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The Watchtower's Distortion of Proverbs 11:9: Replacing 'Godless' with 'Apostate'
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
from this week's life & ministry:.

in proverbs 11:9, the new world translation reads:.

"by his mouth the apostate brings his neighbor to ruin, but by knowledge the righteous are rescued.".
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Bible Reading Schedule, Dumbed Down?
by Slidin Fast in
1. jw
2. friends
has any body noticed that the bible reading schedule has been reduced to one chapter per week.

does any one know if this is a policy change or something temporary?

at this rate the complete cycle will take 22 years plus..
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1975 !
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how many of you here remember 1975?

i hope the newer generations never forget.the true believers got shamed for it.

those who were hedging their bets, fared much better.
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What does the Catholic church think of JW?
by Halcon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on a trip to rome a few years ago i asked my friend (who is roman and jw) what the catholic faith thinks of jw.

he simply stated that jw is tolerated by the church but that really not much thought is given to them.

is there an official stance on jw by the catholics?
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Live long and prosper: WT JULY 2025
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"now more than ever, we need to focus on our hope.

because we are living in 'the last days' and we all have problems that are 'hard to deal with.

' (2 tim.
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Blood decisions are now your problem: WT JULY 2025
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the following is from the latest study watchtower july 2025, study article 28, paragraph 17:.

each christian must make up his or her own mind about whether to accept or to reject these fractions.

we may find it a challenge to understand this matter fully, but making decisions like this is part of the load that each of us must carry.
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Memorial attendance
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
curious.

what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?
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What is really Babylon the great?
by Halcon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for believers of god and christ, it seems that it should be obvious that babylon the great of revelation should be all religions and spiritual practices associated with the one true enemy of christ...the devil, satan, the snake etc.

essentially any group or individual practicing and promoting witchcraft, sorcery, devil worshipping etc.

all things practiced in ancient babylon (the nation presumably used as the model for the one in revelation).. or is this too simple of an explanation?.
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WT June '25: Why Can't We Turn Studies Into Baptisms?
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/t_mpdwsqpy0?si=okf4bsfsqfed0szp.

study article 27 under the title :"help bible students to take a stand for the truth" paragraph 1 *did you have reservations about becoming one of jehovah’s witnesses?

perhaps you were afraid that your workmates, friends, or family would turn against you.
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WT June 2025: We Are Not Blind We Just Don't Know
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/7xumqjq3zfc?si=ivcg96t4dtgze4ft.

so this is from the brand new watchtower study edition of june 2025 which has just been posted on jw.org .under the title: modestly accept what you do not know, a let’s read paragraphs in question 4 &5: “read matthew 24:36. we do not know when the end of this system of things will come.

even jesus, while on earth, did not know the ‘day and hour.’ he later told the apostles that jehovah, who is the great timekeeper, keeps the timing of certain events ‘in his own jurisdiction,’ or authority.