came later, on second thought. They were all vegetarians, why keep flocks? to knit socks?
or why did they kill abel?
with mother eve still telling her talking snake story?
they killed abel, because he killed the invention of religion, at least before the "new light" rainbow regime.
or why did they kill Abel? With Mother Eve still telling her talking snake story?
They killed Abel, because he killed the invention of religion, at least before the "new light" rainbow regime. because
Religion thrives on wealth, offerings. " contributions" and when
Abel managing to get his "choice pieces" of fertilizer*** seemingly accepted as the choice of the deity, -- piling offal on the altars became the rage.
*** Humans, not even lions, hyenas, dogs, would instinctevely eat meat, bones. proof ?: see the Ark's loading list.
Imagine religions as Garbage collectors. Composting companies. instead of keeping the pot of Gold at the real estate base of the rainbow.
The moral of the story? religion are rainbow companies, they can vanish at any moment. taking the hope of future wealth and paradise real estate with them.
https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-october-2020/how-to-conduct-a-bible-study-that-leads-to-baptism-part-two/.
i recently came across the above watchtower article which spoke about conducting bible studies which lead to baptism.
it progressed to say that if the bible study instructor does not see growth within the student or the desire to work towards baptism, then the studies should end.
In the years leading up to 1975, the early 70ies, a limit of 6 month was put up per wt instructions on duration of a bible "study". period. after that, with no baptism the hapless candidate was left to face Armageddon on his own. ha ha. j
The demonstrations of "studies", in the week's sales practice sessions are wishful thinking, destined for the publisher themselfs. No intelligent person will allow himself to be subjected to tha childish question and answer routine.
i was told that if a jw now gets caught reading or with old jw literature they can get dfed.
i doubt this is true but wanted to know for sure.
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if they spread these ideas printed then and there as applying now, as eternal truth they would.
some may be interested in this research from the scripps research institute.. this research and its conclusion builds on previous work, quote: "in a study published in the chemistry journal angewandte chemie, they demonstrated that a simple compound called diamidophosphate (dap), which was plausibly present on earth before life arose, could have chemically knitted together tiny dna building blocks called deoxynucleosides into strands of primordial dna.. the finding is the latest in a series of discoveries, over the past several years, pointing to the possibility that dna and its close chemical cousin rna arose together as products of similar chemical reactions, and that the first self-replicating molecules -- the first life forms on earth -- were mixes of the two.".
read more at this science daily web-site .... link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201228095428.htm.
fts thank you for those details. but no matter how you describe the process, it still amounts to work accomplished with energy and laws that the universe was endowed with. energy that is uncreated. laws that would not exist if they were not providing a viable platform to operate in.
the Y question is another matter, a minor detail.
the wt sponsored zoom meetings reduce individual freedom, spirituality.
the wt sponsored zoom meetings enables ego maniacs, narcissists to have their influence beamed right into your living room.
conversations that were private, personal are now broadcast, forced on all participants.
switching off the camera.
LHG, all true. we even tape the camera up, because all these features can be hacked, remotely turned on and recorded
A cult has arisen here of showing new decorations, expansive kitchens, using circular light to highlight the face, all kinds of theater. ha haa.
Imagine face recognition will catch all elders when the time comes.
"judgement starts with the house of god" the guardians.
the watchtower—study edition | august 1, 2001. make your advancement manifest.
8 first, since “oneness” is to be observed, a mature christian must be in unity and full harmony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concerned.
he does not advocate or insist on personal opinions or harbor private ideas when it comes to bible understanding.
The bird is not alone. There are others in that cage that weekly reinforce this attitude. so:
It is hard to fly like an eagle * when you are surrounded by turkeys.
* eagle. the symbol of wisdom in the scriptures. rising without effort, in thermals, slope winds. Isa. 40:31.
