'Because of the angels...." <<< Jewish Mysticism... Hellenistic Jews came up with that idea of demigods having sex with girls before the flood. The WT loves this idea because.... Ellen G White loved it.... The WT are a reboot of the 7 day Adventists.
HowTheBibleWasCreated
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Head coverings for women
by Comatose inmy mom used to throw a paper napkin on her head when forcing us to study after i was baptised.
i've seen scarves, and shawls, and a very few hats.. isn't using a napkin on your head just the same as not bothering?
what a dumb rule too.
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A glaring example of how Watchtower's insertion of "Jehovah" corrupts the NT
by Island Man in"the rnwt replaces "kyrios" (lord) with "jehovah" in translating romans 14:8 as follows:.
"for if we live, we live to jehovah,*+ and if we die, we die to jehovah.
* so both if we live and if we die, we belong to jehovah.".
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The New World translation is not the only translation to do this.
Scriptures 1998
An American Version
Messianic Israel Standerd
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The Spirits of God
by Stephen Levi inrevelation, chapter 1, 4: john to the seven churches which are in asia: grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;.
revelation, chapter 3, 1: and unto the angel of the church in sardis write; these things saith he that hath the seven spirits of god, and the seven stars; i know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
revelation, chapter 4, 5: and out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god.
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Although I am an athiest The Revelation referance to seven spirits is making use of Isaiah 11:2 as bobcat and Perry have pointed out. Before trying to figure out Revelation I would suggest reading Isaiah and Ezekiel because Revelation uses these two texts more that any other.
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Head coverings for women
by Comatose inmy mom used to throw a paper napkin on her head when forcing us to study after i was baptised.
i've seen scarves, and shawls, and a very few hats.. isn't using a napkin on your head just the same as not bothering?
what a dumb rule too.
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No different then many fundementals.
The law for girl being unclean longer then boys was partially sexist but mostly because they boys needed to be circuscised on the 8th day ritually. Girls didn't need to.
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Watchtower- Gnosticism
by HowTheBibleWasCreated inbefore i post this let me say i'm an atheist (though i have a respect for buddism and quantum mysticism).
the wikepedia definition of gnosticism is: "religions that taught that people should shun the material world created by the demiurge and embrace the spiritual world.
[1] gnostic ideas influenced many ancient religions[2] that teach that gnosis (variously interpreted as knowledge, enlightenment,salvation, emancipation or 'oneness with god') may be reached by practicingphilanthropy to the point of personal poverty, sexual abstinence (as far as possible for hearers, completely for initiates) and diligently searching forwisdom by helping others".
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Before I post this let me say I'm an atheist (Though I have a respect for Buddism and Quantum Mysticism)
The Wikepedia definition of Gnosticism is: " religions that taught that people should shun the material world created by the demiurge and embrace the spiritual world . [1] Gnostic ideas influenced many ancient religions [2] that teach that gnosis (variously interpreted as knowledge, enlightenment , salvation , emancipation or 'oneness with God') may be reached by practicing philanthropy to the point of personal poverty , sexual abstinence (as far as possible for hearers , completely for initiates ) and diligently searching for wisdom by helping others"
1. Sunning that material world.
Boy do they ever! Check out the Friday afternoon program for the RC this year. Family Bad, Employment Bad, Education Bad etc.
2. A demiurge.
The WT uses Yahweh/Jehovah as a tool. Unlike other religions that seem to have reverance for God the JWs have a fear of him.
3. Embracing the spritual world.
Yep. Meetings, Field Service etc. The average JW can't even define what sprituallity is.
4. Enlightenment salvation!
Here is the biggest point. JWs have a huge 'divine plan' of Genesis-Revelation and if you don't know it you DIE! If you do you 'might' make it. (Zeph. 2:3)
5. Personal poverty and Sexual abstinence.
I don't need to highlight this since we all know it is true for JWs.
6. Searching for wisdom by helping other in the JWs case is to do a marginally legel knocking on doors etc and Teaching them about the 'knowledge that leads to everlasting life'.
The JWs are right in that they are a revisal of early Christianity. Marcionism, Marinism, Sethism etc.
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Well, what can you say???? I am speechless.
by DATA-DOG inexhibit a:.
awake!
"if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.
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The WT CD only goes back to 1970 on Awakes I think. Fortuantly the KH library if full.... or was before I 'borrowed' a few unused books lol.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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It will fall and give birth to 2 or 3 splinter religions. It happened in the 1920s and it will happen again. The main point is Brooklyn control will eventually fail.
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"Probably You Might be Saved" - Somewhere in Zephaniah As I Recall
by Perry inthe watchtower (and old-timers in the org) love to quote old testament passages that were directed toward israel.
however, the new testament is "a better covenant based upon better promises".. in the following verses, salvation is not described as a possibility, but as a certainty, as a present possession for the original christians:.
justification is a present possession (rom.
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God wants his Son tortured to death?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlOI_TNtDk&index=3&list=PLFDAAFA12D81589D5
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Those that are still in or recently left
by skeeter1 inwas there a decline in the number of jws in your congregation?
if so, by how many has it gone down and what is the time frame?
(i don't go and haven't gone i a long time.
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We used to have 3 congregations here... average of 80. Now it's two cogregations average of 80 on Sunday and 50 maybe during weeks.
It used to take them 6-1 yr to finish territory. Now it's 3 years.
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How do you study? What are your methods of memorizing big amount of text?
by will-be-apostate ini'm having an exam in mineralogy in 20 days and need to learn 120+ pages of content.
i've learned a part of it so far.
i'm just curious how did you/do you study?
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Use a text-speech cpnverter and make it into and audio file. Hit the repeat on your mp3 player and listen through the day... at work, walking the dog, cooking etc.