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  BLOODGUILT - Community Responsibility - A WARNING!

  by Focus in

  1. jw
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  to those who know the watchtower is guilty of deceitfulness, lying, false prophesying or ruining innocent people's lives but still want to stay on as jehovah's witnesses for whatever reason (fear of shunning, a desire to belong to something, the belief that there is nothing better out there, inertia, stupidity, an absurdly ludicrous hope that somehow it still is the one true religion, "just what if they are right"ism - or worse)

  here, in the words of the watchtower itself, is what will await you - community bloodguilt for the evils of the cult:.

  "the people must accept responsibility for the nation's acts .. nations operate according to the principle of community responsibility.

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  Writing the Name of God

  http://www.jewfaq.org/name.htm

  " Jews do not casually write any Name of God. This practice does not come from the commandment not to take the Lord's Name in vain, as many suppose. In Jewish thought, that commandment refers solely to oath-taking, and is a prohibition against SWEARING by God's Name falsely or frivolously (the word normally translated as "in vain" literally means "for falsehood").

  Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of God per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of God. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better.

  The commandment not to erase or deface the name of God comes from Deut. 12:3. In that passage, the people are commanded that when they take over the promised land, they should destroy all things related to the idolatrous religions of that region, and should utterly destroy the names of the local deities. Immediately afterwards, we are commanded not to do the same to our God. "

  Notice the SWEARING in G-d's name is not cussing but is in relationship to using it to validate a falsehood.
  When there is something said or written in the name of G-d that is not true, it'll prove itself to be false, this is taking the Lord's name in vain.
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  WTS rejected by YHWH, if this is correct?

  by Mr Bean in

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  i wonder why jehovah did not inspired fds to announce divine name and has used someone else instead!?.

  check the link below!.

  http://divinename.net.

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  Why is it that the WT goes to great lengths to distance themselves from the Pope & the Catholic Church but chooses to use one of their translations for the name of G-d (which found to be inaccurate) when english speaking people can just as well pronounce more acceptable versions i.e. Yahweh?
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  WTS rejected by YHWH, if this is correct?

  by Mr Bean in

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  i wonder why jehovah did not inspired fds to announce divine name and has used someone else instead!?.

  check the link below!.

  http://divinename.net.

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  Who knows more about the Jewish language, history, culture, etc than the Jews themselves? Who has been responsible for preserving the OT texts?
  Why not see what they have to say!

  http://www.jewfaq.org/name.htm

  Sample:
  Some people render the four-letter Name as "Jehovah," but this pronunciation is particularly unlikely. The word "Jehovah" comes from the fact that ancient Jewish texts used to put the vowels of the Name "Adonai" (the usual substitute for YHVH) under the consonants of YHVH to remind people not to pronounce YHVH as written. A sixteenth century German Christian scribe, while transliterating the Bible into Latin for the Pope, wrote the Name out as it appeared in his texts, with the consonants of YHVH and the vowels of Adonai, and came up with the word JeHoVaH, and the name stuck
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  1957 in Bible Prophecy

  by TMS in

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  an internet site published a couple of years ago a portion of chapter 10 of coc detailing a schroeder, klein, suiter proposal that the phrase this generation of matt.23:34 began in 1957. the idea was that the power of heaven was shaken with the onset of the space age, notably the launching of the first sputnik.. the fact sheet given each governing body member to study was reproduced in the franz book.

  evidently, the gb considered the merits of this proposal, deciding to stick with the view of this generation that was current at the time.. this little tidbit affected me greatly, moving me to order coc.

  that such a whimsical, ludicrous concept would be entertained by grown men, let alone spirit-directed men astonished me.. as an elder, if a brother had approached me with this idea, my inclination would have leaned toward his having serious mental health issues.. .

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  Hey Tweetie
  I have a 15 year old son. I just sat him down at the computer one day and we read Zev's UN site together.
  I also have a sister with the nickname tweetie bird.
  I have a mother in law too
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  Why Im no longer Arian and a John 8:58 study

  by Rev BII in

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  the origin of jesus is jehovah.

  all quotes from the asv.. the personality of jesus has troubled me a lot.

  trinitarians say that hes part of the same being and he fully man, fully god on earth.

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  Anyone claiming to follow the NT better be sure that their views are based on OT and not on other religions as the Trinitarians.

  If we have to study the OT before the NT, then lets go back to the pagan religions that the OT is based on. Afterall lets put all the carts before the horse before we proceed forward.

