japan since the 1970''s has had amazing publisher increases!
every year the number of witnesses shot up by many thousands.
this peaked in 1998, since then the number of witnesses and congregations has continued to drop!.
Indeed, a big drop. The days of fabulous Japanese growth are well and truly over. (Mexico, Brazil and Italy too)
It's worth bearing in mind that the population of Japan itself is also declining, so JWs are not declining as much in relative terms as the absolute numbers indicate.
the topic concerning why the other user allows jw's by to eat is what prompted this thought in my mind.
maybe i am not remembering this correctly, but seem to remember a number of years ago that you decided to stop posting here and then all of a sudden you posted that this was an apostate website, you didn't want to be here, and that you were returning to jehovah.
( i may be slightly off, but it was something along those lines.. i am just wondering if you ever offered an explanation of why you did that?.
Groups I’ve visited:
Unitarians
Christadelphians
Seven-day Adventists
Church of Scotland
Mormons
Brethren (needed truth)
Brethren (mainstream)
Pentecostal (Struthers Memorial)
Grace Communion International (formerly Worldwide Church of God)
Quakers
Methodists
United Reformed Church (local mission)
Free Church of Scotland
Scottish Episcopal Church
Catholic Church
Swedenborgians
Iglesia ni Cristo
Baptists
Non Christian groups:
Brahma Kumaris
Sikh Gurdwara
Hindu Mandir
Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishnas)
Muslims (Ahmadiyya)
Jewish synagogue
That’s about it. I may have forgotten some.
the topic concerning why the other user allows jw's by to eat is what prompted this thought in my mind.
maybe i am not remembering this correctly, but seem to remember a number of years ago that you decided to stop posting here and then all of a sudden you posted that this was an apostate website, you didn't want to be here, and that you were returning to jehovah.
( i may be slightly off, but it was something along those lines.. i am just wondering if you ever offered an explanation of why you did that?.
Yes I liked joining other groups and reporting back here what I found. A lot of people enjoyed the threads but one or two posters really didn’t like my threads for some reason and tried to shut them down each time and I couldn’t be bothered with it. I gave up posting about joining in other services but I didn’t stop actually visiting me.
the topic concerning why the other user allows jw's by to eat is what prompted this thought in my mind.
maybe i am not remembering this correctly, but seem to remember a number of years ago that you decided to stop posting here and then all of a sudden you posted that this was an apostate website, you didn't want to be here, and that you were returning to jehovah.
( i may be slightly off, but it was something along those lines.. i am just wondering if you ever offered an explanation of why you did that?.
That was so long ago I can hardly remember Buddha. 😉
What are we talking about more than 10 years ago or something?
It’s a bit complicated and probably still not worth talking about really. (In brief I was attempting to avoid DFing)
What is relevant and I could usefully say to you is that there are some things about JWs I disagree with and other things I do agree with and my views fluctuate over time. At the moment my attitude is JWs have a point on a lot of things and I have a darker view on the world in general than I’ve ever had.
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
What does “living a lie” mean? Don’t we all make compromises in this world? I walk down the street and people go about their ordinary business as if nothing is wrong, yet my country is flying planes from its military base in Cyprus to participate in genocide: the starving, bombing, and murdering of children in their tens of thousands. And yet it’s the brave people who dare to protest the genocide that are labelled terrorists, proscribed and thrown in prison. It is a dystopian nightmare when you really think about it. By acting as if this isn’t happening, or it is acceptable, or excusable, aren’t we all “living a lie”? A far worse lie than sitting in a KH seat I would suggest. In fact knowing the KH is home to people who refuse to support any war makes me far happier there than other places and groups acting as if it’s okay what our country is doing.
here's how this verse should read: .
take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the holy ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of god, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- kjvhere's how it reads in the nwt: pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of god, which he purchased with the blood of his own son.. here is how it reads in the kjv with the greek keyed to strong's: take heedg4337 thereforeg3767 unto yourselves,g1438 andg2532 to allg3956 theg3588 flock,g4168 overg1722 the whichg3739 theg3588 holyg40 ghostg4151 hath madeg5087 youg5209 overseers,g1985 to feedg4165 theg3588 churchg1577 of god,g2316 whichg3739 he hath purchasedg4046 withg1223 his owng2398 blood.g129 .
Excellent research as always, Earnest, and human too!
here's how this verse should read: simeon peter, a servant and apostle of jesus christ, to those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our god and savior jesus christ: - 2 peter 1: 1. here's how watchtower prints this verse:.
simon peter, a slave and an apostle of jesus christ, to those who have acquired a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our god and the savior jesus christ: - nwt.
why did watchtower change this verse by adding the word "the" ?.
… and David Bentley Hart too, and Weymouth.
Back 20 years ago or so I read far more about Sharp’s Rule than any person reasonably should. My conclusion: 🤷♂️
However the text should be translated, once again, it’s fair to wonder why Trinitarians rely on such uncertain texts to build their doctrine.
he asked why we have them over for dinner....we are not disfellowshiped just faded away so we can still have dinner with witness friends now we have known for 10 years.
alot of "faders" do same.
you might listen to afew dumb scriptures from them but still friends..
You might listen to afew dumb scriptures from them but still friends.
That’s funny you say they quote scripture at you. I wonder if you agree: you know you’re considered an outsider, or peripheral, if JWs drop scriptures into conversation, because when they are relaxed in social contexts among themselves it’s my observation that JWs rarely refer to scripture at all.
here's how this verse should read: .
take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the holy ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of god, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- kjvhere's how it reads in the nwt: pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of god, which he purchased with the blood of his own son.. here is how it reads in the kjv with the greek keyed to strong's: take heedg4337 thereforeg3767 unto yourselves,g1438 andg2532 to allg3956 theg3588 flock,g4168 overg1722 the whichg3739 theg3588 holyg40 ghostg4151 hath madeg5087 youg5209 overseers,g1985 to feedg4165 theg3588 churchg1577 of god,g2316 whichg3739 he hath purchasedg4046 withg1223 his owng2398 blood.g129 .
More AI garbage. Get lost.
in answer thomas said to him: “my lord and my god!
- john 20: 28 nwt.
why don't jehovah's witnesses believe jesus is god when he is called that in their own bible?.
Thank you for engaging so deeply and respectfully with these mysteries.
Good for them, but there is nothing respectful or deep about you continuing to spew your AI garbage all over the forum while expecting others to provide genuine and thoughtful responses. You are not just inconsiderate you are a pernicious parasite spreading nonsense masquerading as genuine conversation. What if others treated you the same way you treat them? The forum would consist of nothing but AI responses to other AI posts. A complete farce.
