She needs to investigate where the name JEHOVAH came from and how it is NOT the Divine Name
Sacolton - I need this info for my wife.... Do I miss something important???
Albert
Re-cap of my wife's awakening last week.
by Open mind 30 Replies latest jw friends
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Tuesday
It's actually on the Watchtower Website, type in "Jehovah is not God's Name" and it explains how the translation is incorrect.
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Doubting Bro
OM - that's terrific and I must add that I'm a bit jealous!!
Mrs OM - welcome. Waking up can be a little overwhelming at first but it does get better.
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sacolton
Basically, the name JEHOVAH came from a 12th Century (1270 AD) Catholic monk (What?! A false religion?!) who took YHWH and inserted the vowels of ADONAI (Lord) to fill in the name and you get YAHOWAH (Later becomes YEHOVAH then JEHOVAH in English). YAHWEH would be closer to the correct pronounciation of the Divine Name than JEHOVAH.
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Open mind
cantleave:
"my Missus has gone through a similar process."
Excellent news! Have you posted a thread about it?
VIII:"I sent her CoC and she won't consider it. She got really angry at me. "
That's a pretty high-risk, low probability of a reward move, IMO. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.
sacolton:"She needs to investigate where the name JEHOVAH came from and how it is NOT the Divine Name."
That was one of the first "family study" topics we covered "Jay Walters style". (aka Amazing.)
Albert Einstein:"I need this info for my wife.... Do I miss something important???"
Here's the links to how our family covered the Divine Name topic when my wife was still 98-99% true-blue-JW.The wind-up:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/140026/1/Help-with-Family-Study-Gods-Name-Ideas
And the pitch:
Maybe someone can make these "clickable". My apologies. I'm using plain old Firefox and I can't insert hyperlinks without getting all computer geeky.
Doubting Bro:
"Waking up can be a little overwhelming at first but it does get better."
Ms. OM? Are you reading this?
Thanks DB.
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sacolton
I agree ... there are emotions to be dealt with when leaving the cult. Anger, confusion and depression for years of indoctrination need some outlet. That is why this forum is such a good source for venting.
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BabaYaga
Sac said:
Basically, the name JEHOVAH came from a 12th Century (1270 AD) Catholic monk (What?! A false religion?!) who took YHWH and inserted the vowels of ADONAI (Lord) to fill in the name and you get YAHOWAH (Later becomes YEHOVAH then JEHOVAH in English). YAHWEH would be closer to the correct pronounciation of the Divine Name than JEHOVAH.
Marked... nice.
Om said:
Maybe someone can make these "clickable". My apologies. I'm using plain old Firefox and I can't insert hyperlinks without getting all computer geeky.
Ha!
Here's the links to how our family covered the Divine Name topic when my wife was still 98-99% true-blue-JW.
The wind-up:http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/140026/1/Help-with-Family-Study-Gods-Name-Ideas
And the pitch:
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quietlyleaving
excellent links. I think its time to resurrect this subject with my other half and couple it with questions regarding who Jehovah actually is. If the WTS have gone for the convenient popular option in choosing Jehovah as God's name could the WTS have also gone for a convenient option regarding his personality too?
Somehow convenience and truth (truth on their terms) do not sit together very well
edit: on the official JW site there is lots of worthwhile info re the divine name to build an argument - check it out - this is fun
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Open mind, Thanks for taking the time to share your story as it has unfolded.
So, any Halloween plans for tonight now?
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Mickey mouse
Well done OM. This is pretty much how I got through to my husband. You have to plant seeds and WAIT!