Posts by opusdei1972

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Christianity: The most deceptive religion

by opusdei1972 in

jesus was a jew who apparently thought he was the messiah, however, after dying, his disciples began to propagate the lie that he would return from heaven during his generation.

but, his generation passed away, and it was clear that it was a false prophecy, then a dishonest christian wrote the second letter of peter so as to condemn those who realised that the prophecy was a fiasco.

interestingly, and sadly, this religion survived,....why????

opusdei1972

I was a preterist after leaving the Watchtower Society, so I thought that the prophecies given in Luke 21 and Matthew 24 only could make sense for the facts of the destruction in 70 A.D. However, the prophecy clearly said that

"then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.".

but, this did not happen after Jerusalem's destruction. No one saw Jesus coming in the clouds of heaven with power. On the contrary, Jesus was and is absent in many of crimes committed by his representatives on earth. Jesus can't be the head of any church.

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Christianity: The most deceptive religion

by opusdei1972 in

jesus was a jew who apparently thought he was the messiah, however, after dying, his disciples began to propagate the lie that he would return from heaven during his generation.

but, his generation passed away, and it was clear that it was a false prophecy, then a dishonest christian wrote the second letter of peter so as to condemn those who realised that the prophecy was a fiasco.

interestingly, and sadly, this religion survived,....why????

opusdei1972

Phyzy: Why did it appeal so ? I think it was Paul's "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" that struck a chord with the common person.

Yes, indeed, Paul's rhetoric was attractive for the masses. It was indeed attractive for me for many years. However, even Paul was deceived by the idea of the return of Jesus, which did not happen. In fact, Paul's thinking was revolutionary for that time, when people were wasting time and money in pagan cults. Without Paul, christianity could not have improved. Today, we know the fiasco of the christian religion, but it was an interesting phenomena in the first century.

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Christianity: The most deceptive religion

by opusdei1972 in

jesus was a jew who apparently thought he was the messiah, however, after dying, his disciples began to propagate the lie that he would return from heaven during his generation.

but, his generation passed away, and it was clear that it was a false prophecy, then a dishonest christian wrote the second letter of peter so as to condemn those who realised that the prophecy was a fiasco.

interestingly, and sadly, this religion survived,....why????

opusdei1972

Jesus was a Jew who apparently thought he was the Messiah, however, after dying, his disciples began to propagate the lie that he would return from heaven during his generation. But, his generation passed away, and it was clear that it was a false prophecy, then a dishonest christian wrote the Second Letter of Peter so as to condemn those who realised that the prophecy was a fiasco.

Interestingly, and sadly, this religion survived,....why?????

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Recognize That People Have the Right to Change Religions, Just Not Their Religion

by Watchtower-Free in

by alexandra james.

http://jwvictims.org/2015/05/17/jehovahs-witnesses-recognize-that-people-have-the-right-to-change-religions-just-not-their-religion/.

jehovahs witnesses say that people have the right to change religions and that they deserve respect when it comes to that right, but this is not something that they offer to those who leave their religion.

opusdei1972

Here is an interesting article (in Spanish) on that point:

http://jehovismo.com/

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

opusdei1972

I have noted that the online Watchtower library shows no article on Mother's Day in Awake or the Watchtower. Am I right??,...if so, it seems that the organization hates more Christmas and Birthdays than Mother's day. Doesn't it?.

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

opusdei1972

When I discovered the old books and Magazines written by Rutherford and Woodworth, my eyes were quickly oppened. So, I realized that the founders of the Watchtower policies were mentally ill. After that I decided to stop attending the meetings.

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

opusdei1972

There is more on that Watchtower's book:

The women make monkeys or dupes of men. The men have become effeminate, soft and easily influenced,
and have lost their real manhood and sturdiness in the affairs of state and home. For instance, when
men are sitting at a table and a woman approaches, all the men arise and pay her homage and thereby
elevate her to a place above men. The men remove their hats upon entering an elevator, if a woman is
present; and these things are said to be acts of respect and to show that a man is a gentleman. But it
is subtle, and the real meaning is much different from that. It is a scheme of Satan to turn men away from
God and from his announced rule of the proper position of man and woman. The Lord has declared that
no effeminate man shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. (Vindication, pages 156-157)

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Mother's day according to Joseph Rutherford

by opusdei1972 in

this is what the second president of the watchtower society, the channel of god appointed in 1919, wrote about the mother's day:.

satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from god, and cause them to disregard the word of the lord.

this he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in england and in america, the chief countries of christendom, is called "mother's day".

opusdei1972

This is what the second president of the Watchtower Society, the Channel of God appointed in 1919, wrote about the Mother's Day:

Satan would turn the people away from this beautiful symbol, and therefore from God, and cause them to disregard the Word of the Lord. This he does in a very subtle way by organizing what in England and in America, the chief countries of Christendom, is called "Mother's Day". This day began to be observed in England, in 1913. That same year the United States Congress, by resolution, made the second Sunday in May of each year a national holiday, "dedicated to the memory of the best mother in the world, your mother. " That sounds nice, and on the face of it looks nice; but is it sincere? and what is the real purpose thereof ? Do the men of England and America love their mothers better since 1914 than they did before ? Certainly not. Is it true that every man '8 mother is the" best mother in the world"? Everyone knows that is not true. (Vindication, page 158)

Wow!, certainly, the Channel of God hated his mother.

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Why doe New light tick me off???? Next 2 weeks WT Studies

by zophar in

jw
friends

if you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.

remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?

anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.

opusdei1972

For many years I found the Bible's accounts as true facts, now I know that many of them are inventions of men.

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Newton versus Watchtower quackery

by opusdei1972 in

the following is a watchtower's criticism against newton:.

down through the ages, talented scientists have indeed made surprising breakthroughs in their search for answers to puzzling questions about nature.

some, however, have also made serious errors in the process.

opusdei1972

The following is a Watchtower's criticism against Newton:

Down through the ages, talented scientists have indeed made surprising breakthroughs in their search for answers to puzzling questions about nature. Some, however, have also made serious errors in the process. Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He showed how the force of gravitation binds the planets, stars, and galaxies into one universe. He invented calculus, a branch of mathematics used in computer design, space travel, and nuclear physics. However, Newton also pursued alchemy, a pseudoscience that used astrology and magical formulas in attempts to turn lead and other metals into gold.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20150601/limitations-of-science/

Yes, Newton was not perfect, but at least his contributions are still in use in many fields, nevertheless, there is no Watchtower prediction without fail. Also, the book (The Bible), by which the Watchtower bases its doctrine, teaches that the earth has four angles.