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  The name Jehovah in the New Testament

  by Jerome56 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  among the reasons the watchtower society gives in appendix c of the new world translation for inserting the name jehovah in the new testament is the following:.

  · " in greek, is the definite article missing from before kyʹri·os (lord), where it would normally be expected grammatically, thus indicating that a proper name may originally have appeared in the greek text?

  d. does anyone know if this is a valid argument?

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  neat blue dog

  Wonderment:

  Thanks for the information, that cleared things up nicely 👍
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  The name Jehovah in the New Testament

  by Jerome56 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  among the reasons the watchtower society gives in appendix c of the new world translation for inserting the name jehovah in the new testament is the following:.

  · " in greek, is the definite article missing from before kyʹri·os (lord), where it would normally be expected grammatically, thus indicating that a proper name may originally have appeared in the greek text?

  d. does anyone know if this is a valid argument?

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  neat blue dog

  Excellent question, I hope this thread doesn't get lost in the shuffle before someone who knows sees it.
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  February 2020 Study Watchtower - JW's MUST confess!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  page 24, par.

  17 - if you commit a serious sin, do not try to cover the error.

  instead, openly confess your sin to jehovah in prayer.

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  neat blue dog

  True! JWs invention of the "Judicial Committee" has more in common with the Inquisition than the Bible!
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  JW views on saving and retirement

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.

  if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.

  that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.

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  neat blue dog

  I’m curious about how you got in a conversation with other JWs about retirement

  All three were brought up by me. The first was regarding my job. The second two were regarding their jobs, because they were considering changing employment.
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  JW views on saving and retirement

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.

  if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.

  that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.

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  neat blue dog

  Reminds me of the wise virgins who had oil for their lamps, but not enough to share with those who chose not to plan ahead.
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  JW views on saving and retirement

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.

  if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.

  that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.

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  neat blue dog

  PS: I forgot to mention that the nice brother who does plan ahead isn't wealthy or have degrees or anything. He just works very hard and is responsible with what he has.
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  JW views on saving and retirement

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.

  if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.

  that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.

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  neat blue dog

  Probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many JWs face is the choice to plan for retirement. If you're a good JW, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire. That's what I did when I was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because I believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time. After I woke up I started to focus on reality and make good financial plans and habits. Here's my experiences of talking with several JWs on the topic:

  When my 401k was brought up, one sister offered her 2¢, saying 'Just be careful you don't put too much stock in that, because the end is really closer than ever. It's not even going to be, like, even another 10 years the way things are.'

  Another brother, when I was giving him advice about planning for his future said 'Noooo, I don't want to be sidetracked by that or get materialistic'. I said 'It isn't about living lavishly, it's about having funds for your children, unexpected events and so you don't have to work until you're elderly'. He replies 'Well, I just can't handle that. Last time I saved money I bought a nice car. This is better for me spiritually.'

  Then there's the other brother I talked to. He's a sincere believer, but he's also one of the sweetest guys I know. All of his kids are either inactive or disfellowshipped, but they all have successful careers and happy families, and he associates with them freely. He also is not a stickler and is super easygoing and loving. And when talking with him about financial matters, he brings up retirement like it's a given, and he has already taken steps in that regard.

  Of course we know that the WTS is the biggest hypocrite in this regard, playing the stock market, flipping real estate and amassing funds.

  So what have been your experiences with JWs in this regard?
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  Stupid armageddon false alarms

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was 5/6 i remember being in the car with my jw mom and a jw sister.

  they noticed a yellow ish glowing cloud in the sky which really freaked them out and they both declared that it must be a sign that armageddon was here!

  they then spent the whole car trip declaring that the police and army were about to come and round up all of us.

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  neat blue dog

  Yes, my mom said that several times when there was a thunderstorm.

  Imagine being afraid of a thunderstorm, like a 3-year-old.
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  local, strange jw thinking

  by lancelink in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was reading today that the last star wars movie will be playing next week.

  doing a little searching, i found that there have been 12 movies in the saga total, ( box office, total (12 films): $9.323 billion.)..

  it got me thinking about when the empire strikes back came out, it was the second movie ( 1980).

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  neat blue dog

  I love that 1968 quote. They cant even read their own comments?

  No they can't in many cases, because pre-1970 Awake's aren't on the online library.
  
  
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  So how are they going to proclaim peace and security when in the last days the kings of the North and the South are to be engaged in battle?

  by nowwhat? in

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  neat blue dog

  A lie can never make sense, but of course it's important to keep calling this stuff out. Good point 👍