I have not read the other comments, but in searching the WOL, I found this in the Study Notes of Romans on 6:7: where the WTS also references Romans 6:23 (see also notes on John 5:29): has been acquitted: Or “has been released (pardoned).” Lit., “has been justified.” The Greek word di·kai·oʹo used here is often rendered “to declare righteous.” The context shows that Paul was discussing spirit-anointed Christians alive at that time. They had been baptized into Christ Jesus and had received the valid prospect of heavenly life. However, in order to be anointed with holy spirit and accepted as spirit-begotten sons of God, they had to die figuratively to their former course of life as imperfect humans and have their sins forgiven by God. Then they could have human perfection imputed to them. In discussing this with regard to anointed Christians, Paul was drawing on a fundamental truth. He knew that the penalty for Adam’s sin was death. (Ge 2:17) So Paul reasons that one who has died has been acquitted from sin because by means of his death, he has paid the full penalty for sin. At Ro 6:23, Paul says: “The wages sin pays is death.” So when a person has died, his sinful record no longer stands against him. And if it were not for Jesus’ sacrifice and God’s purpose to resurrect the person, he would never live again. Still, he would remain acquitted from sin, since God would not reexamine his case and then sentence him to further punishment. (updated 2023)
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12Will the G.B. ever give a "new light" on Romans 6:7?
by BoogerMan injehovah' witnesses are taught to believe that romans 6:7 refers to a person's own literal death:.
watchtower may 15th 1982, pp.
8,9 - "the bible explains that at death a person is set free or released from any sins he committed.
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Anthony Morris III demoted to Great Crowd!
by Vanderhoven7 inwell, that is my prediction for 2024 anyway!
hey, if watchtower can speculate..... https://youtu.be/dn8askhhwkw.
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blondie
They did have a secondary remnant class prior to 1935, when memorial attendance reached 95,000. No, the WTS says that the man "df'd" from the Corinthinan congregation, was "reinstated" but was still anointed.
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Who will Survive Armageddon?
by Vanderhoven7 inbreaking news....there is hope for good hearted non-jws!!!.
according to sergio:.
are jehovah's witnesses the only ones to be saved during the end time?.
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blondie
I saw that somebody compared the fact that some non-jews left with the jews during the Red Sea salvation. But The WTS compares this to an executional judgment, like the flood. Noah and his family did not receive this judgment, everyone who died IN the flood did according to the WTS. Those people were considered being executed by God during a "judgment period." The WTS has said many times in the past that only baptized jws will survive Armageddon (including their minor children who are not old enough to be accountable for their actions). The WTS is very crafty separating these statements and seeding them through many articles over the years. Check statements made by the WTS about what the mark is at Ezekiel 9:4-6 and who have it.
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If You Can Remember When This Was Displayed in the KH - You Ain't No Spring Chicken!
by mikronboy in.
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blondie
Probably over 50 years ago.
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Jehovah's witness cannot perform marriages in Norway
by blondie inhttps://cne.news/article/3409-norwegian-court-maintains-jehovah-s-witnesses-ban-on-sealing-marriage .
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blondie
I suspect that the org has already instituted in Norway the procedure used for decades in other lands (for example, Greece) where a non-official marriage talk is given by an elder at the KH and then the couple goes down to the right govt. agency and registers the marriage as a civil event, not a religious one.
Careful, that's correct, used in Greece where marriages were not recognized unless done by the Greek Orthodox, and in Catholic countries, where divorces for adultery were not recognized either, so people would just move on to common-law spouses. The WTS approved the marriages and when the rule was lifted by the government/Catholic church, their marriage was recorded officially.
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At what point, does one become apostate to the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Vanderhoven7 inat what point does a jehovah’s witness cease to be a jehovah’s witness?
what if a witness doesn't believe some of the official teachings of the governing body but remains silent on these subjects to avoid being disfellowshipped?
is he or she an apostate to the faith?
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blondie
I do that so many readers think I am supporting the WTS, I am just reporting on what they have said in print.
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Who the JW's governing body USED to be! 😂😂😂😂
by BoogerMan inw50 1/1 pp.
10-11 par.
2 - the watch tower bible & tract society, the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses,... .
