Posts by Daytona

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Meek Shall Inherit the earth

by golden age in

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i was talking to a witness the other day and i was explaining from revelation how there is only one calling to heaven and there is not an earthly calling.

and the jw asked me to explain the verse from pslam which states teh meek shall inherit the earth and reside in it forever, any one have any scripture to refute his argument.

Ancient Israel had landed peoples it also had a priesthood which did not own lands. The general population of Israel lived on the land, the priesthood served in the Temple and when not in the Temple lived with their families in their assigned cities. All Israelites, general landed population and unlanded priesthood lived in the nation of Israel, a nation made by God. A kingdom of God.

So too, the coming kingdom of God. It too will have a population of peoples who will live on the land and those who will serve from time to time in the Temple. Jesus words referred to this arrangement, imo.

In addition, the concrete term (the earth) should not be defined by the lessor concrete term (kingdom of heaven). All the universe can be called the kingdom of heaven, even the planets and stars....but the earth is only one, the earth.

Daytona

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Meek Shall Inherit the earth

by golden age in

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i was talking to a witness the other day and i was explaining from revelation how there is only one calling to heaven and there is not an earthly calling.

and the jw asked me to explain the verse from pslam which states teh meek shall inherit the earth and reside in it forever, any one have any scripture to refute his argument.

Daytona

Narkissos,

What do you think Jesus meant by the words "the meek will inherit the earth?"

That is a plain statement, nothing ambiguous about it.

Or are we to discard all things JW simply because they are JW regardless of what Jesus said?

Daytona

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Meek Shall Inherit the earth

by golden age in

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i was talking to a witness the other day and i was explaining from revelation how there is only one calling to heaven and there is not an earthly calling.

and the jw asked me to explain the verse from pslam which states teh meek shall inherit the earth and reside in it forever, any one have any scripture to refute his argument.

Daytona

Narkissos,

Would you conclude...

I conclude nothing I merely take Jesus at his word. If he said the meek will inherit the earth that's fine with me. No need to second guess him. He spoke plainly in Matthew 5:3-12, I therefore take him at his word.

Daytona

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Meek Shall Inherit the earth

by golden age in

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i was talking to a witness the other day and i was explaining from revelation how there is only one calling to heaven and there is not an earthly calling.

and the jw asked me to explain the verse from pslam which states teh meek shall inherit the earth and reside in it forever, any one have any scripture to refute his argument.

Daytona

In Matthew 5 Jesus said the meek will inherit the earth. I take his word on that.

Daytona

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The Organization Trains Witnesses To Feel Guilty

by minimus in

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very seldom do you hear of a witness feeling like they are satisfied with what they have done in the "truth".

most feel like they "need to do more".

there's all this "urgency" to reach "honest hearted ones" before it is too late.

Daytona

The Governing Body uses the power of guilt to manipulate and control their members.

They use the power of shunning to keep them in line.

They use the sheep's love for God as club to beat them with.

All in all the Governing Body is a cowardly bunch of shitheads who know next to nothing about God and his Son.

Daytona

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What does it MEAN, to be Baptised....

by LittleToe in

a few years ago, while i was still a jw, i started a topic on baptism:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/14060/1.ashx.

i wasn't aware of the in's-and-out's of the subject, just that i felt that my own baptism as a jw was somehow invalid, and wanted to do it properly.

Daytona

Baptism is a symbolic dying to our former life and a resurrection to a new life which is dedicated to following the Christ in all things.

My thoughts,

Daytona

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Hopelessly stained...

by OldSoul in

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hopelessly stained,.

i saw you posted once and ran for the hills by deleting what you wrote ... its okay, we try to keep the ones that bite in their cages.

if you aren't ready to talk yet, please know you will be welcome and heard when you are ready, so long as you remain cognizant that those you post to are real people.

Daytona

A fine person you are, Old Soul.

Keep well,

Daytona

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Daytona

by Puternut in

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friends

so welcome to the board.

noticed you came in pretty strong.

where you a bethelite, or where/are you of the 'annointed'?.

Daytona

Well, Daytona, come over and meet my mother. She's ~~crazy~~ -- erm, annointed too.

Did she mistreat you? If so then I understand your mocking but if not then why do you mock?

Daytona

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Daytona

by Puternut in

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friends

so welcome to the board.

noticed you came in pretty strong.

where you a bethelite, or where/are you of the 'annointed'?.

Daytona

Is that anointed in the JW sense or in the Christian sense?

Both.

Daytona

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Would you give your life to get your family out of the Watchtower?

by zugzwang in

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i asked this question as part of another thread but i thought i would ask it in a new thread.

if there were some way to assure that your death would result in your family and friends learning the truth about the wts would you be willing to die to 'save' them?

Daytona

Is the Watchtower a burning hell which no one can survive? That is the first question which must be answered before any are asked whether they would give their life.

Daytona