Posts by smiddy3

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Yahweh OF Samaria

by peacefulpete in

most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.

interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.

the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.

smiddy3

This is an interesting topic ,however can you please expand on this ?

Anyone who has traveled learns that the JWs while generally united in loyalty to the WT headquarters display a surprisingly diversity in enforcement of rules and strictness of conformity.

Most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century BC Kuntillet ‘Ajrud inscriptions that mention Yahweh and his Ashera, that is that Yahweh was understood as having a female consort.

Are Jehovah`s Witnesses aware of this ? I don`t think so. And aren`t there other inscriptions elsewhere that suggest Yahweh /Jehovah had a female partner /wife Ashera ?

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Do Believers Cherry Pick Scriptures & Ignore others To have faith In A God of The Bible ?

by smiddy3 in

doesn`t the god of the bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as god`s word?.

any human charged with what god has done in the bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison..

smiddy3

But doesn`t he / she condemn him/her self ? by her/his own words ?

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Do Believers Cherry Pick Scriptures & Ignore others To have faith In A God of The Bible ?

by smiddy3 in

doesn`t the god of the bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as god`s word?.

any human charged with what god has done in the bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison..

smiddy3

Doesn`t the God of the Bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as God`s word?

Any human charged with what God has done in the Bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison.

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Well this plan has started off well.

by skin in

only hours away from this town having their first in person kh meeting today, covid is now in town.. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126726176/covid19-case-in-blenheim-is-south-islands-first-community-case-since-2020.

smiddy3

Watch this space.

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Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Party Poopers?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

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smiddy3

If your experience with JW`s are party poopers then you were mixing with the wrong JW`s.

Our social life was great in the Borg, and we were mixing with Elders and MS that I was.

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Will Christ Be Ashamed To Claim P.IM.O.'s?

by IWant2Leave in

i started my fade about two years ago and at present i have no intention of writing a disassociation letter.

the pros and cons of being p.i.m.o.

have been discussed on this forum many times.

smiddy3

If any human did any of the things the Bible says God was responsible for ,he/she would be labelled a monster , and either receive the death penalty or spend the rest of his / her life in prison.

And as I have said before, many a JW may leave the religion but the religion never leaves them.

And they remain captives unless they do the required amount of research needed to completely debunk the religion.

To answer the question ,if God / Christ of the Bible don`t exist then no ,and if by some miracle they do then I rest my case.

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Watchtower January 2022 The Memorial

by Listener in

next years memorial article focuses on the two class system that they promote.. interestingly, they mention how the anointed are in two covenants.

the new covenant and the kingdom covenant.

they claim that both of these covenants opened up the way for a small number to become kings and priests in heaven.

smiddy3

However they've always said the 144000 would be "kings and priests with Jesus", I'm sure of that.

That`s what I`ve always understood as well Dio,

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Are you less judgmental after you became ex JW?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

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smiddy3

Yes ,becoming an ex JW ,you learn .....

OK , maybe I should have said I learnt instead of you learn.

point taken.

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Pilot program for in-person meetings for the vaccinated

by Vidqun in

pilot program for in-person meetings to resume, to be launched in hong kong in nov. 2021. only fully vaccinated publishers are to be invited.

it's going to be a fader's paradise.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/q9e9pg/and_so_it_begins/?%24deep_link=true&correlation_id=fb861c4a-8c7e-4bad-b1e3-4c86b3254daf&post_fullname=t3_q9e9pg&post_index=1&ref=email_digest&ref_campaign=email_digest&ref_source=email&utm_content=post_title&%243p=e_as&_branch_match_id=936859150293933406&utm_medium=email%20amazon%20ses.

smiddy3

Why are jw's listening to 'superior authorities' if in all other things they are ruled by satan? why this? How often have the trashed governments, local authorities, etc...

It couldn`t be that the Bible ,"GOD`s WORD" speaks out of both sides of it`s mouth could it ?

On the one hand it says, 1 John 5: 19 , "the whole world lying in the power of the wicked one."

2Cor.4:4 "the God of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers"

And then again in Rom.13: 1-7 we have the other side of his mouth speaking." let every soul be in subjection to the Superior authorities -because it is the arrangement of GOD , it is GODS minister ,5 their is compelling reason for you to obey for it is GODS minister. notonly on the account of GODS wrath but also on account of your own conscience.

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses interpret the Bible properly?

by Vanderhoven7 in

do jehovah's witnesses interpret the bible properly?.

jehovah's witnesses see the bible as an organizational book which only the faithful and discreet slave (currently 8 men headquartered in warwick new york) can interpret properly.

the faithful slave was first appointed in brooklyn in 1919 and given the exclusive right and ability to understand and teach the bible properly.

smiddy3

You might as well ask "Do the Mormons (or anybody else for that matter) interpret the book of Mormon properly ?

"Do the Islamist`s / Muslims ( or anybody else ) interpret the Quran properly ?

They have just as much relevance as the Jehovah`s Witnesses .

My point being ,they are all fictitious writings that are from men and not from a supreme being called GOD.