Blueblades
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The Status Of A "Jehovah's Witness"
by minimus ina person desires to become baptized.
it could be because they believe they've found the truth, peer pressure, an expectation of "doing the right thing", etc.
whatever the motive, they become baptized jehovah's witnesses.
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Following the real truth to a better life
by kenpodragon ini was standing at the edge of a meadow , far from any others.
the flowers of spring had opened their peddles to reveal their colors.
the mountains in the distance were still showing their trace of the white winter snow.
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Matthew 10:23
by Blueblades inmt.10:23 "for truly i say to you,you will by no means complete the circuit of israel until the son of man arrives".the 1986 to 1985 wt.publication index give only two places where they interpret this verse,really its only one place.remember the series"jesus life and ministry",that became the book the greatest man who ever lived.
(wt.87,8/1 pg.9 ) and 1991 chapther 50,gt.book.i bring this up because earlier it was suggested that an elder visiting a congregation said that the preaching work would come to a halt and the jws would have a warning signal that armageddon was very near.this was thought to be new light something that was mentioned at the annual meeting.way back in 1987 wt.and repeated in 1991 gt.book it was said , and i quote,"so when saying that his disciples would not complete their circuit of preaching"until the son of man arrives",jesus was prophetically telling us that his disciples would not complete the circuit of the entire inhabited earth with the preaching about god's established kingdom before the glorified king jesus christ would arrive as jehovah's executional officer at armageddon".unquote.nowhere else has this verse been explained any differently, that i am aware of.how does the wt.
reconcile this explanation with mt.24:14 "this goodnews of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations then the end will come.
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Why we NEED the WATCHTOWER.
by refiners fire inthe watchtower: october 15, 1953. article - "the watchtower, a bible study aid" .
brothers, i present it for your uplifting.
a little light sunday reading..... .
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Are you afraid to die?
by kenpodragon ini was about 12 years old when this happened, but i remember it like it was yesterday.
it was a late evening and i was by myself in our home.
i grew up in a country home far from most any thing.
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Is Jesus God's Master Worker?
by Tower Man ini have a simulated discussion with chris, a christian and john, a witness on my web site.
they discuss whether jesus is really a master worker.
see what you think.. http://www.towertotruth.net/masterworkerpt1.htm.
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Aaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!
by Mimilly inthis.... is a scream thread.
for those who've had to up to 'here' with all the fighting and mudslinging.... post your screams here.
visiting the forum lately has been arduous, trying, painful, disheartening... .
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two questions
by Blueblades inquestion #1.it was onced taught by the wt.that the proof that life only exists on earth and not anywhere else in the universe is the fact that this is the place where satan raised the issue of universal sovereignty.and that if there was life elsewhere he would of raised it there.also,this is the only place in the universe that jesus died to settle that issue.my question is,if this is true, then ,is evolution and life elsewhere a non-issue.question #2. god created spirit creatures some went bad others did not.god created fleshly creatures some went bad others did not.my question is,why do good creatures in the spirit realm see god live wihout any growing old and dying.while good fleshly creatures grow old and die.is it fair that good spirit creatures are immune,and good fleshly creatures suffer horribly.the answer of inherited imperfection is not sufficient because its not the fault of the good fleshly creature.i realized that i prefaced both questions with a premise then asked the questions.if my first question is not true, and many believe it is not,just as many believe it is.then evolution and life elsewhere is possible.as to my second question i am asking is, are the two kinds of life that god has giving fair to fleshly creatures.
thank you for your thoughts .
blueblades.
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CoC on Hold for Me
by out4good3 ingot a copy of crisis of conscious 2nd ed.
on hold for me at a library.
will most likely be picking it up tommorrow after i get off from work.
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"Updating" of JW Books
by reagan_oconnor in::i'm not 100% sure which forum to post this in, so if it needs to be moved, please feel free::
one thing i always questioned was why the jw literature was ever updated.
if the organization is 'directed by the holy spirit' then why did they need a new version of the 'scripture inspired' book?