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  What Scholar said this?

  by Cynisister in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the dec. 15, 08 wt (i just scan the mags that my still "loyal" hubby brings home from the kh to see if there's any "new light') a supposed scholar is quoted in par.

  6 of page 17 as saying in regard to acts 20:20: "paul had spent three years in ephesus.

  he visited every house, or at least he preached to all of the people.

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  Actually it is very unprofessional and deceptive to quote some unnamed "scholar" to support a key doctrine of the WTS. They do it often.

  With the internet, it has become quite a bit easier to identify the 'unnamed scholar' in many cases. What I find very interesting here is the person quoted to support a key part of their doctrine has strongly come out against another cornerstone. I find this similar to one of the folks who the WTS quotes very frequently in the Trinity brochure to support the non-existence.....I believe it was Arthur Weigall, if one does any looking into what else this gentleman has written, you find he is very anti a lot of the basics that the WTS (and much of mainstream Christianity) teach as truths...at least in the Trinity brochure one is provided the name of the person and the publication...
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  What Scholar said this?

  by Cynisister in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the dec. 15, 08 wt (i just scan the mags that my still "loyal" hubby brings home from the kh to see if there's any "new light') a supposed scholar is quoted in par.

  6 of page 17 as saying in regard to acts 20:20: "paul had spent three years in ephesus.

  he visited every house, or at least he preached to all of the people.

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  insearchoftruth

  See what else the scholar said:

  Randolph O. Yeager: "Only sophomores in Greek grammar are going to translate '...and the Word was a God.' The article with logos, shows that logos is the subject of the verb en and the fact that theos is without the article designates it as the predicate nominative. The emphatic position of theos demands that we translate '...and the Word was God.' John is not saying as Jehovah's Witnesses are fond of teaching that Jesus was only one of many Gods. He is saying precisely the opposite." The Renaissance New Testament, Vol. 4 (Renaissance Press, 1980), p.4.

  Got this from towerwatch website.
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  Coptic John 1:1 makes it into the Watchtower.

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wt november 1st has a two page article on how the early sahidic coptic version of the new testament translated god with an indefinite article in john 1:1 and argues this supports the new world translation's rendering "and the word was a god".

  online witness apologists have been using this piece of evidence in support of the nwt for a few years now.

  in particular solomon landers promoted the coptic version of john 1:1 in discussions with evangelicals and other who oppose witness theology.

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  If the WT rendering of '....word was a god' is accepted, does that not make two Gods that are being followed, not one....I know my wife will tell me that Jesus is the mighty god and Jehovah is Almighty God, but still two gods.........
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  Why do Jehovah's Witnesses pray to God?

  by Quirky1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when the bible claims there is only one mediator between god and man, jesus christ....isn't this considered hypocritical of their teachings?.

  re: 1tim2:5 & john 14:6.

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  Password Protected....never thought about it, why would a member of the 'great crowd' pray through the mediator for the anointed?????
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  blood petition...signatures appreciated

  by Ronnie38 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  there is a blood signature petition regarding the dennis lindberg case at this link below:.

  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/youthandbloodtransfusiondecision/.

  it's been a year now since the 14-year old died, but still there are people on our exjw forum trying to get more signatures before they send it in.. the original story is here:.

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  Same here, signed...thanks!
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  My wife just passed away in her sleep

  by rekless in

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  2. friends

  keep me in your thoughts.. .

  thanks.

  dan.

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  I am very sorry for your loss, shall keep you in my thoughts......
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  NEW KM style

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the january km is completely different.

  the style has been totally revamped

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  Get ready to see a lot of reports from countries like Uganda, Paraguay, and Maldives. Japan, Western Europe, Australia, and the U.S. will be relegated to the foot notes in back.

  In the US they may highlight the non-English speaking congregations and progress.....they are the ultimate at putting a spin on things, even when one must stretch the truth (theocratic warfare I guess) to make their point.
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  If money were not an issue, would you be able to show the truth to people

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about the truth in a way that you can't now?

  such as, taking an ad out in the newspaper, suing the society for something, etc?.

  me, i would probably get together with some people who already have really, really good websites out there already and hire an seo specialist to get that site on the top of google so the society's website is no longer on the top.

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  All the cash in the world will not open a closed mind.....they JWs are very crafty when they get a study (like my wife) to shut off non WTS information at a very early stage....I have asked my wife if she has looked at other information and her answer is that anything non WTS is apostate......and she is only in chapter 4 of Bible Teach.......
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  SHOCKING PROOF THAT THE GB STILL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS!!!

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did some painstaking research and discovered that the christmas spirit is still being practiced at the highest levels in the organization:.

  http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/xmiuyefnvbixnino#/owner/xmiuyefnvbixnino.

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  Thanks Mary....that was wonderful, I needed a lift this morning!!!
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  Video Answers - WT Comments FAQ Series

  by V in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "moxie" of www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com was so good to appear in these videos.

  see them in all on the questions page of www.watchtowercomments.com.. why should jehovah's witnesses watch?.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fuktkxyhbs.

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  These are wonderful....thanks V!!!