Topics Started by Blotty

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Quality of jw.org translation?
by Wonderment in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
someone asked the following question to an artificial intelligence (ai) website:.

how does the most translated website ensure accuracy of translations?.

answer: .
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What the Trinitarian perspective on John 8.28?
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is not a verse that i’ve seen feature heavily in trinitarian debates but it seems to me it presents a problem for the trinity.

if there are any around i’d be interested to know your perspective, or anything you can find on the meaning and how it doesn’t contradict the trinity.

the verse says:.
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Progress on the NWT Study Bible
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the society has been working on the nwt study bible since the revised nwt was released in 2013. so far they done the nt up to philemon.

that makes about 17% of the entire bible including the hebrew/aramaic scriptures.

at that rate the study edition of the whole nwt will be completed sometime around the year 2077. .
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Today Dr. Peter McCullough said 'conspiracy theory' (which is in the April 2024 Watchtower) is a propaganda term! 😲
by was a new boy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
"misinformation, disinformation, science, this antiscience, uh conspiracy theory, these are propaganda terms.".

'don't use them' he says.

@ 19:33. https://youtu.be/miauulndllq?t=1173.
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Trinity Statements in the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
dr. ken johnson has identified several statements in the dead sea scrolls that predict that god would visit the earth as a man... as the messiah.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljrfvytjhve&ab_channel=kenjohnson%28biblefacts%29 .
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Disfellowshipped for Fornication
by TxNVSue2023 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi i want to tell my story and get advice.

i'm a single sister ( in usa) that has been baptized for 20 years.

i came from the world, so did not grow up in the truth and i have no family in the truth -- i am alone.. last year i met a brother & we did have premarital sex while we were dating.
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"Outside the realms" of the words meaning?
by Blotty in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was recently doing some research and came across this curious quite from dr beduhn - i can't say how valid it is or if he actually said it (source linked).

but this got me thinking i don't think there is anything in any bible where it is a "deliberate" distortion or the words go against the "possible range of meanings the greek" could have.

i know beduhn is not considered an authority however he does have a point - if its in the range of meanings it is by no means a mistranslation & cannot be pointed out as such.
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Why are aqwsed12345 post`s so long ?
by smiddy3 in
1. jw
2. friends
there is no way i will even try to read such long posts and i`m sure many others here would agree with me.. smiddy3.
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Is WT Teachig on Hell Biblical?
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i guess you could say jesus was the first christian, since he was the christ.

and as the first christian, jesus spoke more about hell that any other biblical figure.

but, he is also the figure that said that he didn't come to condemn the world, but to save it.
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What does this even mean?
by Blotty in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"the son is born of the father by generation, but generation should not be understood in the everyday sense.

the son is derived from the father through pure spiritual generation, through the unlimited sharing of his essence.

so, the birth of the son is an intellectual activity of god.".