i'm not sure if there's a god, i think that would make me an "(a)theist". i would believe in one religion as being the truth, if i'd see some nearly-invisible being come down from the clouds (or from wherever), telling me to join cult this-or-that. this hasn't happened so far, giving me two options: "there is no god" or "god(s) exist(s) but he/they don't want me to know him/them". as both options have the same evidence i can't decide wich one is true.
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?'s for Believers in God
by chappy infor those here who still profess belief in god i'd like to know if religion is still an important/necessary part of that belief system.
if so, do you attend religious services?
which religion/belief system do you ascribe to?
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Another reason to hate the WTS.
by CountryGuy inyou know what i hate most about the wts?
that no matter how much you think you've put it all behind you... it still comes up and smacks you over the head every now and then.
saturday night, i visited my local bookstore/coffee shop.
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i just want to add that it's probably not only the WTS, but a homophobe society in general. some time ago i told my mom that homosexuals are perfectly normal. she almost started crying of anger and asked me if i was gay. i answered no, but what would you do if i were? she said, homosexuality aint natural, because it is forbidden by jehovah and he wouldn't kill people in big A for doing something natural. i answered that the canaanites didn't have an excuse for being canaanite either and the bible-god genocided em. the conversation stopped after that... well...
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Differences Between Witnesses and Christianity
by gespro inhey everybody
i found this site whilst looking for some other jw info.
it may have been posted before.
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i completely agree with mungo
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New 607 info?
by startingover ini just discovered something i have not seen anywhere before.
i was looking at my old "all scripture inspired" book, and i say old because it was the first edition from 1963 and i had used it for years.
according to the wt cd there were revisions in 1983 and 1990. i came across this little goodie under the book of daniel.
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yes, stecka, i'm rebellious, please help me becoming a good witness again...
but first you'd have to explain a few things. one of them is the 607 issue, and there's a lot of information around already (also bible-backed), so no need to write all that down again.
another one is last weeks great wt-study article (and other scripture-screwing): how could someone get from "someone went (maybe even physically) to 3rd heavens and saw something unsayable" - to - "paul had a vision of our centuries congregations". don't know about you, but "bible-based" "explainations" like these make me feel like vomiting... -
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New 607 info?
by startingover ini just discovered something i have not seen anywhere before.
i was looking at my old "all scripture inspired" book, and i say old because it was the first edition from 1963 and i had used it for years.
according to the wt cd there were revisions in 1983 and 1990. i came across this little goodie under the book of daniel.
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as to the publishing work: you are not alone...
the international bible society for example (www.ibs.org) offers literature in more than 600 languages all over the world. -
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New 607 info?
by startingover ini just discovered something i have not seen anywhere before.
i was looking at my old "all scripture inspired" book, and i say old because it was the first edition from 1963 and i had used it for years.
according to the wt cd there were revisions in 1983 and 1990. i came across this little goodie under the book of daniel.
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the mere fact of someone attacking the original christian congregation happened some 1950 years ago. also, the disciple-making work was being done by then. even jesus said, that generation wouldnt pass... well, it passed. and 1950 years of "the end being near" is a bit long, aint it?
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New 607 info?
by startingover ini just discovered something i have not seen anywhere before.
i was looking at my old "all scripture inspired" book, and i say old because it was the first edition from 1963 and i had used it for years.
according to the wt cd there were revisions in 1983 and 1990. i came across this little goodie under the book of daniel.
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ahh.. ok
1.) i haven't left "the truth"...
2.) where does matthew write about publishing literature in 400 languages? catholic and protestant missionaries were making disciples of all nations hundrets of years before russel even came in contact with the adventists.
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New 607 info?
by startingover ini just discovered something i have not seen anywhere before.
i was looking at my old "all scripture inspired" book, and i say old because it was the first edition from 1963 and i had used it for years.
according to the wt cd there were revisions in 1983 and 1990. i came across this little goodie under the book of daniel.
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their is plenty of eveidence to show that this is the time of the end.
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James 4:5 -- A Quote From a Lost Apocryphal Scripture
by Leolaia inin defense of its fundamentalist approach to the bible and especially its belief that the bible is the word of god and inerrent, the wts frequently quotes from 2 timothy 3:16: "all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness".
we must've heard this scripture thousands of times as witnesses.
the words from eldad and modad quoted in hermas, vis.
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Isn't there a possibility that not all of "the Dead Sea Scrolls" have been made public and that Israel is with-holding a lot of the books?
aahh, a conspiracy... but no, why would they? the jewish religion (wich shouldn't be confused with "israel") is one of the most tolerant when it comes to "different views". if you want to find some lost or hidden scriptures you better search the vatican. ;-) -
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James 4:5 -- A Quote From a Lost Apocryphal Scripture
by Leolaia inin defense of its fundamentalist approach to the bible and especially its belief that the bible is the word of god and inerrent, the wts frequently quotes from 2 timothy 3:16: "all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness".
we must've heard this scripture thousands of times as witnesses.
the words from eldad and modad quoted in hermas, vis.
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first of all i want to thank leolaia for the really great articles on these topics(i'm a history freak). thanks also to narkissos for really great insight.
what i wanted to add on "pseudepigrapha": as pointed out this also applies to many canonical books. but what's even more interesting, is, that sometimes the writer himself didn't steal an authoritative name, but the book was attributed to some author because of style or tradition AT A LATER DATE BY OTHERS. this applies for example to the ODES OF SOLOMON.