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  Double Standard of Proof

  by neat blue dog in

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  there's a new article about john the baptist (not sure why they reverted to baptist instead of the modern english 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented.

  the article is summarized by saying:.

  the first-century historian josephus viewed john the baptist as a real person.

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  neat blue dog

  I'm assuming the article is in a JW publication? Is that right?

  Yes, a new article on JWdotORG.
  
  
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  Double Standard of Proof

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a new article about john the baptist (not sure why they reverted to baptist instead of the modern english 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented.

  the article is summarized by saying:.

  the first-century historian josephus viewed john the baptist as a real person.

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  neat blue dog

  There's a new article about John the Baptist (not sure why they reverted to Baptist instead of the modern English 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from Josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented. The article is summarized by saying:

  The first-century historian Josephus viewed John the Baptist as a real person. So can we.

  That's the thrust of the whole article. If it's good enough for Josephus, it's good enough for us.

  Fun fact: Josephus also said that Jesus was killed on a cross, that the proper name of God was not being used in Jesus time, and that Jerusalem's desolation lasted 50 years instead of 70, destroying 607 and therefore 1914.

  Now what say you?
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  neat blue dog

  Yeah, I got that first part. It's WTWs second paragraph that threw me for a loop.
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  neat blue dog

  WTWizard:

  I honestly don't know what you're talking about but I'll agree with that last part, about how Jesus was baptized at 30. It's also worth noting that there were no child baptisms ever mentioned in the new testament.
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  neat blue dog

  Here's a new article that came out:

  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses baptize infants?
  No. The Bible does not endorse infant baptism. For example, it shows that before being baptized, first-century Christians heard the message, “gladly accepted” it, and repented. (Acts 2:14, 22, 38, 41) Thus, to be baptized, one must be old enough to comprehend what the Bible teaches, must believe it, and must have made a decision to live by those teachings. These are things that an infant cannot do.
  As children grow, they may in time choose to be baptized. However, to do so, they must understand the commitment they are making.
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  Was Paul A false Prophet?

  by saorean in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i ask the question on the title because there a quite a number of statements the apostle paul made about the coming of jesus and resurrection of the holy ones that never fulfilled.

  1 corinthians 15: 51, 52 (nwt) : .

  i tell you a sacred secret: we will not all fall asleep in death, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the blink of an eye, during the last trumpet.

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  neat blue dog

  Here's a good quite:

  The Cult Awareness and Information Centre . . . :
  "The moment someone becomes God or God's voice on Earth it gives them another level of authority to enforce submission to them."
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  2019 Service Year Report Grand Total

  by Listener in

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  the watchtower is thrilled with the amount baptised in the 2019 service year.

  they are reporting an increase in publishers of 103,208 from the 2018 year.. this is what they have posted under global news on their website -.

  2019 service year report includes largest baptismal figure in 20 yearswe are thrilled to announce that during the 2019 service year, more than 300,000 individuals were baptized as jehovah’s witnesses.

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  neat blue dog

  They want to downplay the large number of increasing memorial partakers by saying many are mentally ill or unstable . . . So why brag about the increase? Shouldn't all these 'sick' people not be counted?
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  JW.org's new miserable picture

  by neat blue dog in

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  in the new article about the international convention in manila, the picture of the crowd is pretty telling.

  they look so drained and miserable!.

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  neat blue dog

  Outdoors on most likely a warm and humid Manila day.

  It's actually at a modern indoor venue, so lack of AC isn't the problem.
  
  
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  Memorial date

  by DomineIvimus-DI in

  1. watchtower
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  can someone please help me with this, if you’ve looked into it before?.

  i read somewhere that the witnesses didn’t celebrate the memorial on nisan 14 according to the jewish calendar.

  i did a quick google check - seems next years memorial is on tuesday (nisan 13) rather than the wednesday, nisan 14 according to the jewish calendar.

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  neat blue dog

  In a semi-recent WT they explained why they differ from the officially recognized calander:

  The calendar is based on moon sightings and so isn't entirely consistent. In modern times they use telescopes to find the first known glimmer of the waxing moon, which spells the start of the month. However the GB doesn't agree with this because there were no telescopes in Jesus' time. So they count from when a sliver of the moon is first visible to the naked eye.
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  JW.org's new miserable picture

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the new article about the international convention in manila, the picture of the crowd is pretty telling.

  they look so drained and miserable!.

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  neat blue dog

  In the new article about the international convention in Manila, the picture of the crowd is pretty telling. They look so drained and miserable!