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Apostasy defined in the Elders Manuel
by gumby in
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2. beliefs
for those unfamiliar with the societys veiws on what apostasy is, this is from the elder manuel under.

..."elders ruling for justice itself".. apostasy.. apostasy is a standing away from, a falling away, defec-.

tion, rebellion, abandonment; it involves teaching false.
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How long were slaughtered animals to be bled for?
by Gill in
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2. beliefs
in the topic of 'jws and dairy products' i was beginning to wonder why there were no guidlines in the bible as to 'how long' and animal had to be bled for when it was killed.

was there a specific time mentioned in the bible...or in the end, the fact that there was no specific time instructed, supposedly by god' must prove that the no blood sanction was just a symbolic gesture?

it is totally impossible to bleed every last drop of blood out of a creature, surely.
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Saul (Paul) vs Hitler. What was the difference ?
by google_mE in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what was the difference between saul (later called paul) and hitler ?.

both had a hand in persecuting and killing people.

both thought they were doing the work of god.
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salvation & sins research
by Kristofer in
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2. beliefs
i am trying to do research on whether christ's death covered even future sins, not just original sin by adam.

anyone have helpful scriptures?
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-5-06 WT Study (Patience)
by blondie in
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2. bible
his faithful servants--only jws, not "so-called" christians.

7 a second point that we can draw from peter's words is that jehovah is patient because he desires all to attain to repentance.

"consider the patience of our lord as salvation," wrote peter to fellow christians.
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Is electing a new farmer going to solve the pig farm's bad smell?
by DavidChristopher in
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2. beliefs
why does this line of thinking hold so much wieght?

i cannot understand why people think and are content thinking just because a farmer promises to quell the smell, he doesn't need to present a clear and consise plan for dealing with the smell, and if his promises and ideas are junk, he still gets to hold on to his title for years.

or does the farmer not hold the authority to quell the smell in reality?
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Why you should report your time and organize a party afterwards.
by Trojan in
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2. beliefs
this reasoning was recently used to argument why we all should fill out our monthly report slip and hand it nicely to the secretary.

the elder explaining this used the organization book and starts mentioning the bible accounts that include numbers and figures in them!

judges 7:7 - gideon gets 300 men to drink water...
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What do you say in response to this???????
by cr1234 in
1. jw
2. experiences
my 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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Does the bible really agree with science?
by SickofLies in
1. watchtower
2. bible
here's some food for thought, many jw's point out that the bible isn't a scientific text book, but when it comments on science its always correct.

they site many examples to try and prove this.

here's some you can throw back at them:leviticus 11:6 states that rabbits chew their cud.
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What do you make of the Daniel Book
by lost_light06 in
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i went to my first bookstudy in at least 4 weeks the other night.

we were studying the daniel book.

this particular study had to do with the king of the north and the king of the south in our modern day.