Posts by isaacaustin

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Need help combatting disfellowshipping policy scripturally

by stuckinlimbo in

jw
friends

hi i need some help to show that the scriptures used to uphold the disfellowshipping policy are actually only meant to apply to those that deny the christ blah blah.

not for me but someone close to me.

parents have disowned her.

isaacaustin

1 Corinthians 5:11

11 But now I am writing YOU to quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.

Ok, not eat. In the ancient Jewish culture having a meal with someone was considered an close, intimate situation...unlike just having a meal with someone at Burger King today. I do not see any indication of a shunning here. COmapre with 2nd Thes 3:14 and 15

14 But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked, stop associating with him, that he may become ashamed. 15 And yet do not be considering him as an enemy, but continue admonishing him as a brother.

See the words in 1 Cor 5:11 "quit mixing in company"? See in 2 thes 3:14 'stop associating with'?? The NWT translates the identical Greek term differently so one does not make the connection between the two texts. They then claim that 1 Cor is speaking of serious sins while 2 Thes is speaking of lesser sins. Why?? Because 2 Thes refutes their disfellowshipping policy in verse 15- to not consider the person and enemy and continue admonishing them as a brother. Exactly what in 2 Thes indicates that it is speaking of lesser sins???

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Acts 5:42??

by Curtains in

has this verse been explained on this site?

many translations say "from house to house".

is this correct?

isaacaustin

Comapre Acts 20: 20 while I did not hold back from telling YOU any of the things that were profitable nor from teaching YOU publicly and from house to house.

With Acts 2;46:

46 And day after day they were in constant attendance at the temple with one accord, and they took their meals in private homes and partook of food with great rejoicing and sincerity of heart

The NWT translates the identical greek term as house to house in Acts 20 (and insists this means door to door preaching as done by JWs) while transalting the same term as in private homes in 2:46- where the disciples obviously did not knock at each door on a street to take communion. The NWT proves that Kat Oiken (the Greek term) does not necessarily mean what they are claiming it means in Acts 20:20, and translate differently to conceal this and hope one does not make the connection. They have a habit of doing that to verses that contradict their theology.

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Are You Going To the Memorial?

by headisspinning in

jw
friends

i can't see myself not attending.

i would feel horrible not to go.

i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

isaacaustin

Ok Mary, then you got to go. But wow, DJEggnog could not even afford Burger King???

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Are You Going To the Memorial?

by headisspinning in

jw
friends

i can't see myself not attending.

i would feel horrible not to go.

i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

isaacaustin

Outlaw, you will not be attending? LOL How many years clean for you? Mary, you have to go?? Very sorry.

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Are You Going To the Memorial?

by headisspinning in

jw
friends

i can't see myself not attending.

i would feel horrible not to go.

i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

isaacaustin

Not since 4/2006

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"Johnny The Bethelite" FRAUD!

by IMPOSTORS ARE DOOMED in

i was just over on topix.com, when i see this to a "rick fearon"(?

) kool-aid man thread.

someone noted that rick fearon lost all credibility over his "johnny the bethelite" nonsense.

isaacaustin

Johnny the Bethelite fraud?? What is this?

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Water Canopy? Huh?

by Mr. Falcon in

*** w80 11/15 p. 23 par.

4 jehovah of armies to the rescue!

the fact that today we do not have a vast water canopy suspended high up in space and all around our globe and thus blocking direct sunlight, moonlight and starlight is because jehovah saw what was going on down here upon his terrestrial footstool and took action.

isaacaustin

Doesn't the WT insist on this because they then make the claim that carbon dating is way off as a result....thus man's dating is off and man has not been around as long as science shows?

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What proof is there that Jesus chose the Bible Students in 1919?

by VM44 in

what proof is there that jesus inspected all the religions or the earth in 1919 and then chose the bible students?.

just because the watchtower says in its literature that they were chosen is not proof!.

isaacaustin

Ok, I did ask my father this once. His reply? "Jesus said he would raise up a FDS in the last days." Of course, this answer is in direct conflict to the WT who claim that the FDS has existed since Jesus day.

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What proof is there that Jesus chose the Bible Students in 1919?

by VM44 in

what proof is there that jesus inspected all the religions or the earth in 1919 and then chose the bible students?.

just because the watchtower says in its literature that they were chosen is not proof!.

isaacaustin

VM44, the WT says so!! What other proof do you need? LOL

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Mixed marriages - JW/non-JW - what makes you stay?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

i know a woman, became a wife .

these are the very words she uses to describe her life .

she said a good day, ain't got no rain .

isaacaustin

the kids is why i am in it