"for jews, the belief that god can be human is the ultimate heresy.
rabbi shmuley boteach, on christianity
judaism has its roots in ancient babylon the "holy" book of judaism is called the "babylonian talmud bavli" it is the supreme book in judaism and is based on the writings of the quabbalist rabbis and pharisees.
But I'm not a JW now and I still can't see the Bible character of Jesus as almighty God. I see Jesus as an intimate expression by God towards mankind, but clearly in my mind not as 'almighty' God as I read through the scriptures.
You have an interesting theory there, but one that will never be accepted or proven IMO.
in my mom's last letter she made a statement that in 1914 satan was sent to earth.
does anyone know what she's talking about?
i thought everyone pretty much agreed that the snake in the garden was satan, that satan was on earth in jesus day and still is and has always been.
I felt that understanding the "flow" of history was vastly more important than the specific whens
Gotta agree there.
One point though, to the WTBTS specific dates are important, crucially so. 1914 has to be correct, otherwise the stack of dominos falls.
I tend to agree with you as well about technology creating 'demons' of war for us to grapple with and the induced fear as a result of that wave.
Plus, nobody can deny the impact of the aids virus.
do you think dubs in usa find out quicker or know more about the organization, than europe?.
you do seem to talk about things and people ive never heard of.
up until 6 months ago i was (happily!!!
I think the basic message is the same the world over (obviously).
There may be a difference in terms of information retrieval and distribution due to technology, but that is difficult to quantify.
People are people are people are people.
Hi by the way
hi i'm new to this forum just interested to know how many brits are on this forum, as im from birmingham england myself, please say hi especially if your from the birmingham area.
I used to commute across town for a long time and worked near Aston.
Aston is the pits
Shame really, as parts of the city are beautiful. The Lickey Hill area especially.
Hi btw
[ proverbs 6 .
warnings against folly
12 a scoundrel and villain, .
It sounds like you have a lot of negative energy Danny that needs exorcizing.
I would not describe the average JW as you do my distant friend, but I understand your vision.
People are people, regardless of their loyalty and affiliation to organizations. The same basic needs, mixed up with selfish desire/power trips.
Personally I haven't met anybody on the face of this earth who I trust 100% and that is sad (and that includes me, I change with the wind at times).
i've never experienced insomnia before in my life.
lately i've been waking up around three or four in the morning and staying awake for several hours before going back to sleep shortly before my alarm goes off.. this is driving me nuts!
i normally wake up feeling refreshed, but now i'm dragging myself out of bed and going through the day feeling sleepy.
It will pass - I get this from time to time.
Break the moment - get up and do something - read, watch a film, listen to music. Get out of the bedroom area for a bit. Lean out a window - read the Bible (hehe) ...
Don't worry, many of us get these times.
hi i'm new to this site.
i was raised a jw, i'm now 28, and left about a year ago.
the only bible i've ever looked at is the new world translation.. objectively.. how good do you think the nwt is?.
ElB:
Have you got to the part about the dimensions of the Tabernacle yet?
I might skip and take a look - I have noticed the illustrations. To be fair I picked this up in a charity shop for 99p ages ago and saw several people mention the book here and got interested (slightly).
hi i'm new to this site.
i was raised a jw, i'm now 28, and left about a year ago.
the only bible i've ever looked at is the new world translation.. objectively.. how good do you think the nwt is?.
WHO WROTE THE BIBLE is a good place to start (Friedman)
Just reading this book and finding it rather dull sadly - wasn't sure what to expect, and bored with it already.
hi i'm new to this site.
i was raised a jw, i'm now 28, and left about a year ago.
the only bible i've ever looked at is the new world translation.. objectively.. how good do you think the nwt is?.
Hi there
I agree, go with maybe 2 or 3 different versions. The New International is fine for starters and widely available.
Objectively speaking & IMO, the NWT is ok, yet does contain quirks & errors and some would say that the name Jehovah has been forced into the Christian Greek scriptures , along with the rendering of John of course (that old indefinite article thingy).
Just make comparisons and make your own mind up.
Cheers
a popular jw teaser, i know?
but does anyone know exactly how they stand on it?
i would love to know.
no joke, once they told, but i can't find it at the moment
- hehe, thats funny. As if an almighty God could not have made provision to have a selection of them saved by other means.
