>John chapter one is symbolic, not literal.
Why? Because you can't believe what it says? Compare Rev 21:23 with Isa 60:19
Shazard
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The Trinity... is it a false teaching as the WTBTS claims?
by Honesty inin the old testament god revealed himself to his chosen people, the israelites as i am:.
ex 3:14-15 - god replied to moses, i am who i am.
this is what you are to say to the israelites: i am .
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Have any former JW's kept any beliefs ..
by MrsBee infrom your days as an active witness.... i.e.
the trinity - i know some former jw's who still dont believe in the trinity, and cant fathom there being one.
holidays - i mean, can you celebrate xmas without feeling guilty and if you celebrate xmas , do you celebrate it as jesus' b-day.. (i didnt know the origin until a couple of years ago.
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Shazard
I have never met any JW who knows what is trinity and understands what christians mean by it!
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Is baptism necessary?
by ozziepost inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/109844/1.ashx
this thread is prompted by some comments on the "unbaptised publisher" thread which was going off-topic so here's the comments thus far:.
stevenyc:the christian meaning of baptism is to have salvation.
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Shazard
What you need to be saved is - faith. Baptism is sacrament by means of which you recieve. Also you receive faith by hearing Word of God. Baptism for man is like soilf or seed. Faith is life in the seed, soil keeps it growing giving forgiveness and Holy Spirit. But soil itself does not guarantee that seed will grow. If seed is without life (faith) then baptism does not saves you. And also - if you read Bible (so through Word of God) and recieves faith and go to Chrurch and some car hit's you you still are saved coz on the moment of death seed has life in it (case of thief on the cross). But I doubt that it is real faith which denies need for baptism.
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Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian
by Elsewhere intop ten signs you're a fundamentalist christian
10 - you vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.. .
9 - you feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the biblical claim that we were created from dirt.. .
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ALLMOST Qualified! Except 1st point... Ehhh... then it seems like I am not fundamentalist :(
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What do you say in response to this???????
by cr1234 inmy brother in law wants to know::: if jw's don't have the truth then where do you go to worship?
if i had something better then he would follow?
i know i have heard this before from jw's but couldn't find the thread to answer him correctly.
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Try Jesus Christ himself :)
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Do You Believe In The Bible At All?
by minimus indo you believe god used men to write his thoughts?
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A do not believe. I know that there is truth! Question is do I understand it!
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WTBTS and Taxes in the UK.
by Gill in.
the wtbts, at least here in the uk, makes loans to congregations of jws for mortgages to build kh's at a 'reasonable rate of interest'.. does the wtbts pay tax on the interest it is making, since this is clearly not a charitable earning or donation?
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Shazard
May Be I am stupid, but USA laws does not apply to UK companies. And I guess WT is registered in UK and you have to see what status this UK firm has!
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Found out there is a religion EXACTLY like JW'S!! And I mean EXACTLY!
by stillAwitness inso i was talking to a friend of mine today, who was raised a protestant but it is some fanatical protestant group that is exactly like jehovah's wittnesses.
her religion has basically the same teachings : the paradise, disfellowshipping, marrying "only in the lord" , no college, submissive women; the whole bit!
she was even raised around the same terms like us: holy spirit instead of ghost, the "older ones", worldy, bad association, elders,
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Shazard
Definetly not Lutheran nor conservative nor liberal!
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Being a spy.
by vomit inwell in my company there is a jw that doesnt know that i am apostate.
she has given me rags in the past, asks me questions about creation.. .
i always dodge her questions and ask her some bad ones.
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So actually what you want to do is - revenge? And how you will be better then them? You will give them more confirmation that "apostates" and "wordly people" are from Satan, and they will become more firm in their believs.
I think better is to show that you can be "good" and "loving" without being JW! Ofcourse if you want to plant seed of doubt in hearts of them! -
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Where are the Great Crowd in Rev. 7:15? Every JWs should read this.
by Desino inevery jehovah's witness should know this.
i believe it is the current understanding of wts that the great crowd is rendering sacred service on earth after the great tribulation.
rev.
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Shazard
Desion, atleast you are honest, that you can't see something :)