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  "Worldy" girfriend or JW girlfriend... Help me choose...

  by Confucious in

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  hey guys,.

  alrighty.

  enjoying being single.. right now i have a "worldy" girlfriend (note the quotes " ").. but there's this incredibly beautiful jw girl that has shown interest in me.. (i'm not df or da, just not going to meetings.

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  barry

  If you want my opinion JW girls are HOT. Thats how I first got interested in the religion and studied.
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  An Elder Visited Me Today At Work

  by minimus in

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  a very nice elder came by to invite me to the circuit overseer's visit, which will be next week.

  i was told that i was very missed by him and many others and he got teary eyed.

  i told him that i truly appreciated his concern and always liked him as a fine person.

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  barry

  Minimus maybe they were going to ask you how you get so many posts on JWD but then got cold feet at the last minute. Barry
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  Biblical Unitarians ? / Christian Educational Services?

  by hooberus in

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  there is a popular website that advertsies on many forums including here and e-bay.

  this group is called "biblical unitarians" i believe that they are associated with "christian educational services" .

  i believe that there are several problems with the beliefs of this group.

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  barry

  I rember that the Christadephians also beleive Jesus existed only in the mind odf God before he was born into this world. Barry
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  "SCHOLAR" and UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  by Gamaliel in

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  scholar,.

  back on october 7, you said:i will respond to your response to the historical blunder made by franz and jonsson as alleged by me in a couple of days.. .

  (the post was http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/59355/901501/post.ashx#901501 the thread was wts chronology(oslo hypothesis) from vicar;trinity college fellow,cambridge.).

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  barry

  I hope Im not putting my nose where its not needed and I dont know anything of the gentlemen quoted except of course William Miller. Maybe what I quote here from Kai J Arasola will add to further understanding.

  Kai J Arasola is the son of one of Finlands best known SDA evangelists ever, Arvo Arasola. Kai is the current president of East Finlands SDA conference. His recent doctorate dissertation from Uppsala University is now making its way through the Adventist scholarly world.

  The title of elder Arasola,s thesis is 'The End of Historicism; Millerite Hermeneutic of Time Prophecies in the Old Testament'. Arasola writes what the scolars of Adventism in Europe, America and around the world have long known. There is no biblical basis for 1844.

  Elder Arasola points out that William Miller had fifteen ways of arriving at 1843-1844 as the general time of Christs return. [The time prophecy of Daniel 8;14 was only one of Millers fifteen proofs. Miller gave no prominence to Daniel 8;14.]

  Bible scholars in Millers time and later looked at Millers fifteen 'proofs' and found them without validity. There were few who could be called Bible scholars who were involved in the Great Dissappointment of 1844.

  Arasola points out the flimsy nature of Millers chronological pillars. Kai emphasises that the whole scholarly world has repudiated them. He mentions that only Seventh-day Adventists, the Worldwide Church of God and Jehovah's Witnesses, cling to Millers approach in interpreting prophecy.

  When Arasola mentions SDAs , he does not mean the scholars of the church. They repudiate such teaching [except for some few dedicated to upholding the traditional positions for reasons other than scholarship]

  Thinking is as fundamental a duty for a Christian as praying. R D Davies
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  "SCHOLAR" and UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  by Gamaliel in

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  scholar,.

  back on october 7, you said:i will respond to your response to the historical blunder made by franz and jonsson as alleged by me in a couple of days.. .

  (the post was http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/59355/901501/post.ashx#901501 the thread was wts chronology(oslo hypothesis) from vicar;trinity college fellow,cambridge.).

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  No wonder I feel so much at home here 1844, 538ad to 1798 the 1260 day period all great SDA stuff. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Only trouble its not scholarly at all. Barry
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  What Would Happen If You Just Walked Into A Kingdom Hall This Sunday?

  by minimus in

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  that's the question my wife asked me this morning.

  "what would happen if we just walked into the kingdom hall this morning?

  would the elders be waiting to talk to us?

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  barry

  Not haveing been a witness I have allways done the wrong thing so Ive found out after the event. The last time I went I sat next to the lady I was studying with and was told by her not to sit with her as the elders may think she was haveing an affair with her. I still dont understand that one. After all she would come to my house alone and I thought we were good friends.

  The other time I done the wrong thing was on the occasion of the memorial when I told my minister I was invited to the witness memorial and I asked him If he would like to come with me. Ross the pastor thought about it and after a while decided to come along. Ross got on well with the elders so I thought everything seemed to go well and it was a very pleasent evening. Then before we left the bloke who had invited me there said in a very stern voice 'why did you bring him' He never spoke to me again about spiritual things.

  So to answer youre question I dunno if I would now be considered as some sort of trouble maker but in all honesty I didnt mean it. Barry
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  Prepare to be Sick!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or very annoyed!!!!!!!!!!

  by qwerty in

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  just found this in my favorite saved web sites.................. http://www.latindimples.com/warnings/.

  qwerty

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  barry

  Nice music I dunno what the title is
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  Jesika's sis fixing Smurf's....I can't believe she fell asleep on me!!!!!!!

  by puertogerm in

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  i hate circuit assemblies!!!!!!!!!!.

  and the next apostofest is when?????.

  omg!!!!

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  barry

  Its true smurfs are just like vampires they dont photograph. Barry
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  Too funny.....which smurf are you?????????? LOL

  by Jesika in

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  (i hate circuit assemblies!!!!!!

  and the next apostofest is when??????

  omg!!!!!

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  barry

  I know its funny I just cant see the pics. Barry
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  Is the WT working on any new doctrinal changes

  by fearnotruth22 in

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  barry

  Des has his hands full with the SDAs but im sure if he were approached he could give the WT some help many of the doctrinal positions are similar eg the year day principle is not found in the bible and is used pragmatically. In many places where it is used the word day is not even mentioned. Barry