i just had a two-hour doctor's appointment (treatment for branch retinal vein occlusion) that requires screenings, scans, dilation, anesthetic and injection, etc.
this makes it necessary to spend a lot of time in the waiting room..
my former p.o., book study conductor and later field service overseer was there and greeted me in a friendly way.
Wow.........that's great Sail Away that he showed you his 'real face'. So many Witnesses are like a Totem Pole; they have a different face for everyone and every circumstance. Perhaps your genuine 'lightness' will attract him away from the 'false light' known as Jehovah's Witnesses.
i found this at goodwill and i want to burn my eyes out a little.. .
camping predicted september 15, 1994 as the end of history in his 1992 book ingeniously titled "1994?
" he pulled the same thing for december of 2011 of course, and here we are.. .
Frederick Franz and Harold Camping..........two God intoxicated, self deluded egomaniacs that thought that they had each 'cracked' the secret code to the 'time of the end'. Dangerous religious fanatics that brought untold amounts of emotional and spiritual havoc and pain into the lives of millions of their followers.
"of course not- we want to eat from clean dishes!
dishes that have been cleaned thoroughly inside and out.
" we have to be sure the things entering our minds are clean... rejecting exciting fun stuff that features sex.
Steven Lett and Joel Dellinger in their day job as Doink and Dink the Clowns.
if the ransom was paid at the time of jesus' death (mark 15:45, matthew 20:28, 1 timothy 2:6, hebrews 2:9), then why weren't the effects of adamic sin (sickness & death) reversed at that time?.
it seems to me that either:- the payment of the ransom was premature.
- god was not satisfied with the payment of the ransom; it was not sufficient to make up for adam's & eve's so-called "sin".hasn't god extracted enough from mankind as payment for adam's & eve's "sin" given the billions of persons who have lived and died?.
Jehovah is confused. The RANSOM NOTE wasn't signed and so he doesn't know where to send Jesus blood.
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
A Believer, let me simplify what Outlaw is trying to teach you. He is showing you that the 'name' JEHOVAH is made up! The tetragrammaton is consonants only and the reader of scripture would add the correct vowels as he or she was reading the text. Today, no one knows exactly what the vowels should be to make up the so-called 'divine name'. The most simple, unscholarly way for me to explain this to you is as follows:
Suppose you have your own religion and your God is named BILL. In the language that you write your sacred scrolls, you only use consonants and no vowels. Since you are fully aware that your god is named BILL, each time that you see BLL written in your sacred scrolls you correctly assume that it is in reference to your god, BILL. Now, fast forward a few thousand years and someone discovers your ancient texts. They love the texts and feel that a new religion should be established on the information found in these scrolls. There is only one problem and that is, what is your Gods name on which to base your religion ? Since the vowels that constructed the name are no longer known, what vowels do you use to reconstruct the name of your most holy and divine being? A, E, I, O, U or Y? So the God who is named BILL could be incorrectly named any of the following just by adding the incorrect vowels:
BALL
BELL
BOLL
BULL
So now, the true name of your sacred God is 'lost in translation' ! Would it not be disrespectful to keep calling your God by a name that He or She did not apply to him or herself? Is it really PURE worship to call your God by a name that may or may not be correct? When people speak to you, don't you like to be addressed by your proper name? Wouldn't you get sick and tired of someone always getting your name wrong even though they were sincere in trying to communicate with you? Lots to think about.
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
Actually, you may want to look a little closer at Matthew 10:11-15, which is the scripture that you quoted as being Jesus' instructions to his Apostles to preach 'from house to house'. The cross references to this scripture text is found in the middle of the page on page 1317 of the New World Translation Revised. Jesus instructions are clearly on the finding of lodging during their travels. Mark 6:10 and Luke 9:4 are the cross referenced scriptures.
Mark 6:10: "Further, he said to them: 'Whenever you enter into a home, stay there until you leave that place' ".
Luke 9:4: "But whenever you enter into a home, stay there and leave from there."
I am sure that you are sincere in your beliefs but you must not take what Jehovah's Witnesses say about the Bible at face value. You will find that many here were Bethelites, Missionaries, Elders, Ministerial Servants and Pioneers. Most of the men and women who post here were sincere and devoted Jehovah's Witnesses until they did some REAL research without the distorting slant of Watchtower dogma. Stick around and keep an open mind. There is much to learn from the many experienced men and women posting here.
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
"Pete the good news is spread door to door just like Jesus did." - A Believer
Where is the scripture that says JESUS went from door to door?
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
I'll bite, A Believer. What scripture directly says that Jesus spread the 'good news' door to door?
ok, the bible is a fascinating book of fairy tales, so we move on..e. zolfagharifard, some guy states "humans will be very different creatures in just 1000 years from now due to climate change,artificial intelligence and genetic mutations are all set to transform our bodies in drastic ways.
a mixture of biology and machine on the inside.
this is only 1000 years from now, what the hell will humans look like in 100000 years????
"My head jar will be filled up with gin." - LoveUniHateExams
ok, the bible is a fascinating book of fairy tales, so we move on..e. zolfagharifard, some guy states "humans will be very different creatures in just 1000 years from now due to climate change,artificial intelligence and genetic mutations are all set to transform our bodies in drastic ways.
a mixture of biology and machine on the inside.
this is only 1000 years from now, what the hell will humans look like in 100000 years????
In 1963, THE OUTER LIMITS tv show, proposed that we would look like this!