  Sargon of Akkad for example set adrift in a clay basket and found in the reeds of the river, raised by the king of Akkad
  See "Archeology and the Bible" George A. Barton,
  other sources for this story available if you need it.
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  1957 in Bible Prophecy

  by TMS in

  1. jw
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  an internet site published a couple of years ago a portion of chapter 10 of coc detailing a schroeder, klein, suiter proposal that the phrase this generation of matt.23:34 began in 1957. the idea was that the power of heaven was shaken with the onset of the space age, notably the launching of the first sputnik.. the fact sheet given each governing body member to study was reproduced in the franz book.

  evidently, the gb considered the merits of this proposal, deciding to stick with the view of this generation that was current at the time.. this little tidbit affected me greatly, moving me to order coc.

  that such a whimsical, ludicrous concept would be entertained by grown men, let alone spirit-directed men astonished me.. as an elder, if a brother had approached me with this idea, my inclination would have leaned toward his having serious mental health issues.. .

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  I was born in 1957, do you think this has something to do with it?
  There's been nothing but trouble since.
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  BLOODGUILT - Community Responsibility - A WARNING!

  by Focus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to those who know the watchtower is guilty of deceitfulness, lying, false prophesying or ruining innocent people's lives but still want to stay on as jehovah's witnesses for whatever reason (fear of shunning, a desire to belong to something, the belief that there is nothing better out there, inertia, stupidity, an absurdly ludicrous hope that somehow it still is the one true religion, "just what if they are right"ism - or worse)

  here, in the words of the watchtower itself, is what will await you - community bloodguilt for the evils of the cult:.

  "the people must accept responsibility for the nation's acts .. nations operate according to the principle of community responsibility.

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  Will Power

  Excellent Post.
  Hmmmmmm Who shall I send this to first?
  Hmmmmmmmm.
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  The Anointed Remnant:- Are They Really Anointed?

  by stevieb1 in

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  this has been something that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while.

  are those claiming to be of the anointed amongst jehovah's witnesses really going to heaven?

  many jw' view them as being on a higher spiritual plain than the average jw and that they view the bible as a personal letter to them.

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  Amazing, thank you for the link.
  This WT article is an abomination!

  "That is what they love, [earthly things] and they are looking forward to enjoying those things. Oh, they understand their Bible. They have a very advanced comprehension of the doctrines and truths of the Bible. But when you talk to them, that is the way they express themselves. They have no desire for the heavenly things at all. They do not want to be like an angel, or even see God face to face, beholding him in his supernal glory. That would be wonderful, they admit, more so than any possible earthly blessings; but they just do not have such desires or hopes in them."

  Romans Chapter 8
  ...who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 FOR THE MIND SET ON THE FLESH IS DEATH, BUT THE THE MIND SET ON THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE, 7 for the mind set on flesh is HOSTILE TOWARD GOD....and those who are in the flesh CANNOT PLEASE GOD.
  9"However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.....But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you".

  2 Tim 4:3
  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, ....

  This WT line of thinking goes against the gospel - or the "good news of the kingdom"
  Col 3:2 SET YOUR MIND on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

  One would be smart to re-read WT definition of the HOPES offered by their printing company, then read the gospels of the bible and decided for themselves which hope they choose.

  This to me is a disgusting thing standing in the holy place. Leading sincere people who love God to death, taking away the hope offered thru Christ and replacing it with doctrines of men.

  grrrrrrr
  sad, very sad
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  The Anointed Remnant:- Are They Really Anointed?

  by stevieb1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been something that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while.

  are those claiming to be of the anointed amongst jehovah's witnesses really going to heaven?

  many jw' view them as being on a higher spiritual plain than the average jw and that they view the bible as a personal letter to them.

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  Will Power

  I don't get this aNnointed stuff.
  Now John the Baptist baptized with the water of the river Jordan, all the while saying that another would come after him and baptize with Holy Spirit.
  Jesus was baptized with the Holy Spirit, as well as conceived. Everyone there saw it and believed.
  Did Jesus actually baptize others?
  Is there scripture to show that the apostles were baptized before the last supper?
  Does "annointed" mean annointed with Holy Spirit? thereby entitling them to drink of the cup?
  I thought the "Helper" came to the apostles after the resurrection, yet they did partake at the last supper and accept the command of "do this in memory of me"
  The Role of the Spirit as the Helper is seen in the gospel of John 14:16-21 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;......... In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.......
  Gal 15:21-26..."When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, ......
  Gal 16: 7 "...for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."

  Is this the Spirit of the annointed?
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses evil?

  by SexyTeen in

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  i am shocked at the many accusations against jehovah's witnesses in this forum.. i know that i am young, but most of my family are jws and they are good people and i love them.

  even my worldly family is very nice and i do not shun them.

  the friends in the hall are very nice also.

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  Will Power

  We write to taste life twice...Anais Nin

  favourite quote of a friend of mine.