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  If "the Truth" is the truth, why are witnesses so scared of research?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  it is an often asked question i know, but it perplexes me.. if witnesses are so convinced that they have "the truth", why is the act of researching information from external sources so taboo?

  didn't the bible itself tell people to "use their powers of reason" and also praised ones like the boreans for researching things they were told??.

  seriously, if there is no doubt about the organization being "god's channel" on earth, and it alone having the "truth", surely researching would only enhance such 'facts'?.

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  tepidpoultry

  I like to be brief so I'm going to give my number one reason:

  Witnesses train themselves to have a number of Scriptural "proofs"

  in mind

  So:

  The "whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one"

  The Devil as a "roaring lion" is seeking to devour someone (them)

  This is the rationale as to why University has been pretty much banned,

  If you don't take measures to protect yourselves and you fall to

  the Devils "machinations" then your losing your salvation would be your

  fault

  You must keep up with regular study in WT publications and meeting

  attendance (brain washing)

  Stay away from contrary information

  Or you will fall OUT of the "Truth"

  Now you wouldn't want to do that

  And die at Armageddon!

  So

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  How can the WTS call themselves Christians when they have no Christian church?

  by TTWSYF in

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  2. beliefs

  so was jesus a fool or a liar?

  he said that his church would last all ages, didn't he?.

  math 16:8and i say to thee: that thou art peter; and upon this rock i will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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  My understanding from exposure to JW teaching is:

  That the Church ultimately is heavenly

  Made up of 144,000

  I'm going to take my nap now

  You may wake me in case of an emergency

  Tepid

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  Young People Ask: I’m Attracted to the Same Sex—Does That Mean I’m Gay?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  eurgh!

  more patronizing and uninformed reasoning from the "experts" at bethel.

  this time tackling the sensitive subject of those attracted the the same sex.

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  Old People Ask: I'm Attracted to Nobody- Does that Mean I'm Dead?
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  Old people ask ... questions ... no answers

  by Lostandfound in

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  just random questions for the book questions old people ask.

  when can i stop donating my last penny every month to the wt?.

  when can i have sex with no guilty conscience due to wt teachings?.

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  Simon:

  Forget WTS

  I want to leave my money to child eating bears

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  Old people ask ... questions ... no answers

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just random questions for the book questions old people ask.

  when can i stop donating my last penny every month to the wt?.

  when can i have sex with no guilty conscience due to wt teachings?.

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  tepidpoultry

  I'm tired where did everybody go?

  Homer?
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  Winnesses of ME (Jesus)...Acts 1:8...NOT Winnesses of Jehovah

  by NikL in

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  2. friends

  so jesus said in acts 1:8 .... you will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you,+ and you will be witnesses+ of me in jerusalem,+ in all ju·deʹa and sa·marʹi·a,+ and to the most distant part* of the earth.. .

  witnesses of jesus and not jehovah.

  so i was a witness for years.

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  Did you folks ever realize that Isaiah 43:10-12 applied to Spiritual

  Israel only according to Rutherford's Theology

  Where does Spiritual Israel go when they die?

  Heaven

  In 1931 everybody was confessing that designation

  So, today, we have 8 million "Jehovah's Witnesses"

  Really?

  Are they Spiritual Israel?

  A little confusing isn't it

  The name is defunct except for under 20,000 good folks

  Rutherford was a little short sighted I think

  (I wonder who of 8 million "Witnesses" have thought about this :) )

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  PS Don't you SARCASM love religion lol
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  Actions and consequences of Lot’s wife vs. David

  by Yesu Kristo Bwana Wangu in

  1. watchtower
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  actions and consequences of lot’s wife vs. actions and consequences of david.

  genesis 19 talks about how sodom and gomorrah were destroyed.

  david under any law: yes, under the law of moses crime: adultery and murder consequence: nothing but blessings from god.

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  What I'm getting from David_Jay's last comment is that it has historically

  been a serious mistake to take accounts/stories from the Torah literally,

  To some degree Catholicism agrees with you

  Accounts such as the Noah-sian Deluge are generally treated as allegory

  The suggestion was made to treat such stories much as one might with

  Aesop's Fables,

  I am in agreement

  Cheers

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  Can you live with your self?

  by The Rebel in

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  i think if we are to fully delight in life we must live without detachment.

  because when we become attached to a beliief we feel a desire that we are right.

  the problem with being right, even if we are right is that our beliefs then try to attach themselfs to virgin snow, and change people to our thinking.

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  David_Jay

  I believe you're saying that theological process is of secondary

  importance

  It's positive results that count,

  To paraphrase John "If I say I love God but am hating my brother I am a

  lier"

  Or in other words maybe "If you can't put up shut up!" Lol

  Cheers,

  Tepid

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  Actions and consequences of Lot’s wife vs. David

  by Yesu Kristo Bwana Wangu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  actions and consequences of lot’s wife vs. actions and consequences of david.

  genesis 19 talks about how sodom and gomorrah were destroyed.

  david under any law: yes, under the law of moses crime: adultery and murder consequence: nothing but blessings from god.

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  Hi Yesu

  Regarding whether these men died from a divine act

  As I recall from memory

  (I could be making mistakes here)

  David was given the choice of three punishments

  And he chose the scourge because that way the deaths would

  be from Yahweh

  His thinking was somehow there might be less of a toll

  Again I would encourage you to read over the chapter to get the correct

  story

  But indeed it was Yahweh (Jehovah ) that killed these men

  for the sin of David

  These men were innocent

  Best Regards

  Tepid

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  Actions and consequences of Lot’s wife vs. David

  by Yesu Kristo Bwana Wangu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  actions and consequences of lot’s wife vs. actions and consequences of david.

  genesis 19 talks about how sodom and gomorrah were destroyed.

  david under any law: yes, under the law of moses crime: adultery and murder consequence: nothing but blessings from god.

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  tepidpoultry

  PS May I suggest looking into why Yahweh personally slaughtered

  70,000 innocent men after David disobeyed him by taking a census

  1 Chronicles 21

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