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  Did the Apostle Paul teach and believe in the "bodily reserrection of Christ" doctrine?

  by booker-t in

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  i often encounter trinitarians that say all of the apostles believed in the bodily reserrection of christ.

  they often point to isolated verses in the bible where jesus is called a "man" after his reserrection and this they believe is proof positive.

  the seem to throw out all of the verses in the new testament that shows jesus arose "in the spirit" (1 pet 3:18).

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  Can anyone explain these verses to me?...

  Colossians 2:9 - For in Him the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily

  Luke 24:39 - See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.

  Revelation 1:17-18 - When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me, and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades .

  Thanks.

  1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring you to God, after being put to death in the fleshly realmbut made alive in the spiritual realm.
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  The real reason allegations of child abuse among JW's are not reported

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this is my opinion, i don't have official quotes or official instructions to back this up.

  what i have is real life experience of having been an elder that was involved in investigating an allegation of child abuse, why we didn't report, why we didn't encourage the parents to report.. its simple really, the main reason elders don't report is concern that they may lose their position in the congregation.

  if you in any way "run ahead" of the society, you will be perceived as proud and arrogant and will be deleted!

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  I'll rejoice when God destroys that f**ing satanic cult.
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  Grammy's memorial service...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well, i guess i can't be shocked but it's been a while since i've been to a jw service.

  i honestly felt like i was sitting through an amway sales pitch with my grandmother's name inserted every once in a while.

  it's not personal at all.

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  I am sorry that you lost your Grammy.

  And I totally agree with your description of kingdom halls...

  " ghastly decorated underground bunker"

  I have only seen one that didn't meet that description.

  It was in a 3rd world country far, far away from any Bethel.
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  30 JWs baptized every hour

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just came across this gem on "the chatanoogan"... it was an ad/article about the 2013 dc at the nw georgia trade & convention center arena .... what i found most interesting was the fluff at the end of the article.... fast facts - jehovah's witnesses worldwide.

  6 - new congregations formed each day30 - people baptized each hour on average239 - lands where jehovah's witnesses currently preach595 - languages in which they publish bibles and bible-based literature111,719 congregations worldwide7,538,994 - ministers who teach the bible19,000,000 - people who attend their meetings or conventions179,000,000 - bibles published by jehovah's witnesses in 116 languages20,000,000,000 - pieces of bible-based literature published by jehovah's witnesses over the past 10 yearsare you kidding me?

  6 congos formed each day?

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  Fluffy articles inflate JW's opinon of their wonderful denomination and brings attention to their god who is going to kill you if you reject what is printed in their religious comic books.
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  Protesting

  by zound in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  is watchtower baiting apostates with this new awake?.

  "is protest the answer?".

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201307/is-protest-the-answer/.

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  "READ A BIBLE INSTEAD OF THE WATCHTOWER & THE NWT"
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  My Grammy's service is tomorrow...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first time in a kh in over 20 years.

  i am doing this for my mother and my grammy with the help of xanax and little bottles of grey goose..

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  I am sorry for your loss.
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  What the heck is a Godhead?

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was listening to the radio, a religous show.. the speaker started talking about how the holy spirit is the third person of the godhead.. they just assume that everyone understands what a godhead is, and it is a manmade term.

  that is what makes their point of view so ridiculous.. is it like a godfoot, godear, god elbow?.

  they have their scriptures to link the holy spirit with the trinity, and jws have their scriptures to unlink it, and never they two shall meet.. .

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  Rattigan350:

  In response to honesty's comment "I didn't believe it when I got saved." This is another topic, but no one is saved as everyone has died.

  You don't know me from Adam and you have not experienced what I have experienced.

  Therefore, you are posting out of ignorance.
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  Pedophiles Knocking

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  pedophiles knocking .

  in a nutshell, it points out why the general public should be leery of jehovahs witnesses knocking at the front door.

  my article is titled pedophiles knocking and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2013/07/pedophiles-knocking.html.

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  The article is now featured on TOPIX.com

  Give it a few minutes and the pedophile JW PR reps on that board will be trying to get it pulled down.
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  What the heck is a Godhead?

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was listening to the radio, a religous show.. the speaker started talking about how the holy spirit is the third person of the godhead.. they just assume that everyone understands what a godhead is, and it is a manmade term.

  that is what makes their point of view so ridiculous.. is it like a godfoot, godear, god elbow?.

  they have their scriptures to link the holy spirit with the trinity, and jws have their scriptures to unlink it, and never they two shall meet.. .

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  You don't have to believe that the Trinity is a biblical concept to get saved.

  I didn't believe it when I got saved.
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  Scammers, religion and cognitive bias

  by GoodGuyGreg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a few years ago, my in-laws got scammed by one of the reverse pension plan schemes that flourished at the time.

  i found both the process of them getting scammed and the technique used by the scammers really interesting, and i'm sure you'll recognize the general deal:.

  it began with a person they trusted saying he had found a great deal that seemed very promising: a small investment now would turn into a large reward in a short while, when the particulars had been straightened out.

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  It sounds just like another scam that I have a lot of experience with involving magazines.