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  mediator?

  by Momofmany in

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  last night my mom and i were talking.

  she asked me to give her one reason other than the un and 607 why i can't go back to the kh.

  i told her, jesus is my mediator.

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  OldSoul

  momofmany,
  

  w89 8/15 p. 30
  Questions From Readers· Is Jesus the Mediator only for spirit-anointed Christians or for all mankind, since 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 speaks of him as the "mediator" who "gave himself a corresponding ransom for all"?

  This Question From Readers is incredibly plain-spoken. You did not misunderstand.

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  Consequently, 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 is not using "mediator" in the broad sense common in many languages. It is not saying that Jesus is a mediator between God and all mankind. Rather, it refers to Christ as legal Mediator (or, "attorney") of the new covenant, this being the restricted way in which the Bible uses the term. Jesus is also a corresponding ransom for all in that covenant, both Jews and Gentiles, who will receive immortal life in heaven.

  Hope it helps,
  OldSoul
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  Hope for humanity

  by lime05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such a shame.

  because of adam and eve eating fruit they werent supposed to we now live in a world of ageing, sickness, death, pedophiles, rapists, drug addicts, murderers, terrorists, poverty, natural disasters and many other terrible things but yes a wonderful thing awaits us if we.

  knock on peoples doors and spread the good news of jehovah, dip our head in water and attend meetings in man made buildings frequently.

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  OldSoul

  Where did you get the CD-Rom, if I may ask? I am having trouble figuring out whether you just started studying or whether you have been a Witness for decades. It seems like you want me to think you have just started studying, but new students don't get the CD. Are you baptized already?

  Not that it matters, beyond the sorts of things I would want to share with you...

  OldSoul
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  If I was born in 1914...

  by OldSoul in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if i was born on my real birth day, in the year 1914...i'd be 91 today!

  yipeee!

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  OldSoul

  JH,

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/97628/1.ashx

  Not all individual representatives from the generation have to be dead for the generation to have passed away. The generations of today have so little in common with the generation that saw 1914 (were old enough to understand) that there is no point for comparison between the two beyond the physical human traits.

  Respectfully,
  OldSoul
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  Hope for humanity

  by lime05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such a shame.

  because of adam and eve eating fruit they werent supposed to we now live in a world of ageing, sickness, death, pedophiles, rapists, drug addicts, murderers, terrorists, poverty, natural disasters and many other terrible things but yes a wonderful thing awaits us if we.

  knock on peoples doors and spread the good news of jehovah, dip our head in water and attend meetings in man made buildings frequently.

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  OldSoul

  Yes, english speaking Churches have used the name Jehovah to refer to the deity for centuries. Not exclusively, but then, Jesus is never once recorded as using it...a point they fail to mention to students.

  OldSoul
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  If I was born in 1914...

  by OldSoul in

  1. jw
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  if i was born on my real birth day, in the year 1914...i'd be 91 today!

  yipeee!

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  OldSoul

  Nah, but only the year is fake...I'm really 33 today.

  it's there, just really tiny...
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  If I was born in 1914...

  by OldSoul in

  1. jw
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  if i was born on my real birth day, in the year 1914...i'd be 91 today!

  yipeee!

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  OldSoul

  Soledad, it doesn't. I swear it said 105 and 1 day, though. No lie. Still, I'm 91!!! Woo-hooo!
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  If I was born in 1914...

  by OldSoul in

  1. jw
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  if i was born on my real birth day, in the year 1914...i'd be 91 today!

  yipeee!

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  OldSoul

  If I was born on my real birth day, in the year 1914...I'd be 91 today! Yipeee!
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  Hope for humanity

  by lime05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such a shame.

  because of adam and eve eating fruit they werent supposed to we now live in a world of ageing, sickness, death, pedophiles, rapists, drug addicts, murderers, terrorists, poverty, natural disasters and many other terrible things but yes a wonderful thing awaits us if we.

  knock on peoples doors and spread the good news of jehovah, dip our head in water and attend meetings in man made buildings frequently.

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  Yes, I do think most Witnesses believe they have The Truth™. I think some of the ones who write the Watchtower and Awake! believe they have The Truth™.

  I think some of the ones who write are terrified to let on that they know better. Fear prevents most Witnesses from questioning their dogma. There are a lot of religions like that.

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  Hope for humanity

  by lime05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such a shame.

  because of adam and eve eating fruit they werent supposed to we now live in a world of ageing, sickness, death, pedophiles, rapists, drug addicts, murderers, terrorists, poverty, natural disasters and many other terrible things but yes a wonderful thing awaits us if we.

  knock on peoples doors and spread the good news of jehovah, dip our head in water and attend meetings in man made buildings frequently.

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  OldSoul

  lime05,

  They have an explanation for that. They have an explanation for nearly anything you could bring up, given that you are just studying (I gather from your posts).

  (1) They have no explanation for why they believe the Faithful and Discreet Slave is a class (or group) of people. (Matthew 24:45-47)

  (2) They have no explanation for why they teach that God's Organization is spirit-directed when no organization in the Bible ever was.

  (3) They have no explanation for claiming God uses the Faithful and Discreet Slave "Class" exclusively as a conduit for "new light" (that is, new teachings that may directly contradict old teachings)

  (4) They have no explanation as to why they teach that the "other sheep" of John 10:16 have a different destiny from the ones already in the fold, although the Scripture specifically states that the two groups of sheep are from different sources but have the same destiny.

  If you study any of these points well enough to raise it with a Witness, they will ask you if you have been reading "apostate" material. They do not mean material that is not supported by Scripture, they mean material from a source that no longer believes that Jehovah's Witnesses have the truth. There are hundreds more porblems with their doctrines than these four above, but these four form the entire basis for their organizational authority structure. None of these are based on Scripture.

  Respectfully,
  OldSoul
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  Hope for humanity

  by lime05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such a shame.

  because of adam and eve eating fruit they werent supposed to we now live in a world of ageing, sickness, death, pedophiles, rapists, drug addicts, murderers, terrorists, poverty, natural disasters and many other terrible things but yes a wonderful thing awaits us if we.

  knock on peoples doors and spread the good news of jehovah, dip our head in water and attend meetings in man made buildings frequently.

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  OldSoul

  A couple of posts I recommend considering that will give you insight on what the Organization is all about:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/99329/1.ashx discusses the prophecy they claim supports their doctrine on 1914.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/98798/1708287/post.ashx#1708287 is one of two threads on this forum where no Witness has been able to substantiate four of their core doctrines with any Scriptures at all.

  Welcome!! Read, consider, post, and above all please think very carefully before becoming baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Respectfully,
  OldSoul