Posts by smiddy3

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How many preaching hours are real

by Hellothere in

how much of the preaching hours in yearly report you think are real?

they always have high numbers preaching hours.

probably increase every decade.

smiddy3

If the message is/was ever so timely as to how close the end is ? Why the pioneer crawl ?

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Former Elders Please - Disbeliever recently married to a JW

by doasthouwilt in

jw
friends

i recently married my best friend of 32 years.

she is a life-long jw and once an active pioneer, i am a 'worldly' person through-and-through, always will be.

we married because it was the only way we could find a way of staying together while giving her a path back to her religion ultimately, which she does not want to (or cannot) let go of.

smiddy3

Shouldn`t the heading/title of this post have read ....Beleiver Recently Married A Disbeleiver ?

OK I was never an Elder ,so disregard my input , ( I`m pretty sure they won`t beleive there were no shenanigans going on between you two before you got married )

However I wish you both well and success in your marriage ,from an ex MS

smiddy3

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Does anybody ever wonder why ?

by smiddy3 in

jw
friends

supposedly, god jehovah, el , or whatever else he may have been called many thousands of years ago, or so the storys goes ,dealt with humans on a regular basis communicating with them for either good or bad.according to how they pleased him or displeased him.. so the bible record says.. how is it that god , jehovah or whatever other name you want to call him has not communicated with humans on any level for the past 2000 years ???.

in this scientific ,technological age ,wouldn`t you think this would be the time he would communicate with the potential dangers we face in potentially destroying ourselves and ruining the planets wildlife unless he interveined ?.

that`s if you even beleive that such a god actually exists .. and if he does why so silent in this day and age,?.

smiddy3

Supposedly, GOD Jehovah, EL , or whatever else he may have been called many thousands of years ago, or so the storys goes ,dealt with humans on a regular basis communicating with them for either good or bad.According to how they pleased him or displeased him.

So the Bible record says.

How is it that GOD , Jehovah or whatever other name you want to call him has not communicated with humans on any level for the past 2000 years ???

In this scientific ,technological age ,wouldn`t you think this would be the time he would communicate with the potential dangers we face in potentially destroying ourselves and ruining the planets wildlife unless he interveined ?

That`s if you even beleive that such a GOD actually exists .

And if he does why so silent in this day and age,?

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If not the WT/JW relgion where else are 'we' to go? Why not atheistic/scientific philosophical naturalism?

by Disillusioned JW in

sometimes jws wonder if the wt/jw is not the truth, 'then where else are we to go?

' i say 'why not atheistic/scientific philosophical naturalism and why not a secular philosophy which teaches a way of life?

' what do you folks say?.

smiddy3

I`m here out of the cult and that`s all that matters .

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Opinions on the Divine name in the New Testament? + an interesting question

by Blotty in

i am genuinely curious and mainly posting this for research purposes, i do not have enough knowledge on either of these subjects to debate them in any useful manner.. (this information is as far as i am aware and may be incorrect in places)as most know the nwt is known for placing a form of the divine name in the nt (new testament) - while i agree the evidence is significantly weak for it too appear in the nt, a few things must be considered - (from my limited research)rev references the name twice (3:12, 14:1)early copies of the lxx contain the divine name (likely the versions that the nt writers copied?

stafford has a couple of videos on this subject)it was emphasized over and over the name [divine name, which ever form you prefer] would be "known" (other words used aswell) forever - if this is true, why then go against your own message in some cases and replace it with a surrogate?some also claim the nwt is dishonest for not translating some occurrences of "lord" as the divine name - common ones i notice are: phil 2:10-11, 1pe 3:14-15, heb 1:10yet these all use "lord" as a title not a proper noun, seems to be staunch trinitarians who make this claim most oftenscholar qualifications:why does a scholars qualification's matter?

sounds dumb i know.

smiddy3

I fail to see how Kaleb came to the conclusion that this is a pro- Jehovah`s Witness site ?

It makes me wonder about any of his other analysis.

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Looking at things from Jehovah's perspective...actually, the Watchtower Society's perspective

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | march 2022. study article 12. do you see what zechariah saw?.

11. what challenges do some of jehovah’s worshippers face today?.

11 change is challenging for many of us.

smiddy3

What ThomasMore says is so true and doesn`t only apply to Jehovah`s Witnesses but also in many religions and cults .

My take on the matter goes something like this.

I`ve considered myself as a reasonably intelligent person and worked in chemical labs most of my life ,retired and bought my own home and live a comfortable life.

However I became a JW in my late teens being converted by a co-worker. I had always been curious about the Bible and what it was all about . My parents had made me and my sisters go to sunday school when we were younger and that`s where my curiosity started.

And JW`s seemed to fill that curiosity with satisfactory answers.And I was hooked for the next 32 years .

But their has to be a point where you give over your control of life to another person/ cause because you don`t have all the answers and you let some other identity make those decisions for you .And you don`t even realise what you have done.

Hence you become trapped in a cult .

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Acts 20:28

by Fisherman in

acts 20:28 literally says: “his own blood”.

nwt interprets the verse: “the blood of his own son”.

nwt is an accurate interpretation because the verse is axiomatically referring to the blood of jesus and not the blood of god..

smiddy3

I can`t comprehend how anyone in this life or any other life could think of GOD having blood ?

So obviously it must refer to somebody else ? yes ?

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Opinions on the Divine name in the New Testament? + an interesting question

by Blotty in

i am genuinely curious and mainly posting this for research purposes, i do not have enough knowledge on either of these subjects to debate them in any useful manner.. (this information is as far as i am aware and may be incorrect in places)as most know the nwt is known for placing a form of the divine name in the nt (new testament) - while i agree the evidence is significantly weak for it too appear in the nt, a few things must be considered - (from my limited research)rev references the name twice (3:12, 14:1)early copies of the lxx contain the divine name (likely the versions that the nt writers copied?

stafford has a couple of videos on this subject)it was emphasized over and over the name [divine name, which ever form you prefer] would be "known" (other words used aswell) forever - if this is true, why then go against your own message in some cases and replace it with a surrogate?some also claim the nwt is dishonest for not translating some occurrences of "lord" as the divine name - common ones i notice are: phil 2:10-11, 1pe 3:14-15, heb 1:10yet these all use "lord" as a title not a proper noun, seems to be staunch trinitarians who make this claim most oftenscholar qualifications:why does a scholars qualification's matter?

sounds dumb i know.

smiddy3

I also would like to welcome Kaleb to the forum as he gives a Jewish perspective to topics that originate with the jewish people .

Thank you Kaleb

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Are you convinced what the Gospels say about Jesus is true?

by Fisherman in

probably, the greatest advocacy for the gospels is the jw publication: the greatest man that ever lived.

it convinced me.. everything else that the bible says about the resurrection and eternal life logically follows.. the testimony of a “witness” in court matters only if it is observation not commentary ( expert witness is also commentary): what did you see, what did you hear, what is the magnitude of your measurement.

not, are you convinced; that is only belief.