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blondie
Note that "governing body" is not capitalized. I don't think that happened until the big change in the WT organization, end of board of directors, now GB. Around 1970.1971
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At what point, does one become apostate to the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Vanderhoven7 inat what point does a jehovah’s witness cease to be a jehovah’s witness?
what if a witness doesn't believe some of the official teachings of the governing body but remains silent on these subjects to avoid being disfellowshipped?
is he or she an apostate to the faith?
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blondie
That sums it up Vanderhoven7. The WTS says that they can judge people "as a group" saying the religious leaders of Jesus day, if they did not repent before they died, would not be resurrected.. As they say, they don't then they say but they do. As I have said many times on here the WTS has said that elders cannot read hearts and minds, in my opinion, makes them unqualified to make judgements of death on others. One person I knew before a judicial committee, their judgment did not have any effect on that person, the only judgment they were concerned about was God's, who can read minds and hearts.. In the end only he or his representative Jesus are qualified to that. Yes, that always bothered me too. Like elders saying that are only imperfect to excuse the mistakes, but then say that imperfect men can judge others.
I will add that the WTS has said disfellowshipping is like death, since Jews that committed capital crimes were put to death. They then say that the families of the Jew put to death could not talk to that family member. So family and friends of people df'd today, could not talk to that person. (Just reporting WTS ideas, not supporting)
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Were can you find Jesus' witnesses?
by Kosonen inin the revelation book it talks about jesus' witnesses.
were are true witnesses of jesus, not those who teach that jesus is the almighty god, but really true witnesses of jesus.. this is what the revelation book ways about witnesses of jesus:.
19:10 ..... brothers who have the work of witnessing concerning jesus.
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blondie
Vanderhoven7, you are correct, I did a comment on this years ago, doing a list like the one shared on here. Here is a connection, the WTS teaches that Isaiah 43:10-12 is a spiritual type of the "anointed" the true and only "spiritual witnesses of Jehovah" leaving out the great crowd. When the WTS uses Galatians 6:16, Paul there is referring to anointed Christians only. "The new nation is the anointed Christian congregation, born at Pentecost 33 C.E. Its first members were Jewish disciples of Jesus who accepted him as their heavenly King. (Acts 2:5, 32-36) However, they were members of God’s new nation, not on the basis of their Jewish descent, but on the basis of faith in Jesus. Thus, this new Israel of God was something unique—a spiritual nation. When the majority of the Jews refused to accept Jesus, the invitation to be part of the new nation was extended to the Samaritans and then to the Gentiles. The new nation was called “the Israel of God.”—Galatians 6:16." w95 7/1 p. 11-12
In fact, never are the "other sheep" (WTS definition) called "spiritual Israelites" and the WTS makes references of these of their being in the new covenant, and the WTS says that the "other sheep" or "great crowd" are not taken into that covenant. Thus per their definition, non-anointed jws are not "spiritual Israelites" thus not Jehovah's witnesses as Isaiah says, since Isaiah's words were only directed to Israelites. I know this may seem complicated but the WTS likes it that way.
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Is the WT right that the Lamb's marriage is after Armageddon?
by Kosonen inthe wt org claims that the lamb's marriage will happen after armageddon, despite the fact that revelation 19 very clearly says that the lamb's marriage happens after the destruction of babylon the great.
and that after the lamb's marriage he with heavenly armies will go to destroy the wicked.. the wt claims that the order of events in revelation 19 is not really in that order referring to psalm 45. but i can't find in psalm 45 any explicit contradiction to revelation 19. .
paragraph 10 in the following article shows the wt org's view point:.
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blondie
w2014 Feb 15, p. 10
12, 13. (a) When will the marriage of the Lamb take place? (b) In heaven, who will rejoice over the marriage of the Lamb?
12 As anointed Christians finish their earthly course during Christ’s presence, they are resurrected to heavenly life. Sometime after the destruction of Babylon the Great, Jesus will gather to himself all the remaining members of the bride class. (1 Thess. 4:16, 17) Before the outbreak of the war of Armageddon, therefore, all members of the “bride” will be in heaven. After that war, the marriage of the Lamb can take place. What a joyful occasion that marriage will be! “Happy are those invited to the evening meal of the Lamb’s marriage,” states Revelation 19:9. Happy indeed will be the 144,000 members of the bride class. And the Bridegroom-King will be overjoyed to have the total number of his royal associates symbolically ‘eating and drinking with him at his table in his Kingdom.’ (Luke 22:18, 28-30) However, rejoicing over the marriage of the Lamb will not be limited to the Bridegroom and his bride.