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  Are You Contaminated?

  by Sentinel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been giving lots of thought to this life we have right now.

  the choices we make.

  the people that affect us and those that we touch in some way.. many "here" seem to be kind of stuck.

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  Spooner

  I see why you fell from the WTS favor. You think too deeply and feel too intensely.

  too bad they consider that a bad thing, if a religion was true, it wouldn't have anything to hide, congrats on getting out
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  Did WT ever compare itself to vine.

  by aniron in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did the watchtower organisation ever compare it self to the vine of john 15 or similar.

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  Spooner

  well there was some mistranslations with that, what it really states is...

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  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

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  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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  Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

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  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

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  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
  

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  If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
  

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  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

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  As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

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  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
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  Proof There is No Jehovah

  by new light in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you believe in jehovah as portrayed in the bible, you believe that you are a creature possessing free will.

  you don't believe in fate or predestination.

  you believe that jehovah selectively answers prayers.

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  Spooner

  well you must remember the most important choice ever, if you believe in God and He exists, you gain so much, and if you believe in God but He doesn't exist, you have nothing to really lose but if you don't believe in God and He exists you're screwed
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  Regulations Beyond Those Provided in the Scriptures

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i found this on the official jw site:

  conscience

  jehovah's witnesses avoid making rules and regulations beyond those provided in the scriptures, and they do not follow traditions that contradict bible teachings.

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  Spooner

  hahaha i'm rolling cuz of that, thats great
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  Well, its my birthday, my anniversary, and my 1000th post ...............

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'll have one bourbon, one scotch and one beer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  all on the same day, i joined here a year ago, and even though i left the borg 15 years ago, i want to thank everyone for all the info presented here, has been very helpful to me.. it's my birthday .

  and its my 1000th post, nowhere near minimus status, but i've had a lot of fun here and alot of you have been a huge help.. so i propose a toast, shooters for all (what is your favorite shooter ???

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  Spooner

  congrats, hats off to ya!
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  Funerals?

  by Spooner in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do jw celebrate funerals?

  i was just wondering cuz if they don't celebrate birthdays and stuff like that, why only sometimes celebrate life?

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  Spooner

  yeah i'm not trying to poke fun or anything, i just like to get my views acrossed with others, i'ts not like i sit behind my computer and giggle about it
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  Funerals?

  by Spooner in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do jw celebrate funerals?

  i was just wondering cuz if they don't celebrate birthdays and stuff like that, why only sometimes celebrate life?

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  Spooner

  ah it's fine, but it is fun to see JW try to defend themselves against what i say...
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  Funerals?

  by Spooner in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do jw celebrate funerals?

  i was just wondering cuz if they don't celebrate birthdays and stuff like that, why only sometimes celebrate life?

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  Spooner

  jeeeez didn't know i was nagging, but thanks.
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  Funerals?

  by Spooner in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do jw celebrate funerals?

  i was just wondering cuz if they don't celebrate birthdays and stuff like that, why only sometimes celebrate life?

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  Spooner

  so you wouldn't celebrate their life? i did not mean, "HEy they're dead, let's party" i meant look back at their life and remember what they have done.
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  Russell's The Finished Mystery

  by GenericMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following has been copied from my personal copy of the finished mystery:.

  even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920.

  in one short year, 1917-1918, the vast and complicated system of sectarianism reaches its zenith of power, only to be suddenly dashed into oblivion.

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  Spooner

  yeah i was trying to be really really sarcastic, actually i just wanted to call JWs a bunch of Rullellites.i am aware of his scam of a religion, and it's still a shame that it's still going on...