“this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.
heaven and earth will pass away but my words will by no means pass away.”.
the destruction of jerusalem is insignificant in the large scheme of things.
Christianity is not structured for everyone to go around believing and teaching to others whatever Bible interpretation they like.
But that is the history of Christianity. Dozens (or hundreds, or even thousands depending on who you ask) of denominations exist because people interpreted the Bible a certain way and taught that to others. Those differences are significant enough to have led to centuries of bloodshed between people who all called themselves Christian.
w13 7/15 p. 20 “who really is the faithful and discreet slave?” revealed it was a bunch of guys in new york, back in 1919.. the apostle paul must have been un-inspired when he wrote this back in the 1st century:.
(1 corinthians 4:1, 2) “a man should regard us [all christians/paul, apollos & peter?
] as attendants of christ and stewards of god’s sacred secrets.
The GB says the light of understanding keeps getting brighter. But I think it's about time someone pointed out that they forgot to turn it on.
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Slimboyfat was not being insulting, he was just persistent in making his point. Evans was being insulting, while also complaining that he was being harassed and that this harassment was affecting him and his wife. His attempts to manipulate others are so over-the-top as to be cartoonish (and insulting to people who really do suffer from mental health issues). One of the things you can say about his ultimate ban- he cannot complain that he did not get ample opportunity to stop being an obnoxious jerk here.
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LMsA: But he had to pontificate about never giving his children false information
I'll bet his explanation to them about how he spent last Christmas must have been fascinating.
the tourist guide as obtained from the kingdom rule book chapter 5 paragraphs 1-6. the book states..... the spirit of the truth .
will guide you into all the truth.”.
the spirit is jesus’ means of teaching his followers whatever they need to know about god’s kingdom—right when they need to know it.. me: who are your tourist guide today?.
BluesBrother: it seems that they themselves don’t know when the Spirit is on them or it isn’t,
Indeed. I wonder how many of their doctrinal changes were the result of indigestion that they mistook for divine intervention.
has this question ever been raised before by jehovah`s witnesses?
and what`s the significance, if any ?.
Hmmm... if Jesus was God incarnate, I'm not sure I'd want to be known as the guy who snipped the tip of His dick off. Maybe the foreskin shriveled and dropped off eight days after He was born.
“this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.
heaven and earth will pass away but my words will by no means pass away.”.
the destruction of jerusalem is insignificant in the large scheme of things.
Just ask to have it "Simonized."
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It's possible that Lot's daughters had a conversation like this:
First Daughter: Goodness, I can't believe that dad almost handed us over to that rabid crowd! I shudder at the thought of what they would have done to us. What do you think?
Second Daughter: I think dad betrayed us! He's awful! SCREW HIM!!!
First Daughter: Well, uh, okay I guess. But we'll have to get him drunk, first...
i have run across another jw death where the final wishes are for no service.
3rd or 4th instance.
another wanted a celebration of life which the elders squelched as far as i know.
They use the wake as an opportunity to deliver a sermon. And yes, it's very classless.
a poster wrote to me privately, and brought to my attention the following comment below i made a while back in regards to the 144,00 number of revelation.
i had casually conjectured that this number was likely symbolic in line with the book of revelation being mostly symbolic in kind.
he brought up this juicy source:.
I would ask if there is a way to determine the meaning of the number, if it is symbolic. If I am remembering correctly, there is a reference to 12,000 who are chosen from each of the twelve tribes, and 12,000 x 12 = 144,000. We know the reference to the twelve tribes of Israel. What is the symbolic meaning of the number 12,000?
Lacking that, his point has some weight to it. Granted, I would think that the number must have some meaning. Why pull it out of thin air and then use it in a formula to get the 144,000 number? That doesn't seem sensible to me.
