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  Arson of K.H's in Washington State getting a lot of news coverage..

  by nowwhat? in

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  felt terrible then i realized we are not to believe reputable media outlets.

  because the reports must be apostate driven lies.

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  neat blue dog

  The JWs on social media are eating it up, sharing and resharing posts. They looove them some good persecution.
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  JWbroadcasting December 2018 : Under Examination

  by jwdoctrine in

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  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fejicdbls&t=1915s.

  in the december 2018 jw broadcasting episode, jehovah's witnesses are told to put faith in the faithful and discreet slave(once again), have admiration for angels, expect a gradual future resurrection, consider jesus in his preexisting life and how he learned from god to exercise love.

  enjoy!.

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  And my personal favorite, 'Don't rub it in, rub it out' - Geoff Jackson.
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  Would Hollywood EVER dare ...

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ... to "abuse" the name of mohammed in a similar way as they do with the name of jesus christ?.

  i'm prompted to ask this having recently watched a police action movie where "jesus f------g christ" was twice uttered.. in the western world at least, christians & christianity appear to be fair game, (no objections here) but islam verges on being sacrosanct - at least it appears so in the uk..

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  Christians also won't decapitate you for saying JfC.
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  Did anyone put off having children because of wt bs?

  by I Faded Twice in

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  2. family

  just curious if anyone put off having kids because the end was so close.

  or because of you're "ministry" or lack of suitable mates..

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  Yep. I also avoided opportunities for education and even 401k at my jobs, because the end would come before my retirement age anyway. I regret it.
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  Faders Needing a Great One Liner

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so our family fade is well under way.

  we changed congregations as regular attenders and left in good standing with those giving hugs and kisses simply knowing we "needed a change".

  we moved to a neighboring congregation that is out of our original region knowing we would see no one and the two boe's wouldn't really have immediate dealings.

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  Ah, the Holy Grail you seek.
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  If Angels in the Bible are of neuter gender ? Then why are they always depicted as males by description and name ? And never a female ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in all of the art i`ve seen in christendom, angels always have the form of a male, and in the bible those that are named always have a male name such as michael ,gabriel , etc, .

  nowhere in the art world that i have seen do angels have the female form, and in the bible they don`t have female names.. so if the angels are neither male or female why then are they depicted as males with male names ?and not female also ?.

  the watchtower illustrators also follow this line .when they illustrate an angel it is always in the form of a male and never a female form.. the anointed who make up the 144000 comprise of male and females right ?

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  Xanthippe: That's Pixar's Merida from Brave 😅
  
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  If Angels in the Bible are of neuter gender ? Then why are they always depicted as males by description and name ? And never a female ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in all of the art i`ve seen in christendom, angels always have the form of a male, and in the bible those that are named always have a male name such as michael ,gabriel , etc, .

  nowhere in the art world that i have seen do angels have the female form, and in the bible they don`t have female names.. so if the angels are neither male or female why then are they depicted as males with male names ?and not female also ?.

  the watchtower illustrators also follow this line .when they illustrate an angel it is always in the form of a male and never a female form.. the anointed who make up the 144000 comprise of male and females right ?

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  Female angels are mentioned in Zechariah, and there were pictures in last October's Watchtower:

  
  
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  What do the Angels do?

  by LovingLifeNow in

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  so what exactly have they been doing now , with the exception of intervening thousands of years ago, what exactly do they do in heaven?

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  Since 1919 they've been following field service groups every Saturday to help them sell magazines.
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  Last week's WT - a convoluted trip back to Earth

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last weekend's wt study (nov. 18) had 3 count em three biblical references to the christian hope of heavenly resurrection that had to be twisted into talking about earth to fit their doctrine.. 1:.

  in what sense do the mild-tempered “inherit the earth”?

  jesus’ spirit-anointed disciples inherit the earth when they rule over it as kings and priests.

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  Last weekend's WT study (Nov. 18) had 3 count em THREE Biblical references to the Christian hope of heavenly resurrection that had to be twisted into talking about Earth to fit their doctrine.

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  In what sense do the mild-tempered “inherit the earth”? Jesus’ spirit-anointed disciples inherit the earth when they rule over it as kings and priests. (Rev. 20:6) Millions of others who do not have the heavenly calling, however, will inherit the earth in the sense that they will be allowed to live here forever in perfection, peace, and happiness.

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  “Happy are those who wash their robes.” (Rev. 22:14) In what sense do they “wash their robes”? Anointed Christians “wash their robes” in that they are clean in Jehovah’s eyes and will be granted immortal life and enjoy endless happiness in their heavenly position. The great crowd who hope to live on earth can also enjoy a righteous standing as friends of God. They are even now ‘washing their robes and making them white in the blood of the Lamb.’​—Rev. 7:9, 13, 14.

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  How, though, do the pure in heart “see God” when, in fact, “no man can see [God] and live”? (Ex. 33:20) The Greek word rendered “see” can carry the sense of “to see with the mind, to perceive, know.”
  Of course, resurrected anointed ones will in a literal sense see Jehovah when they receive their heavenly reward.​
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  Yesterday's WT slip up

  by neat blue dog in

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  when the israelites left egypt in 1513 b.c.e., they may have numbered more than three million.

  spanning three or even four generations.

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  neat blue dog

  Did they really say 1513 BCE?

  Yes. While not exactly accurate, this date is closer to the New Chronology of the Egyptian timeline, which scholars have long asserted but not updated with much recent evidence. If you're interested, the documentary Patterns of Evidence lays the loads of evidence out plainly and allows the viewer to reach an informed conclusion:

  https://www.google.com/search?q=patterns+of+evidence&oq=patterns+of+evidence&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.8528j0j9&client=ms-android-motorola-rev2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8